Smyrna times., 1863-06-11
Peace Hen In the South.

We WOuiu the dGtcnllOn OI (nOSc ueSlr-
Gus of making martyr of c. L. Vallandigham
Ex-Mcmber Of Congress, traitor, &c, to an
editorial from the Richmond Enquirer, recent
iy published in the loyal papers of the North
We do this not only for the truth we know
contained in the article, but because of the
high position the authority holds in the opin-
ION ofMr, Vallandigham' friends in this quar-
ter, and to show the people how that gentle
man is appreciated By those for whom he la
bored so earnestly while within the Union lines
Defeated Yankee Generals seem to make ex-
commandants in disaffected districts, :" says the
Enquirer-Gen. Burnside being referred to as
a sample, and his celebrated order which Gre
ated such cOmmotion designated as a general
= death ORDER The Enquirer enumerates
many acts, which if guilty Of, brings the party
1or parties under the penalty of the order in
question, among which are the following: "dar-
ing to say the war for the Union is unnecesSa-
ry or might have been avoided. or is for some
other purpose other than restoring the Union
Or that peace could be honorably obtained
&c. these being it says the crimes charg-
cd against unhappy Valandigham. 1t how
ever adds, it seems he was further guilty of
S ing that ON the day after the FredcrickS-
burg battle certain propositions. were made
from Richmond which were rejected to recon
struct the Union, which it declares was rntrue, ="
and thinks Mr.. Valandigham should have
been more careful as to his authority. before
making such statement. Here let us pause
moment to consider this important matter
Nsllan1gham upon several occasions asserted
this thing as solemn fact and at his trial
wished the presence of Fernando Wood that
he might, as he said, prove it. The Rich
mond Enquirer says it was false, that no such
Propositions We're ever offered from Richmond
and thus bears testimony to the bare-faced. i'm
pudrnt lies made use of by the enemies Of our
country-enemies right among us-to poison
the minds of the people against their govern
msnt In this manner are the wiley traitors at
our doors sowing diseord among the people of
the loyal States and thus building up party
TO resist the execution of the laws even among
ourselves BY such means has this treaSonablc
peace party procured thousands of followers
without such plastcring its horrid deformitie>
would 50 shock the sensibities as to soon be
without a member. But let US resume By
far the best part of this article is not vet told
Mr. Vallandigham,s course in Congress is re-
viewed next and the Enquirer thinks he should
have foreseen more correctly the consequence,
of war with the South and should have CON
Quoted himself accordingly while in that body.
1t says, I'VE cannot forget that this same
man, within the last six months, offered in the
Washington Congress. resolutions that arltDS0.
e:er shOuCd prop'ISe speak of 0ny tcrn,jnotio,,
of the ,rdr ottcr H0m tn n,1;afuiningHc TaiDn
should b. u trnitor and adds "Jy his 0icn
sho'rihg he is a trajtor Thus do VIC see Val.
landigham condemned as a traitor by those Of
his own party. Years ago death was the pen
atty for this crime now how light the punish.
ment. And yet the government is abused il
every conceivable way by those des;rous o
martyrizing this war for the moderate puish
ment which has been accorded him. Time
was when the mere suspicion of treason wa.
.'htient tn damn any upon whom it might
rest, now it publicly rears its head and dcfe,
II, to strike. The word traitor some wears az,
feelings or sight of man. now it seems couall,
respectable in the minds Of thousands. witt
that of patriot. Nallanligham, by the laws o
his country, and tn admissions of those will
whom he Is now living, is a traitor. but thou
sands would rejoice 70 have him once NOR
among Us to disseminate his poison Had tin
punishment of a traitor been metqd out to him
"a it might justly have been done, the Fedt
raj Government would have been justified i
the act, and had General Jackson commando
the department Of Ohio, his execution woul
have been as summary as that of Arbuthnot an
Ambrister during the Florida war. And ye
meetings of sympathy with this man are ,
weekly occurrence and at them the governmer
Is openly insulted and impudently dcficd.
The Enquirer does not sympathizc with hin
there being more, it says, in the land of Rel
eldom to spare for sufferers in any foreign cour
try, yet in order to console its friends in tl
Horthern States, it adds, that it is lust DIGS
s'ble we may help those devoted copperheac
IN the only way we know how" and thinI
should their army appear within our borde
anywhere between Cairo and PHILADELPHIA du
ing the summer, it would be hailed as friend
oy population pretty well cured now of pI,
fibus unum, concluding with the folIow;r
sdmonitien: 4" Wat then, and match q,
kesp your lights burning, ye Rnights Of Is ~ q,
c~c'e There is. much information cont.no
IN ,his article and notwithstanding the rebe
iook 70 TINS traitor party in the North for muc
assistance IN their hours of need .onn &C.,,
fail to see in all their wririags contem,tno'
feeling for the whole eoasem. with tho,
these men stand very much as the negro a., A.,
s'n US There Is no respect on either side e
ssn alles but they Fill,io very often in a ca,
- emergency. Can the free people of n
tSap s0,sn bow to such party? VIII they unit
"enseses selves to its leaders and through their a
81 sthe South endangerc the restOratio