Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-14
From the New York World Of juno l2th.1
NOMINATION. OF MIR, VALLANDiGHAM

Hon Clement l.. Vallandighnm, late member
Of Congress, but now In exile, and, II 10 report
cd, priso ner In the rebel States, was yester.
day, by unanimous UOte, nominated by the
State Convention, at Columbus, as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor Of Ohio. It Ia
morally certain that no will be elected by q
great and triumphant majority, unless the mil
itary authorities interfere with and obstruct O
free C1nyasa. The unanimlty of the nomina.
tlon 10 significant and instructive fact. Il
demonstrates (if any additional proof were ne
cessaFy) that tho illegal arrest, trial and cen.
tence OF Mr. Vallandigham is the greatest and
most fruitful political blunder the Admlnietra
tiOn has made.
Mr.. Valandigham will undoubtedly be elect
ed-and what then2 This isa grave and weighty
question, on which il concerns tho Adminlstra-
tlon more than II concerns the people to reflect
maturely. The determination of the people s
already formed and fixed. If MIR. Vallandig-
ham were criminal, he would have to be sur
rendered, like any other criminal, Into the hands
of justice. Hs station, even as Governor of o
sovereign State, would not shield him from the
Just severity Of tho Law. But Mr.. Vsllandig-
ham Is no criminal; he has violated no Law; he
is In oil respects eligible to the Office for which
he has been nominated. II legally elected, he
ioiH be duly installed in Office, or zoe shall haue
revolution. We trust the Administration may
be guided by o spirit Of justice. Certain il is,
that in the pass TO which matters have now
come, this question of free speech and free cleo
tons is TO be definitely decidedly peaceful
ordeal II the Administration is wise; but at all
events, and at whatever cost, decided.
The ieeue Ia fairly made up; 1t matters not
at what particular stage the Administration
may interpose to thBart tho right of the people
to freely elect their rulers, the interference ioiH
b. Tesolutely resisted II the free canvasslug is
not allowed, without which permission to vote
Il a sham aud cheat, that will be the point at
which resistance will begin. II free canvass
log allowed, but the ballot-boxes are hedged
up by bayonets, or any kind Of intimidation is
practiced to keep voters away from The polls,
that will be tho point OF resistance. II free
CANVASS and free vote ore not obstructed, aud
the Governor eleC. is prevented from entering
on the duties Of HE Office, the outrsge upon the
voters will bo greater than if they had not been
allowed to 60 to the polls. The elective fran
chise, in that case, would not be nulified In
detail, but nullified In the gross. 1t would re-
allze the wish of the inhuman Caligula, that
oil the people Of Rene had but single neck,
that he might hang them oil with one rope. II
Mr.. Vallandigham, being elected, 10 not per-
mittGd to be inaugurated, tho elective franz
chise, which is the right Of each individual cit-
izsn OF Ohio, will be stIaDgled all a. once, by o
single tightening of the military moose. The
Administration may as we'll understand, at the
outset, that neither the people Of Ohio, nor the
people OF the other States, will submit TO this.
The freedom Of the elective franchise is their
last refuge against despotigm, and they will
never peaceably surrender 1t.