The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-19

INFAMOUS CsPPERHEAD DEVELOP
MENTs-THE SUCCESS OF THE ARMY VIII
lNJURE THE DEMOCRATIC Parry
BRIDGEPORT, Ala, Sept. 6th l563.-Tbo
gentleman appointed by Governor Tod to
distribute election blanks to the Ohio
troops, arrived yesterday. Mfr. Griffiths,
who represents the valiandigham partv'
| called to-day at Gen. Rosecrans' headouay,'
ters. The Governors Introductory letter
obtained for him a respectful reception and
hearing, which would not otherwise have
been accorded to a man of his sentiments
zen; Garfield, chief of staff, &C., during
the day fell into conversation with him and
introduced Ohio politics when a most AMI.
mated and interesting scene ensued. Grit.
hths IS shrewd and well informed on poljt-
icaI topics, and unusually candid for one of
ms party; but he found more than a match
! in Garfield.
During the interview the following con-
yersatlon between the two occurred i
Garfield remarked in substance that ha
understood the Vallandigham party pro.
fessed to believe that the Government
couldn't succeed in crushing the rebel
lion, and that it was in favor of imme-
diately and Internationally stopping the
war; to which Griffiths answered atfirma-
lively.
Garfield-If, contrary to your expecta.
tons, the armies ofthe Government should
succeed, your party would be disappointed
and its prospects badly injured. H. =.
Griffiths-Yes, to some extent 81 ,r'
Garfield-Now, in few days this army
may be engaged in a terrible battle with
Bragg's whole force. Possibly we may
crushit. Would not your party be injured
by such a result? ----~.-----.-.,-',--
Griffiths-Well, you would affect the re-
suit of the election. ..,.. ..-. 80
Garield-Oh! then, as a party you don't
want to see US succeed? a.
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the fight.
Garfield-You are perfectly Indifferent
then whether we Or Bragg are crushed?
This Griffths rather evaded, saving his
party had no interest in the issue of the
light, but carefully abstained from saying
that his party sympathized with Rosecrans
in the coming struggle.
Somewhat later, Garfield expressed sur
prise that man who had held the public
position of Vallandigham should write n
letter to the people of Ohio, containing
three important statements, which we're
not only false, but which he knew to be
lies. For example, he says in the Niagara
Falls letter, that he met not single man.
woman or child in the South who did not
express themselves willing and anxious to
discuss the subject of q reconstruction of
the Union as soon as the Government
should withdraw its troops. Now" said
Garfield, sternly and emphatically, 81 hold
officer to the Democratic party of Ohio, to
prove that Nallandigham knew that he
stated a stupendous falsehood. The rebel
Governor, Harris of Tennessee, said to him
in the presence of many witnesses, "Mr.
Valiandigham, you totally misapprehend
us. We will accept no terms that do NJ
recognize the eternal separation of the
South from the North. We will listen to
no terms which do not begin with these
conditions. We will acceps no boundary
line south of the Potomac and Ohio"
Gen. Garfield added that he could givo
Shelbyville, Tenn, who heard the CONVEX
sation between Vallandigham and Harris.
In reply, Griffiths said that vallandig-
ham was steering as close to wind as he
could, when making that statement to Sc
cure his political success. "Vallandig-
ham," he said, "has no expectation of the
restoration of the Union."-Cor. Gin. GQz,
A DEMOCRATIC PAPER ON ssTHE Dur
OF THE HoUR."-The Boston Herald, one
Of the Oldest Democratic papers in New
England, thus admirably and forcibIy de-
fines the duties of loyal men:
1t is no time now for men to be grum-
bling about trifles, and finding fault about
this that and the other. 1t is no time for
brainless demagogues to spout their SYM
pathies for Jefferson Davis and his guer-
rilla band. 1t is no time for men to be
my, and the way the war is being conduc-
ted. 1t is no time for men to get up con-
ventions to sympathize with slavery and
the slave power, for that power is broken,
and broken in consequence of the folly of
the slave owners. The people should so
vote as to sustain the Union cause. and
vote for that party or that ticket which will
be the most likely to break down the rebel
leaders, and their scheme for Southern
Confederacy founded upon slavery and e.
military despOtism. There is no lodging
this question. The last act in this solemn
pie must see to it that they are not cheated
out of the fruits of their labor. They have
gone into battle and sacrificed their lives
to maintain the integrity of the Union and
our system Of government. Millions of
treasure have been expended for the same
purpose; and now that the prize is within
our grasp 1t is important that the advanta-
ges gained should not be thrown away in
consequence of any fancied mistakes of
those in power. Let us wait until the re-
bellion is over, and until the country is out
of danger from any interference on the part
of France or Great Britain and then if
men in high places have abused their
trusts the people can vote them down. tt
will not answer in this crisis to place men
in power whose sympathies are with the
| rebels. The only hope left to the rebel
leaders is, that the North will divide. and
mat the peace party at the North may be-
come triumphant. 1t is the dutv of the
people in the free States to see to it that
the enemy derive no advantages in this
way by elevating their friends in the free
States to power, to aid them in their dying
struggles. ..
| WHO COMPOSE THE SUBMISSION Party
AT THE SoUTH.-That there are submits
sionists among us, remarks the Milledge-
vile Union, all now see. They are band
ing together to form political Union
Who compose this party, or league? First
| and foremost the men who have never
| wanted the South to succeed. These are
| mostly men born at the North, or who
have relatives in that section. Next comes
the Spectator, who has got rich out of the
sufferings OF our people, and who has
bought property with his ill-gotten gains,
which property he hopes to save by swear
ing allegiance to Lincoln when it is put in
danger. The nextclass lin shame and sor-