Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-09-26

laying before our readers the Addres:
issued by the War Democrats of Ohio tc
the Democracy of this State. 1t is 6
plain, candid statement of the reasons
why they cannot, as loyal men, vote for
c. L. Vallandigham for Governor 1t is
as applicable to our own State as Ohio,
for the Democrats have endorsed Val
landigham as true Democrat, and sent
their darling Voorhees, to labor to secure
his election:
To the Democracy Of Ohio:
"FELLow-CITIzENS- met for
the purpose, among other things, TO
adopt such measures as the exigencies
of the occasion demand for the welfare
of our common country, we feel it a duty
which we cannot ignore nor thrust aside,
to address you briefly, but plainly and
truthfully, upon the momentous ques-
tons of the day, and, if possible, to stay
the mad and furious torrent of fanati-
cism which seems to be sweeping, with
almost irresistible force, over the. face of
our once happy country. We have in
deed fallen upon troubleous time. Pas
sion and prejudice seem to rule the hour.
Reason and judgment have been de-
| throned and fanaticism and ultraism
| sway the scepter undisturbed, over the
public mind. Our country. our Gov
ernment, that blessed inheritance de-
scended to US from our forefathers, is to
all but the hopeful, in the very last throes
of expiring nature. In whatever direc-
ton the eye is turned, the horizon of our
national existence is overcast with por-
tentous clouds, which human wisdom
and human sagacity seem totally made
quate 10 penetrate or brush away. We
are not apologists for mistakes and err
rors of the Administration in the prose
cution of the war, nor do we approve of,
or sanction, factious opposition which is
being brought to bear against legitimate
as well as doubtful powers of the Gov
ernment, to put down rebellion, suppress
insurreetion, and enforce obedience to
the constitutional laws of the land, and
when we are asked to sanction and ap-
prove, by the exercise of most solemn
and most important privilege, the cleo
tive franchise, to approve, to use no
harder term, the course of misguided op-
position which, from the very beginning,
has studiously and persistently opposed
every effort put forth to save the life of
the nation, we do me i earnestly, vet
most calmly and deliberately enter our
and earnestly entreat air candid men to
reflect before voting for the very en-
bodiment of this opposition. You, as
well as we, are called upon by an impera-
tive voice of convention, to vote for Q.
L. Vallandigham for Governor of the
State of Ohio.
We admit that this call comes to us
clothed with power and prestige of party
lines and party fealty; it comes to US
laden with associations of former years,
but all these cannot be made to avail
feathers weight when our country, our
kindred, and the future of this Republic
are at stake Believing as we do that
the action of the convention in nomina-
ting Mr. V. was great mistake, and one
which, if fapproved and sanctioned by the
people at the polls, will. seriously endan-
ger the perpetuityof the Government, we
have felt and now feel it our duty to
withhold from him our support, and thus
clear our skirt of all completely with the
agency by which it is brought about
! And in so doing, we stand by the doc
trines advocated by Douglas, by every
Democratic member of Congress from
Ohio, and the entire Democracy Of the
North, except Mr. Vallandigham and a
small faction prior to Mr. VS. nomina-
ton for Governor. In no wise do we at
fliate or approve of the doctrines ofabo-
Iitionism and fanaticism of any kind
But self respect as well as duty to you
requires that we should state briefly anG
candidly the reasons why we are thus
hcompelled to withhold our votes from
Mr. Vallandigham, and which, perhaps
in Ordinary times, we might pass by il
silence, even if unable to approve, for th'
reason that such views, although enter
tanned by candidates, would never finc
an opportunity to be made effective, ant
could not influence the conduct of tn
people of other States, not then, as now
in rebellion. lst. We cannot supper
Mr.. v, because, in his speech in Cor
gress, February 26th, 1861, he said:
is in vain to tell me that States cannc
secede. States have seeded In thre
will return from Europe with recogn
ton by Great Britain and France, and otl
er powers of the Continent" Record,pag
y 769 Again: Secession has been trie
= and has proved a speedy and terrib
> success The practicability of doing
and the way to do it, have been esta
lished." (Record, page 81.
Again: I" If any one or more of Il
States of this Union should secede f
reason of the sufficiency of which, befo
God and the Great Tribunal of histo
they alone may Judge, much as l shou
deplore it, never would, as Represe
tative in Congress of the United Stat'
vote one dollar of money whereby o
IL in civilswar." Record P, 81. Aga
there is not q man in this house fit
be representative here who does I
~. know that the South cannot be forced
yield obedience to your laws and auth
,yv ity." Again, accordingly | have l
voted for any Army or Navy bill nor a
ban Army or Navy appropriation bill, sir
es the meeting Of Congress on the 4th
March, 1861" Record p 49, Aga
at "Stop fighting and make an armisti
no formal treaty, withdraw your arm
from the seeded States, recall y
fleets, break up your blockades, &c,
To these and kindred sentiments h
and uttered by Mr.. Vallandigham fr
IND the beginning of our troubles, and T
Per Per prominently thrust forward by him,
0 cannot subscribe, believing them to
or anti-Democratic and subversive of
Government and all the best interest
the people We prefer rather to adj
to the ancient landmarks so truthf
e, and firmly maintained by Andrew il
son in his contest with South Caroline
- 1882, as evinced by the following de
js.es. SDs, ration of principles found in his pro
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