Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-01-23
Wright and Vallandigham.


/ erately wicked and without reasonable ex
cuse, etc. Mr. Vallandigham. of Ohio
opened the debate, the substance of his
rrumcnt being that we should at once &c
cept the proffered mediation of any friendly
foreign power, suspend hostlities, and iinally
refer the whole matter to the people and
States of the Northwest for settlement. Ii
the course of his remarks Mr.. Vallandighan
intmated that New England would be left
out in the cold unless it repented OF aud re-
pudiated it's Puritanism.
In reply to Mr.. Yallandigham. Mr. Wright
said lie differed Us far as the east was from
the west from some OF the positions OF the
gentleman from Ohio. lie (Mr Wright
was peace man, but not peace man Il
peace was to be erected on a broken and de-
/ stroyed Union. lie was for peace ii peace
could be obtained with the rebels who are
now strik ing at the heart of the republic on
terms honorable to the North. But while
he was peace man he was no coward, and
while be desired peace, he shrunk from nc
responsibility, He would even place HIM
self in position of absolute humiliation
tor peace. He would even kiss the sword Of
the arch traitor at Richmond, dripping with
the blood Of his own loins. il peace could
thus be secured This resolution declared
that an honorable peace was desirable. But
no peace should be made while armed oppo-
sition menaced the capital and threatened
the overthrow of the Union. While the
rebels said they would make no terms with
US he was no peace man. Under these CIR
cumstances be could not preserve his own
honor and that of his country. Did the gea-
tleman from o Iio suppose that peace could
be obtained from the reb Is in arms? Moth
ing would be more satisfactory than to say
they should have the republic for which
they were now struggling. Ii the doctrine
Of the gentleman from Ohio had prevailed a
We ago. members of Congn IS would not
now hold their seats here, aud this ehief
traitor and his cohorts would have possessed
the capital The rebels first fired their gun
at the American flag They were the first
t. withdraw States from the American nj
on, and establish within their boundaries
the reign Of terror, raising the standard O!
opposition, and sending pratical slips to
the seas - plumber Our commerce and were
We to fold our arms and say Pcace-le. the
war stop? Had We not the manhood T.
raise our voices against il, and courage to
protect our wiyes and children, aud main-
tam our liberties No while q d has given
US power u maintain our POSITION, let u
fight this thing out like men. The day has
passed whsn we could compromise with trai-
tors. The r, bsl States have commit,cl great
wrongs. The sol i, s,turatc + with the blood
Of our children. We cannot degrade our
nati2fa CHARACTER; ne r'r''"l, no ,sf.ns
c'e'a DC h'''s Win '"e u'sNu'o''''S. W.
are :, iia's &C. :, we must 'f''S u ae5es
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Mr.. Dawes rep 2f Mass inquired whcth.
or he N.1iiand1sham) expected the re5zis al
some future day 10 rcYolUiioniIi by the bal
lot box wliile N arms, or must We wait i5r
the revolution
Mr. Saiiandishan rcrliei-Ihe laying
DOWN oil arms must be- matter Of common
consent. lie w3f.il. II he hai tie p9wer,
rsdace eth armies t. Fcas ,na5c peace TO
hillishnent.= tt80ghtcr on the Republican
side II would have rsu"iJn through
the ballot b5x. AMI ~ tits freeman swea p III
bfing about the rsalt?
Mr.. Wright resi.rnIu,. o. served what the
gentleman had iu., said SURPRISED him NOR
tan what he l..ti previously uttered TIE
ilca Of having down our arms would h, a
most naastr6es rr,r.si.i,n. H.. believed
even if we sent a co,nmitte, Of this lI.,8...
or II tie two Houses. I, wait uron I.Tr
s4n p4y4s. the gentl man would NOT >. r.
ceiy1d ' him. lie UNDERSTOOD that certain
Gentlemen # New Jersey ta,.le an att.mpt
of this kind. an the detention were not r..
ceiyei by the Richmond oli,i,l,
Mr.. ftrry ElsmJcrat> # Ny Jersey sail
that there was uo. one word Of truth iu Nh,
report.
Wr;,i,t was ,l,d r., b.,- :, ,-s-z,
trae. He Ind better opinion Of the sta,e.