The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-10-07
Hon. 10. T. Vallandigham tc
y the People Of Ohio.

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rs WINDSOR. G.. w. September Is, 1868.
President of The Democratic Mass Meeting,
sa5as IN otasi Dayton, Ohio: asus absa
H. SIR - Complying with the desire ol
many of my democratic friends in the
city and country where have for SO many
years resided,r ,rsI address them briefly
through yeu. sssls1s safes
No further warning or entreaty from
me is needed to arouse the people to
the importance of the great issue before
iitheui, and to the danger whichson every
side threatens their liberties. The great
popular demonstrations, occurring every
day threug ghoutthe State, prove their zeal
aud devotion toithe cause of Liberty and
Union, and that they mean that these two
shall in very deed2be inseparables Both
these dependglarge upon the issueiofthe
Ohio oampaigh If that party should
succeed, which, ,upon the sope hand iap-
1spauds ethe attroeious acts OF Abraham
.Lineeln aud his servants, and indorsesl the
| monstrous iclaim of absolute. power over
person and property DOT tessay lileiitselt
set upiby him in hIssreeenii letters to the
! Albany and Columbus Committees; and
onsthe other, accepts AIS tts5ow etlEe whole
radical peiioy,ssroota and branch,' ~ ofi'Con-
.ea-ess and Exevutiycin, the C, ,Bduat of the
/ war, there is,siari end ito both. ssI4l sfhe
i North and West, exerysl0Sef ofscunstitu-
ltismnl liberty hoo kslanK inirsty stos the ap
! tproaoiaiiig eisetloTls. II insthe ssouth, 5fh(
| eyes OF, hundreds Of thousands, " ho. yet
/ in their hearts, fJy'e the Union as it was
1 TIE oId' tlnion w1Tch. their fathers ant
% ritat els made bind. woGId gfadly See i
res td}r.ed Ia peace a1 q Win Security to al
are ttrSeh now i'll fe;ttifcst desire FOR til,
4irinnlpp of the Democr,tic party, al. thei
i1h!f .hope" fot 'its rcst5ratidn Aud Ii,
aY ssu d{fe3ssSes 6f the fcderl1 army do bu
re Rs Alda fthi2if f.idmjll the more iin portsnt
4ssoF Ah6f3e ;;avor9iiig TO Mf3. Lincoln, tie,
fhafe.h 5tt'aft it6fb ket the stfeneh or sd b
4 dut3 Is Is 6 ~ I'll Yl'iRe eonfederates ID arms
1ihey have done much TO open the eyes o
.i'tiie lie p3opEc OF the Sites Still adhefing t.
4 the Bnfdn, to the Fact that the policy o
conciliataop must at least iolow-far BET
ter that Rsl9Es aqy war il eaa preceded
the policy of coercion. Moreover, th
tleceht extraordinary events I'm Mexic,
S'haye greatly augmented the Necessity an,
#importaneel OF SPEEDILY putting into powe
4 the party in.whose hands the rights an,
Il Interests of ii hfiTStates and sections vii
ahbe Aeetre.di Recognitiou by bIexico an
4 Ffaheeeand ndisubsequent ALLAN ce 7betwee
them an a the confederate States; dare i'm
dangers, ] every hour ibeeonnn
more imminent. Napoleon we'll, know:
and joseph of Austria also, whom he ha
'fehlisted now with him, that~rif.I a unite
\ g6yer hfnefit of any kind belestored here
q eithefia Of esthe UtIion. as it vast roiTth
I 1iDefnoeratss sorastTie Union asst shouldibe
1Edf the HAbolitionistsaAa yunity aof despc
ttisni--no 4cmpire, at lesst ne Europea
Empire, would be permitted to- coaitinu
: in Mexico. Hence he. andaH whom h
s1cab ptrsuade or'forcawi I'll hia;iwiH epeed
4 nv Recognize the Gonfederatei sStHtas, D
afe5ndi ton of "a Fgusrtsntee of the Mexica
y Enipife,, and that bya trestySefi allihnc
8 EoofeHsfte and defensive. as sdid'Eoms4MV Y
4fns1ff7'e And thus the leaders of z h
Southern revolt will be enabled 80 AsSo