The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-22

cordant BithSthose Of the President. IF the
arrest and Punishment were moi legal, or were
not deserved by Mr.. Vallandigham, then sure
ly he is entitled to an immediate and uncondi-
tional discharge
The people of Ohio were not so deeply
moved by the action of the President, merely
because they were concerned for the personal
safety or conyenieree of Mr.. yallandigham,
but because they saw in his arrest and Danish
ment an attack upon their own personal rights;
and they attach value to his discharge chiefly
as it will indicate an ABANDONMENT of the
claim to the power of such arrest and Danish
meut. However Just the undersigned might
regard the principles contained in the several
propositions submitted by the President, or
how much soever they might, under, other cir
cumstanees, feel inclined to indorse the senti-
ments contained therein, yet they assure him
that they have not been authorized to enter
intorany bargains, terms, contracts or condi.
tons with the Preside MT of the United States
to procure the release of Mr.. Vallandigham.
opinions oc the undersigned touching the
questions involved in these propositions, are
we'll known, have bsen many times publicly
expressed, and arc sufficiently manifested in
the resolutions of the Convention which thew
represent, and they cannot suppose that the
President expects that they will seek the dis
charge of Mr.. Vallandigham by q pledge, i'm
plying not only an imputation upon their own
sincerity and fidelity as citizens of the United
States and also carrying with it by implica-
ton a concession of The legality of his arrest,
trial and Punishment, against which they, and
the convention they represents, have solemnly
protested. And while they have asked the
revocation of the order of baaishment not as
a favor, bnt as a right, due to the people of
Ohio, and with a view to avoid the possibility
of conflict or disturbance of the public tran
guilty they do not do this, nor does Mr..
Vallandigham desire it, at any sacrifice of
their dignity and self respect.
8 The idea that such a pledge rs that asked
from the undersigned would secure the public
safety sufficiently to compensate forNany mis-
take of the President in discharging Mr.. Val
~landigharn, is, in their opinion, a mere evasion
of the grave questions involved in this discus
S on, and of a direct answer to their demand.
Aud this is made especially apparent by the
fact that this pledge is asked in a communica-
tion, which concludes with an intimation of a
disposition on the part of the President to re
peat the acts complained os.
The Undersigned therefore, having fully
discharged the duty enjoined upon them,
leave the responsibility with the President.
NJ. ORCHARD, CHARM 10Th Dist.
DAVID A. HOUK, Sec,y Sd Dist.
GEO. BLISS, 18th Dist. q
T. w. hartley, 9Th Dist.
W. j. GORDON, 18th Dist.
JOHN O'NEILL, 18th Dist.
G. "A. WHITE, 9Th Dist. 2a
w. E. FINCK, 18th Dist.
ALEXANDER LONG, I'd Dist
JAS R MORRIS, 18th Dist.
GEO CONVERSE, 7th Dis.
GEO II tPENDLETON, 1st Dist.
w A HUTCHINS, 18th Dist.
a5ABNER T. .BACKUS, 10th Dist. 81
j F MCKINNEY, 18th Dist.
w WHITE, 10th Dist. 81 4.
FO sLEBLON D, 9Th Dist.
LOUIS SCHAEFER, 18th Dist.
WARREN p NOBLE, 9th Dist.