Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-02-24
vanAndigham.

This prince Of treason-mongers has met |
with rebuke from quarter where perhaps /
he least expected it--ln the city of Balti- I
more. Doubtless for the purpose of dissent /
minating his rebellion and secession senti-
ments the more readily among the people,
he had himself booked for lecture on last
Thursday evening, at the Maryland lnsti-
tute. ostensblY his theme was the Bible
as literary work" but really it was expect
ed that be should declaim upon rebellion as
II means of elevating the peace-secession
slaveocracy to power upon the ruins of the
Union. The true and LOYAL people of Bal
timore, understanding all this, and cordially
despising in their hearts, the traitor-scamp
who loses no opportunity to abuse the Go
vernment and oppose the Union sentiment
of the nation, resolved with one accord that
he should not promulgate his vile doctrines
in the city of Baltimore therefore, instead
of Villaindig'em the following announce
ment appeared:-
1.-THE lecture announced for this evening
at the Maryland Institute, by MIR. Vallan-
digham, did not come off, the unmistakable
evidence that the loyal sentiment of Balti-
more would not tolerate his presence having
induced the abandonment of the lecture"
Had the fellow attempted to open his
mouth before Baltimore audience, the con-
sequences would have been disastrous to him,
Popular feeling ran high as the time for the
lecture approached. Loyalty was deter
mined to assert its supremacy over rascally
treason, and the spirit of retribution was
alive to the necessity of vindicating its power
and justice by summarily Furnishing the trai-
tor for his impudence and temerity But the
coward champion of negrodom trembled in
his boots and hid himself away, and thus
saved his hide from mutilation and perhaps
a little tar We feel sorry that he escaped
We are no friend to mob law, and deprecate
anything like tendency to take the laws
into ones own hand but in these times
when the country is in the throes of dissolu
tion, and its enemies setting all law at def
ance, boldly avow their determination--bot
in the field and in councl--to destroy th,
f Union and with it constitutional liberty, W,
are in favor of any and everything that will
most speedily crush out treason, punish th,
traitors and restore the supremacy of th,
Governments and if the miserable lives o
the miserable wretches who write and preacl
treason throughout the lard eau in any de-
gree atone for their wickedness and Grim
. and hasten the day Of true, lasting and honor
able peace, let them be forfeited withou
ceremony or form What better are the
y, than the noble thousands who are facn
y y death in defence of Liberty and who ar
falling on every field by the bayoncts am
bullets of traitor-assassins They are jus
the scoundrels who ought to perish by th
upliited arm of vengeance.
Old nurse johnson, in his treason-disunio
e sheet Of Friday, calls this fellow Valandig
a ham--who has just escaped the FIRE of Bait
o more patriotism" an honest Christie
6 man. and asks "why could not some of OF
81 societies prevail upon Mr. Vallandgham I
e pay Wilmington visit, and repeat h
IS lecture ?'
1t Perhaps "hrudda Johnsing" has found OF
e by this time the reason why. Honest me
% will have none of his reasonable sentimen
s. uttered in their hearing popular spirit al
feeling will resent the insult of even h
G, presence and no respectable society wi
Of dare introduce him to Wilmington aud
i ence, and be responsible for the cons,
e. quences; and moreover. there is no "st
a. ciety'' in our city except the " Democrat
r Association" but would spurn and spit upC
S. the foul slanderer and enemy of their cou
l. try's greatness, happiness and prosperity
: the old granny of the Gazette doubts TIL
f. we would recommend him to invite his C,
ID worker in secession and disunion to come he
H. and try the experiment. If he should succe
J. we will frankly confess that there is less
DO patriotism and vastly more of self-abaseme
of and slavery in the hearts of our people tn
We ever supposed possible to exist in hum
IN beings smarting under sense Of grieyo
no wrong and injury.