Washington telegraph., 1863-11-04
VALLASDIGHAH.-We do not belong to the
family Of ssHans in Luck" and are never dis

vALLAsprGHAx.-We do not belong to the
family Of s.Hans in Luck" and are never dis
posed to turn a manifest calamity into bles-
sing. We may be suspected Of this disposition
with regard to vallandigham and the Ohio
eli ction. Our readers will bear us out, how
ever. in the assertion that we have ever looked
upon the success Of the party at the North,
which Vallandigham represents, as unfortunate
for the South. We have telegraphic dispatches
which show his defeat We have rumors also
that he is elec,ed. We do not know which is
true. We hope he is beaten.
1t is not that we do not appreciate fully the
high tone Of the man, his ardent devotion to
the principles Of cons itutional liberty, and his
sympathy with the people Of the South. We
zee and admire that. But he il withal the
most dangerous Of our enemies. His who'e
soul is absorbed with the idea Of the restoration
Of the Union. 1t is his thought by day and
his dream by night. Tie idea Of separation il
ago. to him. That same idea is the sine qua
non Of every true Southern man Without
that, he be not some selfish time server like
CAN'T, he can see nothing III the future worth
living for. The leas OF Vallandigham and the
true patriot OF the South are ike those mathe-
matical lines which arc forever couverg ging,
but can never meet.
His success will delude our eOplc with false
Ia. pes again. They would look for peace from
that ana beg in TO long Tor the promised rest
God knowsi we have no energies TO spare .
| Our people ale not now ex-rting themselves
overmuch at home. 1t hc should succeed, n a
our people. rcjoiced thereat, should elax their
exertions, they would be called upon TO do one
of two things. Either to renew them AGAIN
with increased force, OF compromise with the
I DemocIatic power upon the basis of general
amnesty and restoration of the Union. We fea
much that the grand idea OF Southern indie
pendence might thus be some what obscureJ ~
/ the South. 1t j. our political religion. We
hold it superior TO all things, friends, prorcr,v
family, aud (GJd keeping u stea Ifasti LIE
I itself We fear that our people, tired of war.
and seduced ty the alluring sympathies of the
| Northern peace party, might abandon il. I.
il 50 hard TO rouse again TO the battle, after
the wounds are cold, ald the limbs stiffened
by repose. Human nature j. very weak All
may be lost yet in v we wot not Of
We have endured the buffet Of the tempest
and kept our cloak Ii mly around u.s. Thc
cloak Of our Patriotism. Wearing that wu
have been sclf sacrificing. brave, enduring
The storm could not divcst Us oT IT, Mc nr,
rot sure that the sun will not. ANIL fear that
We mag illustrate the fable vi the traveller. Sc.
luctiye sympathics, and promise Of Constitu
uoral rights, may effect what war could not
These are the agencies Of the peace party
Their object is tho same with that II tie Re-
rublicans One calls IL restoring l5,t pIei
ads" the other. bringing rebels 10 thrir alle
glance aud duty. Each aims t. get back liz
South, and enjoy the pr yiieges OF it, conncc
ton. TO rcyyl in it, wealth.
The war party ha~ failed. Through all Ou1
gloom rc read their entire failure. They ca,,
not conquer the South. They will after Will,
desist. We think they kn"w and feel tha
themselves. Our task is partly accomplished
~ thas inrnad out 81 power. AMI TIL
peace party comes in triumphantly, the latte
will be filled with hopes Of restoring the Uuin,
after thcir fashion. They win have promise
the people that and he pie iEed ~ it III the,
10 not -uececd ,'s-5 ~ 1o,,rH VI -rff-,- fE
lr0y. NJ administration could dare 10 fni-ift
its romi>es 50 far a. e. recognize Southern in
dependence 1t would be renewed with in
creased fury too, for they would feel that the,
had Pr, ferod Us friendship and redress o
grievances which we had scorned. The sym
pathies of the world might change and b. Will
them.
Our option weuld then Be re- union, or 4 n.y
war.
five accept the former, we declare onrs,lye
the murderers of one hundred thousand Of GU,
sons and brothers, who have given their live
for Southern independence. We asked il o
them, and they made the sacrifice. We throy
away the price VI their blood ana take :,ll y,
might have gotten before the first gun wa.
hred at Sumter. and which they might hay,
livod 70 enjoy with Us.
Oh. IL would be shameful. We cOulI never
be happy in such peace. Under our vim,
and fig uce would come no rest. but rather
dreams OF long professions " murdered ratrf
ots, with monrnful conntenanc1s. pointing sor
rowfully to their wounds, aud reproaci,in. u,
with wnnton murder. We would not pass m,
nights which traitors do, like CAN'T, for th,
wealth OF a nabob. Rather die with the bray,
who have gone before US.
There would be renewal of the war. W,
would be where we began. The stone of Sysi.
phus would only have rolled to the bottom.
Now that our hand is in, VIC may conquer
Wo do not care for vallandinghan or Ia.
party. Their success bodies 10 peace for u.s.
Ii is only matter Of danger, il true, and we
thus give warning to the unwary.
THE SIrUArIoS.-All accounts represent the
army and people beyond the Mississippi as
more buoyant and hopeful than they have been
for long time. new enthusiasm has
sprung up there The Southeru sun risas in