Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-06-05
vALLANDINGHAM

ALLANDINGHAM.
The Cleveland (Ohiu) Plaindealer
gives the following signs Of Loyalty
and Disloyalty 70 the United States,
which has been furnished by the Re-
publicans themselves in their acts !.
Signs Of Loyalty.
| l. Below about the negro at all hours
and. in all places
q Pocket as much money and as many
I fats.ffices as YOU can
! 8 Gss aieut your patriotism yoclfer
ausIy, just like the Old pharisee did 81 his.
! pieiy
4 Jil~fify everst'ling the Admiaistra
/ ton does and swear that every man is a
fraiter Who don't agree with yeu even if
Tall his sous are in lie army, while, yoa sss
pocketing fat jobs.
+ s Abuse Democrats like pick pockets.
6 II there is any more money Or plum
! lar grub it Il Ia Cameron.
/ E. lirab more money.
Niger Niger 49,
! o, More money -.
SIGNS OF DIssso.aLTy.
l. Drawing a distinction between the
I liioyernlncnt and the Administration s,ls-
tanning the one at all times approving tie
other chen Il e7ors right. and rcbuklug il
uIien 1t eaes ,rvong
2 Asserting ot all times that because
the rebels have violated the laws Of the land,
tits 40 justification for US to violate them
Fighting and furnishing means for
the Union. the Constitution and the laws,
and ignoring abolition scheases
! Strcnuously urging policy that will
make the reunion Of the States possible,
instead Ct fostering measures to widen the
breach
These at least appear to have been
the tests applied to the gentleman
whose name heads this article, who
has been found disloyal on account of
his declaring that the Administration
was not the Government and ought
not to be supported IN the wrong and
especially when SO clearly in the
WRONG, aild that violations Of the con-
stitution by the Administration could
not be justified by the assertion that
it was first violated BY the Rebel &c.
&c. Mr. Fallandigham was sentenced
to imprisonment during the war which
has been changed to Punishment to.
the Confederacy for the same period,
ostensibly because his reasonable 90
opinions are not ii accord with those
of the people Of the United States
but with those Of the enemy, but real
ly to avoid the issue which would
necessarily DE raised between the peo-s
pie Of the United States, fayosing free
speech, and their Administration,
which would sink under this terrible
inquisition upon its acts, Cloth Of
omission and commission, by his IN
generation in Fort Warren or else.
where.
The press Of the Confederacy seem
to be greatly interested in regard to.
the course to be pursued in reference
to Mr.. Vallandigham, whose sentence
has been partly put in effect by his
being sent beyond the Yankee lines,
and altho' we haze the f1rmest reliance
IN the wisdom Of the course our Presi-
dent and Government will pursue, yet
we think that It IS a subject upon
which the Journals Of country may
justly show considerable anxiety, as
being one Of perhaps naomentous con-
sequence to the Confederacy. We
have had great respect for Mr.. VAL
landigham, who in the midst Of fanat-
icism advocated q strict adherence to
the constitution as the only ark. of
safety, and We -sympathized as one.
sympathizes with tbs weaker party,
but that any other feelings were en-
tertained by the South we hope to
see disproved by the failure to make
Mr. Vallandingham more than what
he ia prisoner. His views were ar
rived at from Northarn stand point,
and can not be agreed to by or agree
able to the Confederate people, other
than as just rebukes to northern IA
naticism. Hence we do not fear that
be will be lionized by our people, who
would thus play into the hands of
Lincoln and Co, who look for such a
course and by it hope to divert cen
sure from themselves otherwise i'm
possible and at the same time to beper-
manentiy relieved of dangerous ene-
my Of the Administration. IF sent to
any other country they could not re-
lieye themselves Of the charge Of per
scouting an unoffending citizen, or Of
the sympathy necessarily excited, /
which result would be no better than
if he were imprisoned in Fort War
ren, while by sending him among US
they place him in the category Of be-
ing a rebel and hence avoida disagree
able results. The people Of the South
have nothing IN common with Mr.. i.
who is their prisoner, SO acknowledged
by himself, and as such must be treat
ed by them as any other prisoner, and
should be sent back speedily in order
that the illusion that the rebels accord
with him in sentiments may be dis
PEELED and that the treatment Of Mr.
Eallandingham may rebound to the
great disadvantage of the Abolition
Administration and If possible to the