The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-16
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during the war, in punishment for their US
of the privilege, he and they, together wis
the whole country, would have deemed it
gross. tyrannical violation of their rights a
d American freemen!st ,-ase ei 2ra'@'q 6 "
Mr.. Lincoln wishes to make it a damagin
point against Mr.. Vallandigham because b
has always been opposed to a war invasion
against the South for its subiugation int
submission Whether viewed as fault o
error, or both, it is one by no meaus peculia
to him, but equally belongs to at least on,
1 distinguished abolition friend of Mr.. Lin.
eoln, and with which he himself and hi
whole Cabinet were: equally imbued as late
as April, 1861. when Mr.. Seward wrote. t.
our Ministers in Europe that the administers
tion had definitely decided against the poll
1 cy of such war, ard that tn ere was no one
! in its favor. Now, though it is undoubtedly
permissible for Mr.. Lincoln aud his Cabinet
to abjure and change so vital policy. YET
surely it is equally permissible for Mr.. Val
landigham to adhere to an opinion which
originally so indentically coincided with
theirs. Such coincidence should at least
have the effect of exempting him from al
blameworthiDess in their estim alton. YET
I this is one of the specified grounds Of his
punishment. 1t is SO emph hatieally. because
it presents the only substantial grounds ol
distinction between him and those distin-
guished abolitionists who. with impunity
have been allowed to say and speak more
than ever he did in disparagement of the ca
paeity and trustworthiness of the admins
tration-more to bring it into odium and
disrespect. f.l...-.-s ........,
Notwithstanding this Mr.. Lincoln solemn
ly affirms that the punishment of Mr.. VAL
landighann was not at all "because he was
damaging the political prospects of the ad-
pnistration; or, in other words, that his
punishment was not at all influenced by par
ty feeling. This affirmation was much
needed, and will afford matter of graduation
aud consolation to all those who can give it
full credence. 1t is not meant even to in
siuuate here that it is not entitled to the
fullest credence, but it is Fact of great i'm
portance that a large part of the nation
pos siblyia decided majority Of even our Un-
ion-loving citizens-give it no credence
whatever Certain it is, that the great
democratic party believe, as they say, with
unanimisy, that the main reason for his pun
ishment was because of his being demo-
crat. However calumnious such an impu-
tation may be, yet Mr.. Lincoln and every
mem ber OF. his Cabinet ought to have had
the sagacity to foreknow that such would be
the result of his persecution, that such re-
suit would be very damaging to the admin
iStration, vastly more so than the speeches
Of hundred such men. .s-..ish 6 Ls-tG,l-
Every pinciple OF policy. every dictate of
sense prudence, foEbids the perse-
cuuon. Yet for some inadequa ate, undi-
vulged reason, the persecution has been in
dulged in--the, consequences being that,
the many objections to his
peculiar notions in politics, and especially
his very foolish vagares as to the mode of
stopping the war, and obtaining peace, the
adm ;nistration will make him Governor of
Ohio by the vote of very large majority of
he enlightened, patriotic people. As much
Is such thing is to be deprecated, yet it is
Useless for us to disguise from ourselves the
act that this administration has equally in
is power, by similar act of folly, to make
lim our next President; that is. by his in
after he is elected, to prevent
lis holding the Office of Governor. Who |
aver will recollect the immense run which |
he cry of"Wilkes and liberty" had through
,ut all England, will see nothing overstrained |
" fanciful in this conjecture. --.s .-rg5 |
This essay has already been protracted to
70 unanticipated and improper length, but,
laving said what has been said in dispar-
cement of Mr.. Vallazdigham's views of ma
ional policy, it will not do to close it with
ut according him some portion of his well
armed need OF praise. In the estimation
# a majority of the heart devoted lovers of
he Union, of whom the writer claims to be
me, his loyalty stands pure and unsullied;
10 is not merely the equal in point of 10y
lty of Mr.. Lincoln, or any member of his
Iabinet, but in all the higher attributes of
n enlightened patriot. he is decidedly their
uperior. According to remem brance, he
las never, in his many speeches, given ut
erance to a single disloval sentiment. But.
0 lis eternal honor, he has signalized his
PATRIOTISM by chivalric defence of the coH-
titutien against Congressional and Presi-
entia usurpations For long he stood
D anfully forth like another Bayard, al
hough single handed, doing battle against
host in defence of civil liberty. There
re few true patriots who, whilst they may
orbear to envy, cannot forbear to admire the
,roud position be has so well earned for
i'm self 10 history. ---. .. r E-s'',# 4
In his reference in the case of Ger. j ack-
on at Orleans, Mr.. Lincoln says Congress
hirty years after approved his martial law
md proceedings under it. This is mis-
AXE. The fine was refunded not IN consid-
ration of such approved, but in despite dis.
.pprove ed and in considerations n of his great
public services and his alleged then need Of
money. His friends in preparing the refun-
ling bill, to secure its passage, took special
,ains not to say one word in the preamble
n his approval, or his disapproval of the
Tudge who Inflicted the time. But, on the
the Judiciary committee of both
he House and Senate made reports in strong
of the pretended power to
leclare m artial law Mr.. Lincoln ought to
have remem bered to state, that in addition
o the, contemporaneous. decisions to the
ame effect of the District Court of the Uni
ed States and of the Appellate Court of
Louisiana, the very court martial that Jack
son selected to try Louallier. unanimously