Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-10-29
From the Wisconsin State journal.
The krffEI nndgar at It Again,

The newspapers represented him as saying
that he wished to see Fallandigham elected
Governor of Ohio. Now, he had never men
toned Nallandigham's name since he was
nominated. That was all he would say about
this charge.-H l.. Palmer az the City Hall.
The " artful dodger," it will be seen, is at
his old tricks. He has not mentioned VAL
LADIGHAN's name in public since lis nominal
ton, Ell? Well, we can tell him one thing
that he certainly has done. The Democratic
State Convention Of August 9Th, which nom-
mated II. L. PALMER, in the most solemn man
ner in which it could do it, by incorporating
the sentiment into the platform they adopt
ed, expressed its desire to see G. L. VAL
LANDIGHAM elected to the highest office in the
gift of the people of Ohio. II. L. PALMER
was nominated for Governor, and standing be
fore the Convention, accepted the nominal
ton, and endorsed the platform in these words:
''Ihare read and considered rel the address and
the resolutions which have been adopted by
this Convention as the platform of the party,
! l will say right here that adopt the PLATFORM,
eue7y scord and letter Of 1t. There is nothing
either in tie address 1.-THE Ryan address or in
| the resolut,ons to wbjch / do not yield my most
hearty and cordial support"
If this was not saying that he wished to see
YALLANDIGHAN elected, we do not understand
the English language. There is nothing in
the Ryan address or the traltorous resolu-
tions of the June Convention, that PALMER in
this speech did not adopt in the most en-
phatic terms, as his own sentiments.
If EALLANDIGHAM had been elected, this
denial would have never been made. On the
contrary, he would have Wanted over his en-
| dorscment of him. But VALLANDIGHAM is now
a dead cock in the pit, and II. L. PALMER, with
| characteristic perfdy, turns his back upon
him, and seeks to escape the opprobrium of
any association with him. Not content with
| thus giving him the cold shoulder, he goes on
| and ''denies his master" more times in the
course of five minutes remarks, than Peter
| did in a whole night. He says:
He (Mr P) did think when he (Vallandig-
| ham) was nominated that his nomination was
unfortunate just at that time.
Why at that time? Does Mr.. PALMER
| think it would have been wiser in the De-
| mocracy of Ohio to have nominated some
| Janus faced man like himself, who while en-
| pertaining NALLANDIGHAM'S sentiments, would
have prevaricated and lodged during the
canvass, reserving the great Copperhead HER
ophant himself for promotion when the at
tempted revolution North of Mason & DIHON's
lines had been more nearly accomplished?
But" continues Mr.. PALMER, "VALLAN-
| DIGHAN was candidate in Ohio, not here,
g." and it is not needful that we should intro
'duce him here" Why did the Democracy
introduce him then into their platform? Mr..
p. continues, E'VALLASDIGHAM entertains some
"yiews that don't, and some that do agree
with" That is lucid is it not? Can any
one doubt Mr.. PALMER's position hereafter?
But" adds Mr.. PALMER, eve are not carrying
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM in this canvass" We
beg leave to say that this is false. Messrs.
PALMER & Co. are carrying Mr., EALLANDIGHAM
in this canvass. The Convention that nomi-
mated them strapped the miscreant on their
backs. They accepted the burden. Nay,
PALMER said he liked it. Now, because the
carcass begins to smell bad, he cannot be per-
mitted to cast it away. He solcmnly pledged
himself to carry it until after election, and we
insist upon his fulfilling that pledge.
THE CoPPERHEAD PLATFoRM.-The following
are the principal planks in the Copperhead
platform
/ That the States ought not to secede, but
if they insist on it that We should "let the
hayward sisters go"
2. That it is Unconstitutional" to suppress
| the rebellion.
s. That slavery is an incalculable blessing
| 4. That soldiers in the army Of the Union
| are not entitled to the right Of suffrage.
| 5. That we cannot afford to save the Union,
| even if it were constitutional, because the
var makes our groceries come so high.
| GEN. GRANTS VIEWS OF THE SLAVERY QUEs-
| WI GOV Of Massachusetts, said