Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-06-05
THE vALLANDlGHAM CASE

The New York Evening Post prints the
subjoined extract from private letter from
an officer of high rank IN the Department Of
Ohio" giving reasons for General Burnside's
arrest OF Vallandigham. The letter is worthy
of notice as one OF the few Qualifications Of
the measure that have yet appeared in the
press:
81 think you we're wrong about Valandgham. His
offence essentially military one IN This aspect,
that demorazed the army, prevented recruiting, en-
ecuraged desertion melted men TO resist the arrest Of
dese,ers aud tended maize trouble about the
OF the army by oonsorpton, by melting resistance to The
execution OF that law These mind you, not prob
lematioal results Of his but actual Specific
Of all Of them, except the last are cont nuay oc-
curing invariably among men who call themselves d.
moerats and by Nalland,gham The only remedy
by sudden and short stoppage.
This could not possibly be affected by the civil law
His offence hardly known TO civil law and there would
have been no end 4 II uble in getting him indicted
Then he would have been simply bound stand his
trial at some future day aud would have gone on talking
his ueAsop and sediuon. And the bad effects before
mentioned would have gone on growing in power and
influence and might have got too big to stop.
Moreover, special Of ll-d1ing, resulting from
and directly in accordance with his teachings
stAnty to be attended TO- They cannot be overlooked
Should we punish them aad let him 60 melting the
commission Of lust aotsi abusing courts that
try them and bringing their authority into direpute
You have idea Of the amount Of open and bold dis
oyAlty-not simply disloyaliy by the Republican stand
ard, but by that Of any honest man-e1sung IN Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois, among the NaandighAm party. 1t
mus, be stopped and put down now-not SIX months
henceand military tribunals the only that
do H. 1t be put down 1t should take ten poTA-
~ military despotsm cut here TO do IT, 1t is that,
the loss OF the cause The course Of these men pro
longs the and lives by thousands, and / tell
you either they or the Government st 30 down, and
that speedily"
The following article from the Richmond
Examiner affords curious illustration of the
close alliance in opinion between the Rebels
andthe Copperheads. We append to it some
of the declarations made by the speakers at
the Wood Indignation Meeting at New York,
on May IS. They have the true Southern
twang. Here is the Richmond article:
II sympathy for individual and enemy 16re
permitted, sorrou tor the tate Of FataHdghan. suoHii
be fer BY Bpost ofhear IN the South FdiiandghaB,
Pierce and one or otr citizens Of he United states
have displayed the htghest c0urGge and The hO0ra-
Die patriotism AMID the old oickeaaess " then country
They viii hold in the history Of their times, place
ess respectable than that allotted to Chatham and
Burke in the parallel story Of the war between England
and the Colonies.
Buiwe sorry that the event has at last occur
red II marks a new chapter. Now commence the
measures OF terrorism BY which Lincoln and his party
can only reign I'LL the step Of retbuton oyeTtAkes
OF the French lmade before he Emperor, and when
he wrote for newspaper that arbitrary governments
invariably perish BY The operation Of the Identical
which they invented % extend their power and de
fend their existence. The Government Of LINCOLN will
fall by it's own sword. Terrorism may do for while IL
France what pIoscipu did IN old Rome.
Now for the New York meeting: We be-
gin with Mr.. McMasters, late Of Fort Lalay
elite. lie says:
Z" Freemen, how are you TO save your liberties h
fighting. Yes, II NECESSARY BY hghung Nj. McCuu
says: In eighteen months this country will be TOO ht
for the who bounding AID hunting on
those who advocate the liberty u iee speech aud irg
Press" Mr.. Mulaly says; The men in Washingto
are like the British Vran's in he time Of the Revolt
ton. Capt. kyndeTs says " War is waged here
military despots upon the rights and pTyifges Of Amer
can people worse than the war that Is now w4gg IN =
South. II 10 for US to fight for liberties here -
Says Iharin; Step by step had Abe Lincoln depAft'
from bic promises until by gFadaons Of infamy he 81
on kingy throne and aspfed to regal crown" SAL
Birdsal " Were Nallandigham arrested here the who
population would Tise rescue him" Sa
Mason. ksrIy one ~ the acts Of the Admnistfati
indicate the purpose Of the AdminsuAton tefmins
our nleiil,s ,'--and on indefinitely lhric ".
hardly seusment uttefed though The whole tneruf
that ui.lt u.t and would not have teen apriaudei
Richmond.