Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-24
ipeolAl dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.
DAYroN, o, Aug. 23-s


Fernando Wood had a large audience this
evening He said be was glad to have an op-
pOrtuuity, after his return from exile, 10 en-
Joy the society of one so capable Of advising
him AS Vallandigham, or OF one whose heart
beat so deeply in union with his own, because
be did not know soon the hand OF despotism
would be laid on his head Cries Of mo,
never He then proceeded TO review the
Shay Rebellion and the Whisky Rebellion, as
settled by conciation, not force Speaking
Of the settlement OF New England by the
Puritans, he said the Almighty had sent two
curses on mankind-the fall of Adam, and
the landing Of the ayAower at Plymouth
Rock. The Puritans were characterized as
rebels, guilty of terrible atrocities in their
own land and in the new world, evidencng
the same spirit which is shown in the pres
ent war, Passing on to the nature Of our
Government, he regarded it as n confederation
which the States might secede from at will,
aud possessing no power OF coercion. Shag's
rebels, the whisky insurrectonists OF Pennsgl-
vania, and the Mormon rebels we're none of
them coerced so Southern rebels should not
be coerced but conciated Lincoln and Con.
gress had offered no kind words or even ex.
pressed sympathy with the American people
since the war began only subjugaton, CON
hscation aad emancipation. He had scorned
Stephens terms Of peace and the terms he
proposed to the President in December, 1862,
by authority Of the rebel Government and
now he rejects the ambassadors of peace un-
less they will consent to violation of the
Constitution The Union cannot be restored
under it Our only hope Of reliefis change
Of the President The two candidates before
the people are for war and emancipation, say
ing that the only way TO peace ls TO crush out
this rebellion by subjugation. Next Monday
we meet at Chicago to nominate candidate
To that Convention you look Tor the nomination
of man of adverse principles, Lincoln is
for war, the Democracy are for peace The
issue is thus joined-war or peace. That is
the question to be determined forever next
| November There will be no disagreement
at Chicago The Democracy will postpone a
settlement of their own difficulties until they
have whipped the Republicans The Demo.
cratic party will stop the war, and restore fra
ternsl relations. 1t is the duty and policy of
the Democratic party to joiu issue with Lin
coin, and present peace candidate pledged
to a peace administration for il the South
don't come back it will imply she never will
come back. Her people cannot be conquered,
no matter how wise your statesmen, how skill
ful your generals. The thing Lincoln has at
tempted cannot be done. No change of policy,
no military strategy, no wise ststesma anship,
can give you success. The issue is Joined,
and God help the tyrant when the people are
arrayed against him He may seize single
individuals here and there, but when the strug-
gle s with the lion-hearted Democracy in bat.
tie array, God save the tyrant then
/ | counsel no violence propose consttu.
tonal remedies But if your right Of voting
is questioned; if the military subverts the
civil power when you are to be deprived of
your liberties, then comes revolution, with a
cause ar hnlier than that OF your fathers -
. Be cool, deliberate, unexciled but when you
do strike strike home,
Turning TO Vallandigham as the hero of
the war, courageous and noble, lighting the
battles Of the peope--so far they were to look
to him as the deIiverer of their liberties and
the probable deliverer of the Government
from despotism, Ppd its restoration TO Just
principles and rights. This allusion 10 Val
landighAm, as the probable Democratic can
} didate for President, called out loud cheering,
to which Yeilandigbdm briefly responded,
pledging his hearers speech after the Chi.
cago Convention.