, 1864-10-23


: The real head Of what Is le,s of the
"Democzaue" party is Clement Laid Val.
landigban. who is tue supreme comnsna.r
OF the eecret order of American Kn,oht.
%. A h) which number SOL. .0o3 sworn
traitors. and every Wsn Of whom calls him.
sells "Democrat." This secret order has
full possession of the Democ.atlc, p,rtv
makirg Its platforms hud Nominating {ta
candidates> This "graad commander, Ia
now on an electioneeripg toue through o1r
state tn behalf Of Mcclellan and Peudleson
It VIII be recolected that be was arrea,ed In
Ohio, By Major General Burnside. FIR mak,
Ing reasonable speeches. In xhtcb ha co1n-
ee1leo the eaple to insutrect,on arafpst the
Government, md resistance to the la ~. He
vas tried'by court martial and convicted
and sentepced to be Imprisoned, during the
waF. in Fort Warren, IN Boston hsrh,r
"nleh was modified by tbs President d.
recueg aenerM Rosectans to put him be-
oe5ond our military iiues, which was done;
ana 20 pleased were Jefferson Davis aud his
feoel associates With his behavior that he
was recommended by them for the Office of
President Of the United States. he ran the
oioesade and appeared in Canada among
TIE rebel spies aud traitors with which that
province has been Infested since the break-
1ng out Of tbe rebr llion. On the 5th of MAY.
4ooo, Mr. Fhl1a1di9h%m applied to judge
LtaSatt, = sterling Dernocras-appolnted ~
Gene5n Jackson, for writ Of ha1eas corpus
Which was refused, the Judge saying:
"1hose sho ziee under the p,vttctso,. and enjoy
The he:sing* Of our be'.tgnant Government mus
n.ty." ''>"
An application WIS made on behalf of VAL
landighatn to the Supreme Court OF the
United States. for writ of certtorars to'the
Jdoge Advocate General, for revision of
which tried him. which Wis refa-ed On tbs
18th Of February, 1864; Judge Wayoe, also
an appointee Of Gen. jackson, delivering
the opintan OF the court 'On the 16,h of
May, 1868, u mectioesof "Demecra!s" was
held at Albany, which passed resolutions de-.
nouncing the arrest Of Vallaudtynan, and
appointing q conmittec to commuutcite.
them to the Prtside1t, whi:h they did on the
18th of the same mouth. and received from
him reply on the f2th Of June which rout-
ed them, horse, foot, and dragoons.
The President aEresd to release him on
cordition that the CoDm1tte9 would PROM
Ire that Val should behave himself d ID obsy
the LAVE.
Tie security which Mr.. Lincoln esked
vas very simple. We give the Presidents
propositions.
i. T. A. 1hpre IL nov rebellion in the United
etroy the National Uu1on and that, ia your opin:
ion. an arm} and navg are constitutional means
fur suppreaslpc TINT rebellion.
2. That no oGe Of you will do anything which,
IN bis own judgment, vii tend TO hinder ths in
ete,se OF favor ts decree orlessen the eticien:y
to SUPPRESS the rebellion: ana
5. That each Of son at l. IN his sphere, do all he
c.r to hare tbe "tdcere. soldiers, ard seaman Of
sncprces the rebellion. ptld fed cl4d, and Other
wise vel. provided auo supported.
An1 with the 1erther understanding that, upon
will cause them to ba pablihed, which pu uolicstt,n
ahau be, within iseH, revocation o! the order in
relation 10 Ar. Va1aneiehsm.
FAsur o1ok, JUNE 9, 1SGS
This proposition, which true patriots
would have been vtlling and eager to accept,
was declined. Tae Mo5t ptuulinent of I'LL
the gentlemen who declined tt was George
3. Pendltton, the Chicago candidate for
Vice President The cost Of Mr. Vatlandts-
more or less than the acknowledgment Of
the Union But Mr. Pendlctoa refused to
admit That there WAS q rebellion tosdestroy
the Unior, and that it WAS the Presidents
duty to Put 1t down. Furthermore, b, would
not consent to abstain from hiadsring the
army ard avg while .n,aged in suppressing
the rebellion, nor would be vote q dollar Of
6uPplfts TO our soldiers and seamen. Tbs
declaration is I'LL the more remarkable when
1t ia seen that every man upoo the committees
could have honorahlY accepted the proposi-
tIoD, and ut uetntuineu an attitude opposed
TO The Administrator. Political history
ton. How, in effect. are Mr. Pendleton and
his friends inferior To oben rfhnf.