The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-18
THE vALLANDIGHAm Isxuuupc.
TION.

THE VALLANDIGHAM ISsURRRC.
TION.
fallandighams return is no surprise to
US. We have seen indications looking to
that event for some time past, but we did
not expect him till the session Of the
Copperhead Convention at Chicago, It
matters little on general principles where
aiiandigham resides for the time being.
but IN view of the fact that he was ban.
ished during the war by competent au.
thority, it is matter of grave importance
that he should not be permitted to Sc. the
authority of the Government ut defiance
Ii he is allowed to trample upon that au-
thority and spout treason and discourage
enlistments with impunity, why send our
armies south to vindicate the power of
the Government against the rebels in
arms
This movement on the part of this arch
traitor is doubtless part of the pro-
gramme of widespread conspiracy be-
tween the rebels OF the South and their
leading friends in the North. And the
obj ect is to ''fre the heart" of Northern
Copperheads and rush them into resist.
anee 10 the government to embarrass the
operations of Grant and thus render effec.
tive aid to The rebellion now in it. death.
throes at Richmond and Atlanta. The
enthusiasm with which the announcement
of Vallandigham's arrival in Ohio was
greeted BY the Copperheads of the Illino;.
State Convention and The joyous gratula.
aons with which the Copperheads at
Hamilton, Ohio, focked around him
leaves no doubt that his return wac ev
pected by the leaders, and that thew arc
ready to incite their followers to resist.
ance to the Government in defense of
Nallandigbsm. Let this cipient North
ern rebellion then be crushed in the bua
BY the immediate arrest and transnor,.-
tion OF Vallsndig ham to Fort LAFAYETTE
1t Nallandlgham has returned vitbou,
permission of the Government. we trust
that be will be arrested at once and at ali
hazards,and placed where he cannot return
again till the war shall be over, and the
loyal people of the land will say Amenl
BACKWARD STEps.-Gen. Fremon4 -
bis letter accepting the Cleveland nom;
nation, objects to the platform and $, a.
c'aliy repudiates the plank in fsvo. ; 81
conhsca'iOn of rebel property. The nara.
graph OF his letter on the subject reads !,
follows:
i DO not believe that confisr a,;on o..
'ended TO the property Of all rebels :
psacticaole, and, if it were so aan,,
!; .n'nA u measure of sound. policy Il
Is question belonging to the 1eo,Is
themselves to decide, and is nroner pc
casion Tor the exercise o.. tbsir r.;
ana sovereign authority !" n@'
N0noioA rom0nt had 49,.
nand In Missouri he issued proclamation
declaring that he. would conf;sc,,s Il,
property real and personal, of all per-
sons In the State Of Missouri who have or
soai' 'ake up arms against the United
e'a'es' OF wo shall be directly proven ia
nave laker. an active part with their ar.
mics ID the field"
WY these backward steps of the great
r.thfnder but that they lead him ON .
new path to the Presidency by way OF
the Copperhead Convention At Chicago !?
fremont. too. suppressed newspaper
and made arbitrary arresss while in Mis-.
sour, yet he is now 6eroe = any Copper.
head against the practice, AM is quite in
advance Of the Copperhead pAtform ol
Chicago.