The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-09-15


liberty of American citizens is gone.
We shall have more to say of the
traitor Lincoln next week."
EIGHTEEN HUNERBD AND SIXTY THREE.
The Confscation act of July, 1862,
the Emancipatipation Proclamation
of September, 1862, and the law re-
quiring u draft TO fill up the broken
; ranks Of the armies, adopted in Feb
ruary, 1S63--and the act passed
March, 1868, authorized the Prcsi
, dent to suspend the writ of habeas
corpus were opposed by the Ohio
Democracy with all the bitterness in
its power, and that bitterness was
concentrated in Platform and can.
didate at the Democratic State Con.
vention, whicn met at Columbus,
June 11th, 1868 .....
1t presented Clement L. Vallan.
digham as the Democratic candidate
for Governor, and passed twenty
three resolves, declaring the Ohio
Democracy against the Federal Ad.
: ministration-against its Empncipa.
ton policy - against paying for
slaves-against martial law and the
suspension of the habeas corpus-in
favor Of a Federal Convention-in
/. favor of new guarantees to the slave
holders in case they would come back
to the Unon--against the arrest,
trial, and punishment of Vallandig
ham--against "the Abolition Jaco.
bins who are seeking to bring about
ci Ill war in the loyal States"-against
the "libelers of the Democratic party
who are engaged in representing that
party as wanting in sympathy will
our soldiers in the ield'-but not
. one word against the traitors in arms
to divide and destroy our country
The nomination of Vallandighan
wns a Platform in itself 1t was 30
recognized by all Democrats in Ohio,
rs well as by the rebels in arms, be.
cause his record was known and APP
proved by them. What had been
the services to the Democracy and to
Rebellion which made him thus ac-
ceptable?
In speech at Cooper Institute,
New York, November ID, 1860, q
short time before South Carolina
seeded, then member OF Congress
from the Montgomery District--wC
copy from his own published volymC
--he said:
eff any one or more OF the State:
of this Union should at any time Sc.
cede--for reasons of the suilciency
and justice OF which, before God and
the great tribunal OF history, they
alone may judge--much as l should
deplore it, l never would, rs q Rep.
preventative in the Congress of the
United States, vote one dollar oi
money whereby one drop of Ameri-
can blood should should be shed in
a civil war"
In the Cincinnati Enquirer of No.
vember 10th, following, in card,
Mr.. Vallandigham said of this New
York declaration: "And now | de
liberately repeat and reallirm IT,
He further said in the same card
Coercion is civil war"
Soon afterward he declared, in
presence of several of his colleagues
in Congress. "that the troops OF Ohio,
. before they should march through
his district to coerce the South would
have to march over his dead body"
On the 7th of january, 1864, after
Major Anderson had moved from
Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter, Mr..
Adrain, of New Jersey, Democrat,
introduced the following resolution
in the United States House Of Repre-
sentativcs:
Resolved, That we fully approve
of the bold and patriotic act of Major
, Anderson in Withdrawing from Fort
Moultrie to Fort Sumter, and of the
determination Of the President to
maintain that fearless officer in his
present position; and that we will
support the President in all consti-
tutional measures to enforce the laws
and preserve the Union"
Vallandigham voted against this
resolution.
On February 2l, 1861, Vallandig-
ham voted against the Loan Bill
S25, 900, ,0O0)-a bill to enable the
Government to maintain itself after
it's treasury had been left empty by
the traitor Cobb, the Democratic
Secretary OF the Treasury.
On the 7th Of February, 1861, Mr..
Vallandigham introduced PROPOSE
tion into Congress for dividing the
United States into four sections
(See Congressional Globe, Part lst,
I'd Session Both Congress.
On February 18th, 1861, Vallndig-
ham voted, on motion Of Bocock, a
! Virginia conspirators, to reject
"a bill to provide for calling forth
the militia to execute the laws of the
Union, to suppress insurrection and
repel invasion"
This bill was introduced by BENZ.
Stanton, of Ohio, and was intend ed
to provide immediate defense for the
National Capital. About tho same
time Mr.. V. voted against resolu-
ton appointing committee Of five
''to inquire whether any officer of the
United States was about to deliver to
the possession of traitors, any forts
or any public property Of the United
States" DC. ...
In letter to Sabim Hough, "a pul
nit noliticianl of Cincinnoii lotad