Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-06-29
From the New York Post.
A MODEL LEADER F0R THE PE0PLE-A GLIMPSE
BEHIND THE CURTAINS.

Mr. Vallandigham took a prominent
part in the Democratic Convention held
at Columbus, Ohio, the other day As
our readers know, he and his "own inti-
mate friend" PendletOn, In their speeches
hinted at another civil war, In which Val
landigham hoped to be military COM
mandant Of Ohio.
In whose interest Mr.. Vallandigham
would like to be dictator may be gathered
from the following extracts from the
Diary of a War Clerk, recently pub
lished, which show how lively an interest
he took in the success of the rebellion,
and how eager he was to give useful hints
to j eff Davis, when be was sent South.
On the 26th of May, 1868, the rebel
war clerk writes: v all2ndigham has
been sent to Shelbyville, within our
lines. l think our people ought so give
him a friendly greeting.
On the 18th of June he writes: "a
sealed envelope came in to-day, addressed
by the President to the Secretary of War,
marked Highly important and confden-
tial, which, of course, l sent to the Sec
retary Immediately, without breaking the
seal as it is my duty to do to all letters
marked private or confidential. / can az
yet only conjecture what it referred to. 1t
may be of good and it may be of bad
import. 1t may relate to affairs in the
West; or it may be communication from
abroad, several steamers having just ar
rived. Can it be from the government at
Washington !? L care not what it IS, if we
hold Vicksburg"
On the 18th of June he writes 4
have good reason to suppose that the
package marked important, &C., sent
from the Presidents Office yesterday to
che Secretary of War, was the, substance
of a conversation which took place be-
tween Mr. 0uld and Mr.. Vallandigham.
What Mr. Vallandigham revealed to Mr..
Ould perhaps, suppOsing the latter, al
though employed here, friendly to uitl-
mate reconstruction, there Is no means Of
coniecturing. But it was deemed highly
important
And finally, on the. ed, he e4TeveaIs the
mystery: To-day I saw the memoran-
dun of Mr. Ould, Of the conversation
held with Mr.. Vallandigham, for file In
the archives. He says if we can only
hold out this year that the peace party Of
the North would sweep the Lincoln dy-
nasty out Of political existence. He
seems to have thought that our cause was
sinking; and feared that we would submit,
which Would, of course, be ruinOus to his
partyi But he advises strongly against
any invasion of Pennsylvania, for that
would unite all parties at the North, and
so strengthen IliReOln's hands that he
would be able to crush all opposition, and
trample upon the consttutinal rights Of
the people Mr. Kallandigham said
nothing to indicate that he or the party
had any other idea than the y nion would
be reconstructed under Democratic rule.
The President endorsed, with his own
pen, on this document that in regard to
invasion Of the North, experience proved
the contrary of what Mr. Vallandigham
asserts. But Mr. Vallandigham is for
restoring the Union, amicably of course.
and if it cannot be so done, then possibly
he is In favor of recognizing our indie
pendence. He says any reconstrue-
ton which is not voluntary on our
par would soon be followed by an
other separation. and worse war than
the present one.
1t is pity this traitor is not arrested,
tried and punished for treason. But he
serves as useful a purpose for the coun-
try, perhaps, in leading Democratic meet
ings and making Democratic platforms IT
It would seem that party which had the
slightest particle Of discretion would
carefully expel such men as v Vallandlgham
from its ranks; but In Pennsyl yanla they
have nominated such man for Governor,
and all over the country the Seymours,
Woods, Vallandighams and Pendletons
turn up managers of Democratic con-
VentIons.