Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-09-26
County Ticket
VaIIaRdigham and the Demo-
cratic Party.

VaIIandigham and the Demo-
cratic Party.
Since our brief notice in the last Chronicle
of the Vallandigham meeting at Warren on
the 18th of this month, we have seen state
ments in sundry papers, giving an unfair &C.
count of the affair. The meeting was bro.
ken up by the rain, and not by the disturb.
ance.
Mr.. Vallandigham at the outset of his
speech, as will be seen by a reference to il
in this paper, stated that he stood now, just
where he stood four years ago. Intelligent
men know that he was on the side of the
rebels then, and, by his declarations, he in
formed his audience that he was on the side
of the rebels now. His remarks, in manner
as well as matter, were distasteful to the nu.
merous ''boys in blue" who were present, and
a slight disturbance was the result We re-
gret that any difficulty at all occurred, though
we believe Ii to nave been the fault of Val
landigham, and that any speaker who was
at all conclliatory in manner, or who had
the least tact in managing an audience,
could easily have avoided trouble. But Mr..
Vallandighsm, as if to provoke a row, by
stirring up the Ire of the soldiers, invited
his fellow Democrats to clean out those who
were making the noise. This the ''boys in
blue did not relish, and some blows were re
ceived, perhaps more than were given by
Mr.. YallaRdigham's posse, though we nave
not learned that any one was seriously hurt.
The manner of the speaker was well c~alcula-
to provoke serious difficulty, but the good
temper of those who felt insulted by his re-
marks prevented it.
Mr.. Vallandigham is a fitting organ of
the Democracy of Northern Ohio, and West
ern Penna., who invited him to expound
Democracy to them, and who had assembled
to hear him. Two leading Democrats in
our hearing, said that Vallandigham's senti-
ments were their sentiments, and thst his
doctrines wore genuine Democratic doctrines,
that he was opposed to the war, and so were
they. We have, therefore, taken pains to
furnish to our readers the Democratic faith
according to Mr.. Vallandigham, and in do
ing so give reference to the record where
it can be found
Soon after the inauguration of Mr.. Lin
coin, in the spring of 1861, the rebels began
to make serious demonstration of their pur-
pose to make war upon the Government OF
the United States. They had forcibly seized
forts, arsenals, dock-ynrds, Custom Houses
and other property belonging to the, United
States. In April, 1861, they bombarded and
captured Fort Sumpter, and threatened to
seize Washington. To prevent this, and
defend the Constitution, Mr.. Lincoln called
for $4,000 volunteers, and took measures for
Strengthening the regular army which was
being demoralized by the desertion Of its Of
fcers. He also called an extra session of the
37th Congress to meet on the 4th day of Ju-
", 1861. Early in this called session Mr..
V~allandigham began to show his opposition
to the Government, and his friendship for
the rebels. In his message to this Congress,
the President gave a statement of the condi-
ton of the country, and the threatening as
pect of the rebellion. The collection of the
revenue, in Southern ports, according to law,
was abolished. One of the first measures of
necessity, introduced atthis session, was a bill
further TO provide for the collection of
duties on imports and for other purposes
This measure was strongly urged and rec
commended by the then Sec. of Treasury
MIR. Chase. 1t was passed, 1876 Yeas and
10 Nays. Among the Nays were
V~auandighan, Burnett, Of Ky.-soon after
a member of the rebel Congress-Wood, of
n. Y, and Pendleton of Ohio. The rebels
were opposed TO the United States collecting
the revenue in Southern ports, and so was
V~allandigham. He voted as Jefferson Davis
would, if he had bean a member of the House
of Representatives. The yeas and nays will
be found in the Congressional Globe, LIST.
Session, S7th Congress, page sc. This same
bill was opposed in the Senate by Mr.. Brock
Inridge and other rebels, and Mr.. Breckin-
ridge voted as VaIlandigbam and Pendleton
did. See Congressional Globe, page s4-l
Senator Collamer, in replying to the obiec-
tons Of breckenridge, Salisbury and others,
said:-
II will only remark that this Government never
can suppress an instruction where a State coun-
Ienances and supports it, but by virtue of such a
law Jaw as !nis; and II we cannot make such a law we
mIs give up the doctrine that the United States
tenances.
NATIONAL LOAN BILL.
Another measure of first importance intro
duced during the extra session of the a7tb
Congress was the National Loan Bin. This
was reported by the Committee of Ways and
Means, in response to the recommendation of
the President. The purpose of the bill was
TO enable the Government to pay and equip
the soldiers and sailors, who had volunteer
ed and were expected to volunteer, under the
call ofthe President. Without it the soldiers
and sailors could not have been paid, and the
Government could not have been saved
Without it the rebellion would have been a
success and the Union would have been de-
stroyed. Upon this Bill Mr.. Vallandigham
made an elaborate speech, d~enouncing Pres.
fdent Lincoln IS a usurper, and throwing all
the blame of the war on the republican par
ty. It is q speech as much in favor of the re-
bellion as any rebel could have made. 1t can
be found in the Globe above referred to, page
Sc. The vote on the passage of this bill was,
yeas $50, nays 5, VIZ: Vallandigham, Bur-
nett, Norton, Reid and Wood, (Ben Wood
See Globe, page 81. Mr.. Breckenridge also