The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-07-12

DONNOOCh
from entering Silesia. That an en-
gagement will shortly take place in
Bohemia appears inevitable. In the
skirmish which took place on the 22d
between Breitenfuhrt and Sandrubel,
the Prussians had the advantage.
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From the New York Post.
A Model Leader for the PeOple.--A
Glimpse ehi tho 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 in
innate friend" Pendleton, in their
speeches limited at another civil war,
in which ValIandigham hoped to be
military commandant of Ohio.
In whose interest Mr.. Vallandigham
would like to be dictator may be gath
cred from the following extracts from
the Diary Of a War Clerk" recently
published, which show how lively an
interest he took in the success of the
rebellion, and how eager he was to
give useful hints to jeff. Davis, when
he was sent South,
On the 26th of May, 1863, the rebel
war clerk writes: "Vallandigham has
been sent to Shelbyville, within our
lines. l think our people ought to
give him a friendly greeting"
On the 18th of June he writes: "a
sealed envelope came in to .day, ad-
dressed by the President to the Sec
rotary of War, marked Highly impor-
tant and confidential which, Of course,
sem to the Secretary Immediately,
without breaking the seal, as it is my
duty to do to all letters marked private
or confidential. l can as yet only con-
lecture what it referred to. 1t may be
of good or it may be of bad import. =
1t may relate to affairs in the West; or
it may be a communication fromabroad,
several steamers having just arrived.
Can it be from the government at
Washington? | care not what it il,
if we hold Vicksburg."
On the 18th of June he writes 81
have good reason to suppose that the
package marked important &C., sent
from the Presidents office yesterday 10
the Secretary of War, was the sub
stance of q conversation which took
place between Mr.. Ould and Mr.. Val,
landigham. What Mr.. V~alIandigham
revealed to Mr.. Ould, perhaps, suppos-
ing the latter, although employed here,
friendly to ultimate reconstruction,
there is no means Of conjecturing.-
But it was deemed highly import
ant"
And finally, on the 22d, he reveals
the mystery. ITO day 1 saw the mem.
orandum Of Mr.. Ould, of the onver.
sation held with Mr.. ValIandigham,
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 dynasty out of political
existence. Ho seems to have thought
that our cause was sinking, and feared
that we would submit, which would,
II course, be %ruinous to his party! +
But he advises strongly against any
invasion of Pennsylvania, for that
would unite all parties at the North,
and so strength or Lincoln hands
that he would be able to crush all Cd,
position, and tramplc upon the con.
stitutional rights Of the people. Mr..
Vallandigham said nothing to indicate
that he or the party had any other
idea than the Union would be recon
structed under Democratic rule. The
President endorsed, with his own pen
on this document, that in regard to in
vasion of the North, experience prov
ed the contrary of what Mr.. Vallan.
digham asserts. But Mr.. Vallandig.
ham is for restoring the Union, ami.
cably of course, and if it cannot be so
done, then possibly he is in favor q
recognizing our Independence. He
says any reconstruction which is not
voluntary on Jul part would soon be
followed by another separation, and a
worse war than the present one."
1t is u pity this traitor is rot arrest
ed, tried and punished for treason -
But ne serves as useful n purpose for
the country, perhaps, in leading Demo.
cratic meetings and making Democrat
ic platforms, 1t would seem that n
party which had the slightest particle
OF discretion would carefully cxpel
such men as VallaEdigham from its
ranks but in Pennsylvania thcy have
nominated such a man for Governor,
and all over the country the Sey-
mours, Woods, Vallandighams and
Pendletons turn up managers of Dem
0cratic conventions.