The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-01
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| Mr.. Vallandigham took prominent
part in the Democratic Convention held
at Columbus, in Ohio, the other day.
| AS our readers know, he and his Gown
| intimate friend" Pendleton, in their
speeches hinted at another civil war, in
which ValIandigham hoped TO be mill
tHry 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 Rebel War Clerk" re-
Gently published, which shows 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 9th of May, 1868, the rebel
war clerk writes: "Vallandigham has
been sent to Shelbyville, within our
lines. think our people ought to give
him a friendly greeting"
On the 17th of June he writes: "A
sealed envelope came in to-day, ad-
dressed by the President to the Secre-
tary of War, marked Highly import
ant and contidential,' which, of course,
sent to the Secretary Immediately y
without breaking the seal, as it is my
duty to do to all letters not private or
confidential. 1 can as yet only conject-
ure 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 arrived.
Can It be from the government at Wash
ington? care not what it Is, if we
hold Vicksburg."
On the 18th of June he writes: "I
have good reason to suppose that the
package marked important &c, sent
from the Presidents office yesterday to
the Secretary of War, was the substance
of a conversation which took place be-
tween Mr.. Ould and Mr.. Vallandigham.
What Mr.. Vallandigham revealed to
Mr.. Ould, perhaps supposing the latter,
although employed here, friendly to
ultimate reconstruction, there is no
means of conjecturing. But 1t was
deemed highly important.'
And finally, on the 22d he reveals the
mystery. To-day saw the memoran-
DUN of Mr.. Ould, of the conversation
held with Mr.. Vallandigham, for tile
in the archives. He says II zoe can only
hold out thiS year that the peace party Of
the North lCOutd S,Ueep The Lincoln dyn0S-
ty OWt;of political existence. He seems
to have thought that our cause was
sinking, and feared that 1ce tcoMtd sub
init, which would, ofcourse, 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 strengthen Lincoln's
hands that he would be able to crush
all opposition, and trample upon the
Constitutional rights of the people.
Mr.. Vallandigham said nothing to in
dictate that he or the party had any
other idea than the Union would be re-
constructed under democratic rule.
The President Endorsed, with his
own pen, on this document,
that in regard to invasion of
the North, experience proved the con-
trary of what Mr.. Vallandigham as
serted. 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 recog-
nising our independence. He says any
reconstruction which is not voluntary
on our part would soon be followed by
another separation, and worse war
than the present one."
1t is pity this traitor is not arrested,
tried and punished for his treason.
But he serves as useful a purpose for
the country, perhaps, in leading demo-
cratic meetings, and making democrat
ic platforms. 1t would seem that a
party which had the slightest particle
of discretion would carefully expel
such men as Vallandigham from its
ranks: but in Pennsylvania they have
nominated such man for Governor;
and all over the country the Seymours,
Woods, Vallandighamsa and Pendletons
turn up managers of democratic con-
ventions.