The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-15
Revival Of an Historical Fs0t.

APrl, 1867, Mr. y. u. Yallandigham
addressed letter to the mild, 6eaevo-
Tent, humane, martyred Abraham Lin
coin, ipclosing an artle from the Wheel-
ing (Virgmia) Inte2tgencer, which ad
vocated the assassination of him (Mr.
Vallandigham), 1t was copied with
approval into the Cleveland (Ohio)
Leader. The editors of both the papers
were postmasters under Mr.. Lincoln.
Mr.. Vallandigham suggested that the
latter remove from Office those who
thus melted murder ofpolitical oppo.
nents. MIR. Lincoln paid no attention
to the request, but cont,! ued to give
them his patronage. Three years after,
IN the same month, he himself fell by
the hand of an assassin-a victim to the
lnstrumentality that he had been invok-
ed in vain to discountenance by a with.
drawal Of his support. Here is the cor.
respondence alluded to:
HOUSE OF REPRE- sENrATIvEs,
WASHINGTON, d. c., April II, 1862.
To the Hon. Abralam Lincoln, Presi.
dent Of the United States:
SIR: 1 enclose you an article which
appeared originally in the Wheeling
lntcll!gencer and was copied into the
Cleveland Lcader with appreciation. 1t
is an open and direct invitation to as.
sasslnation. 1t reeds no comment and
admits of no explanation. The editor
OF the Mtelltgencer and the editor of the
Leadcr both holt responsible Offices
under your administration, the one be.
ing postmaster at Cleveland Confident
that you must look with horror uIon
any attempt g., introduce or to incite to
a system OF assassination for differences
of political opinions, or even for politi.
cal offences in this country, and desire
no assassins or aiders or abettors Of
assassns in Office under you, deem
1t only necessary to submit the article
to your consideration.
Very respectfully,
G. l.. VALLANDIoHAM
VALLANDIGHAM.-- Wheeling
htell'gencer says of the Ohio traitor that
it is wonder that this traitor is tolera.
ted on the face Of the earth, much more
tnat he i" allowed 60 sit in Congress,
like Cata!ine in the Roman Senare, plot.
ting all sorts of devilish hindrances AMI
'uHderhanded stabs to the struggle of
our national existence. 1t is a wonder.
some Charlotte Corday, brett of bro.
cher, has not met him coming ont of his
bath, as Uanton was met. It is a won.
der some Orsini, bercft ofa son, has not
waited in the crowd for hlm. It is a.
wonder that some society of Carbonari,
bereft Of a county, have not enfolled
him.
BrCtus slew man for treason in the
tot, whose lowest characteristics
would enoble Vallandigham.
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PRESIDENT JOHNSON ON THE PRos
PEoT OF ADMITTING THE SotrHERN
REpREsENTATItEs.-The following dis
patch is published in the Houston TEX.
as)7elegraph:
WAsHINoroN, D. G. Oct. so, 1866.
Go0ernor Ihrockmorton
Your telegram of tho Goth instant lust
received. have nothing further to
suggest thon urging upon the Leglsla
ture to make all laws involving civil
rights as complete as possible, so as to
extend equal and and exact justice to all
persons without regard to color, if it has
not been done. We should not despair
OF the Republic. My faith is trone.
My confidence is Unlimited in the wis.
dom, prudence virtue. intelligence and
magnanimity of the great mass of the
people, and that their ultimate decision
will be unnAuenced by passion and
preJudlce, engendered by the recent civ
II war, for the complete restoration of
tie Union, by the admission of loyal
Representatives and Senators from all
the States to retrospective Houses of
the United States.
ANDREW JOHNSON
"A meeting was held at Marion
Court House on November 5, for the
purpose of forming a company and