Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-06-07
A Leader for the PeopIe---A
Model Conservative Man---A
Glimpse Behind the Curtains.
IErom the New York Pos,

MOOeN OO~HtStENaattNS msttt-=-A
glimpse Behind the Curtains.
tErom the New York Postl
Mr.. Vallandieham took a prominent part
10 the Democratic Convention held at Co.
lumbus, in Ohio, the other day, As our
readers know, he and his own intimate
friend" Pendleton, in their speeches limited
at another civil war, in which Vallandigham
hoped to be military commandment 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 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: ''Vallandipham has been sent
to Shelbyville, within our lines. think
our people ought to give him a friendly
greeting"
On tho 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 confidential, which,
of course, ! sent to the Secretary immedi
ately without breaking the seal, as it is my
duty to do to all letters not private or conf
dental. ! can ms 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 q commu'
n%ication from broad, several steamers hav.
ing Just arrived. Can it be from the gov
eminent at Washington? | care not what
it is. if We hold V~icksburg."
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 TO the Secretary
of War, was the substance Of q conversation
which took place between Mr.. Ould and Mr.
Vallandigham. What Mr.. Valland CHAN
revealed to Mr.. Ould, perhaps supposins
the latter, although employed here, fIicndl!
to ultimate reconstruction, there is no means
Of coniecturing. But it was deemed high!
important.
: And finally, on the 22d he reveals tn,
+ mystery. To-day I saw the memorandum
: Of Mr.. Ould, Of the conversation held witt
Mr.. Vallandieham, for file in the archives
He saws If ,e can only hold out this yea
that the peace party of the North w"nt
S,oeep the Lincoln dynasty out Of poLficd
existence. lie seems to have thought tina
1 our cause was sinking, and feared that u
q would submit, which would. of course, b
r%uinous to his party But he advisc
II strongly against any invasion Of Pcnnsylv'
MIA, for that would unite all parties at I'll
North, and 80 strengthen LincolD's hanC
~ that be would be able to crush all oppos
ticn. and trample upon the Constitution
# rights Of the people. Mr.. Vallandigha
said nothing to indicate that he or the par
had any other idea than the Union would
p reconstructed under democratic rule. III
!, President indorsed, with his own pen,
:. this document, that in regard to invasion
is the North. experience proved the contra
t.: of what Mr.. VaIlandigham asserts. B
/, Mr.. Vallandigham is for restoring t
III Union, amicablc, of course, and if
s. cannot be so done, then possibly, he is
os favor Of recognizing our Independence.
He says any reconstruction which is not VI
s. untary on our part would soon be follow
mt by another separation, and a worse war til
~ the present one"
' It is a pity this traitor is not a%rrcstc
u tried and punished for treason. But
at serves us useful a purpose for the count,
:. perhaps. in leading democratic meetin!
IT. and making democratic platforms. 1t won
ks seem that a PARTY which had the slight'
particle of discretion would carefully exl
y" such men as Vallandigham from its ranl
1T. but in Pennsylvania they have nominal
mt such a man for Governor; and oil over t
-, country the Seymours, Woods, Valland
W. hams and Pendletons turn up managers
es, democratic conventions.