Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-07-26

Let no one fail to read the following
sketch of the Democratic nominee for
Governor by one who knows him. It
is racy, pointed and effective. Prior to
the war Mr.. Gray was a Douglas Dem
ocrat, and vigorously advocated the
election of Douglas to the Presidency.
The first rebel shot at Sumter converted
him to a Union-Republican which he
still remains. He scorns Thurman and
his party. Read what he says of them.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
man, S0UereiqHS of the Republic -
It has been well said that Eternal Wig
i1ance is the price of Liberty, ,''-vigi-
lance at the primary meetings as well
as at the polls. To despise politics is to
despise government. To despise lazy,
professional OfIice-seekers is quite an
other thing. To neglect the primary
meetings is to surrender the field to
professional office seekers. 1t is as if a
farmer would give seed-time to the
enemy to SOW tares, chess, cookies and
thistles, and look for a fine wheat har-
vest. The primary movements are now
over with us so far as the chief STAN
dard-bearers of this State are concerned
and we have only left us to choose be-
tween Hayes and Thurman. They are
both representative men, each of his
own party, and are no doubt each ac-
ceptable to his own party. There are
two, and only two, great political par
ties in this nation, each having civil
and a military wing, and may with
marked propriety be denominated the
Union and Confederate parties. They
are sometimes called Union-Republi-
can and Democratic, sometimes Radi-
cal and COppeIhead, but the first is in
better accord with the rules of chemical
al sEgF1-V
were lately led by Grant and Lee. The
civil wings in this State are led by
Hayes and Thurman. Or the civil
wing one, in the late struggle, stood
steadily and resOluteIy by Grant, en-
cOuraging enlistments and enforcing
the draft. The other discouraged en-
hstInents, resisted the draft, and threw
every impediment and EN- barrassment
in the way of Grant and bis party.
Their shots were all for the North,
their batteries ever had their breech
toward Richmond. Carrying their ac-
ton in this direction as far as was safe
with personal liberty, and a little fur
thur, in some instance for Hall, Olds,
Vallandigham and others went beyond
loyal endurance and were given pri-
vate apartments and time for refiec-
tiOn. Olds took quarters mt Fort War
ren aud complains that "the id
scoundrels deprived him of a bible"
ValIandigham was arrested, and but
for Governor Tod, his wife would have
been a widow. The Sunday after his
arrest was walking with Governor
Tod in the streets of Columbus, when
General Burnside's Adiutant from Gin
cinnati approached and said (privately)
eff the Governor makes no objection,
Burnside feels it his duty in this emer-
gency to hang Vallandigham at once"
The Governor thought it would enrage
his Southern friends, and fire the
Southern heart and though deserved.
policy pointed to Dry Tortugas. The
lenient lamented Lincoln modified this
and Vallandigham was banished to his
friends,-Was received with shouts of
JOY, given safe conduct wherever he de-
sired to go, ran the blockade, sought an
asylum under the flag of the "Ala-
bama" builders, lowered on the border,
became the chosen leader of the party
of whose principles he was the embOdi-
ment, and was beaten over one hundred
thousand votes. The civil wing of that
party now gives the standard into the
hands of Thurman, the endorser Of
Vallandigham, the advocate of his cleo
| ton and the Vallandigham voters.
Gentlemen, that is enough for me. 1
VIII never forgive VRllandigham for his
desperate struggles against his country
IN her dark, dark hour-never. never.
never. Nor will I ever forgive any
man who voted for him-so help me
God.
think hear some one eask-0Deacon
is that good Christian spiritY Do YOU
pray to be forgiven as YOU forgive ?''
Exactly, exactly so. When have Oc-
casiOn to be forgiven for voting for Val
landigham or any one of his supporters,
it viii be time enough for me to forgive
the sin in others.
on second thought, viii say that, on
the whole, I will forgive them, butTn