Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-07-25

der, became the chosen leader of
the party of whose principles he was
the embodiment, and was beaten
over one hundred thousand votes -
The civil wing of that party now
gives the standard into the hands of
Thurman, the indorser of Vallandig
ham, the advocate of his election and
the Vallandigham voters.
Gentlemen, that is enough for me.
l never will forgive VaEandigham for
his desperate struggles against his
country in her dark, dark hour
never, never, never Nor will I ev-
er forgive any man who voted for
him-se help me God.
/ think l hear some one ask, "Dea
con, is that good Christian spirit?
Do you pray to be forgiven as you
forgive" Exactly, exactly so.--
When have occasion to be forgiv-
en- for voting for Vallandigham or
any one of his supporters, it will be
time enough for me to forgive the
sin in others
On second thought, / will say that,
on the whole, l will forgive them.
but I'll put it off till my last sick
ness, and till 1 have been in the hic-
coughs about three days.
But Thurman has a record of his
own, and in that record out Herods
Herod. Like the long nosed mans
longer nosed son, of whom wag
said he looked just like his father,
and more too, so Thurman is just
like Vallandigham, and more too
During the war Thurman's house
was notoriously headquarters for pa
rolled rebels. / tell you what know,
not what l hear. l have seen num-
bers of rebel officers, in full uniform,
wearing the tinsel insignia. of rank
in proud display, hazing to and fro
in his gaily litup house, feastiug and
reveling in the rich receptions and
light levees--
"But never knew boy in blue
To venture near his door"
/ have heard of a squad of loyal
soldiers, fired with the contrast be
tween comrades at Andersonvile and
traitors at Thurman's, on their way
to avenge the insult, and but for the
persuasions of loyal Barney McCahe.
oh ye gods! what singing school
there would have been that night at
rebel headquarters, as each reb
piping treble, got the pitch out OF
some jingling window!
Thurman's carriage was ever
rumbling over the road to Camp
Chase, conveying smiling faces,
words of comfort, Injuries and good
les generally. to cheer and buoy up
the sinking spirits of rebels. but new
er crnmb of comfort, that could
learn for our boys in or out OF hos
pital.
Clothing, sweetmeats, unneeded
luxurie, of all kinds, expressed from
rebels in the South to rebels at
Camp Chase, were marked, Care Of
Judge Thurman Why to the care
of Judge Thurman? Yes, why?-
Was it solely because he was born
and raised in the South. and was in
duenced by proud Virginia wife2
Letters to prisoners were filled
with treason, stratagem and spoils,
with plans of escape, conspiracies
to overcome and murder the guards,
fire the cities and escape to neutral
Kentucky. The Governor therefore
all letters to be examined,
aud such to be suppressed. By his
order l examined 1900 of these
letters, and such sentences as the fol
lowing were of common occurrence:
''If you want money, borrow OF
our friend, Judge Thurman.
eff you want anything, call on our
friend, Judge Thurman.
While Thurman, far from the smell
of powder, was rolling in luxury and
rolling his pets in luxury, where was
G eneral Hayes? History answers,
''Gallantly facing the rebel rain OF
grape and canister with his life IN
bis hand and his soul in the work,
to reach some Anderson
Vile, Salisbury, Belle Isle or Libby,
to lead our ghastly, famishing, loyal
boys past the ever varying "Deao
Line" to where
Beneath the starry flag they could breathe
the air agaiE,
If the free land, in their own beloved home"
BOYS in blue! which shall be your
Soldiers, soldiers, fathers, broth
,rs, sons or friends, will you vote for
Thurman and ever raise your heads
n loyal company? Well says Gov
,rnor Tod, "God forbid that ever
oyal soldier should find in high au-
hority at the capital such enemies
If their country and of them as Val
andigham, Thurman, Olds, Pugh &
To-" And all the people shall say
Amen!
But, my friends, those who knew
md voted for Vallandigham will
NOW and vote for Thurman. Those
Who voted for traitor ignorantly,
re past being enlightened on any
Iubject. We can now count their
rote as well as in October. We can
low count their next vote, even if j.
Wilkes Booth should prove to be
live, and should be their next can
iidate. Their vote for State officers
las been singuIarly the same since
1861, when Tod beat Jewett $4,000;
since then it has been once trifie
sbove, and twice trife below VAL