Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-02-14
WHOLE NO. 800.
THE OHIO DEMOCRACY.
A Split Among the Faithful Manifesto
from vaIIandigham.

The Dayton Ledger (Vallandigham
organ) has the following article 10 its issu
Of January 2Gth:
4 Col. Barnabas Barns has been beater
for Representative in Congress, from tn
Eighth District, by majority Of 829,
Republican gain since October, Vi 5S2.
This is the frst gun Of The Presiden ria
campaign Of 1868, aud indicates Hepub
licah majority next fail. 10 Ohio. of frou
twelve TO twenty thousand Deplorng rh,
csuses which arrested the tide of Delnt erat
victory in this State, and trusting that the
day may come some time, when politician,
will learn that the people ,oW hsve ihei
own way somehow or other, in This coun
try; and that they demands,ron- add hon
est, and earnest men ana me4hte.; enc
that the true secret Of political success /
direct antagonism, and not fighting shy,
commonly called policy" We shall labcl
zealously to avert the calamity. The resu
in the Eighth District has, too, most i'm
portant bearing on The Presidential Domi
nation in the Democratic party.
In the above several aspects it is sug-
gestive, and We propose to comment upon
1t accordingly, in plain. but we'll consider
ed terms. After the disastrous policy
defeat of 1866, campaign ia which the
exclusion of Vallandigham was to be she
sure pledge Of yictory-we go no further
back at present-thc true men Of the Ohio
Democracy determined to start afresh on
the old Democratic line, and begin by
holding the Stare Convention on the time.
honored Eighth of January: The propo-
stion met with bitter hostility from the
policy men of that day, and they came
TO Columbus On the 9Th Of November
1866, and into the conference, fully organ.
lied and determined to defeat il. Yet al
ter long and excited debate, one by one
they retired, leaving the field to the sound
and bold men OF the party; only one vote
being cast against the Eighth, and that by
gentleman who is now delegate ut lare Z
to the Presidential Convention.
The State Convention met on the Slh OF
January, 1867; perhaps the soundest Con
yention ever assembled in Ohio; out Of tic
three hundred and odd estate Sovereign
ty' or "Corry men" so-called, sixty-seven
were members Of it. Mr.. Cory was him
self delegate from Hamilton county.
and Nallandigham, the "odious," was
Chairman oftae Committee on Resolution
OF Cary men" there were none, that
animal being as yet only "in posse" as the
lawyers say, aud very few Of those who
composed the recent State Convention
were present. Many believed the Demo
cratic party TO be dead" and were not
even willing to contribute TO the expenses
OF its funeral, nor to attend it, nor eseu TO
partake of the funeral baked meats. One
of them, now also delegate at large, act.
ed, no doubt, upon bis deeIars,ion, made
on the 9Th of August. 1861, during the
war, that 1T was no time 10 be holding
Democratic Coveniions" But there were
many who thought that the party was not
dead, but only slept; that cowardce and
want Of energy in the leaders" so called,
had affected it with polite syneope Of
the heart; aud that all it needed for yitali.
ty and victory was the energzing influence
OF the honesty aud courage Of the Demo
cratic masses, aud accordingly upon prin.
ciple, to a larger extent than ever before,
If indeed, not fully, the Democratic party
went into the campaign. The organization
aud committees were in the hands of those
who then made a boast that they were
among the "sound men" of the party, aud
efficient work was done accordingly. The
Democratic masses were stirred up; aud
the "odious" Vallandigham went every.
where, with immense audiences, largely
Republican. to greet him, aud "injured
the purity" by contributing bis full share
to the large Democratic gains wherever he
went, aud we'll understood by all to be
candidate for the United States Senate.
After a most enthusiastic, straight haired,
straight forward, honest, "square toed'
fight, the Republican majority in the
policy" year 1866, Of 1900 was re-
dueed to 2,@09 on Governor, aud Demo
cratic Legislature elected,
1t was emphatically victory of the
Democratic masses, because the hearts VI
the people were in it. But no sooner was
the election over, than for a particular
purpose, the cry went forth from certain
class of men all over the State, I'VE must
now look to policy We must be careful
to consult the prejudices of the Repubi.
cans aud Conservatives we must not
drive Off the new converts; we need naore
Bcpublican voters; the slection of Vallan-
digham as Senator will 'injure the party;
we must take some less obnoxious man"
Through the machinery of the State Cen
tral and Executive Committees the work
was accordingly done. The Democratic
members Of the Legislature we industli
ously stuffed with the idea Of f'pciicy, and
that the entire success Of tho Democracy
in Ohio and elsewhere. in 1868, depended
on the defeat of that "pcstiferous fellow
Vallandigham. The Convention of the
Sth Of January, 1858, was attended by
men, some of whom never before lact IN 4
Democratic Convention, aud by others who
had been absent during the twelve years
OF Democratic defeat, but who now turned
up like vultures aud eormorants lowering
over the spoils. 1T this Convention.
through the basest Of treachery, the entire
control Of the Democratic organization
was handed over bodily. upon certain con.
ditions, relating to certain nominations
for higher places, TO the meu who in 1868
in tho great battle for free speech, free
ballot, refssod 70 support the Dcmecratic
nomination for Governor that year. From
President of the Convention down to mi
nor oaicers and chairmen Of committees,
nearly every man wAo sgured conspicuous
ly in that body, was one apparently selec
tad hp-auea he had eifhar reffrsed tn sun-