Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-02-20
The New York World Gives
ValiandigIiam q Basfing.

From the New York World February 81
The forbearance heretofore practiced by
the Democratic press toward Clement l..
Vallandigham has ceased TO be virtue.
So long as he injured the party only by the
discredit brought upon it by his character,
we remembered that he had been the victim
of arbitrary power, and passed his imper-
fections by But now that le has spite
fully contributed to the defeat of the party,
and exulls in his revenge, he has cancelled
his claims to lenity, aud releases us 10
speak of him as we would Of any other
avowed foe. 1t was he that defeated Col
onel Burns in the Eighth Congressional
District of Ohio, and he glories in the
achievement. The article from the Dayton
Ledger, which we copy in another place,
is attributed, and We doubt not justly at
tributed tc the pen of Vallandighaia but
we have seen more direct evidence Of his
reycngeful exultaiion over the Democratic
losses in that district, His attachment TO
the Democratic party is like the reverence
Of the ancient wcrshippers of ISIS for the
sacred COW. He dealt her plentiful volley
of curses and kicks when he found she
could not be MIXED into his pail.
The article from his Dayton mouihpiece
discloses clearly enough Mr.. NGilandig-
hams grievances. lie had particular
grudge against Colonel Burns, the Demo
cratic candidate, and a general vengeance
TO wreak upon the Democratic party of
Ohio, which has not consented to take this
precious patriot al his own valuation.
Colonel Burns, il seems, did not approve of
Vallandigham's nomination for Governor
In 1868, when, with his martyrs crown fresh
upon his head, he was SO badly defeated.
Tho toctnlf ,.f 1o .,ians,o, 1;l 1taora.1st =
to Colonel Burns political judgment, for
Vallandigham was the worst beaten candi-
date that ever ran fer an office. The great
point in his favor was his martrydom the
gre 1t point against him was his personal
character; but the man proved too heavy
a load for TIE martyr TO carry. Had Mr.
Pendlcton been the martyr. instead of Mr.
Nallandighain, he probably would not have
been elected but he could not have sunk
the party 10 such immeasurahle depths In
the slough uf defeat. At any rate, there is
such contrast in the characters of the two
men that even the political opponents of
Mr.. Pendieton have always respected him,
while Vallandigham has commonly been
despised even by his political yoke fellows.
We are glad that these two names. which
have so often hceii coupled to the disad-
vantage Of Mr. Pendleton, are a; last disso-
ciated. The fact that they are both from
Ohio, both Democrats, both in Congress at
the same lime, and both held pronounced
views on the conduct of the war, was un-
fortunate for Mr.. Pendleton, though it
buoyed up his restless colleague, always
drunk with the ''alcohol of egotism." But
now, Vellandiglam has gone over to the
enemy. lie gnashee his teeth at Pendleton
for having oXerioppcd and eclipsed him.
The representative statesman of the Ohio
Democracy will no longer be classed with
hi. sinister and treacherous rival. There is
open hatred and envy on one side, and ur-
concealed contempt on the other. Bat we
are DEPRESSING from COlouel Burns. Val
landigham sccAscs Colonel Burns of having
desired the nomination of another Demo
cratic candidate for Governor to run against
him. If this be- true, il shows that Colonel
Burns had just sense of the mischief
which would ensue from making go odiogs
mar the Democratic standard bearer.
Va.laDdigham was glad Of the late oppor-
tuni;y To avenge this affroni.
But this reckless demagcgue had a more
ample store of pentup vengeance against
the Democratic party. lie wanted to be
elected United States Senator; and the
success of his competitor, Judge Thurman,
fills him with rage and envy. When Thur
man was put in one scale and Vallandig-
ham in the other, il was like weighing a
genuine coin against one fabricated of base
metal. Its lightness caused il to kick the
beam, although it had passed through the
mint of martrydom and bore stamp which
would have given currency 10 piece hav
ing intrinsic value. a counterfeit coin is
not only bad thing in itself, but it brings
suspicion and discredit upon the genuine.
1t is time this base piece were nailed to
the counter. Judas Iscariot was for long
time tolerated among the disciples, although
II was known that he had devil: but we
do not read that the association was con-
tinued after his oper CO operation with the
party of crucifiers. The defeat in the
Eighth District of Ohio can be borne if ii
enables the Democratic party to fling off
this viper.
Vallandigham is an active, restless poll
tician of small calibre, who fancied that
when Burnsides court martial had banished
him beyond the rebel lines. his political
fortune was made. Had he been a man of
and solid merit, the Democratic
party of the country would lave recognized
the claims of prosecuted patriot. But
cannot raise man abJte his
natural level. 1t Can neither expand a
narrow intellect, nor give generosity to
selfish heart, nor inspire respect for vul
gar character. a man who attends Demo
cratic conventions and CRATES his teeth and
swears he will be revenged on the party if
il does not accept him as its leader, is not
very likely to win more consideration than
belongs 10 his talents and virtues. When
lie so srroganily blows his own trumpet,
nobody feels bound 10 set forth the claims of
modest merit. The dispreportion between
his pretentions and his faculties inspires
more or less disgust in men who would be
glad to award him all he can justly claim
and they are more likely TO underestimate
than overvalue what is so preientiously
thrust forward to challenge criticism. If
Mr.. Vallandgham is az disappointed poll
tician, he must thank himself An acci-
dental circumstance, like the foolish blum
der of General Burnside, cannot make a
man seven feet high il nature has formed
him only FIVE feet nine mol. can Il give any
hight 10 his intellect and char
acter. 1t can no more make c Seymour, or
a Pendleton of Vallan6Igham, ian banish-
ing a pugnacious cock from his native
dunghill can give aim the flight or the eye
of an eagle. II the returned cock flaps his
wings and insists that his proper station is
10 the clouds, we do not exactly see how il
is i'm the power of his fellow birds to place
him there If he falls foul efthem with his
spurs for their refusal, we do net know
what they can do better than To spread
their light pinions and leave him on his
dunghilL.
A bill is before the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature making it unlawful for any railroad
company In thatsState to warm its cars with