The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-03-12
From the New York World, Feb. S.
VaIIandighanl.

ment L. Yallandigham has ceased to
be virtue. So long as he einiured
the party only by the discredit
brought upon it by his character, we
remembered that he had been a vic
tim Of al bitFary power, and "passed
his iaperfeetions by" But now
that he has spitefully contributed to
the defeat Of the party, and exults in
his revenge, he has cancelled his claims
TO lenity, and releases us to speak Of
him as we would oIany other avowed
foe. 1t was he who defeated Colonel
Burns in the Eighth Congressional
District Of Ohio, and he glOries in the
achievement. His attachment to the
Democratic party is like thersverence
Of an ancient worshipper Of Isis for
the sacred COW. He dealt her a plen-
tiful vOlley Of curses and kicks when
be found she could not be milked in
pail.
The article from his Dayton mouth
piece discloses clearly enough Mr..
Val!andigham's grievances. He had
a particular grudge against Colonel
Burns, the Democratic candidate, and
o general vengeance to wreak upon
the Democratic party of Ohio, which
has not consented to take this preci-
Gus patriot at his own valuation. Col.
Burns, it seems, did not approve Of
Vallandigham's nomination for Gov
ernor in 1863, when, with his mar
tyr's crown fresh upon his head, be
was so badly defeated. The result Of
that election did no discredit to Col.
Burns political Judgment; for Vallan-
digham was the worst beaten candi-
date that ever ran for an Office. The
great point in his favor was his mar
tyrdom; the great point against him
was his personal character; but the
man proved too heavy load for the
martyr to carry. Had Mr.. Pendle-
ton been the martyr instead of Mr..
Vallandigham, he probably would not
have been elected but he would not
have sunk the party to such immeas-
urable depths in the slough of defeat.
At any rate, there is such a con-
trast in the character Of the two men,
that even the political opponents of
Mr.. PendletOn have always respected
him, while Kallandigham has been COM
monty despised by even his political
yokefeuOws. We are glad that these
two names, which have so often been
coupled to the disadvantage Of Mr..
Pendleton, are at last dissOciated-
The fact that they were both from
Ohio, both Democrats, both in Con-
gress at the same time, and both held
pronounced views on the conduct Of
the war, was unfortunate for Mr.. Pen
dletOn, though it buoyed up his rest
less colleague, always drunk with
"the alcohol Of egotism" Bnt now
Yallandigham has gone over to the
enemy. He gnashes his teeth at Mr..
PendletOn for having Overtopped and
eclipsed him. The representative
of Ohio Democracy will no
longer be classed with his sinister and
rival. There is open ha-
tired and envy on one side, and uncOn-
cealed contempt on the other. But
we are DEPRESSING from Col. Burns
accuses Col Burns of
having desired the nomination of
another Democratic candidate for
Governor to run against him. If it
be true, it shows that Col. Burns had
4 just sense of the mischief which
would ensue from making so odiOus a
nan the Democratic standard bear
IT. ValIandigham was glad of the
ate opportunity to a7enge this at
ront.
But this restless demagogue had a |
more ample store Of this pent-up ven |
yeance against the Democratic party. |
He wanted to be elected United |
States Senator; and the success of his
Judge Thurman, fills him
With rage and envy. When Thur
nan was put in one scale and Val
andigham in the other, it was like
a genuine coin against one
fabricated of base metal. Its lightness
aused it to kick the beam, although
t had passed through the mint of
nartyrdom, and bore a stamp which
would have given currency to a piece
.aving intrinsic value. A counterfeit
DIN is not only a bad thing itself, butt
t brings suspicion and discredit on
he genuine. 1t is time this base
iece were nailed to the counter
udas IscariOt was for a long time toll
rated among the disciples, although
t was known that he had a devil !
at we do not read that the assOeia-
ion was continued after his open CO.
peration with the party Of crucihers.
The defeat in the 9Th district of Ohio
an be very well borne, if it enables
he Democratic party to fling off this
iper.
Vallandigham is an active, restless
Of small caliber, who fan
led that when Burnside's court mar,
.al had banished him beyond the
ebel lines, bis political fortune was
lade. Had he been a man ofcapaci-
Y and solid merit, the Democratic
arty of the whole country, would
ave recognized the claims ola perse-
uted patriot. But persecution can
OF raise man above his natural lev
!. 1t can neither expand a narrow
Intellect, nor give generosity to selfish
carts, nor inspire respect for vulgar
haracter. A man who attends !
Demoeratic conventions, and CRATES
is teeth, and swears he will be
venged on the party if it does not ac-
opt him as its leader, is not very
kelly to win more consideration than
elongs to his talents and virtues
When he so arrogantly blows his own I
nobody feels bound to set 9
nth the claims of modest merit. The
isparity between his pretensions
nd his faculties inspires more or less
sgust in men who would otherwise
3 glad to award him all he can just :
claim; and they are more likely to :
Underestimate than Over-value what :.
so pretensiously thrust forward to I
laIlenge criticism. If Mr.. Vallan- o
CHAM is disappointed politician,
) must thank himself. An acciden-
| circumstance, like the foolish p
under of Gen. Burnside, cannot a
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