The Van Buren press., 1868-12-01
A Prophecy-Graut to Turn Democrat
In a speech at Crcstline, Ohio, a week
or two ago, Mr.. Vallandigham said:


or two ago, Mr.. vallandigham said:
Now, my Republican friends. l have
not said anything against Gen, Grant III
this campaign. | have not done it for 9
purpose. If he is fl - be President
long before his term expires | will be
found supporting him, honestly and cor
dially, against the leaders OF the party
which expects to elect him in Noyember,
[loud cheers And yon viii have no
right to cry out Traitor against him
you will have no light to talk about his
Tylerizing, or his FHlmoreizing, or his
Johnsonizing you. You nominated him
in Chicago you put platform--a some
thing called platform Into his hand
you asked him for an acceptance of it.
and he accepted, and dare say he would
have accepted the Democratic nomina-
ton, too. Laughter.
But he took care in his letter ofaccept
ance to say that he would not proclaim
any policy, He did not consider 1t ad
visabIe to do 50 in advance Of the cleo
tonic say what he would do when he
was elected Now, pray you TO remem'
Der that told you Oh this 10Th Of Octo
Der, that Gen Giant will reject the mad
fanatical, revolutionary Radical leaders
Of the organization which put him for.
ward, IL he proves true to the Constitu
ton and the Union Of our fathers. Loud
cheers If he will restore to this Gov
eminent its harmony, and give back to
the people their rights, North and South
/ will be found among his cordial sup
porters, because ! viii be found in oppo.
sition to the Radical party.
WHY will he be in antagonism to The
Republican partyf Because he viii bt
in antsgonism to their unjust measures
But remember, my Republican friends
YOU are clccting him with your eyes open
When YOU OLD Wings elected / !, Ter there
was nothing said about what he would do
You expected him to be committel To the
policy Of the Wing party. Wh'n yon Ell
evatcd Fillmore he was no Democrat, bal
in four months after his election his c 'icl
reliance was upon the Democratic party
50 when y0d dominated johns lu, WlieA
you lid because he was Southern man.
daughter Yes, you did YOU dill not
know even whether he belonged TO thg
Ku KIux or not, lLoad l4ughtcf But
he lived dowa South, and you siultet the
odor OF nationality about youi Vict
President You wanted a Southern nian
tina, it might Introduce little leaven into
your Northern body. You found Andrew
johnson. aud you knew lac had been .
Democrat; and you knew he loved tho
Democrats so mach that Republicans and
Wings had before time denounced him as
a deInagogue-which is another thing
from Democrat, and YOU elected him
! did not vote for him, because my SUI
frage was for an honest son Of Ohio
George H. Pendleton. Cheers
You made Andrew Johnson Wee Pres
ident, aud some one says that God AL
mighty made him Prcsident--and 1t Is
not for me to settle disputes Of that kind
i leave 1t to those who may have timl
to discuss it--but just as johnson has re-
fused to followyour Radical projects, anc
as you have denounced him. just as sure
" will you be denouncing Grant ON tn
18th OF October, 1863, il he shall b,
elected President And then, too, W,
shall have the satisfaction OF saying tina
we did not elect him. tu.. I'D