Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-02-21
THE DEMOCRATIC QUARREL.
valIandlsham vs.. The New York World.

Inc new IOrk world OF tue DIN inst,
contains the following:
"Thc Democracy Of the Union expect Of
their friends 10 Ohio no tenderness in
dealing with Yallaudigham, who publicly
and privately oxulted over tho defeat Of n
Democratic congressman, which he helped
to procure, and who publicly and privately
at once undertook TO make that defeat a
weapon against 0hios fayorite son, George
II pendleton."
The Democracy Of Ohio expec. the New
York World TO attend to lie own business.
We do not recognize chat paper MS the
mouth piece of tho Democratic party Of
the Union. II the cowardly time serving
aud vensl eounsels OF such papers as the
New York World had not been repudiated
and scorned by the Democracy Of the
Great West in times past, We would have
had no Democratic organization, otbcr than
mere dcmoralizcd banditi bound togeth.
CIR only by the cohesive power Of public
plumber,
We hope the Democratic press Of Ohio
in response TO the exhortation Of the
World In regard 10 tie manner Of dealing
with Mr.. Vsllandigham. will henceforth
show no tenderness in dealing with the
Now ork World, whose base iroachery In
this whole matter is apparent in tho fact
that il is VIGOROUSLY opposed 10 the nom.
inntion of George III. pendleton or any
other Wcsfcra man for the Presidency.
lts purpose is ut once malignant aud
treachorous--to destroy tho influence Of
Vallandigham, aud to defeat the nomina-
ton Of Pendclon --and yet the proprie-
tors of that paper have the eifrontery to
ask support from the Democracy Of Ohio,
and the impotence to tell what IS expect
ed of US.
We can tell the World what the Demo
cracy Of the Union may expect Of us.
They can expect, FIRST Of all-what they
seek Ia vain for in the columns Of the
New York World-unialtering fidelity to
tho principles aud organization Of the
Democratic party. They may expect our
adherence and support ia every effort TO
resloretbe Union under tho Constitution,
and IN oil measures designed 10 protect
the great wealth producing aud laboring
Interests OF the country against the rapacl
y
to live without labor, consume without
producing, and to GIL all public places
without deserving them. They may ex-
pect Of us, at the same time, the rcpudia-
ton Of that whole brood Of cowardly and
yenal tricksters when have no other appre.
citation Of tho Democratic organization
than us a means TO secure the honor aud
emouments Of Office, and the plumber Of
partial legislation.
IL II shall unfortunately become APP.
parent to the Democracy Of Ohio and Of
the West, that the principles for which we
have struggled are to be betrayed, aud
tho men who have been faithful TO them
repudiated; il tho vital interests Of this,
the seat Of American Empire, are TO he
sacrificed to the rapaeiIy and exaclions Of
those who wish TO administer the Govern
ment in the interests of class. and not Of
tho people, it may us well be. understood
first rs last that the Democratic party in
the West will not lend itself TO the accom-.
plishment Of such purposes.
The World claims that Mr.. Nallandig.
ham helped to procure the defeat Of Colo
mel Burns. This is false-it is as
false as il would have been had
Mr.. Vallandigham been 10 Fort
Warren. where Colonel Burns and the
New York World would have been glad to
have had Lincoln send him in 1868
Colonel Burns was asking the support Of
Democrats who voted for Brough-aud
who felt disappointed, moreover, that
h. xutf al.
Colonel Burns and The New York World
had just succeeded 10 defeating yallandig.
ham for United States Senator in place of
Ben Wade. who had been denouncing him
all over Ohio, ut the preceding election, as
q convicted traitor aud an aspirant for his
place. The Democrats Of Colonel Burns
District, however, like true Democrats else
where. came to his support maniully as the
regular nominated candidate Of the Dem
ocralic Convention; unlike Colonel Burns,
however, in the Gubernatorial campaign of
1868, which did more to vindicate the
pluck and manhood Of the Democratic
party than any election that ever trauspired
in the United States.
Besides all this, Gen. Beatty fsnked
Gen. Burns on the bond question: ques-
ton upon which the New York World
affects total blindness in looking to the
causes of Col. Burns defeat, and in its
anxiety to implicate Mr.. Vallandig ham's
active completely.
But again-the World patronizingly
speaks of Mr.. PeDdleton as Ohio s favorite
son-and yet there is not a man anywhere
In tho lrnitad Stntas tho World l. ,,ora
anxious to defeat for the Presidential nom-
nation than George IL. Pendleton. With
sinister and treacherous purpose it stabs
Yallandigham that il may destroy Pendle-
ton.
1t remains to be seen whether this ami
able and manly system Of tactics is to
prove successful. ~
Now word as to Mr.. Vallandigham
The New York World is no doubt we'll
acquainted with Mr. Vallandigham's pub
lie history and antecedents.
Its editor is probably not acquainted
with him personally, otherwise he would
not have spoken Of him as vulgar poll
tician." There are few men in public life
who devote more time TO systematic study
and intellectual pursuits than Mr.. Vallan-
digham. lie is not only an able lawyer,
good classical scholar, q well read historian,
but he is thoroughly acquainted with the
political history Of this country, and the
current politics OF the world. lie has had
4 large experience 10 public affairs. His
utterances upon public questions have al
ways commanded great attention, aud how