The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-09-30


dIeton was too prudent to comoout as
boldly as Vallandigham, bat he was
really the more able and dangerous of
the two. Let every loyal man read
the following true history, and again
admire the acute and mastery man
nor in which the incorruptible patriot,
Lincoln, bafled Pendleton and his al
lies, who sought to release their friend
Vallandigham, from the just penalty
( Of his treason. Nothing in the admin
istration Of our martyred President,
gives stronger proofof his great
practical wisdom and shrewd knowl-
edge Of human nature, than his course
on this occasion, and nothing could
more plainly prove the disloyalty Of
Pendleton than his refusal to subscribe
to the propositions submitted to him
! by Mr.. Lincoln, as the conditions on
which VaIlandigham would be re-
leased.
Are the loyal men of Ohio willing
to SEQ such man as this elevated to
the position Of Governor Of Ohio-to
fill the place once honored by the pa
triotic Brough and Tod2 Never I
Never
But here IS the extract from Mr..
IStevenson's speech:
In 1863, while he was yet in Con
gress, The Northern Peace Democracy,
encouraged by the result Of the cleo
tious, and by disasters in the field,
were plotting rebellion against the
eOnscription; organizing Knights of
the Golden Circle, and actually resist
ing the Government, even to the
shedding Of blood. Mr.. Yallandig-
ham, becoming conspicuous in these
proceedings, was arrested, tried and
convicted, and the Democratic party
nominated him for Governor Of Ohio.
a committee Of nineteen, representing
each Congressional District, was ap-
pointed to make demand of Mr.. Lin
coin for the rolease CT ftheir candidate.
Mr. Pendleton WAS the most promi-
nent man on the committee. They
went to Washington, called upon Mr..
Lincoln, read him an address demand
ing the release Of Mr.. Vallandigbam.
On the 29th of June, 1863, Mr.. Lin
coin answered them, and after mildly
stating the facts, he said to Mr.. Pen
dleton and his friends:
With all this before their eyes the
convention you represent have nomi-
mated Mr.. Yallandigham for Governor
of Ohio. You omit to state that in
your opinion an army isa constitu-
tioual means Of saving the Union
against a rebellion, or even to intimate
that you are conscious of an existing
rebellion being in progress, with the
avowed purpose Of destroying that
very Union.
"At the samo time yOur nominee
for Governor, 10 whose behalf you ap-
peal, is known TO you and to thel
world to.declaFe against the use of an I
army to suppress the rebellion.
"YOur own attitude, therefore, en-
cOurages desertion, resistance TO thei
draft and She like, because it teaches
those who incline to desertanl to es-
cape the draft to boiieve that il is yourI
purpose to protect them, and to hope |
that you will become strong enough to !
do so.
81 assure You that both friends and :
enemies Of the Union look upon it in
this light. 1t is substantial hope, |
and, by consequence, real strength !
to the enemy.
81 send you duplicates Of this letter,
in order that you, OF minority Of you,
may, ifyou choose, indorse your names
upon one of them, and return it thus
indorscd to me, with the understand
ing that those signing are thereby
committed to the following proposi- /
lions, and to nothing else:
"1 That there is rebellion now in s
the United States, the object and ten
iency of which is to destroy the Ma
-ional Union; and that in your opin-
on an army and navy are constitu-
-ional means tor suppressing the re-
Delliou.
80. That no one Of you will do any
hing which, in his own Judgment, \
will tend to hinder the increase or ia
7or the decrease, or lessen the efficien-
y Of the army or navy, while engag-
ID in the effort to suppress that rebel
ion; and
"3. That each Of you will, in his
phero, do all he can to have the Off
.ers, soldiers and seamen of the army
md navy, while engaged in the effort
o suppress the rebellion, paid, fed,
lad, and otherwise well provided and |
a-a
And he promised that their compli-
nee should operate the release of .
heir candidate. h
he REFLECTS IT. Had.
This liberal proposition puzzled Mr.. j