The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-19
From the Dayton Ledger ]
VallaDdIgbam's Policy,

when Roseerans and the other
Generals commanding, and the boys
in blue were at the front, fighting
rebels and crushing the rebellion, and
the people at home were sustaining
them by furnishing men and money,
though keenly conscious of the awful
waste of war, Vallandigham was
pr0phesying a reaction that would
hurl the war party from power. He
saw a great reaction and a great here
after. The reaction that places Rose
Grams before the people of Ohio as a
Democratic candidate for Governor, is
not that reaction. Gin OnlB1ercial.
But the reaction and the great here
after prophesied did come. 1t came
in 1862, but It's fruits were thrown
away by false friends It promised
glorious coming in 1864 and 1866, but
each time again it was lost through
the same instrumentality. In 1867 it
came at last in full and with might
and power, and it swept the United
States. Beginning with Connecticut,
the Peace Copperhead Democracy, 3"
without yielding an inch, gained VIC
tory upon victory all over the country !;
and the Presidency, with the future
control of the country, was assured to
them. But IN the very hour OF tri-
umph, the cry of policy, we must
silence and conciliate Republicans, =
we must not forward odious men, :"
went up In every quarter from the
| timid, the selfish aud the treacherous
OF the Democratic party-the men
who had been half for war and halt
for peace-the men who pretended
to approve of the war, but de-
nounced at every step the only
means through which it could
| have been made successful as a
military enterprise; and all this for
/ the purpose of putting the Democra-
tic organization and the spoils of the
office into the hands of these very
men, by excluding and supervising
the live men of the par, who had
openly and honestly opposed the war
upon the fundamental principles of
the old Federal Republic. From that
hour the shadow on the dial of Dem
ocratic victories went back. Betrayal
incapacity, vacillation, inaction aud
mismanagement marked every step,
till the splendid triumphs of 1867
| vanished into thin air, and the Repub-
4 $1,000 EyeAAbJ AOA t1S AG4O III AALAOTt
every State After this there could
be no hope of any more Democratic
victories, pure and simple. The Dem
Ocratic leaders no longer could trust
each other, and the masses of the
Democracy no longer had confidence
| In their leaders. Experience had
proved that there could be no success
to the party, except through the au-
dacious, and therefore obnoxious,
men of the party: and to such men
| success meant an order to the
rear to guard the hospitals and
the baggage Nothing remained
therefore, but to accept the sit
uatIon aud turn it to some ac-
count. n policy" l0ds a good thing,
tohy not 90 far enough to make IL dUajl
somethiRg2 II Republicans l0ere to
be siLeRced and cOnciliated, aOhy not
do a e6ectuGily? If "odious me
l0ere to De set back and suppressed far
that purpose, aCdS Il either fIir. inst,
or profitable to do Il IN fdUOr Of gqeg.
l0ho l0ere .jHSt as bad, 6ut not as
bold, oS hey-n,en l0hO, L1ckjnq the
courage 10 SpeaE ont and act ont theiy
sentiments and purposes, acre n I inst
as o6nOriOltS 10 Republicans as Peace
men and CopperheddS," without com.
handing the same fear and respect,
and incapable Of gaining, using, OF