Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-09-09
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Pendleton's course during the war,
which we propose to gise to our read
ers from time to- time, and to which we
ask the earnest attention ofeyery vo-
ter of Gallia county Aman, 50 promi-
nent in public life as Mr.. Pendleton has
been, and is now, can only be judged
by his public acts and utterances. By
his acts and utterances the people will
judge the man.
In 1868, Mr. Vallandingham was ar
rested, tried and convicted, on charges
but little less than treason. and by
President Lincoln sent South through
Gen. Rosecrans' lines. The verdict of
the people then was, served him right.
The Democratic party, to show their
hate and contempt for the government
and its soldiers, and hoping indirectly
to bring on a conflict of arms between
the National Government, at whose
head was Abraham Lincoln, of blessed
memory. ,nominated G. L. yallandino-
ham q ;over.5,r, Of oh;o.,z
The Democratic State Convention,
that dominated yallandingham,z ap-
pointed COMMITTEES. Of as;ineteen, repre-
seutiae eash Conrrass;opal district tn
s,y..m,.ra en- Txsas,..l a:.:o.
= =. 8. - = J = 80 '.
81 reiesS q tpeIf a'e' ne most
proulQe1t man on that committee was
George Fl. Pendleton. The demand
~ - ,,sde;s,,d ,afr I.;s,fle =, ms renlv
- sha .ooth of J.na faes s,.t;a :.
: a. "a ,1sn o1
llls lac's ''a ~ ING case sd'o 70 mr. zen
dlefoH and his friends: a., ~.
With all this before shsir eyes the
consenIion you represent hage nomi-
mated Mr.. Vallandingham far Cover
nor of Ohio. You omit to state that in
your opinion an army is coastitution-
|sl means of saring the Union against
"a rebellion or even to- intimate that
you are conscious ofan existing rebel
hon being in progress, with the avow-
ed purpose Of destroying that very
Union. tx
AT The same time your nominee for
Governor in whose behalf you appeal, |
is knoEn te.yo1 and to the world to de-
clare against the use of an army to
suppress the rebellion. = qa- -1 |
''Your own attitude, therefore, en-
couragess desertion, resistance to the
draft and the like, because it teaches
those who incline to desert and to es-
cape the draft to believe that is is your
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 a substantial hope,
and, by consequence, a real strength
of the enemy.
81 send you duplicates of this letter,
in order that you or majority of you, |
may, if you choose, indorse your
names upon one of them, and return it
thus endorsed to me, with the under
standing that those signing are thereby
committed to the following propositions,
ana 70 T moInlhg else' :.
tbo Un;toJ Stotss " tha nh;aot .nJ ton
dencv of which is to DESTROY the Ma.
tional Union; and that in your opinion
an army and navy are constitutional
means .ao T 1ui supPlesslIg 'ha' reoeiiioh :,
thing which in his own ;udament vii
tend to hinder the increase or favor
the decrease, or lessen the efficiency of
the army or navy while engaged IN
'n' '-oi' " suppress 'h"' ieoeiiioh'
"a That e.ch Of Won u;,l n his
sphere, do all he can to have the Off
GERS, soldiers and seamen of the army
anu navy winnie engaged IN tne enort
" Ia uppess f1 ene ieDe,nU", PAU % ieu;
sunnorted ), - =
III.
And he promised that their compli.
ance should operate the release of their
canoioate.
we ASK every reader Oh tne 10@'nat
" careluiiy reao over ana over again
'nsse 'hfee pfoposlIlons OF Inc great
anu gooo Mr. Llneoin' ana ask himselI'
II '''e,e is q singie sentence IN el'her
one one 0. % .he 'hree 'na' is unlair or tnat a
'fue iiiehu oi MS country a fArRior'
~ouia no. eneeriuily endorse!
Did Mr fendieeoh accept them!
Let US see' he hastehed over TO New
ork CITY TO consult his friends and
! n THE LIBERAL OFFER OF THE
MARTYR PRESIDENT
Inns was during the darkest days OF
our civil war, when every patriot heart
Il fnn AsAE. I1 a