The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-08
ValIandigham Interviewed.

j A special correspondent of the Cincinnati CONNIE,
cial has interviewed Mr.. Vallandigham, and reports
follows:
The reporter heard Vallandigham arguing a case L
the Dayton court house. He sent him note askin
to see him. Reaching the lobby, the following con
II versation took place.
Reporter-Mr. Vallandighan, am the writer 0
the note which was Just handed to yon in the court
1 and beg pardon for molestng you.
= Mr.. Valandgham-No trouble at all, assure YOU
am very busy to-day, and could not afford you thu
interview which you ask before o'clock to night. Blu
have not paid attention to politics since the last Pres
identia campaign. do not read the newspapers much
and therefore know very little of what is going
/ Reporter-Dd you take any part in the last Demo
cratic convention at Columbuss
Mr.. yallandigham-No none.
Reporter understood you were OIL the floor Of
| the convention
Mr.. Vallandigham-Yes, / was there. happened
to be in Columbus the time and attended sitting
of the convention.
Reporter-Did you favor the nomination OF Mr.
Pendleton?
Mr.. Vallandigham-Ce Certainly did / think Mr.
Pendleton a very able man. He would have received
an unanimous vote but he teegraphed that he would
not accept the nomination.
| At this iunctnre began walking down the street
! in the direction Of his office.
Reporter-Don't you think that defeat in the pres
ent campaign will be preudiclal to his future interests
| Mr. Vallandigham-No, not all. It will not hurt
him any, even if he is defeated.
Reporter-Do yon intend to participate in this can.
VASE
Mr. Vallandigham-I will support Mr. Pendleton,
Of course; but my support will only be OF private
nature. viii not be able to take the stump. might
make speech here the evening before the election
but nothing more. l am devoting myself exclusively
to the practice OF my profession. have to depend
upon that for livelihood, and cannot neglect it.
Reporter-Do you propose retiring from political
life altogether
Wall, a,,4l,,
not. But think that experiencing transit
ton in politics, when it is better to keep quiet and
look This is the safest course to pnrsue nova.
days.
Reporter-Will the Democrats succeed in this cam
pagn? s-s=
Mr. Vaandgha AT present cannot state
whether it will be successful not 1t is rather too
early yet will be able to tell better little later
think it will be very close.
Reporter-And what opinion do you entertain of
the course that Mr. Adams suggests to the Democratic
party with respect to negro suffrage and the dispos
ton that should be made of what be calls its old
Bourbon leaders, Z"
Mr. Vaandg CHAM oh, that is all very we'll Some
OF his opinions meet my concurrence; others do not.
One especially does not He says that the Democratic
party in order to be successful in the future ought to
drop such Of its old leaders are men of obsolete
ideas. That is what he calls them. If he means by
that those who strenuously battled against the
despotism of Lincoln, and who stood sannchly by the
Democratic party in the darkest hours of its history
he most egregiousy Those answering and tried
adherens of the Democratic faith ought not to be cast
to one side when the hour of danger is over.
While the above conversation was carried on, we
had kept walking slowly up the street which his Of
fee is situated. When came opposite the entrance
two gentlemen approached and sgnifed to Mr.. Val
landigham that they had important business to trans
act. Not desiring to be in the way our reporter said
If should call at o'clock tonight Mr. ValIandig-
ham, will you be at leisure then, and accord me an in
terview?"
Mr.. Vallandigham-No sir; l would rather not 1
would prefer to be silent political matters Ash
said before, / am not sufficiently posted I am in.
debted to the Sun for defending against an attack
by the World. This paper, in describing me as ap-
peared when ! read Mr.. PendIeton's letter Of with
drawal, in the Tammany Hall Convention, said that
was dressed like vagabond acted like a loafer and
was man without any manners The Sun proved the
of the Worlds report
He again reiterated his regrets at being unable to
accommodate us. We asked him if he had any objec-
ton to our coming to see him when that s transition
skins the clouds away from the political horizon
g None whatever" he laughngly replied; 81 shall
not disappont you then; goodbye"
And shaking US warmly by the hand, he went into
his Office.