New-York tribune., 1871-06-19


never did not support the war; and today
bless God that not the smell of so much as one drop OF
man %So y into be warn neither viii
quarrel with any one here or elsewhere who gave 10
too, would doubtless have done as they did win my
convictions could not"
Thus much for Mr.. vallandighams opinions on the
questions of the war. They met with universal de-
nuncation; but it is just TO give more extract TO
show not opinions but the personal tenacity and sim
cerity of their holder Mr.. valandigham said, that
holding the convictions he held. 1t would have been
perjury him to have pretended support TO the war
That who is dishonest In politics Is not honest NJ
heart in anything; and sometimes moral cowardce Is
dishonesty. Certainly, Sir, could not doubt
that he must suffer who defy the opinions and the
passions not TO say the madness Of twenty millions OF
people, But appealed TO time and right nobly
hath the avenger answered me-"
During the Spring Of ls63 Mr.. yalandgham's bitter
opposition TO the Government, his outspoken sympathy
with what he held to be the cause OF the state Rights
party and his public addresses in the neghborhood OF his
Ohio home and elsewhere attracted the attention OF the
military authorities, as they had that OF the whole
people of the North He had defeated for Congress-
had ended his term, and was now making Pohueai
speeches in his native state on the 18TH OF April Cen
issued order regarding persons giving ad and cOnor
to the enemy. In this order the following paragraph
:" The habit of declaring sympathes for the enemy will
no longer be tolerated IN TINS Department feIs1hs ,b
view to being tried as above stated las spies or traitors
on the ist Of May Mr vailandigham delivered speech
nj Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. in which he com
authority He called the war wicked, cruel, and un-
necessary and declared that he believed 10 TO be "a war
for the purpose Of crushing liberty and erecting
desposIn - using, also many similar phrases, and
melting the people to inform the mniOns of us1rped
power that they will not submit TO such restrictions on
their liberties those indicated In Gen. Bnrnside's
order. An order at once issued for Mr. Nalandlg
hams arrest and this carried out ON the morning OF
the 5th of May when he was taken from his nome az
Dayton amid intense excitement, conveyed to Cincinnati
assembled on the 9Th of May. He was found
guilty the main points Of the specification, which
charged him with seditious sympathy with the enemy
and was sentenced to confinement in Fort Warren.
But the President commuted this sentence ana sent MN
the Rebel lines He not received by the Rebel
leaders as had been expected however ana Tunns the
there took up ms residence. "he mpilsohed! AT III IN
cnnati, Mr. Vallandgham had issued an address To ms
and during his short stay in the south he avowed his
willingness to take part in the fight ON the side OF dis
union. 49,,
The intense excitement caused by his arrest, which
had eliminated in riot at Dayton, gave great proml-
TO his name in the Democratic ranks; and when
the Convention met 20 nominate democratic canaaae
for Governor Of Ohio, he was unanimously selected
bers party issued from Niagara Falls in which he
accepted the nomination. but again bitterly attacked the
ment are useful as showing the feelings and views with
which he entered upon the camraign that followed
certainly OF the most remarkable Ill our recent pO
"shai there he free speech free press peaccabe as
Ohio Shall the pe6pe hereafter as hitherto have the
right TO discuss and condemn the principles and policy
of the party-he ministIy-the men who for the time
conduct the Government To demand OF fheir public
servants reckoning OF Their stewardship ana TO place
will and pleasure shall Order SO or the Constution
any be arrested by armed soldery at midnight
dragged from wife and child at home TO military pr-
on: thence TO mock military trial; thence condemned
and then banished felon for the exercise of his
Tghtsi This is the ISSUE and noby you have met IT, IL
is the very question Of free, popular government ITSELF
1t is the whole question: upon the one side liberty
upon the other, depotism. The President; as the
Whatever he Wills that law. Constitutions State and
Federal are nothing acts Of tnrR RolRg ondaE the %
Dersede the Constitution, and military commissions
land Nor are these mere idle claims. For two years
and more by arms they have been enforced. IN
9aGs men Who shall doubt the issue Of the
arguments return, therefore with my opinion % and
convictions peace, and my 1ath as 70 ina
results from sound policy and wise statesmahshp not
Mr.. BrOugh nominated against Mr.. yallandiGham
| Intense excitement prevailed throughout the state
| The Indignation which Mr.. vaandgham's course had
here well merited, fOstered in thousand ways
while his own side he found the support OF only
portion Of the Democratic party An address from the
Democratic Convention drew from Mr. Lincoln vind
cation of the Of the Governments ne mad already
addressed similar document 70 the Democrats OF New
York His able statement OF his grounds OF action lent
new interest campaign that even then presented to
of Ohio before, to the defeat of the man
had assaed the Government at the moment OF lts
supreme danger, and the election Mr. Vallandghan
defeated by 100000 majority IL Is Deter 10 pass
rapidly over this part OF MS caree-osslple 10 pam
ate and hard TO cover even with the mantle oi personal
| charity.
This was Mr. Valandgham's last prominent appear
in public and political life until his inauguration OF
the movement known within the last few months as the
| % New Departure. He returned unmoested to Ohio in
the Fall Of 1863 and although still delivering occasional
speeches he took very prominent part in party Affairs
Later be delegate 10 various Democratic C0nyen-
lions among others those which nominated Gen. McCel
Ian IN 1864 and Mr. Seymour in 1868. He pursued his
practiceOf law successfully his cases were prepared
with great thoroughnes and zeal and ne entered with
peculiar enthusiasm into his professional as into his
political work.
and active political life is too fresh III the minds Of the
people TO call for comment The career OF those who
have espOused the principles he embodied in the new
aud widely y-critcsed Democratic platform, IL watched
with keen interest by many who have thought htte OF
the man who led In this changed movement OF the party
One who would have stood among the leading advocates
OF the policy he had framed gone before the storm OF
| preliminary criticism has well passed away.