The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-08
Political Record.

in the Democratic camp,
,ithout any serious conviction con
erning the true nature Of the Union
,etwcen the StaJcs. The people OF
he South have entirely misunderstood
lin, which is not ut all surprising.
ince it is doubtful if he understood
He Is q scholar, q gentle
nan and orator, but he is not and never
las been a Democrat Of the Jeiforso-
nian school orpolitics. Yet he obtain
ed his popularity in Ohio, and else
where because i. vas believed that he
a sincere as well as an able adhe
rent Of that school OF Democracy. bnt
that was not the ground OF his arrest
and punishment. lie was arrested DC
cause h. wGs considered an able and Il
dangerous opponcnt~onc VINO might
get az an insurrection i! It promised to
make him its chief. His sympathles
were with the South, but, first and last,
he was for himself, and against every
body who was not an alherent.
In 1856, he was on the wrong sIde
in the tlial Of certain cases, known II
Ohio MS the "Clark county cases. and
made q speech unfolding Federal pow
err. In that speech he occupied Tie
extremely shallow Wing ground OF a
"dividcd sovereignty In 1866 he had
made 80 little advance in the scientific
theory of the Federal Union that he
tried to be Il delegate to the illIadel
plia convention. but was uncelmonI-
ously kicked cut of it for his supposed
secession proclivitics. II he had 90.
tanned II seat in that body, lie would
have made himself its ruling spirit OF
else divided the convention.
That convention, composed OF sucl
rabba as Doolittle, Blair, Seward
Weed and Raymond, held, in the lace
of the plainest recorded facts, and II
contradiction to imperative io9lc, Una
the United States is q nation, Of which
the integers are not States at ALL ou
districts. II was into such Il bodN
that Vallandigham "as anxious to thru
himself. lie was called upon by a
least one journal in Ohio to dl8ela'n
the imperialism Of that convention, DN
he never did disclaim It publicly.
When the war was pending he de-
clarcd publicly that before the Nation
alists could march 4 hostile army int
the South they would have to pass owe
his and the prostrat3 bodies OF TIVE
hundred thousand Ohio Democrats
The wal came, and hostile armies III
yaded the South without meeting an.
armed resistance from Mr.. VaIlannlg
ham. After his return from exile II
the South, and while he was yet
Canada, he was chosen Grand Con
mapdcr-in Chief Of the Sons OF Libci
", because he was believed TO he Irlenc
" to its secret design, but when til
crisis came. the time for action, II
abandoned the organization and it wc'
to pieces for want Of Il suitable Gran
Commander.
lie was on his way to Pennsyivani'
to take part in the canvass there, Whe
he first read MrClcllan's letter accep
ing the Democratic nomination 10 III
Presidency, but kicking over the. pla
form and debating Il Of his o"
composition. Mr.. Vallandigham +
t turned at once to Ohio, without keel
. ing his appointment in PennsyIvanl
; and, from Columbus, Ohio, had inYlt
tons sent over the State to the sol
Democrats, inviting them to aas9mb
at Columbus to take measures to put
Democrat in nomination for the Pre-:
dency. Quite II number of the mo
reliable and intelligent of Ohio Dem
Gratis responded to this call. But t
| movement made q noise abroad, a
Z. SOON the policy tIimme:s were there
prevent any action BY some hocu
pocus 4 number of them got into t
private conference, and when a 70
was taken upon the question Of issnii
a call for 4 convention Of the States
was a tie. Mr.. Vallandigham W
i chairman and had the deciding vote
j. the case. What did he do but cast
$ against the movement he himself b
inauguiated!
k From that day to this he has Il
been considered n Democrat Of t
State rights school He advanc
but one step further, and his departu
Z lands him entirely beyond the pale
+ the Democratic church. 1t is not st
prisiug he took it. Tho STATE Rigt
. Democrats were the only true polite
: friends he had in Ohio, and they dro.
ped hlu. five years ago. He has be
watching political currents ever sin
TO see an opportunity. by some NJ
sensation, to rise to some lcalcrshi
His late performance is the die upC