Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-09-28

SuincO tiisit ILLS iudtle ItltH q AS HlluS Ilstil
according to the code of honor, while, in
fact it proclaimed that he had received
cause and was taking satisfaction in foul
words. proceeding which put him out
side the code. He affected to refer to such
persons afterward as men he could not
| notice, because he had fnsulted them and
they had not demanded satisfaction, while
according TO the'code he had only posted
his own default: Tius e thought to OBJ
tain the reputation of a fire eater on terms
that would avoid all personal risk.
| Eulogies of Vallandigham, by Demo
| cratic campaign orators whom he regard
ed as standing in his way, are exceedingly
cheap now that hc is out of the way We
presume that every one takes them at their
true value What has his public life amt.
all his cultivation Of oratory left on rec
ord that can bear testimony to a useful
life He has left an odor Of bitterness
and of monstrous evil -mindedness in
vituperation and accusation. That is al
that his lifelong pursuit Of HE superficial
part Of oratoEy has left in the public mind
In the vital struggle Of the nation hc tried
| 10 promote its dissolution hy all the ac-
cusations against the motives and acts OF
the government that a mind which had
| sounded the depths of evil imaginings
could conceive. The result proved him 4
false aocuser. If he believed what he
charged, his belief only condemns the
monstrous dcpravity OF bis own mind.
What idea of craftsmanship has his
whole public lie left on record: Who
can mention one? He once published a
book called "Vallandi.hanl's Record =
Its design was to show that he had con-
sistently propheSicd tie success Of seces-
sion, and opposed every measure for the
national defense. He circulated this and
thrust forward my record" en- all o2ca-
slons, 50 long as the national cause looked
gloomy. " hen success showed that its
ultimate triumph was certain, this record
was no more referred to, and seems to have
disappeared. Ii contained his scheme.
brought out sometime before secession
ior recoastruciirg thc government by di-
viding ii into sections, so that two could
negative any act of leei lation. Ii was dc
signed that the Southern sections. being
| bound together b5 the paramount slavery
interest, might secure permanent control
! Of legislation. None of his sham Gu
logiste care To mention now this scheme
OF national dissolution, which is the only
i..~.- ~n-,.n-l-ii s,..4t Ec has lef, ( Ii
iec3.d.
! L also G. ntaincd what lie called lis
great speech, on the eve OF secession, OF
after it had began, The keynote Of which
was this Sensational declarations: "Th.
day that witnesses The separation cf lie
/ South frcm the North, that self same day
Witnesses The sepa-a;i = of the West frcni
he East. This was the key 10 Eailan-
digham' Whole cUuisc in liz war. 1ht
,,.'e.tnse that lie Oh from conviction Il
course y hicli IL knew would Ge unpopu-
la a grass i1noostn-e. III nature vas
atlch that he wuuld pronounce man i
! fool who took an unpopular way lie be
.icyc1 that Tie Northern people were too
E':lsillanim0us 10 fight 70 prevent seccs
lion, q tha The Republicans should have
an noti " cftigllting the Democrats. he
were sbodl equal 10 them il. nuinbc1s, i
would prevent them.
He had an inoIdin;tte noticn Of chival
rcus qualities OF he prople of the South
and mean opinion Of he qualities Of III,
Northern people. His belief in these
made ililn think he VAS uttcling p.opliesy
iIc thought The South would be unitet
| ~ the cohesive power of the slave inter
est aEd that The Northern section would
be di.integratcc, the West would slough
uti AMI unite with the South, which woull
dictate the terms Ola reconstructed Union
and then would come the time when sucl
far ltcd ard faithful adhcrcnts of Iii.
South as he would reap their reward. Tt
say that he did not look for this, and tina
he knowingly took the unpopular and un
successful side il the war is to say tha
he knowingly uttered a lying prophes,
when he said that tie day which witnessed
the secession OF the South would witness
the secession Of the West.
lie had fl m faith that his course w uls
, to add his personal triumph though tn.
kanlili..iyn ef the North. He did no
j. expect war He thought bold secession
of the South would cause panic and
political dissolution in the North, an,
| that this trouble would bring popuia
reaction against the republican part,
5 which would restore the democracy I
power in the North, who then could max
: terms with the South, would forever Sc
5 curse the ascendency of the slave powe
c in the nation. His prophetic vision b
which he directed his course was founde
in his infinite belief in the ptisillanimit
: of the Northern people The grand "
: rising of the people to fight for the pr,
f servaiion ofthe nation surprised him. II
: believed ii only superficial sensatio
: that would soon react.
: 1AS vas NdtCiilHS ilt NaltlEH lOT III
:, cowaiGly reaction. All his labofs durin
n the war were to bring ii about And he a
d sist.d in organizing an armed conspiracy
e make an uprising in the States of Obi
o Indiana and Illinois, in case Of any gre
c Confederate victories, or of any advan,
5, of Confederate armies into the North, th
: would offer an opportunity. Before Il
It people rose up to crush the rebellion,
e trusted in theirp pusillanmity forthe speed
Is triumph OF his own foresight After Il
n great uprising, he looked for the ultima
5 success OF his own sagacity to treachel
and cowardly desertion, and he gave h
is whole mind to promote it. This is IL
Isl man as he WAS. We cannot say that it
@ of these things that his campaign eulo
ID lists make their heroic models, for the
lie l,eulogies are a cheap sham. And althoas