The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-07-05
Clement L. vallandigham.
(From an Article ny tie Hon q 10
the Irish Ue,uoor,. - eoS

From an Article by the Hon g. s ca,
the Irish Democrat ! " e0S IN
As q politician, statesman ,,s
tor Mr.. Vallandigham is wen I'M VA
1t is not SO well known that Ha oTn.
never failed to cultivate the claas has
his youth. He was one of tI.as Of
few who had pursued a cri,;a.,F very
careful scholarly life, amidst tIo and
cites buffetings, and noise Of anSi-
and professional occupation Pnolic
and Homer were rs familiar =. Hgl
Burke and Webster. His - nm as
show much Of the 'aJa lima eel 1ss
wrote, patched, pasted, and n. lie
over and over again his most e,lp, proved
speeches; bnt he was eaualIy aoofate
in impromptu oratory, III Home
speech, as it was called. on great
was altogether the most fUI,,tssloi5
pared speech made du,ing a. pre-
But his speech on the Conscr;,..ae war.
which was mastery effort. r Sa OIL,
fire from a mitrailluse, offha,S aas the
1t was my privilege to baa, =.
speak the speech at Mount VII, hiIn
Ohio, for which Mr.. LINCOLN ,efnon,
into exile South. / was tho gu. MN
before Gen. Burnside's judic;o,,n' ness
judicial court martial, and fas.; sla y
that the speech of yallan,l;osass. aled
reported by the Provost, in respect u ~
the CONSUMPTION bill-its tran ~ 70
from the French law, &c--wss m
made by him. 1t was my own sns. aps
spoken from the same stand. I
understood that. conviction far liver
words spoken by another. The Curse muse
in compliment to myself, form,ilvv ',
cepted my statement as absolute yer;.
ty; and yet convicted-him. =
i Differing from him in MANY war, :
still maintained TIE right of free sns :, !
in our native State, when the o.
were open and where there was ~, -
war fragrant. 1t was this sent;r,a ~
which led the eloquent Georca :
Pugh, ex-senator of Ohio, to taks u,a :.
himself the nomination for Lieufen.
ant Governor. He did tito yiuil;esta
{ principle against force. .Order w
23,n which the Democracy spit uno,,
was to rs the most odious, and Is rei
to me the most contemplate exrn;se
'a,of military insolence known to l,isfn,z
| do not except any past war legisla.
, ton.
Mr.. Vallandigham failed in lis can
didacy for the Governorship. There
was a fearful timidi:y in the nbhlc
f mind. Il was almost cowari,Iy and
? contemplate. 1t would not even hear
the champion of half the people 81 n
gallant State.
What gives to Mr.. Vallandisbams
death.peculiarly present interest ia The
new departure, which he engineered
with SO much skill and audacity. Com.
ing from him, it was a momentou,
!. movement. Coming from Judge Ran
: ney, or Senator Thurman, or some
other Ohio leaders of Democratic op;n.
ion, it would have been Ct little potorie.
- ty, though perhaps more effectual. Hi
death gives rise to many conjectuts ri
: to the tate of the departure In m,
> Judgment it is already accomplished
What VIII be its effect on the ilurabl,
: relations ofparties from this time unit
the fall of 1872, ] do not pretend b
e prophecy but it is snre that its mos
: earnest and from his peculiar stand
q point most effective apostle has bee
lost by the untimely demise of Mr.. Val
landiglam.
1t would be most grateful if coul
: end this chapter by some apt wort
a touching the social genial, and person
al qualities of my friend.
. On Friday morning, coming ont
: my home in this city, the carrier ga
y me a letter. 1t was from Mr.. Vallal
f diSham. had written him few da,
before few words: "What next ~ 7
ferring to his advance in the polite
u path. His letter was brief.
6 .sDear s.: The dry bones a
e rafting. y. d. is hard to shake NJ
:. but he will be shaken. Our friens
manning certain newspaper gentlemel
J have carries in their bones but after
g while they. too, will rattle. The mos
:. ment will succeed. l am in the Nice
han case, and all full of murder j.
!. now.n
!. Reading this hilarious, happy lett
70 I met my friend DR.. Thomas, who Ga
q me the news ofthe fatal pistol!
!. A Pooh BOY.-Don't be asnam