The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-08-05
from the Columbus Journal ]
Aud Lang Syne.

ing patriotism he goes for the chums who
then committed faults. He rips 1T into
Euripides socks it into Socrates. has a
mill with Miltiades, seizes Cesar by the
seat of his breeches and throws him into
the Rubicon, and raises HI on the
Hellespont He deals with the ancients'
and his forte is in resurrecting the dead,
and he rollicks grandly over their sep
ulchres and the memory of their acts
But his clarion voice cannot wake their
dead bones, and their rest can be consId-
cred as eternal. Some years ago the
gigantic Governor used to howl loudly
against the Hartford Convention, and by
his thunder tones made the Federalists
quake in their tombs. But the events OF
recent years have passed from his mind /;
he does not notice what occurs now, be-
cause boyhood scenes gather afresh upon
his second childhood. The events of the
past are mighty, and he entertains but
confused notions of modern times. We
propose to jog his memory on some incl
dents more recent
The Governor in his late wanderings
turned up at the Soldiers Home in Day
ton, and addressed an assemblage at that
institution. We have read the speech,
and he is very careful not to give any
more credit to the men who saved the
overthrow. He very vaguely hints that
the Union soldiers did well, and rejoices
in the common brotherhood of man. In
1868 the Governor thought that our
Northern army was engaged in an uncon-
stitutional business, and his sympathles
and labors were not with them. A DEM
ocratic Convention was held-in Columbus
during that year, at which he was pres
ent, and, among other things done, a
1ommitte was appointed to see the Pres
ident of the United States and ask the
release from punishment of c. L. Val
landigham, who by that Convention had
been nominated as candidate for Gov
ernor of Ohio. That committee consist
ed of NJ. Birchard, David A. Houk, Geo.
Bliss, T. w. Bartley, w. ]. Gordon, John
O'Neil, C. A. White, W. E. Finck, Alex
ander Long, J. w White, James R. Nor
ris, George L. Converse, Warren ?. No
BILE, George H Pendleton, w. A. Hutch
ins, Abner L. Backus, j. F. Mckinney,
F. C. LeBlond and Louis Schaffer
They repaired to Washington and ad-
dressed their argument to President Lin
coin. Mr.. Lincoln replied to the COM
mittee, stating why Mr.. Vallandigham
had been expatriated, and concluded his
letter of June 90, 1868, to the committee
as follows:
with all this before their eyes, the
Convention you represent have noml-
mated Mr.. Vallandigham for Governor of
Ohio; and both they and you have de
clared the purpose to sustain the Nation
al Union by all constitutional means
But, of course, they and you, in common,
reserve to yourselves to decide what are
constitutional means. and, unlike the
Albany meeting, you omit to state or in
innate that, in your opinion, an army IS
constitutional means Of saving the
Union against rebellion, or even to in
innate that you are conscious of an exist
ing rebellion being in progress, with the
avowed object of destroying that very
Union, At the same time, your nominee
for Governor, in whose behalf you ap-
peal, is known to you and to the world to
declare against the use of an army to sup
press the rebellion. Your own attitude.
therefore, encourages desertion, resist
auce to the draft, and the like, because
it teaches those who incline to desert and
to escape the draft to believe it is your
purpose to protect them, and to hope
that you will become strong enough to
do so. After a short personal inter
course with you, gentlemen of the COM
mittee, / cannot say ! think you desire
this effect to follow your attitude; but
assure you that both friends and enemies
of the Union look upon it in this light.
1t is substantial hope, and, by conse-
quence, a real strength to the enemy. 1t
is a false hope, and one which you would
willingly dispel l will make the way
exceedingly easy. / send you duplicates
of this letter, in order that you, or a ma
jority of you, may, if you choose, indorse
your names upon one of them, and re-
turn it thus indorsed to me, with the un-
| Il Il bof o.,
by committed to the following PROPOSE
tions, and to nothing else:
81. That there is rebellion now in the
United States, the object and tendency
of which is to destroy the National
Union, and that, in your opinion, an army
and navy are constitutional means for
suppressing that rebellion.
"2. That no one of you will do any
thing which, in his own judgment, will
tend to hinder the increase or favor the
decrease, or lessen the efficiency of the
army or navy, while engaged in the effort
to suppress that rebellion and,
"3. That each of you will, in his sphere,
do all he can to have the officers, sol
diers, and seamen of the army and navy,
while engaged in the effort to suppress
the rebellion, paid, fed, clad, and other
wise well provided and supported.
"And with the further understanding
that, upon receiving the letter and names
thus indorsed, 1 will cause them to be
published, which publication shall be,
within itself, q revocation of the order in
relation to Mr.. Vallandigham.
at will not escape observation that l
consent to the release of Mr.. Vallandig
ham upon terms not embracing any
pledge from him or from others, as to
what he will or will not do. do this
because he is not present to speak for
himself, or to authorize others to speak
for him; and hence ! shall expect that,
On returning. he would not put himself
practically in antagonism with the posi-
ton of his friends. But l do it chiefly
because thereby prevail on other influ-
entail gentlemen of Ohio to so define
their position as to be of immense value
to the army, thus more than compensat-
ing for the consequences of any mistake
in allowing Mr.. Yallandigham to return
so that on the whole the public safety
will not have suffered by it. Still, in re-
gard to Mr.. Vallandigham and all Others
| must hereafter, as heretofore, do so
much as the public safety may seem to
require"
it will be remembered that this com
mittee was sent to Washington to have
Mr.. Vallandigham pardoned and the
| President stated distinctly the simple
reasons on which he would pardon him
| The committee refused to assent to the
terms of the President and declared by
their conduct definitely, 1st, That they
aoould not agree that there was rebellion
to destroy the Government of the United
States, and that the army and navy are
constitutional means for suppressing it;
I'd, That they 'oouLd not agree to not do
any thing which would tend to hinder the
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