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I VOL. XXXIV. WHOM, NO.
P.KJOIXDKR OF TUB OII'O COMMlTIfc'K
TO I'F.KSIDliNr LINCOLN.
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ooiueuuuy vuruereu-
Our rrnden are generally aware thai
the State Convention of the Democracy
umo, wtiicn met at Miiumbus, in Juno
last, and nominated lion. C. L.. V uun
n as k ok v a t.t. a wmii w a m
dioham, a the Democratic, candidate for n",t'l'oit, uwas provided by the amen-
r . .i .. . . , i dutory article, nine and ten. that "tho
Governor, at thn same time appointed a ' ' , ,., ,, - .-..- V ,
' . , ' , enumeration in the Cunstllution of certain
lconiunttee.-oonai.Uiij; mostly of Demo-, Tyhu shall not La construed lo deny or dm
I emtio member of Gongr? from that parage other retained by the people,"
State-to repair to Washington and .jj
of the President the restoration of Mr.
, ..... ...
Wlland.gham to his l.l.crty and rights.
This duty the committee perfoimed, by
personally calling r.jion t ht President in a
body.autl staling the purpose of the. visit.
Theinterview was friendly and interesting
S , , , .
ami they were requested by tho President
; to commit their wishes to writing.
i This the committee did, , enclosing
oopy of the resolutions adopted by the
J laid Stute Convention,
j To thii' application, or petition, the
I President replied at length, and in his
"characteristic style," which reply our
j neiglihor of tL4 Journal has laid before his
reader, with an evident 'chucklo' of sat
isfaction. Wo should like to publish nit these doc
uments; hut our space forbids, and we
.must content ourselves with giving the
('omruiitee' rejoinder to the President's
reply, and leave our readers to judge
who is " cornered."
' New York Citv, July 1. 1RC3.
, To H't Excellency, the J'rcsiJent of the United
Stata
.Sir Your Answer to. the application of
Hue undersigned ior.a. revocation of the
order of hsniHhmi-nt of Clement L. Val
? Inndieham requir a replv, which they
I proceed with as little (lei ty as practicable
; to nuke.
They are not able to appreciate the
f fiirceof the distinction you make between
1 the Constitution and the application of the Cor.-
I '.itiition, w hereby you nnsurne that pQwer
I are delegated to the President at the lime
lot lr.VHHon or infuirection, in derogation
j of the plain language of the Constitution,
j The inherent provisions of the Con.ititu
j lion, remaining the fame in ti:n3 of ins
i snrrrction or invasion, us in litno of peace.
the President can have no ir.oru right to
disregard their positive and imperative
requirements si th former lime than at
I the latter. P.ecauso some things may te
done, by the terms of tho Constitution a'
' the timeof invasion or insurrection, which
would not bo required by tho occasion, in
timo of pence, you nssumo that anything
uhatcver, even tho' not expressed by the
Constitution, may be done on lhe occasion
of insurrection or invasion, which the
' President may choose t fy is required
I by the public safety. In plainer terms,
: because tho writ of halm erpui may bo
i suspended at the time of invasion or in
surrection, you infer that all other pro
; visions of the Contitution having in view
I tho protection of the life, liberty and
I property of t lie cilUen, may bo in like
manner suspended. The provision rela
ting to the writ of habent corpus, being
contained in the first part of tho Const,
tution, the purpose of which is. to define
the powers delegated (o Congress, has no
connection in lutiijuiige with the declare
1 tion of rights, a guarantees of personal
liberty, contained in the additional aniens
i da'.ory articles, and inasmuch as the pro
visions relating to h ileal corpus expressly
provides for its suspension, and the other
provisions alluded lo do not provide for
any such thing, the legal conclusion is,
that the suspension of the latter is unau
thorized. The provision for the writ of
huleat corpus is merely intended to furnish
a summary remedy, and not tho means
whereby personnl secuiily is conserved,
in Uio final resort; while the other pro.
vision are guarantees of personal rights,
the suspension of which puts an end to
all pretence of a froo e9rcrnt11e.nl. It is
.... ftl. Va 1,11 "r u . . .. , ....
because the luminary remedy of habeat j
corpus may be suspended ) at once starts .
.. ii . ig ii a in nppii.-i iwi "'!. jury, or proceedings 10 keep the peace,
01 Aawvj forniM ft n utumnry remedyJ U)i nn(ur ;1UriiWa.." The ordinary pre
against oppression. Uut the denial of , vertive rviinrtiies alluded to are unauthor
this did not (ako away his right to a ied by established law, but Ibe preventive
speedy publio trial by an impart. al jury, I proceedings v"u institute have their an
or deprive him of hi other light a an thority nier 1y in the will of the Kxeeu
American citizen- Your assumption 0F1 tive or that of ollieers subordir.ate to his
tlie right to gupend all the constitutional nuihoi ity. And in this proceeding a dis
guarantee 0! personal liberty, and even j cietion eem s to be exercised as to wheih
of the fr.-edoi'i of Bpeech and of the press, j er the prisoner shall bo allowed a trial, or
nng aim warming to all peisjns aesirous ' nftn.o ot Ins accuser. II the proceedings
of preervii:( free government in thi',e merely preventive, why not allow the
ro,l.Vltr5r' . I prisoner tho benefit of a bond to keep tlio
The inquiry of the undersigned whether peace. But if no offence has been com
" you hold that the right of evety man ! milled, why was" Mr. Vallandigham tried,
throughout tin vast country, in time of convicted and seutenoed by a court-mar-invasion
or insurrection, are subject to tjal? And why the actual puuishmei t
bo annui whenever yea may say that you ,y imprisonment or banishment, without
consider the public aafety reqeire. it?" opportunity of obtaining his liberty in
wa a plain que.tion, undisguised by cr.! lhe mode usual in preventive remedies,
cundocution, and inlendea .imply to and yet say it is not lor punishment,
elwtt information. . our alhrmat.ve an-1 You still place Mr. Vallandigham' con
wet 'to tin. question throw a. hade upon viciion and banishment upon tho ground
the fondest anticipation, of the framer. of iM he had damaged the military service
the Constitution, who flattered themselves by dueouraging enlistment and enoour
that they had provided afe guards against ftj?ia desertions Ac. and yet you have
toe Ingeu which have ever beset arid noi even pretended to oontrovert our no
overthrown free government in other eition that he was not charged with tried
ge and countries. Your answer is not or convicted Tor any such notice before
to be rlisguised by the phrueolopy that the court martial.
the question "i imply a question uh Jn answer to our position that Mr. Val
hall decido, or an affirmation that noboily landigham ws entitled to a trial in the
lill decide what the public safety doe civd trib tnals, by virtue ol tho late aets of
require in caae of rebellion or invasion." Congresi. vou say . "7 certainty do not know
t'ur Govern mont was designed to be a tkttMr. VaWoidigUm hut spcciJicaHy, andby
Government of lav, trtlUd and defined, and direct lanijuage, ailaise i ugtiinsi enlistments and
nt of lh arbitrary will of a single man. in fuvor of desertioni and resistance to drafting,"
. w,e'"8aMd, the power were dolegatod Ac, and yet, in a subseqtionl pari of your
.0 the legislative, executive anJ judicU! aniwer, after ipoaking of oertain ditur-
17GI
mmB mtmm sish im mssmm ss.bm.m mm
branch? of tl;e Government, arid nach
mado coordintte vilh the others, and
supreme within it sphere, nnd.thu
mutual check upon each other in awe of
'abuse of power. It lias been tho boast of
,ie American people that tiny had a writ.
en tpnJ''''"'; not only expr-siily cfWi'nVi,;
of . J-.
for personal liberty, security and properly
- abu to niaKe tlio matter more positive,
' unn mai ttie power not delegated to
I lha Uil."(1 . by Constitution,
nor prolnted by it to the States, aie re
,t.rvej lo lhe SuttI Peipectivt-ly. or to the
j perple." With this care and precaution
:" llie f'hTi our forefathers, who (rained
our institutions, it was not to bo expected
lliul at n uu.lu ail. .....a Iila u :M
' 7"'vZ'a " f t. ' " ' "
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i only by bis conception of tho requii emonis
Al 1 11, A . nl. l.n .n 1 .. f , ...ma 1....H
v.. V,I7., I'.mjivi 1 1 a I IT i;ui- nn.
serled
In derogation of the Constitutional
provisions making tho President strictly
an executive ollicer. and vesting all the
delegated leaisliitive power in Congress.
your position, as we understand it, would
make your will the rule f action oud your
declinations of I bo requirements of tho
puoiic sulely the law of the
inquiry was not, therefoio,
land. Our
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question who shall decide, or the athruia
tion that nobody shall decide, what the
publio safety requires." Our Government
is a government o! lam, and it is the iW
making power which ascerluins what tho
public safety requires, and prescribes tho
rule of action ; and tl.e duty of the Presi-
dent is simply lo execute the laws thus,
enacted, and not to make or annul laws. If (
any exigency shall arise, tho President hwj
the power to convene Congreas at anv :
tune, to provide for it, so that the plea of
necessity lurnishes no reasonable pretext
lor any assumption Ol legislative power.
for a moment contemplate the conse
quences of such a ilaiui to power. Not
only would the dominion of the, Presi lent
be ulnol'ite over lhe rights of individuals,
hul equally so over the other department
of the Government. !f he should claim
that tho public safety required it, ho
could airesi and imprison a judgo for the
conscientious discharge of bin duties, par
slyze the ju licial power, or supercede it.
Jictide it,
Hal, subs,
oy me uoiiiuii. n 1 . cuuri-iuuruai, suu
joct to .it own will, throughout the whole
country, it any one ot tho States, even
tar removed Irom the rebellion, should
not sustain his plan for prosecuting the
wr, he eould, on the plea of public safely.
annul and set al dulianco the Slate laws
and authorities, arrest and imprison the
Governor of the State or tho members of
the Legislature, while in the f.iithful dis
charge of their duties, or ho could abso
I itely control lie action eiiher of Co.pp-ess
or ot tun supreme lAiiirt, iiy imprisoning
ils members, and upon the sauio ground
he could suspend the oleolio franchise,
postpone the elections, and declare the
perpetuity of his high prerogative. And
neither the power of impeachment nor
tho elections of the people could l mad
ngaimi such concentration of powr.
.surely it is nol necessary 10 subvert free
Government in this country in order to
put down the rebellion ; i.nj it cannot be
time under the pr.:Unce ol pntling down the
rebellion. Indued, it i plain that you
Administration has be ui weakened and
greatly weakened by the assumption ol
power not delegated in the Constitution.
In your answer J on say to us ''you
claim that men may, if they choose, em
barrass thoso vthoioduty it is to mm bat
a giant rebellion and then be dealt with
in term? as if there weio no rebellion."
You will find youiaelf in fault if you will
search our communication lo you, for any
such idea. Tho undersigned beliove that
the Constitution and law of the land,
properly iid ministered, furnish ample
power to put down an insurrection with
out the assumption of power not granted'
And if existing legislation be inadequate,'
it is the duty ot Congress to consider whatj
further legislation h necessary, and to
make suitable pinvUion by law.
You cla;n. that tho military arrests
niado by your Administration, are merely
prcvcuiivi vcntiir.u "113 Injunctions to 9tav
.. . .
even be permitted to know the nature of
,ne complaint alleged ngtinst him, or tho
PRINCIPLES,
CLKARFIELI),
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nnce,rh,ch are alleged to have occurred
in resistance oi mo arrosl ot Uenerleri.Bnd
ofthe enrollment preparatory lo tho draft,
and which vou attribute mninlv to ti,
course Mr. Vallandihnrn ha ,,urued,
you say U,ut he ha, made speeches against
tho ir in the midt of resistanc to it
Ikat !. I... ... L.n 1. . ; i.
..v... .u.uU.l,,Maiij in"
Binu'.-o 10 uounxei Hirainsi such re.siyiHiii'P.'
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oit: rc.mitustosavtl,atvourinr,..i.!.nm..,,7.,; ' . .'y f,llK0 . "nplylng;
uon is most grievouKty at lauli. The un
dersiened have been in the habit ot linr
ic Jlr. Vallaiidizham sneak belora
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T.: hi ,
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r:x 7 :.r" .ur
before the people ol Ohio, in which ho has
not counseled siibnifmon and obedience
to the hiivs and tho Constitution, and nd
vised the peaceful-remedies of thejudicial
. u: I 1. . ii.i .. V.
I V'"""'."1 nu ' uox "? re
' 1.7. i, ii LTP, IIIMt I Or I MB 6TII8 Wilted
; alHici our t'leedini; and sullerine country.
Ana, were 11 not, loreiL'ii to tho purposes
. 1 . . ... .
01 11111 communication, we would under
take to establish, to the satisfaction of any
candid person, that the disturbances a,
niong the people, to which you allude, in
opposition to the arrest of deserters and
the draft, have been occasioned rnuinlr bv
the measures, policy and conduct ol your
Administration, and the course of its polit-
1 ll'ai Il'lunUS. II If hK rKimiLlanl .u
Klenco exist to which you allude, which
make 'it next to impossible to repel the
inference, that Mr. Vullatidigham has
counseled in fuvor' of this resistance, and
that the same lias been mainly attrib
ulable to his conduct, why was he not
turned over to the civil nnilirriiio, ink.
tried under the late nets of Congres? t II
there he any foundation in fact for your
statements implicating him in resislanee
to the CKiBtilnted .uii,nr:i; h lo ii.i.l
to such proee itions. And we mw de
mand, as a mere act of justice to him, an
investigation of this mat It, before a july
of his country ; and respectfully insist
that fair tie. requires cither that you re
tract these charges which you rnuki
gainst him, or that you revoke your or
uer 01 uanmiuieni and allow him tho op-1
portunily of an investigation before an!
impartial jury. J
The Committee do not deem it neeensa. 1
ry to repel at length the imputation, that!
tho attitude of themselves or of ihe Derao!
ciatic parly in Ohio 'encouraL'e dn,ni,ina I
ciatic parly in Ohio 'encourane dete.ii,,ns
resistance to the draft, and the like.' Suit.
gestions or that kind are not unusual we
pons In our ordinary political contests.
I'hey rise readily in tho minds of politi
cians, heated with the exoitemont of p.ir
lizan strife. During tho two years iH
which the Democratic party of Ohio has
been constrained to oppose the policy of
the Administration, and to stand up in do
fence of lhe Constitution and of personal
right this charge has been repeatedly
niado. It has fallen harmless, however, at
the feet of tii osrt whom it was nitondod to
injure. The Committee believe it will do
songiin. If it were pioper todoo in this
paper, they might suggest th.it the meas
ures of the Administration, and ils cluing
tx ut iolley In me punwciation of tSa war
have been the fruitful touroos of dHcour
aging enlistment, and indueing desertions',
and furnish a reason for the undenioble
fact, that tho first call for volunteers was
answered by very many more than were
demanded, and that th next call for sol
dier.s will probably be responded to by
drafted men alone. The ob-ervation of
the President in this connection, that nei
Iher tho Convention in it resolutions. nor
the committee in its communication, in
timate that they 'are conscious of an ex
isting rebellion being in progress with the
avowed object of destroying tho Union,'
needs, perhaps, no reply The Demo
o.atic p irly of Ohio has felt so keenly the
condition of the country, and been so
stricken to the hem by the misfortunes
and sorrows which have befallen it, that
they hardly deemed it necessary by solemn
resolution, when-their very Stato exhibit
ed everywhere the sad evidences of war, to
remind the President that they wero
aware of its existence.
In the conclusion of your comniunica.
tion, you propose, that, if a majority of the .
coin mil tee shall affix their signatures to a
duplicate copy of it, which you have fur
nished, tl ey hali aland committed to
three propositions theiein at length set
forth, iliat he will publish thena.iies tlni
signed, and that this publication shall op
crate ns a revocation of the order of ban -ishnietit.
The committee cannot refrain
from the expression of their surprise that
lhe President should make the fate of Mr.
Vallandigham depend upon the opinion
of tliis committee upon triene proposition
j If the arrest and banishment were legal,
land weie deserved, if the President exer-
cised a power clearly delegated, under
circumstance which warranted ils exercise
the order ought not to be revoked, merely
because the committee hold or express
opinions accordant with thoo of the Pres
ident. If the arrest and banishment were
not legal, or were not daserved by Mr
Vallandigham, then surely he is entitled
t'l an immediate and unconditional dis
charge. The people of Ohio were not eo deeply
moved by the action of the President,
merely teenuso the were concerned lor
tho personal safety or convenience of Mr.
Vallandigham, but Lecause they saw in
his arrest and banishment an attack upon
their own personal right t end they attach
value to hi discharge clii(l) as ir will in
dioate an abandonment ofthe rlsim to the
power of such arrest and bar.ishinnnt.
However just the undersigned might re
gard the principle contained in the sev
eral propositions aubmil ted by the Presi
dent, or how mucii80oner they iniuhl un
dor other circumstances, feel inclined to
indorse the sentiment cmleined therein,
yet they assure him thai tbev have not1
been authorized to enter into any bargains, I
Una, contrscU, or -condition with the
not MEN.
J'jJAIvSDAY, JULY 22,
President of the United States lo ,.,
the release of Mr V.M . r i ...
opinion of the undersi ne i i ? T, . .
".. ' ?.nt 4 toucliir.f tl.o
' ..i..iiii;niuil. I lie
are well kno , "i vT'
publicly cxp.e" w V" ?
:
1 1.17..; ... ... . . '"""'uuoiis Of (lift L
on
i Frnmin M ilieu ihoy repreMont and
t hry
: nannni b,.r..,n. . i . . ..
V" 'V """7' ' uie rresnlent expeels
n il) i . i . ' L -
V 1 ,: " 11 ' ai'cnoruo oi Mr
A" tin imputation upon their own .tiVmVv and
- iWiCy as citizens of th0 United States ;
";and ulso carry with it by implication n
i- jconcfisipn oUhc legality of hi., arrest, trial
"''in'm. nfunsi wnu'ii. Ihcv. and
I r"vc'1,io -In.. haiV .ol.
i e'7'";v Pfo''cl. And v. bile they have
,nsK(.(l llie rt.voca,io of ,,. - f ,,
Hiiment not ns a fuvor, but as a rialtt. due
I,po,l, ot Dlno. and with
avoid thn possibility of conflict or disiurs
M t In iv I n
rnneeoi pjhlic tranquility ; they do not
doth:?, nor does Mr. Vallandighmi desire
it. at any sacrifice oflh?ir dignity mid
sell-respect.
Tho idea t'i;.i SUc!, a pledge ns that ask
ed from the nndersigiied would secure the
public safety siiflieientiv to compensate
lor any mi-take of the "Fresideni in dis
chnrcine Mr. ' Valhindiglmm. is. ir. their
opinion, 11 mere evasion of the grave ques
tions involved in th
direct answer to theii demand. And this
is madeespecinl'y nppirent bv tliefact Ihat
ih pledge is asked in a communication,
which concludes with en intimation of'a
disposition on the j art of the. President to
repeat the acts complained of.
rhe undersigned, therefore h ii inf,,ii.,
discherged ihe" duty enjoined upon them,
leave the entire responsibility v.ith the
fresident.
M. WRaAT.n, Ch'n. IOUi Iit.
a. hock, Sc-v. sd Dist.
fJEOKOK I'.LIS.S. Nth Dist.
T. W. P.ARTLKY. Stli Dlst.
w. J. Gordon, isth Dist.
JOHN' O'NEILL, lath Dist.
C. A. W.i ITU. Gtli Di,t. ,
Vv E. KINCJC, 12th Dist.
A L h X A X b E li L NG, 2d Di.-t.
JAM LS U. MOHRIS, Jjil, Dist..
tihO. S. CONVKl.'Si:, 7th Dist.
GI-U II. PKNDLKTo.V, 1st Dist. j
w. A. HCIVFIINS, 11th Dist.
A. L. HACICU.S. Mth Disf.
.1. K McKINNKY, lib Dist.
.). W. Will I':-;. Mth Dist.
P. C. LeLLON I). 5ib Dist,
1 .0 U I S .S C 1 1 .li T !' MU. 17th Disl.
WAIiliK X r. , NOBLM, Oih Dist.
A he Lincoln's Letter ok Vam.andkj
ham's Akiiest. This famous, jo.'ular and
interesting episile would have produced a
tiio.st amusing ell'ect in these regions, had
i: not been for ihe rascal I v mill of il,
rebels into IVnmylvania. In their fright
over this raid very fe of tho radical piu
pers have noticed tho Presidrnt'R letter t
all. Poor Greeley, who seems to be repOs
ing in conscious security behind bis nine
hundred thousand men, devotes consider
able attention to tho subject, anil thinks
tho letter a good defense nf the right of
the President to arrest and exile any' man
for his opinions, without an overt act of
treason, during a time of oivil war. Well,
we luk ii,t. .vorld as it comes, and gov
ernmenu as v find them. If poor Gree
ley is satisfied, we have nothing to say
agaitst it. But ifthe President can exile,
he can also hang or shoot anv body M hose
opinions are distasteful to him.
There is a'wuys a certain stage in the
history of every commonwealth when this
doctrine is promulgated It was pi actio
ed in Home under iSylla, Cmsar and Au
gustus; in England under Cronivell;
in.France under Napoleon fiunoparle and
Uohfisnioiro ; and perhap.s there is 110
reason why it should not bo practiced un
der tlie present and future Adininislra
lions. We must accept history, ancient
and modern, as it is nianul'iujiurod lor us
by the fate. In lSG.j a Democratic Pros
ident nay lake the conduct of this Ail
ministration as a proosdent, and exile,
hang or hoot, all the Abolitionists, be
g lining wilh those persons who declared
IheCunsiitution to be "a covenant with
deatli and nn Agreement with hell," and
t he eittor of the paper which called the
Star-sj angled Dinner of, iho Union a
flaunting lie.' Greely and Garrison Aiill
then be obliged to doll their neok. cloths
and put in tlie bolter, or submit 10 be
driven out ol the counlr.'. That is lhe
line dih they are cooking and spicing lor.
themselves. liut, if they are coiueut, o
are w. It is a lory poor rule which will
nol W3rk lolii wsj '. JVtio York ll-rald.
JaJTSlavery being the cause of Hi,, war.
nWisi slavery and it will ceasa. This is
strute;y. If a man takes up arms against
you, under the apprehension that yuu are
going .0 destroy his propeny, th policy
it to tike all his property away, and then
he wil have nothing to quarrel about.and
will la. down his mm:, if he take up
arm t defend bis home, bum hi home
up, and then be will be your friend ; for
h will have no homo 10 finht for.
If a man lake up arms h defend the
Connti-Jtioii, detriy the Constitution.and
he 11111 quit. He must bo h great goose
toquaret about a thing that is rubbed out
and ihvt exists no more.
e Irm e uls ays been struck with the
wisdomof this strategy. The South took
up arm- because they apptehenden slavery
was 111 danger. Destroy slavery and they
will have no object to make war about.
Who is so shallow that be oan't see the
wisdom of that t Louisnlit Democrat,
B I III. IS FOR IUE CoNlKDIIUIE AkMV. A-
mong the grants of books made by the
American liiblp Society, at its late meet
ing, was one to the Memphis and Shelby
County llible Society Tenn., of 20,000 Bi
bles anil Testaments, by request of their
Secretary, "for the Confederate army in
die .Misussippi vanoy." special peruuss
ion to transmit tberu across tbe line ha
boen received from the Secretary of th.
D. 8. Trctaary Dupartmen. ,
tv.t , . -
uipr.sunmeni 01 nenry L lay Dean
I l etters fi-ATr, h lD.r. ...1 U..1.
sellers irom m$ wife and Mother,
The following letters sjiesk for them,
aelve, and requiro no couinii'iit
n-.r... i ..... on
lo the iMitor ot'tic OA i. ag 'limes
n,,..., !HnT in.N
i " " n-iniiYo i' uy Iiil"lifiM(l,
who is now id the military prison at Keo
kuk. Io'a. I think it tiroiu.Mhn ! ,.'!
i in' brief note to the public, ! nmsuie that
he tins violated no law of the hind conli.
(otionul, natunry. r-r even military, either
diremly ir by connivance. His arrest is
i f1 vmniciivo. vio h ut mMi.- I i
! -ind is unul.erably fi,.;l , .rm,d,r no
! '"' "I prmeiplesfv
, is wiP. ,,i9 c,.ii,i,An
lire proud that lirt
constant m niaiotainir
tmurn, l.fil.l i,i n ., n ..
liherlv.
enat thenointofdenthi: t'""'".' '""':". viiinonougn 10
is even in ruisen. as i 1 . w,tV '' ft". ,,e!
Tho oflicers tf lhe guard and officers I " Mo e 01 J' o wrya
have shown a emnien,labl kindness and ' yo" "r,onU1 .A" 1 ' ' .l'i"ju-l;'',nl ol
generous feeling toward him, for which U,! lwol"! w'; " '" H.l.'.ibid.. -
feels very grateful, being, ns he i. in bad i 1 U"V" V"? Xhw&h ih Cons,,,,"on;
health 111 ti,:s lime. My own leelin-s !vo ! """'I' ' nn,,J w.ftS ",0 i"-"'."
fitly expressed, and find a jnst response in ?. 1""tI' 1"',t '' 11"i-J''. ,l :0
.i.i. i-.. . . . '. ' 1 ( oust it iii win nn. ...,.,... i;.,.;,,,,..
ine nosnm ol my hustand. in tho follow
mg letter ot his mother, wl o is n lady sev.
enty yeais of ago. It gives fnijly and tills
ly the animus of the mother, the ben
una the wile-
Verv Respeoirullv,
ciun.sT. m; dean.
Wife of Henry Cluy Dean.
Mr Pi.eisavt, Iowa, Mav,23, WW.
IIkmcv Ci..iv Dka.
My Dear &n : Have
you transgressed nnv law ofihn land vin
lated any constitutional duty? If you have
nrl I l, , . : .1.1-...,.. .
iini'ieem oeiore ' tod nnu
man. You have nothing on your jiart to
surrender. I beseech you lo stand linn
upon Democratio principle., on the Con
stilution, and be true t.j yourself, lo God,
to your country. Wuvtr not. TinuJi
the winds may howl, though lain ari l
Hoods nicy coino and bent a;;aii,si that
house, it fallf-th not, because ii is founded
on .1 reek. Though not worthy to be com
pared loour blessed Redeemer, yet let us
imitate Him. Though g.Uiu drops of blond
ooaed throii'di His brow. et His truth
yielded nothing.
Remember, ''"the Cross ski", wear the
Crown." Though guarded, like yourself,
by a band of soldiers, when the triumph
ant hour came Ihe angel of God bowed
dowr. and worshipped hip...
Nov.-, Henry, stand bv the nrinclnles
vou have nlwaj preached :
"'JAc Constitution as it 1'.?, the Union as it
Pu' your trun in God and truth.
Gd U above nil and tti uth D eternal.
Thousands are daily praying for you,
and great numbers nie now" your fiienils
who. but fur your innocent sullerln-j,
would not be o.
1 nm your affectionate, dear mother, and
trough I tremble with age, my love ol
truth and justice has induc:vl tne to write
th lines, (inr) hUyi vou
JEMIMA DEAN.
From lion. Henry Clay Dean' noonunt
of his arrest by the military, as given in the
Qjiucy Ilerabl, we extract the .ollowing :
'A young man by thenamnof Ball,
while in the ollico ofthe Provost Marshal,
informed me, with a grin and very much
the one of a Sioux Indian, that ho 'wanted
the. boys to take their satisfaction out. il
me,' and l hut he now arrested mo in due
form, am, handed me over to the S meant
of tho Provost Guard. I have made this
tacl pmui, because tliesu men havu com
muted an atrocious crime, will do well to
:id themselves ot 11 by any subterfuge.
After my ui rest at tho hou.so of Judge
Clay I was placed in front ofthe crowd,
wilh a low-bred, insolent m.in, -vlio com
menced asking me insolent questions,
which I of course took no -notice. Alier
hurrying nie through liie several streets,
atlengtli a hollow equitre was formed where
I was threatened, taunted 'Hid insulted for
a full half hour. I was first informed that
death whs. loo mild a punishment .to be
administered to a Copperhead, who, in the
choice language of thw'n, newspaper, ivas
'foolhardy and demented mougli to ven
line, through Keokuk.' The soldier wer?
all rt rangers lo me, and wpie led on and
prompted to their action by a Puritanical
clique who had all unsealed seen, mis with
me for some very candid talk ebout the
year WtO, when I was candid 1(0 for olec
lor of the State nt largo on the Democrat
io ticket, headed by Uio name, of Judgo
Douglu. These benevolent men thouiit
nature at fault ihat she had not e.rido.ved
me with four separate and distinct lives,
that each of tiiuin might bo gratified iu
having mo put lo death in his own choice
way.
On the outside of the eiowd thero stool
a merchant of thin visage, sharp nose, red
head, and exceedingly thin lips, who cried
out at the top ot bis voice, "He ought to aiterwads consented, lie gallantly asked
be drowned, soeing (he Mississippi iscloe her to lift her veil; she was timid an 1 mod
al hand," when there went up a yell, estly begged him to exercise tho prit ileg
Drown him," "drown him," "drown himself.
him. " Near by another of thn nialig- The train whistbd no v was the ncoept
nanls spoke up and said: "Drowning was d time! He gent I v raised tho veil, when in
entirely too easy and speedy a deailj for a ' flopped the conductor with a glaring lamp,
Copperhoad," and cried out, "Hang him, nd -there, dazzling the happy face of the,
hang him, banghim!" Still anothur Coin-' gentleman liom Mad River, was tho
menced, and tho cry went up, "Siioat luscious lips, glsteidn? teeth, extonir
him," "shoot him," "shooi him." A ' nose.whiteeyes, nharc ial countenunoe,atiil
foiirlli, wilh thu murdorotiH lauh ofn ' wavy hair oifa she American of Afrioan
Pawnee, said burning would better mess-j descent! He did not take lha' kiss. H
ure out the allotted punishment, lengthen ' couldn't sec it.
the scene of enjoyment, and minister more ' What makes this last mntioned fact
thorougly to Ihe gratification ol lhe exe- astonishing is this: The gullani widower
cutinncrs. This gentleman found 110 re- J i one of the most promment Kopiiblican
poue. Every man nor of insult and op-' in Md Kiver.aad swallow every nigger
probiiou epithel was used tojeer, to moi- 1 im of hi party emancipation procluraa.
tify nnjollend. After being thus brutally lion and nil. If ho can embrace ih wholo
treated, I addressed the crowd for a few nigger in Iii parly WI17 oan't liicubraoa
moment, aud told them 1 had been ick lier personally ? " Kiss me quick and go
for nearly a week, -va then taking medi- , my honeyl" Urhana 0h) Union.
cine, and desired a plane to ba t rest. Af- j :
ter moob parleying, yelling and coarse in 1 BS9-Two ltn rs wanted to fill out
ult, I w warchoil down to the office of
TERMS-U 25 per Atttu., iffsia in idvBiito
NKWSKIUKS VOL. IV. NO. 1.
lli.i I'i-aualI IT...1..1 ....1 .1 . .. .
ed bv iJ.is vounu mnn. nn In ft1 rii Mivuitlf
stark inked, which I h.td lolo in the pre
encc of a lar'e crowd, 1 rtnahiiiH' In il,t
,crnm.on t..r ti!'
n intnitos. wh lo mv
i clothe wern searched.
TWO PICTURES.
I.00U on this Picture.
"Wo seek no revolull'm, except thro.
the ballol-bux. Th't cunUio to whin!, ivo
oliaili-gnge you is tiH p' nun.', but of argu
tneni. )() you Ulitvo in tho virtuo ami
iiilelliirenen .j( tli0 ,,t,,,, ,0j p,, y.ui ad.
mit their capacity for self poverninentY-V
Uiivo they not intll;(;eni( noi)ph to unv
j ,0' ,: auntjrvin tltt bry, n.c. nf ihe iioanun:rit
sirnimng uio teen 111 power, then t'.ereis
none binding upnifthn Smn or ilei peo
ple. Godloiuid, We hnve a ('u;isiitti'tion
vol, and law yet To tiieia I tppjid.
(five ns our rights; Rivc us 1nown and
fixed laws; givo us tne judi'ilary ; n-ra.st
us only upon due process A' liv ; give us
presenunetit or indict mont b- gtaud ju
lies; upeeily and publi-j trial ; U ial ' by
;:iry, and at home ; tell 11 1 the i."it',ic and
ouue nf the accusation ; confront us v'.ih
v itnesses; allow us witnesses in cjr Vhaif,'
and the assistance of counsel f t onrdu-
V
le
nsc ; sectiro us in our pe; sons, n.tr Lj uos,-
our pi.pora and our effects; leave j. 111:1. s
no, lor rcsisiauoe to law or agiii.st right,
ful authority, b-U to defund oumoUes
110m outrann and violence; riv ui' fron
spetch and a free press : the riiiln, l.caee
al ly to a-bciiiblo ; and, nliove all, f'r.'e and
undisturbed election at M,c ballet box i
take 0111 soiiH, t;i!:e our money, our prop,
erty, all else, auii we will wait a lit'le, till
at the tune and i'i the manner apfivinUi l the.
ConsUU-.'ivn and law, we shall tct yMf'rom tht
U 'xMa you have uhused, and the seals of pow
er you havo dishonored, and ol'ivs"- and
belter men shall reir. in your stead.
Then on This.
'No act cf ours d we regard with more
conscientious approval of I igl.cr sai'sf-e,-lion,
none do we submit ruoin confldontly
to the iriuunul of Heaven and the moral
verdict of mankind, lhi.11 v 'leii, several
ve;,rs ngo, on the ilh of July, in thn presi
ence of a great a-embly. wcci nmilt ? Ki
hc,'w.i tic :,:ns!i!utim ofthe. United Mules.'
Aiul should the present bloody hliUg;:!o
end in any compromise with the hour-h.or
ui M-ciignising nnv cotiitilutioi d obl.,ja'
ii ii-. to sl'iveiiulders or slave', i 'is in
the border Males we shall a sail,
that
instrument to tho consuming tire, umi re
new our protest against it as '(i ccjMnt,
with death and an agreement with hc.il.'
Reader ! "vhioh of Iho ubove seunus liko
the words o.p n patriot and which Yia iho
language of a traitor ? Will you, can yi-u,
belicvoit, that the man who uttered .tie
first was tried by a Drum Head Court Mar
tial 'for uiving aid and comfort to tlio ens
mi.es of the Constitution,' convictm and
HANI 511 ED therefor, while tho latter ro.
cently addressed n meeting in New York,
and was feted and honored by thn present
Viministration party ! it is needless to
say the first is Clement L. Vallandigham,
of Ohio, and the other W,n. Lloyd (ianU
son, of .Massachusetts.
The Partiku Kiss A Dark Di.ko. A
short lime agor gentleman a resident of
Mad River township came ti Urban
one evening in order to take the night
(t hrough accommodatioD jtrain for Spring
field. '
Finding,the train fu'.l he remained stand'
ing for a lime; becoming tired, he aked
a lady the privilego of occupying a part of
the seat belonging lo her. (Now it must
be kno-.tn to all night travcllort that this
train or this car rather is dark, that is
Illuminated by a dim light only, which
doeseu't "shed its lustre thereof very ex.
tensively.) Well, a conversation, and it
turned to nlmost everything weather,
polities, etc. and finally lo personal and
political niatUri. Tho genilemati in
funned her that he tvos a widower; she in
return, remarked (she was dressed in
black) that sho was a widow. Tho ''Ion
woman" seemed pfeesod with the widow.
er. INot heeding the immortal ndrino oi
the elder Weller to hhdutiful son--"Sarn-ivpl
bevare of vidders" he became more
affectionate in his remarks; and as the
train left Hunt's station, he asked a favor,
as they were ab'tnt to part, that alio would
bestow a kiss. Sho t first hesitated, but
flilfaln,..! II... t. . -1, .....I.!... 1 .
. and all Lis friend-. ! '"su- 11 1 Y""0.- l"en- u ee.1 t,s ""k
Ilf his nrincii.'es a s1 tV '-'ie peq M an, we svi.l
,1. ', , . , "rune tne question, ns ire and our tntherx
. rge. . . . ,
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