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is　to　combat　a　giant　rebellion；　and　then　be　dealt　with　in　turn　only

as　if　there　were　no　rebellion。　　　The　Constitution　itself　rejects　this

view。　　The　military　arrests　and　detentions　which　have　been　made；

including　those　of　Mr。　Vallandigham；　which　are　not　different　in

principle　from　the　others；　have　been　for　prevention；　and　not　for

punishmentas　injunctions　to　stay　injury；　as　proceedings　to　keep　the

peace；　and　hence；　like　proceedings　in　such　cases　and　for　like

reasons；　they　have　not　been　accompanied　with　indictments；　or　trials

by　juries；　nor　in　a　single　case　by　any　punishment　whatever；　beyond

what　is　purely　incidental　to　the　prevention。　　The　original　sentence

of　imprisonment　in　Mr。　Vallandigham's　case　was　to　prevent　injury　to

the　military　service　only；　and　the　modification　of　it　was　made　as　a

less　disagreeable　mode　to　him　of　securing　the　same　prevention。



I　am　unable　to　perceive　an　insult　to　Ohio　in　the　case　of　Mr。

Vallandigham。　　Quite　surely　nothing　of　the　sort　was　or　is　intended。

I　was　wholly　unaware　that　Mr。　Vallandigham　was；　at　the　time　of　his

arrest；　a　candidate　for　the　Democratic　nomination　for　governor　until

so　informed　by　your　reading　to　me　the　resolutions　of　the　convention。

I　am　grateful　to　the　State　of　Ohio　for　many　things；　especially　for

the　brave　soldiers　and　officers　she　has　given　in　the　present　national

trial　to　the　armies　of　the　Union。



You　claim；　as　I　understand；　that　according　to　my　own　position　in　the

Albany　response；　Mr。　Vallandigham　should　be　released；　and　this

because；　as　you　claim；　he　has　not　damaged　the　military　service　by

discouraging　enlistments；　encouraging　desertions；　or　otherwise；　and

that　if　he　had；　he　should　have　been　turned　over　to　the　civil

authorities　under　the　recent　acts　of　Congress。　　I　certainly　do　not

know　that　Mr。　Vallandigham　has　specifically　and　by　direct　language

advised　against　enlistments　and　in　favor　of　desertion　and　resistance

to　drafting。



We　all　know　that　combinations；　armed　in　some　instances；　to　resist　the

arrest　of　deserters　began　several　months　ago；　that　more　recently　the

like　has　appeared　in　resistance　to　the　enrolment　preparatory　to　a

draft；　and　that　quite　a　number　of　assassinations　have　occurred　from

the　same　animus。　　These　had　to　be　met　by　military　force；　and　this

again　has　led　to　bloodshed　and　death。　　And　now；　under　a　sense　of

responsibility　more　weighty　and　enduring　than　any　which　is　merely

official；　I　solemnly　declare　my　belief　that　this　hindrance　of　the

military；　including　maiming　and　murder；　is　due　to　the　course　in　which

Mr。　Vallindigham　has　been　engaged　in　a　greater　degree　than　to　any

other　cause；　and　it　is　due　to　him　personally　in　a　greater　degree　than

to　any　other　one　man。



These　things　have　been　notorious；　known　to　all；　and　of　course　known

to　Mr。　Vallandigham。　　Perhaps　I　would　not　be　wrong　to　say　they

originated　with　his　special　friends　and　adherents。　　With　perfect

knowledge　of　them；　he　has　frequently　if　not　constantly　made　speeches

in　Congress　and　before　popular　assemblies；　and　if　it　can　be　shown

that；　with　these　things　staring　him　in　the　face　he　has　ever　uttered　a

word　of　rebuke　or　counsel　against　them；　it　will　be　a　fact　greatly　in

his　favor　with　me；　and　one　of　which　as　yet　I　am　totally　ignorant。

When　it　is　known　that　the　whole　burden　of　his　speeches　has　been　to

stir　up　men　against　the　prosecution　of　the　war；　and　that　in　the　midst

of　resistance　to　it　he　has　not　been　known　in　any　instance　to　counsel

against　such　resistance；　it　is　next　to　impossible　to　repel　the

inference　that　he　has　counseled　directly　in　favor　of　it。



With　all　this　before　their　eyes；　the　convention　you　represent　have

nominated　Mr。　Vallandigham　for　governor　of　Ohio；　and　both　they　and

you　have　declared　the　purpose　to　sustain　the　national　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　intimate　that　in　your

opinion　an　army　is　a　constitutional　means　of　saving　the　Union　against

a　rebellion；　or　even　to　intimate　that　you　are　conscious　of　an

existing　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　appeal；　is　known　to　you　and　to　the

world　to　declare　against　the　use　of　an　army　to　suppress　the

rebellion。　　Your　own　attitude；　therefore；　encourages　desertion；

resistance　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　intercourse　with　you；　gentlemen　of　the

committee；　I　cannot　say　I　think　you　desire　this　effect　to　follow　your

attitude；　but　I　assure　your　that　both　friends　and　enemies　of　the

Union　look　upon　it　in　this　light。　　It　is　a　substantial　hope；　and　by

consequence　a　real　strength　to　the　enemy。　　If　it　is　a　false　hope；　and

one　which　you　would　willingly　dispel；　I　will　make　the　way　exceedingly

easy。



I　send　you　duplicates　of　this　letter　in　order　that　you；　or　a　majority

of　you；　may；　if　you　choose；　indorse　your　names　upon　one　of　them　and

return　it　thus　indorsed　to　me　with　the　understanding　that　those

signing　are　thereby　committed　to　the　following　propositions　and　to

nothing　else：



1。　　That　there　is　now　a　rebellion　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　anything　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；　soldiers；　and　seamen　of　the　army　and　navy；　while　engaged　in

the　effort　to　suppress　the　rebellion；　paid；　fed；　clad；　and　otherwise

well　provided　for　and　supported。



And　with　the　further　understanding　that　upon　receiving　the　letter　and

names　thus　indorsed；　I　will　cause　them　to　be　published；　which

publication　shall　be；　within　itself；　a　revocation　of　　the　order　in

relation　to　Mr。　Vallandigham。　　　It　will　not　escape　observation　that　I

consent　to　the　release　of　Mr。　Vallandigham　upon　terms　not　embracing

any　pledge　from　him　or　from　others　as　to　what　he　will　or　will　not　do。

I　do　this　because　he　is　not　present　to　speak　for　himself；　or　to

authorize　others　to　speak　for　him；　and　because　I　should　expect　that

on　his　returning　he　would　not　put　himself　practically　in　antagonism

with　the　position　of　his　friends。　　But　I　do　it　chiefly　because　I

thereby　prevail　on　other　influential　gentlemen　of　Ohio　to　so　define

their　position　as　to　be　of　immense　value　to　the　armythus　more　than

compensating　for　the　consequences　of　any　mistake　in　allowing　Mr。

Vallandigham　to　return；　so　that；　on　the　whole；　the　public　safety　will

not　have　suffered　by　it。　　Still；　in　regard　to　Mr。　Vallandigham　and

all　others；　I　must　hereafter；　as　heretofore；　do　so　much　as　the　public

safety　may　seem　to　require。



I　have　the　honor　to　be　respectfully　yours；　etc。；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　PARKER。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　June　30；　1863。　　10。55



GOVERNOR　PARKER；　Trenton；　N。J。：



Your　despatch　of　yesterday　received。　　I　really　think　the　attitude　of

the　enemy's　army　in　Pennsylvania　presents　us　the　best　opportunity　we

have　had　since　the　war　began。　　I　think　you　will　not　see　the　foe　in

New　Jersey。　　I　beg　you　to　be　assured　that　no　one　out　of　my　position

can　know　so　well　as　if　he　were　in　it　the　difficulties　and

involvements　of　replacing　General　McClellan　in　command；　and　this

aside　from　any　imputations　upon　him。



Please　accept　my　sincere　thanks　for　what　you　have　done　and　are　doing

to　get　troops　forward。



A。　LINCOLN。