...had contended that he had done nothing more than criticize the administration at a public meeting. "Now, if there be no mistake about this; if this assertion...truth; if there was no other reason for the arrest," Lincoln wrote Corning, "then I concede that the arrest was wrong." This opening gave Lincoln the opportunity...

...made an important concession: It is asserted . . . that Mr. Vallandigham was . . . seized and tried "for no other reason than words addressed to a public meeting. in criticism of the . . . Administration. and in condemnation of the Military orders of the General." Now. if there be...

...of banishment, assuming that Mr. V had been condemned and banished in violation of law and right — "for no other reason than words addressed to a public...of the administration; and in condemnation of the militar)' orders of" Burnside. I think Mr. V 's friends have ground to stand upon so strong — or...

...It is asserted, in substance, that Mr. Vallandigham was, by a military commander, seized and tried "for no other reason than words addressed to a public meeting, in criticism of the course of die Administration, and in condemnation of the Military orders of the General." Now, if there be no...

...meeting, in criticism of the course of the Administration, and in condemnation of the military order of the General.' Now, if there be no mistake about this, if there was no reason for the arrest, then I concede that the arrest was wrong. But the arrest, I understand,...