After his conviction on the basis of treasonable utterances in 1863 he travelled to Canada.
After his conviction on the basis of treasonable utterances in 1863 he travelled to Canada. Running in absentia he lost a bid for the post he had held since 1858 in his home state. Originally a newspaperman and lawyer, his political ideology was influenced by Calvinism and Edmund Burke, and his opposition to centralization of government and emancipation led him to vehemently attack the wartime policies of Abraham Lincoln. As a US representative from Ohio he supported a negotiated peace on terms favorable to the South. FTP, identify this political figure most famed for being the leader of the Peace Democrats or Copperheads.
After his conviction on the basis of treasonable utterances in 1863 he travelled to Canada.
Clement Laird {Vallandigham}