Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-05-21

er's Army-Arrivai or Union ol6oers
Z ffSha Richmond.
cefresPon OF tue Belmont Chronicle.
CoLuMBUs, o.. May llh, 1868.
EDtTo2 CHRONICLE. With us the past
week has been an eventful one. The sue
ces.ful termination of tho raid" on Day.
ton, by which leadng ccnspira,or was
captured, in combination with our successes
and reverses on the Rappabannock, has
served to iuaamc the public mind to dc.
gree rarely attained.
Upon receiving intelligence Of Vallandg.
bans arrest, his disloyal political compan.
ions might be seen gathering il small par
ties Of half dozen, each exhibiting an
elongated yisagc, now and then uttcring
some diaLoical curse upon he head of tbs
noble General who had so uncerenoniously
disturbed their sacred ~ security, who had
clearly and in an able manner demonstrated
to them the Dprac,icabilily of any longer
continuing with impuni,y their disloyal
practices aud tiatorous conduct Their sat
isiaction ut the course pursued by Vallan
dighap lrieads III Dayton could be plainly
perceived by u moderately close observer. -
But such individuals were too cowarily to
give utterance to their approval Of the mob,
not knowing how near II member oil the Pro.
yost Guard might lie. The aforesaid gen
,lemen have singular faculty Of 'naLbing"
uususpeclIng but misguided men who cx
hibit any undue feeling towards the Gov.
ernmcnt relative TO { present troubles. -
10 the traitors the philosophy Of the nab
tfng' arrangement may be seen, but no
doubt is extremely far IRON being apprecia
ted.
You will learn the result Of Vallanlig
hams trial before this reaches you. Proba
bly, he will be bani,hed lrom the North.
{. Then came the thrilling intelligence from
Gen. Hooker. Intense anxiety was depict
cd on every countonaucc. Tho Unioni,ts
fearing for the safety Of their friends the
loyal army. The Coprcrhead4, likewise,
for their iricnds-thc rebels. The new, be.
ing favorable for US, the Union men were
hilarious. On the econtmry, the God. lorsaken
Butternuts were more di-hcartcnel than be.
fore. Then came unfavoral,le rumors, and
the oider Of things was reversed. Crowds
bcstiged the Telegraph Oili;,, and questions
innumcrabe were propounled to those
knowing individuals, the Tclcgraphi.ts. :
They derived bit little Information from
them, however, il cling contrary 10 instruc.
tions to diyulge any ching in advance Of the
papers
Several gentlemen rush frantically in
ANY news from Hookcr?" Answer
"Not word. " Information that he had
recross"d the Rappahannock had just been
received This scene is repeated constant
ly. No wonder If those usually nccommo
dating young men (thc Operators) grew in
dignunt-no wonder that they denounced
the curious and troublesome questioncrs us
being informal Doors - And many were
the inveciivcs hurled against the Operators
Frequently ware they charged with being
more unapproachablc than the Editor Of the
Ohio Statesman after his friend Vallandig
hams arrest. But at length our city has
been restored to is original quictudc. Last
night nun crous bonfires were ready to be
ignltcd in case tho capture OF Richmond
was confirmed but at latest accounts the
piles were still standing, serving US a monu
ment to our blasted hopes
A nnmbcr OF exchanged Federal officers
reached this city to day, direct from Rich
mond, Va. Stonemun's raid near there
took place just in advance of their depart
urc. Their regarding thc defence
less condition Of the Rebel Capitol exactly
coincile with our regular dispatches.
bon .ou'. TELroRApH.