The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-29
MIR. VaIIandigham at Cliffon-The
Failure to Send his Address by
T~eregraph.

MIR. AVaIlandigham at Cliffon-Th<
Failure TO Send his Address BY
\ Telegraph.
Especial eorfesPonaeaoe of the Chicago hTimes.
CLIFreN House., NIAGARA FALLS. C. WI
July 10, 1853.
Mr.. Yallandigham arrived here yesterday
morning. The appearance Of his name unon
the register caused the most Intense excite
ment among the guests. The news of his ar.
rival 81 read rapidly in the vicinity, and dur
ing yesterday and to day hundreds OF visitors
called to pay their respects to him. Several
parties OF ladies and gentlemen hare come
over from the American shore.
The mighty cataract and the grand noun
tain scenery are forgotten the delightful
drives are abandoned. The exiled ste tesman
is the absorbing subject of interest and con-
sideration Eager groups, anxious to learn
every particular of his cventful career, collect
around the favored few who have been honor
ed with pc rsonal interviews with the foremost
man Of the age. Crowds press upon him
whenever his presence is accessible, to con
gratulate him upon his. sublime moral achieve
ments and political prospects.
HIS manners are modest and unassuming.-
He has a kind word and genial sreeting for
all his friends. Yet his manners are not
wanting in dignity be6tting his position; but
the dignity is blended with cordial suavity, SO
that while he commands respect iron every
one, he also excites affecting akin to love from
all. - .
Dir. Vallandigham swass treated in all re.
tspeets as u prison Z of war in the South, and
permitted to depart on giving his parole. He
succeeded in running the blockade from Will
mineton, North Caroiiunsa buut the middle of
June, in a small steamer which took him TO
Bermuda. From the latter place he proceed
ed in u small steamer to@Hallfax, where he
arrived safely a few days ago, and took passage
up the river ST. Lawrence to Quebec, whence
he came by rail to Clifton
Hon. D.. w. Voorhees,, of Indiana, and Hon.
Richard 4. Merrick, OF Chicago, were among
the first 10 welcome him on his arrival.
An exclusive copy uf the address was furn-
ished to your c respondent yesterday, and he
endeavored to telegraph it from Buffalo last
night. The Superintendent OF the telegraph
in that city was desired to Onward the address
with all possible dispatch, US it was desirable
that the ele.r; III should BE- received as early
as possible iu the day. The Superintendent
Lrutessed his readiness to comply with the re-
quest, and sat dow by an Instrument, your
reporter taking u seat by his side, IN order to
read the dispatch to the Superintendent, and
thus facilitate Its tra nsmission. The operator
protested to transmit the entire dispatch, con-
tanning an account OF MIR. VpllandIgham's ar
rival ut Niagara Fails, as we'll as the address ;
but when the Transmission had been APP; aren't
iy concluded, your correspondent was IL form
cd that orders had been received from the
Government that the dispatch could not be
deliver d until 1t had been approved in Buta-
10. Tie reporter desired to know by whom il
should be approved. The Superintendent
evaded arswrfIng the question for some time,
but finally answered., -By the Provost Mar
slI.l, prooabIy.3 IS N
Your Correspondents was unable to f-d the
Provost Marshal OF Butfaio, and he according
~ demaildcd .hc message from the SuperiT
tendent, who informed him that it could not |
De delivered on that even my, as It had been
locked up iIr the safs, aud the key OF the safe
carried by thssboy To- hrs home. Your repor-
ter then offered a private message to The edi- |
tor Of the Times, Stating the circumstauces,
aud desiring further orders. The Sutcrin-
tcndent OF the telegraph, Ihasmuch as he had
received orders. trumzthe Government to sup
pr, IS any such dispatch, refused to forward It.
This is u bold ana wanton usurpation of the
rights aud privileges Of citizens generally. 1t
was simply and solely a refusal to TRANSMIT u
message from an empIcye, asking Instructions
from. his eanployer. 5Ncither the address nor
the dispatch contained u y ord that could be
Construed as atfordIng aid or comfo.t to the
Cunfederates. s..
Throughout his ~sojourn in the seeded
Statesj dir. taIlaCdtSham was reg arded as a
prisoner of war. The suppressed dispatch
aunu unced tins fact, and it announced moth
lug further, save an1account of his reception
ii Cahada..
From the Chicago Times; EDITORIAL
And the persuit of-him dies not consist
in his continued Punishment. We
have alrcajy Informed the public of the Gov
ernment ipterdict laid up-n the TRANSMISSION
To us by Telegraph of his address to the poo
pie OF Ohio. Ne have yet TO inform the pub
Ic that u Government intcrdict is laid uron
teiegraphlc message s from Dir. VaIlandis-
ham. Messages irofn him to his wife are sup
Our reporter whom we sent to Mr
FaiiaudlSham, when he had been refused the
Lelrgrafh tor the transmission of MIR. Yafian
address, resorted to the express, and
hat ioas denied to him! From the tune that
our reporter aIte mf'ed to transmit the address
by Telegraph HON Bufalo until he /. 1T De-
Iroit Tor lhis clty, he was dog led by a Gov
sruInens detective! Had he paced u copy Of
The address III the post ofice Tor transmlssion,
nc doubt the mails would have been rifed by
,fiicial auth ,rIIy!
Such, ieliow-citizens, is something eff the
persecution of Mr.. Vallandisbam by the par
.lsan dynasty at Washington.
nA "The enemy is all aero 8 lie Poto-