Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-14

SALLANpleHkM,-The CT ..cinnati Com
asrcial gives the follow % account of Val.
kpdigham's arrest;
\ special 'rf IN left this CITY at twelve
9cloek Monde y night with company of
e lhlfte' 18th U. S. infantry, siXty-seyen
pen, WI n directions from Gen, Burnside,
0or .sndne the Department of the Ohio,
n arrest c. l.. Vallmdlgham, at his resi-
- IN DAYTON, The train reached Day
H. Al half-past TWO Ole ock, and proceed
~ Vallandigham's house, placing guards
81 the streets in the vicinity, and the cap
4 in commanding, with a squad of men,
,rrouuded the house The door-bell was
rmg. and Vallandigham appeared at the
-indow and inquired what was wanting.
~ eantsin told him, but he was not dis
Dsed 10 90 along peaceably, He shouted
br the police loudly, and the female mem
kers of the family coined their cries TO his.
The captain told him he might as well stop
H. disturbance, as he had the force to ar
Nsst him and would certainly do SO, Val
l,ndieham then said he was not dressed
Nbe captain told him he would have time
Il dress himself, but he redoubled his
*houts for the police, when an attempt was
made to force the front door The door
resisted the efforts of the soldiers, and
yallandigham tlourished revolver at the
4 window and fired two or three shots without
Effect. A side door was then forced, and
the squad, finding all the doors in the house
fastened, broke open four of them before
they reached the apartment occupied by
lhe individual with whom they had bust
Dess, who was soon taken and escorted to
ihe train, which was in waiting Some of
yallandgham's friends, hearing what was
1Oing on, rang the fire bells, with the in
&ntion of gathering crowd to attempt a
tscue. But few persons appeared, and
hey gave no trouble. Vallandigham was
Brought TO the city, and lodged IN the pris-
On on Columbia street, between Sycamore
and Broadw ay, where no one was permit
Ted to zee him without an order from Gen.
Burnside"
The following is the charge and specif-
BATON against vallandigham.
CHARGE.
Publicly expressing, in violation OF Cen
oral Orders No. 3S, from headquarters,
Department of the Ohio, his sympathles /
hr those 10 arms against the Government
y the United States declaring disloyal
xntiments and opinions, with the object
Gd purpose of weakening the power of |
" government in its efforts to suppress
y unlawful rebellion.
81 SPECIFICATION.
In this thu the said Clement l.. Val
ssahdebam a citiz-d Of the State of Ohio,
y Or about the lst day u # May, 1868, at
Noun Vernon, Knox county, no. ma
5eblicly address large meeting of ci,1,- !
rs, and did utter sentiments, in words or
Reflect as follows, declaring the present
M "a wicked, cruel and unnecessary
N "a war not being waged for the
earvation of the Union" "a war for
iA purpose of crushing out liberty and
Usetng despotism," "a war for the
itedom of the blacks, and the enslave
rent of the whites y stating that "lf the
administration had so wished, the war
oeld have been honorably terminated
Enths ago." that "pesce might have
y Zen honorably obtained by listening to !
u proposed INTERPRETATION OF France p
4 BIT " propositions by which the Southern
q ates could be won back, and the South
Guaranteed their rights under the constitu-
Jitn had been rejected the day before the
III battle at Fredericksburg, by Lincoln
Id his minions," meaning thereby the
PRESIDENT of the United States and those
Y der him in authority. Charging a.; mat
iA government of the United States were
Y out to appoint Mealntary Marshals in ev-
~ district, TO restrain the people. of their
|iberties, to deprive them of their rights
and privileges Charactizing General
Order No. SO, from Headquarters Depart
nent of the Ohio, as "a base usurpation
4 arbitrary authority !" inviting his hear
~ to resist the same by saying, "the
s1ner the people inform the minions of
arped power that they will not submit
such restrictions upon their liberties.
n better;" declaring "that he was at ali
mes, and upon all occasions resolved to
loVhat he could to defeat the ATTEMPTS
~ being made to build up monarchy
IIpon the ruins Of our free Government =
sserting " that he firmly believed as he
Id six months ago, that the men in pow
.fare attempting to establish despotism
MN country more cruel and more OPP
ps<ksive than ever existed BEFORE
VI Il Of which opinions and sentiments he
u knew did aid, comfort and encourage
Use in arms against the Government, and
Whld but induce in his hearers distrust
y their own Government, and sympathy
j those IN arms against it, and a dispo-
lhon to resist the laws of the land.
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