The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-05-14
ARREST OF VALlANbIoRAM.
Special Despatch to the Chicago Times.


publican. The particulars of his arrest are
visible. Gen. Burnside issued an order, di :
rected to Capt. Murray, Of the United
States Regulars, to proceed, with compa-
ny Of the 14th Infantry, to Dayton, on a
special train, and arrest Mr.. ". and bring
him to Cincinnati. The military left at
III o'clock on Monday night, and arrived
at Dayton about 2 o'clock. Capt. Hutton,
Of ofBurnside's staff, went up with the troops.
They Immediately proceeded 70 Mr.. VS.
residence, which they surrounded. Capt.
NJ. rang the bell, and Mr.. v. put his head
out Of the window and inquired what was
wanted. Capt. n. replied: 1--WE are Uni
ted States soldiers, and have so order for
your arrest" Mr.. Vallandigham demand
ed their authority, and said he would not
respect any other than civil process
Capt. NJ. answered, "Our Instructions are
peremptory, and you had better quietly
submit without any further trouble" Mr..
v. refused, and added that they must come
and take him,--he would not come to
them.
Capt. M. says that, after much discussion
pro and CON-, of which the above is the sub
stance. Mr.. Vallandigham gave shrill
whistle, and soon after fire bells began to
ring. Capt. NJ. deployed z battalion ofhis
troops through the town, with instructions
to send back home every man who came
out on the street, which being done preven-
ted the assemblage of any considerable
crowd at M. VS. house or the depot. Mr..
Vallandigham's house was then entered by
forcing in the doors, and Mr.. v. was taken
into custody, entering his protest as to the
military proceedings at the time. He was
then escorted on foot to the depot, and
brought to this city, and lodged in the mill
tary prison on Columbia street, where he is
now confined. 's't >
understand that Mr.. Vallandigham is
disposed to take what may be considered
high grounds. He refuses to recognize mil
itary authority over him in any manner
will not plead to it's jurisdiction, nor accept
any but an unconditional release. The
charge against him is an infringement, in
his speeches at Democratic meeting in Co
lumbus and Mt. Vernon, of Gen. Burnsides
military order No. 3S. It is alleged that
he declared that such orders were military
usurpations over citizens. and, for one, he
would not obey them. He also discussed,
freely, the affairs of the country, and gave
utterance to his well-known peculiar senti.
ments.
1t is understood that he will have an i'm.
mediate trial on the charge preferred, be-
fore the military court-martial now in ses.
sion in this city.
Intense excitement has run high all day,
and this evening wagon-loads of men came
into Dayton until large crowd collected,
and an attack was made on the Journal of:
fee with stones, clubs and pistols. A mill
tary company was sent up by Gen. Bum.
side, this evening, to quell the disturban.
ces, aud arrived there at o'clock.
James Smith was arrested here this eyen
ing, by the military, for cheering for jeff
Davis and vallandigham on the streets.
Union men are falling into line to assis
the military. and ghneral rush has been
made on the Armlory, where there are SOC
musketry.
Attorneys Caldwell and Ferguson leave to
night for Cleveland, to make application to
Justice Swain for writ of ha5sas corpm
to procure Mr.. vallandigham's dis
charge.
Mr. Vallaandigham was removed TO New
port Barracks, Ky., tonight.
I'll p. m.-The official charges agains,
Mr.. vallandigham are, that he [vallandig
ham] on or about the first day Of Nay. 1865
at Mount Vernon, Ohio, did publicly address
. large meeting of citizens, saying in words
or in effect declaring, that the present war
is an injurious. cruel and unnecessary war,
war not being waged for the preservation
ofthe Unions war for the purpose O
crushing out liberty and establishing des-
potism-a war for the freedom of the black,
and el.slaving of the whites stating that
If the Administration had so wished, III,
war could have been honorably termin,
ted that peace might have been honorabl,
obtained BY listening to the proposed inter-
mediation of France; that proposition by
which the Southern States could be won
back, and guaranteed their rights under
the constitution. were rejected the day be-
fore the battle of fredericksburg. He q
nally said that Order No.3 of Gen. Burnside
was a base usurpation Of arbitrary authori
ty, and that the sooner the people informet
the minions Of usurpated power that they
win not submit to such restrictions the bet
ter. He declared also his purpose to defea,
an attempt to build up monarchy upor
the ruins Of our free Government that h,
believes the men in power were trying t
establish . despotism.
Special to the Chicago Tribune.
CINCINNATI, Nay 9Th.
vallandigham was removed from the mil.
itary prison tonight, and Is now confined
in the Newport barracks. Troops have
been sent from Columbus, this evening, e
quell the Dayton disturbance.
The following particulars of the affair
have just been received
There has been 9 good deal Of excitemen,
IN 3ap hut M dist,,rha pce occnrred t;ll n r