The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-09
Arrest Of Valandin CHAM.

man who has gained so much notoriety
for his opposition to the present war and
advocacy of peace, was arrested at Day ton,
Ohio, on Monday evening, by detach-
ment of soldiers sent for that purpose
from Cincinnati, for violating the late or
der (No 3S) Of Gen. Burnside, against
finding fault with the war policy Of the
a lministration. Mr.. V. had made speech
at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, in which, as the
charges on which his arrest pretend to be
based ailese, lie said, sin words, Or in ef-
. feet that the present war is an injurious,
cruel and unnecessary war.-a war not
being waged for the preservation of the
union,-a war for the purpose of crush
ing out liberty, and establishing despo-
tisin,-a war for the freedom of the blacks
and the enslaying of the whites; stating
| hat, if the administration had so wished,
the war could have been honorably ter
n,inat.d; that peace might have been
honora5ly obtained by listening to the
proposed II, ialtI>n OF France; that pro
positions by which TIE southern States
could be won back, and be guaranteed
their rights under the constitution, were
rejected the day before the battle of Fred
erickburg He finally said that Order No
IS OF Gen. Burnside was base usurpation
of arbitrary authority, and that the soon
or the people informed the minions OF
usurpated power that they will not sub
NIT to such restrictions, the better He
declared also his purpose TO defeat an at
tempt to build up a monarchy upon the
ruins of our free government that he
believed the men in power were trying to
establish despotsm.
The arrest was made in the night
Capt. Hutton, of Burnside's STAG, was in
command of the squad, and, on arriving
at Dayton, Immediately proceeded to Mr..
VS. residence, which they surrounded -
Capt II rang the bell, and lIr. V put his
head out Of the window and inquired
what was warted. Capt NJ replied, I'VE
are U. S. soldiers, and have an order for
your arrest Mr.. Nallandngham de.
marded their authority, and said he
would not resrect any other than civil
process. Capt NJ. answered, 'Our instruc-
tons are peremptory and you had better
quietly submit without any further trou
BILE" Mr. V. refused, and added that
. they must come and take him.-he would
5 not come to them.
! Capt. NJ. says that, after much di-cus
I sion pro. and con, of which the above is
I the substance, Mr.. Nallandingham gave
shrll whistle, and soon after fire bells
, began to ring. Capt NJ. deployed bat
: talIion Of his troops through the town,
, with instructions to send back home eve
ry man WHO came out on the street, which
being done prevented the assemblage of
any considerable crowd at VS. house or
the depot. Mr.. Vallandighams house
was then entered by forcing in the doors,
and Mr. Y. was taken into custody, enter
| ing his protest as to the military proceed
ings at the time lie was then escorted
on foot to the depot. and taken thence 70
Cincinnati, and lodged in a military pris
on
The excitement in Dayton next day was
so intense that it finally broke out in acts
of open violence. Abou. shutdown from
800 to Geo men proceeded to the Journal
office, abolition sheet took possession Of
it, completely Quilted the building, and
burned it to the g,ound The fire CONF
municated to adjoining buildings, and all
.he property from the south end of the
Phillips House to the middle Of thesquare
was destroyed. To prevent notice Of
these proceedings going to the military at
Cincinnati and Columbus, the telegraph
lines were also destroyed, and one or two
railroad bridges. The military, however,
did get information, and some 300 troops
arrived at 10 clock, and by II o'clock
had restored order. The amount Of pro
perty destroyed it is said will amount to
S250,0O0
About 80 Of the rinsleaders in the Gis
turbance were arrested, and also taken to
to the military prison at Cincinnati
Among them was W. T. Logan, editor of
the Vallandngham journal at Dayton.
On Wednesday Mr.. V was arrai.ned
before a court mar ial at Cincinnati The
court was opened to the public. The
charges against him, as given above, were
read, to which he declined pleading, de,
pyng the jurisdiction Of the court A
plea of not guilty, however, was entered
for him, and the examination OF witnesses
commenced Meantime Mr.. V. has ap-
piled to Judge Swan for u writ of kaJcos
corpus
Tie questions presented by the case of
Mr.. Nallandingham are few and simple
Is his offence a civil or military one? Ac
cording to the universally received notions
OF military offences. they are and can be
such only Us are committed, either by
soldiers or officers OF the army against the
rules and discipline of the same: or BY
civilians against military regulations, with
IN the actual lines Of a military camp. 1t
IS not pretended that ar V. belongs to
the srmy; nor within the lines Of any
military encampment that we are aware
, OF. The charge against Mr.. " consists Of
; Unreasonable uttcrances" Treason is not
5 military offence, Of which courts martial
ordinarily take cognizance. If these
, premises are correct, what right then, had
zen burnside to order Mr.. E'sarrest: or
II he even had that right, to- Institute
court martial to try him?
: We have no sympathy with Mr. z. s al.
Legged views III regard to- the war-hi.
2 peace doctrines, &c. Weeven regard his
/. influence as in some measure pernicious.