Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-05-27
ARRKsx ON Nm, yAE.LAaDaesAM.

gay MOE1tu& AfTGaE6J IN nia h4uaE
4 fDsytoas o., by q detAsehmsnl of soldieg
ssnt up for. .sAas paeposs from Cineinnat
and sakaa cat Of shs fo@au aanad sha col
ing Of The ehureh balls. Had DIR. Va.
landigham died yesterday morning in hi
bed, and ttI8 beias had paaied forth
l'airgs Or requiem as his corse was slowl
eonEsyed 10 iss Anal rsssiag place, Oh
solemnity Of tbs Boaas eeald not hAy
been Aa Impressive ~ when the measure
tread Of soldiers Accompanied his bod
go q military auagson, TO be ifafaurS
alive wish the sarse of ssvil iibagty.
ag. RallaRasgham has eozalnisted an
oaense against the Laws, there asa in ah
State Of Ohio several federal judges Il
the tull, RlsnaEy. aaa unahssgacssd exer
esss OF sheir 3ascsiooes ebsfsFs whoa
sworn complainta could have been mad
aud warrant pTaeafed fer MS aTrest.--
II when, broughI kafaEe . judge, II sheg.l
have appeared that there were reasonable
grounds fer sapposing him guilty Of i
breach af. the iaws, he soald have been
regpl@rly epmEaassed f0r trial bus 4
there Wsra no reasonable or pypbabI.
grounds Tor further proceedings agaaas
ilR, bis right 70 ba Immediately dis.
charged from custody ID as clesr as thai
Of any Individual sha geada theae lanss,
to walk the streets. We do not think ii
necessary to await moro detailed state
Hscnt OF the facts than reaches Us By tele-
graph, before densaacing this arrest as
high-h handed assumption uf despotie pow
eE. 1t Mr, Esllaadigham had murdered
. citiSen OF Ohio; If be had shot q fed
srai otEssr in the lawful discharg Of bis
daty had hs committed any other helm
oas o1ense known to the law, and fur
which the Law pEeseribes paaaly, it 10
not probable that any such violent pro-
eeedIngs as an illegal breaking into his
house and kidnapping him by armed SOL
diers would haTa bsen restored 50; for
in that case his in aprisonm ens, trial, can
Elction, and punishment, ia State where
the administration of injustice encounters
30 obstruction, would have been 80 cer-
tain that the sailit4ry authority would
not have iuteEpOseL, The faus, thaEefore,
that Mr. Vrllandigham has been arrested
without due process OF law is strong
pftma .facis evidence that he has beea
guilty of no oHsass aG ali Of which a
court Of justice could take cognixaaae.
He had been arrested at Ehs lnsge beck
Ut usurped military authority, in PLAZA
violation Of solemn provision Of the
5..- + s5.-7Il s9ss }>ssalr
lhe probable Eeasoa of Mr.. Vallan.
digham's arrest, is the. freedom VIII
which, 10 his public speeches, be has ar.
Eaigned she acts Of the administration.
h Sbudy beiluY - 4aas be has had seOssaon.
abhe cOGn4nGai e4tlaa wi4h ths eHemy.-4
All We know ot the character of tha 4naa
creatts a presumption that whatever hg
has dohe to pro voKe the 'authorines hAs
been dune upaaiy AnJ aooTe board. -
Whatever Nag have be4n Mr yallandig-
hams taulss, his w0rst enemies caauol
question bis bOldaess and political coar.
age. His dIrecsness, intrrpidisy, and dc.
fence Of adverse opIRion, have no duabt
male hin vsgy troublesome !; hat these
Esry Qualities are . pritsy safe, psrsunal
guarantee that he has been engaged IN
40 secret piors OF dark conspiracies
against the government. We feed en-.
slEuly safe IN assuming that his Only Of.
Tease 10 the yigoF and yehemence of his
open attacks on the administration in the
public meetings be is in the habis Of ad-
dressing. iuaeed ons of the republican
papers publiahsd u rumor that ten.
Burnside detailed men disguised in eiti-
sens dress to attend a meeting which Mr.
Vallaudlghan addressed one day last
week, with view to ind grounds Oh
against him. his arrest 10
therefore, for no crime known to the
avs, for no convert conspiracy, for no
correspondence with the an
amy, for no dark design whieh shrinks
rom public scrutiny and shrouds itself
% secrecy out for uttaring aloud ia the
lace of the world bis honest opinions
Those opinions may be mistaken or they
nay not; they may be nnpatriotia and
nisehiesoas5r 5r they may NOT, bat there il
10 rightful power in the GeFernmens 10
impress freedom Of speech, except with
n the lines Of tha army. ..a|. 4
Until better informed, We shall incline
o the opinion that The arrest of MIR. VAL
sndighaln is The work og Gen. Burnside
Without any prompting from his Official
pperioEs u Washington. Ii ia possible
hey may not thank Gen. Burnsida for
=srying his aceaiiAr strategy into poll
les. After this general had buttsd bis
rnly again and again against the inn
rebel front at FredricksbarK,
IN the dag Of that memorable hatchery
Fhieh be called . battle, and they had
gain reeoiled, staggered, shaken, shat
cred before the murderaus Rrs OF sEs
nemy, be determined TO dash them stsll
gain the rebel works, like pottery against
stone wall, and vas only prsvansad By,
hs united and vehement protessa Oh his
who had not, like him, eloss
heir heads. The shatsering and EscoiI
I The Administration party sgainat the
afnaging and arbitrary arrests, in shesl
ltetions iass TALL In ali the great States
I the Union, would naturally teach sham
OF 70 again give sheis opponents 90 great
. advantage of grpuna. IL GeaaTai
'arnsids chooses TO harl than again
gainst inprsgnsbla defenuas, il is passi- /
fe they May object to be again. Esa 70 . /
o0tless slaughter, Ii shey are wise shaY
i'll cause, DIR. Vallandigharn to BIZ asla-
bEauShs hefqre lhs jjadgs Of sse
outhern District Of Ohie, 20 os dss-
osed Of By that oEhe4r ascoEding to he
sws, -. @ s.4,@
Bar. YallApdigham, ii sell let aleas
J The military aulhorities, Is the aess |
sFviceable man 10 the administrations In
~ cosnFsy. Withoas him and bis dis
pies for bugbsar, how canld shsy
ave organized shslr .housaaa loyal |
sgues, or bars lcaFrisd tbs Caanecaiasls
sotlon, or hare lTasiaead the wholn /
'saapesatic party 81 q meat Of Uuppeg-
eads 7 II from m indiscrses sianouacsF
she var, they convert him into q mar /
y for iabest5, hs wiif become great
saa EHsFs ssTvieaahla a saseas oppoasnaa
IAN be has for the lass ghsss sasashs
zen 70 them, Il the blood Of martyrs
tbe seed bf the church, It j. not shs less
ae thas ths ibload 81 hirerarcha has IT.
avs been shs urolsGs ssaa of hexsxs -