Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-05-13
Arrest of Valland1gham Day ten
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Arrest of VallandIgham Day ter
Mob.
The circumstances attending the arrest
of the notorious Vallandighaun, are thu.
reported by the Cincinnati Gazette:
A special train was sent up on the Gin
%cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad, on
Monday evening shortly before midnight
with a company of the ll5th Ohio regi
ment, to arrest and bring Mr.. Vallandlg.
ham to this city. The train reached Day.
ton at three o'clock yesterday morning,
and the party at once proceeded to the
residence of Mr.. Vallandigham. and
sought admittance. Mr.. V. came to an
upper window and asked their business,
and on being informed that they had or.
ders to escort him to this city, he refused
to allow them to enter. While at the
window, he shouted at the top of hi
voice, ASA, Asa, Asa" and about the
same time a pistol vas fred from an up
per side window of his house. to give The
alarm that was agreed upon, it is suppos,
ed to call out his friends.
In a very few minutes the fire bells be-
gan to toll to arouse his friends. The
troops forced their way into the house.
and Mr.. V. was given time to make his
toilet, when he was hurried to the cars,
and they departed for this city before the
crowd could assemble.
The train reached this city about 6
o'clock yesterday morning, and the pris-
oner was at once conveyed to the militia
~ prison on Columbia street, near Syca-
more, where he was confined during the
day. No one was allowed to see him yes
terday, although several of his friends in
this city applied for the privilege.
A number of his friends from Dayton
came down during the day, but finding
that he could not be seen, they returned
home in the afternoon.
The Cincinnati Enquirer,a supporter OF
Vallandigham, and such a rebel sympa-
thizer that its circulation has been pro-
hibited through the Post offices of Ken
lucky, states that the grounds of accusa-
ton against Vallandigham are IN infringe
ment of Gen. Burnside's order No. 80, in
his speeches at Columbus and Mt. Yer
non. On the subject of the arrest, the
Enquirer. for q marvel is mild and sensi-
Bile. 1t says:
The arrest of so prominent a man of
course gives rise to much discussion and
feeling in all political circles. In these
times of revolution and civil war, when
the military authority is all paramount,
we again renew our caution to all patri-
OTIS and good citizens of whatever party,
to say nothing of a provocative or often
sive nature, and to do nothing that con
travenes the laws and regulations of the
constituted authorities. The great point
is to preserve the public peace, and that
with unity at home can be had in no 9th
er way.
Though there was a good deal of ex.
element in Dayton during the day fol.
lowing the arrest of Vallandigham, nc
disturbance occurred until after dark
Crowds of his friends gathered and cuss-
ed and discussed ON street corners, and
wagons from the country added to their
numbers. An account says:
At dark a crowd of between five and
six hundred men proceeded to the Jour.
nal Office, and commenced hooting and
yelling. Presently some few bricks and
stones were thrown, breaxing in the win
dows and doors. Soon after several pistol
shots were fired into the building and
the torch was applied. The Journal
building was completely Quilted, and the
flames spread TO the adjoining stores.
OIl6 uldn III TIE crown WAS severely HI
jured by a brick thrown by a rowdy. The
fire spread to the hat store of Leobold,
shoe store Of barrow, Bornstein's segar
store, and the Gospel Herald Office, and
as far back as s. Wild's livery stableS-all
of which were completely destroyed.
At 10 P. N. a portion of the ll5th Ohio
arrived from Cincinnati, and at once
guarded the engines so that they could
be worked. John loves house was at
tackled and some windows broken with
stones, when the troops dispersed the
crowd. The mob cut the telegraph wires.
At half past IL, everything was quiet.
About 80 ringleaders nave been arrest
ed without resistance and placed in Jail.
The Empire newspaper has been sup
pressed, the editor arrested and sent to
this place.
The soldiers removed a swivel from the
Empire Office, and also took possession of
two wagon loads of muskets, and tore up
the lightguard's armory. Every precau-
ton has been taken to prevent a rem ewal
of the outbreak.