The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-05-19
NORTHERN ITEMS.

! Arrest Of the Hon. g. L. TaUandiqham-
Great excitement existed at Dayton, Ohio on the
9th inst, in regard to the arrest of Hon. Clement
| Nallandigham; by order Of Gen. Burnside. At
dark crowd of from 500 to 600, proceeded to
the Journal (Black Republican, Office, took pos
st fire and burned it to the ground. The fire
communicated to the adjoining building, and half
square of buildings, valued at $4,000, were
destroyed.
| All the telegrap Oh lines in the city were cut
down and destroyed. The bridge on the Xenia
road is reported to be destroyed. At 10 O'Clock
at night federal troops from Cincinnati and Co.
lumbus succeeded in putting down the rioters, and
| at Ii O'Clock quiet restored.
CINCINNATI, May 6.-Dayton has been COM
paratively quiet today. About thirty rine Headers
in last nights riot have been arrested without re-
sistance, and placed in Jail
| The Empire newspaper (Democrat) has been
suppressed Its editor has been arrested and
! brought here The soldiers removed a swivel
from the Empire Office, and also took possession of
two wagon loads of nuskets, stored in the Light
Guards Armory.
The charges against Mr. Vallandigham are, that
| on about the LIST of May, he addressed a large
meeting at Mount Vernon, Ohio, declaring the
war unnecessary and cruel, and waged, not for the
preservation of the Union but for the purpose of
crushing liberty and establishing despotism He
denounced General Burnside's Order No. SO, as a
base usurpation of army authority, and the sooner
the people are informed of such usurped power,
and warned not to submit to such restrictions the
better.
Mr. Vallandigham was brought before the court
martial to-day for trial. He refused to plead to
| the charges which read to him. The Court
proceeded with the evidence, the publication of
| which is not allowed. Vallandigham is at the
Burnet House tonight under strong guard.
Dayton city and Montgomery county are placed
under martial law.
Richmond, May 15.-Northern dates of the
18th have been received Vallandgham's friends
have held sympathizing meeting in New York
at which James Brooks denounced the arrest as
an act of tyranny unequaied in the history of the
world He said that New York and New Jersey
| are the only free States left.
The trial of Eallandieham by court martial is
supposed to have taken place. but there is no par
ticulars.
New York dates to the 9th says that the Federal
loss on the Rappahannock is over 1900.
Cotton is quoted at sixtyfve; Gold fifty
and half
Gen. Whipple, wounded at the Charlottesville
fight, has since died.
Gov. Andrew, of Massachusetts, has written a
letter saying that negro soldiers to be placed
on like footing, in every respect, as the white
soldiers and to be protected if taken prisoners.
Gen. Mcclellan visited Newburgh recently,
where he was received with great favor by the
leading Copperheads, aud was the guest Of A. ID.
Beaiiy, who was put in Fort Lafayette last summer.
The Mozart Hall Democrats have put forth an
address calling tbs masses Of New York into
council, in order to repudate the war platform
put forth by the members of the Legislature at
Albany.
james P. Hambleton, late editor of the Atlanta
(Ga.) Confederacy, caught in New York, has been
l. imprisoned by Maj Gen. Wool He had s26 900
in Confederate money on his person.
Fernando Wood defines his position in the fol.
lowing letter..
NEW York, Saturday May g. 1863
To the Editor of the New York Times: Permit
me to correct the contained in your article of
this day which asserts that the proposed peace
movement has for its object the organization of
party on the basis of immediate and unconditional
peace
There is no such purpose, as will be apparent
when the call for State Convention shall appear
| know of none who in favor of "an uncon-
ditional peace" am for peace as the only means
of restoring the union of the States, and am 3D.
posed to and will resist by every legal and con.
stitutonal means the permanent division of the
Confederacy: Very respectfully, &c,
FERNANDO WooD.
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