Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-23
Che Ohio 6tatesnra,r
Mr.. Vallandigham at Clifton -.The Fail,
ure to Send his Address by Telegraph.
Especial Correspondence Of the ohicago Times.l
CLIFTON HousE, NIAGARA FALLS, C. Wa


Mr.. Vallandigham arrived here yesterday
morning. The appearance of his name upor
the register caused the most intense excitement
spread rapidly 10 the vicinity, and during yes-
terday and to day hundreds Of visitors caIIiedt "a
pay their respects to him. Several parties oi
ladies and gentlemen have come over from the
American shore. ,,.. ~, s6'
The mighty cataract and the grand mountain
scenery are forgotten; the delightful drives are
abandoned. The exllsd statesman 10 the alb
sorblng subject of interest and consideration -
Eager groups, anxious TO learn every particular
Of bis eventful career, collect around the favor.
ed few who have been honored with personal
Interviews with the foremost man of the age.
Crowds press upon him whenever bis presence
Ia accessible, to congratulate him upon his sub
lime moral achievements and political prospects.
His manners are modest and unassuming.-
He has kind word and genial greeting for oil
his friends. Yet bis manners are not wanting
In dignity BETTING his position; but the dignity
is blended with cordial suavity, so that While
he commands respect from every one, he also
excites feeling akin to love in all.
Mr.. Vallandigham was treated In all respects
as prisoner of war In the Soutb, and permitted
to depart on giving bis parole. He succeeded
10 running the blockade from Wilmington,
North Carolina, about the middle of June, In
email steamer which took him to Bermuda
From the latter place he proceeded 10 small
steamer to Halifax, where he arrived eafsly
few days ago, and took passage up the river ST.
Lawrence to Quebec, whence he came by rail to
Clifton.
Hon. D. W. Voorhees,, of Indiana, and Hon.
Richard T. Merrick, Of Chicago, we're among
the first to welcome him on his arrival.
An exclusive copy Of the address was furnish-
ed to your corr espondent yesterday, and be en-
dsavored to telegraph 1t from Buffalo last night
The Superintendent of the telegraph in that
city was desired to forward the address with all
possible dispatch, ss il was desirable that the
telegram should be received as early as possible
In the day. The Superintendent professed his
readiness to comply with the request, and sat
down by an instrument, your reporter taking
seat by bis side, In order to read the dispatch to
the Superintendent. and thus facilitate its trans.
mission. The operator proIessed to transmit
the entire dispatch, containing On account OF
Mr.. Vallandigham's arrival ct Niagara Falls,
as we'll as the address; but when the transmits
sion had been apparently concluded, your COR
respondent was informed that orders had been
received from the Government that the dispatch
OUuiu uUt W uohNoECu uutil " uhu DeeQ BUUfOV6O
in Buffalo. The reporter desired TO know by
whom it should be approved. The superiptepd.
ent evaded answering the question for some
time, but finally answered, "By the Proves.
MaIshal, probably" .tl asa.
Your correspondent was unable to find the
Provost Marshal of Buffalo, and he accordingly
demanded the message from the Superintend.
ent, who Informed him that IL could not be de-
livered on that evening, as IL had been locked
up in the safe, and the key of the safe carried
by the boy TO his home. Your reporter then
offered private message to the editor of the
Times, stating the circumstances, and desiring
farther ordere. The Superintendent of the tel.
egrapb, inasmuch as he had received orders
from the Government to suppress any such dis
patch, refused to forward IL. This Is bold
and wsnton usurpatlon Of the rights and privi-
leges OF citizens generally. II was eimply and
solely refusal to transmit message from an
employe, asking instructions from his employer,
Neither the address nor the dispatch contained
word that could be construed as affording aid
or comfort TO the Confederates. sk -
Throughout his sojourn in the seeded States,
Mr. Vallandigham was regarded as prisoner
OF war. The suppressed dispatch announced
this fact, and II announced nothing further, cave
an account of his reception 10 Canada.
From the Chicago Times, Editorial.l
And the pursuit Of him does not consist sim.
ply in his continued bsnishment. We have al.
ready Informed the public OF the Government
laid upon the transmission to us by
telegraph OF his address 10 the people Of Ohio.
We have yet to inform the public that Gov
ernment interdict Ia laid upon all telegraphic
messages from Mr.. Vallandigham. Messages
from him to his wife are suppressed! Our re-
porter whom we sent to Mr.. Vallandigham,
when he had been refused the telegraph for the
transmission of Mr.. Vallandigham's address,
resorted 10 the express, and tkst vas denied to
him! From the time that our reporter attempt.
ed to transmit the address BY telegraph from
Buffalo until he left Detroit for this city, he was
dogged by Government detective! Had he
placed copy Of the address In the postofioa
for transmission, no doubt the mails would
have been riaed by official authority!
Such, fellow-citizens, is something of the
persecution Of Mr.. vallandgham by the parsi-