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THURSDAY, Ju'E le, 1851

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THURSDAY, Ju,E 1e, 1861
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yal1andioham has returncd to Ohio He
comes back in opn and aYowed defiance Of
the Federal Go-ernmcnt, and bus began to
1,~l, TIE frs Of active treason in the Vest
His 81 each yesterday at Hamilton, O., beforea
1ocal canrention Of his political kinsmen, is
stepped to the very lips in the spirit of armed
revolt He deios the Government, and ap'
pcals to his friends to protect him on Federal
soil Mnrk how quick the afaliatlon with
the home traitors OF other Western States
is sought, and to this very end was the time
chosen. The Coppcrhtads OF Illinois assem-
b1cd in our State capital at Springfield.
ycllcd and danced With frantic delight 1t the
tidtnGs Of Vauandigham'e return, and the
Convention By large majority voted to
Eend him greetings through their
presiding officer, and pledge him
support Ind aid in bis danance of the
GovcrD1nat. at Dayton to-day there will
he gathcing 10 hear this returned traitor.
TIC might lcek 10 lessen the gravity Of the
crisis. Vaiandigham is only small Corio-
Jams, themost insignificant Of Ills class Of
politicians but match in an infants hand
can fire ity.
There ieno deed of rashneas from which
there trafdxE!Nah shrink. If they have re-
1uctancc to lreclpitatc the contest, 1t is only
to make its teuc the surer. We are not un-
willing to So 1t begin now, II begin It must,
ard the poy1 Of the Government must and
will be indicated whoever may stand
in the way. Are these men mad that they
do not secthat to oppose Abraham Lincoln,
The nomjnE for reelection In November, IL
one thing, and to flout and defy the present
Chief Executive Is quite another. His term
of Office extends until the 4th Of March,
1sG5, time enough to quench in blood the
active fres Of treason in the North, II the
home truitoH dare to turn incendiaries.
1t is time Of grave trial for the consti-
tutcd authorities OF this Government, and
the people haze faith In the President, q
faith which, Il 1t had relatively existed In
the mind Of Vk1land1gham, he Would sooner
have put his right hand In the fire than have
crossed the border. He has come manifestly
torevive his prominence among his partisans,
and be the hero Of the Chicago Convention.
Let the readers Of the TRIBUNE believe us,
those most dismayed at his coming will be the
men Nho hoped BY assembling to hold to.
Ecther the shattered craft Of Democracy for
another voyage. They see how soon its
broken fragments will be scattered By a
1umbling and angry sea, Offering;
no resting p1ace for the foot
not wilfully planted in TREASON. There
will be pnle cheeks and c1ouded broHe to-
day throughout the lines Of the men who
hoped to remain "Tar Democrats aud
shape the couree Of the Chicago Convention
on the 4tA Of July next
The Illinois Copperheads had their State
Convention ut Springfield yesterday. We
give elsewhere the full telegraphic cores
pondence Of our special reporter, setting
forth the animus and proceedings Of that
body. 1t Is evident thet In the struggle
among the crew to run the ship both ways,
these political echemers aimed to build
2 craft that shall be double
cnder and ready at the launching latter the
Chicago Couvcntion) to run in either dlrec.
tiou. So they postponed the State ticket
and piatform. Unfortunately for the secre-
fy Of Their scuemc ea~y ----- ~~--a.d awny
by enthusiasm at the Ohio dispatch, and, it
will oe seen, have actually chartered the craft
as o war vessel to Vallandigham- That vote
tells the whole story.
The Congressional proceedi1ss, and news
from Washington, both by our special anl
Associated Press reports, is Of most inter
cstiDg character.
From Grunt the news is to Tuesday eve
mug, when lie was Mt Bermuda Landing
south Of James river, his army having mad
the mastery movement from Coal Harbo
ard the Chickahominy with marvellous CT
]erity md no interruption Our oKn specia
dispatch gives highly interesting resume Q
Gencral Grants operations, and q stron!
statement Of the morale Of his series O
movements, which should answer effectuall
unless oisproyed By the cavils Of the fault
finders, or tie trattornus. Why Gran
could not hare better gone to I'll
present base Of operations south Of Rich
mond in transports is I'laiu]y shown: H
had work to do, By The way, and pre1imina
r TO the great task, and be has done 1t. Il
}lrs In LIS series Of heuyy engagements intlic
ted lcuyy losses on the eneny, rs set dow,
in our dispatch, lie has broken and disturbs
has lAl'loau col1'aaule4uon noflo"a1o, 1o
1e'soefeo II aii1eo't auu 'ets ual'Aei
n'asufc fof Lee 70 ulsacF1she mo'e"en
on "aFhiug1oa- II Is eao"n oiol auat ne IN
cucugh to do to defend his own Capital
Meanwhile, Gen Hunters operations ar
looming lnrger, and now that ha Is cooper
e.i,y with Sheridan, he will gfve the rebe|
something to look to, northward and ives
ward Of their Capital From present AZ
r.".rances, the most skepti al Ut the Ksc'
mond press my shortly come to recognize
very t"lcrable state OF siege in their Stu
1inN-
Dispatches from shcrnhn's advance Int
Georgia, according to the Nnr DcpaTtmes
Bullt TT, OF est erday, are as late as Monde
night, and dated from henesaw. sma
post Village in Cobb copntF, Georgia. 1e
mllcs north Of Marietta, on the Westel
Atlantic Railway, and about tWenty-fo'
nslve rom Atlanta. On the inside Of tn
iesuc We give furt her late md interestiI
letters from our correspondent with Ge
Sherman army, these advices being brougl
Gown to the 9Th inst,
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