The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-23
TIE TRAITOR vALLAsBIeHAn.
He Again appears in an Sid Role SID
Ing and AbettIRg 1eerteFs.

From The Defroii Advertiser, Jar fslii
The whole country was startled this
morning by the telegrap1ic anlaounee-
ment that the traitor allandinghe
had made his appearance IN Ohio, de-
handing his trial, and flso that be had
been elected 8 delegste - the Demo
cratic Convention at Chicago. a little
scrap Of history connected with the
doings Of this--as Gle Copperhead press
style him" illusnious exile. ties jus!
come TO cur notice which shows how
clearly that an creanized system oi
siding and abeffine deaert0n has beer
going on While fal has been watch
ing and waiting over the border and
Of which he has been the chief agent.
In this be has undoubtedly been help
ed with the money, furnished him from
time to time BY prominent Democrats
from his own and other States. Ii has
long been known that s large number
Of aeserters had congregated at and
were constantly reaching Windsor How
they supported themselves was mys-
tery. This is now explained by the fol
lowing circumstances, the authenticity
and correctness Of which there is nc
doubt:
On the ID Of June, lst Sergt. G. B.
Mcintosh, Of the 18Th Michigan infan
try, was at Brantford, c. W, and va;
approached By two seedy specimens o.
humanity, who informed him that they
were dead broke, and could find NJ
employment They proposed that if nc
(Mcintosh1 would pay their fare to De
troit, they would enlist in the Federal
service. Mcintosh paid their way, and
they took the cars for this city. Upon
arriving st Windsor they dropped of,
refusing II come over then, but stated
that they would come over the next
day. Mcintosh left his address with
the men, fearing that he had seen the
last Of them, and that he had been
sYindled out Of the fare he had paid.
However, on the succeeding day one OF
the men came over and visited Mcln-
tosh, and proposed If he would let him
have the money 70 pay the hotel bills
OF himself and companion, and 70 pay
their fare over on the boat both would
come over on the boat, according
to agreement A man from this city,
nnbeknown to the proposed recruit,
was sent over the river TO watch his
operations
Upon arriving at Windsor, the man
was heard, in conversation with a refu-
fee, 70 state that he was deserter from
the 18th Michigan volunteers, and that
he and his companion proposed TO re-
enter the service. The refugee advised
him not to 90, and said he would apply
70 Vallandigham for aid, and that it
would be all right. AT this time Val
landigham was standing. with his wife,
on the piazza Of the .iiron's House.
The refugee approached him and stated
the case of the deserter and his COM
rade An animated conversation en-
sued, and soon the refugee came back
informing the deserter that everything
was arranged, that Vallandigham would
advance the money TO pay the hotel
bills, and furnish them funds to 20 to
any part of the country they wished to
reach. The deserter replied that if this
was the case he would be id if he
would re enlist, that be would 60 where
he could take care Of himself BY this
action two recruits were lost TO the
Federal service
Other instances Of a similar charac-
ter have been known to have recently
occurred at Windsor. 1t has been
known for long time that Vallandig.
ham has been furnishing letters of'credit
and introduction To deserters and refu-
gees at Windsor on parties in Cincinna-
Ii who were sympathizers with the reb-
ell cause These persons would cross at
this city and Wyandotte, proceed TO
Cincinnati, and some Of them would
enlist, get their bounties, and, aided by
their friends there, desert and return
to Windsor Persons who have been
thus robbing the Govrnment have re-
turned and boosted Of their success in
this nefarious business. And yet this
arch traitor and enemy of the Govern
ment has the audacity 70 return and
demand a trial under the Costitution
Military law and a court-msrtial should
settle al such cases in the briefest pos
sible space of time.