, 1864-06-19


haz proceeded to read = carefully written
spesck, very adzoitly wordcd, but full of the
malignant and bitter spirit Of an enemy to
the Government. 1t related chiefly to what
he considers the ontrA3es inflicted upon him
by tbs Government. 4 V3s, 10 fact, royla.
to excite sympathy and stimulate contsibu-
tions to the lauguishing ten cent fund which
has been Ills main pecuntarJ reliance during
bis residcncc In Windsor. Tho martyr cho4o
to be mysterious on the subject Of his return,
and declined to satisfy tie cufioslty Of the
effected. So important did he consider 1t,
that he evs ve1 his unWillingncss to impart
the Information to his family. or one thing,
however, he assured his audience, he had
como home to stay. Iou have thu speech,
however, and it u unnecessary to reheasse It.
At the csnclusien Of MI. val1andigha1n's
remarks, which did not occupy more than
twenty minutes, he lett for the ears, Dayton
Nnrd, and the Convention broke up In \ tu-
nultuous mob, yelling and shrleking at bis
heels. TAo scene at the station was re-
enactment Of that 1t tho court house. We
abould doubtless have >had not only \
glimpao Of tho martyr there, bnt speech
11so, had not halfdozen returned veterans,
with arms, appesred on the platform. They
were On their WAY home, ignorant of the
preseneeof tho annolnted martyr. But 1t
wa1 Al the eamo. The martyr took tba rear
car, the shutters were drawn down, ami
nothing more was seen or heard Of him,
though the yociferat!ons and clamors Of the
atrngglfng crowd were continued till the
trim moved oat OF sight.
Nothing could exceed the delight of Tho
Eulnilt0n buttcrnuts. Alter taetT Idol had
gone thty gathered In bsr-ropms and sa-
looms, md drank his health In rousin: bum
pers; they gathered in knots about the court
house. and recounted all the particulars. and
Inn t.ap
done since the world began. Walking alouy
the street they would break out iuto lnvol-
untarI OUTLAWS, rounding of into wild
"Rah for Va1landigham." They chuck1ed
inwar1ly, exploded outwardly, thrsw up
their hats, cooked up their lecls, slapped
iarity than ever, and NTH thwack that
bundled like the stroke Of 4 shoulder-hitter,
awore louder, walked lighter, and talked
tighter thau In the palmicst days Of Demo
cratic town meetings, county conventions,
or general elections. One red-fascd I.lsh-
shock Of hair coming dsnn to Ills eyebrows.
concealing y'llainously low forehead. made
the streets ring with hurrahe. %tI'ya paid
me jas1 bills. be Jasus for eighteen months,
'Rah for Valiaudlgham It's mosflf is fcusht
IN the Mexican war, when oald Abe was q
pace man, be Jasus, an didn't want to give
Us anytAing to ate. I'm 'pace man now
msailf. 'Rah for Val1andigham !" and so on
for quantity.
The o'clock train, from Hamilton to
Dayton, brought large delegation Of Mid.
| dletoWn butternuts, who had been at the
Convention. Among them was q cnrroty.
haired individual, with vacant sort Of face
and <1pressionlees, blueish.gray cycs. which
were temporarily FURNISHED up BY the c.
citemcat aud much whisky Hc hadn't re-.
covered from his aatonfshmcnt yet He was
tickled to his toes /" Hus VallaudIrham r..
ally returned - inquired passenger Of an
! other. That's what's tue matter" broke
in Mlddletown, "that what's the matter,
old hoss." He crumpled up his soft tile,
boot, extending und r,tsins the leg to lev
| el will, lis h.ad. "Thats what's the INST.
teJ, I say: Glory to Gideon! Ha, hi, ha !!
'Rah for Vallandjgham. What Il cnrn's q
Bah G
they n1Eess lr-eh: :-Mtdd1etown's brave
| place, '1pcet; that's where l hang up,
hoye. Vei's going to Dayton to stay, and Ii
thy don't let him lone, BY Cd, tho town
viii be in ''ehcs, and IN help plant corn,
10; wasn't It good, though, d-d good.
How'd lie Get homo, That'a his business,
i That's for them as don't know to find ont,
!, &c got there, didn't he boys and the boys,
! GENERALLY bur1y, donble-brcasted fellows, ii
tl.Echy eloth,1, and very dirty and greuy
| eo''atFs 5.!tEu aseeAs luIs e0Fb Qt Lnfns
centirued till the pnrty dropped Off at the
brave Place"
There wss no demonstration at Darton OF
the arrival Of the martyr. His coming was
known to very few pcrsona, who Kept II
close. 4 close carriage, or lercd bT tele.ra oh
trrm Hamilton, was at the depot, aud took
him Immediately to his residence. The uews
soon sprend about town, and the effect wa.
II slant The buttrrnuta commenced gather
In In clusters at their iarorita resorts
There was great commosion ut Cathcars't
stable, mud II il believed runners we're sent
ont to spread tho news through the country
and call in tie faithful. Toward dark the
lido set In Tor the martyrs house.. There
was continued cbb and doT, but none were
eomttcd. Inc front door vas locked, the
parlor curtains drawn do 81, aud the res,
entrance barred. An excited Isishman, who
probably caroc to this country In rags auJ
has managed to remain In them eyer since,
stood on the door steps In a high state Of In.
disnattou, and Insisting on Immediate I'D
t9sntr s.lon rni1., 70 tno a1Eust presence "1ta
him now BIT be- be- Slnt laS II r.: go.os eqEitn 70
ment took hold OF tha female secessfonista
strongly. They .docked about tho house,
pceped IN at the windows, tried the doors
and looked for the conf hole. 1t seemed i'm.
pofslo1o Tor taese people to te.r themselves
away. They fingered about the house,
grouped under the trees In the door yard'
and sitting On the curb.stone In the sircot'
talking n an undertonr, till late into the
night; Then, when most Of them had de.
parted, tho elk stocking gentry. who only
need tho paternity and ownership Of a dozen
or 20 negroes to perfect thelr patent oi
southern nobiitte, cfawled OF By by. streets
to tue rear OF the ho1se, nud were admitted
to conference. What trauspIred is not Of
eourzc made public VIC stall probably
know more about 1t to-day.
| The excitement was not confine'1 to the
buttcrnuts alone. The loyal citizens Of DAy.
ton also gathered In Informal consultation.
There were some anxious faces It Wis be.
ltevcd this convicted trntor, this runner OF
blockades, thts guest of the Jet Dsyiscs and
| Bishop Polks. this sJmpathlzcr with British
arlstocracT and lover Of British monarchy,
Ing trouble and breeding mischief In the cit,
cursed By his rFeecnce- By many. It Is be.
lieyed, he was In colluslon with John Nor.
gan, and Projected his raid Into Dayton, 50
as TO rec:3vc the support of the reIou otable
John, who supposed be would hayc no let 0.
tucky. and into Montgomery County, sup.
poslDg dissf1ectlon with the Government "a
/ be widespread. They were to make Joint
effort to xrvoluttonize the State and seize up.
| on Its Government To help to this couclu.
son, these theorists point to the coincidence
| AN-ANA k~t"%~A kLE hh y AO0 G16
time selected, when, as they supposed, not
only the regular troops, but the militia q,
the State n ere at the front, too tar of to be
recalled before tho work was accomplished.
| Another class think that Vallaudiehxm f,uud
the pfohts OF bis afss martyrdom exhausted.
and Was as anxious As j. n. Free for second,
The ten cent contributions had fallen OF en-
tirel5; all Interest In the martyr was d. iuc
ont; he was in high state Of neglect; the
county ot montgomery nas becoming aboll.
tionized :. his chances for tho PresIdency
wcro fading out. It WIS tlmc to strike and
the Opportunity ,TaR favorable. He could
I not only thus accomplish something
for himself, but probably for his ftienda
ut Richmond, By stirring up row ia tho
1eat, possibly riot, and coutingently a rn-
volntoD. In either case be would be q gaia.
Ct, and certainly had nothing to loose By It
but life; aud TINT has beco me as valuclcss
and burdensome az Benedict Arnold's~
SO be took the responsibility; advised a
| Few tfusty friends OF hts coming; was anally
ferrted across the border, mud ia the dlsguise
OF sn ltai:an t:rgau-Erinder-it fs reproted,
but not entirely eredited-hls features and
form very fayorably insisting this deception,
and trick monkey which TT Is reported
accompanied him. and q lsrge ho1, resem.
bling the Instrument helping On tho dis
fuise-hc succeeded In reaching, point near
Hamilton without being detected, where he
! Ras taken:tn charge and conveyed to tha
housc Of Chris. Hughes. and thence carried
/ tion yesterday afternoon ~. ~, -
4 report prevailed, and was gtnerally be.
| 1ieyed, last evening, that Val1and1gham LETT
| Al IL ~