, 1864-05-29
THE MARTYR.
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4. [co:resrordecea. Cincinnati Com. May e3.1
:: Al natter q; course, VallandiShnin l. Lte
object.of snlctsst to the American visitor In
Ca:aadny md attaough the caption of these
Paragraphs respecting him, does not bear q
resemblance to that OF Edgar 4. Poe's 1ogen:
ions sketch OF the last hnurs OF 81. Valdemar,
your correspondent wo.ld 5aln hope that tue
.ccnec Of truth mny be batter served than It
is by that ini.nltable effort. =:
lhs saint'' occupies suit ot apartments
In tie second story Of the HIroas House. m
ordinary tavern On the ttreet leading from
The ferry-landlng, and his sitting room win.
COWS Overlook the river and the entire rtser
front Of Detroit There 10 no telling what
'"the saint' secs as he sets there watching
oycr the border, but he heass ever. thing that
is going On in the Stntes, as regularly as the
sun rises and sets. The s.dsa.est partner Of.
Lis grealness'' Is rather paeasan1looklng,
matronly lady, who displays her devotion TO
lerlord By standing sentry IN his sttttng.room
window, operag1ass In hand, ecunning every
passenger y no crosses In the Essex, the ferry
boat between Windsor and Detroit ,.r,
Aregn1ar system u eIgnals is established
betHeen the friends Of Vallandigham and The
watcher at the Hiron, and the "maFtTr' Is
duiy appr1Eed Of every ones approach who
LAS bnsintEs ith him. No one Is allowed
to see him who does not come armed With
satisfactory intToductions, and even then 1t
Is necessary to undergo the scrutiny Of u
master OF ceremonies tn the gent1emen's par
lor at the Hi1on before vfsftors are admitted
tolfs presence.
1t is the custom Of ~ the Saint to make
periodical visits into the interior; the period
Of tleke visits var, Ing from one to three
weeks at time. 1tis remarkable tact thut
during his absence no one crosses the river to
see him, bnt when he returns visitors crowd
bis room for days together. As many as for
tY gentlemen from the States call to see him
In body, and great deal Of stir usually at
tends his return. He receives his mail under
cover TO parties in Detroit, WHARF d rebel
symFathieing, ex-member Of the City Couu-
Gil, named John Patop, acts ID pilot u pill
grims hound on homage to the Saint a
great fat, luhbcrly butcher Of Detroit, named
Du1], acted in this capacity, but his vantty
BECAME 60 inflated In tho service that ht
"blahbea" and his removal folio Ecd.
NnllkudIghau's business men in Detroll
are u illsam Y. JAMES aud William Cha,np
the latter an old polfce-detectivc, and i
ehrewd fellow, wall adapted to the character
Of business Involved. They attend to the
material Interests Of their distinguished pa
tron, While 3Ir. Patton looks after his pofit
icsl ard between them he is as faithfully
served as though his own eyes supervised hii
| ON II CONCERNS. These men have enthusiasm
| for their master, aud serve him with ar
| engerEees and fidelity only cquallcd by his
own fealty to jeff Dayis-
4 little steamer called the Gem, runs be
tween the cities, alternating her trips witt
tie Express, but Vullaudighnm's friends shu1
the Gem rs they do the detectives who visL
him In lzile- Capt. Chilyers owns the Gem
aud runs Ler hlmeelf- His constant com
! 'Tauiou is shaggy old dc. that can not be In
duced to wag Ills tail 10, any one but his mas
ter. This dog is q faithful and unta,lins Cop
perhcad barometer. Capt Chilvers says thu
Ills dog knows Coppefhead by the smell
and when be growls he Gays to himsest
Ashere's Copperlead aboard" lie tell
zen t..at SINCE the war commenced he ncve
| kew IN instance In Which the dog growle
| at q passenger, bct conversation with tn
latter proved Lin to be Copperhead
So much for the cauinc Instinct on Copper
! tteds