Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-09
Valiandigharn i'm Exile.

From a letter in the Cincinnati Com
mercial we get the following items con-
cerning the late Democratic candidate
for Governor of Ohio, copperhead, mar
tyr, or whatever you please to call the
arch. traitor, Clement C. yallandigham.
The letter is from Windsor, Canada, dat
ed May %:
CAS- n matter of course, Vallandigham
is the object of interest to the American
visitor in Canada and although the cap
ton of these paragraphs respecting him
does not bear resemblance to that of
Edgar A Poe 5 ingenious sketches of the
last hours OF NJ. Valdemar, your cores
pondent would fain hope that the cause
oftruth may be better served than it is
by that inimitable effort. The Saint
occupies "a suite of apartments in the
second story of the Hiion's House, an
ordinary tavern on the street leading
from the ferry landing and his sitting
room windows overlooking the river
and the entire river front of Detroit
There is no telling what the Saint sees
as he sits there watching over the bor-
der, but he hears everything that is GO
ing on in the States as regularly as the
sun rises and sets. The dearest partner
of his greatness, is rather pleasant
looking, matronly lady, who displays
her devotion to her lord by standing
sentry i'll his sitting room window, opera
glass in hand, scanning every passenger
who crosses in the Essex, the ferry boat
between Windsor and Detroit. A regu-
lar system of signals is established be-
tween the friends of Vallandigham and
the watcher at Hiron's, and the martyr
is duly apprised of every ones approach
who has business with him. No one is
allowed to see him who does not come
armed with satisfactory introductions,
and even then it is necessary to undergo
the scrutiny of a master of ceremonies
in the gentlemen's parlor at Hiron's be-
fore visitors are admitted to his presence.
1t is the custom of the Saint to make
periodical visits into the interior, the
period Of these visits varying from one
to three weeks at time. 1t is a remark
able fact that during his absence no one
| crosses the river to to see him, but when
he returns visitors crowd his room for
days together. As many as forty gentle
men from the States call to see him in a
body, and a great deal of stir usually
attends his return. lie receives his mail
under cover to parties in Detroit, where
a rebel sympathizer acts as pilot for pill.
! grims bound on homage to the Saint .
GEN. GRANTS OPINION OF HIS Own SIU.
UATIoN.-A gentleman from the front
tells the following good story of Gen
Grant: A visitor to the army called up
on him, one morning, and found the gen
eral sitting in his tent smoking ant
talking to one of his staff officers. Tht
stranger approached the chieftain anc
inquired of him as follows: General
if you flank Lee and get between hin
and Richmond, will you not uncove
Washington and leave it prey to tn
enemy ?" Gen. Grant, dischareing
cloud of smoke from his mouth indit
terently replied, "Yes, reckon So" TIL
stranger, encouraged by reply, pro
pounded question number two: "Gen
eral, do you not think Lee can detacl
sufficient force from his army to rein
force Beauregard and overwhelm But
Ter ~ Not doubt of it," replied tn
general. Becoming fortified by his sue
cess, the stranger propounded questio
number three, as follows General i
, there not danger that Johnston ma
come up and reinforce Lee, so that tn
latter will swing rouud and cut off you
communications and seize you supplies
very likely" was the cool reply of tn
general, and he Knocked the ashes fror
the end of his cigar The stranger, hol
rifed at the awful fate about to beta
Gen. Grant and his army, made his exi
and FASTENED to Washington to commu
nicate the news.