Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-09-25

.vsIIandisham.

Hn N|'H NnII - ~ tfIH
THE DIME MARTYR AsrAyRRBELsA6ENr-
y a HOW HE RuSlTHE BLocKADE---HIs con-
. l1s NEcTIoS WITH THE RIOTS OF JULY, 1863
HOW NEARafifi CAME TO BEINo DAP
TURED--AfEfDAvIr OF THE ENGLISH
iol'oFRicBRl THAT ToDK HIM TO HALIFAX
| Soon after Valiandigham' return from.
exile, IN alpublio Speeeh, he referred to
tile manner an " hich be ran the blockade,
but declined parratibg. tho exact facts.
Those facts are contained ,in an ilidayit
made by the captain Of the English block
ade-runner In which Vallandiqham took
passage, and which affidavit, reeenuyisre-
loeiyed by the authorities at Washington,
d.reveals the,faet that " allandigham came
North at the head of party effrebel en-
tissaries, charged with the mission Of fo-
mentipg riots. and siBsurrertions in the
North. The, draft riots Of July 1868,
followed Immediately eon the arrival of
these emissaries. The full affidavit is as
follows: iaa4d sta sf hti -.t.s
I,di 3ft. Is THE AFFIDAVIT. ss'ii. %.
ii III, Francis Johns, of No. SO Shardel-
oes road, New Gross, in the county of
iKeut, late a captain in Her Majesty's
merchant service, do solemnly aud sim
cerely declare that commanded the steam
er bmriet Pinckney a blockade running
vessel belonging to the late so styled Con-
federate Ststes'6f America, and used for
the express purpose Of carrying heavy
and valuable eargoes from London and
Liverpool TO Bermuda and Nassau, N +.
p, that about the middle of June, 1852,
| arrived at StyGeorges Bermuda, from
London, with full cargo Of munitions
of war fot the said Confederate govern.
lment fA~ 4ist Hniffp 1851 ttal ,ia+i
4 4 "Atout two days aftertny arrival 10 said
tport, Twas hurriedIy dispatched by hIujor
Norma S.'Wslker, the Confederate gent
lthcre, on 10 Halifax 10 convey o ceriain
nun ber Of Gopfeeefutes thenfi III Befmu-
ds, snn,e twenty. eight or thirty inh ,sll, !,
most-<of. them otBcers uf svariVhs ranks,
among whom iemember tile undermen-
.tioned: g. iNallandig ham, Col Prime
Col. Thoburp, 'Coi Black, Col. Sweeney,
Capt III urislein, Capt. Styles. - lfs ei
t-o''1he nsmes Of Others am at present
unable 20 state, US there was no list of pas
tseBgers made or allowed be made. 80
Befcae setting out had several conver-
! sations with Major Walker, relative to this
. xpedition. lie stated deliberately ana
! positively that IL was n secret mission or
gapized at Richmond, which Vallaadig-
ham was at the head Of, that they were
20 have mob meetings in the cities Of Bos-
ton.and New York to create diversion
in favor of General Lee and the South
. ern army then about TO invade the North
II was expressly directed by Major
Walkertoprocced without a moments
> delay as MrgVallandigham aud the 9th.
efs we're bound 10 be in Boston and New
,, York before the 4th Of July, the day on
which the mob meetings were TO take
I place 10 those cities. SO hurriedly wes
dispatched thatiI was obliged 20 take on
with me 10 Halifax two-thirds of my ear.
> 90, consisting Of rifles. powder, saltpeter,
.. faud various munitions Of war, which
hsd not time 20 discharge esgs' 80 stas
= an rcply,fO my suggestion that had
! on board very valuable cargo to be risk
: ed in such an enterprise, Major Walker
2 said he did not care for the vessel or car
, 90; that I hadNthe best and easiest steam-
3 er, and must risk everything to eei these
men there in, time, The manner Of doing
it he left entirely to ny direction.
IL ADVERTISED an exearsion of navala and
military officers offering d free passaseto
fialiIsx and re,utn. Some forty Or fnv
. English military and naval officers and
men pvailed themselves of fhe offer. The
! object in having them on board wss the
: protection ~ The ship and cargo, and es-
fecially The Southern passengers.
1 "Duting the passage. the objects Of the
expedition were constantly and freely can
. vsssed ,pnd plans laid for carrying ou,
the same. Their purpose was to inci,e
mobeiu The cities;to rnise revolution in
: the North if possible. end thereby create
n diversion in favor Of General Lee and
the Southern army.
r "Vallandiehnm was the Acknowledged
a head. or chief aud all the arrangements
y were made under bis immediate superyis-
J, ion. lie arranged everything and rdcred
: everything, and was clearly the moving
. . lever In The whole affair, having come di-
4 rect from Richmond, by way Of Whining
. iep, lforthe expresA purpose Of conducting
|. it. iss .alss,m s.ii j, ,esa 6ts4a ,A4
I |, ~ had also several private ohals with
/. bim 10 regard TO. tho expedition III
said IL was one Of vital Importance 10 the
: copfederaoy, and was undertaken nupd9l
q tho sanction and BY tho awboFiiy Of ths
= Richmond gqyorppspt that he hipsell
I was atihe head pfik,q ~ bea lsbnno +
"I rocolsct particularly conycrsatioi
2 j had with him sitting together on th'
4 bridge on tho morning OF the 2Sth Of June
two days before weirchohed Halifax. II,
= spoke OF tho dangers attending the enter
q prise but said that once In Boston h
n should be safe. for be would then be pmonI
friends that he knew, Ilo ther
' showed me his letter of authority unde
x which he was acting. and which gave bin
:. the supervision OF the whole affair. |
~ ~ was addressed 10 G.. l.. Vallandigham, an'
y signed by Mr. Mallory.
- "About two hundred miles Oft lIalihi
.. was intercepted BY the United State
ID frigatc Alexon. | Immediately arrange,
"a with Col, Luckoy, the hcad Of the Eng
10 lish naval and military officers on board
\, TO give orders 20 all his officers and mo-
~ 10 appear on deck In uniform. by thi
= means and others which | was compolle
q 70 adopt, the captain OF said ffigate too
V me 70 bean English transport ship be
~ longing to Her Majesty's service and a.
lowed me 10 patx unboarded by renson a