The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-09-15
A BEAUTIFUL PATRIOT.
valIandigha Ixuns the Blockade to Arouse
s1he North.

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The border patriot, who now arouses
himself from the grave. where he was
Indignantly buried by a majority of l00,-
900 votes in 1868, by the sterling Union,
men Of Ohio, and WHO proposes to fight
on diving issues would no doubt be
exceedingly glad if his entire sympathy
with treason, his devoted passion for
rebels could be forgotten.
We all we'll remem Der how he would
have been hung for treason, had not
President Lincoln thought best to spare
his life in mercy, and we remember how
he was sent over the lines, and how af-
fectionately he was received by the
Southern armies and people. They,
however advised him to 60 North and
thus do their cause more good than he
could there He went; and here follows
an affidavit Of the Captain of the Har
riet Pinckney, the blockade runner, on
which he escaped which shows what his
disposition was. They were within two
days Of Halifax, on the 28th of June,
and a o. S. war frigate was approach
ing:
previous to the frigate's approach.
ing us, Vallandigham suggested to me
the propriety Of having all the Confed
crate officers slowed away under the
cabin floor, in what was called the half
deck, and they were there concealed &C
cordingIy. He also requested me to take
charge of all letters and documents in
their possession, and spoke particularly
of their instructions from the Richmond
Governm ent, and said whatever became
Of me and the ship, these letters must be
destroyed, as they would reveal the whole
secret of the expedition.
Il took all letters and documents in
their possession, put them in a large bag
handed them down 20 tie chief engineer
in the engine room, and gave orders that.
in the event of being boarded by the
cruiser, on private signal from me, he
was to put them in the furnace and burn
them After evading the frigate by the
ruse as above stated, and liberating the
passengers. Vallandigham rushed from
his place Of concealment, embraced and
kissed me upon the quarter deck in pres
ence Of the passengers, exclaiming: Y on
have saved me- The story of this days
proceedings will be handed down in the
pages of history to the latest posterity
He then went on to say that this incl
dent, the saving of himself and the
other passengers from capture, would
probably turn the whole tide of the war
and prove the salvation of the South Is
"I arrived at Halifax on the morning
of the 3Oth of June and landed my pas
sengers. We all dined together at the
Halifax Hotel; at o'clock, and at I
o'clock Vallandigham and the others
started tor Boston and New York. In
making his farewell Valiandigham re-
peated that his mission TO New YORK
was Of vital Importance, and that 1
should hear from him there, if not di
rectly, at least indirectly. abiding TO the
riots to be there melted
ssHe also promised to telegraph either
Captain Styles or myself, and IA day OIL
two afterwards, at the Halifax Hotel
Capt Styles showed me dispatch he
had received from Valianaigham. II
was dated at Boston and simply an
nounced his arrival in that city. fa
'sAnd / make this solemn declaration
conscientiously believing the same tt
be true, and by virtue Of the provision:
Of an act mad e and passed in the sixth
year of the reign of his late Majesty
King William the Fourth, entitled: 'Ar
act to repeal an act of the present session
Of Parliament entitled an act for th,
more effectual abolition of oaths ant
affirmations taken in various departm emit
Of the State, and to substitute declara
suppression Of voluntary and extra in
dicial oaths and affidavits, and to maxi
other provisions for the abolition of IN
necessary oaths
9 "FRANCIs JOHNS.
.sDeclared at 80 New Church street, il
the city of London, this 3Oth day o
November, 1867, before me
@..' "W. WELD WREN,
ga London Commissioner to admins
ter oaths in Chancery''
Sc The Democrats propose taxing ever
dollars worth of the poor man proper