Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-06-22
DEATH OF HALLAND1aHAMa

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The accidental shooting on Friday
last and the subsequent death on Satur-
day of O. L. NalIandigham was one of
the mournful events of the day.. Even
his enemies expressed a regret that he
should have been taken. away SO unex-
pectedly and that he should haYe been
a victim of such a careless accident.
The circumstances are as follows. He
was retained as counsel in the defense
of Mcclellan, charged with the murder
of Myers, at Lebanon, Ohio. Vallan-
digham was in his room with Lieut..
Governor MoBurney, who expressed
some doubt as to the possibility of
Myres shooting himself. In attempt
ing to show McBurney how it might
have occurred he took one of two pis-
tolls lying on a:table and placing it in
his pocket, drew the the trigger. Un-
fortunately he had taken the loaded
pistol which being discharged, sent the
ball on its fatal errand. The ball en-
tered the abdomen below the ribs and
is supposed to have lodged in the blad-
der. His physicians could do nothing
for him, and the wound, which he sup
posed not mortal, resulted in his death
on Saturday at ten o'clock. His son,
of seventeen years ofage, was present,
but his wife was on a trip east to visit
a dying brother. When she received
the news she was distracted and imme-
diately left for Dayton where the re-
mains of her husband were awaiting
herr Mr.. V. was making laborious
preparations for his speech upon the
trial, and it was thought that this would
be the great criminal speech of his life.
His funeral was largely attended.
The Cincinnati Times and Chronicle
publishes an interview had between
Mr.. v. and one of its editors on We'd
nesday, in which Mr.. V. said: "There
can be no more political campaigns
fought on the issues, of the last few
years. They are dead, and ifthe DEM
oc ratio party refuses to move to the
front and accept the neworder of things
it viii simply pass away, and some
other party made up of the earnest,
progressive elements of both the old
parties, and will take possession of the
Government" When asked if he did
not think the campaign of ,72 would be
fought on the present issues, he said,
"That may be undertaken by orr par
ty, but it will fail. "A year ago Grant
gave promise of intention to lead the
Republican party into new departure
and he would have done it, but gang
of cid politicians at Washington held
him back, and scared him with their
gabble about defeat until he went square
back into the old nets. Grant is an
honest man and would do right if the
politicians would let him, but that they
won't do. He took the baek-track on
the San Domingo question, in which,
apart from the corrupt means used, he
was clearly right. tell you sir, the
annexation of the Territory, and the
control of all the outlying fragments
of this continent, is the destiny of the
American people. We shall have San
Domingo, Cuba, Mexico and all the
rest; mark that. We missed the great
est chance we ever had in not getting
Cuba during the Spanish troubles. We
could have had it then for the mere
asking, and in few years we would
have been the owner Of the richest and
most productive piece of territory in
the world. i ilia -s4 eTt-gl--5
"Why, they used to talk about me,
and call me disunionist. i tell you,
sir, earnestly and honestly, that Inev-
er was disunionist; always did be-
lieve, and yet believe, that this Union
will be perpetuated and extended until
it embraces the CONTINENT ,rotf
His denial of disunion views MIR. ".
thrice repeated, with marked empha-
sis. In reply to a remark of his inter-
r0gator he said he did not see how.
with the hatred exhibited toward him
by the dead issues of the Democracy,
he could stay in theparty. He smiled
and said: lIr - III ~ .se-.'..-.
"Why, what can do? The Repub-
lican party wont move forward it
wants to stick to its old clothes, and
my last hope is to get the Democracy