South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-06-23
CLEMENT L. VALLANDIGHAA.

Is OeaU ne OleO
from the effects Of 8 pistol shot acct
IDENTIFY discharged by himself while
giving his version of the n in
which Thomas Myers was shot at Ham
ilton, Ohio, some three or four months
ago. Vallsndighsm was counsel for
Thomas Mcclellan, who was being tried
st Lebanon, Ohio, for shooting Myers,
and, on last Friday night, while re-
viewing, with his associate counsel, the
case as he intended to represent it to
the Jury on the following day, he put
a pistol in his pocket and drew it forth
again in such a manner as to cause it
to be discharged and infict the wound
that ended his life. He supposed the
pistol he put in his pocket, and SO care
lessly discharged, was uRloaded, but
did not take the precaution to exam
inc it. 1t was in evidence in the trial
of Mcclellan that Myers had a loaded
pistol in his pocket at the time of the
LuCtCC III WnAOl hO hd6 ohObY III llldb
he drew it forth and discharged sever
al shots from it and Vallandigham,
as counsel for Mcclellan, conceived
that Myers shot himself just in the
manner that he so successfully dem
onstrated that 8 man was lisble to
shoot himself. Mr.. Vallandigham liv-
ed until the next morning at about 9
o'clock, retaining his mind to the last,
and ~evidencing by his composure and
peace of mind that he had no fears re-
lative to his future destiny. His only
son, aged sixteen years, and Mcclellan,
the man in whose cause he lost his
life, and many friends surrounded ais
death-bed. His wife cid not get to see
him until after life had departed, she
being absent from home, attending the
funeral of her brother, Hon, John '.
L. Mcmahon, of Cumberland, Md
The funeral of Mr.. Vallandigham oc-
Cured on Tuesday, at Dayton, and was
probably the most numerously attend
cd that'ever occurred in Ohio.
Mr.. Vsllandigham was born at New
Lisbon, Ohio, on the 29th of July, 1920,
and was g descendant fom French
Rugenots OF his paternal side, and
from Scotch Irish stock on his mater
nal side. He was admitted to the bar
in is42, and in 1s45 was elected Rep
resentative in the State Legislature
from Columbiana county. He was re-
elected in H46. In lS47, he moved to
Dayton and became editor of the En-
pirs a weekly Democratic paper, which
position he rslinquished in about two
years to resume the regular practice of
his profession. In 1852 and in 1854,
he run against Lew. D. Campbell for
Congress and was defeated both times.
In 1858 he again run against Campbell
for Congress. and although Campbell
got the certificate of election, Vallan-
contested the election, ousted
and in May, 1858, took his
seat for the first time IN the National
Congress. He was reelected in 1888
and in 1860, but was beaten by Robert
Schenck in 1862. In 1868 he was
arrested by order Of General Burnside,
.ent South, went from thence to Cana
Ia, and while an exile in Canada was
nominated by the Democrats for
Governor. He was beaten, however,
by John Brough, Republican candid
ate, by over one hundred thousand
majority. In 1864 and in 1868 he at
the National Democratic Con-
Tentions, and was very influential in
both of them. In 1868 he run against
5chenck for Congress in the Dayton
District, and was beaten only AIS
In IS67-6S he was q candidate
or United States Senator before the
Legislature, but was beat
N by Judge A. G. Thurman. From
he time of this Senatorial canvass up
the holding of the late Democratic
State Convention, Mr.. Vallandigham
,ook little par: in politics. In the late
Democratic State Convention Mr.. VAL
vas the ruling spirit, and
he conceptions OF his mind made a
complete summersault in the princl-
,les and policy of the Democratic par
y.