The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-19
Death of Mr.. vallandigha,n.

Tho telegraph announces the dca'h Oh
t,,.urST l.. NALLANrIGHAM. OF oh'o' "'
.h,non. ohio. on Saturday morning ias''
.,.,aor remarkable circumstances. lie was
o,,,,ovcd to defend McGEHAN, charged
with the murder Of MYERS, and on r'""!
evening was explaining to Gov. Mci'TRNti
how MYERS might have shot himself J"
doing which he used n pistol wni'h WIS
loaded. he thinking it empty anu IL va.
discharged, shooting n bail INFO lhe f,so,
side of his abdomen, from WHICH III Wv"
Saturday morning.
Mr. vA1IASp1GuAM was, we suppose,
.hout fifty wears old. and was. we oe-
,f,ro native Of Ohio, in which STATE nc
married his wife. who was the Youngest
sister Of the very distinguished lawyer d.
VI. MCMAHON. who died last week.
Mr.. NAIIANplGHAM was a man OF very
fine abilities. and was one of the best ana
holdcst orators i'll the land. tic belonged
10 the decided Slatcs-rightS school Of
Northern Democrats. He was bitterly OPP
posed to tho war, and reiuScd,aSa member OF
Congress, to vote money for It's prosecution.
He defined his position in the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES on the 14th OF january,
1863. On May 9Th he was arrested for
sharp comment he made in public speech
unon a general order issued by General
ErRSs!pE. and was taken to Cincinnati,
where he was tried by court-martlal, and
on the 7th Of May convicted Of entertaining
svmpath'es with those i'll arms against
the Government" and sentenced to Fort
Warren. President LINCOLN changed the
sentence to one sending him across the
lines into the Coufcderacy. Mr.. NALLAS'
p1sHAM was taken in charge by the Con
tcderate military commander o! the diS'rlc'
he entered and sent TO this city, where he GOT
n pass to leave the Conlederacy through
the Notwithstanding lines ut Charleston
to the West Indies, whence he made his
way to Canada, where he remained untl
the war was ended. He however was. moi
silent, but sent at several times across the
border into the United States some philip
pics against the Government.
A lawyer of much distinction: he was
shrcwd and bold politician, and Stoot
amongst the first dcbatcrs of the Fedora
Congress. Since the war he had been o
the order called lmpracticables" anc
"Bourbons,' until recently, when he gave
in his adhesion TO the platform cutting
loose from the issues of the war and adopt
ing a general line Of policy and principles
looking to the restoration OF national Mar
mony and the physical development ant
welfare OF the nation through the admins
tration of wise and capable citizens.
Under the impression that Mr.. NALLAN
pIGHAM was not popular, and that the bc>'
way to prejudice the North against lhe
platform WAS to stamp it with his name, Ii
was 50 denounced. we may say. by leading
Republican Journals, when indeed the
platform was nothing more nor less THAI
the Virginia "ncw movement OF iS6>.
Like large class of public men he was SO
involved in the complications of the war
that his efficiency and influence in public
sense were seriously impaired, and We
doubt whether he ever could have cNertcd
a power IN the political arena at all cores
pondcnt with bis very brilliant talents.
Mr.. NAlLANplGHAM was a gentleman OF
unstained private character, high honor,
and marked Scniality and sociability. His
death will occasion very sincere @rict
amongst large circle of friends and adj
mirerS, extending far beyond his own state.
We append the following sketch OF the
deceased for the particulars it gives dS We'll
Us for the brief eulogy it contains. which,
for its temper, is every way crcdltabc to
the State journal. of this city:
DEATH OF Hos. c. l.. FALLAHpIGHaM.--
The enlightened nations OF the world will
be shocked u hear OF the sudden and I'M
expected death of this American statesman,
who. by accident, died III III early hour this
morning.
He came of Hugueuot family, and was
born IN New Lisbon, Columbia county,
Ohio, in 1872. He received good educi-
ton spent one year in Jefferson College, III
Ohio spent two years rs principal OF an
academy ut Snow Hill, Maryland: returned
to Ohio in 1910; studied law, and was adj
mitted to the bar in 1s42; WAS elected TO
the State Legislature in lS4j and 1916: was
editor of the Dayton Enguirer from 1871 10
1919: for some years subsequent TO that
date he devoted himself wholly to his pro-
tession and politics; was Il member of the
National Democratic Convention held ut
Cincinnati in 1856; ran for the Thirty-iilth
Congress against l.. c. Campbell, whose
seat he successfully contested and he was
reelected to the Thirty-SiXth Congress. AT
the commencement of the second session
of the lhirtyt!Ith Congress, and during
the ThirtysNth, he was placed on the
Committee on Territories. Reelected to the
Thlrty-sevcnth Congress. In 1868 he was
arrested by military authority for express
Ing his opinions against the war, was BAN
isheu TO the southern States, and Ivy way of
Bermuda went 10 Canada. During his cX-
lie he was nominated Tor Governor of Ohio,
and defeated. He subsequently, returned
aud was delegate to the Chicago Conven-
ton Of 1864.
The circumstances of his tragic end are
detailed by telegraph. He was one of that
charmed circle Of the great men of our ma
tlon OF which Presidents are made, and no
man under auspices favorable to the Dem
0cratlc party stood 50 good chance of Sc
lection rs lis candidate as he.
Our political differences die with those
upon whose grave the turf of eternity Is
planted. His was a great mind, and ne Il
great man, who had won for himself an
enI!abie distinction among the many porn
to the American nation.