The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-06-23
1-al,e said he was the coolest man, under

Drake said he was the coolest man, under
sueh circumstances, he had ever seen.
He still showed occasional signs about the
face of agony, As death approached his face
wore an ashy paleness. His last words were
request for ice and medicine to allay his pam.
In his last moments there were signs about ms
face that indicated great physical suffering
At eighteen minutes past ten this morning ne
died.
There were present in the room when he
died his son Charles, II years old, his only nv
ing child with whom he had a touching inter-
view on his arrival, to which alluslon was
made in this mornings dispatches) also John
6. Sprigg, Of Dayton, nephew OF his wlte; j.
L. Vallandigham, a nephew from Hamilton;
JAS. Vallandigham, distant relative from
Hamilton; ex-Lieut. Governor MeBurney;
Ben. Pittman, of Cincinnati; David Allen, OF
Lebanon, and few others. During the night
and morning he was visited by veteran Judge
Smith; of Lebanon, Gen. Ward, Judge Haynes
and many others.
Gov. McBurney was constantly in the room,
contributing in every way to the comfort of
the dying man. A young girl who resided
with him arrived from Dayton after his death,
and was greatly grieved. The body was i'm
medlately placed in ice, preparatory to reno
val. From this time until the departure of
the remains, the hotel was constantly besieged
by persons who came to see the face, which
was left exposed. The features and expression
were admirably preserved. The remains left
Lebanon Tor Dayton at 2 o'clock P. NJ. in
charge OF Judge Haynes, Mr.. Valandigham's
law partner, and Judge McHenry, of Dayton.
A most sad feature of the case was the alb
senee OF Mrs. Vallandigham, who had gone the
same evening to Cumberland, being called
thlther by the death of her brother, Judge Nc
Mahon. She was telegIaphed, and will reach
Dayton tomorrow morning at to o'clock
The sad event cast ger aral gloom over Le-
banon. Mr.. VallandighaLl, during the trial,
had made numerous friends, and had by his
| department beaten down many preiudices
All were looking forward to his speech iu the
| defense OF Mcclellan, which would have been
| delivered to-day, Mr.. Vallandigham doubtless
had made unusual preparations He intended
the effort to be his great criminal one at the
bar. He appeared to have thoroughly worked
up the case. He entered into it with his char
acterlstlc energy and enthusiasm, and fell
while he was endeavoring to still more salts
factorily explain its mysteries.
The Times and Chronicle this evening pub
fishes an interview had between Mr.. VaiIan.
/ digham and one of its editors on Wednesday
in which Mr.. Vallandigham said there can be
no more political campaigns fought on the is
sues Of the last few years. They are dead, and
if the Democratic party refuses to move to the
front to escape the new order of things, it viii
simply pass away, and some other party made
up of the earnest, progressive elements of botf
the old parties, viii take possession of the
government.
When asked if he did not think the campaign
of 70 would be fought on present issues, h
said: "That may be undertaken by our party
but it will fail. A year ago Grant gave pro
mise of his intention to lead the Republican
party into new departure, and he would havi
done it, but gang of old politicians at Wash
ington held him back and scared him will
gabble about defeat until he went square bacl
into the old ruts."
aGrant is sn honest man and would do righ
if the politicians would let him; but that the
won't do. He took the back track on the Sai
Domingo question, in which, apart from tn
corrupt means used he was clearly right, ant
I tell you, sir, the annexation of territory anC
the control of all the outlying fragments o
this continent, is the detiny of the American
people We shall have San Domingo, Cub,
and Mexico and all the rest, mark that. W,
missed the greatest chance we ever had in no
getting Cuba during the Spanish troubles w,
could have had it then for the mere asking
and in a few years we would have been own
ers of the richest and most productive piece o
territory in the world" "Why, they used t.
talk about me, and call me a disunionist.
| b6ll yOLlg SlIg OdIu6oLAl dll0 AOAOoNAy lAdb
never was disunionist; that I always did be
lieve and now believe that this Union will bt
perpetuated and extended until it embraces
the continent"
His denial of the disunion Mr.. Vallandighan
thrice repeated with marked emphasis. II
reply to q remark of his interrogator that hi
did not see why the hatred exhibited toward
him by the dead issues of the Democracy il
that party. He smiled and said, "What can
do The Republican party won't move for
ward. 1t wants to stick to its old clothes, anC
my best hope is to get the Democracy to pusf
to the front. However, there is no telling
what 365 DAYS may bring forth, and of one
thing am certain, that if the Democratic par
ty fails to become the party of progress anC
advanced ideas, and from conscientious con
victions decide to act with any other politica
party, the other political party will never stoI
to inquire what my past political record ha!
been. Parties don't manage things IN thai
way.
The interviewer says: Those who read may
eonstrue this expression as they please.
write it almost verbally as ne spoke it to me
The speakers earnest manner convinced mt
that he meant all that he said. The same sen
timent was subsequently expressed in variou
forms during our conversation, which LASTED
altogether for fully half an hour.
1t is the expectation that the argument il
the Mcclellan case viii be resumed on Mon
day.
The funeral will occur Thursday Afternoon
at one o'clock. A special train will be run b,
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
from this city. The funeral discourse will b
delivered by the Rev. E. P. Wright, of tn
Protestant Episcopal Church, aud the funera
will be under the direction of th3 Masons
Persons who have seen the mains to-day, sa,
that decomposition has wrought considerabl
change since yesterday morning.