Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-06-23
Few Particulars of Mr. VaIIandIgham's
Accident.

CINCINNATI, June l6.
A dispatch from Lebanon says Mr.. Val
landigham was vomiting, which was re-
2arded as an unfavorable symptom, and
one of his physicians said there were in
iications of internal hem0rrhage. The
doctors ceased their fruitless search about
| an hour after the accident. They then
cosed the wound, and placed the patient
on his right side. He was calm and COL
lected.
Il appears that no one was present with
Mr.. Vallandigham when the accident oc-
CURED but ex Lieutenant Governor Nc
Burney, who has been associated with him
in the defense Of Mcclellan. Mr.. McBnr-
ney had expressed some doubts as to the
theory that Myers had shot himself. Mr..
Vallandigham picked up a pistol from a
table, saying he would show him in a half
second. Two pistols were on the table,
one unloaded, and he by mistake took up
the loaded one, and put it in his pocket,
and withdrew it. keeping the muzzle next
to his body.
Just as it was leaving his pocket it was
discharged, it is reported, at nearly the
same part of the body where Myers was
shot. He calculated, "Uh, murder |" and
said he had taken the wrong pistol While
the examination was going on he watched
the surgeons with eager eyes, and even as
sisted them in searching fer the ball. The
ball appears to have taken downward
course, in the direction of the bladder.
CLEMENT L. vALLANDIGHAM.
This brilliant statesman, whose name
has of late been on every lip, is now num-
bered with the dead. The manner of his
deata is described in our kilograms. The
announcement will carry a pang to thou
sands of his admirers in every State in the
Union, and will wiring the tribute of tear
even from his political opponents for
Clement l.. Vallandigham was man
whose noble Christian character and pure
life even on the arena of politics chal-
Ienged the respect and the admiration of
both friend and foe. He was born in 1922
IN Ohio, and was therefore in the very
prime of life when this inscrutable. Provi
dence snatched him away from his family
and the nation. In early life he taught
school at an academy in Maryland. but re-
turned to Ohio in 1910, where he was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1912. In 1845
be was elected TO the legislature,
and in 1847-49 be edited the Day
ton Enquirer. He was cleo ed to Con-
gress as Democ at in 1856 against Il. G.
Campbell, and held his seat until 1868. -
La 1856 be was also delegate to the
Democratic National Convention which
met in Cincinnati. He was always a most
ardent and devoted friend of the South,
and IN 1868 he expressed himself in a 20.
ltIcal speech, and privately, in such en-
phatlc terms that he was arrested upon
the charge of uttering "disloyal senti-I
ments," and sentenced by a military
court to close confinement until the
cad of the war. This sentence was com
nnted by the President, and Mr.. ValIan-
dlgham was sent into the Confederate lines.
From the South heembark ed for Bermuda. |
and went thence to Canada. The Demo-
cratic Convention of Ohio which met in |
June, 1863, denounced his Punishment, and |
nominated him for Governor. He was de-
feated by Governor Brough by the i'm
mense majority of 101 600 votes. In 1864 |
he was a delegate to the Democratic Con- |
vention which met at Chicago.
MIR. Vallandigham's more recent history |
is familiar to all Of our readers He was
just now one of the most prominent politi- |
cal figures in the country. By his holiness
be secured in Ohio the adoption of the
present Democratic Platform in that State. |
which is destined to be the platform of.theI
National Democracy In 1872.
The death of such q man at such time
great national calamity. We have few
public men Of either psrty left that could |
;0I f;@::e with him in ability and character.
Hon. John Van Lear Mcmahon, one of |
he most distinguished lawyers of the
lar yland bar wheL in active PROFESSIONAL
lfe, died ct Cumberland on Thursday. 4