The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-13
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Tho Secret and Private Political History Of
the Late Clement Il. valiandig ham's Escape
10 Canada nnd Return from punishment
During the Rebellion.
DAYTON, Jan. 8. 1872.
At the request OF your special correspondent. sta
TONED at this point, the Rev. J. L. vallandigham.
who Is preparing his brothers Qhe late Clement l..
yalandigham) biography has kindly furnished
few advance Sheets from which have selected the
following, illustrating, as 1t does. a stirring act In
the drama Of his life, known but to few:--
RETURN FROM BANIsHMRNT.
On the morning OF the Sun day OF Nay, 1853, Mr..
Vailanlgham was violently torn from his nome,
and after an Illegal and unjust trial was sent into
punishment. On the evening of the 18TH day or
June, 1854 he rsrurnei-of his own accord re-
turned-and was once moro Sheltered beneath his
own roof, In the bosom of his own family.
highly interesting ana excitiag Beore narratins
them, however, we will give an account OF an ut.
tempt he made TO return some eight or nine months
before, and Tor this account are indebted to Or.
J. A. Walters, or DAYTON. In letter, dated o.
tooer !, 1871 he saJs:-
consequence of my long, Intimate and confidential
% s aS / HAM that Ss 3: %
as aa furnish a s Hl
friends al had very s pS1 IT.. or secret history r as
prneipes and these principles the same private
psr IN nd evs S a LOOMING msy 90 S,' OF pubic
papss from A & o are yGS
you think Them Of suieient public interest. But with view
rise to these papers VIII be for me to give short
All history gives account OF premonitons inan-
sns r or over or s and s Ses
US Tor our ,o good or or the soea 81 ose
appear PLAIN. This apparcn, DEPRESSION Will explain
Mr. yaianllsaam arrived IN Windsor Yanaia, opposite
the Hrons House In the foepart September follow
I Ta ns ssr nays re W
home began ss to irresistible desire visit
nothing communicate him, neither could conceive
s a. ss So s a Y 70 a
folly for visit HIM under tho circumstances having
the Idea from my mind. but would down at
Sese. and ns ass%
sS and oa"d S'S p his s' is
sV eSnadeSa friend Of @na ' with him everything Ne;
we win commanee to h,m our entire easiness and hear
e;s EN- ,b Win Mr. sG X ws s he w9n
was going sixteen miles below Detroit River,
Ganada SHE that Mr. pugh to station horses FOR
Toledo that hs would cross The river IN the night and
night Said io Msrcs and Others speak in
d m hat as ssan With o. that Sar AMI saa TO
stump the State until the election. haven continued
sSS % H. a iG' BE- e Vii rS sS
yo to say to this n OF %as aS 70 ynS o
citizen should yield bu, with his c" have eeo
minaton 70 prevent any occurrence dd TO pre-
ens MN sSs eoa is % but
70 himself II not to the peace and quiet of the State
could command tia. g sure as no al eros;
nnS a o1G which always
sion of portion Of the people In time OF war had by the
f @ ,Sa, '1s s
ready take his c and would do 1t with conscientious
belief God their service.
Mr.; Pugh LEFT aud continued the subject until Twelve
every argument every device that thought
The arrangements we're all made aud 20 would to
cate right which he claimed was nearer and dsoG to @
went down 40 70 tn. river WIN view Of crossing for
the Canada TO in, I resolved to return
nn a s s G nRS the 'sS mt az
tempt to did so, and argued the case all oyer
Took leave Of him, remarked much feeins aa great
evening By which he would be from crossing
replied ma. he believed very much lin IN sscs
sass he scarcely knew %ss.
him
spparsn!y aSysIns % all human arasnoes he We,
yield Before w" s'
enclosed. heard BY tsieeraPI
rpssw L. ana haye 5 paS. the
Dayton Emeire, and send copies to hs leading papers
About O'clock tina. day commenced .sorming and
through the storm to the Intended place OF crossing The
having no other way crossing ,kin the
running high and 10 the night the crossing would
@ It % say. n.y. % s a ss 70 Il.
county and he dli not make the asnp, ,o.,.,,
"DETRoIr, Oct. D. 1863.
"Mr J. A. WAtyrns:- -
"lic ci'er can't be sent. 'P.'
The day received the following letter from Me- VAL
land gham:- .,
"NIsDsoR, Canada, October 9, 1850
Ioeicsn and counsellor than you here awaiting
suits But mind, now, depend on you and All OF you TO
ns. eh "a ,h s"bs,. rs have written Pnah To- va
po,i,iSey at d. l0th Now Doctor 90 work aud
telegraph me good news ON the lSIh. Trulyc q, y.r,,
Mr.. vaandIgham was a firm believer In Provi.
dence and, Judging from TINS pf0vdentirl
hindrance that The time for INN TO return had not
yet come, he resolved TO patiently walt q little
longer Besides this, he knew that his friends had
determined 10 bring his case before the Supreme
Court Of the United States In the winter, and,
though he was not sangulne as TO the result, he
considered IL mis- duty to do nothing further I'LL
that result should he known. He had conn.,
dencc he Court, hut his case was OF so eXtraordl
nary q character that he supposed It most probable
tnat no PROVISION for IT'S legal redress had ever
been made, the early trainers OF onr constitution
and laws not fOreseeIng deemlng II possible t0at
such wrong rs that TO which ne mad been SUD-
Ieced would ever occur under our free INSTITUTIONS.
He was right In his conjecture Tor such substan-
TALLY was the decision OF the Court.
He now determined himself 10 redress the wrong
which had been tniicted upon him, TO recover mo
liberties OF winch ne had been deprived, the rights
when had been Illegally and VIOLENTLY taken IRON
favorably t,me That time at length came, and the
slXatagem to which he TesOrted 10 accomplish ms
perilons purpose we Will now briefly detail. " .