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Show UKiVT II OF VALLA.VD1GH.UI. . Hon. Clement L. Vallandighaoa, the prominent Ohio politician, died yesterday yester-day morning at eight minutes to JU "o'clock. The cause of his death an accidentia! pistol-hhot, the particu lara of which will be found in our dis patches to-day. Vallundigham whs born in 1S-2, and was consequently forty-nino years old " at tho timo of his death. He received an unusually good education, and a' ,quito an early age became a membei of the bar, a protesion he has followed with great ability and profit. His career ca-reer was early identitied with politics, and he at once became a leader in tin Democratic party. He was for a time editor of the Dayton Empire, and till within a short period previous to hi.-death hi.-death was principal editor of the Dayton Day-ton Ledyer, His tirst political victory was when a candidate, at a reniarkab'y youthful age, for the Ohio legislature, to which position he was elected by a largo majority. He was afterward?-elected afterward?-elected to the 3oth, 36th and 37th Congresses. Those who admire a natural na-tural flow of oratory, associated with mental culture, ready wit, aud digni tied statesmanship, would be delighted with a perusal of his discussions in tin journals of those Congresses. lie wn-an wn-an anti-war Democrat aud was banished ban-ished by President Lincoln in the in-ciptency in-ciptency of the war, for a free enuncia tion of his political sentiments. II-)wa a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, which nominated Seymoui " and Blair, in 1S0S, and then initiated the policy which has since culminated in the "New Departure." He was rather jealous of Geo. II. Pendleton and was determined to keep a step ii advance of that gentleman, and if pos bible secure for himself the Democrat it : Presidential nomination in Hi-popularity Hi-popularity was certainly inoreasim: and his tragic death will create giea! excitement throughout the country. |