How Did Clement Valeigham Go Against Order Number 22?

On May 5, 1863 Clement Vallandigham was accused of having violated Burnside's General Order Number 38. This declared that anyone who helped the enemies of the United States, would be tried as a traitor or spy and if declared guilty, would be put to death. Treason would not have been tolerated if it were declared or implied. Did Vallandigham truly go against Order Number 38 or was his arrest a blunder? It seems most probable that Clement Vallandigham had gone against Order Number 38. He believed in peace and anyone who thought different was a dis-unionist. He spoke as though he had freedom of speech in war time but he did not. He believed the government was wrong in splitting the Union into the North and South because it caused conflict. He also
He had tried to get others to go against the government which would be considered as urging them to break the law. He wanted them to help him keep the Union as the way it was when it started. They would have done this by making peace and splitting into four sections instead of two. Evidence 8 Speech on the Conscription Bill “I yield to no man in devotion to the Union… principle on which it was first formed” (287). He had tried to get people to go against the government and agree with him by saying he wanted the old union back. Even if he didn't directly say this he implied it, which was still considered against Order Number 38. He wanted the Union to stay the same because the new Union was from war and caused public debt. Evidence 9 Speech to the Democratic Union Association of New York City “In my judgment, a true patriot and freeman ought to speak” (288). He was indirectly trying to get the people to speak up against the government. Since freedom of speech was removed in war time, this would be telling others to do illegal things. Also, he did not have to state it directly in order for it to be considered