Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-21

ana mail my issue for one week. During Ii.
forenoon there were no Indications, that saw
Of mob violence. Ilef my editorial room about
l2;25 to go TO my dinner, my boarding place be
ing about a half Of q mile defiant, Whilst eat.
ling, the are bells were rung.. After fnisbina
my meal, set out 70 return 10 my Office SooI
after met two gentlemen In . buggy, who In
formed me that my Office bad jnst been sacked
o. ana al my property thfown into the street. r.
Central street, i frst cav tie work Of des.rnc-
hon, and there, too, / saw the first mob that had
ever met my eyes West Market Square and
surroundings were filed with nearly Two thou
SAND people. 1n the middle OF the Square was
large ire, % which the multitude we're en-.
gsgeo IN neaping my tables, stands, cases and
other material, The Wheelwrigbt and CLARK
olocks were surrounded with the wreck OF what
mad, an hour before, constituted one of the
largest and finest printing Offices in the State.
IT made my way through the crowd to the
stairway, which / found filled with the mob
They made no resistance TO my ascending the
long stairway. ! found my Office door besieged
by alarge number Of persons, armed with crow
bars and like implements. As approached
the door, they fell back Willis. feeling for nv
Key, one OF their leaders, man who has been
Enonofed with position on our city police, de-
mIended that should instantly open the door.
tnen turned round and faced the mob, telling
lnem tnat that oftice was rigbtfully under my
CONTROL but that, II they saw ft to resort to yio
lence, they. gould probably oyerpower me, 1
was s'unarmed., Before opening the door, told
them my object waste secure my account books,
notee, bills, and private papers, and that
should give them the feeble protection in my
power. then opened the door and set about
my business, the mob following me in, seiziDg
inaisoriminately whatever they could lay their
hands on, and throwing 1t out of the windows
into the street. The work of destruction was
soon complete. lthen left the office, the mob
following me down stairs. As reached the
sidewalk, there arose the infuriated cry Of the
mob, Hang him! Tar and feather him! Kill
him" IA was then felt, for the fret time, how
little there is in the terTors and threats Of a
mob for him who is conscious. of having dis.
charged bis duty TO the public and himself
The mad crowd were thirsty for the blood OF
one who bad been long aud necessarily toiling
TO save them from the letters that are being
forged for their free limbs. His works may
yet bear their fruits. IN. ayr, tsf, -. ri.
AS made my way through the dense crowd
friend after friend gathered around me for my
protection. Their words of sympathy sank
deep into my soul, whilst the demoniac cries
for my blood fell unheeded on my ears. Bot
one circumstance disturbed my equanimity, and
that was like the sting Of an cdder. When
was beyond danger and among friends, the
Mayor, whos regardless Of his oath OF Office
would give me no protection for my property
who made no attempt to disperse the mob, who
did not even order the reading of the riot act
J who did not even lift finger to preserve th'
} peace of the city, although days and hours be
, fore warned Of the threatened attack--when
, was beyond danger, he suddenly conceived al
anxiety for my personal safety, and suggestet
} that had better hurry away.
, Thus hath the freedom of the press beer
stricken down bere 10 Maine, mot from any pa
triotic impulse, but through the wicked instiga
ttion Of band of politicians who would will
ingly subvert all law and all order for the main
tenance OF mere party dogma.
4 Though anarcy seems TO- be coming dowI
upon our unhappy country like night, yet do
not despair. still believe that there Is ye
virtue and intelligence enough in the people tc
maintain their liberties and protect free press
which Is their best guardian. ii - .. I..
/ By this act of mob violence my all, the resul
Of four years of unremittipg toll, has been swep
away; but 1 still have health, strength an,
youth, and heart also to struggle on in de
! Tense of thepeople's rights. "'' 'n' .a q.