The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-14
From the Dayton Empire.

During the past two weeks attempts have been
| made to mob various Democratic papers in this
State In one instance Only-The Stark County
Democrdt-have the mob succeeded in their infa-
nous work; though the leaders in the mob, we are
glad to learn, are likely to suffer the penalty which
| the law attaches to such outrages.
| Tn Thursday an arrangement was made to mob
The Gazette and Citizen Office, at St. CIairsyille,
that night. The editor, after giving the plans and
| names OF those engaged in the movement, has the
following relative to the effect it had upon the De-
mocracy Of old Belmont:
| This evidence all acGumulating the same after
noon, it spread for miles, and our residence and
ohce by IL o'clock that night, was filled with the
| lion-hearted Democracy from town and country,
| and everything about our premises wore the ap-
| pearance OF well-stOred arsenal. But that was
| not all; there were other rendezvous in town. and
| every Democrat and Union man SILENT unon hs
| arms and held himself in readiness at moments
warning. We have been informed since that the
road for two miles east of the town was lined with
what would have been considered masked batteries
by the retreating mob The town on that NIGHT
was unusually quiet. The streets and alleys were
patrolled during the night but not the least dis
| tureance occurred, and no mob made its appear
ance.
1t is with feelings of thankfulness that We in
| stance this fact for God only knows what would
have been the fate of qui ct town if tho hall
had been opened by mob.
The Bellefontaine Gazette of Friday gives an &C
| count OF plan to mob that office. The Brothers
Hulband-the editors of the paper-speak as fol
lows
On Thursday last were advised on perfectly
reliable authority that Republican of this place
was overheard in hentnn telling fellow ofkindred
sympathies that the Gazette was to be mobbed IN
Saturday, and that the meeting was called
mainly for that purpose.
On Friday, from different source, and one likely
n hh yTal intrr mad i
road depot advised that the destruction of the
Gazette office was to be the main incident of Satur
days proceedings.
The expectation, doubtless, was that there would
be an immense crowd in Bellefontaine; that the
passions of the people would be inhamed; that
many would be drunk; that the Gazette should be-
publicly denounced ''secesson' sheet: and that
the crowd-"taking the suggestion as cat laps
mlik would proceed to throw our printing
terials out of the window.
The whole conspiracy failed. The meeting was
n very small one.
But II the meeting had come up to the full ex-
pectation, and if a half dozen companies had been
recruited, any attempt upon this Office would have
met with terrible and most disastrous result
NO mob OF thousand men could have forced
their way into our Office. 1t was guarded BY
force suihcent for protection and for subsequent
aggression, which is not yet fully understood BY
those who expected to be our assailants Two
hundred men-as brave and strong men as live
were in Beefontaine on that day and night, pre-
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Several attempts have recently been made to
mob the Iron Valley Express, published at Jack
son Court House, in this State, all of which failed
The last one is thus noticed by the editor, in his
paper of the Goth:
Another attempt was made to mob this office last
night, between IL and o'clock, by some persons
probably from ten to twenty in number. The plot
was discovered before night, and the owners of this
once advised Of what was to be done.
guard sufficient to defend the property was
posted at the building, in attempt should
be made. An attempt was made-the m0bocrats
to the number of six or more, came from the market
house to the front of our office at thrae different
times and, about the second approach, one or more
of them came up the stairs and attempted to insert
key in the office door. Some one in the office for
the defense OF the property moved, making some
noise, which the outsider probably hearing retired
to his partner, at the foot of the stairs They then
went away, and aitetward (ab0nt two o'clock in
the mighty again returned bringing with them
sledge, but for some cause-and most
probably because they discovered that they would
meet with opposition-no further attempt was
made to enter the Office
They dashed their rocks, brick BATE ETC. upon
the pavement, and retired. About this time some
persons who were stationed outside OF the office for
its protection, made their appearance to the riot
ers, and we heard of nothing further that night,
except that the "olfice would be mobbed in the |
day time"
The Mirror, published at Marion, is another pa |
per to mob which arrangements had been made by |
certain Republicans in the neghborhood. The |
Mirror speaks follows:
oL Two weeks since the Republican leaders here
a uoouas gave utterance 10 terrible mutterings,
ng to burn us in eigy, and do many other
saVsge things. They cooled down finally to hang
ing our paper in efTigy. subsequently threats
were made OF a more serious character, and on
N Monday we got Wind that Saturday, the day of
was to be ''ceaned out" ''~o
Well, Saturday came, and with it came abou
two or three hundred Democrats, determined to
protect us and their paper from mob violence. The
Republican leaders, taking the advice of some of