Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-15
From IL, Columbia Cry md New, August IL
An Outrage tOmmitted upon IA Re-
spectacle Citizen and His wife, OF
Noble county


Tr'm IL, Columbia City (iId New, August II
An Outrage tOmmitted upon IA He-
spectacle Citizen and HIS wife, OF
Noble county.
We have been reliably informed that one of
the most infamou. and cowardly out ages was
committed few DAYS since upon n tue Union
loving man and hiS wife, Of the DomOcra /, per-
suasion in Li-onier, Noble county. 1t &c ms
that volunteering has drain, that local. V of her
most respectable ei liens, and but few now re-
main in and about that village but negro wOr-
shippers of the John b own school, WHO neither
fear God nor regard man, and Whose love for
CRIT sinks every manly princi. l.. We under
stand thar the mobiles were headed and Id on
by the editor of the Noble County Herald, ub-
Ii he'd at Ligoni.r, contumelious one-horse alb
clifton sheet, characterize of nothing bu SIAN
der and treason. l. aopclrs thaT Mr. Line and
his wife, residing in Washington township, No
bic county, went to Ligonier TO mar kct. and
willie in n certain store, lie was ed by a
few cowaldly lascals who pro- ounded several
questions concerning our national difficulties
Dir. Line anklv an wered those in.enoea oricS
according to the drtatcS of his own conscience
hut the cowardly Williams being infoi med by their
more dastasdly edi or, perfect type Of he de-
mons that infest the internal Tesi rs, that such
answers were not loyal. MIR. Line was informed
that he could not leave Town until he took
an oath TO support the COnstitu ion of the
United Stacs. He told the mobiles that
he loved and respected the Consti uiion of his
country and could have no objection 10 take
such an oalh but had serious objections to them
administering 10 him tie on h. After some con-
sultaiion with friend, he permit ed them TO adj
minister the cath 70 him. While the oath was
b,ing administered a lad of African descent"
as Mclhorn would ejaculaie, held the flag of our
cOuntry-the Stars and SiIi Cover his head.
The wife of Mr.. Line duing The controversy
took the liberty 10 say something concerning
such unwarranted and hell-bound proceedings.
when size was aSsailcd by thee women who
were pursuing thoir u.ual avocationS on the
sire Cts such as assisting tie editor in making
m loyal, and not mihding their own business.
These WON n, or internal splits in calico as
sisted by negro boy, struck and pinch,d her
most sew rely b,fore her husband, who was pre-
V, nted by the crowd, could offend her She
succ,c dod in get ing into their wagon whcle she
was rvgu,> ted by negro-lover TO take the oath
her lu band took, but sic absolute ~ n fused
AID did not take ii. While li- UNPARALLELED
outrage was being perpctatd a Lu'h ran
preacher remarked that they would Get into
trouble for suh conduct, when lie, too, was
seized bv the gang of iullans aud kicked and
struck and jagged 10 the railroad depot, put ON
the platform and knocked OF by the DIES el ADDE'S,
where he lay nseloSs for some time.
These are faces as we have received tho m from
a gentleman al Ligonier who saw the whole at
fair, and whose statements can he fully relied u
on ne in substance and in fact. We are in
formed that Mr.. Line is good quiet, loyal citi-
zen. whose only fault is that he is a Democrat
Talk about cruel 10 the South; talk about the
outraeeS committed upon our citizen by rebels,
but you can NOT find in all the region of rebel
dom, more cowardly and villainous act. If
there should be no place worse than the lower
regions 10 punish men. the editor of the Noble
county Herald must 90 UNPUBLISHED. He stands
alone in cowardlv mcanness-not brave enough
to do battle for his country, but mean enough TO
lead a mob against helpless mCn and women. \
beautiful specimen of humanity, and Il fit repre-
sonia i've Of the so called Union party''-,he
greatest .umhug and swindle of the age. Ligo-
nier has truly reached point in her history that
will be referred TO by their children with disgust
and cont mpt. MANY of the soldiers that they
have sent into the field will rather die on the
battlefield than return 10 place where the ne
gro is intrust d with the flag for whose honor
they risk their all where the negro is permitted
TO insult innocent white women and where their
journalist leads off in such couupiihle villainies
Such as he have ruined and are continuing to ruin
The country. Will the people of Noble county,
irrespective Of party, permit these scoundrels TO
60 UNPUBLISHED