Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-06-19
Mob nt Marion

Last Saturday night Marion was again
the theatre of those sickening and dis.
gusting details consequent upon the as
cendancy Of mob spirit over law and or.
der For over one year q portion OF our
community have been Eliminating upon
the stump, in the public newspapers Of
their political faith, and in the private
circle, the most dangerous incendiary
doctrines, and, in many instances, open
mob violence, as the only means of silen-
cling political opponent, and enforcing
their political opinions. The result is
before us. Another blow has been
struck at the freedom of the press, full IN
the face Of every Democrat in the county
What we prognos ticated in reply to
Judge Bartram's incorporate and lncen.
diary speech, made on Wednesday OF
last week. has transpired. On last Sat
urday night while at homesSS. Ii. Bar.
tram, son Of the Judge, with an accom-
plice, one Thomas Pierson, both socalled
Union men, entered our office and com.
menced demolishing it. After throwing
out Of the window the galleys containing
the matter set up for the outside Of this
weeks paper, Bartram seized several
cases and sent them in the same direction;
but becoming scared lest we should come
in-the alarm having been given-they
beat hasty retreat, and by the time we
arrived, had fled for parts unknown.
A large crowd gathered in front Of our
office, and sum mary means were rife to
dispose of the 'coundrcs. By dint of
trn taI -,
demonstration, assuaging as well as we
could the intense feeling which animated
every Democrat at the insulting and
singing blow which had been aimed at
them in the attempted destruction of
their press, That love OF law and order
which animatcs every true Democrat,
happily took possession of their I'M ured
and outraged feelings, and all was quiet
again. Thank God that it was SO, for
terrible would have been the revenge had
it been metcd out that night.
On last Wednesday We caused the ar
rest of both Bartram and Pierson, and
had the former hound over for malicious
destruction of property to the amount of
over one hundred dollars, "a penitentiary
oftense. to which he plead guilty
Pierson was allowed to go, there being
no positive evidence at hand then that he
aided in the destruction Of our office, al
though wo have an abundance of evi
dence that he was morally as guilty as
Bartram. Bartram has since been arres-
ted and placed under bonds to keep the
peace. We shall at an early day enter
proceedings for civil damages.
1t has not transpired what was the
cause Of the raid upon our office, unless
it be another part Of tho programme
which certain leaders of the so-called
Union party have adopted to 'run US out"
or break down the organ Of the Democ-
racy of the county, or destroy its sphere
Of influence (by surrounding it with a
reign of terror) in battling for the Con
stitution as It's and the Union as it was,"
against their threatened overthrow by
armed rebels South, and covert rebels
North under the name Of abolitionists.-
This might be Just as well abandoned first
as last, for despite the threats and mobs
and cabals for our destruction, We "hope
long to live" in this community as the ed
itor of the Democratic organ Of this coun-
ty. and shall feariessly advocate those time
honored principles which formed tho
basis of our beloved Union which for
upwards of eighty years kept it intact. in
the plentitude of power and greatness
and which alone can rest ore it to its for
mer pristine happiness and prosperity -
Marion Mirror,