Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-08-28

oneere' ln very few moments the crowd
which was email at first, sWelled to hundreds
procession was formed which escorted the
ex'les TO their homes. Both sides Of Market
street were lined with ladies and gebtlemen, and
the men who went out of the city under an es
oort OF soldiers, returned amid The plsudits Of
the men, and the waving of handkerchiefs by
the ladies. =
Arriving ct the house Of Col. MacDoWell
tne croWo' which must now have numbered
nearly thousand men, called loudly for that
gentleman, when be mounted the steps and sd.
dressed them as follows, being frequently inter.
rupted BY the most vociferous cheeripg: o
FTtends and Felloto- Citizens :--On the 6th
day OF August, at an hours notice, we were
marched from this city under an Escort Of
cleaning bsyonets to the railroad depot, and
from thence taken to Washington city, where
We were imprisoned, without hearing, for
sixteen days, for what reason | will not now
state, as you all know II. Through the inter-
cession Of friends, and our own exertone, we
secured hearing last evening at 6 O'Clock,
Wnen' strange TO say, we were confronted by no
accuser, nor was there even charge made
against US. The pretext upon which we were
arrested was most summarily disposed Of, and
an honorable discharge given u.s. fApplause.l
Although Notifying as II was to leave home
as We did, and unjust as the whole arrest was,
this spontaneous come more than compen
sateD for all We endured, or indignities we sut.
fered Applause This is the proudest hour
OF my life II proves that we have the 10.
dorsement of our ftlIow-citizens Oheers and
applause.l II shows that they have strong
appreciation OF constitutional liberty, and are
opposed to crushing out the freedom Of speech
or muzsling the PRESS Destroy these inaiiena.
Bile rights, and the word liberty becomes hol-
low mockery-s sounding brass and tnkling
oynbal, rope of sand, delusion and lie
Prolonged applause and cheering
We do not know how our arrest originated,
because no accuser had the temerity to face US.
We clsim to be loyal and law-abiding citi-
Sens, and there is nothing upon the record to
prove to the contrary. We have our own opin-
ions, and these, not conflicting with lava In
existence, We will maintain at all hszards and
on all occasions, regardless of the denuncia.
tions OF coWardly traducers who stand behind
the screen. We maintain that We have done
our duty az loyal citizens, and the evidence OF
this Ia In the absence of a charge or even On
accuser.
FelloW-citiEens, a day of retributIon will
oome-a day Of final settlement-and after 4,
will come payday. Let us bide our time
Let US be true and loyal TO our country and ouI
Government, and We have nothing 10 fear
Our Imprisonment has been an experiment, and
think from this enthusiastic demonstration
and the general feeling throughout the State,
our enemies, as well as our friends, must admit
that IL was a faiure-that IL has not only NOT
resulted in any practical benefit to those who
brought 1t about, but it has awakened a feeling
that will be expressed az the ballot-box in Octo
Der next. fApplause.1
Gentlemen, for myself, and in behalf OF M
companions, return you my HEARTFELT and sin
cere thsnks, and bid you good night. [Applause
and prolonged cheers for Mcdowell, Barrett
Forster and JOnes.l
Messrs. Barrett and Forster, anxious 10 sec
their families, had left the procession o. Locust
street, and Mr.. Jones, actusted by q similar
desire, went home OF the conclusion of Mr., Nc
Dowell's speech. The crowd adjourned to the
house OF Mr.. Birrett, when that gentleman
came out, and returned his thanks to his fellow
Citizens. After giving three cheers for Mr.. Bar
rett, and three more with will for each Of tn
publishers and editors, and the Patriot an,
Union, the people quietly dispersed.
There was significance 10 this demoustra
tion which cannot be misunderstood. Th,
sturdy labogiDg man, the honest German, th,
wsFm-hearted lrishmsn, and, in fact, all classes
OF the community, turned out, not only to show
their devotion to their party and their friends
but to show to the world their utter condemna
tion OF power which assumes the right o
dragging men from their homes on the mer,
information or instigasion of irresponsible
parties, and denying them the right Of a tria
by jury, or the ineatimable benefits Of the wri
Of hGbsas corpus, which has never been suspeu
ded for four centuries 10 mons.chial England
one thing has been made manifest by this re
ception, and that is that they may cast men int
prisons, but you cannot stiAe Democratic pri1
ciples--you may fill your forts with editor
guilty Of. no other offsnse than advocatin
Democratic measures-but while immure
there, they can say of Democracy as Galile
said of the world, "lt moves, nevertheless"