Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-11-10
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acteristic meanness, manifests indecent
haste for legal action in reference to the
men who, under the influence Of the most
intense excitement that ever rsrvaded a
community, overstepped the bounds OF
law, and attempted the forcible seizure Of
the assassin BRowN for immediate pun
ishment. After having bestowed its
praises on both the city and county Off
GERS of the law, for their efforts on that
occasion to preserve the peace .Of the city,
it now turns round and bespatters them
with lying blackguardism and reproach,
and charges them with not only neglect
of duty, but aiding and abetting the dis
turbance The motive which prompts
this is sympathy for The assassin. There
can be no other. The Journal is the or
gan OF mob law in this community ; its
condemnation of it at this time is merely
to conceal its sympathy for the murderer
of our lamented colleague, and because it
was on the wrong side. Had the mob
been against the EMPIRE office, it would
have uttered no word of condemnation,
but, on the contrary, would have secretly,
ii not openly, rejoiced. 1t would never
have dreamed OF calling for the enforce
ment of the law against the perpetrators.
II the Journal wishes to know "where
the responsibility belongs" we can inform
it. In the first place, the responsibility
for the assassination Of j. +. BoILMEYER
is chargeable directly to you and your par
ty leaders in this community; his blood is
upon your hands you planted the seed
that brought forth the fruit and before
God and just people, you are accessory
to his murder. Cringe and squirm ns you
may under the accusation, tits nevertheless
true, and you will carry the guilt of his
blood upon your soul, like the "Scarlet
Letter" upon the bosom of HESTER
PRYNE. In vain you may cry, " out, out
damned spot :" but. like the mark upon
the brow of CAIN, it is fixed in letters
of living fire upon your ioreheads.
And TO the same extent, and in the same
degree, the Journal, and the leaders Of the
Abolition party in this county, are respon-
sible for the mob demonstration at the
iail on the afternoon and night of the
murder, and which it now affects so much
concern about For the past eighteen
months you have excited and cherished
and fostered the spirit of mob law in this
community. Numbers of your own party
in this city, men in business, aud claiming
respectability, have time and again pub
icly declared that the EMPIRE office ough
to be "mobbed," d" and that its editors, to
gether with Mir NALLANDIGHAM and othe
leading Democrats ought to be hung
We have the word of gentleman, mem
Der of the Abolition party, and who wa
at the time doing business in this city, tina
he had been invited to attend meeting t
/ organize mob to destroy our office h
refused the invitation, but stated that h
had no doubt the meeting was held. Th
a editors OF the journal were eognizant o
all this they knew the secret and express
ed feeling OF their party for the destluctio
Of our Office by mob force. Did they thel
us good citizens, desirous Of preserving Il
peace and quiet of the community, di
countenance and discourage the mob spir
of their party? That was the time I
have shown their disapprobation Of me
law. But not word in condemnation
did they uttet ON the contrary did e'
erything possible, in an indirect manne
to force it into practical operation. YC
may search the files Of the Journal in val
for an explicit and emphatic condemns
ton OF the Abolition mob which destroy
ed Democratic printing Office in Lebi
non, as, also, in Canton, Stalk count,
1t did not call for the punishment of Il
lawless men who We're engaged in thoi
dastardly mob assaults, and to this day Il
Lebanon mobites have not been arreste,
If the Journal is SO anxious for the Wind
cation Of law. why does it not call for Il
arrest and punishment of those men
The reason is obvious They are Abol
tionists, and. in the opinion of the JournO