Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-11-20
mr.. mahOny,s Reception at Dm-
buque.

mr.. MnhOny,s Reception at Du-
buque
Brilliant OuatiOn TO Victim of Govsyanental Or
pTessiOn- Welcoming Address By Judge vii
son, and Mr.. MahOny's Reply.
u. A. Mahony. Esq, had grand reception
In Dubuque, on Saturday night, on the occasion
Of bis return home from his lengthy imprison.
ment 10 the Old Capitol Prison, as Washington,
The Democratic Herald gives the following &C
count of the proceedings:
At seven O'Clock the committee of reception
proceeded to Dunelith, and there awaited the
train. Upon its arrival, and the appearance
Of Mr.. Mahony, three times three cheers were
given him, and his hands nearly wrung off
by shaking BY the excited and enthusiastic en-
voys.
Arrived on board the ferry. boat, Ben. M
Samuels welcomed him In Q neat and appropriate
speech, to which Mr. Mahony replied. Cheers
were given for him aud Mayor Band and E.
A. Collina, Of Galena, who accompanied him
from Galens. Cheers sgain, sll around; cheers
from the wharf still distant; cheers from every
quarter.
The bluffs were lighted up with large bon
fires; bonfres made the whole city ablazs.
Store after store displayed glittering array
of light. The National Democrat, the Herald
office, in fact one half of Globe Hall, stream ed
In light The effect was beautiful.
THE ARRIVAL AT THE LEvEE.
Arrived at the levee huge concourse of
citizens, to be estimated only by the thousands,
stood ready to welcome the returned prisoner.
Cheer after cheer a.ose, and were taken I'D all
along the length OF the line for the distance of
nearly mile. Borne on the shoulders Of stall
wsrt friends, Mr.. Mahony was taken TO the
carriage, and, preceded by the Term mia Band,
the procession took up its march. A continued
succession of bonfres and cheers was about all
We saw or heard Of it, until it reached First
street, when the eager crowd, unhitching the
horses, affixed to the carriage a rope, and pulled
1t along With Its living freight,
THE ROUTE.
As lar az the eve could see, the street was
lined With people, the ladies, as they should,
being out In full force. The procession, halt
ing ct the Democrat and Herald office, gave us
a liberal amount of cheering, and then pro.
ceeded up Main to Eighth, down Eighth to
Iowa, down Iowa to Sixth, up Sixth to Locust,
to Bluff, and thence to Mr.. Mahony 3 residence.
The houses Of Mr.. Mulkern and C. C Hewitt,
and others on heroute, were finely illuminated
At the square In front of Mr.. Mahony's resi-
dence a large bonfire blszed, and here, too, had
been raised Q platform for the speakers. Ar
rived here Mr.. Mahony was allowed but q mo.
ment to see his family, when he was brought to
the platform, and welcomed 10 short but
pithy s' a- V'
'' ADDRESS BY JUDGE WIIaoN.
Mr., Mahony-I appear before you at the re-
quest OF your friends and neighbors, to welcome
you back 70 your home; TO congratulate you
uyon your release from the dampness and gloom
of the dungeon; upon the enjoyment OF the
sunshine of heaven, and, the rights Of free.
man. This vast assemblsge, which hsve the
honor to represent, and which any man should
rejoice to call friends, never doubted your 10y
atty, and 1t is composed of as true and Ioyal
men as ever breathed the breath of life. The
Democrats of Dubuque. county, like Democrats
everywhere, who have contended for "the Con-
stituton as II is, and the Union as Il was," have
been called traitors because they favored the
suppression Of the rebellion by legal and consti-
tutional means. The charge Of treason was
once grave charge, and the traitor was con-
signed to everlasting infamy; now it is applied
to men who seek to uphold laws; and Il Is even
applied to men in the army who have been
Wouuueu Aut AAo, hbutiuS III VIC hFmyy OeCAuBo
they dared TO entertain and assert their Demo-
cratic principles. They who apply the name
boast that 1t has been their effort for sixteen
years to destroy this Government To this
school belong the leaders of the Abolition par
ty in Isws, and to this class belong the men
who, In darkness and secrecy, caused your ar
rest. The news of your arrest struck the peo
pie with astonishment, and the inquiry went
abroad from the people, from your friends, What
Is the oharge7 When man is dragged from
his bed In the darkness OF the night, such ques-
tions will be easked-Whatis Is the specific charge?
Let us see II! But no answer could be found.
Where were the afidavits2 Where we're the
men who made them7 [Groans for them. l.
Did any one ever know any one man who made
the affidavlts9 Inever did, except as vague
rumor. Why did not these patriots come out,
and In the face of day show what you had
done7
Where are the manufacturers of affidavits7
Why didn't they make good their charges7 No
grave was ever more client than they. No
owl In the hollow Of tree ever preserved such
death-like silence. II have right to Infer from
the fact that the charge against you, whatever
Ii may have been, was false, from the fact that
no one made IL good, and because tho telegraph
from Washington, which is under the control
of the Government, informs the world that you
were "honorably discharged n 49, !.
[Hsrs Mr.. samuels read the document refer
red to- p aRj q lac rspsi,t ttss4, Nn "a 49,
This cordial reception BY friendly hearts is
worth months Of privation and imprisonment
II is also the verdict of condemnation Of your
accusers. Il lisa harbingert bearing hone and
promise. Il tells of the fire of liberty still
burning In our hearts--of the love OF codnEry
Once more, In behalf Of your friends, and
fellow-citiEens, welcome you home, and sin.
cerely hope that days Of happiness ard prosper
ity will be yours. 80 5s IN, ,ss
n,r 90 s MR. MAHsNr's REPEE,seslgrso II : |
shank you for your kind and cordial vel
pome,, After 60 long q confinement, and q ride
Of three days and nights. have y not the Phys J.