Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-15

right light and lesve him 70 himself.
The comuittse refused to see him, and,
Of The expirslion Of Ne minute, the
crowd took h,m, and placed him on .
rail and carried him Oh i to his wagon,
and ordered him to :.eave town immedi-
ately."
A. ;, ,sconsin paper thus speaks Of
, ne outrage
while the Green comfy rebels
we're lynchiDg an old man Of seventy
years, q Mr.. Sleeves, from Illinois, hap
pened to be present who expostulated
against such ungodly treatment, when
the Green county traitors seized him,
locked him over night in jail. We are
informed that this victim happened TO
be republican, and ~ soon - the black
be arted rascals found it out they attemp-
ted to apologize. but he says he has
seen enough Of Green county republi>
canism.
zone OF the victims Of this diabol.
ical outrage, 10 old Mr.. Ritteohouse,
one of the oldest and most respected
citizens of Green county. TO show
this to be the opinion of biz honest
neighbors, we cite the fact, that TOT
nine years he was county Clerk OF
that county, and has represented 1t in
both branches of the Legislature. But
be il a democrat, and does not believe
the niger to be of more importance
than this Union. This is his only
crime. 49,,
"A Mr.. Chryst, whose grandfather
was soldier in the revolution, and sew.
eral of his neikhbors have been threa-
tend in their lives and property by this
self.constituted Vigilance Committee.
He dare not apply to the Justice Of the
Peace in Monroe, who belongs to the
gang, of which the Postmaster there
is said to be the leader. Many men
dare not 60 to Monroe for their news
papers, fearing to be mobbed."
The Governor was appealed to in
this matter and he very promptly sp'
piled the remedy. In his letter he
said /:
II need hardly say to persons ofyour
intelligence that such proceedings are
entirely unauthorized and extra.judl-
cal. In my judgment, such proceed
iugs are prejudicial to the interests Of
tho country, and tend to exasperate
the feelings of many citizens-unneces
eary aud uncalled for, and as the Exec
ut,ve Of the State, feel it my duty to
urge and insist that all proceedings IN
der contemplation Of the meeting re-
ferred to be Immediately abandoned.
If any citizen Of Wisconsin should be
so lost to all sense of patriotism, and
honor, and duty, as to engage himself
by overt acts, in the cause Of the re-
bellion. by taking pains to discourage
enlistments in the army of the United
States, the attention Of the constituted
authorities Of the country will be called
to the case withouta moments delay,
and the blow OF its insulted sovereign
" will tall quickly, surely and severely.
Traitors in Wisconsin, the existence of
whom l must doubt until it is positively
established by proper investigation must
and shall be silenced and punished-
but it cannot be the work Of self>consti-
tuted local committees.
An appeal to inc tor protection from
mob violence, threatened by virtue of
the authority of the meeting referred to
has already been made, and cannot
hesitate a moment in my action.
Yours respectfully.
EDWARD SALOMoN,
Governor of Wisconsin
We have seen enough Of this same
thing to feel warranted in stating that
the Green county Wis. aboli,ionists
are but sample of the entire crew.
Let the people never submit to any
such devIish outrages.