Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-03-27
Freedom Of Opinion in Cincinnati

statement:
Standing near the Opera House
lon the afternoon of the 22d; my
|attention was Called to- some re.
mark by Air. IS. V..fEooker, de.
nouncing Mayor Hatch as . Csc
cessionist," in which = T. took nc
part. A few minutes after a pc.
liceman upbraided Mr.: LOCKER
with a volley of oaths, stating ,se
man. should call, Mayor. Hatch a
"Secessionist, and. In a most In
sulting and defying manner, turned
toward a number of gentlemen
standing by, and repeated the
same remark. One Of the gentle
men then defended, in a few words,
the right Of a citizen to express
his opinions. The officer at once,
in avery excited manner, swore
he would arrest him, and pulled
hint by tbescoIlar of bis. coat, from
the pavement to the middle of the
street. Thought the arrest was
"a very unjust one, and the treat
ment of the gentleman seandalous
in the extreme. Having seen the
whole proceedings and fearing that
a riot might be created, | went
to the gentleman (who was All en-
tire stranger to me) and remarked
to him that he had better for the
sake of, the public peace, consent
to go along. quietly with the po-
Eceman, and if you require a wit
ness you may call on me, as | saw
the whole proceedings. Immedi-
ately Police Officer No. q, caught
hold Of me by the hair, and i'll a
torrent of the most scurrllous abuse
said she would arrest me also. =
Police Officer No. s. then caught
hold of my arm, and was marched
off between the Two officers to the
StatioH-hvusc; my person was
searched, my watch, purse, memo
randulu book, keys, &C., taken
front me: When he had opened
the cell door, | said TO Police Offs
Ger No: 81, s.You are not going to
lock hie DIP, are your With words
unbecoming in gentleman, he
said, Yes, l am" l vetittired to
remark that my watch (which is
worth Sl00) ought to be sufficient
security for my appearance. 1t
was 10 Use: remonstrince was In
vain. , L waslocked up in the cell,
in company with the drunken and
abandoned of all grades, and would
most likely have been obliged to
remain allnight, but for the prompt
interference OF friends. AT six
o'clock | was released, on $40 bail,
to appear at the Police Court this
morning, at nine o'clock, for trial.
From a sense Of my duty to my.
friends,I make this plain state
ment of the facts, and in order
that my true position may be
k,noyl tothe citizens of Cincinnati,
and by their decision whether or
not l deserve the disgraceful treat
ment to which | was subjected.
]. WEBB, JR., ia Fifth street.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the
25th ult., says that after a hearing
before a Judge Laffis the prosecu-
ting attorney did not even claim
q conviction, and these gentlemen
were discharged. Personal iber-
ty must have got to quite low
ebb in Cincinnati when such out
RACES are perpetrated with impuni-
ty by officers whose duty it is to
preserve the }'eace. The Comnae'-
ciialsaysthat sort of thing may an
swer in "DiXie," but not there
We beg to assure the Commercial
that SO far from ''that sort of
thing" being tolerated in ''Dixie, .
the policemen in the Southern
cities know better than to attempt
such an interference with the
rights of citizens.-Mdshriite Times
Mprtidl Ia,o' IN 7ennessee.-To-
day Febs 24) the General has is
sued a proclamation declaring mar
tial law over his district He
says: Tennessee, having by her
rebellion. ignored all the laws
of the United States, no courts
will be allowed to sit under State
authoritya but all cases coming
within the reach of the military
arm will be adjudicated by the au-
thorities. the Government has es-
tabiished within this. State. Mar