Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-09

the Crisis, newspaper published BY SAM Me-
DAIRY. at Columbus, Ohio, was mobbed and
r.fied of its contents That may do no in
justice TO those engaged in this act OF violence.
we copy Il e following account OF the affair from
the Ohio State Journal. On Abolition print:
Sam. Medary's editorial rooms in the Crisis
building were completely cleaned out" BY
mob OF soldiers last night, amounting to 2O0 in
number The destruction of windows, doors,
stoves. files, shelves. books. etc, was complete.
violent storm OF snow At the time gave i lively
culoring 10 the scene Medary had gone to Gin
cinnaii on the noon train yesterday. The gang
OF soldiers crept softly along the snow till they
came the Office which is situated on the corner
of High and GAYS streets They circled around the
door with fixed bavonets and declared death on the
man that interrupted The door vas first stove in
and then the windows. after which the vile files
OF corruption aud treason were sent by thou
sands into the streets. The ground for many
rods around was loaded with the contents of
the office.
The crowd was disappointed at not finding
any type, not knowing that the composition and
press work on the paper was done at the Office
of the State Printer, Richard Nevins.
When they were informed of this they sailed
forth to their work of destruction, and attacked
with a heavy timber the back door OF the States
man press rooms, where the outside OF that sheet
was being worked off The first bolt not
sufficient 10 give them entrance. aud before the
second was made the police arrived on the spot
ami demonstrated till they desisted.
Whit was the offense of Mr.. MKDARY? Hei
an old citizen of Ohio All his interests are
identified with the peace, prosperity and perFetu-
ity of the State and General Governments, to
whom he renders a willing allegiance. His pa
per reproduced and advocated the sentiments of
WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON, JACKSON. WEBSTER,
CLAY-ihe men whose vaor achieved our ma
tional INDEPENDENCE. and whose wisdom and ST
gacity founded our matchless Government and
institutions. and whose eloquence and patriotism
sustained them. If it is a crime to uphold con-
stitulional rights and constitutional liberty, to
maintain the Tree Institutions which the men of
the revolution pledged their lives. their fortunes
and their sacred h"nors to secure. then is the
Crisis guilty. But il the Crisis had committed
any offence against the laws, mob law is not the
remedy. Violence beeets violence Mob rule
unsafe. Ii Is arbitrary and cratic, and
when inauguraied it may turn to plague its
inventors. The destruction of presses cannot
crush out the freedom OF thought. of opinion, or
prevent the communication of intelligence This
is illustrated in the history of every people in
whose hearts the spirit of liberty dwells co
temporary remarks: almost a century has
pissed since Poland ceased to he an independent
Kingdom; but her people, Drawing certain de-
structiun, are showing to the world now that they
are true lovers OF their native country, and as
intense haIers Of the Russians, as they were IN
! 1922 or 1881" And the foolish men who think
they crush out the freedom of speech, of
thought, OF OF opinion, in the American people
by violence, or by the destruction OF few print
iug presses, will find it more than the work of a
| lifetime And the party that resorts to such deeds
of violence will surely be overtaken by equal
and just reributiOn. Above all things we desire
peace and order and the unobstructed execution of
the lawOr this condition of affairs we are willing
/ to make every effort ard any saeri6ce-but even
IA worm will squirm when trod upon. Ii the per-
sous property of one class of citizens are TO
suffer 10y mob violence for opinions sake. retalia,
ton cannot be prevented-an eve for an Q e and
tooth for tooth.
| In referring 10 the recent outbreak at Column
bus the Ohio Statesman makes the following
comments, which we commend to the attention
of every citizen:
! The time has come when men must take their
stand. The time when the question is to be set
tied whether the constitutional rights OF the citi-
gems are to be maintained, or Moo Law and De>-
potsm to prevail. is at hand. From iC we
cannot ESCAPE. and, therefore, we must meet it.
| The Democratic party is the friend OF Law and
Order, and holds that under the Constitution ANA
Laws, every remedy for the protection of life,
liberty, aud property is guaranteed, and equally
under the same Constitution and Laws ample
provision is made for the punishment OF offenses
and crimes of all kinds. Its members demand
the protection of Law for themselves cOnceding
the same right to those who may differ with them
on measures Of policy whether of war or peace
But their opponents have held, through their
presses and by their orators, that in these times
the constitutional rights of Democrats must be
abridged, and that violence and Mob Law shall
take the place of Judicial tribunals and courts oil
justice
On Thursday evening last, the first disorder
was manifested in this city by an attempt to de-
stroy the Crisis and the Statesman. This attempt
was incited 10y the incessant efforts of the AbO
lition papers aud orators who constantly endeayor
| to iniame the people and lead them to acts oil
| violence, and it should and must be the last. No
more violence of this character must be allowed
and our opponents must be made to distinctly IN
derstand this; and ii the laws Of the land are in
sufficient to shield Democrats, they must adopt
such means as will be sufficient and effective tor
| that purpose Democrats for order, and will
20 as lar As the tarthest TO maintain IT,; but they
must be met in the same spirit by their oppo-
nents. Ii not, and different measure is meted
out to them, they must maintain and yindicate
their rights rs best they can.
And in this connection we append and com,
mend the following admirable order of BrigadeI
General JAMES CooPER, commanding the United
States forces at Columbus condemning in just
terms outrages and assaults upon the persons OF
property of citizens, sacred in the eyes Of both
civil aud military law" by either citizens or sol
diers:
HEADQUARTERS U. S. FoRcEsl
Columbus, Ohio, March 6, 1863.
General Order No. l6.
Having been informed, and partly witnessed
that the publican Office belonging TO the Crisis
and the printing Office belonging 20 the Ohio
Statesman, newspapers published in this city
were last night broken into by mob of disor-
DERBY persons, composed partly of citizens and
partly of soldiers, who unlawfully and wantonly
destroyed furniture. paper, books and newspaper
files of the former office, and only pre-
vented from the commission of similar out
RACES ut the Statesman Office by the fear oil
being detected and arrested. desire to offer