Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-01-28

and arrest Edison y. Olds. and TO convey
him to New York, and TO deliver him to
the commanding officer az Fort Lafayette:
and that, if he was resisted IN the exocu-
ton of the order, be was directed 10 call
upon Gov Todd. of Ohio. for such assist
ance rs might be necessary
The order contained no imtimalion of
the "nature and cause of the accusation
against Inc; it charged me with the COM
mission OF no offence whatever; and when
l demanded OF my cap:ors what were The
charges against me, they replied they ''tlid
not Know
| have no doubt but what the ruffians
had called upon Gov. Todd for assistance
before proceeding to Lancaster 10 execute
their order, a they had with them 4 biz
/ double-iisted bully from Columbus, who
informed me that his name was Bliss,
and that he had once belonged to the
Democratic party, and that he had met
me IN Democratic conventions al Columbus
These government ruiiians were direC-
ted TO peceably" arrest me. Yet with
violence they burst open the door cf my
room, and with revolver AT nv head
they arrested ne. They came At the hour
usually selected by robbers and assasSins
10 break into mems houses and commit
deeds of violence and had been armed
should have shot them down as robbers
and assassins. | have reflected much on
the manner of my arrest. and have come
calmly and deliberately to the conclusion
that / should have been justified. both bv
the laws of GOD and man. had | have
killed these rufiians whilst breaking into
my room, as l most assurodiv would have
done had been armed, and a certainly
would do, had the act to be done over
again 1t would have taught Mr.. Lin
coin and his minions that, when they set
aside the laws AMI the Constitution. the
rife, the revolver and The bowie knife at
once become the supreme law Of the land
Thus, my friends, was dragged from
n sick bed, for | was, at that lime, and
for many long and weary days and nights
afterwards, seriously. afflicted with an at
tack OF the bloody fiux- In This condition
l was hurried into 4 carriage, and, during
the remainder of the night. driven 10
Columbus, and Just If daylight placed
upon the cars and taken IL nv sick and
exhausted condition. without u MON .ni'S
dclav. to For; Lafayette
The order iOr my arrest charged me
wi:h the commission Of no crime known
TO any law OF nv country NAY, morC.
il charged NE with no crime whatever.
You NAV we'll IMAGINE. then. mr. surprise
ana Indignation when. on arriving al Fort
LAFAYETTE. | was ordered TO strip mySelf,
that might H. searched To make. if
possible, such ;ln Insult greater 10 = free
born American citizen. | wa~ taken into d
side room, where around me lav In heaps
manac!cs, chains. and l.,ndcuff-- With
such surroundings | was stripped aud
searched. and my watch. nay money. mv
spec:acles, my shaving apparatus, anl
even nay medicines. werv al taken from
me. was not permitted to retain even
an Old newspaper, or a bi; Of waste paper
of any kind.
After ihiS degrading operation had been
performed. and before conducting me from
The cOmmandart-s room TO mv dungeon.
al the Other prisoners about the fort were
locked into their rooms, that might not
be seen and recognized, lest, paIadventure.
information might he given TO the world
and nv friends Of nav whereabouts, anl
the crusl;ies about II be- prac:iced upon
me. One Of the prisoners, having learned
Il few DAYS afterwards, through the
medium of the newspapers, who the mys-
terious stranger was. wrote 10 = friend of
his s.that D. Oi,iS. of Chic. hal heen
brought 10 Fort Lafayette and placed in
solitary confinement" His letter WAS re-
turned to him by the commardant, re-
ouiriar him t0 strike ont - much OF IL Is
referred 20 the case of DR. O!ds-
Nv dungeon was on ihc ground. with =
brick pavemen: or foo- over about one
half Of il ard 50 great Was the dsmpacss
that in a very short timc mould world
gather upon anv article leii upon tn floor.
NJ bed was an iron stre:cher. with a
very thin hrsk mattress stretched upon IL
so thin. indeed, that you could feel
every iron slat in If the moment YOU law
dowI, upon Ii The brick floor, with ali
/ its dampness. wculd have been far mere
comfortable than this iron and hlsl. bed.
had ii not been for the rats and tine rermin
that infested the room | had also in my
room Il broken table and chair.
\ chunk OF Government bread. with
an old, stinking, rusty lin OF Lincoln
coffee. with slice of boiled Salted pork
was nv fare Nv only drink, other than
their nasty coii;-c. was rainwater- | WAS
! furnished with nn towel. n.irh'C could
aav sntroat, prcoura ou.. '''r n,c. Neither