Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-03-12

From tho Statesman.
fhc Democratic Meeting on SAT-
Urduy ACtprnOOn

immense meeting of the friends of La,
and Order was held OF the Court Hous
IN the city of Columbus, on Saturday af
ternoon, March 7th, 1868. The meeting
was called to order at two O'Clock, b,
VIM. Domigsn, Esq, Chairman of tn
= Central Committee-when the Hon. OFT,
Dresol was elected President, and Johr
q. Thompson, Secretary.
Mr.. Dresel, in most appropriate terms
stated the object of the meeting; 1t wa,
to maintain Law and Order; to consider
ways and means to preserve and protect
the Life, Liberty, and Property Of oul
people.
The Court House was crowded, and the
yard and street in front Of it were full
Hence, an adjournment to out doors was
moved and carried. where the meeting was
held. Judge A. G.. Thurman, e. F.
Bigham, A. G Hibbs, w. NJ. Savage and
Michael Treanor, wero appointed com.
mitteo to draft and report resolutions ex =
Presslve OF the sense of the meeting. Du.
ring tho absence Of the committee, the
following gentlemen were successfully y
called cut, and made able and effective
speeches, which were rapturously ap.
planded; Gov. Medary, Col Manypenny
and Senator Kenny. .....
Judge Thurman, from the committee
on resolutions. then made tho following
report. which was adopted by an unani-
nous vote of that vast asSemblage oI
trcemen.
| PREAMB
On the night of tho 9th instant, a mob ol
about one hundred persons, composed of SOL
diers aud citizens disguised as ldiers, arm.
ed with swords and revolvers, broke into the
editors rooms Of the Crisis newspaper and de,
stroyed whatever property thiy could get
their hands upon, and in various ways njur.
cd the building. Thoy afterwards repaired to
and attacked tho office of the Oao Siateeman, ,
and only desisted upon the police aud some
citizens ralying to its defense. They also,
| as we arc informed, threatened the deStruc
ton oftho Westbote. They, maniiestly, inten.
dcd to suppress by illegal violence, the en-.
! tire Democratic Prcssa this city. These acts
were planned and axecutod with such secrecy
and dispatch, that the Crisis rooms were sack.
ed, aud the attack made upon the St1tcSmaa
oitico begun, before the existence OF the mob
was known to any considerable number of
law abiding citizens; and thus O defense OF the
Crisis rooms was prevented. That these
docds were instigated by persons who dared
not take an open hand in their commission
we have good reason to believe; but until we
shall have further and accurate information
upon this point, we iorbear to mention names
lest we should wrong any one who may be un
Justly suspected. These outragos are tho
natural consequence Of that fatal disregard of
the Constitution and the laws that has mark.
cd the course Of our admin strations, FEEDER.
al and State, ever since the war began, and of
the false and fiagrant assaults apon the patri'
otsm, motives aad purposes, of the Demo.
cratic party, daily INDUCED in by ths Repub.
lican press and Republican politicians when
the authorities, sworn to support the Consti.
tuition, set the example OF violating its most
sacred provisions; when citizens guilty OF no
crimes against tho law were illegally arrested,
transported and imprisoned; when the writ Of
habeds corpus was practically suppressed; when
censorship over speech and the press was as
sumed and lreqN entity practiced when the ter
rible doctrine (uttcrly destructive of freedom
and free institutions), that the Government in
times like these, may do whatever it deems
necessary, however, in so doing, it may vic.
late the Constitution, was boldly proclaimed;
when rights OF property guaranteed by the
Constitution were openly Invaded and sought
to be overthrown by an executive proclama
ton, when these and like examples of
disregard of our laws aud constitutions, OF
our rights and liberties, were set by the Off.
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Ne note these thlhgs' not 10 excite wrath,
but TO warn every man VINO desires TO preserve
tho peace OF society, the liberties and proper
~ ot the people, the laws aud Constitutions
taco again all aggreSSlnns upon either. Con-
stitutionS and law mike FREQ government, ro.
spect for them preserves II. disregard Of them
brings despotism or oranarchy The Democratic
party has ever beon, and yet is, "a law alb ding