Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-24
A Mob in Quiucy-AThe HefaId ONCE
r4s its Obiect--The mob Defeated. =

under command OF o man called Col. Hawkins
(from East Tennesae), we're marched to the
front Of the Herald Office. We were In front
OF the courthouse, In company with Capt.
Maofall, juat at this time, not advised of this
extraordinary visit from the soldiers. We had
heard, but short time before, that Col. MoEria
had chased Philip Snyder up Hampshire street
ss far as Col. Bushnell's; and had run him into
that gentleman's house. II occurred to us that
Philips retreat Was worthy Of come demonstPa-
ton, and we said to Capt. Maofali We believed
we would 60 back to the Herald Office and put
out the flag In honor Of the event. Capt. Mac
fall said ne would 60 with us--When We both
started around the lquare for the Herald office.
We had gone but few steps when we met two
little hoys from the Office. one OF whom ap-
proaobed Us and said: "Mr. Brooks, the soldiers
are down OF the Office and want to see you. .
We replied to the little boy, "What do they
want2r He answered, "They want you to run
out the f,g." We eaid to the boy, "Go hack AID
tell them that we had staJtcd TO go to the office
for that express purrose.n We passed on and
arrived in front Of the Herald oifice In due time,
accompanied, 40 We have already eaid, by Capt.
Maofail. We found the direct and pavement
| In front crowded with soldiers. We halted
and inquired who IL was that wanted to see ue'
We were told by toldler that II was Col
Hawkins. We oaked the soldier where Col
Hawkins was. He replied that he was across the
street. We requested tho soldier to go to Col.
Hawkins and tell him that NO were on hand
and ready to see him. He soon returned With
man whom he introduced to us as "Coh
Hawk!ns." Alter shaking hands with the Colo
mel, We asked him II he desired to SEQ ua. He
asked II we we're tho editor of the pAper print.
ed up stAirs. We replied that We were. He
then aald that ho had called, with the soldiers
he had with him, to request that we would
cause the American flag TO berun up oyer our
Office. We responded az follows: "Yes, cir,
IL shall be run up. have come oil the way
from the court house for the express purpose
Of ordering the flag be run up. Only lit
tic while ago, legraed that Col. Morris, good
Union man and Democrat, Of this city. had
lust chased that dirty Abolition dog, Philip
Snyder, the editor Of your Abolition paper
here, three or four squares up Hampshire
street---and your cowardly Abolition editor, al
though he had q revolver 10 hls hand, hadn't
the courage TO turn about and shoot l had
determined, when | heard of this lnglori-
ous and cowardly retreat Of your Abolition
editor, to have the old flag raised over the
Herald Office In honor Of Colonel Nor.
ris's victory" To this Colpel Hawkins
responded that he was satls6ed. We then said
10 him, further: "Sir, the American flag is
our fsg, and this 10 our country. 1t Is The only
flag that we recognize allegiance to, aud, il
spite of your Abolitionists, We intend that not
o stripe nor star shall be stricken from It. No,
cir; not one. Even the State Of South Carolina
shall be represented upon this fsg by q star. :"
By this time several of the printers employed
in the Heyold Office had collected on the porch
Just above us. Observing them, We turned to
them and said: "BOys, run out the old Gag In
homer Of Col. Morfis's second victory over Philip
Snyder. And when y1u have run 1t ont, let it
remain there until the wind and storms shall
have torn II into tatters--then purchase new
one and run that out. Whether the Republi-
cana or the Democrats succeed at elec.ioUB-
whether the Union armies shall triumph over
the rebel forces,o the rebels over us--shstevtr
may happen, still keep the old flag flying from
the Herald Office" We then turned ffom
Colonel Hawkins and walked ous into the
middle of the stfeet, which was filled with sol.
diers. There NE met, in very gentle
manly and friendly spirit, some OF che sol
diers remsIking as we moved around among
them, His head is all right" "Tbere's
10 traitor about Aim," etc, etc. One
soldier remarked that at was no Abolition
flag they wanted us to run out" We responded,
"No cir, We have no flag of that sort to run
ont. We have but one hag, and that is the q az
of our countryside flag Of the Uhion-the flag
Of the Democratic party" Another eoldfer
remarked "that he thought We would fuu out
the flag without being asked to If sVsIfandg.
ham should be elected Pfeaident.n We replied,
"No, sir,-Mr. vallsudigham is not our csndi.
date President-we .,Ie in iavor of Geo. B.
Mcclellan for next President, and we expect
TO see him eleeled.". The soldiers around us
cried out, "Bully for you,n "You ore all right"
mcclellan is our man." etc. Just at this
point DR.. Nichols, the surgeon-in-Chiefo OF
lhe hospitals In this city, came into The crowd :,
aud, In commanding voice. said: "Soldiers,
every man of you, TO the hospitals" Recogni-
zing his voice, we turned to him and said,
"DOotor, DONE send these soldiers of yet-We
are raising the American flag over the Herald
office-as soon ss Il 10 up Ne want to give three
cheers for the old flag" The doctor replied
"Mr. Brooks, this is unfair, unjust, outrageous.
for mob Of soldiers 10 come mere and REQUIRE
you to raise flag in honor Of Republican
victory" We responded, "Dr. Nichols, Won
are perhaps mistaken about tdie. We are moi
raising this flag 10 honor Of any Republican
victory, bnt are giving its broad and beautiful
folds to the breeze in honor of Col. Morris vic.
tory over Philip Snyder this afternoon" DR..
Nichols said: "Go ahead, then--if you want
the soldiers here, shall not object" The Doe.
tor then retired from the troWd. BY this time
the Gag was out, Auttering to the breeze in all
its beautiful proportions, with all Ito stars and
all its stripes AS goon az We saw It faun,ing
proud and defantto Ab0litioni' m aud i.s broth.
or secessiOnism We pulled off our hat and sane
out at the top Of our voice, "Three oaeers for
the American flag, and for Col. Morris's VIC
tory over Phillip Snyder" The cheers were
given by the crowd with hearty good will
and We then left them. As we passed 40 street.
We saw a squad Of soldiers, with guns and ned
bsyOnets going into the crowd, with orders
from DR.. Nichols to disperse the mob /. Ia less
than five minutes more, the mob was dlspsraed
and thecity was quia. agsin. We have bean
thus particular In detailing what was said and
done on this occasion, for the reason that We
have already been advised thas the whole
thing has been miarepTesented from beginning
TO end. We have given the whole thing iust
as it occurred, "a many OF our oitIzens of
both political parties will bear Testimony -
Before concluding, we cannot fofbear to say
that DR., Nichols, the Surgeon.in. ChIel, who
has command OF oil the soidlers in the
city, aeled, throughout the whole of thIs affair
the part Of the gentleman, the soldier and the
patriot. He exercised the full extent OF his
authority In his efforts to aveIt from tho fair
tamo Of our city the disgrace OF miserable
riot, and to his ettorts, moro than to those of
any other person, We attribute the happy and
satisfactory termination Of this, the first sol
diers' mob No have ever had in this city. We