Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-07
Arrest of Mr.. valIandigham.-The Mob
at Dayton.

The Cincinnati Commercial states that 20 spe
cial train left that city at l2 O'Clock on Monday
night, with company of the 18th United
States infantry, sixty.seven men, with direc-
tone from General Burnside, commanding the
Department of the Ohio, to arrest G. L, VAL
LANDIoHIM, at his residence in Dayton. Th,
train reached Dayton OF ~ O'Clock, and, pro
oeeding to VALLANDIeHAM's house, placed
guards on the streets In the vicinity, aud th,
Captain commanding, with a tquad of men
surrounded the house. The door bell was rung
and Mr. vALLASDIeHAM appeared at the win
dow and demanded what was wanting" The
Captain Of the squad told his erraud, AID be-
Ing refused admittance, the soldiers broke into
the house, and forced open four doors before
reaching Mr.. We apartment.
1t being roised abroad that the arres! was
about to be made, the 6robells In the city were
rung; but before q crowd bad assembled, Mr..
VALLAsDIoHAM was hurried 10 the depot, and
placed on the train which was In waiting. He
was taken to Cincinnati and lodged In the pris.
on on Columbia street, between Sycamore and
Broadway, where no one was permitted to see
him without an order from General BURSspE.
There was an intense excitement at Dayton
during the day on Tuesday, in consequence Of
the arrest; but no violence was attempted
At eight o'clock in the evening, however, &C
cotding to the CommereiGl's account, "mob
began storming the Office Of tho Dayton Jour.
nal. and coon pistol firing q. the windowa was
added, and for fifteen minutes tho discharges
were 90 rapid they could 10. be counted" The
doors were broken open and the building fred.
The Journal Office row Of frame buildings, run
ming from tie south end OF the Phillips House
to the alley 10 the middle Of the square, was
burned down. Its stated that the house Of
JOHN Lowe was attacked and the windows
broken by stones, and that the telegraphie
wires, connecting Dayton and this city, were
cut.
Al about ten o'clock troops arTived-two
hundred from this city and one hundred from
Cincinnati. They were posted as guards
throughout the city, and no further violence
was apprehended.
The readers OF the STATEsMAs need net be
told that we have always condemned and repro
bated mobs and mob violence. Nothing can be
said to juttify this Dayton mob, any more than
those which have preceded it, although all for
mer ones in Ohio have been upon Democratic
newspspers-this being the first Republican
paper that has been visited In this way. The
Dayton Journal, like all its co-workers, has in.
stigated mobs against Democratic offices, and
now It has fallen victim to the same repre-
hensibls spirit IL has been efficient In other
cases In putting into action. We are glad to
see the Cincinnati Commercial condemning this
instance Of mob violence, Notwithstanding IL has
BY its course instlgated mobs on Democratic
newspapers, heretofore, and rejolced at their
destruction by such means. We hope 1t may
hereafter be found on the side of law and Or
der, at all times and under all circumstances;
and IL would be very gratifying If the conduct
ora Of the public press would hereafter so direct
their energies, as that We may not be compelled
to chronicle any more Of this kind of thing in
Ohio.