Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-10-09
GENERAL SCllENCK ON ARBITRARY
ARRESTS"


In the course Of very interesting speech, at
Dayton, Ohio, General Schruck said;
And may here say, that in the summer of
1861, foresaw something Of what was going on
that there was body of men among us, who,
frightened by the great swell Of public senti-
meut, had been cntried with the mass Of the
people into presenting an unbroAen front to the
enemy who were seeking to destroy us--but
saw here and there symptoms that this ovposi.
tion 10 the rebellion WAS not to be lasting, that it
was, at least in great part, hypocrical. Soon
it became apparent that the great questions be-
fore the country wCie to be subOrdinated 10 the
Ietiy Inquiry whether this or that party could he
put up or down by the current of public feeling.
saw men gradually feeling the public mind in
bringing about this condition; aud among them
marked Mr.. Nallandi gham and being stationed
ia the neiehhoihood OF Washington said to Mr..
Lincoln that thought public duty required his
arrest, ani proper search made among his
papers, correspondence with Burnct, with whom
he had uniformly voted in Congress, would he
found which would show that he was "A proper
man to he thrust over the liles was referred
to the Secretary Of War ahd after due cousidera.
tion Of the suil CT it was thought proper to post
| pone it--a most serious mistake, think. for he
went on sowing the seeds of sedltion and rebel
lion to righlfu authority until their power for
mischief has been felt in all departments OF thu
Government. The evil should have been nipped
| in the luu and no word vi inoipieut treason even
allowed 10 be uttered.
lhis is my plan OF dealing with these scoun.
dres n9i traitors, aud lave found it to work
well, In the city of lall moro, in a slave State,
with armed rebellion across the line IN Nirgiuia
with secession sympathi1rls to the fullest extent
with men Whose sons and brother are in ih,
rebel arlny-in o community of this kind villa
INV hp fufn .it,t vfttt 1, ,i
these questions have ban impressed upon th,
public mind, while II is admitted that il has mn1i
some secessiOnists, il has also made the most de
voted Union men on the other. In Baltimore ta
day, il YOU ! !aaA !meng the civil auiheriIes, y9l
Il VII mud the Mayor, S5ih Orahches of the city
Council, every police officer, every constable gu'
sheriff, all ARE unconditional Union men.-
TCheers Can you sRy MS much for Dayton
Voices aud shouts, " No, no." No, am morti
ned aud ashamed 10 say it, Union seutiment i
not as prevalent even here in my own town Ca
you say as much Of any of the towns in the luya
State Of Ohio Voices, b" No, no These facts
ii seems to me, prove that the medicine admin
istercl has had n salutary effect Aud it vii
not do to say that this result has been brough
about by amy interference ut The ballOt-hox, 70
there has been nothing of the kind
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.
Ilut again; they tell you you must not tax
their negroes. | cannot understand such doc
trine. When the rebel assails me, would hay
his horse to kick him, his dog to bite him, hi
COW to gore him, mud his nc.ro to fight him,
order that | could overcome him III the struggl,
l tell you there has been great change Of scn
timent in this particular during the past Ie
months lu the city Of Baltimore, the depart
, ment to which was assigned, l saw IN exhibi
tion of mob violence some five months ago, whe
a negro dressed in the United States unifcr
passed through the city on his way TO join ID
regiment. lie was attacked and brutnlly treate,
, simply because he wore the uniform which Il
, Government had given him when he entered int
, her service against the rebels. But two weel
since, / saw whole regiment of colored mt
a marching and drilling on public street, aud
! crowd Ofcitizens was quietly watching them vii
interest. And this is not all, for in n few weel
:, more we shall expect to have instead of a sing
D, regiment of colored men, whole brigade. ll0
!, is it that in the city Of Baltimore the people u
y so soon become reconced to cOored soldiers
n 1t is because the people of the slaveholih
:, States have more sense than the stupid Cope
. heads of Dayton.