Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-03-09
Changing Frent.


The Joarnai this morning recedes from
its quasi endorsement OF the mobblng OF
the Crisis Office, which it put forth in Sat
urday's issue The surroundings of a
sabbath day seem to have wrought Won
drous changes in it, In its issue oil Sat
urday, under the heading of secession
newspaper mobbed," it had the follow
ing
, Tbs Criss, yenomeus secession sheet,
published at Columbus, Ohio, by Sam. Media,
ry was mobbed Friday night by party Of
about one hundred citizens and soldiers. Not
much damage was actually done to the ma
terial of the office as it seems the mob only
reached the editors room Governor Tdd
acted promptly to prevent the destruction Of
property The open sympathy manifested ny
such papers as the Crisis for the rebels, and
the earnest protests of our soldiers in the field
AGAINST the course OF these papers, have SO
excited the people against them that it is not
to be wondered that such demonstrations are
made The Crisis has been especially bold
and defiant in its expression OF sympathy for
the rebels, and bitter against abe war, aud the
wonder is that the loyal people OF Colnmbps
tolerated itaa long as they have Journal
We fail to see in this a single word On
sentence in denunciation or condemnation
of the act But on the contrary, an impN.
ed endorsement and evident qualification
over the result. The journal says th'
Crisis is "venemous secession sheet, bolr
4
and defiant in its expression of sympathy
for the rebels, and then expresses wonde
"thAt the loyal people Of Columbus foierr
ted IL as long as they hare" 1t endeavol'
to smooth over the act of the mob by tn
falsehood that the Crisis is "secessiol
sheet" and the msinuation that there j
nothing wrong in the mobbing of sue
papers. The article above is as clear
Justification of the act, as could well be ex
pected under the circumstances. II con
tsins not word of condemnation,
But, as we remarked, Sabbath's res
has given the editor of the journal tim
tor reflection, and he has been induced, b
the force iof some unknown influence {
pressure, to think differently Of the matte
Although he has not yet progressed ff
enough in the work of reformation, to civ
the act an open and manly condemnation
he is induced TO say in his issue this mon
ing that "mob violence is certainly 10
deprecated by all order-loving people,
is certain that no good can result from J
and il should be discountensnced by a
good citizens" This is hopeful sign
We Will not dispair, but trust to the chris
enizing influences Of another Sabbath
bring forth from our neighbor "worl
meet for repentance" We said
Democratic printing offices are to
destroyed at the will or pleasure of A
clifton mobs, and the perpetrators /
unwhipt Of justice if Democrats a
to be denied the right of protection und
the Constitution, then they must prote
themselves, and for every Democratic prir
ing Office destroyed by mob. let an A
clifton one bs destroyed in return. II
Journal asks, "what is this but couus,
ing mob violence ?" We will tell yo
" Is saprsssipg it. If th4 Additions
don't like the principle. all they have
do is to let Democratic printing ofiic
alone, and there win be no necessity
its application, Democrats don't propc
TO mob Abolition newspapers il is on
to protect their own. 9
The journal says the Crisis "was d
mobBed because il was Democratic !