Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-05-07
Arrest Of the Editor of the Demo
crat and Suppression of the Paper.

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this plaeeson Tuesdsy morning last by the
arrest. by order Of Brig. Gen. Hascall, Of
Mr.. D. E. yanValkenburgh. Editor of the
Plymouth Weekly Democrat. for viola
tion of General Order No. o. The publ
cation Of the paper was also suppressed f,r
the present. The arrest was made about
daylight by a Lieutenant Of the 63d and q
4 squad Of II men. and they left on the
1 % o. m. train for indianapolis. A
number OF Mr.. VanV.'s personal and po-
iitical friends assembled at the depot be-
fore the departure Of the train but no at
tempt was made to rescne him. Just as they
were about to depart there was o slight
movement Of the crowd toward the prison
er as though rescue was intended. but it
was instantly checked by the guards point
ing their guns towards them and COM
msnding them to, stand back. Since the
departure Of the arresting party some few
sexcitable eoPperheads have clustered and
threatened considerably. we understand,
and talked about wading in blood to their
knees If any more citizens were arrested
ly military authority. but as they have
not scared any one here yet they will
probably think better of it. Our advice,
we suppose. would be disregarded by those
sexci,alle gentlemen. and we shall not.
therefore tender any, but would simply
srprise them that others can wade as deep
in blood as they can, and are quite as ready
when it becomes necessary. and that when
Gen. Hsseall or his successor sends for
them. which he undoubtedly viii if they
violate General Order No. 9. they will
have to go. unless they skedaddle to parts
unknown v
The following, We presume. is the arti-
Gle that caused Mr. Vanvalkenburgh's ar
rest and the suppression of his paper:
:. The above General Order No. 0. } is
truly wonderful, and will have tendency
to produce very large scare only this.
and nothing more
J brig. Gen. Hascall is donkey. an un-
imitigated. unqualified donkey. and his
bray is loud, long and harmless. mot SO
harmless as the writer supposed. merely
offensive to the ear: merely tends to create
a tenporarya irritation.
= "knowing well that from 10000 to
80. 900 of the loyal citizens of the State
food help such loyalty as is here meant. J
fbo IL of ha DIM frat
condemn its emancipation proclamation.
its usurpations and iyranny. (every meas
ure for the suppression of the rebellion has
IN turn been denounced as usurpations and
tyranny, by rebel sympathisers, its total
disregard of civil law and the rights of
citizens in loyal districts where rebellion
rs unthought of (those who swear they
will resist the conscript and tax laws do
nst think of rebellion. we supposs?) and
no pretsxt exists, its weakness and vacil-
lation, which entail upon rs continual fail
ure.--kuowing that the civilized world
except abolitionists who are not civilized
--frebs.s and rebel sympathisers are the
only civilized persons. in Mr.. Vans esti-
mationD condemns these things; Briga-
dier General. proclaims with great pomp
and flourish to the people of . free and
1oyaI States State that is discharging its
whole duty in the present struggle-(with-
sout any thanks either to copperheads, y
that the administration is the Government
anil that public speakers and editors who
speak or write in such manner as to
bring the "war measures of the admins
tration into disrepute' will be banished
L. M mt vouv 1aor
.soathern friends thus act? Has not this
been the practice of every Government un-
,!er similar circumstances? Would you
permit a man before your face and eyes to
place key Of gunpowder under your
spsemises, lay the match and set it off before
you arrested him?) 7a
II "This Brigadier thinks TO frighten the
Democracy of Indiana into approving OF
the emancipation proclamation and the
suspension of civil law. by telling them he
will forward them South if they refuse to
do so. Now we don't want to 60 South
but we do condemn the emancipation proc
Iamation as unjust Tin what respect and
'unwise, productive only of evil, (bette,
Democrats than Mr.. Van. who are fighting
for the restoration of the Union, think
diffe.ently,) we condemn the uspension oil
civil law in loyal States and the substita.
ton therefor Of Martial law, as tyrannical
and calculated to create hatred and dis
trust in the minds Of the people, and as
destructive o the very life Of our free Gov
eminent.
We condemn the unjust money clause
IN the transcription Act, as legislation 70,
the rsA at the expsnss Of tie poor. (Mr
Van. knew when he penned this remark
that il was not only false but calculated to
incite the ignorant portion of his party ia
resist the law If our government longer
toleraies such disloyalty, its friends even
will turn away from it with disguss.)
These are our views asd we expect to
advocate them while we are permitted. to
go at Liberty in this free( and enlightened
Land, aud the issuss stand ~ at present
And if the Brigadier succeeds in intimida.
ting the tens of thousands Of Democrats in
Indiana, into endorsing sbolitionism, We
are mistaken in the material of which the
Democracy is composed. s. s1so laa
"While the State is perfectly free Of dis
cord and disSension Save rightful politica