Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-03-24

most tyranical and infamous oath--a
promise that they will T'not speak con-
tsmPtuO'tslg or iaspltiggly, Of NE .civil !, or.
military iqss 81 ne tisitsd lStaiss.7' Sup
pose General ScHENok had been asked %
take an.oath Of this lzind after the passage
of the Fugitive Slave Law or during the
Mexican War, with promise that upon
itsviolation all his property should be con-
fscsted and himself consigned to prison \
man who could be. compelled. iostake an
oath like this, would deserve an infnmy
as black as the man who could ask it.
~ True, this oiBehsi%e portion was stricken
out, butit will stand as part Of this iufa-
nous record that Gen. SoHENoK demand
sa .l y: =, 81 ,rG-BrL CEaLCB
We take the following from the ,Balt-
more Daily Gazette OF March 18th 1868
Mention was made Of the fact on Tuesday
last that the music publishers Of this city
had been. ordered zby Genera .ScheDGR,
through Provost Marshal Fish, TO stop the
sale Of all Southern or Secession" music
until further orders, and to send 70 the office
Of the latter official all such music then on
hand, which order was complied with. Yes
terday, Messrs. w. G. Miller, of the firm Of
Miller 4 Beacham, Henry McCaffrey and
George Willig, all music publishers, were
summoned before Provost Marshal Fish, who
informed them that General Schenck deman-
ded the surrender of the plates of such mu-
sic as had been Suppressed, and also parole
to the effect that no more OF such music
would be published or sold by them. These
conditions were complied with, and the gen.
tlemen we're discharged Later in the day,
however a sergeant called at the respective
places Of business OF these gentlemen, with
the following blank form Of an oath, accom-
panied by a note from the Provost Marshal
stating that the Commanding General was
unsatisfed with the conditions to which they
had subscribed in the morning, requesting
the parties, respectively, to sign the oath, or
parole as the note styled it: lau
i, hereby make solemn oath and
give my parole OF honor that | viii in every
respect demeau myself as true, loyal and
law-abiding citizen of the United States
should neither doing myself, aiding, abel-
ting or countenancing, any act prejudicial to
the good of these United States and its civil
and military laws, Tor speak insultngly or
eontemptuously of the same. Furthermore
that will not correspond with any parties in
the States now in rebellion, neither by words
letter or signs, or be dnterestAd in any ebrh
nercial transaction, directly or indirectly, in
which goods, wares or merchandise are sent
OF carried into any. of the States above pen,
toned = nor will 1attempt-te 60 into any Of
these States now in rebellion binding myself
in no less penalty than the contiscatiOn OF all
my property, real and personal, and imprison-
ment for the time the rebellion lasis. 81 .t
All the parties declined to sign the docu-
ment, but subsequently signed Q modified form
Of which the following is a copyi
hereby make solemn oath, aud
give our parole Of honor that We will in every
respect demean Ourselves as true, loyal and
laS.abiding citizens of the United States
should neither doing ourseiyea, aiding or abett
ING or countenacing, any act prejgdicial to the
, good of these United States and its civil aud
military lave sFurthmofe that's We wllenO!
correspond with any parties in the States now
in rebellion, neither by word, letter or sign,
unless under the proper military supervision
that we will not attempt to trade ourselves, OF
be interested in any commercial transactions
directly or indirectly in which goods wares
or merchandise are sent or carried into Ol
designed to be carried into any OF the State'
kaboye mentioned, nor will we attempt 10 &C
Into any of these States now in rebellion.
! The following is a copy OF the parole whict
was signed at the first interview yesterday
| We, hereby give our parole OF hopo'
and pledge ourselves solemny to discontinue
] 1.-THE publication or sale of music which is oi
can be properly called Secession in its ten