The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-02-06
DIR. OLDS'AT HOME.
A Thrilling account Of bis Arrest and
Imprisonment.

DIR. OIps met with most brilliant rccep-
ton from the Democracy and other Union men,
on arriving at his home in Lancaster, Ohio
Thousands upon thousands of people were pres
ent to welcome this bold and fearless defender
of Constitutional liberty, who had just been
tshonorably discharged" from an Abolition Ias-
tile. Hon. G.. 4. MARTIN delivered an eloquent
speech welcoming DR.. OLDs back to his home
and friends, which was responded to by the
Doctor in powerful address, which occupied
three hours in the delivery; and although the
day was bitter cold, the vast audience stood to
the close We give below liberal extracts from
the Doctors address. He said:
Mr.. MARrIN:-I thank you, and through
YOU all this vast multitude of my friends and
fellow citizens, for this most cordial reception
upon my return from Imprisonment.
I DO not misunderstood the joy that noE'
warns your hearts and beams upon your coun-
tenances. 1t is not merely that fellow citi-
zen is returning to the society OF his friends,
and the bosom of his family. 1t is something
deeper and broader than all this. 1t is because,
in my restoration to liberty, you have quasi
guarantee that the reign of terror in this conn
try is coming to an end, and the keys OF the
American Hastilcs are being, by the omnipo-
tent voice of the people, wrested from the hands
of the ia cobinsnow in power, and held up to
the gaze of the Dantons, Murats and the Ro-
bespierres of this administration as a warning
to them of their approaching DOOM
You rejoice because IN my restoration you
have made an advance towards the re-establish-
ment of constitutional liberty You rejoice,
because, in my release, you feel renewed conf
dence in your own freedonl--you rejoice be-
cause you feel orce more secure in your per-
sous, your houses and your property-you re-
joice because in my release you have guar
anty that you yourselves will no longer be sub
jeced to the wors5 than Star caansJer deSpotism
Of Charles the 1st, of England. You rejoice,
my friends, because you expect on this occasion
to hear from one in whom you have confidence,
ono who knows by personal experience, some OF
the horrors seen and felt in the secret chambers
of the American Inquisition.
That may not be misreprescnted by such
Republicans as have heretofore shown such will
lingness TO fasify any remarks Of mine, con-
trary to my usual practice, l have reduced 10
writing all intend to say upon this occasion.
Lend me, therefore, your patient attention.
On the 18th of August last, after | 0 o'clock
at night, my house was forcibly entered by three
government rufiians, who with violence seized
my person, and holding revolver at my head,
demanded my surrender.
During the time they were making such re-
peated and violent efforts to burst open my door,
they gave me no intimation that they were gov.
ernment officers, or that they had any govern
ment authority for my arrest They came like
:assassins and robbers-they behaved like assas-
sins and robbers.
When, after my capture, demanded to know
by what authority they had thus rudeIy broken
into my room, and by what authority they had
thus seized my person, they very grumblinry
informed me that they were acting under author.
ity of the War Department. then demanded
to be shown their warrant They informed Inc
that had no right to make any such demand
that the order which they held was for thei.
protection, and not for my qualification.
The order contained no intimation of tht
mature and cause of the accusation against
me; indeed, it charged me with thecommissior
OF no offence whatever; and when demanded
of my captors to know what were the charge.
against me, they replied that they 'did mo-
know"
these government rufiians were directed t(
''peaced6y" arrest me. Yet with violence the,
burst open the door of my room, and with q
revolver at my head they arrested me. They
came at the hour usually selected by robbcr.
and assassins to break into mems houses ant
commit deeds of violence; and had been arm
cd | should have shot them down as robbers
and assassins. i have reflected much ON tho
manner of my arrest, and have come calmly
and deliberately to the conclusion that should
have been justified both by the laws Of God
and man, had killed these rutIians whilst
breaking into my room, as I most asstuedly