Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-09
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Constitutional Liberty Club,-The
Constitutional Liberty Club, composed OF the
First and Second Ward, are requested to
meet at the Neptune Engine House, next
Friday evening. Afull attendance is desired,
as business Of Importance will be brought be-
fore the meeting Turn out in your strength
The Outrage at Carlisle on Saturday
Last--We have been given by an entirely re-
liable gentleman, who witnessed the entire
transaction an account OF the outrage
perpetrated at Carlisle on Saturday
last and resulting in the murder of Mr.. Phil
lip Armstrong, who resided near that place
We will not give a thoroughly detailed ac
count of all that occurred to produce this la
mentable result, but enough to convey cor
rect understanding of the whole matter
About four weeks ago, when Mr.. Armstrong
was in Carlisle, he was made the subject of
most cowardly insults at the hands of mum
Der of Abolition scoundrels who threatened
to kill him because Of his being Democrat
and an earnest supporter OF Vallandigham.
The rowdies attacked Mr. Armstrong in
store and heaped upon him various threats
No material damage, however, was done, Mr..
Armstrong by prudence having quieted the
passionate crowd Ga the next day succeed
ing this occurrence, a brother of Mr. Phillip
Armstrong was in Carlisle who was treated in
a similar insulting manner by the same crowd
Of scoundrels.
On last Saturday, several Of the Armstrong;
were in Carlisle, Democratic meeting being
held near the place. During the day mum
Der of Fowdies made various threats Of the
most insulting character against the so-oaled
"Butternuts,' forbidding them to shout for
Vallandigham and ordering Democrats to
leave the place. But TO come to the immedi-
ate occurrence under consideration In the
afternoon, when the Messrs. Armstrong we're
already in their vehicles about to leave the
town for their they we're again threat
ened They were told by number Of Aboli-
tionists that they might halloo for Yallandig-
ham after getting beyond the town into the
woods, intimatng that they should not halloo
in the town, The Armstrong;, accompanied
by one or two Of their neighbors, thereupon
arose in their vehicles and lustly shouted for
Vallandigham. A lame man who was lying
in spring wagon, thoroughly intoxicated,
lifted hlmselfup and hallooed for JEFF Davis.
The rowdies then Immediately approached
the vehicles declaring they would kill the
drunken man. Mr. Jacob armstrong urged
them not TO iniure the man, as he was very
drank aud knew not what he was doing, aud |
beside was wholly unable 70 protect himself |
The party then declared that these gentlemen |
were all traitors aud should be summarily |
dealt with, where-upon one of them struck |
Mr.. Jacob Armstrong several heavy blows.
Mr.. Phillip Armstrong, the decoased see
ing the assault upon his brother, at once got
out OF bis own buggy aud proceeded to his as
sistanee. But he was also Immediately as
saulted, Other rowdies had come up with |
corn-cutters in their hands. Mr.. Armstrong
received several blows from a eorn-cutter and /
another from heavy stone which fractured l
his skull producing death on the succeeding /
morning.
These are.the main facts in the case, as we I
understand them. The assault upon the /
Messrs. Armstrong, il will be seen, was wholly |
unjusti6able, prompted alone by the bases,
spirit Of Abolition villiany, aimed against /
couple Of peaceful and worthy citizens, whose
only crime was that of being patriotic Demo
Gratis We believe, from ell We have heard,
tina. the whole affair was premeditaled by the
dAstardly perpetrators I