The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-07-10
For the Democral
MObs, Riots and Murder Insti-
gated by Bad Men i'm the OPPO-
SitiOn Party.

To all good people mob violence and
riot are among the monster evils in the
world they lead directly to civil war,
the greatest of all terrors. Every disre
gard of Constitution, law, aud Constitu.
tional rights, leads to the inauguration
of mobs, riots and civil war. No demon
in human form is so detestable to good
people as he who incites or even coun-
tenances mob violence or riot in land
of Constitutions and laws. Few men
can be found who are so totally deprav.
ed, so entirely lost to humanity, and who
have lost oil regard for the espect Of
others, as to do the dark and hellish deed
themselves. None but the baSest, Vilest
villain will himself consent to do the
deed. But there are thoSAwho claim
respect and wish to be leaders in politics,
who denounce those who differ with them
politically, in language that tends di.
rectly to incite mob violence, riot and
murder, Every act of violence and ev-
cry riot can be traced back to the inhu-
man talk of men who would not do the
dark deed in person, or to to the Loyal
Leagues. And the Loyal (D Leagues
and those leaders are as responsible for
the Infamous violence and riots as those
demons who do the deeds because but
for their hellish talk the demons would
not act. The good and honest people
the masses of all parties-disapprove
and detest the talk of those leaders and
the acts of the demons alike. As the
legitimate result of such internal talk,
and the influence of secret political or.
ganization, New Philadelphia came very
nigh being the scene of most disgrace.
full riot and mob violence upon the per-
son Of Mr.. Emerson, last Friday. He
was doing nothing but the selling of a
book containing Mr.. Vallandigham's
record since 1855. There is no law nor
order, criminal, civil, or military, against
the selling of this book, and, therefore,
Mr.. Emerson had as complete lawful
right to sell it as to sell any other book.
But for this alone, some of the Loyal
League men agreed to mob him by rid.
ing him on rail to the sidecut, if he did
not leave town in ten minutes He was
advised to remain, but he left, saying,
II will not allow riot, bloodshed and
murder to occur on my account" Had
be remained the end of the hellish pur-
pose to mob q man for doing what the
law allows him to do, would probably
have ended in q most bloody slaughter
between our citizens, who ought to be
neighborS and friends. IfEmefson may
be mobbed for doing q lawful act-if
lawful acts are cause for mob and a
riot, to violate the person, then all good
people are in danger Of being mobbed
every day. But if the record of Mr.. Val.
laudigham is bad one, his opposers
ought to rejoice that it is being circula.
ted; if it is good record no man has a
right to object. But it is manifest that
these League leaders are fearful that il
the honest voters Of their party should
read the speeches and record of VallaD.
digham, they would agree with him, and
would vote for him. The game Of these
monster politicians is to suppress the
freedom Of speech and the press, so az
to keep the truth from their followers
lest they should repudiate their despotit
leaders, and vote the democratic ticket
We all know that the circulation of tht
Helper book did its foil share to bring
upon US this inhuman war, yet who evel
heard of an attempt to suppress that OF
any other book? The basest despots OF
earth are those leaders who would with
hold from the people the truth-woult
mentally and politically enSlave them by
shutting out from them any facts con
nected with their interests as free peo
pie. The leaders who assume to do tht
thinking and deciding for the homes
, people, and to lead them in ignorance
are the most detestable despotsthe worlt
ever saw. If the conduct of these Sc
; cret political orders, and the base, inhu
man talk of some political leaders il
continued, we shall soon have in Ohio
!, what the people are suffering in Indiana
, No man, or set of men, should say tina
any act ought to be done unless he OIL
. they are willing to do the act themselves
in open daylight. Let no man say tina
another ought to be hung, or driven ou
of of town, &c, unless he is willing tt
5 lead in the performance of the act b,
daylight. Let all read aud solemn
consider the order issued by Gen. Viii
q cox, who never was Democrat but is
r Republican. 1t is as follows:
(. GENERAL ORDER NO. s.
q HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF INDIANA AND
4 MICHIGAN, DEPARTMENT OF THE ONO,
INDIANAPOLIS, June 80, 1868.
The peace of Indiana has lately been di
g :, turbed by violence, murder and other &C
" contrary to law, and having their origin
r certain secret political societies, clubs,
leagues. The common safety now deman'
that all such associations should be disconti
uej, no matter to what political party tht
e may belong. They are a constant source
= dread and mistrust-they divide and provol
q hostility between neIghbors, weaken the digr
4 ty andpower of Courts of Justice, EXPOSE Il
- country to martial law, and discourage Il
o people from enlisting in defense of the natio
!. No matter how honest or worthy may ha
} been the reason for such societies in the b
n ginning their very secrecy ard the Oaths tn
impose do enable wicked men to use them un
unlawful ends, and pervert them into publ
, nuisanoes.
All good objects can be accomplished ope
@ ly, and none but the enemies of their count
ever need DISCUSSES.
1t is perfectly plain that such secret orgar
Il cations are both dangerous and beyond the o