Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-29
Mob Violence in the New York AS
sembly.


n Inc Cincinnati 0asais, ior poiiiioai I,s;iis
nifty and partisan falaehood, Is not outdone BY
the New York Tribune. Il had, In its issue Of
Jan ~, characteristic article under the cap
tlon Of END Of the Democratic Rebellion In
New York" The article reads as follows:
The Democratc riot In the New York Gen,
eral Assembly has ended by the election Of
Callicott, the Republican Democratic candidate
for Speaker. The Democratic threats Of blood
shed, 10 case an attempt should be made TO in
augurate Csllicott, have oozed out. The mol
which sought to establish reign OF terror wal
fairly cowed; and after disgraclng the State By
inaugpatipg In the Hall Of the General As
sembIy the brutal violence Of the Pewter-Mul
politics Of the city, the brutal crowd was over
awed and compelled to witness the installation
Of the man whom for days they had threatened
with murder 10 case Il was attempted, and the
election of Republicans to ell the other lsgis
latve offices.
II was of course, In the eyes Of the lordly
Abolition Gasette, sebelllous and riotous pro
ceediDg for the Democrats In the New Yorh
Assembly to attempt to elect Speaker, In op
position to any candidate the AbolltIpDists
might see proper to bring forward.
The Gssetts calls Mr.. CALLIcorr, who ha,
been elected Speaker. the Republican Demo
cratic candidate" He was elected to the Leg
islature as Democrat, and then sold out to the
AbolitionIsts by corrupt bargain and sale, fol
the sake Of the speakerahlp. He got what h'
bargalned for, and by voting, according to the
terms Of the sale, with the AbolitionIsts, ht
enabled them to eject every other legislative
officer from men Of their own faction
The Gssshe talks OF Democratic threats Of
bloodshed and murder, There we're no such
threats made; Ii 10 q malicious fabrication, as
is also the Insinustion that toWdies were insti'
gated BY Democrats to oversve the proceed.
ings Of the Assembly.
The objec! OF the Abolltionists in making
these false and malicious charges Ia to cover
up their own disposition to resort 20 mob vic.
lenoe and institute "reign Of terror" as they
have attemp pied, and are now attempting to do
all over the country. Take this as 40 ilustrs.
ton: On the Saturday preceding the election
Of Speaker, which occurred on Monday, Jan
26, while the Democratic members Of the As-
sembly we're quietly and orderly engaged in
making motions, having them pot to vote and
delivering speeches, the Abolition members
sprsng to their feet, rolled up their sleeves,
bfandished their dsts, laid their hands on their
pistols In their side pockets, and 10 their noisy
demonstrations ourivsled an Indian pow, WOW.
Having made the fret show Of mob violence,
Il is natural for such hypocrites to turn round
and accuse Democrats OF the very thing Of
which they themselves only we're guilty.
The ssnctimonious Gasstte lifts up its hands
In holy horror OF the bare suspicion that Demo.
Gratis should exhibit the less: indignation ai
base intrieues that cheat them out Of their
rights. Suppose Democrats we're In an sggrava'
ted case Of this sort 10 exceed little the bounds
of strict moderation, who have set them the
example7 Such papers as the Gas,tts have
done their utmost, since the war begun, to ex-
cite mob violence against Democrats and Con.
servative men, and 10 some instances they have
succeeded. Men whom the Gasetie's parsy have
elected to the highest official stations, have, In
the persecution and punishment Of political Op.
ponents. shown an utter disregard for, and a
sovereign contempt Of constitutions and laws.
We advise the Gazette, before it trumps up any
more such false charges against Democrats In
New York Of elsewhere, to look we'll 70 the
ways of ita own household.