The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-06-24


From tl- Wayne County Delnocr, at, June IS,
A speech OF War in Holmes Co.
Armed Resistance 10 The Pro-
vOst MarsssaI.
Since Friday lasNi there has been more or
less excitement IN tbs vicinity relative to IN
alleged organized resistanse to the military
authorities, mixed up with the draft, in
Holmes County. The rumoTs are conflict
ing. From the best iniormationwe can OBJ
tain we are enabled to make the tollowing
statement concerning the affair. 1t appears
that ten or twelve days ago, an enrolling
officer in discharge OF his duty, was assaulted
by some farmers and driven out of Richland
Township, in that county, the citiZers ol
which are principally French and Germans.
He promptly reported the fact to the Dis
trict Provost Marshal, James Drake, at
Wooster who with posse OF six men on
Friday night repaired to the township nam
ed, and quietly arrested four men charged
with being implicated in theft aair. But be
lore the Marshal had proceeded with his
prisoners bepond the limits oil the county,
he was suddenly surrounded by body o.
men, supposed to have been about fifty
armed with rifles, who as the story goes
commanded the Marshal and assistants TO
do two things or die, viz; release the prison
eTs, and Swear never, on forfeit OF life, to en-
ter Holmes County on such business again
! The prisoners were set at liberty, and the
prescribed oath reported to have been taken
| Tie IeScuers did no violence to the party
and, it is said assured the Marshal that they
were not resisting the Conscript Act, and had
no objection to his legally aIresting the mer
ne had tsken but that they were tired o
/ permitting people to be carried off by arbi
/ trary arrest, without due process of law, ant
| had sworn il should not be done in thei
| county, telling him to show his warrant Il
/ act as be had, and he might arrest every maj
! in Holmes county without the slightest trou
( BILE.
The excitement is general among the peo
pie of that county, partaken OF more or les
in Wayne, though the intensity is confirmeC
IN Richland and neighboring townships o
Holmes. The disatfected citizens compos
the entire community Of those townships
including members of both political parties
Three thousand of these are said to TO have
assembled at the town of Napoleon, full,
armed and tolerably organized, expressing
the determination to people from Mllersburl
who endeavored TO dIssuade them from thel
purpose, to resist the Marshal in any atemp
he may make to carry one of the citizen
beyond the hmmits Of the connty to be tliet
by military tribunal. The Provost Mar
shal man of will and energy, is as mucI
determined to subdue them by an invasion
OF the oil the hostile territory, and has re
ceiyed sufficient force to effect that purpose
The insurgents are said to be massing il
the hills throwing up intrenchmen$, drill
ing, and are we'll armed, having two piece
Of artillery.
Marshal Drake is represented as havin
marched from Mansfield, on Tuesday night
with four hundred soldiers from Columbus
consisting OF infantry, cavalry, and artillery
( en- route Ior Millersburg, the county seat c
Holmes county. Much or nothing is ex
pected to transpire by to day, and new
from the expedition is looked for with grea
interest We hope TO record a peaceful
termination of the trouble in nexts. paper.