The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-03-11
HEADQUARTERS Z. s. Forces.
COLUMBUS, o., March 9th, 1868

GENERAL ORDER NO. 16.
| Having been informed and partly wItness
! ed, that the publ icaton Office belonging tc
d. the "Crisis," and the printing ofice belong
4 ing to the 'Ohio Statesman" newspaper.
published in this city, were last night bro.
ken into by a mob Of dsorderly persons,
composed partly of citizens, and partly O
soldiers, who unlawfully and wantouly de-
stroyed furniture, papers books and news
paper files OF the former Office, and were on.
! ly prevented from the commission of similar
ou;rages at the Statesman office, by the fear
OF being detected and arrested, desire to
oHer word OF advice to the citizens, and
to warn. soldiers OF the penalties they in
cur by such outrageous violations OF the
| law.
10 such citizens as can 60 far forget their
obligations to society, and the respect due to
the laws, which are as much the sa feguard
OF their own persons and property, as of the
persons and property OF their nsighbors, the
just condemnation and indignant disappro-
val OF their conduct, by the intelligent and
law respecting portion OF community, of all
parties, convey a wholesome admonition, as
well as lnerited rebuke; but such ci,izpns
disapproval Of their conduct by the wise and
good o all parties, is not The worst punish.
ment to which they expose themselves. The
mob violence which they invoke to day a.
gainst their negabors, may be-, by their
neighbors, to morrow, invoked against
them.
Retaliation is the law of the lawless.
10 the so diers, who participated in last
nights outrages and violence, | have to
say, your conduct is strangely inconsistent
with your duty and the holy purpose for
winch your country put arras in your hands.
Your IN ssion is to uphold the laws. And
1t was proudly presumed that, however un-
reasoning the armies 0 deSp1ts, the Am3ri,
can soldiers, who rushed BY hundred of
Thousands to the field, to uphold the cause
OF popular government, and he integrity of
The Union, imperiInd bya foul and wicked
rebellion, were intelligent enough to compre>
bend and appreciate tile character of the is
sue-an issue involving the rights aud secRri.
ty OF individuals ss we'll as the integrity Of
the republic. How little in consonance with
the character OF the duties you have assu,n.
ed, AMI the mission you have taken upon
yourselves to fulfill, was ,our conduct, last
night, in lending y6tfs,elyes Is the cowardly
attack and felonious outrage committed on
the property of private individuals. For
getting your duties as soldiers, you have be
come rioters and burglars; and instad OF be
ing, as you ought to be, the protectors OF the
rights OF the citizens, you have become their
assaiiants.
But desire you TO recollect, that IL is not
in edmonton that the rules and regu lations
Of the service deal with rioters and ptunder
ersY 1t will be seen by paragraph 767 Of the
that the offence of which you
have been guilty. is in the language Of the
'ot such enormity as to admit
o. no remission OF the awful punishment
which the militasa law awards against often
ces OF this nature!
Agains, the perpetuation Of such offences.
in future, now warn you. The persons and
property of the citizens are sacred, in the
eyes, both OF civil and military; and any out
rage or assault upon them, will be visited by
lntiioting upon the perpetrators the moment
they arf detected, the EXTREMIST penalty au
thorized by the law
By Command OF
Brig Gen. COOPER.