Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-04-07
TREASON IN JOLIET.
THE LAW rRAMPLED UNDER FOOT!
A DeSerGer Secreted I'm an AbO-
lIIiOn Printing Office.


1t becomes our painful duty to chronicle |
the fact that an overt act of resistance to |
law-oc treasOn-has beer perpetrated in
our lAw-abiding and loyal city, not by the
secession sympathisers, or "copperheads,"
as tbty are more frequently classed, but by
simon pure Abolitionists, the disciples of
Owen Lovcioy and Horace Greeley.
The facts connected with this high hand
ed outrage are these: Two officers arrived
in this city on last Thursday. in search of
soldier belonging to the Peoria county cav
airy regiment, whom they traced to this
place. After diigent inquiring they ascer-
tanned that the soldier they were in search
of had been seen to enter the Joliet Repub
lican Office. The officers entered the Office,
but the deserter could not be found. They
then consulted our city Marshal, Mr.. Nc
Nerny, who advised them to make another
search of the premises, which they did and
found the deserter suugly slowed away in
one of the rooms occupied as part of the
publication Office and editorial room of the
Juliet Republican newspaper. lie was ia
ken in charge by the officers, who left on
the 9szk train for their regiment. This is
the untarnished truth of the affair.
| This is the first violation of law that has
occurred in Joliet, and we truet it will be
the last. The Odlum Of the outrage hows
ever, Is In no way chargeable to the Demo
Gratis. The deserter we are informed, was
an Abolitionist, and be appealed to his
Abolition friends here to get him out Of the
scrape. This thay attempted to do by
hiding him in the Office of our Abolition
contemporary. But it was of no avail
The officers knew where to look for deser-
tiers. They knew that Democrats were not
yiolators of law and ahence they went
amongst the men who trampled upon the
fugitive slave law and sustained rebellion
in Kansas, and in Virginia by John Brown
AMI his followers.
The penalty for secreting deserters is
very severe, and &c is hoped that our Abo-
ltiou cotempOrary will take warning from
this narrow escape. If he be not brought
t. an account for bis evil deeds by the AID.
ministration who feeds ard nourishes
him in Eat government Office, it will be
because his record on the negro question
is of sufficient ebony stamp.
HeDceforth, let the Abolition editor Of
} the Joliet Republican cease his vile ant
malignant abuse of Democrats on the wal
question. Let US hear no more about the
D letter which he alleges was written by the
+ Hon. c. E. Boyer to soldier IL the lOOtt
e regiment. Let him cease calling DINO
Gratis TRAITORS" and "copperheads." o.
e deSist from violating and traupliDg upor
e law himself.
Q 1t is q sure sign that he who cries thief
= the most Vocilerously is the greatest vii
. lain. If there be any real traitors arr
= enemies to the constitution in Joliet, the,
i are in the Abolition party. Democrat
!, stand by the law, and do moi seek to ali
9 the rebellion by hiding awsy soliiers o
r our armies. This sort of conduct is in per
It feet keeping with Abolitioaism, and lie
the Abolition party be held responsible 70
it.