Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-02-04
Gross Ontrages.

We learn from the Ottawa Democrat, that
on Monday, January 25th, a squad of SOL
diers under command Of Capt. DAGENFELT
of the 18th Cavalry, stationed on Johnson's
Island, proceeded to the residence of Mr..
SAMUEL HoLLINsHEAD, living q short dis
tance from Port Clinton, rode into the door
yard, and formed in line in front of the
house. The Captain dismounting went into
the room and shamefully insulted the old
gentleman, who, for two or three weeks
had been somewhat indisposed. The first
question propounded to Mr.. II. was, sohy he
uoted for Vallandigtdm? which was answered
by, :sthat was my privilege" The Captain.
remained some time, during which the old
man was insulted and threatened, being
charged with no other crime than voting
the Democratic ticket, the Captain telling
him on leaving, that his business there was
to stake care of such rebs as he was"
The Democrat asks:
Is it not enough to make the blood of an
| American citizen boil, when file of SOL
diers is drawn up in front of the house of so
highly respected citizen as the old man
Hollinshead-a man aged about eighty wears
who stands as it were tottering over the
grave--whose devotion to his country is
uuimpeachable-a man who served his
country in the war of 1912 under Commo-
dore Perry on the Lake, before Capt. Dagen-
felt and his men were born-who first set
tied in this section of country forty years
ago when wilderness-and never, by act
or deed, countenanced any thing but fideli-
| ty to the Union and Constitution, and threat
ened him with violence for no other offense
than because HE VOTED THE DEMO,
CRATIC TICKET? e, e 'cise1 the right o
suffrage according to - own dictation?
| The Editor of the Democrat was arrestefI
by a couple Of soldiers belonging to thi
same squad. Here is his own account
the outrage:
| At half past u o'clock, on the night
the 25th, two soldiers ofCaptain Dagenfelt'
squad, whose names we have, came to ou
residence @; gave an alarm at the door, witt
a request to see us. Not having the slight
est idea that they were soldiers who cam
for the purpose of making our arrest, W
presented ourselves at the door. Imagin
our surprise to behold two soldiers witt
revolvers in hand, who interrogated u |
whilst stepping into the house as follow |
| " uNucFSttutu tHub you uT6 u DehUOCTM uN
,roted for Vdllandyhdm." On being an
swered in the affirmative, they said:-
"By Cd. we want you to go with III
that's what we are here for, to take sucl
| id fellows as you are" We refused t, |
60 with them, whereupon they brandishe'
their pistols, Zone OF them cooking his
threatened to shoot us if we showed any re l
sistance. Not having anything to defen
ourselves with, and under menacing an
positive threats, repeating several tim, |
their intention to take us from the houS /
dead or alive" we yielded to their dc |
mands, and were taken and placed in Gu.
tody of the Captain, who, on enquiry, as |
certained that his men did wrong, the |
let us go. In paliation for the cours l
taken by the two who arrested us, the l
claimed that they were informed by certai 4
persons that "a reb. was concealed in ou
house," This excuse on their part we ca /
prove to be false, that they were informe l
of no such thing, it being a mere subter /
fnge; that they made inquiry concernin J
us our place of business, &C.. and that ou 7
arrest was made for no other offense thal
declared by them on first coming to ou
house, THAT WE ARE A "DEMOCRA.
AND VOTED FOR MIR. VALLANDIG
HAM," to which. offense we then plea
guilty, and now, and will continue to, at :
firm with pride; that knowing our right
dare maintain. Wecharge upon these me /,
as making an assault upon us (me) with In ,
tent to kill, and that that malicious assaul J
was made for no other reason than becaus
we entertain political opinions adverse t
abolitionism.