Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-11-11
ABOLITION MOB AT CLINTON, ILL.
From lhe Decatur Magpen, Nov .

From The Decatur MaRnent, Nov g.
Last Saturday the democracy Of Dewitt
held macs meeting at Clinton, which was at
tended by some three thousand people. The
meeting was addressed by Messrs Willard,
Evans and Stevenson Preparations had
been made for the speakers at the county fair
grounds, but the stand and seats we're torn
down by the Jacobins the night previous, the
rope that raised the Tag TO the top ofa splen.
did pole had also been cut, aud threats were
made tha, they would "clean out" the Nc.
Clellan eoppeTheRds if they attempted to hold
n meeting in their "loyal' burg. True TO
their pol tcal teachings they attempted 10 put
( their threats into execution. As the p oees.
sion entered this modern "SOdom," a party OF
"rii.rah," commenced hurrahing for Lincoln
and huring brckbats at the procession, into
the wagons filed with men, women and chill.
dren. The procession passed on, and on fol.
lowed the foul and blood-thirsty cut.throats. A
constable Of one ofthe townships aud marshal
Of the day demonstrated with the rabble, and
By virtue Of bis office commanded the peace,
but be was siloneod by slung shot coming in
contact with his head. BY this time another
democrat who had dismounted was attacked
and pursued into a crowd OF men and women,
the hends shooting at him With their pistols a
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ces. This guerrilla warfare was kept up neal
ly the whole day, with more or less violence
No respect was paid to age or sex by the as
| sailants Grey-beaded old men we're assault.
ed and had TO flee for their lives, hatless
through the streets 10 places OF safety A
number OF democrats we're badly wounded,
but fortunately none were killed
1t was enough to endure the violence OF
these armed outlaws, but when il was known
that the better (l) class Of republicans, in the
town stood in the back ground, grinning like
demons aud giving countenAnce to such iDia-
nous proceedings il but aggravated the out.
rage These men, had they been dieposed to
do so, could have stopped the cOwardly
whelps from their lawless conduct in FIVE
minutes, but they had set them at this dirty
work aud desired to see it 90 on The aboli-
ton ladies Of the town could be seen at the
windows and doors, and heard to cry out,
"Give it to EN-, boys-clean EN- out" &c.
We will just add by way of warning TO these
republicans, who permitted this outrage, that
had retaliatory measures been adopted by the
democrats, they and their property would have
suffered. and but little attention would have
been paid to the irresponsible loafers who
made the murderous assault upon peaceable
democrats at their bidding or connivancs 1t
required great efforts on tho part Of inAuen.
tial democrats to prevent the people in atten-
dance at the meeting from uniting and taking
summary revenge upon the authors Of such
villainous AMI unprovoked mobocrscy
Clinton has made record of infamy for
herself that will cause the place to be Stunned
by law abiding people for all time to come
Only few days prior to this occurrence a man
was mobbed and beaten for expressing him.
self in favor of Mcclellan, and has entered
snit in their court for damages Whether any
legal redress will be sought by those who we're
injured at the meeting, we are not advised. II
would doubtless be q useless prosecution