The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-15

nanufT th4f would di~.ra-c s1f a.fe ~ fart
With nj the barbariiies Of the batfle-fxe an
war club. What apology cap ~ inferIostd
Tor such state II flcts thi-s Non. siT.
acne whatever. The e3ly sH itf~i-ff0ff- toff,Tis-
Of the malicious spirit that viii commit such
deeds Of crime. = never wanting IN cxrIfscs
and subierfuge-. But apologi-ts may DO their
work. they may polish AMI ysrnisl. and
FURNISH they viii. tistVrN all. sieeitlc thst
such acts can cmanatc nogkcrc buf frasa she ,
dendish heart n a esNar,liV. cruel. drunken.
demon mob. And. -ir. abe verdict will thus
stand f1rsSer.
Irt NJ pursue ti,is subject .,irl further In
the spring q i-6s. fifteen OF twenty citizen- g
Arlington township, IN Wayne county. went
over = a neighboring Village with the Nlrs-ta-
ton 81 attending = Demo Ratio Rs-.tlssK. lhIN
lndfrst - thtt aieh = ,9sthg y - o. D. hei'i
fhfrF IN This. haNfNtr. flfg were di-a.-
pointed. They marched through the viiiIgr
with the little harmless display usual 90 fhc
attendance uu1n such occasions. They said
nothing. and aid nothing. that American citi-
zens may not ~ ans time ~ and do with pro-
prieiy. But the jsundicrd and iynX-eycd mnn-
.ter Of intolerance Vas not asleep. An uneX-
pected and newly discovered spring basl pre-
-ented it-elf IT which a. cuutI >lake ln- burn
ing thir-f for blood. The country was IN "a
state 81 war. aud he affected To believe that the
enemy in force Wa about o. pOuncc upon him
and deyour him al once. The pretcxt was SUI
hcient. The crcdul0us and the simple were
nlled with aiar1n-the fires were built upon
the altars-and the bugle blast II war rang
along the valleys. and was echoed back from
the hil-. 4 tcegraphic dispatch was sent
down u Rchmond. and the, hold aud daunt-
less Home tsuar,ls rushed ~ arms with an
alacrity that would add distinction 10 the crop
II armed men that sprang from the teeth OF
the tabled dragon. With spear and helmet,
light artillery and heavy artillery they sal
lied forth to repel the rebels, who Were re-
ported 10 be making q raid on CenterSile. The
serricd columns II Robert Lee. with the heavy
hanks Of LOng~trcct and Jackson, were certain
ly there, and they must b. driven out OF wayne
county at all hazards. Butwhen tuy reached
the expected battle fslJ they found no enemy.
None had ever been there. There was not the
least probability that any ever would be there.
Still the mischief hail commenced. and must
run its course. A few Of the Abingdon men
were yet in town. and they were arrested and
east into prison. Those who had departed and
gone 10 their homes. were pursued and dragged
from their farms. their wives aad children,
and brought back 10 jail. These Outraged cit
liens were kept in confinement IN tcnieryille
n few DAYS, and then sent % indianapolis.
Here they were kept in vile and loath some
prisons for week.. and finally discharged aud
sent home without single charge preferred
- trial, or the scmhancc MA triaf. Kidnapped.
Sir, handcuffed. imprisoned, scourgcd and
starved, 10 crafty the demon Of political vcn-
geance.
During the excitcmcn, ~ Cciltcr, lille, am
Informed that all Democrats who happened 10
10 in town were seized by 4 band 81 ruihans,
dragged like culprits 10 the Court House, and
there compelled 10 take an oath, which these
wretches said was an oath OF allegiance. The
oath was administered by distinguished Of
fetal crmined as Justice Of the Peace-one of
the eminent judicial sAvants Of the city of
Richmond. But all this crime was committed
in thu name OF loyalty and patriotism, and
that wa sufficient. All. Mr.. President, that
was sal and fatal mistake. Patriotism IL
one If TIA nobie>t attributes Of the soul; IL cOn-
sumes everything that il moan and groveling;
IL i the promethcan iirr that kindlcs the inn
mortality of heroes and martyrs. 80 far from
being LOYALTY and patriotism, tines. deeds Of
vAence sprang from hatred II country, and
contempt for It's laws. They will be- thus pun.
,hed hy the courts, and thus defined by his
tory. The few short days Of anarchy viii soon
/ be- numbered, and justice, blessed, pure and
unerring Justice. will coIne back 10 Us again
and Resume her authority.
This contempt for the laws, and The peace.
rights and property of private citizens. found
I apologIsts eyeryw where; IL was advocated upon
+ the rostrum aud eXtollcl in the pulpit; il was
+ the popular theme in the s0rial circle. and il
/ WAS disseminated ia the schools. Virtue, con
! sepieDtly. gave Way O. VIE. ami crime became
more honorable than ci' II obedience. Insanity
j sized hold of the people and they raycd like
= ncurahlc manacs.
The next most noticeable event i'm thi. his
tory of mobs in Wayne county. transpir on
i the 10Th day II March. lS3. The office OF the
/ .ieferSDnidn was entered and demolished. IL
! wa~ the organ Of the Democratic party i'm that
county. | know il hls been asserted that
! the act was not done by citizens; that il was
I the work Of a regiment Of soldiers who were
sojourning there that NIGHT. That may have
been so. They may have performed the actual
l work i'm the destruction of this property. But
/ who wire they. and why dad they do it? They
were parolcd men from Illinois and Wiscon-
sin. They had never heard of the TeferSOHifR
/ it was n county newspaper and had a mere
county circulation. Ihe~r soldiers would
have passed through Richmond without know
ing that such paper NH- publ she'd any where
! in the world. had IL not hrcn for some daS-
/ tardly. srapr-gallows, cowdraly wretchcs.
whose profession j. that Of lying AMI ealumni-
ating. aud who 10y such means instigatcd brave
/ men 10 do a dec,l they would have scorncd 10
+ do had they known the IA is Tire, however.
will cure all things. and will heal this. rs we'll
/ rs all other such wounds The man. or the
community. that will in,tigate the destruction
/ 90 printing presses. or that viii 1T quietly 10y
and see such work &c vandalism 20 on, is The
enemy II letters. and better suited 10 state of
/ barharism than enlightened civilization. But
+ the press destroyed. the property laid waste
was not sufficient. Three month, afterwards.
/ james Elder. the owner and proprietor Of this
/ c>tabli ~hmcnt. not having suffered sufficiently
1 ieeted 10 personal brutllity. " ithOut provo
cation aud without warning he IL cruelty
assaulted Ivy oyerpowering force. and 10 beaten
with "a bolt OF iron that he barely escapes with
his life. The blow Il delivered By "A man who
/ steps up behind him--by man in ambush.
and a. the in .trument used j. "A deadly weapon
I lit il clearly an assault and battery with in
/ tent 10 Kill and murder. SUCH j. the ease made
out by testimony. But Wayne County
Court. or y Wayne county jury. find that IL l.
( simple assault aud battery. and the cuprt l.
sci Al liberty with a tine Of fifteen dollars An
actual premium, sir, upon cruelty and assas-
sinaiion. 30 much for the laws and Courts Of
that patriotic aud philanihropic colony Cf
( religious and political siallys.
! I'm September Of last ycsr. joseph l.. Me-
Donald went over there. He WAS the candi-
date of the Demoeratleparty Of Indiana for the
honorable and responsible Office Of Governor.
~ a gentleman. hc stands high above al inn
parchment. For his legal learning. his large
aud comprehensive intellect his generous ma
ture and unloading integrity. n H. an orna-
nament IA the state. But With lll th, hc
could not escape the vengeance of those tribes
Of muck running Mulacra- who iufc~t Wayne
county. In the exercise of the right Il speech.
one of the dearest privileges 81 an American
citizen, he a. assaulted and dealt 18th in
style - Too much humiliation aud disgrace 10
speak d. with particularly. That great peO-
pie over there are wiser than Daniel Webster
was. He advocated the right of speech every
where and 10 al tlmri. They permit only
when IL quits iheui q hear IL. Dir. Webster
said:
lit i the ancient snl undoubtcd peroga-
tive Of this people % canvass public measures
and the acts 81 public men. IL is home
bred right IA iirc>ide privilege. IL hath even
been enjoyed IN e,cry house. cottage and cabin
in the nation. II l. not 10 D. drawn into con-
troNersy. II a. undouhtei ~ breathing the
air, or walking upon the earth. Belonging 10
prita life = r,sht. IL belongs 70 the public
a. duty; and u l. the last duty which those
whose repreS 'ntaiiYc | am shall find me o.
abandon. Aiming 10 all tiia,~ % De- courteous
and temperate in il IT,. except when the
right itself squesu0nCd. shall place mysclfon
the extreme boundary of my right. aud bid
defiance u any arm that would move me from
my ground The high constitutional rnv.
lcge | shall defend and exercise. within TIN,
House. and ia al placc---in time OF pcarc.
and NJ al times; living. shall asser; IL; and
should | leave no other inhcritancc 20 my
children, ~ the blessing 81 God / viii leave
them the inheritance % free principles. and
the example ~ a manly. independent and con-
stitutionsl defence II them"
These sublime thoughts arr worthy q tie
great mind In witch tter lad their oriein.
AM worthy the exalted privilege which every
American citizen ID exercise