The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-30
A Mob Made up of the Saint
ly Jac0bins Of Marietta.
The Radicals There I'ut;Forvard
a Crazy PreachertO Head
the Mob.
ISTONING OF TIE RESIDENCES
OF PROMINENT DEMOCRATS.
&C., Sc, SC.
From the Ma,ietta Times, Oct. 1871

From the Marietta Times, Oct. lS.l
The exultation of the Marietta Radi-
cal Abolitionists over the result Of the
election, last week was extravagantly
great. One cant help thinking that they
earned victory by the hardest, and that,
to secure it, they had made strenuous
effort, since people don't take ON largely
about what is done with ease.
Early on Wednesday morning, the DEM
ocrats, convinced that they were over.
slaughed, made up their minds to acqui.
esce in the event With the best grace pos
sible. Most of them, as in their case
| folks are apt to do, got out of the way,
and went about their business--leaving
the victorious Radicals a clear field for
congratnlation. And these did rejoice,
with joy unspeakable, as it seemed
The only sebering circumstance was the
defeat of Delano in the GAINESVILLE Dis
triet.
Some time in the afternoon notice
that there would be a jolli6cation meeting
that night, at the 'Boiler Corne-."' was
chalked on the bulletin board of the Reg
lister office. The leading spirit in this
business was Rev j. NJ. Woodbridge. At
the time and place appointed a large
crowd assembled, while bonfire lighted
up the darkness. Woodbridge eased him
self Of torrent of impure words, full
of sound and fury, and as incoherent at
times as an idiots dream. His discourse
finally grew toe bad even for such an au-
dience as he had got together oD the spot,
and he was obliged to shut up his mouth.
Messrs. White and Mullenix made few
remarks, to which no exception was taken,
ihoweyer, and, as the bonfire was burning
llow, the better sort of people began to
disperse.
| But Rev. John NJ. Woodbridge wasn't
| yet satisfied. It was not enough that his
Democratic fellow citizens were sore, and
smarting under defeat. THEY MUST BE
4 OUTRAGED. And so, a procession was
formed out of the baser elements Of the
crowd. With an amount of whooping
and yelling that would have done infinite
credit to party of Kickapoos, they run
up along Front street, and turned into
Putnam street. Dudley S. Nye, Chair
man of the Democratic Central Commit
tee, was in his law Office, engaged with
private business matters. One of the
party knocked at the door; Mr.. Nye, ig-
norant of who were there, opened it,when,
lby way Of greeting him,a most unearthly
chorus of howls and yells and groans
went up. He instantly shut the door,
and tried to resume his work, telling the
mob, meanwhile, with emphasis, that he
wanted them to let his door alone. 1t
was opened again, and again closed by
the occupant, A third time it was open
ed, and now Mr.. Nye came forward, with
j his poker in hand, and told them that they
were a pack Of scoundrels, and towards,
and fit Representatives oe their party
He energetically ordered them of, and
said that if they would show him the man
| who opened his door, he would break his
head for him. No one ventured to.come
forward. Mr.. Nye then retired into the
Office, locking the door inside. The mob
kicked and pounded on it, and called for
| rail to break it in, but some one in the
crowd said that sit wouldn't do,' and SO
it wasn't attempted.
!, Awed by the defiant bearing Of Mr.
Nye, the rowdies, at the word from Rev
j. M. Woodbridge, began to move up
Second street to Mr.. Follett's residence.
On reaching it they gave three cheers for
! Plants, and three groans fer Follett, and
| made night hideous with their noises
) Presently stones were hurled at his house
by some of the rowdies. Matters were
drifting pretty far, and might have re-
suited seriously, when Henry Kelley, the
next door neighbor of Mr.. Follett, and
J by the way, Republican, began to ex.
postulate with the mob. Ho was SO fal
successful, that the throwing Of stones
ceased, and in little while the rowdiei
sheered off for Lewis AndersoAs, on the
"Plain." Here they went through the
stated programme-hootiDg, groaning
cheering for Plants, ,stoning the house, etc
!, As at Follett's and Nye's, SO here-a de-
risive call was made on Anderson to come
: tout and show himself. One of the mis-
siles sent from the mob came near hitting
! his little girl, who was at window. Hat
it struck her, the result must have beer
fatal, as the indentation made on the wal
:, will show. Next, the bouse of Walte
;. G. Hood was visited. He was not a
: home, nor were there any others than tw'
: women and three children in doors
Here, as elsewhere, cheers were givel
n for Plants, and groans for the Democrati
3 party, for the Marietta Times, for Waite
i C. Hood and so forth. His residence
: ltoo, got Its modicum of stoning.
i The mob, after this, went down Fourt
= street, and called on Mr.. Stimson, whor
: tthey complimented with loud cheers
i The like attentions were shown Co
- Dawes. Gen. T. G. H. Smith, Jasper
y Sprague, Sheriff Hicks, E. A. Wheele
and, perhaps, some others.
Such is a plain and truthful account
e these mobocratic doings. They requiI
IS no comment. no illustration, from US. {
h anybody else. Bat-but-b but, only thin
lie of such ontrages being perpetrated in tt
H. name of 10y ATTY, PI-E-TY and DE-cEf
ID cY
of
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