The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-09-06
POLITICAL AFFRAY.
FIGHT AT DANVlLLE, INDIANA
DEPLoRABLE CONSEQUENCES.
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tFtom the Indianapolis Journal, 95th.l
On saturday last, n Coppcrhcad
mass meeting was held near Dan.
vile, Hendricks County. Nearly
two thousand men, women and
children were present. The meet.
ins was held in the Fair Grounds,
about one mile West of Danville,
and speeches were made 10y the
Coppcrhcad candidate for Congress,
Sam. Hendricks, and others. 1t
might be well here to state that the
citizens OF Danvilo are loyal to
the core, there being but two or
three full blown Democrats in the
place. For this reason it is in
tensely hated by all the Copper
heads in the County, and much
bitterness has existed in conse.
quencc of past difficulties between
them.
During the speaking at the Fair
Grounds, three or four soldiers of
Danvillc were severely beaten by
Democrats. These soldiers were
compelled to leave the grounds. =
Coming back to Danvillc, they no.
titled their comrades how they had
been treated ut the from, and also
that threats were made to " clean
cut" Danvillo after the adjourn.
ment of the meeting.
This naturally excited the Dan
vile boys little, and they deter.
mined, should that undertaking be
attempted, to "stay with them"
After the Corpcrhead meeting
had adjourned the Democrats form
ed q procession and started for the
town. At the outer edge they
halted, placed the women and chill
dren in wagons in the rear of the
procession, laid in n good supply
OF boulders in the front vehicles
threw out an advance guard o
hors emen, and with drums beating
and colors flying, prepared for the
grand entree.
While passing through the streets
some soldiers in the crowd lining
the sidewalks, asked if that was
Morgan's Cavalry 2" Whereup-
on the Grand Marshal, bursting
with Importance, and, perhaps,
Slightly full of " "tangletoot," or.
dered the procession to halt. At
this a burly Democrat in one of
the wagons remarked that " this
is a Id abolition hole, and that
he could whip the best man in it."
Shifting tho action to the word, he
dismountcd from the wagon and
squared himself belligerently. -
One of the old 7th boys advanced
to the attack, and at the first fire
charged and captured the cnemy's
works. The Democrats, finding
their champion worsted, interfrred
In time the boys rallied to the dc
fence of their old comrade. Fists
now became too light metal
Boulders were freely resortcd to
and finally revolvers and firearms
of every description were irccl.
used. Many were injured by thu
stones on both sides, and it is re
ported that five Democrats wer'
wounde | by pistol shots. The
| Danville boys soon succeeded in
worsting their assailants and dri'
wing them out of town in wild dis
order, leaving as trophies on the
battle field, coats, hats, revolvers
etc.
Threats were freely made by thu
Democrats that they would return
and burn the town. Accordingly
on Saturday night, a meeting o
tho citizens was called, means o
defense adopted, and pickets were
thrown out on all the principa
roads.
AS yet, there is intense excite
mcnt. Union men living in Dem
ocratic nei ghborhoods were force,
to come to Danvile Saturday an
, Sunday night for protection. A
old soldier living up in the Mort
, Brush, was ordered to march in /
. minutes
! This affray is to be deplored. =
1t was evidently brought about b
D opposition-frst, by beating ih
t soldiers at the Fair Ground, an,
! second, by their evident prepare
3 tions and offensive remarks Will
. passing through the streets.
Five new cases Of cholera were re
ported in New York on the 9th.
Cornelius Wendell was on Monda,
appointed Public Printer.
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