Year: 1863




1 The loyal people of Newark, while
they discountenance mob spirit, are
far from considering the brave boys
disgraced.


The facts, for aught we know to
the contrary, may be as stated in the
Journals account. But the reader
will mark the concluding paragraph.
The Journal says that the 'loyal peo-
Iple"-those who belong to its party,
for none others in its estimation are
loyal-"the loyal people of Newark,
while they discountenance mob spirit,
are far from considering the brave
boys"-the mobbites-"disgra ''
But this is followed by another edito.
rial article in the same column of the
Journal, which reads as follows:


PARoLED.-Night before last, as a
party of enthusiastic Copperheads
from Madison county were vending
their way homeward, shouting as they
proceeded for "Vallandigham and
Pugh," they were suddenly brought to
a stand still, when in the vicinity of
Camp Chase, by large volunteer
force of convalescent soldiers who
turned out to perform little police
duty-that of maintaing the "peace
and quiet of the eighborhood. The
Butternuts were soon surrounded and
were required to vacate the Wagons
When this was done they were march
ed to a suitable place, where they were
given the choice either to take the
oath of allegiance or to suffer impris-
onment in the barracks. After some
hesitation, they decided upon submit
ting to the former, and accordingly
were required to kneel and raise their
right hands. In this position they
took the oath of allegiance, which was
admnisted by a Sergeant of d Ten
nessee regiment.


This, however, was not enough for
the soldiers; they required the Copper
heads to take another oath, that they
would neither vote for Vallandigham
nor for any other rebel. Over this
part of the programme there was con-
siderable grumbling, but the soldiers
were determined, and the Eallandig-
hamers finally submitted. One fellow,
however, was more stubborn than the
rest; he would rather die than take the
oath to abandon his political idol. A.
soldier soon appeared with rope, and
on being asked by the would be mar
tyr what he intended to do with it, he
replied, ITO carry out your choice, by
hanging you as high as Haman." At
this the Buttcrnut became frightened,
and without any more delay, took the
required oath. The Copperheads were
then allowed to proceed on their way,
undoubtedly somewhat crestfallen at
the sudden enlargement of their stock
of information by being made aware
of the estimation in which their sta1-
dard-bearer Vallandigham is held by
the soldiers.


We will take it for granted for the
present that the facts of the transac-
tion referred to, for we have no other
formation in regard to it, are as sta
ted in the journal. That paper from
the tone and coloring it gives to its
account of the mob at Camp Chase
for it was nothing clsc-appIoves of
the course pursued by the mobbites
toward party Of Democrats, who had
been in at tendance on the Democratic
State Convention and were returning
peaceably to their homes.


We forbear to comment at length
upon this outrage upon private rights
and personal liberty. The journals
statement is q sufficient condemnation
of the whole proceeding. 1t is not
pretended that it was done in pursu>
ance of any law or even of any militia
ry order. 1t was simply a mob, who,
taking power in their own hands in
defiance alike of civil and military au-
thority, compelled peaccablc and loyal
citizens to take an oath of allegiance
under pain of Imprisonment, and fur,
ther to swear that they would not vote
for the candidate for Governor Of Ohio
who had the day before been nomina-
ted by the largest political convention
ever held in the State.


1t is added by the Journal editor,
with sort of gleeful and fendsh sat
isfaction, that in the case of one of the
Democrats who demurred to taking
this latter oath, rope was produced,
and he was told, if he persisted in his
refusal, he would be hung as high as
Haman. This is is favorite phrase
with the mobbites; but it would be
well for men who talk of hanging their
political opponents Gas high as Ham
an on their own acknowledgements
bility, to remember that others will be
apt to take similarresponsi and
that the hanging or any other similar
play cnce begun, may be continued