The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-08-25

self the "hero' Of the day, it was usual.
in bar-room assemblies, to dub him with
a title. which would, thereafter, ev.
er mark the connection. So it is with
Col. Weller. The battle of Monterey
was glorious affair; he was in the thick.
est of the 6ght;his hands were injured in
the blood of many Mexican; and it is
right and proper that the Colonel should
lead his name. else from the remarkable
oversight of General Taylor, in not CIV
ing him conspicuous place in his des.
patches, his deeds might be forgotten.
were there not something left to draw
public attention to his anecdotes of lS4S
upon the stump.
We have no desire to follow Colonel
Weller through his speech Those who
heard him have formed their opinion of
what he said. and nothing that we could
say, in addition to what we have repeat
edly published, would change them. Ii
is sufficient to say that he read deliber.
ately from public documents what was
not in them, or what is the same thing,
perverted the facts. Like Mr.. Morgan,
he entered his "caveat" against per-
version of his remarks. dared any one
present to deny what he said, said they
dared not do it that day, but would the
next day. Had any one dared 10 do it,
we know not what would be the conse-
quences, as a soldier, it is said, he is very
tenacious of his honor. That he would
not have proven what he said is to be in
ierred from the saucy answer published
I by us last week. We find that his speech
was the same here as everywhere. The
outlines we receive of it from other
places show it to be precisely the same,
aud hence his tenacty in sticking to his
text, and refusing to wander off to sub
Jects, more Immediately interesting to
the people of this county, than those he
treated upon. His topics were:
Abuse of the Wing Party,
Abuse of General Taylor,
Abuse of Seabury Ford,
The Mexican War, with anecdotes in
terspersed, reading from Abolition pa
pers, &c, &c.
He said not one word what he would
do with the Revolutionists, were he elec.
ted Governor-not one word in regard to
hard-money, and yet he is hard money
man-not one word in opposition to the
Tax LAWN fact he laid down no prin-
ciples, which would guide him as Cover
nor of Ohio, and proved himself to be,
what he falsely charged upon Gen. Tay-
or, man of no principles so far as his
speech was concerned. But be not de.
ceived-he has principles, principles SO
odious to the people ofOhio, that he dare
not avow them; and hence it is that he
, would if possible, attract the attention of
thepeopleto some more prominent object
than himself. The man, who voted a.
gainst the right of petition, is scarcely fit
to be Governor of democratic State.
though he did fight at Monterey.
AS we said last week, he did not at
tempt to excuse himselffor using $ll 900
ofihe Surplus Fund of Butler county.
Upon this subject, he said not word.
He did not even file a demurrer, praying
that he ought not to answer, because
the wrong person filed the charges.
Willthe people sustain public defaulter
and elect him Governor of their Statel
That is the question We have all the
facts, in the case, which will be forth
coming.
The crowd was next addressed by
Doctor Edison b. OIds.
AS this was the same old speech, we
will not be expected to make any com.
ments upon it. He tried to justify the
acts of the Locofocos of the last Legisla-
ture, but said nothing of the future. We
did not hear him out.
In the evening, that personation of
honor, honesty, and consistency, in poll
tics,
| Col. Samuel Medary,
Addressed few men and boys at the
Court House. He, it will be seen, has
the prefix of Colonel also, but it must
not be supposed thut he was in the Mexi-
can war. Both he and Doctor Olds found
employment better suited to their tastes
at home. 1t must not be supposed that
all men are willing to stand where bull
lets are flying thick and fast, because they
are called Colonels. The bar-room as
sembies sometimes dub an individual
with military title for opposite reasons.
Let us not, however, be misunderstood.
We mean not to impeach the courage of
Col. Medary. He has several times fog