The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-09-12
GREAT THE
Ashland Democracy.
Gov. MediIl, Col McCook and
Hon David Ted, on the Stump.
$500 DEmocnATs an COUNCIL.

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people turned out in their strength t
hear the distinguished speakers VIII
were present with us. The MANSFIELD
Gunners fred a NationalS Salute of thir
teen guns shortly after sunrise, an,
about nine O'Clock professions from ev
cry direction began to arrive. About
eleven O'Clock a procession was formed
extending nearly the entire length o.
Main Street, under the direction of Gen
JOHN S. FULTON, and his efficient aids
The procession then commenced it:
march towards the grove, headed by the
Mansfield Gunners and the Jeromeville
Brass Band, with banners streaming in
the wind, while deafening cheers resound-
ed along the entire line. Arriving at
the grove the vast crowd collected
around the speakers stand, and the
following exercises we're hads
LIST. Thirteen rounds by the Gun
Squad. End. An excellent piece of mu-
sic by the Jeromeville Brass Band.
The President of the Day, Hon. j. j..
HooTMAN her introduced Col. GEORGE
w. McCooK, whose appearance was
greeted with a perfect storm of applause
The gallant Colonel held forth to the
vast audience in a speech of about two
hours in length, which for closcness of
reasoning and nervous eloquence, we
have never heard excelled. He tore off
the fimsy mask which has heretofore
hid the midnight order of Know Moth
ings from the public gaze. He poured
forth a torrent of denunciation against
their Infamous deeds and principles.
He exorted all those Democrats who had
not already left the order to do SO at
once. He read the, infamous acts of
the Know Nothing Legislatures of Mass
achusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and
Connecticut, by which foreigners are for
ever prohibited from holding any Office
in those States, and are not her eater to
be permitted to vote until they have re-
Slue0 Al euiS OOunbA5 SnSh JN~S'
in the same States a runaway ne
gro from the South is permitted to hold
Office after a residence of only one gear,
thus degrading the foreign born citizen
below the negro. He gave subscription
of the Know Nothing riots at Louisville
and Cincinnati that brought tears into
many q manly eye. He closed with an
appcalt to the democracy present, to stand
by the party in the present hour Of per-
il. We do not believe Col. McCooK
has any superior as an orator in the
State. His speech here has made him
hosts of friends. He was frequently in
terrupted by the applause of the audi
encc, which slowed conclusively that
they were with him in sentiment.-
Coy. MEDILL was the next speaker
Three deafening cheers greeted his ap-
pearance. He commenced by saying
that he had left his regular appointment
for that day and hurried on to this
place, having heard that there was to be
a discussion between the speakers of the
two parties. He expressed his regret
that such had not been the arrangement
as he was very anxious to discuss with
Mr.. CHASE whenever an opportunity
presented itself. The Governor then
took up the tax question. He said the
Fusiouists talked much about high tax
,s and Locofoco extravaganza, but he
would show them that Ohio had the
cheapest State Government in the I'm
on. He then showed by official docu-
nents that the entire expense of the
State Government was only a little over
TX hundred AMI six thousand dollars,
which would be a tax of just "a cents a
read on the people of the State. He
showed that of the nine millions of dol
ars collected in Ohio last year, over six
was expended for local objects.
lie charged that the whole blame should
re thrown upon the local authorities,-
lie said he had recommended the Leg
to take away from these local
authorities the power of levying such ex-
taxes, and should do SO again.
lie showed where every dollar of the
money had been expended, and
hat our State officers were in no way to
blame for the high taxes of which the
people justly complain. In fact, the
exposition of the tax question was SO
plain, and expressed in such a clear
that it satisfied all present.
Gov, MED1LL next took up the Sla-
very question. He said he had been
the candidate of the Slave De-
nocraey. He would show the people
now he stood on that question. He had
been opposed to the extention of
Slavery, and was still opposed to it. He
said he was a member of that Conven-
lion that formed the present constitu-
lion of Ohio, and had voted for the
clause that prohibited Slavery in this
State. lie said that if he was a citizen
Of Kansas or any other Territory of the
States, he would vote to make it
free territory, and would not hesitate
to use all his influence to get others to
10 SO. Still he said he could not see
What influence the Slavery question
should have in choosing State officers
his Fall. IfMr. CHASE should be cleo
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