American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-09-09
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BY TbOs. Ewing. IT,, uPOn the political
questions Of the day. Mr.. Ewing stleF
paying his sO@Plinsnis to tbs Ohio Eagle.
for Au inPeriinsnl notice taken Of himself,
and admitting that any religious deuOui-
ussion that would array itself against the
political institutions Of the country ought
to be prescribed. went ints an examination
lOf the speeches Of Messrg, Pugb, Ward
and the "Whits haired Boy" lie har-
messed them all to the sqdAtter sovereignty
car and then commenced pelting them with
facts and arguments until be bad them alI
kicked out Of the traces. whea they took
shelter upon the Cincinnati PlatiOrm. and
commenced plsyiog on that harp sOfA
thousand strings, The new Democratic tune
called unconditional mJmissios 10 South
srn and PrssidsntiGl dictatiOn. Mr.. Ew-
iug's analysis Of their music showed so
many crpfeksts and discordant notes, that
the, "whits haired Boy" (who was pres
ent) must have felt like shouldering his
harp and emigrating to Liberia. where
according tc his own aCcount) the "sable
Kings and 6riieh elOut Queens hold supreme
dominion
: Mr.. Ewing then BY facts and figures"
gave an exhibition Of the extrAyagancs, !, the
frauds and corruptions. Of the LocofocO
Administration generally. with bsauti-
full apostrophe to the Importance oiprotsct-
/. ling home industry; he then passed to the
\ Kansas difficulties. gavsa condensed view
Of the whole matter, admitted that both
parties had acted wrongly. and that had
il not been for the interference of Mr..
7 Buchanan and the Administration party,
J they should have long since settled their
difficulties. He said the great question at
I issue was not the negro question. but that
I it was the right of self-government, the
: right Of the majority Of american citizens
5 to rule, or iu other words Popular Sove'
q reienty, that executive diotation, and inter.
q ference with the freedom Of elections mus
9 be broken up. He spoke In the highest terms
n ofS.A Douglas, Staunton, J. J. J.Crittender
Q and others, who have been found true to the
P doctrines Of the Constitution and the pre-
$ cedents of the sages ofthe Revolution, HI
= concluded by stating that be cared not BY
>, what name the party was called. whethe
:. it be the Union Party. the PEOPLES
e Party, or the Republican Party. be wa
le ready to 70 low the lead Of Stephen A
4, Douglas, J. j. crittenden. Staunton, o
Gov. Seward. provided they subscribed t
$ his doctrines.
If After Mr.. Ewing closed our old frisu
to Charley Borland was loudly called. h
a mounted the stand, and said be cam
s not to make speech. but to listen. and b
d. bad listened, and heard Yith satisfsctio
ii. and JOY bis own sentiments proclaimed b
to the son Of a salt boiler. He said the tim
was exhausted, the subject had been fall!
ey and ably treated, and be could not, an
IS would not make speech, but he wou
ed likeh the Treasury 0. the United States
N. a .hoasaud rowed ear of corn. full as
X. tick and ready to burst-Mr. Bucban'
nd with his Locofoeo corn shelter Lad gol
at to work upon it. and had succeeded
st, knocking off the last kernel and scatterir
ng It broad cast to feed his pet pigs; aud no
there remained in the Peoples Trsasui
lie nothing but the naked COB!-Seoreta
He Cob the Cob nurtured and nursed 1
ne. Massa Sambo and Misse Philisy.
- The meeting was large and the spec
ing OF Mr.. Ewing was powerful, logical and
ind oaueht.
the We became almost frantic to think Il
ses Tom Ewing. Tom Corwin, and Charl
the Borland were advocating the identi
ing doctrines we have been contending for |
= er since we mounted the tripod.
and struck bee line for our vile and ct
ind dren and commenced shouting: q
&; HuzEa fot the people, the press, and the freedom
:. speech, },,
hsn The American cause, and the doctrines we teach
he May the clique that oppose u.s. learn wisdom in ii
To keep them from spelling, and spelling our rhy
union 10 action, union in feeling,
Qht union of ALL 'gainst corruption and steallngI
Il. :, Then '.we as in duty bound ever will pray"
~ - Pro putlieO bonO--so mote II be,
old ,------ - 80 !,
has E1we publish to-day sandrS il
cui. Communications, as the expression Of
III individual opinions Of the authors. I
+ all is free country and We liRe to see l
re- willing to compare opinions upon the
t 10 litioal Questions Of the day.
: il Our coldmns shall always be open
,aas deeorGis communications. whether t
cen. comport exactly with oar opinions or
;obt But If Il be true that Gov. Medill is ut
ment the power ofhis official station to cor
here the elections in Southern, Ohio. we
\ the pardon. but say d-n the policy and
|, ,ba man that can use it. We hope the