American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-09-30
DEmOCRATTC NONfINATIONs.
STATE TICKET.
For Congress.
CHARLES D. MARTIN.
A Peoples Meeting.

On Saturday last the freemen OF old
Fairfield came pouring into our city, and
after exchanging salutstons repaired 10 the
Court House, where VIM. DENNIsoN, ESQ,
Of Columbus. made one Of his inimitable
speeches. He discussed with peculiar a
bility the political issues of the present
campaign, and after speaking for more than
two hours, he concluded by beautifulap-
peal to the people. exhOrting them to do
their duty with purpose to restore our
Government to its primitive purity. The
meeting was large. in fact, the largest Po.
litca meeting we have witnessed during
the present campsigu. The meeting ad,
journed to meet at half-past six o'clock in
the evening.
Mr.. VAN Worries and Hon. V. B. HoR-
TON. were expected to give an account OF
themselves; at an early hour the Court
House was crowded, when Van Worries
was called: he took the stand and made a
. very pertinent little spee'h. His style
was flowing. easy and dignifad. After
speaking about half an hour, hc yielded
the floor for Mr.. Horton to give an ac-
count Of his stewardship.
Mr.. Horton commenced by stating that
he was no candidate for Office. but inasmuch
as he felt a deep interest in the politics oI
his country and an ardent desire for the
triamph of correct principles, and that the
Democracy were trying to whip Mr.. Van
Worries over bis shoulders by charging
that they were both members Of the same
political family, and that he Horton) had
cast many scandalous votes, he felt called
upon to give brief history OF the facts III
the premices, which he did most triumph
antly. In the case of the charge ofthe Ea
gle and the Democratic s.umpers, that he
had voted to increase his wages from eigh
to twenty five dollars per day. He prov
ed by the record that ", B. Horton o
Ohio voted againstit. and Horton OF New
York voted for it; but after disposing o
his vote for the Dunn Bill and The
Minnesota question, (Which he did mos
triumphanantly) he said there was apoths
vote to which be would call our attention
he must certainly have done something
wrong, for these immaculate sons of De
mocracy had not only charged him will
voting against the admission Of Oregon
but had discovered the motives that ha
Induced him to cast that vote (Which %er
his love for the pegro) he said he had nev
or written orspoken a word to a huma
being upon the subject of his pots apo
E that question, and how they should hay
discovered the motives that influenced bin
he was totally at loss TO divine; but
said he, they must have had som, peculia
Democratic .piritual medium by means {
which they were enabled to give Demo
q cratic version of the feelings Of my hear
Alas! said he, for the depravity of the age
!, It is mor.ilying to me to expose the wick
sdnass Of these Democratic traducers
will state the facts in the case, which ar
simply these: Neither l, nor any other mia
in the lower House of Congress. voted e
ther for or against the Oregon Bill, for th
simple reason that il was never brought bt
fore the House to vote upon. He contir
ued to speak for near three hours; givin
most luoid. and telling history Of tn
frauds. oorruptions. and outrages Of ii
present administration and wound UP b
exnorting all who desire free and lioer
institutions to support none but men Of il
tegrity, ability. and sound morals.
We admire Mr.. Horton for bis franknes
and fairness. and noble independence
Let Locofocodom chafe and bespatter as
please. truth is mighty and mustprevail.