The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-08-30
President Electors for the state at Large
FRED, HASSAURECK, Of Hamilton.
JOSEPH M. ROOT, Of Erie.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
Clssius M. Clay in LIncaster--
Great Outp ouJing of the Masses
.-UnbOunded EntIlusin sm.

-sUnDOunueu Entuusihsn'
On Friday last. it being ascertained that
CAssIus NJ. CLAY, the gallant and gifted
son of Kentucky, would address The Re-
publicans Of Fairfield and adjoining
counties, the people, without distinction
of party or sect, turned out to see and
hear him. At an early hour the crowd
began to pour into the city, and con'in-
ued to pour in, until the streets were lite
rally flooded with people. II seemed that
the whole country had lurnel out en-
masSe.
AT halfpast twelve o'clock the crowd
formed in procession at the Court House,
and heade by the Lancaster Brass Band,
marched to the depot to receive Mr.. Clay
who arrived by thu O'Clock train from
Washington. IS the cars came up, the
crowd numbering some two or three thou
sand, unable to restrain their enthusiasm,
boiled over. Cheer after cheer, went up
shout after shout. drowning the shriekso
the locomotive aud beggaring desripcton
AS Mr.. Clay appeared upon the plat
form Of the cars tile shouts again brok
forth aud three hearty and stunning cheer
were given for "Clay aud Free Terrific
ries." The procession again io'med-
preceded by the Lancaster Band, car
Iisgo containing Mr.. Clay and committee
Circleyillo Cornc. Band. Logan "Wid
Awales," and proceeded up High stree
TO Main, down Main to the Tallmadg
House, where Mr.. Clay had been provi
ded with comfortable quarters.
At2 O'Clock the masses assembled i
the Public Square on the East 'ide Of I'll
Court House, when Mr., Clay was inlrc
ducod 10 the people by VIM. p. Greco
Esq, in a neat, eloquent and folciLI
speech.
Mr.. Clay's speech was clear, strong an
eloquent For three hours he held h
large audience, numbering at least f'
thousand. spoll-bOnnd; hundreds unab
10 hear. hung around the edges Of th
crowd ou. oi curiosity 10 sea the man.
With uncommon c'carness and power, NJ
Clay laid bare the evils Of slavery; show
cd how by ito poisonous contact it degrade
free labor; how it bligstOd the energies {
people; how II restrained development
how il corrupted morals; how il crushs
out freedom; how it stiied freedom
speech. freedom Of press, and freedom
conscience; how it built up an oligaruh
in the South and concentrated pJilic
power 10 their hands, and how il Grippe
the laboriug muses. Of their independents
and Of tLeir civil, social, and politics
rights. ...
Mr.. Clay showed the great wrongs
slavery y-not with view TO encourage il
reference with it where i, exists by ".
tue of local law and State right, but
show why 1t ought not to be fastened VI
on territory now free; why it ought not
be increased in political power.
Mr. Clay showed where the fathe
stood upon the slavery question; thr
they were for freedom rather than sl4v
~; for free labor rather than slave labo
that they looked upon slavery as a gre
moral, social and political wrong cut
alike to the oppressor and the Oppresse
that they early and earnestly soug
means 10 rid themselves Of il: that to II
end they abolished the slave trade Al
declared oil the Territories Of the Natl
free forever. He showed how this poll
had been changed, bow step by step 1
slave power had advanced. until frC
dom had become a cypber,
His expose OfMr. Douglas great pr
oipls" was most complete. lie proyeC
n to be . miserable deluAion aud cheat
empty name, contemplate device
catch votes. He showed that Mr.. Do,
las by Els .sKansas Nsbsnssa BID" den
the people and vested in the President