The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-10-10
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About twelve o'clock on last Saturday,
the rumbling-not Of chariot ls-bu
of buggy wheels, wagon Wheels and all
kinds OF squealS we're heard; when, be-
hold! motley mass of genus homo,
made thei. appearance on our hitherto
quiet streets, and by their pseudo demon,
stration Of patriotism, inaugurated one or
two fights Immediately. Finally. when
the crowd had somewhat subbided, and
the speakers arrived. and repaired to the
TalImadge House to receive refsshments,
the old Court House bell began to ring,
announcing that the time for speaking
had arrived, when In the absence of the
Hon. Jewett, G. D. Martin was intro
daced 10 the august ctowd as speaker, who
commenced by saying tho occasion is
one of vital importance, not so much
from view to preserve the Union, as to
preserve the Old Uniou.Saving Demo.
cratic party-the party which has always
stood by the Union in every darkened
hour Of its existence, but now il prefers
to save itself and let tho Union slide. o
The Hon, G. D. Martin is 10 favor Of
calling "a National Convention. How
does he propose to call it? How does he
expect to get the U niou men Of the South,
ern States into,a National Convenlion2-
There iS an immense army of rebels,
stretc he'd from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast, preventing the passage of Union
msn to OF from the South; and il they
could not meet in Convention, what good
would result from it? Would a proffer
Of compromise appease Jeff Davis and his
co, conspirator? Would they lay down
their arms, and return to their allegiance?
No, never. They have said, We desire
not to be united again; we desire to be
let alone. How silly, then, for man
with the intelligence Of G. D. Martin 10
talk about compromise? The Hon. Jew.
EFT is also in favor Of compromising, but
not before We have fought them, at least
six months-very good idea. Mr.. Jew
EFT sees the impossibili.y Of reaching the
Union men Of the South with this rebel
army in front of thsm therefore he thinks
it better to fight a little longer-very log
ical idea--that The idea of conpromi>
sing with armed rebels, is simply an alb
surdity: those gentlemen, if | may call
them so. know that they cannot compro-
misc with armed rebellion. Their objeo,
Is not SO much 10 unite the North and the
South as 10 unite the Democratic party
If they can only keep the party united
that is all they desire. They would will
lngly see jeff Davis & Co., conquer, il
by that means the Eagle clique would
stand united. But the idea Of abandon.
ing an old defunct Democratic principle,
is too terrible to be thought OF. 0, no!
we must not abandon party. or the Union
is gone; because Jewett said. that if the
country is brought safely through this
struggle, it muAt be by you Union saving
Democrats. ..1 ..t
And now comes the speech Of the Hon.
Olds. A speech, not so much for the
preservation Of the Union as for the
preservation Of his cheap store, Of a thou.
sand lhings, "and sperrits of turpentine,"
etc.l Mr.. Olds said he became SO indig-
nant At being called a secessionist by
these underslrapperS, that if he could not
get to speak, Ee would bust Poor Iel.
low well let him lust, there would not
be much lost anyhow. 1t is not neces-
eseary to follow Mr.. Old's speech in de-
tail; il is enough to know that he related
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