The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-08-08
Osmocra,ic meetiug-.Pached COnventloa,

THURSDAY. I AUG. :. 1851.
Democratic meetiug..Pached Convention.
...Treasou TTlumphs...-TsesolutIo ,...
speeches. s.sTrumps Martin, DocrstTer,
Old, Whitman, and MediII...IntOler-
auRce.s..Row.
On Saturday last the Democracy Of the
county met in Con vsntiou. Owing to the
spscial efforts Of the Eagle Clique. a.
very large meeting was drnmmed up,
largely prepOndsrating iu. numbers, feel
iug and sentiment, with the treason they
had asowed. Constant in their exsrtions
to call out men Of their own views; per
sistsnt In their eiFosts1o inculcats the be-
list that "war was disunion and ruin and
must ultimately end in the overthrow of
Government: that the -NorIh- was wholly
to blame for the perls Of the hour; that
the war was commenced by the Govern
msnt for the single purpose, and was pros
eouted for the sole snd Of abolishing slave.
ry' They succeeded in prejudicing. de.
esiving and embiltering many true men,
who thus poisoned, thus cheated, thus de-
ceived. and thus urged. came TO the city
fully determined to sustain and endorse
the dislOya:iy Of the Eagle and pass rsso'
lutions dsuuuCis!ory Of the administra
ton and the war.
The Convention was packed, aud hence
the result Of It's deliberations was by nc
means fair expression Of Democratic
opinion. By several weeks Of unceas
ipg industry; BY pulling and hauling. drag
ing and driving. clamoring and coaxing
by sending smissariss through the coun
", and by buttOn-holing men on th'
streets. they succeeded in calling to thsil
aid all the anli.wAr men Of the party
while the war men. confident in the pow
or Of principle and right. scarcely recol
lscting or knowing that convention wa
to bs held, stayed at homo.
Men thus dpgooned, assembled only b
do lbs bidding Of Tuthill. Rainoy, Msdi
and Slough. They were met by thsS
gentlemen with q carefully prepared pro
Crane, resolutions. cut and dried, (prepars
BY John L. Tu.hill several days before
Chairman. committeeman, delegates an
speakers kindly provided. There wi
nothing left the dear people to do but be'
when commanded, vote when directe
and applaud when Rainey gave the signi
by beating the floor with bis cane.
The war Democrats seeing the Conveu
tion in the hands Of the Phlistines, know
ing themselves out. generated aud over de
sirous Of preserving the harmony oI tn
party took back seats aud became simpl
lockers on. Whitman, D.ugherty, MAJ
tin, Schloich. and MOveigh abandoned Il
leadership to Slough. Sharp. Tuthill. XII
tier, Roland. (?) aud e. p. R. Baker.
The Convention and all its proceeding
was a triumph Of treason. not actual
gal treason for which arrest. indictmeI
conviction aud hanging might be bad. b
moral treason. which is equally eulpat
in the sight Of God. and meaner in q
sight Of man, because skulking for lie d
Tense and protection behind the legal te
nioAlities Of the law. No man OF sen
will deny that the resolutions and speech
gavs aid and comfort to tho rebel Oau'
No word Of censure or condemnation "
administered the South for iis treason,
perddy. its robbery. its murder, ils All
ell attempt 10 overthrow tho ConstitutiO
subvert tho Government and PROSTATE I
liberties Of the people. On the contra
their treason was exhonerated, their I
belliOu justified. On tho other hand h
Government was abused, beliod and rev
ed-ohrgod With the responsibility Of Il
war. which was prone uuced "upiust Al
uuhOly." :" lending only in disuniou, !" or
"tbs ss,ablishmont of a military dOsp
tism." wapsd fore the ,olo and excusi
purposs "oftho aub,uostiob ofths soutl