The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-07-31

no CIuU uotu 10 ~ n'NSh"S -"
Saturday last, at the Berns Township
Election house, aud was addressed by
TALL SLOUGH ard EDsoN B. OLDs. orators
especially invited for the occasion. !
sLoueH's SPEECH.
He pronounced the meeting a 'wLiteI
mans meeting" ''i;s purpose to protect
white men against threatened immIgra
ton Of slavcs.' lie proposed 10 show the
injecting proper aud necessary. ard the,
objects praisewoithy," BY The following
considerations:
1st. "Congress had abolished slavery
10 tho District Of Colombia. thus setting
2, 900 worthless and imbecile negroes free
at the peoples expense. ,,,,.,, 4.7
Cd There were 2 100000 slaves in
the Border States. 1.-THE Presidents e.
mancipslion compensation scheme propo
sed 10 SET them oil free, u be paid iOr by
the people OF the North. III the B9lder
States did not adopt the Presi 'entS poll
cy they would be Ii Grated without com
psnsatioD, by forre."
Sd. The confscation bill. So call d,
finished the work. i's enforcement makes
a clean sweep of slavery in all of The cot
ton States" i......
Thus from the effects OF these three
measures 4, 100000 OF slaves will be set
tree" lilo conleDded that these slaves
would come Norh, mot Of their own Tree
cl oice." because they would gladly re-
main with tl.eir masters If permitted, bu
by the interference and deception Of The
"white neck. rcbiefed, whie.l vtred abol
+ itioDsls, who follow in tie wake OF th'
army and enlice them away" Thes'
negroes, such Of them would work. ,h'
declared would be brought in competition
with the wlic laboring men Of tbeNorth
rulnously reducing their wages, while th'
balance. a large majority, would be sup
port d as paupers at their expense. Tn
whole would degrade their labor and Iol
them Of lhtir support. "Oh, with villa
bitter ex-cra'iohs will future g4neration
curse this Administration for its oppress
i've opposition 10 the white man." Ibes'
Oppressive measures VIC are not permit
ted to critirise. When Democrats il
their manhood dare To raise their voiceI
against them they are pointed to For
Warren. In these times OF persecution
for opinions sake TO be q Democrat is /
be trior. Am |, forsoOth. a traito
bee use stand opposed 10 this R"publ
can AdniJisraiion, and it's vislaions {
the Constitution? No man is more loya
to the Constitution Of our country, o
chcrishps higher reverence for the mem
ory Of tho fathers who framed it, than
do. No man is more devoted to the nas
of onr country than | am. But when th,
Cons tuition OF my country shall be sus
pended and st aside by the party il
power. as Ben Wade declares il has al
ready be- and the arbitrary and des
Q potic win ofa tyrant substituted in it
1 stead; then shall my voice and you
. voices be lea d in condemnation of suc
despotism. When the old fsg Of m
country shall be wrested by the blac
$ arm Of Abolitionism. from the embrace {
% white American citizeus, whose prou
d ensign Of nationality il has hithert
been, and shall be borue alOfl By armie
of nsgroes and hbolilionists, SHAMEFUL
Y comminglsd. as their banner, marchin,
Y onward 10 deadly conflict with my fcllo,
. citizans, with sSord in one hand and tb
torch OF the iucendiary in the other. 1
kill burn and destroy my fellow citizen
and their property, and TO lay waste an
desolsle their country. all to achieve tn
freedom Of the nsgro-when, | say, til
d old 4 l,g shall become the emblem of ne
n gro freedom and nationality, achieve
v through tho ruthless and savage butcher
of white men, women and children. The
shall my love and devotion for it ceas'
J. and in their stead will cherish in IN
a heart deadly hntrcl, ost intcn'
o lodihin9 for the flag thus polluted an
:. befouled. Then it will cense to DO III
!, banner under which Washington fougl
b" the battles or the Revolution and Jacks so
! the war Of re. Then It will cpa e to
x The symbol Of the liberty and narionaIil
ts and greatness and glory and grandeur
- white American citizens. Then it wi
" =, no longer inspire us with the soul sti
'' ring patriotism which animated and fire
= The hearts Of our fathers, ...
re- But despite the throas of the powe
re that be, stand Ly the old party, suppo
- Democrats good and true; and those me
" sures of public policy which time and Il
~ history ofour country lave proved to
NJ promOIive Of the greatest good to Il
e. whole people; hold on to the old flag wi
70 Grmor grasp snd prcss in closer clust
. the happy g'oup Of stars sparkling on
. ample olds with brilliancy and with glor
'- and swsar before high heaven 10 defend
rs with our lives and blood il need be
5 gainst all assaults from every foe, al
preserve il unfinished ffcm the 10
aud polluling touch Of both Aboliionis
10 and Seccssionism. a..
Dir oLDs' SPEECH.
" After the usual introductory remarl
'r he said: Sixty or seventy years ago &c
re Washington fought in the Revolution.
W Deeply devoted to hls country and ear
ID eat in the desire Tor lts perpctuation.
"a cou d no, so down 10 hiO grave wi'ho
81 leaving his warning against section
IN parties. We now SEQ for the first tia
no in the history Ofths country a section
lis President in the Executive chair of d
nd nation. We now see Washington's pr
dic'ion verified, and our country dsstro
ed Who did this? Not tho Democr,
ne 10 party! We tave always been for t
en- Union, The Abolitionists have done