The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-12-04
Eleellon al Ed.on n. 0la,.

prissd to learn that Edsou B Oids, nov
confined in Fort lafayette for The gravl
charge Of disco ourasing eniisimen,., wal
on Tuesday las. elected BY the Democrat,
OF this county 10 represent them in The
next General Assembly of lbs State. 70,
this sct Of diserseeful and humiliating
folly there is bG. one rsason--,hst The
uarsAsontleness of,hs people. When will
che nassss learn wisdom? When will
they cease bliDdly to follow. TO their own
ruin aud disgrace. the leadership of IN
scrupulOus denagogussi When willI.hsy
cease 10 bow the neck and bend the knee
10 the blind and idolairous worship Of
the God Of paItS When will they hurl
from Item she selfish, lying and corrupt
cOrnoraDls who will hover round them
10 tear their flesh and bear their boues.
poisoning The very almosph.nP When
will they restore tie elective franchise 10
the purity and glory Of lis original priD.
eiPlss by voting unders.andingly and
honestly. without bliss. without dictation,
and withou. restraint? ~ G1
The election OfE,lson B. oids Is scan
dal and disgrsOc--dht cast upon and rub
bed into the people that, water can never
wash out. Who 10 Edson B. Olds that
he should be csllsd from = tra:lor's pris
Oh TO represent the loyal people Of Fair
field county? A msD without an hon.st
Ptiscipls. A tory without a Tederu,ne
quality. A moral mous,er--rotlen 10 the
veiy core and s:ehcbful TO the very breath.
A dem'gogue fresh from tho 6l.by ccs
pool OF twenty years standing, without'a
care Tor the people. without thought for
their interest Intent upon no.bing but
his own prcierusnt and willing 10 strip
,hs people of their Hesh. drink ihe eir Slood
and bsa, their bones 10 accomplish his
ssldsh ends. In the early part Of his ca
rssr Edson B. Clds was an aboli,ionist,
full nedged, aid Of tho John B,ova
school. He was ibsu a Nom Ter OF an
abolition so,ieiy" IN Pickaway county.
Ohio, and pledged himself 10 the sup
port of it's primo iples. As such Le was
elected 10 Congress. His frspiove chung
to him with some degree Of consistency
for 10 1852 hs was "Wilmot Prcy,so'
man aud made speech in Congress IA,
voripg that measure. Since tina. Time 10
has b,eu a Wing aud Democrat and now
turns up q full grown ,ympa,hi1er with
rebellion, and e bitter and ma.ignan, on.
emy Of lis country. He Las favored
and opposed eyery measure Of nublic nol.
10y agtsiing the public mind. Hi. DO
liucal ga,b hss every shade aud every
color. lie has been for and against ala
yery, for and against banks. for aud
against tariff. for and agains, ipte,uel
imp.oyem mcnts, for and against. everything
and everybody. and The plea Of "ooutss.
sion and repeuapce'' sbas sati,6,d h;s
conscience for all hi. iucon,istouc,es
But all Edton B. old1 former vices
are swallowed up IN lis present great
leading. cryipa Sics Of dialovaliv Tb.
property OF JEFF ipavis, BODY and soul.
fully enlisted in his wiosed eaus. Edison
B. Olds 10 now bringing al the v;llsinou,
cunning Of lila mind And All IN. dsvili,h
maIQniry Of Lis heart 10 ,bs ,.,vi,. n
his master. To ACCOMPLISH ,bi, .a,viO.
hs stoops IN 4yerv means II. d.n,u,
ces. abuses and yilli6ss III a oLoroh us
sIaudsrs, bsIisS and scapd.lizes ,Lc Cav
erument, and t,aducss ,ho,. aonoi0,.d ,o !
administer II, Ua chs.,. ,rl. ..t
dupes the peopls and labo,s 10 ;Doi,o
them to resistance to the laws and rebel.
lion against the authorities. Surh are the |