The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-04-23
From Columbus,

81 Fdrs0n IBr0wnfoU-h Wants q |
Cooked Hut, Epuuletts, Sword, sc..---- !
Col. Lew Campbell Presents lin HIS
Coz. Tod Hts tie Legislature Rap
COLUMBUS, A prii 14ch -
La the Senate Mr.. MeYeigh intro
daced another bill to organize the militia
Of the State. s,1, 3 :. -, xs~. svs..
y, In the House an interest bin, after be-
lug voted down, was reconsidered and or
dsred to be engrossed, providing for 8
per cent. on contraet aud 6 per cent. when
no rate is mentioned
AT three O'Clock, the two Houses met
In Joint convention to receive Parsou
Brownlow. II was grand ovation. The
Hall was crowded to its utmost, by ladies
and gentlemen of the city, rs well as hon
orable dignitaries of the State. r. Col.
Lew CampbelI's regiment escorted the
Parson from the Depot to the Hotel and
presented a fac appearance. | never saw
step truer or look neater v r.ss a-ss
At three and half. Gov. Tod, Com,
mittee, aud Col. Campbell escorted the
distinguished guest through the lipes of
the regiment, in the State House yard.
into the, Capitol. Oe reaching the Hall
he was received with great applause. al
| !. Monroe, President pro tenn Of the Sen.
ate, made, the reception speech, ,character-
istic of the scholar aud statesman. a, full
report of which l will send to, morrow "a
+ Brownlow responded Enthusiastically,
much the same as his speeches in. Cincin-
natl, he made. many happy hits and
kept the audience in roar of laughter,
but before closing he zintimated that he
had reserved the best part Of his speech
ifor a public reception to- morrow. This
was as good q hit as any he made,
but didn't seem to take Columbus peo>
pie are not proverblal for liberality to pay
lectures. 49, a, .;.,su - as.,,-.st .,,.t a.
In Brownlow's remarks he alluded to
Col. Campbell, saying he wanted him to
go to. Tennessee with him to help Gov.
johnson put the State in order. /, He
, wanted to wear a cooked hat like the
Colonel epauletts on his shoulders, a
sword at his side. and well mounted. to
lead 10 pointing out the traitors who
ought to. be hung. ,ea irs - s,sqtes 5..,.
After Brownlow sat down there were
loud calls for Campbell. He hesitated
long, but at last arose and declared be
was no longer q, speech maker. except to
a his, regiment, who. were waitirg his re-
/ turn in the yard. As his friend had ex
pressed a liking for bis cooked hat. be
publicly made him presentation of it,
and would add the other trimmings when
he was ready to march to the scene oi
!, action. ..,-....4 o.,..a .+.f st..q@. Il.
Coy Tod improved the opportunity to
twit, the Legislature, by. referring to the
two secession officers who escorted Brown.
low from, his prison., and saying when
/ they should be taken prisoners and
/ brought to camp Chase, he hoped he would
4 be allowed to parole them to the freedom
1 of Columbus-not much applause, HI
also proposed to use his influence with the
! President to have conferred on the Par.
/ son the pardoning power, SO far as of,
! fences committed in East Tennessee are
] concerned He thought it would not bt
abused in his hands, judging from his dis
position 10 hang traitors, g. Lex, !,
Hon. John Shermln's Testimony
i The distinguished Ohio Senator, 10 .
late speecb,e used the, following language
4 AFTER Mr. Liucoln's election it was
manifest that. we werei in the face of civil
war; the plot of these seeding traitor.
had begun to be Developed They had
aided us in the election of Me Lincoln.
Such men as keitt and that class of Sc.
! ceding lconspirators in 1.-THE Southern
i States, for the purpose of exciting the
prejuAices of the Syuthern people, after
misrepresentiDg the. Republican party,
aud making it a bugbear in abe Southern
j States, sthen aidedtthe' Republican party
i Iiaigaining political victory. After hayi
! ing accomplished that purpose. they
: sought to overthrow the Goyernment, be-
J cause the Republican party had succeed
4 ed ALI this vas foreseen.'s1s hIu8~ sza
II Here it is admitted by Senator from
Ohio, stanfling in bis place in the U. S
4 Senate, that the present rebels in the
! South were the allies of the sectional
Republicans of the North, and that the
former aided the latter in electing Mr..
1 Lincoln, and having accomplished that
4 obi ct sshey9 sought to, overthrow tbs
| G5serpmept, because the Republican par.
] ty had succeeded" NJ, Sherman says:
.'AlI this was foreseen;" and yet. for the
p rpose Of achieving q .par,zan victory,
sectional triumph, the R,pub'icans &C.
/ cepted the services Of these, their allies
Notwithstanding the fate Of The, Govern
nient was to be put in peril thereby! The
! f CT is, the chief spirits in the Republicans
| psrty in ihe. Nor,h were .jlst as mnch
disu iionists, per s.. as tho Carolina schoo
| of secessionisss, and the programme OF
1 the campaign of, 1860 was mutually plan
] ned and carried Out BY them; Each divi-
| sion was diligent in ipsiiiling iato the
minds Of the people of their respective
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