The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-28
Indignation Meeting.
Coming Together Of the COpporhead

The Anti.War men Of this county met at
COx's grove just east Of this city on
Thursday last to indignate over the ar.
rest Of Edison B. 0lds; but they did not
iDdiguate. This, however. was not The
fault Of the assembled multitude" for
they were "fnll to overaowing," aud
wanted the meIest shadow OF chance
to pour out their "pent up" wrath like
torrent. They had been preached to and
prayed to--harangupd in private and har-
sngued in public poisoned and prejudi.
oed, deceived and deluded. gullsd and
cheated, taught to believe the war was
"upjust" "Lincoln q usurper and tyrant"
and "ths arrest Of Dr.. Olds merely be.
cause he was a Democrat and Union man,
the mOst infamous thing 10 the history Of
the world TRuMP had told them 10 his
liable editorials" 10 the Ohio Eagle that
the "Ultcrior objects Of the war was the
abClishnent Of Slavery" TRUMP had
told Them 10 bis "eloqusn. speech" at the
Court t'House % the Saturday before that
the Unconstitutional acts and usurpalions
OF the Government we're such 90 no mos
arch of England has ddrsd to 0ssun,s
since Tie iron reign Of the Tudors" TRUMP
had told them that "hc who dares to think
and act Tor himself as becomes a loyal
citizen Of free Government is hunted
down with fell spirit" That the con.
test now going on was 1.-The old and oft.
repeated contest between popular privilege
on the one side. and Srseu utius usurpation
on the otber--lhs rights Of the people
against the ono man povsr when used tc
crush out the liberty Of the individua
citizen" RANEY, MEDrLL and MARrIl
too cowardly to publicly proclaim .hei
convictions, had sneaLod along our streets
through our alleys, and into tho darl
places and holes 10 the wall, and button
holiog tho people, had filed them u,
with like sentiments. Flaming poster
had been issued deuunciatory Of OLps
arrest. and calling on the people 10 com
up and pour out their wrath in rebuks @
the tyranuioal act.
Imbued With such sentiments as lhes
the people came up frolhing and foamiuV
shouting and shriekiug, swaggering an
sWOariug. manifosting all the symptoms @
overwhelming indignation. But III
wrath Ssems to have suddenly oosed ou
VI the "Chiefs"--ths backbone suddenl
to have departed tho "mauagers"--th
nerve suddenly to have forsaken tn
"grsdl onsS." The mad bull lost hi
horns and failed to bellow--ths lion b,
came as docile as lamb. and tho wolf thu
ua' to appear 10 all his native ferOciIy
tearing at the very vitalS Of the govern
ment, can 0 out in his accustomed gar
Of "shssp's elOthing," and all because q
impsrtinsI reporter from CinOinua
thru" himself upon the meeting, 6lliu
them with unpleasant visions Of Fl. Wa
ren. TRvMP who had "rodo all night
got 10 tue meeting" lost his grip alt
gsihsr, and instead Of .be great speech
made lame apology,
The vivid recollection ol 0LD's ia,
combined with the presence Of the "sho
band" gentleman, so overpowerod Il
"Lordly MEpnL" that. forgetting Il
"wrongs Of oLps" aud tho "dsnvero
usurpauonS Of the Government no cou
do nothing bu! shake his head sagel
and jes!uro vchcmsntly repeating aw
wndly. his Oft reposted bAldordash abo
the "slorioS Of the Democratic party
Not word Of sympathy was uttered
OLDs-not a word against the war. a
scarcely a slur Jas, upon the govornm,
"A most remarkable thing for a Den
cratic meeting in Fairfield county. 7
true sentiment was wholly concealed
tho sleeps clO'LiDg completely hid
wolf.
The meeting was not. however, wi
ont lie evil tendencies. The calling
the masses together at such time
such purpose. must necessarily bs fro
with bad results. The vice Of the meet
was in the Gact Of the meeting. Il 90
pot be held without damaging the ca
Of the country. II could not be Gu
without damaging the recruiting b.
ness among q certain class Of d moo,
"a thing Il accomplished most eff c,u
and thing y was intended to pcc,
Plisb by its origina!ors.
Connected with this meeting we're 81
amusing aOdjSOns dlsgas,iug things.
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