The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-12-18
DR.. OLDS' SPEE ii AND TALL
sLOUGM's AFFIDAVIT.

w '"0 @O'" W "WD' 'Oo<J "'"'
in company with Mayor Fritler and . her
gentlemen TO Crooks School House, in
Bern Township. to hear and report DR..
oLDs speech. l had previously learned
that Old's speeches were extravaganl aud
foolish /; and partly out ol curiosity, but
chiefly to make political use Of his
disloyal utterances. / determined to
hear and repor, him. reached thr
School House soms lmo before the or.
gRnizalion Of the meeting, whore I found
quite a gathering of Democrats, to most
OF whom | ives well known. Olds and
Slough (the orators OF the day wero al
ready there. Shortly after my arrival il
was announced that the speaking would
take place in the School House, and
would begin Immediately. ! followed
the crowd into the room and took my
seat near the speaker's stand. To my sur
prise | soon discovered the meeting to he
a special Ons--its object 10 prevent tha
enmigralion and settlement Of ne groesin
Btrne towrslir. discovered furthor--
for it was so announced by VIM Mitchell
the Chairman OF Commtlee previously
appointed, that an organization existed,
with it's permanent chairman and secfe
tary, and i,a members extending through
ou, the township The meeting wac
called to order by Esq. VIM, Mitchell,
who said facetiously-"I have no'ion
to make Bob (ths wriler) Presi lent."--
B-pjamin shoruaker. Esq was called to
the important and digni6sd duty OF pre-
siding. Tall Slough was introduced aud
made in subs'ancs the speech ns reported
and published in the Guzdt Of July 3iSt
1869. This Nj. Slough will hardly con
troyert, as lbe report was submitted tc
him for his approval. and he. believing
moro extended report would place lin
better before the public furnished M
NTH the manuscript efd grratir portion o
his remarks, wtich only vent or Tie press
after he had 70 d, corrected and opproUeO
the 1hole One word more OF rxplaDa
ton. | am not Stenograper. rc'
ported Dr.. 0lds speech carefully, taking
elaborate notcs--as full as could posi-
bly, write them at the timo, aud aled
them up on my return home. And nov
10 tho issue Or. Olds made the speech
as reported in Tho 60rette, Tall Slough'i
affidavit to the contrary Notwithstanding
| have never yet been called upon to vel
ify it's correctness on oath, but stanc
ready to do so al any moment. DR.. Old
said just wb at he 10 reported as saying
In no pl.1o does the rspor, mi.represen
tho substance Of what he said in thu
minutes, particular Fit does DR. Old
injustice at all. it is in this = That i
omits much Of the Objectionable matte
making the reported speech less objcc
tionab'e than the original, as said to M
(in subsIauce) by Mr.. Slough and oihei
DemocrGts. who were present, and whos'
names will be given il necessary. TIL,
report was not full-iI did not putpor
10 be such Ii would have been udescsn
TO publish all, and impossible to prsen
the insOlent, 'indctivs and objectiouAbl
manner iu vhioh il WAS delivered.
For the truth Of what I Affirm Of Dr.
Olds' speech, do not rely solely on m
own recollection or tie repor, itself.
am coroborated by many good. int. Iii
gent, capable and unbiased men VIII
were present and heard the speech, an
who endorsed the correctness of the re
port in the minutvst particular. Anon
whom were Mayor Frittsr. Thoo. Tong
Isaac Butterdeld, Perry Root, Josep
Bury aud others, some of whom will b
mentioned hereafter. But more than III
Its correctness was never deuied even
Mr., 0ids' warmest friends, until after b
arrest, whom 1t was thought that its Dc
nial would secure his release from impr
Oument. Dr.. 0ldS, to be sure, publshe
biz card 10 the Eagle. which said cal
ttsstsa .a.,