Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-07-10
TTHuRsB4Y.T +: .a5uLY 10. 1862
"The mountain has labored and

E 1.-THE mountain has labored and
brought forth mouse" Whilst the ar
nv near Richmend has been engaged in
q q series OF bloody and disastrous bat
,aes, the uncertain results of which had
on the 9th day Of July cast deep shade
sef gloom and sorrow over the land,
showing many a happy home in mourn
ing. the Yallandighamers we're hold
ing high carnival in their so-called
Democratic convention at Columbus
The chief eonspirators were Vallandig.
ham and Sam Medary. The former
made speech on Thursday evening.
perfectly in keeping with bis ireasona-
bic proclivities. As mass of infamous
ISLANDERS, gigantic lying. and wholesale
abuse of the Administration. it stands
pre-eminent over every thing yet offered
by the rebels or their friends. Even
Keitt or WigfalF would have consid-
cred themselves disgraced BY il. He
boasted of his position as the "ele-
phant,"i and his intention to "exhibit"
himself. Had he assumed the charac-
ter Of the jacEall or hyena, it would
have been far more appropriate. Nat
nralists describe the latter as initiating
the cries Of childhood so exactly, that
travellers are frequently thereby de.
eeived, and lured to the destruction,
SO Vallandighsn under a show OF 10y
atty and Union feeling. may deceive
honest Democrats and lead them into
measures only calculated to ruin and
destroy the country. A verbatim re-
port of his speech, if his friends dare,
give it, would doubtless prove the most
effectual weapon in the hands Of his
opponents which they could desire.
Most certainly the rebels could and
nothing more appropriate for Southern.
readers, or any thing better calculated
to inspirit and. re-inVigorste them in
their bloody attacks upon our Union.
AS for Medary, his well established
reputation for falsifying, and distorting
facts will serve as an antidote against
any evil effects from his speeches.
heting as the, President of the conven-
tion, Of course bis IeEarks must be ta-
Ken as the adopted sense Of the whole.
One remark OF Samivel's is decidedly
cool and refreshing these hot days.
He said: "The Democracy was the
only party that was free from robbery,
thieringr stealing and perjury" OF a
surety Floyd and Thompson win send
him fitting testimoniafo of their esteem
for thus boldly attempting to rescue
their names from the odium which at
saches to their characters as the princes
of thieves and peuurers. We humbly
suggest that the testimonial be in the
shape of accepted drafts, drawn by
Russel. Majors & Co., on the War De-
partment, whilst in charge of Floyd.
As payment is likely to be long de-
ferred, they are worth still as much as
Medary's assertions. 1.-The Democra-
cy free from robbing. stealing" &cl
Since when, Sam? Since Buchanan
ceased to be President of the United
States, or Breslin Treasurer Of Ohio,
or is it only since Floyd, Cobb. Thomp-
son, and other secesh Democrats found
no more to steal? The cool audacity,
which man must possess, who in view
Of the condition of things at the close
Of "old Bucks" administration, is to
say the least, amusing. Equally so is
Samuel's assertion that the real disun-
iunists were those who at present car
ried big contracts in their pockets, and
were preparing ropes to hang those soho
never did any thing sOorthy Of death, it
was they and not the Democrats who
were traitors TO the Union. Now the
only individuals for whom ropes are
preparing. are fellows like JEFF Davis,
Floyd, -Beauregard. -Yallandigham and
Medary. of course they aNconsider
themselves innocent men, "whonever
did anything worthy Of DEATH"
Doubtless in their opinion i would be
an act of shocking wickedness to hang
such good Union men. They are not
Disunionists. Not they. They are
not "traitors to the Union" Oh no,
Sam MedsFy says SO in public Demo
cratic convention, which said "say so"
was received with loud applause. 'How
veapples swim"
R Our enterprising fellow citizen,
Mr: E. 5. MENAeER, seems determined
folks in GaHipolis shall move. During
the past week. he~has purchased the
three storied brick building known as
Franks corner. on Court and Third
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