The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-06-17

the military power IN the Dsplrtmilt
Of the Ohio, and psrsieular!y tho ar.
rest ani. Punishment of Mr.. vallandie.T :
-ham,; bad .stirred'tEs hsiFt 81 t6s pss.
PIE to is 'inno4. d ,pshs,-,.Apa they
cam, up to colun 3dsrsevxp=ess-.ke -.keir.
deep and uacom7rouisidilg if'stility To-
the violations of the Constitution of
the Uaian andof oliosin tlseoa1uct
of the war AMI all N ltteFs connected
with it, the oppression and tyranny
FhthprevaileIin Ohio, and the vital
stabs that had been made at personal
liberty and the rights of the citizen.
On these questions the people were
united and their voice was like the
whirlwind, and as s'terribie as an ar,
my with BANNERS" zas...,"
The question with all was to deter.l
mine whether we lived under gov
! ernment Of laws, where the -Constitu-
tion was the guide, or despotism in
which the will of the Executive and
his military subordinates are supreme.
As early as Tuesday evening the, ,peo-
pie began to flock. to the Capital from
all parts of the State, and daring
Wednesday a constant stream kept
pouring into the city, until every place
where entertainment could be had was
exhausted, and many Of. the private
resi ienccs as veil as orr public bill
ings were filed to overaowing, to say
nothing of the mass of people that
campei out in the outskirts of the
city. When to this vast crowd was
ad led the number that came in on
yesterday morning from every section
of the country, the assembled thou.
sands We're here in such numbers that
we will not attempt to estimate them.
Every conceivable mode Of convey
snce was brought into requisition, to
bring the people to Columbus. They
came by railroad, in canal boats, in
carriages, wagons, on horseback. and
on foot, and but one, heart. and one
spirit animated the immense living
and moving mass, and that was q do
termination to do everything in the
power of men to do, to save, if possi-
Bile, the grand old Constitution and
the Union, and their own personal
rights and liberties as citizens Of Chic.
On Wednesday afternoon and even>
ling i'npromtu. speeches were made,
not only in the center of the city to
large crowds, but in many portions Of
the townremote from the State House;
and on yesterday morning early the
people appearing in vast clyalcad.s
from every road that leads. to our city,
was the signalf for huzzl ~ and speaking
to commence. which was inaugurated
before seven o'clock in the morning
and kept up all day. We regr9t@th4t
we are not able to give sketch Of tho
many able ani eloquent speeches that
were made, but that is. wholly out of
the question. Their number would
fllour paper for a week, anil besides
we had not tho means to report them.
Inleed they were m ade without notice
and at so many different points that
lit would have required an omniprosent
EYE. to have taken cognizance Of them.
1t was the peoples meeting, AMI was
conau.t ted BY them in their own way
and without any prearrangement,---
And as to the vast crowd, what shall
wesay of it? In enthusiasm it was
beyond anything we wehaveeyor witness.
ed in the many meetings we have at>
tendel in the past thirty years, and in
its personal conduct and demeanor.
we think we speak correetlyanl:tr truly,
when we say that a more orderly as
Isemblage never mat on any occasion
Fin Ohio. The official proceedings Of
1.-THE Convention WILDE found elsewhere
and to them we refer our read dsrs, 70.
greeting that tits not in our power to
'1givea a full ana graphic account Of
what traspired during the sitting of
the Convention. haamm5sa4 ~! waas
4 Now, Democrats and Conservative
men of Ohio-a word to you! Our
/ 1Convention has done its work and ad-
'1journea. Your duty now begins, and
that is, to spare no effort of a personal
kind, no means, no sacri6,e that is
:, honorable, to ratify at the polls what
J, has been done. Everything is invol-
! vel in the contest-the Constitution,
) the Union, the rights Of the Citizen
. life itself. Then.go to work, .diligent-
,, ly and faithfully, and labor for VIC.
toryin whi;h is involved all that q
freeman holds da,r or that mases 1;fa