M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-07-16
NIcArIaur 3elOicins Meetings.

mcArIanr Rejoicing Meetings,
On last Monday and Wednesday
evenings, our citizens held meetings
in the Court Houseto rejoice over the
success of our armies. The people
turned out without respect to party.
But it so happened with these meet
!Dgs, as with every other effort that is
made to harmonic and keep down
hatred among neighbors, that some of
the leaders Of the Republican party
must turn the meetings into political
attacks upon Democrats generally,and
uS i'll particular. On Monday night
We were not present, but learned that
PLYLEY was extremely exercised be-
cause we had called General MEADE
Ia GGad'Oon, at a time, says PLYLEY,
when he was defending our homes,
fresides, &c. On Wednesday oven.
ing we had a speech from Captain
MILLER, IN which we could concur,
except in his conclusion, to-wit; the
statement that "Slavery was the cause
Of this war, and slavery must, and
shall be put down" To this we do
not, and never will give our assent !;
nor was there single Democrat pres.
ent, who will assent to it. And unless
very many Republicans lie to us, they
will not give their assent, Tor they
boldly assert that they are not Abo,
litonists.
Colonel STANLEY next spoke, and
most OF his speech was appropriate.
He, however, "was in for putting
down slayery--and slavery must be
put down-and stated that many men
here had been going round since the
news Of our victories had reached us,
with long faces; actually sorry that
our arms were successful. The Col.
onel, also, touched on the remark we
had made in reference to General
MEADE, assuming that we, and such
men as us, were disloYal.
!, We next addressed the meeting,
deeming it improper to 20 into apoliti.
cal harangue on an occasion OF this
kind, we referred to nothing calcula.
ted to mar the good feeling manifested
and only suggested at the close, that
we were intimate with the Democ.
racy of the County, and we presumed
Colonel STANLEY was imposed upon
in regard to there being any man,
Especially Democrat in Virton, who
regretted the success OF our arms, or
wore long faces on that account. And
as to the term, "quarteroon," we used
it in comparative and political sense,
that General MEADE was not one.
fourth as black in his political prin-
cid!eg, as HOOKER, FREMONT, HUNTER,
MLRoY, and such men.
Judge PLYLET then mounted the
Clerks desk, full Of foam aud fury,
and made one of the most malignant,
bitter, 5lackhearted speeches, we ever
listened to. He had worked himself
up to an awful state Of excitement,
said he twas not going to be mealy
mouthed when the country was in
danger--did not thank 18th hour men
and halfway patriots, to come up and
rejoice with them. That all men who
are opposing and don't come up and
do everything that is required of them
in supporting the Government, (mean.
ing the administrator, ought to be
denounced, and that he was tired ol
hearing of Constitution and Laws, and
would from this on denonuce all such
men. That all men.who don't quietly
support all that is done by the proper
authority to put down the rebellion,
were disloyal and traitors. That the
man who said be had a pint Of whisky
in him on Monday night, when he
spoke; was liar. THAT all Demo
cratS, as we and others understood the
Judge,) ought to be down in Dlxie's
Land, and there live and die, where
they belong" The Judge, also, was
particularly anxious to show Us up as
disloyal, because we used the term
''quarteroon," as applied to General
MEADE. That because we said in our
} remarks, we did not know a Demo.