The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-08-26


became eager to hear The large stand
was Immediately overcrowded with peo-
pie.
Mr., Cox was declaring that, however
wrong and disloyaf Democrats might be,
it did not become the Western Reserve
Republicans to reproach them He
would take no lessons of patriotism from
such seditious people He would not
call names; he would leave that to his op-
ponents. If he said that the Republi-
cans of the Reserve were Abolitionists,
nullifers and Secessionists, he would
prove it; and by their own testimony. II
he could not convince them of the virtue
of Democracy, he would at least close
their own pharisaical can't about the I'm
ion. The person, said Mr.. Cox, who has
been interrupting Mr.. Pendleton, does
not know, perhaps, that be has been sing
ing over and over again Greeley's song
about tn1 flag:
Tear down the Haunting lie,
Half mast the starry flag,
Insult no shining sky
With hates polluted rag"
For my friend, Mr. Pendleton, married a
daughter of the poet Key, who wrote the
Star Spangled Banner. [Cheers. We
have the old flag on our side [laug ghter
and this disciple of Greeley can't tear it
know who this maligner of our party is;
but | will wager something that he is
from Oberlin.
Several voices-s You're right. He is
one of the saints" Laughter.
Mr.. Cox-I will show you that, if he
be honest, he is disunionist. If he
will give me his attention a moment, he
will see himself in a mirror. You be-
lieve, sir, in Wendell Phillips, don't you?
DIR. Bigelow-'' Yes, sir; and l can han
die you at any time.
Mr. Cox-Well, you will see about that
when we get through. Judging by the
way your forehead retreats so rapidly, |
have handled your betters A laugh.
Wendell Phillips said: "Until 1916 we
thought it possible to kill slavery and save
the Union. We then said: cover the
ruins of the American Church and the
Union is the only way to freedom. -
"From 1916 to 1861 we preached that les
son." By your admission to Mr.. Pendle
ton that you are not for the old Union
you have also been hand in hand with
Wendell Phillips. Perhaps you were
honest in it. You do not want to be par
ticeps criiminis with the sinners and crimi-
nails who hold slaves, do you, sir?
DIR. BE Neverl'
Mr.. Cox-Then you will not commune
with such sinners in Church, nor unite
with them in State?
DIR. B-I would make all men equal be-
fore God
Mr.. Cox-You therefore would destroy
the Union rather than associate religious
ly or politically with shareholders. What
are you then but disunionitt? Cheers.
You are a twin brother to jeff Davis.
+ TLaughter1 If you hail from Oberlin.
you no doubt Joined with the other saints
in commemorating John Brown death,
on the dark and stormy I'd of December,
1859, when Virginia hung him and sent
his soul on thedownward march. Laugh
teri When Spaulding, Riddle, Bierce,
Enden, Wolcott, and your Rev. Brewster,
and your negro orator Langston, deihed
the horse thief marauder and murderer,
you were there, doubt not.
DIR. B. assented.
Mr.. Cox-You shouted when Langs.
ton said: but why preserve the Union,
since it's only object is to eternalize sla-
very? Such Union is not worth per-
petuating. With all my heart, [ should
say, let it be abolished l hate the I'm
ion of these States as l hate the decit,
for by it I am bereft of every right as a
citizen, and denied all protection for my
personal liberty" Oh! yes, personal lib
erty was great thing for negroes, when
you defed the Constitution; but it is a
poor thing for white man like Vallan-
digham, when the Constitution is outra-
ged. Langston, your disunion negro. is
raising regiments of blacks to fight now,
and Mr.. Nallandigham is IN exile because
he loved the UGion better than even his
own personal freedom. At this same
meeting of your Reserve disunionists-
and l read it from pamphlet printed by
your friends-it was resolved (page q
that g in such contest, and under such a
dire necessity, we saw, let freedom stand
though the Union be dissolved" The
dire necessity was the choking of John
Brown Because Virginia did that, you
would not live with her in the Union. ]
submit it to you, now. whether you did
not deserve his fate? [Cheers. You
see, sir, that prove all l say as | &c
along. Now, to prove you Secessionist
| | have here speech Of President Lin.
coin, printed by himself, at the Office Of
j. & G.. s. Gideon, in reference to the
Presidents Message. 1t was delivered
january IA, 1848. On the eighth page
he declares that "any people, anywhere
being inclined, and having the power
have the right to rise up and shake of
the existing Government, and form new
one that suits them better. Any portion
of such people may revolutienize and
make their own of so much Of the terri.
tory as they inhabit" You voted foi
Lincoln! Did you approve of that doc
trine? / will prove that you did, for you
supported the men who plotted, by VIC
lence, to nullify and overturn the FEEDER
al authority in Ohio.
This people will remember the Wei
| lington rescue eases. A batch of reyo-
]ntionists of.Obcrlin strove to break down
H. Isodor.I .uthoritv ripht here This