The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-09-03

enough to get up respectable meet
ing-but it's so, and we proved it yes
terday.
Notwithstanding the lorerS of free
dom of the press tore down the notices
of the meeting, before they were read
by many, We had crowd respectable
In size and decent in appearance. The
day was cool and pleasant, a gentle
shower the day previous had settled
the dust, so that all on the ground look
cd clean and joyous. At an early hour
the people began to gather in, coming
from all directions, in wagons and bug
gies, on horseback and on foot, with
smiling faces and happy countcnan-
ces
One noticeable feature was large
band wagon filled to overfowing with
lovely Union girls, from Baltimore and
Basil who sang several patriotic songs
during the day.
The grove is situated just in the edge
of Violet, the road leading by it form
lug the township line: Immediately OPP
posite the grove, across the road, and
on the land ofa Mr.. Gearheart, the but
ternuts, tho night previous) had erect
ed democratic platform, of refused
material, the kind they usually choose,
and had placed thereon, huge paddy,
representing an overgrown "Buck Mig
ger" At his side was placed large
bottle, but upon close observation the
bottle was found to be empty, and the
Niger sober, and the report was free
ly circulated by those who professed to
know, that several stripping Valing-
damers of the neighborhood, had work
ed hard all night and gone homo with
SreIied heads in the morning, which
fully accounted for the emptiness of the
bottle.
Above "Sambo's' head, on a cross
piece, was the word "Confscated' in
letters showing that the celebrated sign
painter had never scrutinizcd the Eng.
lish alphabet close enough to know
which leg fthe letter N went up OIL
. down, and / should not wonder if he
was better acquainted with the lette,
,Skitter than any other. Whether the
word "Confscated" was applicable tC
the "nigger" or the Gland" l do no
know; some one present had the audac
f ity to remark, "thati lift had mt reference
to the land, it ought to, as the owne
wasn't altogether loyal to his govern
mcnt."
/ was told that a like "image" graccC
the field of another butternut u shor
. distance from the grove, on the road t.
= Pickerington. They no doubt laborec
hard all night, and succeeded in estab
fishing "trO important facts (in black
which was conceded to by all who wer
present. 1st That two Vallandham
mers employed on their farms the t,co frS
L niggers confscated by Uncle Abe
2nd That butternuts, in all their pu
!, rity of character, and pretended hatre
e towards the "tribo of Cain" can mak
}. bldcker niggerS on shorter notice than a
; the Abolitionists that can be scared NJ
y At eleven o'clock the meeting wa
10 called to order by clccting John Swart
Esq, chairman, and as the speakers an
If nounced in the bills had not arrived
% the Rev. John Hiestand of Kirkersvill,
II who happened to be present, was callc
Is upon for some remarks. He took tn
le stand, and for nearly an hour, kept tn
i, assembly rivited with his telling word
D. giving a hasty, but true history of tn
starting of the rebellion, and in plai
language telling the people what thcI
duty was this fall at the allot-box.-
ii After he got through three rousin
cheers were given for the Union, an
, then general rush was made for tn
baskets and "grecn spots to spill tn
20 table cloths upon. | squated sewers
8 times before finally got situated.
Il labored hard to obtain some one to hel
IT, mo masticatc somc of the ingrcdien
y of my "Willow depositary, but failc'
io Every body met seemed to be aftC
M the same thing. How regretted th'
'u I had a basket that l might have r.
T. leived some of them, Of their overpll
cs of good things, but | at last went
CT work on my own grub, and was SOC
" convinced that my commissary depar
IL ment was not as extensive as | antic
'n pated, when my order was given on Il
- Quartermastcr for rations.
Dinner was over at one, tho multi
~. tude had been fed, and very many ba
w. ", kets full were taken up. The speake
8 had been we'll cared for by way of
- splendid dinner at Mr.. J. Rittcr's, al
y as r. NJ. Clarke mounted the stand,
nd plainly saw in his genial face, that
W intended saying something, and he di
w For two hours he was listened to atte
st lively. Hisspeech was solid, argume
~ ~ tative and conclusive Val. was prov,
p by his own record to be dis-unionil
" ~ o secessionist, and traitor. l ha'
W known "Bob'' for some time, and fro
o Od the first, thought there was good de
~ ~. in him, but never before cntertain'
''' the idea that he possessed the facul
of "gctting it out" SO well, but l a
,lv convinced now, and it was heard up'
"a everybody's lips, "that was an excelle
W speech" "Bob's" reputation as a go
ne speaker is certainly established in Il
is, community.