The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-09-10

/ III ne Hau salu ~, nc would nave e%-
pressed the sentiments ofthc Dcmocra-
cy Of Fairfield county"
TO the I'd question. ~ think he did
SO state" t
To the 3D. question. II should so un-
dcrstand him.
To the 4th question. IL should
think such language would have the
intention to discourage enlistmets; but
l don't Mink DR.. OLds mute such decla.
rati0as."
GORGE w. SEE answered:
To the lst question. ITO the best of
my knowledge, | Think not; although
he may have"
To the I'd, question. Il would not
say positively, but think he did
To the Sd question. Il should think
So"
JAMES MILLER answered:
To the lst question. There was
something to that effect said by Dr,
Olds.'
TO the I'd question. II did not 50
understand him"
To the Sd question. Il did not 50
understand it."
To the 18th question. Il do not so re-
gard it"
CHARLES ROLAND, Editor of the Ohio
Eagle, answered:
To the lst question. IL do not rec.
ollect that DR.. OIds used such langu-
age"
TO the Cd question. "1Ie did not.
But he put question: is it not as
plain as that 2 and , make 4, that the
war is no longer to be prosecuted for
the suppression of the rebellion?"
TO the 3d question. "If DR.. Olds
did use such language without gualiti-
cations, it would be inferred that he
thought it time to cease volunteering.
To the 4th question. 81 wouldnot.r >
WM Mitchell answered:
To the lst question. IL think he did
not say so" .. .-.-
TO the ID question. IL think he did
not say that it had Ceased to be Il war
for the preservation Of the Union"
TO the 3d question. ''lf he made
these statements think would so un-
stand it. ....
To the 4th question. 81 think they
would discourage"
DR.. JAMES SHARP answered:
TO the 1st question. Il think h(
did"
TO the I'd question. II have no rec,
ollection of such language"
TO the 3d question. II would"
To the 4th question. IL would, i
DR.. Olds made such statements, under
stand them as discoulaging enlist
mcntS."
, JOSEPH SHARP answered:
TO the 1st question. "lIe said some
thing about if it should cease to be ;
war for the suppression of the rebel
5 lion and the restoration Of the Union
, he thought Democrats would not g
into it,"
= To the I'd question. II did not un
dcrstand him to say SO"
!, TO the Sd question. IF the Docto
9 made these statements, / should un
, dcrstand his opinion to be that Dem
| ocrats should not volunteer, ot'course.
TO the 4th question. 81 should un
: derstand them to discourage eHliaments
: of course that is, ] should understand
+ it to be expressing his opinion tha
' Democrats Shoutd not UOtunteer."
TALL SLOUGH answered:
Y TO the 1st question "The Docto
Y stated that if the purpose Of the wa
e ceased to be the putting down Of rebel
S hon, and the preservation or the res
G toration of the Union, and became al
abolition war, Democrats would no
Il enlist" ~" ..r
= TO the I'd question. "My recollcc
$ ton is that he did not. Idon t remem
= Der to have heard him make any sucl
9 declaration in thispositive manner.
0 think he said he beliercd that hence
r forth the war was not to be prosecute,
Y for the suppression of the rebellion, bu
o for the abolition of slavery"
n TO the Sd question. IL think not.
To the 4th question. IL think ifh
d made these statements, Democrats VIII
had confidence in him would have be
J. lcvcd him. j think the Democrat
+ who heard him would act according t
Q their own Judgment, If Democrats be
Il levcd such statements, ! do not thin
It they would volunteer. l think mos
Q of those who heard him believed him
e thy were mostly friends ofthc Doctor"
p is it not little remarkable tina
whilst Dr. Olds himself swcars thati
9 his speech at Berne township he mad
h the statements embraced in the frs
n two questions above, several of his sal
o personal and political friends think h
did not? .s. o..
d Is it not remarkable that whilst, i
S answer to the question of Mr.. Drcse
J. they say DR.. Olds did not make an,
+ statement or remark which could be o
o was construed or understood as dis
T. couraging enlistmcnts, they reply, i
$ answer to the question of Mr.. West
S that the statements embraced in sal
first two questions, which DIR. Old
swears he did make in his Berne town
o ship speech, could not be understoo
s in any other sense but as discouragin
c enlistments? .,.I H' .a.|"
r Your committee, in the next place
n call attention to the following passage
@ which occurin the same speech. Afte
n stating that Democrats would refuse {
volunteer, and in consequence thereC