Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-08-18
Gbe Ohio 6tatesn1an
The Great Democratic Meeting at
Vermilion. 4i,, .Gs
HON. SAMUEL 8. cox INTERRUPTED BYAN ABo
,l LITIoN DOCTOR FROM oBHRLIN.
Cox Questions Him-A Splendid PoIiti-
cal Tiit--Plenty Of Fun.
[Fron ths RlIe County Nsws, ANa. laEh b

% 10 [FrOm the Erie County News, Aug. lahI .,
s. s. Coz on the Rsseype-Hs Speech al Vsy,
millien--Hi' TUT vhh tss Obsylino Doctor
Curries him doom and has lin Buried on fh'
Lake Shore. ,r '',,2 -.1 ..nlgs i9ie:s5o "a
Many Of our readers do not know thai gpite
number OF Republioans were at the Democratic
meeting RJ Vermillion on the 7th Jinst, The
crowd % We have heretofore said wes immense;
and In o Western Reserve county, only few
miles from the seat Of Abolitionism, Obeflln,
1t could not well be Otherwise than that Roodly
and cody sprinkling Of fanatics were on hand;
though We do not suppose shey would average
over one to every hundred in attendance, The
Republicans. however, being astoulshsd at the
turn out, claimed that many of their party at.
tended the meeting. II this 10 tie fact, We
failed TO discover them, ae oil, with one excep-
tion, cheered the speakers, and appeared TO ba
cat home'n adI I" '"' ''I ..+'
When Mr.. Psndleton spoke, certain learned
DR.. (Blgelow, we believe his name is) of 0berllp,
began, as Cox expressed 1t, ITO propeourd inter
reogatories," Ho tried some dozsn on the
Cincinnati Congtessman, whe defsly drew him
out toto the admission that he didn't want tho
old Union, with, elavery. After he had been
lasbed into seeming good order by Mr.. PendIe-
ton, he again eAsayed to"propeound" while Mr..
Cox was speaking The surgical operation By
which his hide was taken off and bis aeah LAGER.
ated aud his bones pounded In q mortar, has
never had q parallel In this part Of Ohio.
We are requested, as Secretary and Reporter
of the meeting, TO give sketch Of the perform.
ance; but no pen can picture it. The immense
crowd of Germans, which Mr.. Dressl had been
addressing, had adjourned and helped 10 swell
the main meeting; and the assemblsge for aize,
foy animation, for the peace (on the Lake shore,
In beautiful grove), was one rare for this part
Of Ohio. The Oberlin Doctor wasta severe
looking man, with iron-grey hairand beard
He carried heavy cane, with which be popped
up heavy chin; and he seemed as defiant os
Don Quixote and as sanotimoniOus es Pfaise
God Barebonea
When Mr.. Cox began he took up o position
Immediately beneath him; the crowd pressed
close aud at the first FIRE all became eager to
hear. The large stand was Immediately oveT-
crowded with people. 70 sa aolpr1
Mr.. Cox was declaring that however wrong
and disloyal Democrats might be, 1t did not be.
come the Western Reserve RepubliCano TO 70.
proach them. He would take no lessons of
patriotiam from such sedltIous people. He
would NOT call names, he would leave that to
his opponents. If he said that the Republicans
of the Reserve were Aeoitionists, nulliflers, and
sfcsssionists, he would provo il; and by their
own testimony 1.-The conld not convince them
of the virtue Of Democracy, be would at
least Close their own pharisaiosl cant about the
Union. The person, said Mr.. Cox, who has
been inteuuptIng Mr.. Pendleton, does not know,
perhaps, that he has been singing over and ever
again Greeley's song abSut the flag;
''Tear down the Haunting lie,
Halfmast the starry hsg,
Insult no sunny sky
With hates polluted rag n
For my friend, Mr.. Pendleton, married a
daughter of the poet Key, who wrote the "Star
Spangled Banner" [Cheers, We have the
old asg on our side [laughterl and this disciple
of Greeley can't tear IL down, even In this Re-
serve. ! do not know, who this maligner Of
our party is; but will wager eomethiDg that
he 10 from Oberlin. 50. .-..4g Es-et-s
! Several voices-Your right. He Is one Of
the saints. Laughter. -
Mr.. Cox-I will show you that If he he hon.
est be 10 dinunioDst. II he will give me his
attention q moment, he will see himself in q
mirror. You believe, sir, in Wendell Phillips,
don't yon7 Leo ae,.g- ,t. s.is. ua.ll
DR.. BigeloW--Ye es cir; and can handle you
at any time. az . asA = PA ~ - =
--l Mr.. Co1-wou, you will see. atoat that
when we get through Judging by the way
your forehead retreats TO rapidly, j have han.
died your bstters. IA leugh i Weudell Phil.
lips said; Until 1876, We thought II possible
to kill slavery and save the Unipn.g We then
said: Over the ruins of the American church
and Union is the only way TO freedom. From
1886 10 1861, We preached that lesson" By your
admission to Mr.. Pendleton that you are not
for the old Union, you hare also been hand 10
hand With Wendell PhillIps, Perhaps you were
honest In 10. You do not want 10 be paTtieeps
oytminis with the sinners aud criminals who hold
slaves, do you, sir2 E,
Dr., B.-Neyer. u "a sa,--.- . - ta.A
Mr.. Cox--1hen you will not commune with
such sinners In church, nor unite with them in
Stste2 IN i iil4N tlUlg-AE ll"T
Dr.. B.-I would make sll men equsl bsfore
God aI aFr1tle Q.t sfS.4sl,
Me-. Cox-You therefore would destroy the
Union-rather than associate reIigiouslyor poltI.
cslIy with elaveholders. What are You then but
q disunionist2 (Cheera.] You are twin. brother |
to JEFF. Davis. Laughter IL you hail from |
0berlin, yon no doubt joined with the other |
saints 10 commemorating Johu Browns death, /
on the dark and stormy second Of December,
1859, when Virginia hung him and sent his
soul on the downward march, Laughter.
When Spslding, Riddle, Bierce, Tilden, VOL
cots and your Rev. brewster, and your negro
orator LaDgston, deihed the horse thief, marau-
der and murderer, you sers there, I doubt not.
DR.. B. assented. ,,f lasi.ci
Mr. Cox--You shouted when Langsion said:l
'But Why preserve the Union, since its only Oh.
jeet isto eternslizc slavery Snch o Union IL |
not worth perpetuating. Withall my heart, |
should say let IL be abolished, hate the !
Union Of these States ss hase the deUil; for by
Il am berefsof every right as citizen, and de.
MED all protection et my personal lhsssS.,"
Oh \ zee re.sonai liberty waaa great thing for |
hsgroea, when you dsted the Consttu,iop; !; but
itIa i, poor thing for q white man like " allan.
dighsm, when the Constitution 10 outraged
Langstop, your dlsnnien negro, is raising regt-
ments Of ibiaoke to fight now; end Mr.. vallan;
digham Is IN exile because he loved the Union
better thpn even his own personal freedom. AT
this same meeting Of you Reserve dialnionista-
end I road ~ from q pamphlet printed BY your
f.fa woa raanlvad (naua 2l. "a. that ftts.