Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-18
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THE DOCTRINE OF ARBITRARY
ARRESTS AND ORDER NO. 80
REPUDIATED.
The Doings of Yesterday in the Dis
Union Convention.

The Convention of yesterday, the proceed
ings Of which will be found elsewhere, was in
many respects pleasant affair, and as gay and
frolicksome as If "nobody was hurp' or ''no-
body suffering anything" To look upon the
Asgs, banners, music, devices and fxings, the
marching and countermsrching Of the procession
of carriages, buggies and horsemen, that march
ed and countermarched through our principal
streets, over and over again, thus attempting Q
small fraud in the way Of msgnifying the num-
bers In attendance, the idle, rollickipg, giddy
appearance Of the crowd, resembling pleas
ure, taking picnic excursion or something Of
that sort when our country was prosperous and
united, could not fail to attract the attention
of thoughtful people to the fact so manifest in
the performances Of the day, that but little
WAS felt or expressed in the whole assemblsge
that looked like sympathy with our bleeding
and distracted country, in this hour OF her
sore, sad trial.
The marked contrast between the men-vo.
ters and nothing else-who were at the DEM
ocratic Convention of June IL, and the meet
iug on yesterday, was very noticeable. The
former was meeting of earnest, determined
men, voters and nothing but voters, who felt
fully the great exigency of the day and the
danger which imperiled our free institutions.
The latter was sort Of pleasure and
fun-eDjoying gathering of men, women and
children, intermixed with fair sprinkle Of
Africans, who appeared as IL they had gone out
for day Of sport and fun, not realizing that
the nation was in It's last gasp, vi th very great
danger Of its final dissolution.
The former had no paraphernalia, no pI
rade, no fuss and feathers. They did not come
up from home for any purpose Of that kind, but
to attend earnestly to the affairs of the coun-
try and to consult for the common good.
The latter, under the lead and with the mon.
ey supplied by office.holders, contractors, and
other sunshine patriots, got up display which
was really very fine thing In its way, II the
circumstances and condition Of the country had
made 1t appropriate. Bat It seemed to us sad
Iy out Of place under the circumstances sur
rounding the nation at this time.
We will not follow the example of our Abo-
liHon neighbors, and declare that the meeting
was uncomfortable, as they did the Democratic
meeting OF June llth. The assemblage of the
17th was large, but the number Of voters In II
Was not more than two-thlrds the number we
had on the 11th. This estimate, we think, Ia
doing full justice to our opponents, and placing
the figure as high for their Convention as II
should be placed.
Bat there was none Of the determination and
energy manifested OF the Convention of the
llth Of June, and In this regard We do not e.
tsem the Convention Of yesterday as Of any
value TO the party which called u, or any injurJ
10 the Democracy. eg M b
The contest for Governor was animated
among the leaders and wire pullers, but with thii
the crowd appeared TO have nothing TO DO, and
indeed seemed mot 10 be Interested. So far 81
It made any manifestations they were for JoH'
Bnouoa, the impression seeming to be that they
had used Gov. TOP long enough, and that BY
his course on arbitrary arrests and other kin
dred matters he had damaged the patty