The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-01-29
Election OF OmceFs al FairfleIt
-- Agricultural Society.

Editors Gazette Your readers are in
the main agriculturists, and no doubt feel
an interest in the PR ceedipgs Of the late
meeting to elect officers for the ensuing
year. Well. the place Of meeting was
thronged at'au early hour by class OF
persons whose vocation is sufficient IN
dex TO their Stiainments and interest in
agriculture. Among the prominent
members was one who occupies
room Obovs siford's drug store preach
ing treason to our Government wien not
'.profsssionelly" engaged in testing sif-
fOrds bsst "piyis'j' J especi-lly his rye
whisky made from corn and sold at 81
per gallon. Charley hadn't been permit.
ted TO fleece the treasury of the Society
for a while. and thought there Hhust be q
change. Accordingly supporting his
feeble limb (Which was not weakened in
defence Of his country with huge sup.
porter in the shape Of e cane, he at once
sci his minions to work in a manner and
with a zeal worthy nobier cause. One
U. G. Rutter. who supported Fremont
for the Presidency In 1856, and in the
LscomptOn struggle had the scales re-
thov, d ffor, his eyes that be might be-
hold wonderful Nationality aud eonssIva-
lisrn il forcirg pro.slavery Constitution
Upon the free men Of Kansas against the
wish (e4pressed by vOle) Of fOur.6f.bs Of
its citizens. This same Rutter soon con-
cluded that the people wished him to be
ASsessor Of Pleasant township, but the
Democracy" did'ft seem 10 appreciate
the kind offer of Lis services. and shslpsd
him. After recuperating his political fame
and dormant energies. he again becom.
willing to make personal sacrifices for tie
good Of the people by representing them
10 The Ohio Legislature. After falling
in securing any delegates TO the cOuvsn
ton capable Of appresiatipg his "~Onder-
full talents" and devotion to his country.
be very modestly withdrew his name
from the Convention in favor Of Dr.. 0lds
and his "Bitis," with the private under
standing iha, they do some.hing for him
the nezt fine" This is not all. He wrote
that touching poem TO the martyr Of Fl
Lafayette. Oh those + athletic stanza.
l-hdw they touch and animate the patri.
otic heart. IF all this does not zach
the tender sympathiss bf bis party. they
must remember that be followed tie
"Blesssa Aartyr" to Columbus. for fea.
he might 90 to the "Hoiss' near the river
whets he would fiud associations tuore
Songenial 10 his ttaitorous heart.
The City Marshali too. In behalf Of the
party who had elected him. must assis
ii engineering The machine TO a hcpcfu
end. '" .--
The sainiej sire. Ex. Treasurer eaI
present TO encourage the faint hearted
and weak knssd to PRESS on to vic,o
rious end in the election Of the "regu'a
ticket" Is
| Perhaps this business suits our lathe
iu Israel bettet, since being Treasurer
than being shepherd Of the AOak a
least should he ever have svinced sue
comfort and JOY III the discharge Of hi
spiritual functions in the pulpit, W
would certainly haVe considered him blet
OF the Lord, although he learned tbs
paying dollar four or FIVE years ago
did not, entitls him to vote in the Sc
ciely. s.s.f -si.a-rs.,. .. ...s..
Chatley s ihdomitable will aud Nnetg
brought to his aid another "SAlning t'gAI
whose business il is to sell "soirits"
the Dem ocracy at the Rat Den." sout
Of ths Market Houee. If he didn't wor
!, the party would go elsewhere to "Uar
up," and leave him to the tender merri,
Of the Abolilionis,s and he, thinkiu
theit patronage Insufficient, buckled g
his atmOr, and wen. to work as bOcomet
4 iolldwet Of Ci Roland, chief Of traitor
A Po6fhouse Director, too. who on
bought all the SHEEP owned BY the cou
. " except one, and then .quarreled wi
9 the Superintendent bscadse he would n
! lethim have one more than he purchase
/: /, vas there, sid brought all his "reigh
- 70 bear on the crisis, But lis needle
!, 10 name. all tie hangers en- that we
I present. Although i. was not poll
;, cal meeting, IL only lacked the Martyr
h Fl Lafayette without his Bible, his spr
,o aclss, or any Tasts paper to make i, OIL
.or In shortWe may say all who had
e SsivGd favor from the panty within t
8 last ten years were there. including g
'' Governors sherifs, Iufrmary Directo
ne Trsssure-s, auditors. Judges, togetl
= With many e7peCtsnts. 51
Il But do not wish to say this was
g; political move at all, 1t only happen
he \. 80. ma ,ho LoJlowara or