The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-09-24
Olds, Medary and Van Trump Runnlng
h.l,. Loose. .nA
BELLEFoNTAINE Sent. 17th. / 863,

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BELLEFoNTAINE Sept 18th, 1853.
EDIToRs GAzETTE-The oft repeated
saying,-That extremes meet, and
meanness is sure to find itslevel; has
been verified by remarkable coinci-
dence Of circumstances occurring in our
place this week, The "old wheel Horse
Of Ohio Sam Medary and McMasters,
of New York, have beensamong us to
enlighten this politically Gas they term
Iit) "benighted region Strange as it
may seem yet it is none the less true
Satan came also among them; his ap-
pearance, said Mckinney (dem. Con-
gresham for his dstrict) in his intro
duction of the speakers, was purely
accidental. DR.. Olds was once more
young man, widower too, and was
looking around among them, said Nc.
Iglancing at the female portion Of his
audience, in number about Sic and he
(Olds) would address them.p pD But still
more strange was it, that the modest
and retiring old line Wing, P. Van
Trump, Of whom the Commercial said
two years ago that he was ''the tail
end of every defeated party" should
dlsojuSt be passing this way, Trump too
was called for; in answer to the call
Mckinney said-,"My Democratic
friends IN behalf of my friend Mr..
Trump | have to say, he too is with us
accidentally and is now at the Hotel,
but the dignity of the judicial bench .
forbids his appearance before you to-
night in the capacity of public speak
or. The gallant Col. could not screw
up courage enough on this occasion
even to occupy seat on the platform;
the dose was hard enough to travel
with the Martyr by day, and room with
the wheel Horse at night.
Said Mckinney however in excusing
him 'you may be assured fellow Dom
ocrats his great heart beats in sympa-
thy with the cause" Well has the
Prophet described the heart ofsuch char
acters as those three travelling rene
gades when he said that it was "deceit-
full above all things and desperately
wicked"
The speeches of McMasters and Me-
dairy here was nothing but TRADE of
abuse against the Government. The
Doctors was a second edition of tho
same Sort with an attempt at clown
ish wit, and bfagadocio bravery, such
as that Ibis visit among them might
result, ifin nothing else, in matrimo-
nial alliance" (of which u bystander
remarked, his only chance would be
where he was not personally known as
no decent woman in his own county
would consent to hear any proposal
from him.
lie concluded by exhorting them 'to
defend their rights, the freedom of
speech &C., by dying at the ballot-box,
where all such towards show their
bravery, adding in this connection in
order to cover up his own hypocrisy a
base SANDER against a man heretofore
identified with his party but now a
war democrat whose courage is not
limited to windy harrangues, nor dis
played only at the ballot-box; but in
the tented feld. lie knew q Captain "he
said of his county who was fighting
not for the love Of country but for
hundred and fifteen dollars month";"
Had Capt. Stinchcomb and the gallant
17th Regiment been present Just then
the cowardly braggart would have had
but little further Use for "bibles or
waste paper" But of man of whom
one of his own party said years ago,
that he died for want of honest prin-
ciples," no more need be said. Prin-
ciplc has long since been extinctin him,
and all that is left ofhim is but enough
to exemphfy how low humanity may
sink in the scale Of being, and yet re-
tain enough power Of thought to exer-
else the base cunning of corrupt heart
still beating in body almost worn out
in the devils service. .'
But you Mr.. Trump I did expect
better things; Besides by your own
commendable perseverance, by hon.
orablc toll and close application to
study, you are deserving of better
fate than awaits you, with no mean
talent, and present position legally
and socially, you are by far the Doc
tors superior, ...
Politically when defending the no.
BILE principles of Henry Clay you would
have spurned your present associates.
But you have fallen There is but one
answer to the query How? you so
far, lack the high toned and manly
principle of true patriot. The talent
OF Hunter, Ewing, or Stanberry is
far above the calibre of spot house poll
ticians,' designing men; you seem to
(, have found your level and must abide
the result. H..' 'fw-a
Inconsigningyo you to the fate to which
you arc politically doomed, the eptaph
that will make the spot where you fall,
will record the end of another victim
, of disappointed aspirations like that
, of your present associate Edison B.
!, Olds-Died IOving ,Slduery more than
Freedom . ,....a..I .Ia-a H.
EDS, GAZETTE Herein is. a. copy of
q letter l received the 18th of this
month, from a man of our town. /
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