The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-09-24

Union Meeting at LYnchburg.


Pursuant to notice the "Uncondition-
al Union" people of Dodson Township
assembled at Lynchburg on Monday.
The 9TH inst. At about IL o'clock A
NJ a respectable congregation assem- bled
in 4 beautiful grove adjoining the viii
lage, whore preparations had been made
by the citizens, for the ommodation
of the people with ample seats, and a
splcndidly decorated stand surrounded
by appropriate notices, such as:
"Brough and the Union" ""No Compro-
mise with Traitors" Every man and
every dollar for the Union" &c. &c.
The meeting was organized by ap-
pointing DR.. S. j. SPECS President, Col.
VIM. Davidson and s. s. Liggett, Esq
Vice Presidents, and j. Cadwallader,
Secretary.
Some brief remarks we're made by
Hon. John A. Smith, of Ilillsboro, com
plimenting the ladies for their patriot
ism and devotion to the cause of the I'm +.
ion.
The Rev. Mr. Shepherd was called up
on the stand aud addressed the meeting
in his usual happy style for about 20
minutes, during which the Butternuts
received quite hulling.
Col. Hixson was next called for, who
addressed the meeting in a speech o.
some half an hour. The Coils. remark.
contained the substance of the soldiers
honest indignation against the purposes
of armed Rebels in the South and thei
coadiutors sympathizing with them il
the North. Among the many excel
lent remarks which he made was the re
futation Of the slander which has beer
so literally dealt out against the Ad
ministration in regard to the origin o.
the Emancipation Proclamation, which
has been charged to have been forced
upon the Administration by Abolition
pressure. This was most forcibly ex
posed by the plain statement of facts By
TIE Col, who showed that the Chicago
delegation of Ministers received coo
check from the President for their era
tuitOus counsel and that it was not until
the soldiers in the army, who felt and
knew what the military necessities o
this struggle required, made the demand
that the President was iRduced to issue
this Proclamation. Col. Hixson gave
also the opinions of soldier in refer
ance to peace that was not peace, unit
it was so fervenily desired by the Reb.
els that they would lay down their arms
and give up their leaders to be hung
and enough of property to pay the ex
penscs Of the war - that is, "indemnit,
for the past and security for the fu
turc." He also contrastcd the opinion
Of General Jackson with that of Vallan.
dighnm pbilanthropists in regard to tn
Propriety of employing colorcd soldiers
The Coils. remarks were listened t.
with intense interest and grati6ca
tion by all the lovers Of the Union.
The me,ting then adjourned 70
dinner, aud soon the green carpet O
nature was dotted over through tn
grove with white table cloths, sprea
with the Injuries Of the land, while tn
hospitality of each host Of these syl
van hotels was intent upon seeing tina
no one should lack for the physical com
forts of life.
After the rcpast was enjoyed the au
dience assembled in front of the stan
again to listen to a mastery address
the Hon, Job f. Stevenson, who occu
r pied their attention about two hours i
| a clear and forcible refutatiou of Va
J landigham sophistries.
2 Mr.. Steyenson's remarks, though cor
else, embraced so many subjects that
l synopsis of them in full would not
advisable in this communication. II
! manner was candid, his style eloquen
l., his logic sound, his statements clear
( courteous 10 his address, chaste in lar
guOgc, dignifed in department, compr,
{ hensive in his views Of statesmaushil
$ and all who heard him were constraine e
. TO admit that he treated his opponen
c in a gentlemanly manner, and the Uu
ion party were grati6ed with their cat
( didate for the Senate. Mr.. SIS defenc
a of the financial policy of the Admin
r tratiOn was Deontrovertible, from ii
d array of facts which it presented. Il
} did not theorize as to its philosoph
= but set forth its results, in enabling
+. to carry on an expensive war withor
the accumulation ola foreign debt, az
. with such an enhancement of nation