Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-10-09
THE CAMPAIGN IN ONO.
Democratic Out
Newark Fifty Thou
sand People Present.

Special Dispaich to the Chicago Times.
NEwARg, Ohio, Oct D.
The great Democratic meeting here to-day
was tremendous popular demonstration. =
Not less than fifty thousand persons were pres
ent and the most unbounded enthusiasm was
manifested
! Speeches were delivered from three stands.
! by Hon. Richard r Merrick, Hon y. w. Yor.
hees, DIR. e b Olds, and Hon A. B. Norton.
! The speech Of Mr. Merrick was mainly in
alusion 10 the threats OF the abolition leaders
that Vallandigham's election vii lccst the State
of Ohio bloody and fearful c.1l war. He
said that be desired to be heard for though he
had come there with weak voice, vet he had
come with a steel heart to arraign the admin
istration for high crimes against American lib
erty and high treason against the constitution
without warrant of law, without Justice, and,
for the qualification Of incendary malice, the
plant instruments of abolition fanatcsm have
wrongfnlly siezed and tyranically banished the
first man of the Northwest Standing there
today, in the presence of his friends the speak.
er challenged the whole abolition world to
produce one word of Mr.. Valaudigham that
was not uttered in loyal love of the country's
freedom and laws. Are not they themselves
traitors to the peopleY Have they not com
mitted treason upon treason for the last five
years? Are not their hands stained with the
blood Of their brethern2 Do not the dead
from Ohio stand to-day before the Throne of
God and arraign these abolitionists for thoir
most nntimey and unnatural murder?
The speaker then alluded to the speeches of
Governors Morton andy ates and Gen Schenck
at Dayton, and gave them most merciless
excoriation. Having charged Mr. Vallandiq.
ham with treason, they say, if yon elect him,
you shall never inaugurate him. He said that
he threw back the defiance that they had dared
to cast at the people of Ohio. They must re-
member that the timo of forbearance is near
ly past, and the men of Ohio will arise to re-
claim their rights and rebapiize the liberties
Of their country in the blood of children worthy
OF their sires and, he added, | tell you, my
conntrymen, that when that day comes, let
the gallant people once rise to maintlin their
rights, and Indiana will awaken, and Illinois
will send you a hundred thousand armed
men. Prolonged cheers The great State
OF New York will send you aid, and the rally |
ing cry will pass beyond the Hudson, and the
abolitionsts and fanatics of New England will |
color before the terrible might Of nn outraged |
people.
The remarks of Mr.. Merrick awoke the
most tnmultnous applause. His manly and |
went home to the hearts Of his hearers, who |
announced, in laundering tones, their deter
mnation to rally for the right
Reports from all parts of the State are very |
and the propects of Mr.. Vallandg- |
hams election grow brighter every day. The |
abolitlonists are making srupendous efforts to |
defeat him, but their meetings are spiritless,
and sink into insignilcance when compared |
with the tremendous outpourings of the DEM
ocratic masses. Democrats are hopeful and |
but, above all, they are ready and |
prepared and determined to put down, ut all |
hazards, every attempt to resist or interfere |
with the popular choice. If the administration
has concluded to make no interference at the |
polls, nothing is more certain than that Mr.. |
Vallandigham will sweep Ohio by fifty thou
sand majority; but if there shall be interfer-
ence the people of the Northwest may look
for troublous scenes here in Ohio