Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-17

plea meeting ct CopcoTdia Park, en- Slndai
the 10Th Inst, ior the dlsoass;oa OF oar na,iona
aff Ike, etc.
"i have 10 9ay thst go much Of the ohjec. al
yonr meeting 20 refera to recommending t.
the PGe:denb tho dismissal oi Maior General
B4iieok from the chief cjmmnud OF Tho army,
is diSG1pyOued By SsO, az Military Commander Of
this city and district, and must be discerded from
yOuT discussions on ,hat dag.
"Is is npi the Intention uf The military au
t6o7i.iGs TO interfere glth She peaceful sssem
biasSj VI citizens tos the prTpOfe OF deiiBera
ton upol cG. LaLiCnal GffaiTp, bus tlose OF
pi':laan cbarao.cr vill not DO permitted
"V9am1tt TSfleet, geatle'nsn, that IL is in thss
tiH'es TIE Gaiy " those wh0 near plain clothes
es SosI as those s0hO ioedr uniforms, 10 supper
The Prcsiden. and HE GppOiatcd agents.
I'll am, ReDtleine1. very respectfully,
"Y0lr tbedient servant,
~. W. DAVIDSON,
"Brigsdies-Genersl Commanding
Notwithstanding this exp-ers prohibition OF
tho milt'Fy, the Abolition Germans assembled
md passed, among others. the following reso
!uticn5:
"That We regard il as ore OF the irelicnsbls
rights Of ffsemen 70 peacaabIy assemble aud
pttion Tho Ch;et Executive fer redress of
RdoVauosl, believing this 20 be the only proper
mannCr In which tha FisSes OF shat pSrtic1 Of
tho people which euppo.t3 The p1licy Of the
Governments sIth ita blood end t.eeeuro can
6nd expression.
That etarsing from ,heae pFeniseo, 70
deem II prOpar to cay tnss wo b9lie7o tina.
General Y. w. Hsl!ack, low ohioF In oJm-
msnt o. the armies Of the Uniiai 3,G.oa,
does M. eUjoy .he confidence OF tie people
thereof ! tbGt 20 beiicTe bini to be devoid of
.he military tGiant attributed 60 hp1 nv so-1q,
incompetent .or the post no ROY till, and a
lrkeTRIm supporter OF thst radical pcllcy OF
the Presiaent II which alsao se cia fcc SIC.
cess I,r tho C use OF the Union.
"raa5 va eo'emuly protest. ageiLb; tho at.
tempt Of the military outhoIlsiss to violate e
yitGi principle ct republ;canism BY Interfering
with the freedom Of speech Of citizens who NAV
have proven their true loyalty by tho sacrifice
Of blood and treasure ; that in the language OF
Tue CUnsti.U.i,li even Congress shall NJ axe no
lay sbridgt0g freedom of speech aud of tbe
pfc.s. Or tho rig1t Of tho people pe.oesbly
to olsemhlo aud petition the Goyernncas for d
redress Of gIieVancUs,' and We den the cor.
rccGHesa 0! tbg proposition that those who .ry
port the Pfesiert inuas eupp0.t all his lrDoint
Ell ogeuts, aI5 forbidden tl c5nt1up their
act1."
The WestIicks Post allaIyg ,o tho .u5jao! n
the t0losing .arws:
THE GREET PEOPLES DEMONSTRATION III oogcos.
DIA PARE.
The ulssa-neetjns held loss Srnd,y in Con
cercia PAX Ses nos only nameriCali? oae o
tho CREATES Which1S!. Louis has witnessed, hu
was si=o in me spirit Ehich pervaded 1: one o!
tine most powerful and jignifed which has eve
bsen heli by genuine pstio.s anyRkcro. The
ca iGc IN mteing had touDd TN echo which
setonn'' ''d tlGm shoaaanjs and thousands o
yOiG7' lGe! sunday, eud She reyerDeration ot
Ehich vii! no. ho IGgt in the er)Uudi OF the
PsFk 7 10 ,ae al. Oi 81 licaia, but will psne-
rite thEougA he gbYle Ntrt. II was q might,
eSp,psionr. tJo Long and pairilliy suppressed
anger, unG dsHp, 90 oil in5;ea sSioa Et the mig
eFab!o expenditure Of the immepso poHe-s
rh'ch the uSt0H gia r!aoid az the iisDossl Of
tAe N 'uon.i Government, G3 ,hs yrEnrdless-
mesa VI d "bich the wishes u ms people have
been !resIaa IN Wash.0gtoa, end tie iacompe-
tshuJ ~ uh gcT;hin,ss OF - psrs OF, the Goyerr-
mSHe. ana the OrGtr phiCu General DAVieeon
had issued psJhib!Iiug tho discussion 0! the
QUESTION whether he President should be re g.
cOnmeudgd IT, dIsnias Hslieok, 6i! no, GsL to
lGofe0so tLG o.5peAsuge With the present ava.
ten and It's sup1eme leaders, and 70 give still
Louder e1presei0n to the deep rooted distvust
WhIoh the people hayo long ago conceived
against Halleck. The eadesyor of on agent
Uf jhe Government to prohibit, ut the second
anniversary OF the capture of Camp Jackson,
those very citizens whose devotion to the cause
OF the Union has torn the city Of St. Louis and
the state OF Missouri from the clutches of the
rebels ir5m expressing their views about the
present sys;em of conducting the war and about
she Geuerslil.C5ief, was really too new aud
unprecedented as that IL could have had sny
Q.her effect Nor can re oeiieve that President
Linrola agrees With General Davldson's order,
perhaps, few members Of his Cabi-
nes Souic much rather see every kind Of loyal
opposition suppressed
"lhe Rfosttent shculd NOT la. this occasion
pass away without pronounclng, in q general
order, upon such attempted military co1trol OF
meetings OF loyal ald patriotic citizens, 70 that
the order of General Davidson may remain
solitary and alone Ia It's kind, end not hs imisat,
ed Government oannot paasihly so fer forget
iseet, and act 80 euieidal as to llmN the right
OF .ree epeech TO o people which has sacrificed
all its means and its bess hearts blood To main.
tain thai Government But the case Is Import
en- enough to a!tIGet the attention o. all lsi-
riots, ana We expect, with confidence, that The
un,0n pTess will join 2a in on: enefReical Pre-
test against suoa q military censorship. II
auytaiLg had set Been waited to Prove hos
thotoaghly rotten the whole present System is
which she National Gcverame0t 10 pursuing, it
was this oEder, which, whether directly emsnat
!ng from Washington or not. is ut least in spirit
OF tue present system and !ts Consequences
The masa meeting Of 81. Louis Of May 10 has
sseh The fsss powerful step TO plAioly notify the
Preaeent that she people have neither conf
eenco in hrsystem nor in bic advisers and chief
Generaa. and that he, az the elected and re-
epeuaibe President OF the people, mu.t alter
thls ryatem, ana get more popular advisers and
Generals, who agree from the bottom Of their
soula With radical conduct of the war and u
radical anti'slavery policy. May other cities
follow the example OF st. Louis!"
TIE military authorities will hardly permit
this dlsobedience OF orders to pass uupunished.
LETTER FROM HON. cHARLxs n. ROWLAND TO
GENERAL DAvID5oN.
.sT. Louie, May 10. 1863.
"To Drlsadlsr General J. W. Davidson, Commanding
St. Louis Districti
"GknERAL--Your public letter addressed I'd
Messrs. Il. PEetorius, r. g. Rombsuer, James
TanapiR atC an urnriaad tha Iovat ciklvana and