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Brough Meeting at Hamden.

On last Friday that lifelong Democrat, over
the left, made a speech at ~Hamden. The
crowd was variously estimated at from 100 to
200 voters, and VIC have it from the most re-
liable source that there were about L so voters
and some 200 to 5000 women and children
The travelling fat candidate for Governor spoke
about one hour in which he claimed he was
Democrat, when our old friend B. F. Scott
asked him "if he was Democrat still" and
Brough answered ga lifelong Democrat = be .
fore he closed, however, he told the audience
that as soon rs the war was over lie would
then join us, and be in for Strengthening out
these Republican Abolitionists, and would be
with the Democracy. At this friend Scott
bawled out, "Jonny, haven't you turned over
just little p Brough replied. "No. You
have bothered me enough, and if some friend
don't move you out of the meeting, will come
and do it myself" Mr.. Scott says if he had
undertaken this, "Jonny's friends would have
had weeks job in rendering out the fat he
would knocked off him." Mr.. Brough abused
the old Wings awfully for joining the Democ-
racy, calling them silver grey aristocrats up
holding slavery, etc. His doctrine of no more
Union wit, slavery did not suit his hearers in
this latitude. The whole affair was grand
6zzle, and Brough SO saw it. More than half
the crowd hurrahed for Vallandigham after
the meeting adjourned. There was no enthu-
siasm at the stand. McArthnr Democrat.
Sept. Sd. *aao .e
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John BrouEl. Racing the Music;
HAMILTON, BUTLER EoUNrY, o, 4,
August 90, 1868.
Q the Editor. of the Enquirer-E

| - -s-i-e' august ~, sA6o1. - =
To the Editors of the Enquirer-- 'ssi,ss 1.s.si y
GENTLEMEN: " hife John Brough was aa-
dressing the. gathering at this place, some
"Clay Ridge" copperhead had the audaeity tO
ask Democratic johnny the following amoua
other questions s'aae = - 2 -
"If the States now in rebellion were to pro-s
pose to ret-rn to the Union,q with the iasfitazt
tioh of slavery recognized and protested - Il;
once was under the present Constitution, would
you, as Governor of Ohio, favor the eccepte
ance of the proposition p --------
This was a poser II broueh Trough and.
Cuff face to face before a Butler audience.
Brough tried to dodge, but the colored por-
tion of his audience demanded an answers
After cavorting. .eloquently for "a few minutes,
be answered in the negative. o So John
Brough is not for the Union as it was, even if
the people of the rcbellious States were tn
propose to return. 70 4s4sss5s HAMILTON. /.
So the Abolition candidate f9r Governor Of
Ohio declares that he is opposed to the war
without slavery being abolished, Voluntarily
by the seeded States, or by forcs on the part
of the Federal Government 1t is an acknoFi-
edgement that the war is to be prosecuted to
free the negroes--that that is now the great
object and for its accomplishment we must
have conscriptions and taxation eternal. II
that the kind Of man the people Of Ohio
Nant fer Governor p Enquirer
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The II6th Regiment for VaIlan
digham

| Our advices from this gallant regiment is
that three fourths Of TIE soldiers of the resi-
ment are enthusiastic for Vallandigham and
the whole Democratic ticket
Despite the fact that they have never been
able to read his speeches, or see scarcely any
papers friendly to him or his cause, and have
only read most malignant lies concerning him,
they will support him and this is the reason :
They know that their fathers and brothers at
home, who have an opportunity of reading
both sides, support Vallandigham and they
know that their fathers and brothers are not
traitors. The Abolition papers ask the Dem
ocratic soldiers from this county, as well as
other counties, to vote for John Brough, and
thereby indorse the lie that Vsllandigham is
traitor, and that their fathers and brothers
are traitors When the Abolition papers were
telling the soldiers that their fathers and rela-
tives at home were traitors they overshot the
mark; and they have now found it out A
soldier or any other man of.spirit doesn't rel
ish very we'll the charge Of traitor, when made
against parent, especially when SO serious
and contemplate charge is made merely for
electioneering purposes. A soldier is very
much like other people in this respect, al
though Abolitionists don't seem to think SO,
and when his father, his son, or his brother,
is called traitor, or other opprobrious names
in his presence, he is-very apt. to resent it
and these charges have been made by the pa
pers that opposed Vallandigham for the last
two years. Woodfeld Democrat.
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"a C,onvieted Traitor. . -

Senator Sherman, one o. tho. endorsers ek
the infamous Helper publication Of the
Republican leaders who in Congress refused TO-
agree to the Crittenden Compromise, that the
war that is affecting the nation might be aver
ted--is travelling over the country, and in an
extraordinary manner pronounees Yallandig--
ham "aconvicted Traitor There was no caeS
made against Vallandigham; he was not prove,
en- guilty of treason; he was guilty. none; for
had he been guilty he would havee ebeen arrea-
ted and tried in pursuance of a law passed AZ
tho last session of Congress, and for which Sens
ator Sherman voted, to meet cases of incipi.
ent treason. His arrest, imprisonment or bail--
ishment was dictated by political malice; and
being thus dictated it had to be, and was, arr
bitrariIy done Vallandigham is hated By
that class of politicians who put party abovst
country who would not abandon their party
platform, when such an abandonment would
have saved tho ration from the curse of this.
war, He stood living witness against the
enormity of their crime; and so long as he Wa6-
nobisilenced they stood in constant dread.@-
Idn Vert Examiner saais ari sssg ,s3ii
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Old jackson Demoerat

1t is said that one of the devices of the dew
il is to represent himself as a spirit Of light
and Holiness that he may beguile the unwary.-
There was a. time when he was Spirit of
Light and Holiness; but overtowering ambition
caused his fall No one, however, who has been
enlightened by Divine knowledge can be deceiSs
ed by him. There is q class of politicians who
emulate him, and it is hardly violation of the
proprieties of language to say, thots they, ars
devils incarnate This clnss of politicians, pup
pets in the hands of ambition, having discar-
ded the sublime teaching of Democracy; seek
the unwary and undertake to beguile them in
to the belief that they are jackson Denocrsts-
Their claim to be Jacksonian Demoerafsisjust
as good, and no better, as the devils claim
that he is Spirit of Light aud Holiness, The
devout followers of the Saviour of the world
do not become devils, neither do the follower
of rnd believers in the doctrines Of Jacksou
become Abolitionists- Catholic AdUestise7.
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Is4O-Is63.

In 1910 the large meetings of the people
were all against the democracy. Then it was
hard work indeed for Democrats to gather to-
went largely against them. In 1868, the re,
verse in the case. The opposition to the De-
mocracy, though they have the purse and
sword in their haud, find it hard work to get
together crowd, aud those they do get drum
med together lack fire and enthusiasm. The
Democratic meetings ere GRAND UPRIS-
INGS OF AN INSULTED AND TAX
RIDDEN PEOPLE, who intend to vic dicate
their majesty by the weapon of the citizen
the ballot-box. Arbitrary arrests, attempts
to suppress criticism and muzzle tongues has
called out the people, and Ohio will go Dem
ocratic this year by an immense popular ma
jority Keep the ball moving, fellow Demo
Gratis, and all will be well Seneca AdUertiser
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Abolition Lies About ValIandig.
ham.

For the purpose of prejudicing the army
against Mr.. Vallandig ham, the Republican
papers are indulging in the most shameful
falsehooas. They assert that he voted, while
in Congress, against supply bills, and against
every bill and resolution introduced for the
benefit of the soldiers This is not true. He
never voted against supplies. On the con-
trary, he voted for the sc, ,O00, 900 bill to pay
the three months troops, aud introduced into
the House a resolotion to pay them $50 extra
bounty, which resolution was defeated By the
Abolition Senate. He moved TO increase the
pay of soldiers 50 per month, and to have them
paid in Gold instead of paper money, which
was then at discount of forty per cent
This motion the Abolition members of the
House defeated. The evidence of all this can
be found in the Congressional Globe Wayne
County Democrat.
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A Good story from Judge Fang.

Judge Iangi OF Seneca county, was among
the speakers at the Democratic meeting ID
Sidney. The Shelby Democrat says: ssFA
Judge Lang of Tifin, followed Mr. Pugh
The Judge said the Republican party came in
to power by accident, and illustrated the press
ent condition of our distracted country. He
told of Yankeee brothers who resided in chses..
dom, ard who lived on wAitling sticks and !
wooden nutmegs. One Of them becoming tired
of living in this way, aud not contented with,
his lo., concluded TO go to Iowa. So be re-r
paired thither, and in time,::by industry and
economy, scceeded in purchasing forty acres
of land, and receiving assistance from his wife,
more Land. One day he be-.
thought that he would write to his brother from,
whom he had not heard for several. years. SO
he went on in his letter to tell how comforts
Bile and independent he was, that he had 6o'
much Hand, very fine house. barn aeafkle I.
horses, &C., everything desirable in thia world.
and wound up his letter by saying. abpt TO NOR,
row, dear brother, We are going to take faf1sssl
to the poor house. ~ The Government conBraoz
tors and sWindlers generally, aremaa ked the
Judge, are growing rich and fat ON greenbaeks,:.
while the county is going 70 the poor hoxss.'s
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A Coon NAME.-The Abolition party has
a-good name. 1t is an Abolition party in
fact.
/. has abolished the Constitution of the
United States.
1t has abolished the good feelings which
bound the North and South together
1t has abolished the Union of the States
1t has abolished the habeas corpus
1t has abolished the right of trial by jnry.
1t has abolished gold and silver coin from
our midst. lsl.s 4.lsfgL
1t has abolished low prices for all articles
of domestic use.
1t has abolished peace and security through
out the country. &;
1t has abolished the respect we commanded
abroad as nation:
IL has, in fine, abolished about all it can
abolish, and the next thing it will abolish it.
self.-iS Somerset UatoR.
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Patriotic.
A street eoDversation overheard BY our e,

A street conversation overheard By our r.
porter: 80 si.e4.sfzs4 sit
D--Good morning, c.. Ready ifos'
the draft asE l.anlIsv. s.fs glge .aoi5agf
G--Ready If my distracted country nsods'
me--if she requires the sacrifee of my life---
if the tottering edi6ce of our glorious Union
needs to be ccmented with my hearts blood
if it is necessary for her preservation that she,
strides onward to victory over my dead body,
then, sir, the victim is readyts With hears
prepered for any fate, and with a firm tfust
in Divine Providence, l shall, with lively
feeling of doing my duty, and nothing but my
duty, march boldly on-to the Collectors
Office, and pay my three hundred dollau,-
Hdperpt7ls Gdzetfc. @a os
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peace and good will never return

peace and good viii never return.
At this time part of the stand gave way, in
consequence of it being over crowded, and fell
to the ground. Fortunately, no one was se-
rlously injured, although Mr.. Pendleton's son
was considerably bruised by others falling
upon him. Mr. Cox and your reporter. being
"ligh hit weights" remained above.
During the confusion the Oberlin Eyangel.
ist slipped off, and was seen no more. Mr..
Cox soon resumed, ard closed his speech amid
great enthusiasm. Such lesson to Oberlin
was much needed. 1t was given with good
humor, and will long be remembered by the
tssaints" and others present 80 sE
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s@ The draft, ii is stated, for the whois
North, was ordered for three hundred thous-,
and men, with fifty per cent additional to allow
for exemptions. From the returns of the nuins
Der of conscripts actually secured, it is believ.
ed by many who have been watching theopers
iations of the draft, that out Of the four hun.
red and fifty Thousand drawn, not more thaik
eighty Thousand men will be secureds-
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THE MEN ron OHIO.
a Campaign Song.

FOR THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN
RECORD. 70 -'Iai2
AIR-s'Wait for the Wagon
Come, comrades, raise your voices, sf' pa
And shout aloud for Val,
- And vow that our next Governor
He must be and he shall.
Oh won't old Abe be furious fia Boo
And won't Burnside look blue,
When they find that we've elected i
Vallandigham and Pugh?
i8 90 The men for Ohio,
The men for Chic,
The men for Ohio.
-. ..-5-s-- Fallandigham and Pugh-
They think to overawe US,
They think they'll crash us yet,
But the Western are Il tous hest foes 20
The Lincolnites have met. 80 70
We laugh at and defy cir threats,
We care not what they do,
But we're bound to have elected
Vallandigham and Pugh.
--.-..-- The men for Ohio,
<J " --f- The men for Ohio,
The men lor Ohio,
Vallandigham and Pugh.
Oh brothers, don't forget that time,
When Burnside was our fate,
- And laws were superseded
By order Thirty Eight.
Then, like free born Western man,
Our Val spoke bold and true;
Oh when he's chosen Governor
What will poor Burnside do @
Won't he skedaddle,
a7 Won't he skedaddle,
's Won't he skedaddle.
As he's well used to do?
They call us sstraiiors," scopperheads,"
We care not tho'-they do,
But they'd best not tread IN coppcrheads,l
Or they will surely rue, =: ~ ID. ~ 81
If they rouse us s'they'll wake up snakes"
Believe it for it's true,
So, they'd better fall into our ranks,
And vote for Val and Pugh.
e7Ea The men for Ohio,
The men for Ohio,
The men for Ohio, ,s-51t r
zEz. Vallandigham and Pugh.
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swarm of insects, kept up their buzz about the
ears of the patriotic statesman II IN. EnquA-
ey ~ = ,fs-e--
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A Rich DISCUSSION II

A RICH DISCUSSION II
Democratic Meeting at vermiI-
lion, Ohio.
Hon. s. s. Cox Interrupted by an Aboli-
tion Doctor from Oberlin
: cox QUESTIONS HIM.
sFHBHHfD POLITICAL
PLENTY OF Epzd
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WRITTEN FOR THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN
n -t, r' -.i RECORD -ea 70 -@Iat2
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-01-07

most up to our very doors, and heyond doubt
one principal caus of this was the stay law
of 1861. Discontinue i, and the cun<e-
qu"nce may bc as blieL; and miiGew upon
The h"pes ard energies IF cur people. That
law las come 10 lie regarded rs The fixed
policy cf Sumlb Carolina for and during the
war, and to interfere with its provisions now
must work Injustice and evil. The people
have, as whole, sanctioned it, and are viii
ling TO ati!e it. They have planted accor-
dirgIy, ard have laid all their plans according.
", and are in reed Of no change. The charge
here proposed is, at best, but AZ, ucer' ain cx'
pertinent, without T. pressing Necessity TO JUS
.ily It, ard, as one Of the people, call upon
members 10 JtTdre. Suffer net yourselves TO
he carried lastly to tic support of propo-
sition suddenly sprung upcn YOU, aud design
ed, it may lie, to suhsslve tn, private ends OF
tue few, in,teal Of .hc coed of the many.
COMMON SENSE.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-01-07

pathy for the planters who refused to sell
their corn for 4 drllar q kusl,el, until they
found tie Yankees We're coming, and then
offered it at sixty ur seventy cents. Much as
we regret Tie wasting OF Il c cnunuy, 'lere
is gloomy satisfaction III kn, Uirg lhlt lie
immediate sutl; i,rs arc the With, ld.rS of
corn, men wi have neglected or refused to
burn their Cotton Or to organize thrms' Ives
into COMPANIES for local defence. We have
heard a great deal alont these gentry trr
some time past. If the Yankees would take
all their Cotton it would be righteous pun
iShment to them and good thing for The
country, for Jacksons cavalry would be very
apt to burn it before it got TO Memphis.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-01-07
New York, December 9, 1862.
EnIistments in ireland for America.

Dublin !rouemJer l7) Correspondence Of The Len
don Port
The Nation makes bitter complaints that
Irishmea are still being enlisted in Ireland
as laborvrsn for America. Very high wa
ges are offered to them, and tie bounty is not
offered in vain in numbers Of instances. "Lec.
turers and others are going about the coun-
try" according to the Nation, with this OBJ
It, and one Of the inducements they employ
to cnsnare the peasantrss. is to affirm tEat the
moment they lave settled with the Southern
rebels, the American Government will turn
npon England for her perfdies, and free Ire
land. The Nalion, which is good deal So
herrd now about the prospect of an Ameri-
can invasion of England, makes the following
characteristic comment u on tho argument
If these Yankee tcuters. We know the bait
that is being held befure the eyes Of our coun
,rymen. 1t is that Of a possible war between
tie Northern States and England. Well let
such war come, and then the Irish people
will know what TO say to- it. When the Trent
officially seemed likely to lead to rupture
their sentiments Were ~ plainly expressed.
Let US wal. and see wlr,zzSSrel may arise
out oc these tickllsh naval questions that
will be coming up from day to day while the
csu;est.1y.Aaaall4ss s:sostA eont:n=
ucs. When VIC see one plank Of al A'neii.
c:.l1 ship destroyed By guns that speak from
under the shadow of the Union jack, then
duty vii! he placed upon the people Of Ire
land which we trust they will be able to dis
charge. But the chance Of such an event
will not be improved by an emigration Of
lrishmcn to sIay the people Of the Southern
confedcracy. The dust Of gallant Irish hcarts
will be making the grass grow in Virginia,
while 1reland's opportunity may come from
another quarter and find Ireland too weak to
avail OF it. We protest against any enlist
men, in this ccun,ry tar either Of the Amcri-
can parties so loag as America is not at war
with somc foreign power that is also foe 10
lreiad and we warn our coultrymcn hy
thrir love of Ireland and their love Of honor
against giving any countcuauce or support 10
tie recruiting agents who are now going
about this country"
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CoRRoNAcco, Dec. ~, 1862.

a:ss- HEEMEs," the Richmond correspon-
dent of the Charleston Mercury in late let
ter, furnishes the annexed iIems:
The following is told Of Jackson's habits
On Sunday night friend Of Old Stouewall,
invited 10 share his tent, turned i'll about II,
and wrapped up snusly in the blankets. AT
o'clock Jackson entered, and jus, as he was,
tran new uniform. boots, spursand all, pitch.
Ell into the pallet, was snoring in 10 minutes,
and in | ) more had robbed bis friend of al
the hlaukets. After hard Struggle this
frierd managed to get back enough cover to
keep him from frcezins-the night was very
coli-aud slept, as he supposed, FIVE minutes.
He was aroused by jackson, who sprang up,
divestcd himself Of every particle of raiment,
opened the door o; his tent, and went forth
in I'M, is aaturubibus. He called for his old
negro ,nsn-the same who knows when a
battle is going 10 come off, by tie fervor of
his masters rrayers-an made him dash
over him TWO large buckets Of water, which
had been standing in the freezing air. This
done, he returned TO the tent, rubbed himself
dry with coarse towel, DOM 4 his new uni
.:,rlu, and went out to attend 10 The disl'o~i-
ton OF his forces, fully expecting the attack
t., begin at i,y, freak. 1t was then just Lhl!-
past three; about 77o'clcck Jackson woke up
his friend, and told him to come to break
fast, the Yankees were clean gone.
Gen. Lee said lie would gladly gise back
all The killed and wounded Yankees at Fred
erirks in return for the heroic Gregg. 1t
is a great loss" Gen. Jackson took tender
leave of the expiring hero, and Gen. 4. +.
Hell. it is said, kissed him. How honored
anl beloved he was
When Gen. Longst:eet sent o:her brigades
To relieve The indomitaLIc haad who played
such havoc with the YarkccS in front Of Mar
YES stone fence, the knightly kershaw re-
ulitl: TELL Gen. l.ongstreet obey lmlll-
city the orders Of ,ny superior, hut | rein-
quish with regret position where SO much
h NOR is 10 be achieved lie expected the
battle to he resumed The next day. have
never scrn General X, but n friend, who re-
la,es tn. above, says that he is model OF tie
prcux cheralie,-the most gsllAnt presence in
the whole army.
To fill up this page, | will tell the last joke
on jackson. At Cedar Run, one of his Brig
al;crs said
"Gcueral, the Yankees are fighting splen-
didly to-day"
"It does not become you to say so, re-
piled old Stonewall, sternly.
"But, General, l say it only to you;
would not speak of it openly
"No NATTER retorted Jackson, "you
should say it to nobody. Never say any,
thing good Of your enemies"
I am assured this is facr.
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The name of Nan is disgfaced when applied

The name Of Nan is disgraced when applied
to him.
Ny check has burned with shame that
Americans (who are certainly ordinary a
chivalrous people, have not made such an
oucry a. aiusthis cuurse tha: lie should shrink
out Of sight like whipped c1r.
am a Northern woman and loyal, but !
could not lie woman and not feel detesla-
tion and contempt for the eoward!y creature
who will war upon women Words are i'm.
potent when the feelings excited by this
commander of the Uaion forces are to be
expressed.
1t is enough to make disloyal the warmest
defender of the Union TO know that those who
have our fate rs nation in their hand, play
with it SO childishly-so madly. How
long, 0 Lord, Low long" must we be made
the spot of imbeciles and such men as
Butler?
New York, December 9. 1862.