Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-31

The meeting was held in the spacious Fair
Grounds, the inclosure being literally packed
with people Speeches were made from one
stand by Messes Pugh and Siambangh, from
another by Judge Thrmnn and Congressman
White s,s.s
The enthusiaam was indescribable No
such meeting wns anticipated The Demoo-
racy are all iubilant aud Abolitionists dumb.
founded Democrats predict Belmont County
~ilIIgiye VaIandiaham 1000 minority
From the Morysyne (cAliforhiA) ESPrese, Juiy I5.l
vnIIandlgham.
Ia every Republican paper we pick up, we
find the patriot Hallandigham, denounced rs
"a traitor, aud almost every other dsreputable
term is applied to him. These statements
are made for The people to read and 10 believe,
But we ask every man, in what is Nalandig-
ham IL trailor2 dis ability and intelligence
no one denies. lie is rising to "a position
equal to that occupied by Douglas ms de
batter The oppisitinn lear him Theyabuse
| Him, they traduce aud wilh,lly lie about him,
but none Of them dare empt 10 answer him,
The cry Is, away with him Cruelty him
Let us have robber lnstcHdi This is mat
ter which concerns every patriot, every lover
Of right aud iustiee--nnd all who are not paid
| by the Aboliuonsls-all who are not venal-
all who love their eountry--all who are wiling
TO do honor to the noble, the patriotic, the
brave--will he willing to stop aud inquire, in
what is Valnndipham puihy2 In what has
he ollendedP We have seen him seized aud
carried away from his home aud family aud
sent into distant aud hostile country, whsre
he was received rs prisoner, escorted through
the country to seaport, and allowed to de-
part What is his oilense Every one knows
that it is only in this; that he has dared to
Iquestion the wisdom OF the Administration,
aud 10 urge upon the attention of the people
another policy than that which ID evidently
bringing the country to rain, and depriving
the people of liberty What interest has Val
landgham that is adverse to the welfare OF
! his country What does he seek hut her well
fare 2 We're he venal, to whom would he look
for a reward ? Certainly not TO Jei' Davis.
Why, every one, knows that in the whole Re
publican party lhere is none with 1.-THE Of hi.
intelligence lie must, therefore, he well
aware ol the tendency of events II was said
when the despots doomed him to exile Now
he is gone To his friends But we find hin
received, not AS IA friend and an nlly, but AT
, an alien and an enemy Honor was shown
tor his courage and his greatness appreciated
ia the South AS is common with every brave
and spirited people. 1t ia not The enemy who
is honored, hut hersism aud virtue to which
, homage is given by all who appreciate thes'
qualities by all hat the totally vile ant
deprsved, lf.1l ..r r.
Had Vallandigeam wished to Sell himself
TO whom would he have appled2 To th
l uncertain fortunes ofthe Impoverished South
/, or 10 the rich and mighty North Corruption
is satisfied with no halfway reward II grasp
. for all Aud does nny one doubt that tn
a skillful and powerful Vallandigham, the grea
n chief and leader of the Democracy of tn
West, could have had greenbacks by wagon
u loads, if he would have given up tho delens
| loi the glorious, heaven.deyiGed- principles {
our party. What does Vallundigham wan
with Confederate notes or bohAsf Or VIII
= should he join party which you Republican
h say is doomed to speedy destruction You u
know il to be base, deliberate, maliciou
D and atrocions lie y You know Nallandighal
4. to be an enlightened, incorruptibe patrio
You would now be willing to rob the treasur
Of the people of millions to purchase his SUI
IT port, Nallandigham is not ike the criminl
NJ lawyers, Van Buren, and Brady lie hires N,
his tongue 10 clear the guilty and to wants
= crimes He is not made OF such accomm
C. dating stuG as The New York lawyers He
ar not to be bought With Roman hrmness |
. stands By what he knows 20 be right
lr Since his arrest, several hundred more
! the people of Ohio have been dragged fro
No their homes, and immuted in dungeon
~ Where they are carried, none knows
e. once reioiced over the destruction of Frent
is bastile, in which Mere found but hall doz,
victims Now We have prisons in which Ia
~ guish and pine hundreds aud thousands
MT noble patriotic and Truthful men, guilty
a. loving their country, aud trying to save he
by warning the people OF the designs Of
MS treacherous foe
Let the people, consider the habit of 4
enemy from the time of Jefferson Remel
Der their lies, their false statements, th,
he boasts, and utter the good sense Of the peoT
N. has vindicated the right, their snoaking G
iA deavors TO crawl in, and pass for iollowe
,ur Of jefferson aud Jackson, 50 oit will be aga
I'M The day ia not distant, When these shamolt
-. fellows will deny themselves aud answer Ia
- were never AbOlitiOuiats