The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-08-21
BLANCHARD, JR

the people darlington from the false
hoods made about them, by the cop
perheads and the Editor of the Cour
Ter, respecting their meeting at this
place on the Sth inst.
They say the citizens Of Arlington
had given out the word that they sho'd
not hold q meeting there, and conse-
.quently they went prepared to clean
out the town il any resistance should
he made. Not one word of this is
true. Our people had made no such
remarks; but were perfectly willing,
if they saw proper, TO come and hold
a meeting here at any time, without
molestation or interference. But the
Copperheads came filed with whisllcy
and wrath. and without restraint com
,mcnced TRADE Of abuse against the
ladies of Arlington, descending TO the
most obscene and vulgar language,
such as none but n half civilized set
of Copperheads and Southern sympa-
thizers can or will descend to. When
they made their entrance into town
whooping and Yelling, Mrs. Stanford
was sitting at the window fronting
the street, they commenced to abuse
har in tltmogt vulgar manner--using
lalyllro too vulgar and indecent to
h. malfi0Aol.
As they TGsscd on, and among the
teams there was one in which sat the
onc-homed beast-Thomas Stratton,
Esq.,-with another person by his
side. and as they were passing, they
accostcd couple of ladies with some
abusive remark, when one of them
said, "You are no gentleman" where
upon one of them make insulting re-
marks and obscene centuries Nice
work for the man who is the most
prominent orator, and the only Con-
sttutional eXpounder Of the party of
this county.
! But forbcar to mention any more
of the many insults offered 20 the Ar.
lngton ladies. They made tempo
rary halt, and then commenced II rush
to Stanford's yard for water, They
were met by Mrs. Stanford, whom
they had insulted and abused, and were
told that they could have no water
and with revolver defended the
premises. Now they raved,' and tore
and swore, and You can hear them
now blowing about Stanford's not let
ting them have water They proudly
repaired to the grounds and the three
champions OF the day, viz: judge
,Whiteley, VIM. Gribben, and the one
horned beast. from 'i"iien township
!, ascendcd the rostrum. The speeches
were the same old reasonable ones
delivered on every occasion since th'
campaign commenced During th'
speaking II portion of the crowd wa'
engaged in taking up the Union ladies
and driving them from the ground
} a few were discovered and driven off
| There were about six or seven hundred
= on the ground, of men, women, chill
/, dren, dogs, and jackasses, beside
| Wmteley, Gribben and the onc-horn
ed beast. They made up plot TO g
, to Arlington and capture the Unio'
ali hag. Notice of this reached the ear
of the Union men, and with arms the
= prepared to defend it even to death
, They came on but finding it well de
| Tended, concluded not to undertake
the Job, and with savage yell de
parted. Now the Courier says--"rh
Union township boys captured fla
. in Arlington, with sixteen stars on il
I which is now on exhibition Mt Unio
Centre" This is a mistake, we los
\ no flag that day, we had but one out
and that still waves over the village
nor as yet have our people misse
Y any valuable property, though nc
e much of an examination has bee
l. made.
l. Now, Mr., Editor, am aware tn;
they will deny all the matters an
It things herein set forth. Men bas
y enough TO do mean things are has
II enough to deny them. But it matter
a not whether they do or do not, "
g, all know them to be true. And no
y we bid them good bye. We aga
ii say as we have always said, that v
lei have no objection to the Dcmocra
4. holding meetings in our town; b.
it'll wish never again to be subjected
m the same abuse or ill-treatment til
5 we bore on the 8th inst by the Ame