Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-05-08


May g. Brauregard reached Richmond with
s"me forces from Charleston, and has tuken
command OF the tIcfcnces around Richmond.
Tor tho rolAware Gazette.
GEx6A Tosxsu1r, DkttTARE Co, O.,
May 4, 1868.
Mr. EDIToE: Pursuant to a call mnle by
the Union. or loyal Democrats. in particular,
and the Union citiz-ls of Genoa township in
general, meeting was held in the Chapel at
Maxwell Saturday evening, May 81, and the
house, though large one, was filed to over
fpwing with ladies and gentlemen.
Joseph Claphan,, Esq, having been duly
installed as Chairman, order ard attention
from all were respectfully solicited. Mr.
Lewis Webster, OF Franklin county, an tGl-
comprom ng Andrew Jacks.r.Thomas JEFF
fcrson Democrat, by the wat.7 was inirotluc-
I'd and proceeded 10 address Tire audience in
mnpt able and patriotic manner frte,y
fearlcss'g and etfeofireiy expOuIdihg the prin-
cip!es of true Democracy, and answering all
questions put 80 him by the representatives Of
the Copperhcad fac' ion Of our parlv up here
-Messrs. j. and II. s. In a speech of four
hours duration, Mr.. Webster briefly reviewed
the origin and history Of the Democratic par
/ ~, showing that the principles Of jackson and
Jefferson we're sUundi tEhtt We rs party had
grown up and prospercd unler them; that
they W, re opposed as far back as Calhoun i
time, Fepndiated hy the representatives Of the
South ut the Charleston Convention, and
la-tly literally ignoted by the Copp.rhea,ls in
GtIr midst, thus committing L EN- to q position
| in the prt sent war anil Democratic, aud di-
recly opposed to every Democratic Trcsi-
drn'1 thoroughly explaining and dtfniug the
| functions of the Guvcrnmcnt-G first, its policy,
its principles and its obligations to the people
| to project, defend and srcure them their
| rights, etc, and secondly. the o,iga'io rest
! ing upon each and every individual in the
| G, 7trnmeut in turn to protect and maintain
its existence, regardless OF ATTY prJudiocs
peItics or policies showing most conci,tMreIg
trhg leere and rbd 1rere 20 tIue Union men.
Although frequent efforts were made by
those piks of civilization and exponents Of
Secession Democracy, N, ssrs. j. and r. S, to
/ confuse and divert his attention from the sub
| iIrcl in hand, he was invariably armed reply
| ing instantly, without the Slightest enbarrass
ment, to each and every insoleat and ungen-
| tlemanly interruption, in such safhing. fcIiing
| terms, as must have made them, uni, IS lost 10
all scrSe erf shame. feel very small and cor
/ temptble indeed Besids, to say nothing oil
/ the uncivilizs ID and rioiOus Conduct of some Of
their followers, whose appreciation o! those
twin cardinal principles of treason and resis'-
ance TO the laws, enabled them 10 keep up a
constant bowling OF indecent and bias he
! L, 10 bo
said }. s. having on several occasions nd
dressed oar citizens in the same house, has
been listened to quiefly ard attentively, al
though advocating principles and doctrines
as black and dAmnablc as evcr JtG Davis al
voeat,sl 10 prison the minds OF his people. and
although a Democrat myself and difkring
honestly as do in ma Y particulars with my
Rrpft1liraa nci2hboFs, to their credit be il
reca'ied, never to my knewicigG have they
/ in'erruped in any manner a De-E.ecraiic
meeting il our place. Comment is therefore
simply unnecessary.
Mr.. Webster closed nmii the greatest ap-
plause, by rendering he old hackneyoI phrase
Its unconstitutional in bis inmiiable man
ncr, as sung by our Copperhead brethren in
the north part Of our township. AR very
peculiar.
After the crowd had nearly dispersed, Mr.
J. s. came. Nicodcmus like to obiuin wis
dom, but his hereto Scripture WINS too
dear TO him TO exchange for truth and loyalty
its pages being probably scraps cut fr IN the
Crisis which we're so dear TO him that he
rolled them Us sweet molsel under bis
tongue, but passage after passage Of it was
disposed of with ready facility by Mr.. Web
sttr as it was read. and in such a manner
that i! he is not given over TO a hardness .o
heart aud disloyaity Of mind, "a foresonc
thing very lnneh fear,) and left TO believe a
lie that he may be damned with all disloyal
men, there i, yet hope, however, FIR like Fe
/ lix, methinks he lnds almost ne suaded TO be-
come Christian.