Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-06-18
The Copperhead Meeting at
Barnesville, ou ... ''.'

many errors and Misrepresentation that, 4
an eye witness, l feel called upon to Sc
some Of them right before the public. 'i
The first thing calling the meeting on
OF the largest ever assembled in the count,
is mere stuff. There were not 800 per
sons, including men, women and children
at the speaking in the grove, many Of WHOM
were Republicans--and who did not get u,
a squirrel hunt on that day to keep thei
friends away, as tho Copperheads did tw,
weeks before, on the occasion of Isaac Par
ker, ESQ. exposing their mad schemes anc
disloyal practices. al ',iits ID i,sfe Raie
The Gazette says Altogether it was
splendid meeting the effects Of which viii
have telling effect on the next election.
The effects were felt then and since. Mei
who had always voted the Democratic tickle
through thick and thin, were disgusted will
that days proceedings, and, the disloyalty
manifested is e6ecting radical cure. II
the election las prophesied) l amSwilline tc
refer. One or two more such meetings
would leave nothing but the skeletons Of
secession and disloyalty in Warren.
I did not hear Mr.. Kennon's . speech, but
had reports Of it--and from what the Ga.
zette says Of it these reports were true. =
He is still where he was, at the time
of the St. Clairsville jollifcativn, a few
months since, when he told d gentleman n
who was present, and who thought strange
that not one word was uttered against se-
cession and JEFF. Davis, very significantly
remarked, "Jef. Davis is on our side. ;"
q Converse, Harmless Converse, spoke
and read and read and spoke. His reading
was good-his speaking was contemplate.
He seemed to fear the devil or something
else was after him. His subject was too
large for him, and he failed I,;. .ig
Jim Morris, crazy Jim, barked terribly at
his own shadow-was at the time afflicted
with horror of Abolitionism-a disease
which he has had so bad, and like scrofula
it sticks to his system, that he made him
self ridiculous-as every one knows that he
has as black an Abolition record as is to be
found. .....,r, ..l' ..'s...,.I .......
And Josey White, pet Josey, brilliant
Josey-the man reputed to have run away
from prayers--he, too, must speak, on
diin- call Iosey, ,remember always "the
least said soonest mended." Your friends
should be careful about urging you to speak
in public on the STAGE Joscy, from the
amount Of gas you display there is danger
Of your coilapsing q fus and blowing up. -
Be careful, Josey. H.,. l
One other notable at the meeting, not
mentioned by the Gazette, but always with
an eye out for bread aud butter--and quite
willing at his last election to take Union
or no. party nomination-an preside at and
make war speech at meeting at Woods.
feld-the insinuating and sleek Judge Okey
aspiring to be the candidate for Supreme
Judge on the Vallandigham ticket. What
goestup, Judges must come down-every
man take care of his crown" Don't you
think you are high enough? If not, don't
get Union men to sign call for your can.
didacy. Do you tskeP ,,. KY. i,
And now as to the decoy flag that was
torn down. The Gazette il very careful not
to say it was National fag-that would be
toe big lie, and too many persons saw the
vile thing. Although it was not the flag of
the Southern Contederacy, yet it was the
flag the Rebels use when they put on Union
uniforms and march up to destroy our SOL
diers, pretending to be friends, until they
accomplish their murderous purpose. Truly
q decoy Aag-four red stripes and three
white ones and if it has more on it now,
they have been put on since leaving here.
Keep your false thing at the National Ho-
tel, soiled as it should be--and there let il
hang, the hideous monster, that at least one
valiant soldier, in face of all the Butternuts
and Copperheads assembled, trampled iu
the dust, tore off the Traitors name, and
then the flag from the staff, right in the
midst Of them, and walked coolly away with
it. After leaving about one hundred yards,
they raised the yell, and with curses pursued
the soldier Damn him kill himi Cut
his heart out" &c. The terrible ones and
the loud ones and the brave ones keeping in
the rear. And how many, do you suppose,
started after the lone soldier? A witness,
on the trial, testified to about $50. Two
hundred and fifty peaceable and law abiding
citizens after one soldier for tearing down 9