The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-08-13
. A. NO. 60 LANCASTER, OHIO, AUGUST 13, 1853

justification or any attempt at resist
ance that may be made upon me. But
/ owe something Of respect to my old
friends and associates-old friends and
comrades l wish them yet to be, for
personally there is no kind Of differ
ence between us--I mean the distin-
guished gentlemen whopreside overthe
columns of the Cincinnati Enquirer. l
owe them my compliments. I owe them
as much as we all owe to men who
make great discoveries. They have
been very kind to me. But they have
made grand discoveries. Not very
long ago they were kind enough to say
that l was a very good Democrat up
to the beginning Of Mr., Polk's Admin
lishation; that / got into quarrel
then because Mr., Polk would not give
me certain offices that [ asked, and
that therefore / left the Democratic
party. lido not believe either Of the
responsible editors of that paper wrote
that paragraph. l should not wonder
lif that was written by some one who
was in the Whig ranks, and deserted
then to come over and read men out of
the Democratic party. My editorial
friends will see the absurdity of their
statement, if they will remember that
conducted, the Enquirer up to the
year 1848. My distinguished friends
ought to know that l had no quarrel
with Mr.. Polk; but they do know that
l had some little matters of settlement
to make with certain politicians of
Ohio, and l beg to tender my thanks
to the Enquirer for the strength with
which they stood by me in this mat
ter until they balanced those little nc
counts. That brought us down to
184S. / believe at that time was in
good standing with the Democratic
party and the Cincinnati Enquirer.
But it became necessary for my
friends to make another discovery, and
that was, that since that time voted
for Fremont and Lincoln and every
Abolitionist in the land. tender
them my respectful assurance that
mover voted tor Republican or Whig
candidate for the Presidential chair il
my life. / did not vote for John c
Fremont, but, at the same time, / con
fess,-no, glory in it-I did not vot'
for Jimmy Buchanan, [Applause.]
did not vote at all at that Presidential
> election. l could not give my suffrage
to the candidate of the Democratic
party, and would not give it to an.
other. If that was sin of omission o
commission, on my part, 1 plead gull
ty. 1t rendered my standing doubtful
But / doubt not there are many of m,
friends who can look back five or 81:
years, and wish they had the same sil
to answer for.
When did l vote for Mr.. Lincoln
/ was detained from my home on tn
day of the last Presidential election b
fit of illness but if had been u
home at the election of 1860, althoug
not entirely agreeing with him in hi
great scheme of popular sovereignty
yet, from what / knew of the honesty
integrity and ability of the man,
should have voted for little Douglas
Applause.] Now, gentlemen, that
my record. '.
There is another point of persons
character upon which | wish to say
word, / say it is not out of any pa
ticular regard or desire on my part I
Justify myself but l wish to speak
{ behalf of the railroad that | have pr,
sided over for great many years, an
in whose reputation / take very d.
cided interest, 1t has been uttere
from one end of the State to the 9TH
whether it has been published
your city Democratic paper or not,
am not prepared to say for have NJ
~ ~ seen it-but in other parts Of the Sta
it has been given out by the Dem
cratic press, that the railroad compar
10 over which l preside refused to carr
the sick and wounded soldiers of Obi
&c returning to their homes in differet
IN parts of the State, for half-tare VIII,
g, other roads did so. Now, in one pa
in ticular, in the abstract sense, tn,
lg might claim it to be true But it is n
n. true in this that it does not state Il
h, whole truth, The facts are thes,
y. The military authorities of the Sta
/ made proposition to us that \
,s' should carry the sick and wounded 81
at diers at half the regular fare on t.
he road that that half fare should be pa
1t. by the State Of Ohio; that the railro
nd company should contribute the 9th
re halfas their share of the public burde
nd To that request, we responded that
k. were ready to do it, But in that CO
ng nection they were to have certain r
ny tape vouchers. They required us
ou take from every sick and wounded 81
I'm dier we carried, II receipt, showing ]
is name, residence, company and re,
ment, together with the distance
,at carried him, and the amount we C
,at lected. These vouchers were to bo
re- turned to the Quartermaster of t
att State, and from him to the Paymast
, is that the soldier should have the amou
'ou checked against his payroll \
lde said, we thank you, we will do no su
ore work as that We wanted the sold
rd- to have the full benefit of the reduc
yht rates. Applause. These men {
ere not 60 to the sanguinary battle-fi
I've for the pitiful compensation allow
o them by the Government They W,
I've to sustain the cause Of our country a
let the honor of our flag. They went