Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-08-21

A correspondent sends us rich and graphic
account Of Copperhead meeting held at FL
more last week, which we regret our want Of
space prohibits us from publishing in full. The
meeting was respectable in numbers about one
fourth in attendance being Union men. Our
correspondent mixed freely with the unterifed,
and heard much Of tkeir "doctrine." He says:
"Conversing with as many as possible to-day,
/ am more and more amazed at the Ignorance on
which the strength of their sham party relies.
4 am for peace, said one; Il don't want any more
blood shed, and TO stop it will 60 for Vallan-
digham.' Well meaning fool As IL the elec-
tou of Val, would be prelude 70 Peace;-ra,,
ther will IL be the forerunner Of Q more cruel
civil war than now desolates the home Of "Chiv-
airy.
About2 o'clock, having strapped" the town
Of beer, and being warmed up to the believe
any thing pitch, they adjourned from town to
meet in the grove above the village, where seats
had been prepared for their accommodation.
| did not get there in time to hear the first
part of Kenny's stalk" and cannot speak OF ID.
But did hear him put forth a few convincing
arguments, proving conclusiyely that we are
sacrificing awful much "for the Niger" you
have 70 pay so cents per pound for Coffee says
Kenny. @You used to buy it for Is; that extra
IS cents you are now paying for the niger; and
so it is with every article for which you have to
pay an advanced price,-all goes for the niger.
| With the audience before and around him, it
took-was convincing--ov Val.
was the embodiment Of better things; you must
all go for him.
The renowned Edison B. Olds now took the
stand, and began pouring forth torrent OF
abuse.aganst the Administration, ,-indulging in
the lowest slang ng-nisreprescnting the great acts
of the President, and closing by exacting of the
/ - IF hat
will go with me to Canada and bring Val. home,
! if we elect him, say II" "Ii'' burst forth in
thunder tones from scores oftraitor lips.
| "The tyranny and usurpation of Lincoln, "
seemed to be the subject Of his remarks; and
nobly did he handle it, if base assertions and
downright lying are Of any force.
To restore this land to peace, Olds laid down
the following programme. He "wOuld procure
a rope a thousand times as long as the one on
which Blondin crossed Niagara Falls, and hav-
ing secured one end of it to the highest peak OF
the Rocky Mountains, and the other to the
! highest peak of the Aleghanies would hang
the abolitionists at end and the rebels at the
other with jeff. Davis and A. Lincoln in the
middle, face to face so that they could kick each
others shins and make faces at each other
Thus would order be restoredl' This was re-
ceved with perfect storm Of applause.
Butternut breast-pns were plenty, and those
wearing them seemed to think they were indeed
something nice A young Union lady had the
courage (the Val. men say the "audacity } to
pull off several of these rebel emblems, even at
the expense of receiving several stabs in the
wrist. Quite an excitement occurred IN con-
sequence, and general rush to the scene OF the
incident took place, and the speaker was lett
without hearers. Repeated calls from him, Sec
onded by many others, failed for some minutes
to restore order. Cursing and swearing could
be heard on all sides. Conspicuous above all
was fat, burly fellow from Moodville, without
coat or vest, his shirt bosom open and turned
back, striding through the audience, sweating
swearing and knocking his fists together, VOW
ing by all the profits on keg of lager beer, that
he could whip any uoman in the crowd that
would dare remove his butternut breastpin.-
| (I know of woman who, had Sc been there,
would have taken him across her knee and
spanked him, as she did me in the palmy days
Of my childhood.)
At the close of the speech three cheers were
given for Vallandigham and three for the Union;
Immediately after which Union man proposed
three cheers for John Brough, which was re-
sponded to by hundreds throughout the entire
audience. The Vallandgham men were amazed
they had no idea that there were so many
Union men in their midst-quite one-fourth of
the whole number present.
Upon the whole we do not regret there having
been such meeting here. The better partof
the Democracy were disguised at the proceed
ings, and utterly repudiate being IN sympathy
with Val. Several who we're considered doubt
ful Union men, are so no longer-haying open
ly avowed their determination not to support
"tred and convicted traitor"
Yours for the success of our arms-the re-
storation of peace, and the election of John
Brough UNION FOREVER.