Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-21

ent-One Procession 5 Miles Long
Immense ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by
messrs. Voorhees,, BartIey, Medary,
mcMasters, Bliss, Dressed and Lang.
BUcYRus, O., Sept. Is.
The great Democratic mass meeting in this
city to-day is just over. 1t was the largest and
most enthusiastic political gathering ever held in
Northern Ohio, and it afforded. in its mighty out
burst of popular sentiment. additional aud just
ground Of hope that the coming October election
will result in a glorious victory.
Within the last month similar meetings have
been held all over the State, and everywhere
have the people been enthusiastic for the return
of Mr.. Vallandigham. There is no mistaking
the sentiment in every town and county. The
masses are thoroughly aroused to the Importance
of the election. and deeply indignant at the Ad-
ministration for inficting so many cruel wrongs
upon their fellow citizens. Maddened by the
foul outrages upon their own liberties. they are
determined to spare no time, no money, no
effort to place the exiled Vallandigham in the
gubernatorial chair. The canvass is thorough
and complete. The abolition leaders are stricken
with dismay. Hating Mr.. Vallandigham with
villainous bitterness. because he has always been
a fearless and determined enemy of their revolu-
tionary schemes, they have made stupendous
e~xertions to secure his defeat. Thousands of
dollars have been spent for this purpose. and
hundreds of speakers have been imported to
harangue their party, vet they have accomplished
nothing. Their canvass has been ~spiritless. The
people will not turn out to attend their meetings;
and so perfectly re>istless is the tide of the con-
stantly increasing Democratic element that even
Republicans are heard to admit that Vallandig
ham will sweep the State: but thew boast loudly
about the soldiers vote, and think that will save
them. Democrats are, nevertheless. perfectly
confident. not only of a majority in the State,
but of so great a majority as to preclude any
attempt which the radicals may make to over
reach il by the soldiers vote or by any other un
fair means. Vallandigham will certainly carry
the State by at least 5000 majority.
This resume of the campaign and these conclu-
sions l have derived from conversations held to-
day with prominent members of the party who
have been canvassing the State constantly since
the nomination of the ticket They have wit
messed the tremendous outpouring of the party,
which have all along been unparalleled 10 the po-
litical history of the country. 1t is gratifying to
make this announcement to your readers. thou
sands of whom, in the Northwest. are awaiting the
election in Ohio with intense interest. 1t i graf
flying to know that the people have done with
abolition despotism and military usurpution in
Ohio
The meeting to day was an immense gathering.
People were here in large delegations from six
counties-some of them coming by wagon and on
horseback upwards of fifty miles. Thousands
also came by ra ! the Pittsburg, Fort WAYNE and
Chicago railroad running several extra trains to
accommodate the unusual demand. The number
present is variously estimated at from 10000 to
rs, 900. Those coming in teams formed immense
PROFESSIONS. one of which was FIVE miles long.
The view of these professions was brilliantly
picture que. Along the whale line foated ban
ners, the national colors, patriotic notices and
the like-all forming All endless variety of colors
and devices. difficult to describe. The air was
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bands. there being of the latter over twenty five
different companies present. Every kind of
v~ehicle-wagoii. buggy. stage coach. sulky. dog
cart-was pressed into service to convey the in
pouring thousands Others rode on horseback,
and among these were nearly one hundred Young
ladies. dressed in red, white and blue And. in
addition to all this, there was no less than fifty
wheeled and covered platforms filled with Young
ladies representing the thirty four States of the
Union. 1t was an unprecedented display, the
like of which was rarely seen before.
The meeting was held on the fair ground, Just
south of the city. Speaking commenced iIom
three different stands at about l O'Clock, and
continued until after 5 O'Clock. The enthusiasm
which was manifested throughout the speaking
was wonderful. Human pen cannot describe the
intensity IF interest which was bestowed upon
each speaker. nor could an immense army have
drowned the laundering cheers of tn crowd.
The gathering around the first platform was
addressed bv Hon D. W. Voorhees,, of Indiana,
and Hon. Thos BARLEY, ex Judge of the Su-
preme Court. IL was expected that Mr.. Pugh
and Mr.. Pendleton and the venerable ex Senator,
William Alien. would be present.; but they were
DELAYED BY other engagements in Democratic
service elsewhere
Mr.. Voorhees, speech was a splendid effort,
filed with irery demonstration of the abolition
policy. and closing with an appeal to his hearers
to Join together and effect 4 glorious revolution
at the ballot box Step after step. he said, has
the administration dragged the nation into ruin
and desolation A pInndered treasury. a viola
ted constitution. and m. outraged people cry out
for change. The doctrine of military necessity.
of Abandoning plain z iarantees of liberty, tend to
the overthrow Of hum IN happiness. The consti
tuition made the Union, and only in accordance
with the constitution. and through its influence.
can the Union be preserved. But the abolition
administration put conditions, the extinction of
slavery. upon the restoration of the Union. He
a~rraigned them, then, for broken pledges. for
unwarranted usurpation, for gross inhumanity.
for violating and subverting the dearest rights of
men. (Cheers Suppose instea of the procls-
nation and the coniscation act, Lincoln had re-
peated the golden words of cancellation that fell
from the lips of Washington and from the lips of
jackson. Suppose Lincoln had exercised the
same policy and said to our Southern fellow
citizens: s.Citizens OF America, the whole house
is standing AS your fathers built il. with room for
you. All come back. and You shall have all the
rights and privileges granted by the constitution
Victories would then have been more permanent
and lasting. You may subdue a mans strength.
but never. never shall you subdte his mind.
rAppIauSe Blow by blow the Union sentiment
of the South has been stricken down, and the
result is that we have an almost united South and
a divided North. In the name ofjustice, in the
name of outraged Humanity, he a~rraigned this
administration MS the murderers of our fellow
brothers. Had be the power. he would send
commissioners to the Southern people. and tell
them, There is the constitution. Take it. We
have had enough Of fighting, and you. too. must
be tired Of 1t. But how different is the course of
this administration. Louisiana bad applied for
readmissiou. The administration answered, You
must wait. He held that, while the black man
remains in this country, for the welfare of the
black man, for the good of his body and soul, for
the welfare Of the white man, for the good order
of society, the black man must remain inferior to
the white man. An abolitionist will say that the
black man is equal to she white man when be has
the came chances Why have they not the same
chance? The same sky, the same earth, the
same ocean, the same air, are for the black man
as we'll as for the white man: but the negroes
were not born with the same capacity They
were born to a position humble and inferior to
the white man's. But the sbolitionists are not
satisfied. They have got a higher Law doctrine.
The laws Of the land. the established presidents
of authority. must be taken as they exist. wheth-
er they suit as or not, Let us stand by the old
things. The Democratic party has a great mis-
sion In this crisis. II is a time tried. gallant,
old party. 1t had control of this country for over
sixty years. Were there sixty years of strife and
national calamity When | think Of the past
no weeping mother, no incoming orphans, no rivers