The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-01-01
EDISON b. OLDS,--"BLESSED
MARTYR."

Marty" is at last published. Our opin.
ion is not needed TO convince the coun
Try, as Well as yourself, that it is fail
ure. Poor Dau il must be painful to
realiEs lhe fact that the little good sense
once youchsafsd us has departed. PiIia'
ble "Martyrg the suf ring that Uas TO
sulhrOne you 10 the hearts Of the people
failed, GU the turn or rather vas turned
into disgust BY your exagg'ra'iou. The
tears-the expectation Of which besuiled
and sufiOned your SOLITARY con6ns.
went" came not at your bidding. What
. hearlless Audilory-wbat a cruel dis.
appointment The shouts that were 10
gladden. your ear and animate your boar.
ing, as each we'll rounded sentence con.
eluded, we're heard not. What an uu.
pa,rin,ic mob! How little they apple
cia'ed q good thing we'll said. The
indignation that was to break forth as
each &C. Of "GespOtic crueliy"was uar.
rated, came not. What seuseless rob.
bic How liltls they knew when to
" iudiguAte." What Apity a prompter
had not been "pOsted" in advance.
TO lie dlireed Of that speech, Edison,
must been gHsl relief. Like 4 wcdg'
Of iron it mus. have lain upos youI
stomaclr-pOnderOus. iDdiSestible. b' lJ'
aching thins-it must have rust'd there
judging from your hard delivery. Do
you breathe sas;er now ? The managers
Of that mee etiug-wha, = set Of uog gratelu
ssses are .hsy--wha. business had they tc
put MARrIS forward-to thrust him IL
your face. Ito give him prOninenOa-t II
commission Mm 10 make y0u reception
spesch--:o contrast his eloquent shL
beautifully rounded periods. with your
rough AID uuSaiuly ores--the man OF al
others IN yCur way 10 political prefer
nient--;hc man of al Others whom o,
most desire 10 shelvs. The man VII,
when your ambitious hopes were about 4
10 real z.d at Cmcloville l.st f,Il, nip
ped them in the bud by affirming lL
correctness Of your reported speech. an
thus securing your over throw in Ihs yeI
hour ol your triumph. Ungralelul asse
indeed Thsv mus have delibrraIel
planned tho insult They must intend
wags through him the battle that is
conquer jour future hop,s--blast Ib
fruits Of your courted Imprisonment =
Blast them. Edison, blast them |! La
bare their Infamous plot 10 its inianc!
S!rangle lhsir pet while it is vets BAH
Let not the Oblrusive thing gain age an
strength, that il may walk erect, lei
once on ilD legs. it may prove moio thu
your match. Begin the canvass at one
Edison; begin it at once. You kpc
how smoll things become g:eal--bow
descending stone gathers strength--ho
foul holds make a man CRY "cavy"--
you don't, who doesi
You know the mob, Edoon. How
applauds you to-day and curses you
morrow--loOk out for 10 morrow. Y
understand the wheel Of fortune--how
rolls q man up today and rolls hi
down tomorrow. Look out for the dow
ward teudeacy Of the wheel. Don't
down il YOU can help it. You know o
other .hing, Edson--and if you dOu't j
will know il--hoW tho most triaing .
cumslancs will takO dead man out
the ditch and galyaulzO him into life. d
how iflhat man deserves TO bs dead 0
IN tho ditch, tho tremendous force Of p,
lie con emnation will kill him again, a
cast bin back in tho ditch. Look out
the ditch, Edson look out Tor the dit
OF lhtsO things We solcmnly Odmon
you, and hope the AdmOnitiOn will not
considered impairment, but be needed
0l the alisdgsd facts .ha. 80 to m
up your speech, Edson B. oids. "blcs
martyr" We shall have little TO say
only this: That good men do not
iievS lbem 10 be true. while you kI
them TO bS false aud that 1t was n
barbarous. most iuhuman and most
christian TO deny you u Bible" Al
OF your Christian virtues--church "a
habits and bible reading predilecti'
would sorely feel the loss. How you 4
vived 'hs deprivation is beyond the c
prehcnSiou Of your friends. But Of
special matter Of your speech you
permit uS 10 wriIo mole nj length,
with more feeling. You say that
this utterly iAlSS and malicious Charg
Bob Clarke ] (yVu) vas arrested.
" Bob Clarke" preferred no cha
sgaiustyOu, and If he had. they W
have beeA true.
You say 10 substance that Bob Clar
report Of your Bsrno Township spesl
not only false, but that Bob Clarke
others SWOrS to h. In this you are
taken, both as to The correctness oI
Il Al. r.. r ..,L