Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-28
The Democratic Meeting at sa-
lem ON the I0th-The Abolition
Outrages Committed.


EDS. ExPIRE respectfully solicit a small
space Ia the columns Of the EaPiRe 70 give
brief report OF the dasardly, eowardy, and
infamous acts perpetrated upon the Demo
cratic citizens on the 9th in the town of Sa-
lem, by Tint party who claim all the decency
ALL the respectabiliiy. all the intelligence,
as we'll as all the religion in this once happy
country. meeting had been announced By
large posters, all over this and the adjoining
counties, giving notice that DR.. Dorsey and
other big guns of the Abolition fraternity,
would illuminate benign ed old Randolph with
their presence aud combined wisdom
Well, the day came, and with it came the
negro worshipers to the humber varously es
timated from eight to sixteen hundred of all
ages and sexes--about one-fourth being
voters
! AS alfAbolition meetings are expected to
have something enacted, which is to give
them decided success, the meeting in Salem
was not to be made an exception. A de-
feated candidate for Congress sent mp his
hired body-gunrd of hell-hounds and rufians
from Dayton, 10 annoy, and insult, not only
upon the street, but by invading the premises
and the sanctity Of the private houses Of un-
protected females and uttering language in
their presence that would cause barbarian
to blush with shame for his fallen race. Fields
and harms were taken possession of, their
horses turned loose to destroy the grain Of
Democrats; and when reconstructed with these
fendish blackguards would draw their revol-
vers and threaten to shoot the proprietors Of
the premises aud burn their buildings One
Of the party rode his horse into house and
abused and insu ted a lady--nor was old age
respected, d,-revolvers we're presented to their
heads, and their lives threatened by the cow
a. dlY assassins
hut thsse rulhans, and blackguards, who
perpetrated these 6endish acts are not really
the guilty ones. The Abolition leaders of
Dayton and Saem-they who engaged a gang
Of outlaws, and prompted them to the com.
mission Of the disgraceful acts above rected,
are the guilty ones-and they will be held re-
sponsible by on insulted and outraged people
The actors we're but fulfilling the part for
which they we're employed by their Abolition
leaders
Well might the editor of the Dayton Jour.
nat pronounce the meeting splendid success
II all the mean low, dirty, contemplate acts,
known or practced by ruflians, and black
guards, constitute an abolition success Then
it was indeed a splendid success--and in per-
feet accordance with the programme marked
out by which this campaign was to be conduct
ed. The editor Of the journal in his lulpess
of Joy over the decided success Of his hired
rutiiaus claims thirty FIVE thousand Now to
test his confidence in his own report, we pro.
poae to bet him Eve hundred dollars that there
we're not seven hundred voters of his own
party at the meeting The money is ready at
any moment Before we ose we wish to
correct remark made by the Hon l.. B
Gunckel
In his speech at Salem, he asserted that
II. NJ Turner had declared that no Union
speech, could be made. upon his premises.
We are authorized by Mr. Turner to brand
that assertion as false, and the author whoever
he may be knew il to be false when he uttered
it, and we challenge The proof While Mr.
Turner claims the inalenable and constitu-
tional right to think, to speak, and vote bis
sentiments, no man in Ohio or elsewhere
more cheerfully comedies the right to others.
He has paid within the last year from thirty,
five to larly thousand dollars, to carry on this
unnatural aud fratricidal war He has CON
tributed more money for the support OF the
soldiers and their families than all the Aboli
ton war shriekers in Randolph township
And yet there are men-no not men, but
contemplate hings--who never gave a dol
lar in support Of the war, mean enough to
call him "secessionist, TRAITOR aud Cop
perhead Fortunate would it be for our poor,
distracted and bleeding country, If all men in
it were as true and faithful TO the Constitution
as II NJ Turner.
But, one word, in regard to the Democratic
pole in Salem The Democracy had reared
a beautiful hickory pole bearing the national
flag, with Vallandigham, Pugh, and Liberty,
inscribed upon 1t. That, Of course, made
Aboitionists furious, and the decree went
forth, that on the 9Th of September, itshould
come down. Wel the day passed. and the
flag still hutters before the breeze The
Democrats are patient and long suffering,
and will take many indignities rather than
disturb the public peace But it is the gener-
al opinion among them in old Randolph, that
bad there been an attempt to take the flag
down, there would have been heavy requsi
ton made upon the undertakers
A DEMOCRAT
In favor of the Constitution as tits, the Union
as it was, and the Negroes where they are