Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-06

or offepse known to the laws Of this land, The
writ OF habsas corpus has been denied them.
Trial has been denied them. Some OF them
have suffered for want Of sufhcient clothing
They have been confined In prison literally
alive With i.os and other yecmin. some o.
them have been murdered OF the caprice Of sne
officers or guard over them. others arc onered
their liberty, am told, on payment TO their
pereeoutors of certain sums Of money. some,
after lying there for months, have been ois'
charged as mysteriously 90 they were put in
How long can those things continue ''unaer'
the fairess fabric Of human government tna,
ever rose 10 animate the hopes of civilized
man? When will our rulers learn wisdom ana
our nation prosper In the triumphs OF peace
The voice Of the great Northwest 10 for
speedy reform In public affairs. IL 10 comes
ali may be we'll. We may then YET live undel
q restored Union upon the basls OF the Oonsll
tuition, where personal and constitutional Sc
curlty and freedom shall be protected and pre-
served. May God In his mercy hasten tnat osy
Again, In the name Of the Democracy o'
franklin county, l welcome the gallant De'
mocracy Of Fairfield, and you, % tnef rep's
sentative, to the Capital OF Ohio.
During she delivery Of this speech mf
CoNyEasE was again and again interrupted D'
the most unbounded.a .applause-she enshusiaau'
thousands often manlfesting their approval oy
the widest demonstrations.
DR. oLDs sPEAKs.
After Mr. CoNvERsE had concluded and order
was again restored, DR.. oLDs proceeded to
speak. He thanked Mr.. c., and through him
the vast multitude that surrounded him. Tor
this most cordial, most extraordinary recep'
tlon. He desired to be understood as appre'
oiatlDg it as Il Was intended Twas In nonoi
and vindication Of the great principle OF Con
stitutional Freedom, established by our Revo'
lutiouary Fathers, and not an ovation to him
u would be the same If poor DENNIS HIcKEi
we're the man before them, or If Gov. SEYhouI
had been imprisoned and were honored hers
It is great principle, and not man, that CALI
forth such immense demonstrations. ?
He then gave an account Of his arrest 81
Lancaster, bis trip to this city, u charge OF the
minions Of Abolition tyranny, in the darkest
and STILES, hours of the night, when no friend
| " greeting was seen or heard 10 inspire hope
He contrasted this With the plaudlts Of vel
come, and the waving Of handkerchief, that
cheered him and the grand procession as theJ
came over the same road on this occasion. Hlt
trip to Fort Lafayette from this city, his re
ccp,ion there, his sickness and suffering, the
hardships and cruelties he endured while 10 SOL
itary confinement for twenty-five days, and
much more about lie imprisonment, were por'
trsyed In eloquent and burning Worda; but We
need not print them here, as they are already
before our readers In his great Lancaster speech
His philippe against LINCOLN and Ton was
terrific, and will never be forgotten. He spoke
as length Of the Abolitionissd Federal Admin.
istratiop, and the renegade Governor" Of Ohio
their repeated violations OF the Constitution OF
the United states, and Of The State Of Ohio. 81
He. related many incidents Of bis imprison'
ment, which we have neither the time to write
out nor the space 70 print, noW.
He spoke an hour, until the shades Of sVen'
ing el.ssd around, and yet, the thousands who
heard him insisted he should "go on" Bat he
clossd-with vitherlDg denuncistiOns of hil
prosecutors, and promise that they should re-
csiye eoudign punishment--and thanks to hi'
friends and the friends of constitutional free
dom for this magnificent reception.
lis due 70 the Marshals Of the Day-Hon. B
W. CARIIsLE and Sheriff MILLER, Of Fairfield
and Capt. RExMY, Of this countys-:o say, ths
they discharged tteis several duties crsd!tab!!
and efficiently. The banners displayed In tn
procession were splend d, and were appropriate
| ly inscribed, and the music was superb. Alto
gethsr 1t was one Of the grsndest demoust'a
tions ever Witnessed In this city .--E