The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-03-23


for great il was IN all the essentials OF pow
eriul orstory, running as 1t aid through su
hour aud half A verbatim report Of il
would Iail to do justice to the speaker. II
must have been heard to be fully appreciated
the msnner as well as the matter would De
necessary to give TO it its iull effect. He
spoke with all the earnestness, warmth and
animation OF a man who felt strong in the
consciousness OF the truth Of what he utter
ed, and was prepared to stand by what he
said regardless OF personal consequences. -
lie spoke as one not making party haran
que to catch the popular applause, but who
felt that his country was in the midst Of a
terrible ordeal. and that it required all the
wisdom and patriotism OF her best citizsns
to carry her safely through the perils which
environ her.
In the notice oi this intended presentation
we stated that "no officer in the United
States army had lnere justly enttled himself
! 10 such complimentary token OF respect
and gratitude from the loyal people OF the
State than Col. Frank Wolford, because not
one Of had proved himself more prompt,
dashing, brave and gallant" II such was
cur opinion in regard the officer for whom
this compliment was designed one week ago
our admiration has been immeasursbly in.
creased for The man by reason OF this noble
effort in behald of constitutional freedom |;
aud we may add now to what we then said
that by his speech here on Thursday he has
entitled himself to the lasting gratitude OF
every man IN Kentucky who desires TO see
the Union and the Constitution preserved
and the rights OF the people under both up
held and maintained against the assaults oi
those, on the one hand, who are seeking to
destroy them by armed rebellion, and, on
the other, Of those who are seeking to crush
them under the iron heel Of military power.
A soldier OF the Union army, he is bending
all his energies to the extinction Of the re-
bellion; but his opposition to JEFF Davis who
Is sndeayoring by arms TO destroy that Tn
ion, does not make him less sensitive to the
rapid strides which the Abolition party in
charge OF the Government are making tor
ward military despotism; and while he was
ready in the future, as be bad been in the
past to fight the one and with the weapons
he had chosen, he stood equally prepared, as
freeman, to deuounce the policy Of the
other as it deserved to be denounced by ever
y true loyal Kentuckian. And be used the
xe tho startling usurpations ot power by the
dominant party. He was no afraid Of the
hackneyed cry Of 'giving aid and comfort to
the enemy" when be denounced these usur.
pations, and he warned the people that il
they did not stand up for their constitution
al rights, which had been gradually encrosch
ed upon from the commencement of the re-
belion, tho day was not distant when they
would be slaves.
Col. Wollord closed his speech by stating
that be was aware that there were always
in every public assembly now days "pimps
and in formers" who made it their business
to report to the fountains ofpower and pat
ronage what was said in oposition to them.
lie called upon them to report what he sal
faithfully, and among other things they
might inform Mr.. Lincoln if be desired to
know what those in the army whom be con-
sidered his minions thought of his official
course, that "their opinion was that he was
a tyrant and a usurper," who was seeking
by overriding all constitutional barriers and
limitations, to trample upon the liberties oi
his country.