M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-03-24
Trough the perils which environ

In the notice of this intended pre-
sentation, we stated that "no officer
in the United States Army had more
justly entitled himself to such com
plimentary token. Of respect and graf
iiude from the loyal people Of the
State than Colonel Frank Wolforl,
because not one had proved himself
more prompt, dashing, brave and
gallant" lfsuch was our opinion in
Ersgardt to the officer for whom this
compliment was designed one week
ago, our admiration has been imme-
asurably increased for the man by
reason Of this noble effort in behalf Of
constitutional freedom and we may
add now to what We then said, that
by his speech here on Thursday he
pas entitled himself to the lasting
gratitude Of every man in Kentucky
who desires to see the Union and the
Constitution preserved and the rights
pf the people under both upheld and
maintained against the assaults Of
hose, on the Que hand, who are seek.
ing to destroy then. BY armed rebel
ion, aud, on the other, Of those who
are seeking to crush them under the
iron heel Of military power. A SOL
der Of the Union army, he is bending
sll his energies 10 the extinction OF
the rebellion, but his opposition to
Jetf Davis, who is endeavoiing by
. arms to destroy that Union, does not
make him less sensitive to the rapid
strides which the Abolition party in
charge of the Government are max
ing toward a military despotism; aud
while he was ready in the future, as
he had been ir the past to light the
one with the weapons he had chosen
he stood equally prepared. as a free
man, to denonnce the policy Of the
other as it deserved to be denounced
by.overy true loyal Kentuckian. AnC
no used the very strongest terms il
which to characterize the startling
usurpations of power by the domi
nant party. He was not afraid of th,
hackneyed cry of "giving cid anc
comtort. tssthas enemy" when he de
nouncGd these uburpations, and b,
warned the people that if they dlC
not stand up for their constitutions
rights, which had been gradually en-,
croached upon from the commence,
nent Of the rebellion, tue day wa
not distant when they would b
slaves.
Colonel Wolford closed bis speec
by stating that he wad aware tina
there were always in every publ
assembly now days "pimps an
inlormers," who made il their bust
ness to report to the fountains of pow
er and patronage what was said il
opposition to them. He called upo
them to report what lie eaid faithful
| ly, and among other things the
might inform Mr.. Lincoln, if he de-
sired to know what those in the arm
whom he considered his minion
thought Of his official course, tina
"their opinion was that he was
tyrant and a usurper," who was seek
ing, by overriding all constitutions
barriers and limitations, to trampl
upon the liberties Of his country.
But we shall follow Colonel VOL.
ford no further. and will conclud
this very imperfect notice of his ad
dress by remarking that it was on
} Of the boldest and most manly speech
, es that has ever been made to on
, people. 1t is needless to add that
was received with the most rapturou
applause by the large audience as
, sembled on the occasion. @
Rev. w. @. Dandy was the orga
, of those who presented the sword an
accompaniments to Colonel Wolfor
on Thursday.
AT night a complimentary suppt
! was given to the two distinguishe
r gentlemen by "mine host" of til
Phenix, Colonel @. T. Worley,
which a number of our citizens wei
!, present. The occasion was one fu
! of national interest and physical en-
joymeut. The two gentlemen hay
lett our city, the Governor retumin
to Frankfort and the Colonel to b
|, command at Nj. Sterling.