Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-08-19

A PEAcE MEErING came off in this place
last Saturday In numbers it was about equs'
10 the usual annual Assemblages of the Dem
ocratic party. In spirit il was excessively
turbulent and beIligereul; and the fighting.
rowdyism and drunkenness, which disgraced
our town during the latter part of the day,
would hardly have led = stranger TO conclude
it was carnival of peace" men, giving
practical demons ration Of peace" principles
at time when the country is sssailed by arm
ed traitors. The speakers from abroad were
a Mr.. Carpenter, an itinerant peace" orator,
from Wisconsin. and George E. Pugh. Of
Hamilton, who happened TO be at The Springs
and was pressed into the serVice-the home
portion of the ora;ory being furnished by Gel
W. P. Reid. G. F. Staymsn. DR.. E. Hyatt,
81. b. Felkner, A. j. Smith. and E. F. Pop
pleton: the three first named original war men
OF the most lerocious stripe, the lass three
from the start peace advocates. This made
fair distribution Of honors 10 the new order
OF things, aud afforded happy illustration Of
the near approach Of the day when 1.-The lion
and the lamb shall lie down together" We
presume the same remarks will apply 10 the
foreign Orators-as it is well known Pugh
was a fierce advocate OF war I'LL ne failed in
an effort TO get Colonel's commission, while
from tbs character OF his remarks there is
little room to doubt Carpenter is as much OF
an original peace" VallandiShsmer as Jack
Smith Or Sam. Medary. Pugh's eloqueuce,
we learn, was chiefly expended in an effort to
ry for the purpose of releasing man who wrote
letter to a soldier in the front advising him to
desert and arguing the cause OF the rebels, for
which he was sentenced by conrt-marshal TO
be shot, but Mr.. Lincoln through his known
kindoess OF heart and love OF mercy, commut-
ed his punishment to imprisonmeas in the
Penitentiary. The crowd appeared willing to
take up the march for Columbus, but as the
valiant George only called Tor volunteers and
did not offer to lead them, the project fell
through Carpenters remarks were ''miscel-
laneOus and scattering" and neither hurt nor
seriously disturbed any person. The home or
stOrs, except Col. Reid, are said to have fol-
lOSed pretty closely in the wake of Converse,
Edwards and Smith, at the recent meeting in
the northeastern corner Of Franklin county
In regard to Col. Reid's remarks, there are
conflicting reports, and as We did not hear
him we cannot speak Of them from personal
knowledge. All whom we have heard speak
Of his effort concur in saying be was violently
abusive OF the Administration, aud most of
them say he did not commit himself to the
peace programme. % the other hand, Wis
eonsn Carpenter, in q leste. 10 the Crisa, rs:
Il learn he has served as a Colonel of one OF
he Ohio regiments, and that now he sees no
course efG for the American people bu,
through the paths of peace" The last speech |
Ne heard him make was decidedly loyal and |
patriotic He then saw "no course left for
he American people" but to utterly crush |
he rebellion by force Of arms, and warmly
Urged the filling up of the ranks for the pur.
pose OF accomplishing that end, thereby
securing peace such as every true patriot in
be land desires, and not peace .uch as Car
'enter, Medary and their Co -adjutOrs advocate,
which is to be attained by base surrender to
he traitors in arms against the government,
md which, instead of being properly termed
'eace, would be the most abject slavery imsg-
Dable.
The resolutions adopted are OF the most ul-
ra character. The first endorses and adopts
the doctrine of State Rights as embodied in
he Virginia and Kentucky resolutions OF
1889" and 'Tepudiates the unconstitutional
Doctrine of coercion" The doctrine Of State
sighls, as expounded by Medary, Cory, and
ther leaders of the present peace party. goes
be full length Of the Calhounites OF South
carolina, recogniz es the right of secession,
I'D denies the right of coercing rebelious
tateS When such resolutions are unanimous
7 passed by meeting composed in part Of 8
lch denOuneers OF secession and advocates of CO.
rcion as Messrs. Reid, Hyatt and Stayman,
lere is no denying the fact that "Democrcy is