The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-25
THE PEACE MEETING.

its boots, is over IL was indeed
somewhat formidable in appearances
though falling far short of the prom
ise of the extended columns of names
attached to the call in the Eagle. Tho
actual attendance at the meeting Of
the goth, may have reached half the
number of those signers. Fifteen hun
dred men in one crowd make pretty
large showing; but composed as this
meeting was, by no means calculated
to frightcn ordinary mortals out of
their "sovcn Senses The Courage,
Nerve Democrats !" did not sccm to
have their strong iron grip" fastened
upon tho throat of "Abolitionism |" so
much as the Eagle had told them they
had. And if the Monster is not
"dead and damned" until they "rc-
lax their firm hold upon his throat
we think he is good for a front seat in
the final abode of the righteous.
Bu'-about the meeting. The whis-
key shops, stores and watermelon
wagons had about an even division of
the crowd with the space around the
speakers stand, where not more than
five to eight hundred were at any time
congrcgatcd with the object Of listen.
ing to the speeches. The managers Of
tho affair thought at first to get up a
grand proccssion-but on starting the
Band in full blast down Main street
tho musicians marched the length of q
square without acquiring more than a
small tnil composed of boys and such
few unsophisticated individuals as had
never heard q brass band before, when
they became disgustod, and giving
up the idea OF procession, made their
way in II somewhat demoralized con-
dition TO the speakers stand, on the
East side of the Court House.
In accordance with the fitness of
things, as this was a peace, not fght-
ing meeting, tho proceedings were
opened by n speech from Brig. Gen.
Col. SCHLEIcu, who also road tho res
olutions. We did not learn what be,
came Of him after his oxhausting effort
whether he was prostrated by tho
"wind Of n cannon ball" and taken
from the field in an ambulance, or
what else it was that happened to
him--but ho somehow subsidized and
was heard of no more.
The stand was next occupied by Mr..
FINcK, who attempted to do the dig
niled and rcspcctable-and succeeded
in exhibiting his inability TO enact
any other part than that of about q
HIIu-IuIC uCIuhSOSuc'
Then came the martyr Of martyrs,
DIR. OLDs, who on this occasion OK
cccdcd himself in his characteristic
line, To tho disappointment of n
largo portion of his hearers, however
he was cunning enough to refrain
from counscling them to an drmed re-
SiStdHcG OF the draft. But ho did coun
sci them to arm, with guns, pistols,
otc, in anticipation Of difficulty at the
PoHS, in consequence of somo dreadful
designs OF the "tyrant LRcoh." We
cannot here devote space to noticing
other points Of the Doctors speech.
The martyr was followed by 4
schrccching lunatic from Franklin
county-ono EDWARDS by namc--whc
piled up tho agony of copporhcad dc
nunciaton of the Administration, tC
the manifest danger of injury to hi.
wind pipe Dont imagine us here
to bo throwing ont any intima
tions of hemp) 1t seemed rs i
that organ must bo split into string,
from tho vehomenco of his shril
pipings. And when he spoke Of hi,
having boon threatened with arrest
tho screaming intensity Of his in
dignation could scarcely find room
to vent itself. lilo was fairly ,franti,
to be made " martyr Of With out
stretched arms, looking ticrcely up
ward, rs if he saw tho hated face o
"OId Abo !. grimly watching him from
the skies, he uttered his valiant dc
ilance Of the Administration to do it
worst, and arrest him if it dared
This scene was only Napolcon's on
step from tho sublime, and had tn
effect of bringing down " the audi
cncc, who seemed to think he ha,
performed q feat of bravery equal Il
that OF storming battery, at least
But this is wasting too much ink Of
such u sputtsring gas-bag.
Next came n Mr. 'SrocKDALE, VIII,
!, knew all about it-bocause he ha,
lived in Maryland, Ho thought tn
"niggcr was interior to the whit
man; and took good deal of pain
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