Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-09-24

tnu couuuys FtneFe " ~ "'h c>teuheUo W
rotrsy the virtues Of LitsIe Meek, and we
hiok be has not lsh The work half done. The
ulgor Idea Of "not grssss spot lei' iooses
y force In this connection, and the poor victim |
night add the ardent wish, that there might |
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DxxocsArrc MxsrEa.-lH. b. Pkrsr, Esq-
81 Cleveland. on his way 10 Jefferson, to talk
% the Democrscy At the county rally on Thurs
day, stopped over and spoke TO full audience
VI Copperheads and UniOa men at smiths
Hall. on "Wednesday sveping. The style Of Mr..
Payne. - public speaker. is decidsdly good
and hla ability and familiarity with the occur
ances OF the day, and bis show Of fairness and
plausibility. give 70 his effort more character
and consideration. than any speaker our op-
popents have heretofore introduced. BE is
evidently a good lawyer. and well fitted for
the work Of making the worse appear the bet
ter course by adroi,ness and the skiful selection
Of such points ss may be turned to account
and equal Adroitness in9 shuniug those which
cannot be made to serve his purpose. and have
nothing TO recommend them but The poor merit
OF fairness and common honesty. While we give
him credit Tor sbrewdness, some OF bis points
were not palstabls 70 the peace portions OF his
hearera Overturos Of peace, IL neglected and
sporDed. ace to be followed by all the crush
ing weight Of Little Mscks military prowess and
valor | The President was little short of a
boorish dolt and fool. or mad man, while o E
course his competitor 10 the Presidential race
doomed into the proportions Of q hero and
statesman. The Chicago Platform was carefully
avoided, aud SO was the peace representative,
or tale Of toe Chicago ticket-Mr. Pendelton'
The conclusion Of bis argument was that Mr.
Lncoln's policy could never bring us peace.
Rebel hatred Of him would ever .preclude sub
mission. The olive branch could never be cx-
pected from the rebels until they were placat-
ed BY the election of'a Chief Magistrate more
to their minds and stomachs sfses4 ~
As we heard but Q portion Of the speech
we give below the views Of one who listened
to il entire: iui aa ,e1la}a.i.Ige nlel15jl-
Its sure sign that cause is desperate
when it's friends dare not preach the same
doctrine in regard to itin different places. The
speech Of Mr.. Payne Was eminenty adapted
to this locality. being well spiced With Union
ism. but would be much out Of place in Central
and Southern Ohio. especially among his
Democratic brethren Of Columbus. who swore
and raved 90 terribly because Sherman had
captured Atlanta. Sach men as Vallaudigham
and Peudleton would suit them. Mr.. Payne
seemed greatly grieved. notwithstanding his
admirers we're highly elated ard loudly applaud
ed his sillest and latest remarks. One cause
of his grief was that 30 many men and go much
money had been expended in this war. bot be
would not say it was not right to sacrifice the
last man and expsnd the last dollar to save
the Union. He was evidently anxious to
create feeling Of opposition to the war and
against furnishing men aud means to carry II
on, and enlist the sympsthies Of oil against its
further prosecution, but dare moi openly oppose
il in dis latitude Bot the greatest cause oI
his grief was the Emancipation Proclamation
This he characterised - being every thing
wicked and abominsble, besides being saeoHssi.
tu,ionai and for that reason be argued that we
could not expect the South to be constitution
al or to come back into the Union. They
we're justified in their course by the acts OF Lin
coin. he evidently belongs TO the class who
would rather see the Union Lost forever, than
to see slavery injured in any way. 10 bis de-
votion to slavery he could not see--what every
one at all conversant with military affairs. saw
long before the Proclamation was issued. that
it was utterly impossible TO put down the re-
bellion and save the slavs interest
The great evil Of the Proclamation was to
ALLEVIATE the Southern brethren, according 10
Mr.. Psyne. bat according to history il VA
to ALLEVIATE the pro-slavery psriy Of the North
He ought to know, and does know, that ex
ceptiog the leaders, there never was SO strong
desire among them for peace on any terms. 81
at present. The masses are willing to com.
back into the Union and let slavery 60. II the,
cannot get peace 10 any other way. The,
could not be more hostile than they were al
!, the commencement Of the war. when they bay.
onetted our wounded men BY hundreds at Bull
\ Run The talk Of alternating the South, is the
q meanest CANNON and unworthy Of q sensible
3 man. The Northern Democr attic party were th
9 only oaes aiiens,ed. and notwithstanding b
assertion to the contrary, the Emsncipatio
= policy Of the President has added nearly zoe
600 colored soldiers to the Union army, whic
BY the way are worth more than all the afor,
/ said Democrats. glH sal
II is not necessary to notice at length u
loose and dishonest assertion OF Mr.. Payne
e regard 10 the great losses Of the Union arm
which be makes foot up !. .20O. .0oo---one milli'
d and two hundred Thousand dead and disabled
b the biggest fsol 10 Ashtabula would kne1 bs
e ter. 30 10 regard to the pusiGc debt beir
one-foursh Of the whe.c valuation Of the eou
: try. Mr.. Payne knows better, bat imasin
that the Democrats Of bsnighted Asbtsbs
= are 90 sgflly beaighfed, that they will belle
= whatever man from Cleveland plesses TO Y
3 them. It's good joke on tho Democrats
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