Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-09-22
T1v TNToN MEFTTyq held last Sat

eessiyeIy addressed the meeting, each ac-
uniting himself most admirably and en-
claiming the attention of the audience
which wal mainly comprised of the most
earnest and intelligent Union men of the
county. A reporter for the State Jour
NAL was present, and we subjoin his sketch
of the remarks of Messrs. Sherman and
Warner. The speech of Mr.. Hubbefl
will be given at length next week
SENATOR SHERMAN.
Mr.. Sherman commenced his remarks
with a reference to the benefits arising
from concentration and consolldaulon
and suggested that the crowd close col
umns upon the stand. This hint was
acted upon immediately and a general
forward movement placed the people
lnearer the speaker, comfortably seated
to. listen to one of those clear, arguCnen-
tative speeches, full of animation and
thought, for which the senator is noted.
At this time we can give but a brief syn
opsis.
Commencing with an ~allusion TO the
war he said rebellion had been crushed
except the eopperhead party-or eonfed-
crate democrats more properly, as they
were a part of the late eonfederacy.
Were it not for the Vaccinations of this
party the country would be at peace.
The great danger to be feared was that
b eTebelliOn party Weuld Teorganize IN
/ der the skirts Of the Copperhead party.
He referred 10 the formation of the
EUnion Party in 1861, showed the Heces-
siy of such an organization then and the
necessity OF its being continued now. In
this connection he quoted the utterances
of Ex-Governor Tod, who in reply to
some questions as to his retiring from the
| Union party had safd, the organization
/ could e be dissolved until we set
tied all the questions arising from the
war. Declaring this to be the duty of
every loyaI man Mr.. Sherman pictured
the grandness of what had been accom-
plished under The rule of the Union par
ty, showed who were still against us, and
that if the party was abandoned, it was
in reality giving cur strength to those
who had opposed us. These Democrats
eould not be trusted. In 1862 those
elected as Wa Democrats turned against
the country in the darkest hour The
greatest disgrace of the State was tie
Observation-Disclosures purity b~y-fuactTOD
and careless neglect of duty in 1862. Had
the results been the same In other States,
the war never would have ended except
in disgrace. He pictured the Demo era
c in 1868 with a banished traitor for a
leader in 1864 as declaring in conEen9
tion the wal a failure, and then their hnz
pertinence and impudence in 1865 IN pre-
Stunning to claim the friendship of the SOL
dier. When we. had whipped them and
their allies down South, they proposed
to take charge ofthe affairs ofStatel
With reference to V~alIandigham as a
false prophet he said, the danger IS that
these men will step into office through.
cur feeling of security. The Democrats
do not fight this campaign as fairly as
when Vallandigham was their leader. but
present false issues. They declare they
will taxU.S Bonds when they know
they canqtot, because the supreme Court
will not allow them. Mr. Sherman cited
the decisions efthe Supreme Court in
1898, 1912, 1852, declaring the u. S..
Bonds could not be taxed, the two last
rendered by Chief Justice fancy. The
law of Congress was made In accordance
with these decisions that-thepeoPle might
understand it. No party had ever before
thought of making this an issue until the
Copperheads of 1865 seized upon it. If
they wish the experiment tried, let them
get some of their Democratic States to
pass the law, and see sthesSupreme Court
kick them out. but not disgrace Ohio by
any such action.
Speaking of the national debt, he
showed how grand was the offering of a
free people and sketched in briefthe his
tory of reputation foiled in Ohio by
Sohn Brough-successful in Mississippi
headed by Jefferson Davis. He explained
the new system of national tax, but
thoughti In two years there would be no
necessity for it and the law would be re-
pealed and that IN twenty years the ma
tional debt would be paid.
In speaking of the negro he said an ig-
norant race knew enough to be patriotic
while the Copperheads resisted every ac-
ton of the Government and complained
at every sacrifice.
We are pledgedto secure their freedom
by amendment to the Constitution, and
this cannotbe trusted to the Cepperheads, |
the only party seeking to make political
capital out of the negro. 4-es
As to the question of representation In
the South, if the blacks are too mean to
vote, they are too mean to be represented
If these people will not allow their ne
groes to vote, they must not be allowed to
vote for them.
Mr.. Sherman closed with reference to
the candidates and the importance of the
election, in the midst of a perfect storm
of applause. At various points in his ad-
dress came the same demonstrations.
GEN. WILLARD WARNER.
After music by the Delaware Band,
Gen. Warner was introduced by the Pres
ident, as the district candidate for State
Senator. He said that for the first time
in HE life he was a candidate for office.
and felt somewhat embarrassed in his
new position.-Four years ago, we were
discussing the principle of slavery extern
1t was decided against the South.
They appealed to arms, and again the
question wa decided against them. The
have been whipped, consider their
of State Rights a failure. But
the Democrats not having been whipped,
contend still for the old principle ofState
Sovereignty. As Democratic authority
on this subject. he quoted from Vallan-
speeches, and then gave his at
20 county politics, presenting in
no enviable light the Democratic record
Of Licking and Delaware counties. In
discussing the policy of the Union Par
~, he said the Copperheads claimed for
the Southern people what they have not
the effontery to claim for themselves.
States are not to be the judges
Of the terms upon which they are to re-
,urn to the Union. The great danger
was now in the neglect of duty. Men
Who gave their sons, their money and
heir substance to save the country, must
1ot neglect now to give their votes. The
General closed with, 'We must work now
or the country's safety. When the old
hip ofState is safe in port, then we may
axe time to wash the decks and paint
Ter sides. hI aa
All the Enrolment Districts in this
State are to be onsolidatedion the 1stprox.
INTO six districts, the headquarters of
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