The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-09-07
THe Press Om the Copperhead Muss In
Fairfield. ~

the editor OF the Ohio Eagle--their To-
cal organ-but intimated a. willing
ness to part with hiss valddblo. SER
vices, and take the press, material and
good will of the Office off his hands,
The editor was present and moved to
strike out that part of the resolution.
He was of opinion that the convention
had no business to moddle with his
private affairs Tho resolution, after
an angry debate, was tabled as n
whole, that being the only way out of
the difficulty. But the party mana
gers have not relinquishcd their de-
signs upon that long suffering Demo
cratic bird. Why don't they try the
old method of catching birds, and
throw salt on his tail?
The Dayton Journal devotes the fol-
lowing to the muss:
A FAMILY FUSS AMONG COPPER
HEAD SAINTS.
Tho Lancaster CO., Gazette gives
very funny account of funny family
fuss among the Copperhead saints of
Fairfield county. Those who figure
in it most conspicuously are Charles
Roland, the violent Copperhead editor
and proprietor ofthe Ohio Eagle--who
is the f?mily victim; ST. Edison Olds;
Hon. P Van Trump, the Know Moth
i7g Copperhcad candidate for Judge
of the Supreme Court Of Ohio; Hon.
G. D. Martin, ex.M c.; DR. Berst-
Ter, and the distinguished Newton
Suhleich, late Brigadicr General, Col
onel, &C. The facts appear to be
these:
The Copperheads Of Fairfield met
in Convention at Lancaster, when the
Committee on Resolutions reported
one endorsing the fidelity of the editor
of the Eagle Mr.. Roland--but pro-
nouncing him incompetent to edit hepG-
per, and inviting him to sell out or
employ somebody who could edit it.
Roland himself was member of the
committee, and he submitted minor
ity report, endorsing not only his De-
mocracy, but his own ability. Oi
course, here were nuts to crack. The
Convention got bot, and some family
secrets were exposed. 1t was stated
that tho leaders, above named, had
some time before addressed q letter tc
Roland expressing their conviction o.
his imbeciity, and requesting him
quito positively to sell out. A Mr.
Cox defended Roland, pitched into
Brigadier General Colonel Schlcich
and snoered at the military aspira
tions Of the latter. Schleich, who il
1861, was ficrco Union man, stultifeC
himself by saying that Se had never
voted anything but the Democratic
ticket. Cox said Schleich had pub
,, licly declared, in 1861, that he shoult
! Judge from the tone of tho Eagle tha
the paper was published in Charleston
South Carolina. That was whel
Schleich pretended to be patriotic.
D and probably when he was hoping t.
get q Brigadior's commission form
, Washington. DR.. B@rstIer calleC
Cox to order, for being personal. DR.
, Olds said the Eagle had stood firm t.
Democratic principles and to him il
his dark days. Ko had, however
r signed tho paper inviting Roland t
sell out, but he never expected that I
appear IN public. DR.. BWrstler int
> mated that Dr. Olds made too muc
3 noise with his mouth, to which S
Oldp replied substantially, "You're an
, other One Stockdale said he didn
SEQ why Roland was so sensitive abor
. calling in help, as Doctors often ca
consulting physicians. Cox an
" Schleich got at it again, but {
: Schleioh never did much lighting, II
bones were broken. After a lon
A wrangle it was decided that thel
were so many Republicans lookin
on that the Convention couldn't sett
the question and 30 it rests, the dirt
II kitchen of tho Fairfield Democrat
i not being renovated at latest advice
The State Journal comes TO the re
cue of an Independent press as follow
= Democratic Tribulation.
Tho democrats of Fairfield count
's worked themselves into afamil y mus
l. the other day, when assembled
transact democracy for that county
:. 1t has been q custom with Ohio der
a., u ocrats of late, when assembled,
10 l., adopt resolutions complimentary
~ ~ the talents, integrity, democracy, &
u. H. OF local editors. Those editors are o
of pected to do n large amount OF me
:; ial service for those who have 7
-. management of these Conventions, al
a. this is regarded as a very economic
No way of making compensation to The
w oS There is, moreover, this further a
y" vantage resulting from putting I
editor, namely, it keeps him in wi
he to fan the party embers, and when
gets matters to proper heat th'
~ chaps are ready to do the striking
= themselves, and make a weld to
offices to be disposed of, Affairs We
on on swimmingly enough in the Fa
-. field democratic convention, until
'eh came to this part of the exercic
when Whereas was introduced, CO
IN. mencing in the usual strain as G
lie, corning the democracy and all Il
of the editor tho Ohio Eagle, the
,,.. cal "organ;" but setting forth in
W0rS W sequel, q strong desire on the par
tho party managers that Mr.. Rol'
the should selI the "Eagle," or else I
r is cure some moro ablo person to c
tin ductit Mr. Roland was present,
der defended his rights and moved