Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-06-12
The Senator Sherman Meeting at
ClrcIeville ON Saturday.


For some time the country was advertis-
ed that Hon. JOHN SHERMAN, the colleague
of Senator WApE in the United States Sem,
ate, would address meeting at Circleville
last Saturday on the state of the country.
1t was, the day on which the abolitionists
intended to elect their Delegates to the
Convention in this city on the 2lst inst.
To friend we are indebted for the follow
ing account of the meeting and the Sena-
tor speech
CIRcLEvnLE, June TO- 1865.
The Senator Sherman meeting was held
to-day at Peck's Hall, which seats some 400
persons, and it being market day, and the
heavy rain of yesterday and last night rem
dering farm work impossible, there was
rather more than the usual Saturday num-
ber of people in town.. a sufficient number
of. whom, together with, those, in the city,
attended to comfortably fill the hall; one
half of whom were Democrats, attracted
there to ascertain what the policy of the
Abolition party on the subjects Of recon-
struetion, negro suffrage, etc., sto be, as
It was understood the Hon. Senator was on
mission of information to his party, which
was becoming rapidly demoralized under
the various theories OF their local leaders.
Unless, however, their perceptions were
more acute than mine, they failed in that
object. He had some ideas on the several
subjects discussed, but said if they, did not
agree with those Of his party in Pickaway
county, that was no reason why they should
not work together. He preferred the name
"Republican' for the party, but if they
preferred Union" all right, as it was the
votes then ,oanted On the subject of the
currency he did not wish to be understood
as holding that greenbacks were better than
gold;I yet there were many advantages over
it of governmental paper currency.
Among which he instanced It's value was
the same all alloyer--ina"New York and San
Francisco" He did not tell his auditors,
however, whether gold was not equally
good at one as the other Of those distant
points. ,s. -ra- .se .-.. 4. .-fcso-
considering vast national debt to te
particularly desirable; though, in many
respects, it was benefcial-that it was
great bond OF union-it was diffused
among all classes of society, even ''cham-
bermaids" holding some of it-and that
it would have the effect to prevent seces-
sion. Whether he has secured the exclu-
sive right to the benefits of this theory is
not known. It's a "big thing" if. it is only
sol
On the question as to whether the seeded
States were out or in the Union, he prom
ised to give us his opinion; but, after much
circumlocution, gave us no farther light than
that they were kinder in and kinder out"
So with negro suffrage. After eulogizing
the President and indorsiug the proclama-
tion reorganizing the State government OF
North Carolina, he said he did noises but one
loyal man in South Carolina, and he would
rather see the States reorganizcd by the
votes of the freedmen than by those OF reb-
els; that he did not believe there were
enough loyal men in the States south OF
Tennessee to organize their State govern
ments. si a '. -1-5-
Taxation was gotten over as smoothly as
possible, and with few words. 1t was an
ugly subject, and the less said the better.
A few glittering generalities sutficed for
that and the speaker passed to the never
Of hall tifu CIR FOR
-eil lgy of the soldiers and caution to
them to beware, on their return, OF the
Vaccinations, of ''copperheads," to keep
aloof from them aud vote the ticket his
party would nominate at Columbus.
Il The speaker was generally courteous in his
language toward the opposition, only once
or twice during his speech characterizing
them by vituperative or slang terms; a
great improvement upon the Jack Brough.
and Rev. Moody style that has generally
been dished out to us here. On the whole,
the impression left was that the speaker
was rather seeking, than giving intorma-
tion; trying to ascertain the public pulse,
whether with any view to its future use in
promoting the political prospects of Sena-
tor Sherman or Z t, ! leave to your readers
to judge. sria. arsaaifs ny.
Itis, perhaps, proper to mention, that the
usual amount OF tricks was resorted to, to.
get people to attend the meeting; one of
which was the circulation of report that
General Sherman was to be here to-day.
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