The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-09-03

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AsHLAHD, Ashland County, Saturday, septem-
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The Democratic Meeting at BeQg
Creek.
The campaign in Montgomery coutty
was opened at Bear Greek ON Saturday, Seslt
tember lst, with large and enthusiasts
meeting of the sterling Democracy Of that
section of the county. The day being.
unfavorable, prevented much larger AZ
tendance, notwithstanding, about two
thousand were there, assembled "with mu-
sic and with banners"
The meeting was addressed In the fore
noon by Thomas o. Lowe, Esq, who re-
viewed in an able discussion, the history of
the formation of our Government; the
principles upon which It was founded, and
the many instances in which the COnstitu-
tion had been set at naught by the course Of
the party In power. In the afternoon,
George w. Houk being called upon, ad-
dressed the assemblage in his usual able
and characteristic style, showing to the
people that our system of Government was
the result of compromise and concession on
the part of Independent and Sovereign
States; and that while our Federal Govern
ment was administered by the parties who
adhered TO the Constitutional the country,
which was the result of those compromises
and concessions and executed the same in
accordance with its letter and spirit, so
long did we have peace, prosperity and
Union throughout the entire nation. But
In course of time, through ceaseless and
unwise agitation of the question of slavery
in the North, this party, with Lincoln as
its leader. took hold of the reins of Govern
ment, and with bigotry and fanaticism to
govern all their acts, they avowed the doc
trine of mo further COMPROMISED" and the
rebellion on the part of the South was the
perfect echo and legitimate consequence OF
this course Of the party which ever since
has continued in power. They waged a
successful war against the South, and hav-
ing accomplished all for which the war was
waged, they now prevent a restoration OF
the Union by speedy admission of repre-
sentatives from those States, now nolonger
in rebellion, except upon the condition OF
their enfranehising the black race
In their midst. This was sought
by means of an amendment to the Consti-
tuition, the adoption of which was demand
ed as condition to their being admitted to
their Constitutional right of representa-
tiOn upon the floor of Congress.
Hon. DuRBIN WARD having arrived upon
the ground was enthusiastically received,
and responded to the call of the people in
brief and forcible address. He remarked
that he appeared before the people after a
long silence 20 again engage in the discus
sion of the political issues of campaign,
the most important of any since his advent
into public life. We were just emerging
from long and fearful conflict in
which over a million of our fellow
citizens had become sacrifice in the strug-
gle through which we had passed. The
war, as had been well said by Mr.. Houk,
was the result of an unwise agitation of
the question of slavery, during which he
had many times predicted would end in
such a calamity. Itfnally came, and when
the President issued his call for troops he
entered the army for the purpose of de-
feating the movements of secession, and
by overthrOwing the military forces of the
South, TO prevent the withdrawal of those
States from the Union. In this we sue
ceeded In the field, but now the ten
dencY was in the opposite direction.
Confidence had been impaired in the
States In consequence of rebellion
and now we were rapidly moving towards
consolidation, or that of centralizng all
powers In the General Government. These
were the extremes, and he stood equally
aloof from both The States had granted
certain powers to the General Government,
and all powers not granted were reserved
to these sovereign States or TO the people
thereof The United States were bound by
that Constitution to guaranty to every
state republican form of government"
But when any State was excluded from
representation, this provision ofthe supreme
law was violated, and in the language of
an indignant soldier who had periled his
life to save that Union from wreck, he
denounced every man who favored such
exclusion OF those Southern people from
representation as disunionist and even
worse than secessionist.
He then reviewed the general policy of
the party in power from the advent of Lin
coin down to the present time. lIe de-
nounced In terms OF unqualified disap-
proval, all military commissions for the
trial of citizens, as having no warrant or
authority of law, and as the measures of
an unauthorized and despOtle authority ;.
He further reviewed the action of Schenck
and Congress, showing, by their record,
that they, as party, were In favor Of ne
gro suffrage. He also condemned their con-
duct Of plundering the Treasury by voting
themselves an extra pay of four thousand
each for this session of Congress, and the
manner In which they had slighted the
soldiers, notwithstanding their profession
Of love for the "boys In blue"
His remarks were greeted with freouent