Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-10-08

Large Gatherings in the Northern
and Southern Parts Oft City. :
Monster Mass Meeting at the
West Front of the Capitol /.
on Saturday Evening.
Magnificent Uprising Of the
People Against Jacobln
Misrule and Tyranny.
GrandeSt Meeting Of the Campaign.
Fireworks, Scenes and Incidents
,-e.,-- atrlure-- ~ rs sTn3 roWuiE
Amos Layman Called TO Preside.
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Y tsr'Auuoig 4 91a ff sH11s qi1i s-'l'A''V
Speeches from Col. John NJ,
conneIl, Col. George NJ. y
bal Mccook, and Others.
The Radical DiSuniOR Policy Ex-
ga . !, posed and Condemned. r :
.isi .l3r rii 'l3t f'u VI
The Conservative Union Policy
of the President INDICATED
81. and Sustained. % VI
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Enthusiasun and Re-
narkabIe Attention of tlle
COunlIess MulIitude. 4 gt.v5
.a 1c $40 .l 10 ta1.m
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The Conservative Union Policy
of the President VindiCated
a and Sustained, 10 y
Enthusiasm and Re-,
marIkabIe Attention of tlIe
Countless Multitude. ~ ..,,
Sam. SheIIabarger Shown to
be a-Disunionlst. m
ese., eso., saso.. easo.i

In accordance with previous arrange
ments, Democratic meetings were held on
Saturday evening, Oct. g. at Fitzgerald's
Grocery Store, in the Eighth ward of the
city, and at Lawrence Aumiller's, in the
Sixth ward. Both meetings were large
and enthusiastic. The former was address,
ed BY Judge w. r. Rankin and Capt. H. j.
Wyiie, and the latter by Mayor Bull and
Jacob Reinhard, in brief, but able and
stirring speeches. At the conclusion OF
the speeches, both meetings adjourned
soon after eight O'Clock. and each marched
in procession, headed by band of music,
to Capitol Square. e....t ls -Hn.
In the meantime, the people were gath
eriDg at the West front Of the Capitol where
the general meeting was to be held, listen
ing to enlivening music by Hemmersbaeh's
band, and witnessing splendid display of
fireworks. The two professions from the
northern and southern portions of the city
came into Capitol Square nearly simulta-
neously, and were welcomed with a bril-
liant display of rockets, roman candles and
other illuminations. The combined emeet-
ing was composed of persons nearly all
voters, and was one of the largest and most
enthusiastic ever held in the city. For a
city meeting it was an immense assemblage
of earnest and determined men. There
were also present many ladies, who were
annallv ac animated q nd aornask oS tl,o,o ~ 6
the sterner sex. l-
OF all the great assemblages in Capitol
Square, even in the wild excitements of the
past five years, there never was grander
gathering there than was that of ours on
last Saturday night. To say that there
were from six thousand to ten thousand
people present, would be reducing to bare
facts and figures what seemed a spon-
taneous, impulsive outpouring of all the
earnestness of the Capital City of Ohio
Although not word was spoken from the
stand till nearly s o'clock, soon after sun
down knots of citizens began to collect and
to take favorable positions for seeing what
was to be seen, and hearing what was to be
heard. From all parts of the city came
crowds of intelligent voters, made up of
all classes of our people, the workingmen
largely predOminating; and of all the great
gatherings in this city, we can recall no
one where the people were SO orderly and
attentive. -a
The immense assemblage was called to
order by John G. Thompson, Chairman OF
the Democratic State Central Committee,
who nominated Amos Layman, of TIE
as President of the meeting.
The nomination was enthusiastically re-
ceived, and was confirmed by a laundering
response in its favor. .5.oi ea ,ot
Mr.. Layman came forward on the plat
form and said:
My FRIENDS: Most cordially do thank
you for the unexpected honor that you have
justconferred upon me--the honor of presid-
ing over one of the grandest and most mag
niflcent assemblages ever before seen in
Capitol Square. [Cheers.l will proceed at
once with the duties you have chosen me
10 discharge; and you will allow me to say,
that 1t affords me great qualification to pre-
sent the able and accomplished gentleman
who will make the first speech before you
tonight. Ihave the pleasure of introduc-
Ing to you Col, John M. Connell, heroic
md gallant officer in the Union army dur
ing the late war, who will now proceed to
address you. loud applause,l. ASK 5il
COL. JOHN NJ. coNNELI's SPEECH.
Col. Connell was received with loud
cheers. His speech was one of the ablest
md most convincing we have heard during
the campaign, and the frequent shouts OF
approval that greeted him during Its de-
livery, showed that 1t was appreciated by
lis large and enthusiastic audience. We
'hall attempt nothing more than a brief
reference to some of its salient points.
After some Introductory remarks, Col. |
Connell said that his fellow soldiers and
himself went into the field to battle for the
restoration Of the Union with all the rights,
llgnity and equality Of the several States
They had hoped that when |
he war was over we should have peace
ind arestored Union, But the war is over,
ind the Unionis not restored. Why not
Whose fault is it? Not of the gallant SOL
Hers, not Of the true patriots who de-
handed the restoration as soon as the war
should cease. It is the fault Of the desper-
tie and reckless politlcians-the StaYenses.