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cratic Sheriff, and Democratic Mayor
the warm, particular friends of Mr. Boil
meyer-who, from sense of their duty
and OF the law, interposed to rescue him
from doom he so richly deserved. They
did so also at the desire of the mnrderer's
friends, under the conviction that the law
should take Its due course, and that by n
fair trial In a court Of Justice, and that,
when ascertained. the Offense should be
punished according TO the laws of the land.
How they had redeemed that promise
would be the subject OF his remarks
presently. They all knew that these ofll-
Gers risked their lives and the lives of
their friends in protecting the prisoner,
when an entrance to the jail was being
sought by an Indignant people, In one
instance limb had been iost-how many
were wounded he could not say; but
they saved this man.. The case was taken
u the Court of Common Pleas in which
a grand jury of fifteen, empannelled
without regard to politics, sat on this
case, and unanimously--ce twelve
out of the tifteen--pronounced that, with
premeditatiOn and malice aforethOught.
the prisoner killed and murdered Mr..
Bollmeyer; pronounced him guilty of
murder in the first degree; Indicted him
az iViou, dHN ull hlln consigned 10
telon's cell, and delivered over as one.
1t was no military tribunal. gathered only
to convict, and speedy execution of the
sentence to follow. to which he was
handed over but TO the law of the land,
the protection of which had been denied
TO as patriotic, loyal and true citizens as
could be found in the land. A motion
was made TO change the venue. Why?
Was there not a Republican Judge? Was
not half of Montgomery county Republ-
cam Was not Dayton nearly equally
dividedY Why then desire to change the
venue to another county, If q fair trial was
desired? What Influenced their motives
in making such n demand? Did they dis
trust a jury made up of half and half? Did
they seek fair trial, and were they will
ing to submit 1t to an impartial jury? No,
they did not seek fair trial The first
motion was denied them by n Republican
Judge, who found no cause to change the
venue, and insisted that fair and honor
able trial could be had In Montgomery
County-a county In which they were told
that monument bearing an inscription to
the murdered mans memory was insulting
to its inhabitants. lfit be so that this in
scription is insulting, why not have trusted
to n settlement OF the issue? Time passed
on, however. They all remembered the
election of 1868, and how il resulted favor
ably to the Democratic party, and how the
StnlltliltH WHO WIS llltn auuleSSlnE them
had been dragged from his home at the
midnight hour and thrust before military
commission, with the purpose of putting
him to death, with orders to the military
that, If friends interfered, to shoot him
down-how he had been condemned to
suffer Imprisonment in Fort Warren.
How he was finally transported across the
line. and thence went to n foreign country,
in which he resided until two years yes
terday. Again the spirit of the people
was exhibited not wisely, not well, not
fortunately, but according to the natural
promptings of the human heart. They
knew the opinions entertained at that
bleeding period in their history-whcn
martial law was proclaimed. and when
they were under military rule for six
weeks, which was exercised In this city
with a rigor not experienced in any other
city north of Mason and DiXon's line
with a rigor not exceeded In st. Louis New
Orleans, Memphis or Nashville. They had
been subject TO outrage and wrong in the
city of Dayto for six weeks, during which
this martial law was in force; more than
hundred of the best men had been ar
rested. thirty of whom had been
thrust into prison, where they were
visited, abused, and insulted and treated
as felons. IL was only necessary
To point man out as a Democrat to have
him thrust into Jail and have him made the
NiCtlIl Vi dSSlSSludIloH. anu
murder Such was the state of things
when Mr.. Bollmeyer was assassinated.
Men coming iroM the country were arrest
ed, their horses s%ert taken from them and
their saddles and brides stolen, while they
themselves lay i'll dungeon, Others flew
the town and country. Some We're eX-
cepted, but this was owing to their cour-
age and manhood. He would take the
opportunity which now presented itself
of paying q tribute TO almost the only man
then holding Judicial position In the
United States who had the courage to issue
n writ Of hdbeds corpus after Burnside had
proclaimed martial law. He meant Judge
Haynes Loud cheers whose conduct then
would be fresh in the minds of all, and of
which II was perhaps unnecessary to speak,
but the speakers endorsement of il would
do no harm. Mr.. V. again referred to him
self in connection with his nomin-
alton for Governor, and spoke of his
exile. He mentioned these things,
not for the purpose of exciting
Indignation, buf because, in con-
nection with them came the trial and the
circumstances attending 1t. He now came
To the change Of venue TO Miami county
Why, he asked, with population of 10000
In Montgomery county, one-half of whom
were Republicans, was such change
sought? Was IL because they were not
honest men IN Montgomery county? No,
uut ptcauSc MS ulcItus ItdTeu 10 Lfy the
case here, where the circumstances were
known, and where justice would be meted
out. The case was tried also. while there
was an excitement prejudcial to the Dem
ocratic party. Mr.. Vallandigham next de-
seribed his visit TO the house In which the
corpse OF the man lay. Never, never, while
memory remained, could he forget what he
experienced on that occasion. There before
him lay all that was mortal of the noblest
of mankind. the manly form. even In death
"a form on which sfiod did seem to have
set His seal, 10 give the world assurance OF
a man" Standing beside his couch, on
which lay the mangled remains. with the
blood dripping on the stained pillow. then,
more than on any other occasion, didhe re-
alize the fun force and depth of the poet,
conveyed Ia these few lines;
He who hath bent him o'er the dead
Ere the afst day OF death Is fled
The first dark day of nOthingness;
The last OF danger and distress,
Before decays efacng fingers
Have swept the lines Where beauty lingersl
Aud marked the mild angelic arr,
The rapture OF repOse that's there.
The fixed. yet tender traits that streak
The languor ofthe placid cheek
And-but for that sad, shrOuded eye
That Hires not, wins not, weeps not now,
Aud but for that chill. ehaugeless brow
W here cold dies truptiOn's NpathN