Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-22

Hall wouldn't hold half the people and,
therefore, the meeting would be held at the
west frontof the State House. Thither the
procession Of torch lights and the crowd
repaired. Having arrived there, consid-
cradle number OF persons filed up the steps
and small portion Of the area in front, at
tracted evidently more by curiosity to see
the expected Radical "lions" from the
South than by any other motive.
After waiting some time, probably till
near nine o'clock, L.. j. Critchheld called
the meeting to. ORDER and on bis isugges-
tion, Gov. Cox was selected Chairman Of
the meeting. The Governor said the meet
ing would be addressed by two true loyal
lists from the SOuth--Senator Fowler, of
Tennessee, and Mr.. Griffin, of Alabama
who would be followed by Mr.. Shellabar-
ger, candidate for Congress. He did not
Say why the gentlemen announced In the
journal yesterday morning Ham
ilton, Maynard and Warmouth-were, not
present. Gov. Cox first introduced Senator
Fowler. OF Tennessee. q. J"' of', ''n' "
Mr.. Fowler proceeded to make long,
dull and prosy speech. It was principally
devoted to abuse of fPresident johnson and
a laudation Of the Radicals in Congress.
But even these Radicals had not gone far
enough to suit Mr.. Fowler and his party,
He wanted Congress to regard the Southern
States as only in the Union territorially,
and to proceed to organize them into new
States, allowing none but Radicals and me-
groes to vote. He said that such course
was the only one that could effectually pro-
teat the Radicals In the South, and place
and keep political power in their hands,
and in the hands of their brother Radicals
in the North.
Mr.. Fowler's appeals to Northern Radi-
Gals to support their brethren in the South,
who were In favor of negro suffrage, 'were
quite urgent and oft-repeated, but were
heard by his audience without single
cheer or note ofapprObation. Indeed, there
were but few plaudits, and these from a
very few persons, during his long speech.
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from the speaker. 'E. n-.' ...
After the first speaker had finished, Gov.
Cox introduced Mr.. Griffin, of Mobile, Ala
bama. He said in rising, that, like Mr.,
Fowler he did not feel very well, and could
make but rambling, disconnected speech.
And such a speech, from what we heard of
IL, he did make. 1t was after the fashion of
Fowler's speech. Mr.. Griffin said he was
the editor OF paper in Mobile. which was
taken chiefly by negroes. And his remarks
showed that he was so much of Radical
that he only lacked a little deeper color of
the skin to make him complete negro of
the Fred. Douglass pattern. He was for
negro suffrage in all the South, in order to
give the Radicals the rule in that section,
as well as in the General Government.
The reception of these Southern Radicals
last evening was grand old flzzle. The
City Hall could easily have held all who
turned out, without being either crowded
or1more than comfortably full. Itwas said
the meeting was adjourned to the west
front of theState House to give the negroes
10 the north part of the city an opportu-
nifty to attend. Be this as it may, the as
sembly there convened was but small and
diminutive one compared with the Demo-
cratic and johnson meetings recently held
in the same locality. ......