The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-11-16

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war they had provoked, aro now, endeavor.
ing 70 incito tho bad passions of the mon Of
the city which gave thom refuge. The
honest, honorable men of Now Yolk would
certainly never interfere with the freedom
OF speech II is odlyltlioso who, undor the
cover OF brute force, though in o meNger
minority, undertake to Interfere. with the
rights Of others. There can be no better
argument in behalf of the Republican party
than that evotywhero whore IL bears sway
in the county, fr1ul Maine even unto Geor,
gia, aye, from Maino to Now Orleans, there
is tho right of free speech, even in this city,
where tho Democratic party has triumph.
ant Majority. IGheers from tho citizons.
II such are tho teachings Of the Democracy
--Ihootings fromithe mobl-if this is the
Democracy Of Now York, the sooner il is
cleared out tho better. Cheers and groans.l
If there is church in this city which
teaches its communicates such conduct, tho
sooner that church is banished from the
hcountty the better. lOheers. If thore is
any set of mon Attempting TO govern the
city who permitit to hc thus brought into
disrepute, the SOONER they are made to pay
the penalty of their crimes tho better.
ILoud cheers from the citizeus, and wells
of Indignation from the gang on tho City
retainers in different parts OF the crowdl
Organized thieves [oheersl, systematic
plunderers, with their arms up to tho el.
bow in the public treasury while they iilch
! the means of thoir substance, they simply
have rullians to attack thnse they dare not
meet in any otherway three cheers from
the citzonsl ;'and while one can pardon the
poor, ,deluled men who do their masters
bidding, yet All indignant people will not
pardoa him who sets them on. A voice,
4" We will put honest men in Office For
here and now | charge--l charge this mob
upon Hoffman, {Ghscrs. Yes, as hero
and now / charge tile murder OF babes and
children to Hortio Seymour. Great son
satiop, groans and cheers Both are
equally, responsible, and both will sooner
| or later meet tho reprobatlon of an indignant
community, Que has gone out aud the
other is following him. Cheers and groans.
| Why, what would you eXpeotH In 1863
the men who are now halooing and hoo-
| ing we're the men who were killing TO sro
children! They are the men who were
numbering babes when they dare not look a
man in the face cheers and groans, those
of the mob nearest the stand who could
hear the speaker shouting and dancing with
rage, and the police busy keeping them
back and When the power of the armies
| of tho United States came here they were
the first to bow their heads Cheers and
groans. Why the poor fools, Laughter,
Cheers and gfoans. have faced your
superiors in Baltinore and New Orleans
| [Great disorder and excitement; three
cheers for General Butler1 | have hung
your bettcrs [cheersl, and if you do not
| behave shall get the chance to do the
same to yon. Three cheers for Butler.l |
have seen many more than you with arms
in their hands, with MIME rifles aud mus
kets and bayonets and did not finch from
theml Do you suppose shall finch from
onions tnkinG brsathsP Taughter groaus
and cheers. "a man who has smelt ghh-
powder can stand garlic. Lang hter, groans
and cheers. You, the hooters hete think
you arc the equals Of the negroes, oh OIL
! Tremendous cheers and grOans. 20 Tho
negro is as much, as ilnneasurably your
4 superior as ileaven is above tho hcll whore
you are going Cheers and groans. !
de-hot respect you and certainly do not
want your respect. You may be quite sure
I do not fear you. You are not to over
power free tspeech and FREQ thought, and
insane ho~lings willnot take the place of
argument. Now, then, men of the Five
j Points, Laughter and cheers hulles oi
the hawdy house, thIsves of the lobby, aud
! burglars Of ahe Fombs, Laughter, cheers
| groans and hOwls, reese emblug'a a chorus OF
par.demonium n | simply declare here, as
the voice of tliis nation, that you are notlit
for The exercise of the elective franchise
[great excitement and in no better way
than this could you demonstrate the fact
4 do not wish to handy words with an ig
.norant foolish, excited crowd, aud have
only used these few describing epithets in
order that they may understand that |
reither love nor fear them, and that thUre
lis an end to patience. Discussions here
such as would CONVINCE reasoning men
saw at first was not TO be hoped, and
only waited until the men who, Otherwise
/ It might be said, but the incidents OF
4 the crowd, had withdrawn When saw
that order coul lmot be restored, from that
| moment I1determihed / would speak tc
those men as they desPrved and in Ian
guage which they could understand, be
4 cause familiar to thoir ears.l afar