Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-28
FROM NEWA ARK.
Enthusiastic Democratic Meeting
Thurman md Pehdiefon-
Judge Thurman Refutes ONE
,ofthe Journals sIanders.
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e-nH5ifus NEWARK, Sept. q, 1861. a
The Democratic masses of old Licking
turned out in great numbers to-day to hear
Thurman and Pendleton. They came in
multitudes from every part of the county !;
and hickory wagons, bands of martial mu-
sic, and countless American flags gave in
dication of the enthusiasm which abounds
among the people. Fully fifteen thousand
persons were in attendance. Judge Thur
man, in opening his speech, said:ds tig s-a
have never, In this campaign, paid the
least attention to the miserable personali-
| ties, uttered or published against me. But.
for once, shall, on this occasion, depart
| from that course to notice an article in this
mornings Ohio State Journal, published at
my own home. That paper says:
"Soldiers ought to forget that amidst
all their sufferings and privations In camp,
in campaign and In the hospitals, Allen 6.
Thurman never gave them a word of en-
couragement, or contributed dollar for
| their comfort; while his mansion and par
lors were ever open for the entertainment
of rebel officers on parole, and that he con
| tributed hundreds and thousands of dol
lars to furnish rebel prisoners with luxu-
ries." % gH.is9r me-, .i ,- I.
| Whether l ever gave word of encour-
agement to the Federal soldiers. let the
| platforms of our State Conventions. drawn
UP by me, answer. l am willing to abide
the test. sss.-,r. @
| Whether ever contributed o dollar for
their comfort, let the files of the Ohio State
Journal answer. The editor of that paper
has only to turn to them, to find contri-
button by me, at one time, of two hundred
dollars for the relief Of the families OF the
soldiers of Columbus. and, at other times,
other contributions by me or my family.
And these published contributions were
but small portion of what gave.
The statement that contributed hum
dreds and thousands of dollars to furnish
rebel prisoners with luxuries, Is a simple
falsehood. did contribute some necessa-
| ries to the poor, sick prisoners in the hos
pitals of Camp Chase, and so did scores OF
others, Republicans as well as Democrats,
in Columbus and elsewhere. But every
such contribution was with the sanction OF
the Government, for not even a cup OF wa
ter could be passed into the prisons or hos
pitals, without that sanction, and l am con-
| fident that the people of Ohio are not base
enough to condemn any man for acts oi
common humanity and Christian charity
Judge Thurman proceeded to discuss
with marked ability the subjects of recon
struction, debt, taxation and Negro Suf-
frage, treating each to the unbounded sat
isfaction Of his hearers, by whom he wa
interrupted with repeated outbursts OF ap
plause. ..--l.
Mr.. Pendleton is now addressing .th
audience, who are listening to his argu
ment with delighted attention. 90 a,. p.
The meeting, whether regarded as to mum
bers or spirit, was one of the first that ha
been held in the State. By admission o
Republicans themselves, it is ten fold larg
er than the meeting addressed by Schenck
Mckee and Co, in this place one week ago
Gen. Ward will address tonight larg
meeting of the s'White Boys in Blue;" owe
six hundred have already enrolled them
selves since last Wednesday night. Thel
turned out in the procession and made {
splendid appearance. The work goes brave
ly on. Old Licking will give a witherins
rebuke to the Negro. Sufrageites. He
majority will exceed the most. sanguine
Expectations. i'.'i a"iif,aT' rs Z