Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-20
JUDGE MEETINGS.
splendid Turnout at New Lexington.
Able Speeches by Judge Thurman,
Hon. H. r. JeWett and Hon. VIM. e.


Able Speeches by Judge Thurman,
Hon. H. =. Jewett and Hon. VIM. z.
Fink I
i Correspondence of the Ohio Statesmanl
LEXINGTON, August 18th.
There was splendid turnout of the De-
mocracy here to-day, interspersed, as at
all Judge Thurman's meetings, with a
gooGly sprinkling of converts. The Ohio
Statesman seems to be doing its full share
in bringing conviction to the minds of
many who have been hating or hesitating.
One fine farmer of this class gave your
, correspondent warm shake of the hand,
} saying "the Statesman has satisfied me that
a change of policy and change of rulers
, are demanded by the exigencies of the
} country. 1 am not one of those that hesi-
! tate in doing my duty when am satisfied
what that duty is, and 1 hitched up my
buggy to bring my friend here to hear
Judge Thurman himself. 1 think there
are about twelve of US in our township
that will vote the Democratic ticket, be-
sides others who will vote against the
Amendment, but have not made up their
; minds as to candidates"
Judge Thurman, when introduced by
, the President of the meeting, Hon. VIM.
Fl. Holden, requested that those in front
would sit down as they had fine soft grass
and would be, he thought, more comforta-
BILE, while HE certainly could better make
himself heard. And as he had come to
discuss those grave questions that so inn
peratively demanded a wise solution, he
desired that every one present should hear
him and then decide what was their duty
to the country and vote accordingly. nJ
When a few hundred of those nearest
to and in front of the stand were
seated, the Honorable speaker said:
/ ITwenty-seven years ago 1 had the
honor of addressing the people of Perry
county upon the questions that divided the
two great parties, Wings and Democrats.
And again he had spoken to them from
the same stand with the late Governor,
John Brough. And again, had he ad-
dressed them in company with Governor
William Medill. And yet again at
a more recent period from the
same stand with Governor Tod. Two
of these gentlemen are now no more; the
one, Gov. Brough, died in the ranks of our
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the principles of the Democratic party,
died as he had lived, respecting the Consti-
tuition and loving the Union. And as to
those who are yet living, L stand before
you here to-day the same Democrat, ad-
vocating the same principles, and pleading
for the supremacy of the Constitution, as
when l first had the honor of addressing
you, and 1 hope to die in the same Demo-
cratic faith; while Mr.. Tod has deserted
and to-day stands in the ranks of the Abo-
litionists. And now, said he, enough Of
the people of Ohio are convinced of the ne
cessity of return to the sound and wise
principles of Democracy, to carry the State
by fifty thousand majority, if they have
the moral courage to lay by party preju-
dice and vote on their CONVICTIONS
And he was!pleased.to see so many rise SUI
perior to mere party feeling, and to be no
longer satisfied with the rallying cry OF
Copperhead, Butternut, Traitor. These
expressions, which are the flippant and al
most the only argument used by the Radi-
cal stump speakers, will not restore the
Union, pay off the National Debt, or any
portion of the terrible burthen OF taxa
/ tion; for he was not aware that. Congress
had made either the word Copperhead or
Traitor legal tender. He discussed the
questions of Debt, Taxation, Negro Suf-
frage, and the wasteful corruption, profit
gacY and extravaganza of the Radicals
most Thoroughly, occupying one hour and
half sae.- s...,. .s... ..i- - p
Hon. II. J. Jewett delivered short but
very forcible address, confining himself
exclusively to the Government bonds and
National currency; showing how the
present state of things was eating up the
substance of the people and crushing the
energy and industry of the country. He
proved that the property and labor of Ohio
were mortgaged for THREE HUNDRED MIL
LIONS of the appalling debt; that the por-
tion for which Perry county was held
bound, exceeded three hundred and fifty
thousand. Every township in the county
would have to pay in the final settlement
twenty-seven thousand dollars in gold, af-
ter having, perhaps, paid it several times
over in greenbacks by way of interest,"
The debt to-day is being put into gold
bearing bonds, drawing interest, which
YOU ldNo W pay oiiOy Poy nv Oo@AOo'
Mr. Finck's speech was powerful ex-
pose OF the corruptions of Congress, the
usurpations of that revolutionary body and
the destructive tendency of Radical policy.
The invasion of every sacred and cherished
principle of Republican liberty, was shown
to be the determination of the bad men
who now hope, even, to rule the whole
Union by the ignorant freedmen of the
South. .Tia So -
He made an eloquent appeal to his hear
ers, several of whom were Republicans, to-
come to the rescue and save Ohio from the
shame of being put under the black mans
rule. For he showed very conclusively
that if the amendment passed, no white
Southern man could ever become a citizen
of Ohio, while the door would be thrown
open to every black man in the South, in
viting him to come and reside here with
the assurance that the white men should,
in addition to their other taxes, be taxed
to build poor houses for them, to feed them,
to educate them, side by side with our own
white sons and daughters, and finally, in
those counties where they might most
numerously settle, to place them in the
Jury box and on the bench.
-aF q. THOMAS.
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