The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-03
IldPROMPTU UNION
MEETING.
Dastardly Attempt of ValIan-
dighamers to Breakit Up.


General w. II. GiBsoN being
within reach on Tuesday last, was
impressed into the Republican ser,
xico for a speech in Lancaster in
The evening. A dispatch was re.
ceived from New Lexington about
3 o'clock in the afternoon that he
would be with us, and notices were
circulated in the city announcing
the fact.
At night a large and respectable
meeting assembled in front of the
Hooking Valley National Bank.
AT the same time large Vallan-
digham meeting was in progress
on the public square, the result Of
posters and diligent verbal notices
circulated in every part of the
county for weeks past, and it
about doubled the Republican
crowd in numbers.
W. P. CREED, Esq, was called on
to preside over the Union meeting,
which he opened with speech of
great power, during which the
crowd continued to augment in
numbers until tho most sanguine
expectations in that regard were
more than realized. lie concluded
by introducing the gallant and
gifted Buckeye orator, Gen. w. II
GIBSON, who for an hour and half
enc haincd his audience while be
poured forth the thunders Of pa
triotic and manly eloquence.
Gen. Gibson, amid a storr, of
cheers that penetrated with its ha-
ted sound TO the vitals Of the Val
landigham concourse.
Colonel w. H. FREE, of Perry
county,was then vociferously called
for, and took the stand. About
this time the speaking on the pub
| lie square was concluded, and the
Val,andigham crowd streamed
down the street to the place OF the
Republican meeting. The under
strata of the Democracy took posi-
tions on the pavement in front OF
Foddy Wearers whisky shop, and
on the outskirts Of the c.oyd.-
Here, stung to madness by the con-
spicuous success of the Union meet
ing, and filled with poison rot gut
from the Mexican Bitters factory,
they emitted their foul broaths in
hootings, howlings, groanings and
brayings ofevcry conceivable beast
ly sort, with the view Of drowning
tho voice Of the speaker, and COM
pelling him to relinquish the at
tempt to address the people. But
Colonel FREE held right on in his
course, administering wordy blows
/ that made the towards vince, even
while continuing TO bclch forth
their unearthly noises. The poor,
dcluded devils kept up their din
till it was manifest they intended
to stop short of nothing save the
silencing OF thespeakor, and that he
must talk uhheard or cease his OF
forts. Mr.. CREED, President of tho
meeting, at length succeeded in OBJ
tanning momentary hearing,and in
Indignant terms rebukcd the bawl
ing animals into comparative quiet
and on his concluding what he hat
to say, Colonel CoNNELL, (who hat
made his way upon the stand) fear
full of the effect upon the party
prospects Of tho conduct of th'
sweet scented cattle he is now train
ing with, appealed to them by thci
regard for the Democratic doc
trine of free speech, to desist iron
further disturbance of the speak
ers, and his words had the effect o
f further quoting the noises of tn
loosened Democratic menagerie.-
But the idea of FREE SPEECH bein!
a principle Of the Copperhead De
faugh! If their powc
.
and courage were butequal TO thei
; malignant will, not solitary Un
, ion voico would be permitted utter
anco before a public audience il
Fairfield county.
Col. Free continued his remark
at much greater length than h
!, would have done but for the inter
ruption, and closed in his own goo
time, amid triumphant burst Q
applause.
While tho mob of grounding
:, were believing below, the saloo
I in the second story Of the whiski
] shop before mentioned was .occup'
cd by no less personages than Va
J. Trump, olds, and the Great Ur
:, hung himself, with others ofth
= upper strata of democracy, VIII
4 ,,,oo ;fosfod not the SLIGHTEST SYmI