Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-27
Straws Show which way the
Wind HRtOvYs.


Wind blows.
| q A'correspondent, writing US from Per-
rysburg, states the fact, which we have
from other sources, that in the North
western counties, known as the hoop-pole
region of Ohio, the Negro Suffrage meet
ings have been universal failures, while
those of the Democracy have been large
and enthusiastic. -,-~--,~~v~,,- -r-
In other parts of Ohio the same general
apathy seems to have taken command of
the Negro Suffrage forces, even in their
| strongest holds. ~
The mass meeting in Oberlin, to be ad-
dressed by JOHN A. BINGHAM, partook of
this character. A correspondent of the
Plain Dealer says:
"During the forenoon anxious looking
! sentinels might have been seen standing on
the walks and high places, earnestly scann-
! ing the horizon, If perchance they might
see some indications of the expected null
titude, but the more they looked the often
er they were disappointed. Finally, about
twelve o'clock, the Elyria delegation hove
in sight, consisting of the Elyria Cornet
Band and two nohdescript vehicles, con-
| tanning few ignorant Radicals.
''In vain the band blew their sweetest
coming disgusted with their fruitless
efforts they took up their line of march to
the church, preceded by their rdistinguished
speaker, and Immediately followed by Fol-
lett's delegation, consisting of wagon
load of ladies from the boarding hall.
Judging from their appearance they felt
sadly out of place, and in fact the whole
thing seemed to be a'foreshadowing of the
sad but certain end of their corrupt party.
ut was, indeed, a heart-rending sight to.
see old gray headed RAIDS walking the
streets with bowed heads. muttering ::
why art thou 50 sad, oh, my soul; and
| why art thou SO disquieted within me- si
ut would be useless to attempt to follow
| the speaker through his wild and rambling
discourse. 1t was simply bitter and un-
meaning TRADE against everybody who
dared to think or believe different from
himself. The burden of his long and La
bored discourse was the irrepressible Mig
ger.' q. II t1- s--i'i'- =" 's7a57 'l9,' q
In no part of Ohio has stronger effort
been made to raise the enthusiasm to the
| proper pitch than in the counties of Perry
and Muskingum.s The great LOGAN meet
ingnins GAINESVILLE, costing more money
than, any four, political meetings during
the Campaign, and heralded far and wide
as triumphant success, in letters and in d
editorials written in advance, was, all
things consfdered, as miserable a tizzle as
well could be got up. ""ii"t 9hi ~-'i Obs III u
The Somerset meeting advertised to
come off on the 18th, was of the same
character. The Democratic Union, OF
Thursday, in speaking of the meeting,
says;iO-TcEA 2 ,.-,srss5s-s'z' sssy - e.,t--sF
yesterday was the day appointed for
Grand Republican, Mass Meeting here, to
be addressed by Schenck. the man by
whose misuanagement hundreds of Union
soldiers lost their lives at Vienna, Mary
land; Gibson, the Treasury roober; and Bill
Free, the notorious individual who dis
graced the people of Perry county while
in the Legislature by striking the Hon.
Archibald Mayo, and is now asking them
to send him back, but the people do not
want to besdisgraced a second time. Now,
as you are aware, there have been a great
many meetings here. and great many J.
'fizzles,' but the one of yesterday, without
any exceptions, was the biggest 'fizzle' that
ever happened in Somerset. After an an
nouncement of nearly four weeks, not q
hundred people came to townlc Not flag
greeted the eyes of the speakers, nor a Z
shout welcomed their arrival raji ds..7
The speakers finally repaired to one of
the public corners, and while they were
stood off and counted the ''crowd," and q
how many do you suppose there were ?
just one hundred and forty three to man,
woman and child.' 1ass ,- if'J
In Harrison county, a shoulder strap
calling himself Captain 7DANFoRD, in
adyoca ting Negro Suffrage, and still be-
lieving he had right to command better
men than himself, insulted squad OF SOL q
diers, because they could not believe the 8,
negro better than themselves. The Cap
tain was finally cleaned out by eighteen of
these white "boys in blue" and left in dis
gust and with fear and trembling.
@These facts are given as istraws to show
the current of public opinion in Ohio
which will defeat Negro Suffrage and its
in October next. -
A Stump Orator who Recommend-
ed LincOln's AssassinatiOD, and
was Sorry Seward was mot Kill
ed. ,.--.sr e ~ ,.-+-
On his way to the GAINESVILLE mass meet, :
ing of the Negro Suffrage party, Deacon Z
GRAY, OF Cleveland in conversation with
Mr.. Attorney General WEST, said that it
was the "nsost unfortunate thing that eUer hap
pened this country that SEWARD toas not killed
aohep the qtteapt bods naadet to qssasstRate him"
The scoundrel who gave utterance to this
sentiment is the same who, while Quarter
master in a Negro regiment, thus wrote to /.
the Ohio State Journal, in 1854, in favor of
the assassination of ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
because Mr.. LINCOLN. at the time, gave i
evidence of an intention to restore the q
Union by compromise. The letter, signed
by, GRAY, in his own name, says IZY-3vI9 ,
81 like the spirit of the Major in COM
manu- of the Goth Ohio. When in his pres
ence the question was presumptuously
asked. Shall we eventually have to compro-i
miseg heturned with whitening look and
said: 1 entered this campaign with over
eight hundred men, To-day / command
one hundred and ,ninety-two; and / tell
you that if the President [LINcoLNl hints
sueu at compromise, THERE ARE ONE
AND NINETY-TWO AS
SASSINS in my command READY TO
MARCH, SOLITARY AND ALONE,
70 THE EsWHITEl HOUSE. We tcish our
friends ut home had THIS sPIRIT-tis the
SPIRIT OF THE FEDERAL ARMY,
Ohio bear the burden. 1t was not a 'compro-
mise Ii 1e' alluded to by Gen. GRANT when
,e said: 1 am resolved to fight it out on
his line" .,- g,5...,'g..,l,, !
Such is the man that the Negro Suffrage
eaders take with them to slander and to
pit out the venom of his corrupt heart on
members of the Democratic party.
An Acknowledged Loss I'm Maine
of I6,OO2-The Same Ratio will 4