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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-24
The Monster Meeting at Defiance.
Correspondence Ohio sta,esman.l
DEFIANCE, O., Sept. goth, 1867

DEFIANCE, o., Sept 2Oth, 1867.
By far the largest political meeting ever
held in Ohio, was held here to-day. MIR.
Vallandigham spoke at Ottawa, Putnam
county, yesterday, the 18th, and came to
Defiance on the same evening in carriage |
with friend. Arriving at the outskirts |
of the town about o'clock P. NJ, he was
met by about five hundred Democrats,
with band of music, who escorted him
to the hotel. In the meanwhile, squad of
enthusiastic Democrats had assembled at
the old Fort Defiance, at the junction of
the Auglaize and Maumee rivers, and made
the heavens echo with the booming OF can
non. At daylight this morning the
streets were crowded with strangers, many
of whom came from Indiana and Michigan
on the night trains. At 8 o'clock this
morning delegations began to arrive. The
Chief Marshal and his five assistants, with
an aid from each township delegation, at
tempted at first to form a procession
through the main street of the town, but
were compelled to abandon the attempt
Delegations from Williams, Henry, Pauld
L
pour in from every direction, and by ten
o'clock the street leading to the grove of
ten acres (and one of the most beautiful in
the State). was one compact mass of peo-
pie, on foot, on horseback, in wagons and
carriages. At 10 o'clock the various town
ship delegations from Defiance county be-
gan to arrive IN their hickory wagons, with
flags and other appropriate devices, led by
bands of music.
The crowd is variously estimated at from
thirty to fifty thousand. One train of ten
cars from Toledo was crowded inside and
out, while canal boats from Henry and
Paulding added other thousands to the vast
throng. BY noon that ten acre grove was
full of people, shouting for the Democrat
ic speaker. Several stands were erected
that all might be accommodated, but the
people came to hear Vallandigham, and
crowded around the stand from where he
spoke, although not one-third of them
could hear. Mr.. V. commenced speaking
at one O'Clock, and continued to speak for
three hours and half, to whole acres of
people, during which time not a whimper
of disturbance was heard, save when spon-
taneous outbursts of applause greeted the
gifted speaker. Such speech and such
enthusiasm is rarely ever heard or wit
messed. Many soldiers who were hitherto
prejudiced against Mr.. V. expressed their
indignation in unmeasured terms at the
manner in which they had been imposed
upon by the Radical press and speakers in
regard to Mr.. VS. position. Take it all il
all, the meeting has been glorious sue
cess, and will tell on the coming election
to the dismay of the Radicals.
| JACK.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-24
Manhood Suffrage FfzzIe aI Rey
nOIdSburg.
Correspondence Ohio Statesman.l

Correspondence Ohio Statesman.l
ED. STATESMAN The Republican man.
hood suffrageites of Reynoldsburg antici-
pated great and glorious time on last
Saturday, but were sorely disappointed.
On last Tuesday the Republican Central
Committee at Columbus sent a messenger
to this place with large lot of flaming
handbills, in which the names of "Hon. L..
J. Critchfield" and "B. F. Stage, ESQ.,"
were conspicuously displayed as the speak
ers who would address the Union Negro
Suffrage population of Reynoldsburg and
Truro township on last Saturday, at two
o'clock P. NJ. of said day, and urging the
faithful to "Rally once again for the true
Union principles"
About twelve o'clock two solitary trav-
elers arrived in town, who, we learned,
were the speakers, viz: B. F. Stage and a
young sprig of the law by the name of
Briggs, vino was TO fiji the place of GriUch-
field, who failed to come to time.
Two o'clock came, but it failed to bring
the people, and about three o'clock few
twenty-nine in number, repaired to
Graham's Hall to hear what was
to be said on the subject of
manhood suffrage, etc. Mr.. Stage oc-
cupied about one hour in delivering a
speech made up of senseless twaddle in re-
gard to negro suffrage and taxation. He
stated as one argument in favor of negro
suffrage, that they were largely in excess
in the South. and that if the negroes of the
North were refused the franchise, the ne
groes of the South would be displeased,
and eventually it would result in war!-
Sage" conclusion. In speaking of tax on
bonds, he asserted that the bonds were
principally held by soldiers, soldiers wild
ows and orphans, and consequently it
would be very wrong to tax
themI After the meeting had
adjourned, l overheard two Republicans
discussing this matter. One of them re-
marked that Truro township had sent a
great number of soldiers, but they were un
able to name a soldier, widow or orphan
who owned a cent in bonds-but on the
other hand, Mr.. Medberry, one of the rich
est men in the township, owned twenty
eight thousand dollars in bonds. This kind
of argument would not go down with them.
Mr.. Stage was quite exhausted when he
had finished his speech, and called upon
Mr.. Briggs to close the "meetin'," which
was performed in most grandiloquenJ
manner-calling upon the faithful to be
vigiant or they would be beaten by the
"copper Democracy"
The whole thing was a failure. The
country was thoroughly billed and a great
outpouring of the people was confidently
expected, but it was no go. Messrs. Stage
and Briggs are personally clever fellows,
but they mistook their calling when they
undertook to enlighten the people on poll
tics. The Republicans here are crestfallen,
and say that if the Central Committee
can't send them men who can speak and
enlighten the people, they had better keep
them at home.
The Democracy of Truro township are
in healthy condition, and confident that
it will wheel into line on the second Tues
day of next month, and swell the tri-
umphaut majority which will be given the
nominees of the Democratic party.
MACK.
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MADISON.
The Meeting at NIarysvilIe ON Fri
day.
Correspondence of the Ohio S;atesman.I
MARYsYILLE. Ohio. Sept. 231, 1867.

Correspondence of the Ohio S;atesman.T
MARYsvILLE, Ohio, Sept. 23d, 1867.
EDITOR ONO STATEsMAN:-Our meeting
here last Friday night was grand success
The Union Hall was crowded to overflow
ing. The crowd was variously estimated
at from four to five hundred persons, near
ly all voters at that. Fully three hundred
of those came in from the country. Sew
eral Republicans were present, some OF
whom were well pleased with the speakers
Mr.. James Thompson, of Milcreek town.
ship, was elected Chairman, whereupon he
introduced to the audience Capt. j. II,
James, who opened up on the bond and the
tax of the country, and held the audience
for about one hour and a half with great
attention, for there were several Republi-
cans present who were very much con-
cerned in this matter, some of whom after
wards acknowledged it to be the truth, and
the best thing they had heard. At the con-
clusion of Mr.. James, Gen. Durbin Ward
was introduced. The Gen. spoke for about
ore hour and half, amid cheers and
plaudits from the audiences. 1t has been
acknowledged by some of our best men to
be the best and most effective speech that
they had heard during this campaign. Mr..
Ward had hardly dropped the last word,
until he was surrounded by the people,
both Republicans and Democrats, extend
from the General.
Mr.. Editor, it seemed good to be there.
Still more converts. Three Republicans
since the meeting told me to set them down
against negro equality certain. Union all
right.
Now, Mr.. Editor, little about the Radi-
cal meeting Saturday night. Mr.. G. S.
Hamilton concluded to rally his few bond
holders to listen to his balderdash. After
having bills sent around two or three days,
then blowing horns, the band and rattling
bells, they could scarcely raise respecta-
Bile number to go to the Court House, let
alone the Hall, probably two hundred, in
Guiding citizens of African descent. This
portion, of course, thought Massa. Hamil-
ton was about right.
did not stay but few minutes, as my
business called me away, but long enough
to hear the loud cries and heavy appeals to
the Republicans to not let these tarnell
Northern Rebs into power, because if they
did they would sometime tax the Bonds, DO
away with the National Banks, and bring
around specie payment; then somebody not
Radical might speculate; nobody honest
but Radicals. Now he jumps on the old
nigger hoss and away he goes down South,
there he divides the Southern plantations
equally among his African brethren, makes
paupers and vagabonds of the American
white trash of the South, leaves infants
crying for bread, then comes back North
and proposes the same remedy for the
North, but the white trash around these
parts don't nor won't accept the offer. Re-
collect his balderdash will not overweight
the good, true and sensible speech the
people heard on Friday night from Gen
Ward.
The people are up and doing good fol
the Democracy.
Yours, w. G. B.
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FROM MADISON COUNTY.
Correspondents o bio statesman.l
PLEASANT VALLEY, MADISON Co,


September 2lst, 1867.
ED. STATESMAN: Notwithstanding the
great exertions made by the Abolitionists
of this county and State Central Commit
tee at Columbus, the meeting here to-day
was miserable failure, both in regard to
enthusiasm and numbers. The grand pro-
cession, headed by field band, numbered.
Just thirty -nine-all told-eleven of whom
were boys; and when they marched out OF
the village with "their banner so gay,"-
they had but one-it was feared by many
that they would be lost in the large(O
crowd assembled on the ground where the
speaking was to take place; so to provide
against any such accident, the two leading
Abolitionists of this place were sent ahead
to announce their coming. But, 10! and
behold! che number gathered there, women,
children, and all, numbered just ninety
three. After this great danger had been
overcome, preparations were made for a
speech, and Governor Cox was announced
as the first speaker. His speech was but
rehash of his sayings at other places, viz:
that Thurman and Vallandigham were re-
|
only way to avoid such an evil in the fl-
ture. was to place the ballot in the hands of
the nigger; that six-sevenths of the great
work was already accomplished, and that
the remaining one seventh was all that
was necessary to complete it. His speech
elected no applause whatever, and the
only cheers given were when the speaker
| I ~. L., At la,, 10,
The Governor lett on the noon train tor
Columbus, and l venture the assertion will
never address another meeting in Pleasant
Valley. AS Chief Executive of the State
he surely deserved larger meeting.
| Gems. Keifer and Schenck addressed a
somewhat larger crowd in the afternoon,
perhaps three hundred and fifty-among
whom 1 counted several Democrats
Should you ask any one who heard the first
named gentleman, what he said. the ans
wer would be, 81 don't know, nor did he
know, only that he was talking" He is de-
cidedly the poorest speaker ever heard.
Many in the crowd were in hopes that
Gen. S. would enlighten them on the 'rail-
road skirmish," but in that they were dis
appointed. The gentleman would rather
abuse the wives and parents of those who
fell then and there than ask forgiveness fol
his bluIders.
attended the meeting at Unionvile, al
dressed by the Hon. Geo. Converse, a few
evenings since, and the crowd was as largt
again as the one here to-day. Take thu
Abolition meeting all in all as failure, i
was grand success.
| --zs ..... MADISON.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-24
Great Republican OufPOuring Mt
GrOvepOrt.

For some time, it was advertised far and
wide that the Rev. A. G. BYERs and DIR. G.
P. LANDoN, would discourse on the beau
ties of Negro Equality at Groveport. Sat-
urday afternoon last. One of the speakers,
DR.. LANDoN, was duly on hand at the ap-
pointed time, ready to make it appear that
Black is White, and considerably better !;
but there was one drawback to the meet
ing proving complete success. No audi
ence came. Men, women and children, SO
essen tial to constitute Republican audi
ences, were absent-none of them present.
And hence there was no speaking, because
there was nobody to speak to. Evidently,
the White people in that neighborhood are
satisfied with their own race, and are not
disposed to invite the Negroes into par.
ticipation in Governmental affairs. The
orators in this county who have underta-
ken to prove the Black the equal and supe-
rior of the White race, find the work they
have undertaken a very up hill business.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-24
Additional Appointments.

The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee announce the following mass meet
ings:
VAN VERT, Saturday. September 26th. Speak
ers, General Durbin Ward and others.
PAULDING COUNTY Cplece to be fixed hereafter),
Monday. September s9th; OH Speakers General
NEWARK. Friday evening, September 9th.
Speaker, 4. T. DeLaDy.
FOSTORIA, Seneca county. Saturday. October 5th.
Speakers, Hon. W. +. Flnek and w IN helsley.-
WEST MANCHESTER, Tuesday, October 1st:
Speakers. G n. Morgan, Hons j. f.. NJ Kinney and
W. E. Finck.
Col. John M. COnneITs Appoint
ments.
CHILLICoTHE. Tuesday evening. Sept. a4th,with
CIRCLEVILLE, Wednesday evening, Sept. s5th.
with Gen. Durbin Ward.
LOGAN. Thursday evening, Sept. 26th.
NEW LEXINGTON. Friday evening. Sept. 9th.
LANCASTER. Saturday evening, Sept. 2sth.
Hons. r. VAN Trump and j. F.
sscKinney's Appointments.
WASHINGTON, Guernsey county, Thursday. Sept.
SARAHSVILLE, Friday, Sept. 9th. sts
GAINESVILLE. Saturday; Sept. 2sth. F
Hon. y w. cCOrkIe, OfCaIifOrnia.
AtDAYT0N. Wednesday evening. Sept 25th. with
Hon. &. L. Vallandigham. 2 .'
Col. Ii. Burns and Hon. l.. R.
CriIchfieId, - e.
At BELLEF0NTAlNE, Logan county, Monday
Sept. 30th.
At TROY, Miami county, Tuesday, Oct. 1st. .ir
EAOn. q. l.. VaIIa nd g ham,
With other speakers to be announced hereafter.
At CARLISLE, corner Butler, Warren and Prebl
counties on C. II. Il D. r. R., Saturday, Oct. 5th
At LANCASTER. Tuesday evening. October 1st.
lIOa. u. NJ. EsteP and Matt Mar
tin, Esq,
At LANCASTER. Friday, October 4th, with Hons
G. W. Morgan and W +. Finck
Democratic Committees will please make
the necessary arrangements tor these meet
ings. ...
JOHN G. THOMPSON, Chm.
E. B. EsHELMAN, Sec'y. a-
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-24
Speaker COlfnx in favor of Negro
. Suffrage In Ohio, but does mot
ndYOcnte il In Hud llama.

Suffrage In Ohio, but does mot
advocate it In Indiana.
Mr.. SCHUYLER CoLFAX made speech in
front of the State House, exhorting the
people of Ohio to vote for Negro Suffrage.
Mr.. CoLFAx is a citizen of Indiana
voter in that State, but not in Ohio. 1t
Negro Suffrage is a God-given right-ifthe
Negroes have the intelligence he claims for
them, why not let charity begin at home,
and his own State take the initial step in
trying the experiment. There are as many
Negroes in Indiana as in Ohio aud quite as
intelligent as the Ohio darkies, yet Mr..
CoLFAX breathes not the name of the Negro
as voter in his own State or his own Con-
gressional District.
Mr.. CoLFAx is not the only Indianian
who has tried the Negro Suffrage panacea
for Ohio--commending to the lips of our
people the medicine they refuse to take
themselves. Gov. BAKER tried it on, in
speech in this city few nights since.
Gov. MORTON did the same thing, and both
met with the same success their impu-
dence merited-the contempt of all who
believe in every man minding his own
business.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-24
STATE NEWS.

NEAR Pyrmont, on Thursday night, two
robbers entered the house of farmer for
the purpose of robbing. He overheard
them, and upon getting out of bed, one of
them fired q pistol at him. He pursued,
and a second shot was fired, narrowly miss
ing the farmers wife. The scoundrels got
no booty, but almost perpetrated murder,
says the Dayton Journal.
WE understand that on Friday afternoon,
a poor old man named Lawrence, who had
no particular abiding place, but who board
ed among his acquaintances in Perry town
ship, in this county, says the Dayton Jour-
nal of the 23d, was found dead in field on the
farm OF John Wogaman, in that township.
It appears that Lawrence was at the house
of the elder Wogaman on Friday afternoon
and started thence for his sons residence,
about half a mile distant. After supper,
Friday evening, the elder Wogsman started
for his sons house, and taking the path
across the field. he came across the body of
Lawrence, who was lying In a cornfeld as
though dead. Mr.. Wogaman was q good
deal alarmed, and he hurried on to his sons
house, and told his adventure and his fears.
The father returned to the place, accom-
panied by his son, and after hasty inves-
tigation they came to the conclusion that
the old man was really dead; yet not know
ing certain that it was not fit, and to put
the matter beyond doubt they sent for
physician, who, on his arrival, confirmed
the fears of the Messrs. Wogaman. Jesse
D. Harry, Esq, was summoned, and an In
quest was held over the remains of Mr..
Lawrence; and the verdict of the jury was
that the old man had died in q fit of some
Kind. most probably apoplexy.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-24

A PAGE county Uowa) letter says: Just
now the grasshoppers are very bad with us.
You have no idea how abundant they are.
The ground is perfectly alive with them;
they fill the air for many hundreds of
feet upward; they strike you as you walk
to and from your meals; the public and
private buildings are black with them; they
infest everything. Corn is almost out Of
the reach of their destruction, but still
here and there is a field that will be strip
ped. Cabbage will be completely eaten
up by them, and in consequence of their
presence no fall wheat will be sown. The
West is full of them, and they are journey
ing eastward. Like the death-angel, moth
ing can stay them OF their ravages.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-24

SCOOP news comes to us from every
quarter of the State. The masses are hear
tily tired of the misrule and corruption of
the Radical party, and they are determined
this fall to have change. There is no
break in the Democratic column. Enthu-
siasm pervades our ranks and great tri-
umph is within our grasp. In view OF this
let every Democrat exert himself between
this and the day of election to bring out
the full Democratic strength. Don't let a
Democratic vote be lost !-Phild. Age.
The above intended for Pennsylvania ap-
plies equally well in its facts and recon-
mendations to Ohio.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
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Additional Appointments for Mas.

AddIlIOnaI AppOIn InnenIs fOr Ma ss
Meetings.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Delaware county,
Wednesday September 18th. Speakers-Hon
Robert Hutcheson and Thos. @. Thurman.
SUNBURY Delaware county. Friday Sept. 27th.-
SpeaKers-E. L. Delaney and Matt. Ma tin.
AKRON Summit county, Tuesday Evening. Oct.
LIST. Speaker-Judge VIM. Lang. lin German" ;"
LIBERTY CHURCH. Delaware county. Tuesday,
Oct lst. Speakers--Col. Ii. b. Wilson and Gen.
s. W Andrews.
DELAWARE. THURSDAY Evening, Oct. 3. Speak
err Hon. L.. r. Critchfeld. - .-
LAFAYETTE, Wednesday, Oct. 2. Speakerr-
Z. b. Esheman and Z. NJ. Williams. 1--r
SOMERFOYD, Wednesday evening, October 3
Speakers-E. b. Eshelman and Z. NJ Williams.
JOHN G G.THOMPSON, Chairman.
E. B. EsHELMAN. Sec'y. .-.
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The President 10 be ImPeached.

President JOHNSON is to be impeached
and driven from the Presidential chair. i'm
mediately after the reconvening of Con-
gress in November. So said Hon. SCHUY-
LER CoLFAx in his speech 10 this city last
night. The impeachment of the President,
then, is one of the Republican issues in this
canvass,
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-24

ONE of the bad results of big majority
is the fact that you cannot always keep the
party up to it.-Cleveldnd Leader.
That's right. Prepare your readers for a
gerry small Republican majority in Ohio
on the second Tuesday of October. You
will have no occasion to complain about "a
big majority" on your side Of the house.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-24
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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-24

A NUMBER of emigrants are preparing to
leave Bremen on the 1st of October for
Char lesion, and another vessel will follow
in November or December. A proposition
is on foot at Bremen to establish line of
steamers between that port and Charles
ton. f
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-24

THE Journal editor having faint recol-
lection of Scripture history, as he learned it
in Sunday school, compares the Democra-
cy to DIVES in He'll and the Radicals to
LAZARUS in Heaven. Now our recollection
Is that DIVES, like the bondholders of the
present day, Jared sumptuously every day
and refused to share with LAZARUS any
portion of his ill-gotten wealth. For his
meauness he was sent below.
II DIVES was representative man of Ell
ther party, he certainly was not OF the De-
mocracy. Like LAZARUS, the Journals par
ty will ''go up this tall, but unlike him,
they will not go to Heaven.