Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-31

people laugh, and see the dilemma of poor.
Dug" and say, "what fool, what a, TOOL,
who will follow him? Not we. He changes
with the moon."
We have no confidence in his sincerity.
He will bend an obsequeous knee to party,
in hopes of thrift following fawning."
The Signal is rising to first class jour
nal under the care of its gentlemanly edi-
tor and proprietor, Mr.. Irvine. The DEM
-ocracy ought to support it well, and
they doubtless will.
One of the leading men of this city told
me he would vote against Negro Suffrage
and for Messrs. Jewett and Ball, and that
many others who, like himself, had voted
heretofore with the Republicans, would do
as he had determined to do.
What heard here, pleased me also; and
so on went to Cambridge, Guernsey Co.
On the way passed through New Concord,
a pleasant village on the National Road,
II miles east of GAINESVILLE.
1t seemed to me that there was more stir
than was usual in such small towns. i
looked to see the cause-thinking it was a
j
something quite similar-a Radical politi-
cal meeting! Even poor Dennison, the
famed Ex-Governor of the State, could not
draw the people out to hear him urge what
a year ago he zealously condemned, the
enfranchisement of Sambo. Never was
there before in this county such an abso-
lutte failure. Concord, was told, is a
Radical place; and ON this account the
meeting was appointed here. But all
would not do. Men who had voted for
Tod, Brough, and Cox, actually staid at
home and ploughed in sight of town; and
when some wondered at this, others said,
"Mr. has turned for Thurman, and
wants bonds taxed"
Glad to hear this, spoke of it to Cam
bridge friends. They said: Oh, that is
nothing, it is so here. At Democratic
meeting few days since there was large
turnout; and the editor of the Negro pa
per here said in his last issue, in most
piteous, even fearful tone, that more of
his former party friends were present,
than Democrats, intimating that this was
bad sign; that it wassad to see how pop
ular Democratic orators were becoming
even among the lately "loyal."
/ On the cars to Barnesville, Belmont
county, "anti-nigger, anti-nigger," was
the cry. "What fools the people of Ohio
will be-" said noble looking stranger in
my hearing, " to vote the Negro on an
equality with themselves in this great
State. Surely, they wont do it. And
when the choice for the Gubenatorial
chair is between such men as the great
and noble Thurman and Hayes, how
can they besso blind as not to elect the for
mer by 100000 majority! They ought to
lay aside all party prejudice and do it
at once.
Judge O., of Cincinnati, was on board
He had just come, he said, from Woods
field, Monroe county. and assured me that
the Democracy there were in perfect
blaze of zeal; that that county would give
Thurman for Governor and Lawrence for
Senator at least 1000 majority; that the
greatest preparations imaginable were be-
ing made for the meetingt there on the 18th
of September; that he had seen Pendleton,
short time ago. and that he had it from
his own mouth that he aoottld surely be present,
and that so ,oould both Thurman and Valla1s-
diqtam, and that the meeting, from present
appearances, would be the largest ever con-
| vened in Eastern Ohio: The stampede from
the ranks of the enemy to us
in Monroe is unusually great, and
very gratifying. How pleased I was
to hear all this. The train stops-off got,
and away it went and left me. Well,
found my way to an excellent Hotel in the
plance (Belmont) kept by Mr.. B a gen
! tleman who told me he had always been
opposed to the Democrats till now but this
fall he would vote with them, and that
many others in C. township. who had
heretofore been warm Republicans would
do the same. Mr.. B. said he would ride 90
miles to pursuade an old friend not to vote
the Amendment, &C., &c. This also pleased
ne, SO 1 continued my journey Bellair-
wards to hear similar pleasing things
wherever went. But find I have nc
room left to speak of them. But l have
told your readers enough to let them see
at the doom of Radicalism is sealed be-
yond the power of Wade, the wicked, OF
Logan, the turn coat, or Bingham, the wo-
man hanger, or Butler, the spoon thief, or
| Thaddeus, the cruel, or Sumner, the Phari-
see, or Phillips, the lawgiver, ever to re-
store it. So mote itrbe.
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