The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-10-03
From Pike County.

CALrFoRSrA, PIKE Co., oHIo,l
rF.. Sept. 22d, 1857. I
Editor Jacksoa Standdrd-I wish to beg short
space in your columns to give the people an idea
how matters stand in our part of the county, and
how the people feel on the score Of politics gen.
orally. We are all ready for the second Tuesday
of October to come around-not that we expect
to gain ANYTHING that we know Of Just in this
townshlp-but one thing is as certain as the mo-
ments Of time are passing, we will lose not one
vote, we will poll every Union vote in the right
place, and all, with three or four exceptions will
20 tue amendment Ees "
We have not as yet had Union speech in our
part Of the county, but nevertheless we know
what we are about, and intend to watch with
vigilant eye every interest necessary to our pro-
lection on election dav. Our Copperhead friends
nave mad TWO meetings in our village. The first
one was addressed by 7. w. Higgins. Poor
Higgins lac is an Object Of both cOmmiseration
and contempt. While he was speaking we could
but pity him, feeling that is heart could not Ger
tainlv be in the work Of cOunteracting on the
stump, what he did in the field for the same
principles he fought for are before us az mucL as
they were the day he fought at Gettysburg or
Lookout Valley. Now Higgins was brave, as
every man n the gallant old 73d will bear witness:
and this makes the matter less excusable for him
than Lad be been otherwise. All can say IL.
poor slave .-Emmtl's slave He made a very
poor speech to his audience. which consisted Of
fifteen boys, twenlyone Union men an thirteen
or fourteen Cops" Good bye. Higgins YOU
will be despi-ed hy all yonr Old comrades-in-arms
for your ineXcusable apo:tasy TO your lriendsa and
country.
The second meeting was addressed by Joe.
Green. and one Permission who Is the copperlIead
candidate for Representative. Mr.. Green, if in a
good cause, might make passable speech; but
on this occasion he wont through the cOpperhead
programme only. lie could tell the people that
we had ponderous debt TO pay on account Of
the war--but like all others, from Thurman down
to Mr.. "Trip" Emmitt he did not tell the peO-
pie that this debt is the result and legitimate Off
spring Of Democratic treason, brought about BY
mcu whom they are trying to place at the head Of
our State and nation Neither did he offer 10 tell
the pcOfl le what they intended or proposed to do
to eXlmgui,l thiS debt which they In their at
templs at disunipn caused to lie contracted AZ
ter telling the people that no man can vote for
the amendment and he q christian, he turned on
the late amented Lincoln, and squibbud away
far short tinIe not just saving lie felt glad that
they had bold hand in the person Of j. Wilkes
Booth, and TINT he did right in numbering The
President, but his whole bearing and gestures,
~ well as his correrhead crowd, implied 1t as
l
any too well wlehhe Is compelled to lie his case
through.
Permission. the Sunasher, spoke first, and should
have first been noticed. but as he is such a small
fry of sun1sh, there is but little to say about him.
for the more YOU say alb out small things the more
importance they feel so will not give dignity
to this low bred cur fur lhcr than to say that he
said nothing that had any sense in 1t, and less
truth. AS sample Of his speech through and
through, will give one item to he taken for ALL
The national debt he said was Three Hun
d,sd thousand Million Of Dollars. When lie
made this astonishing declaration. we had like to
have asked him TO show TO his copperhead
friends the collar which he wears, on which Is
written Jim EmmitLS Dog" ..s
This meeting, like the first, was composed
mostly OF boys and Union men, not more than
fifty all told.
notice vour correspondent some weeks ago
made mistake as to the time Mr.. Glaze of Rich
mondale. was turned out of employment at the
ChillcOthe dstilery for voting the Union ticket
It was in 1868, when the infamous traitor Val
landigham was candidate for Governor. At the
same time there were Others whom Emmitt turn
ed out of employment for the same Otfense OF
voting for John Brough instead Of voting for
Emmitt's God Of Democracy, Vallandigham.
Now one word to the soldier and one word
only. We fought four years against the enemies
of our country. not only those in arms, but those
at home, Vallandigham, Thurman, Pendleton and
Others who are as bad as JEFF. Davis, Lee, John
ston and others For this day, as well as during
the war. they all blow through the same trumpet
Whatever my objection might be to enilanchising
the negro, say would rather vote for Iowa
decent negro, than for an active rebel, or whin-
ing, cowardly copperhead at the North.
A VETERAN
In Co. B., 18th OWL