Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-20

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VAN VERT, o., Aug. 1s, 1858.
Thinking, perhaps, you would like to
hear something occasionally from one OF
the Northwestern counties of Ohio con-
cerning the welfare and progress of the
Democracy, will proceed to give you
small sketch of how things are going on
here. On last Friday night, the 14th, the
Democracy had a grand rally here. In
Van Vert the notice was very short, but
they came pouring in in perfect droves.
until the Court House was filled to over
flowing with enthusiastic Democrats and
Conservatives, shouting for Seymour, Blair
and victory, who had turned out to hear
the true principles ofDemocracy advocated
by Colonel A. s. Ramsay, of Kenton, and
T. E. Cunningham, of Lima. Mr.. Ramsay
was first introduced, when he opened upon
the bonds and the taxes of the country,
and held the audience for one hour and
half, amid shouts of applause from the
anxious listeners. Believe me, he riddled
the Radical mongrel party all to pieces.
He knocked the prop out from under the
bondholders and handled them without
gloves. He showed to the perfect satisfac-
tion of the audience the inconsistency of the
Radical bondholder's policy of paying off
the bonds in gold, and the consistency of
the Democracy in paying them off in
greenbacks.. There were several Republi-
cans present who seemed to pay the strict
est attention to the remarks OF Mr.. Ramsay
on the greenback question. believe that
night the scales fell from some Republican
eyes and they became politically wise.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Ramsay's
speech, Mr.. Cunningham was introduced.
Mr.. Cunningham commenced his mas
terly argument on the odious reconstruc-
tion policy of Congress, and showed their
revolutionary designs by establishing
negro governments in ten of the Southern
States, holding them as conquered provin-
ces by the force of large standing army
and for which the Northern people were
tax-ridden almost to death to support an
army to esta blish negro supremacy over the
Southern white people. Mr.. Cunningham
showed up a host of the mean acts of the
Radical party, from its organization down
to the present time. He, himself, had been
Jealous supporter of the Republican party
from its organization, and believed it to be
right until in '65, when the war had closed
and the Radical Congress went to legislat-
ing to keep the South out of the Upion.-
He then could no longer, as an honest man,
act with them. He exhorted his Republic
can friends to come out from among the
foul party, and help to wrest the country
from the ruthless hands of tyrants and
place it in the hands of honest men. Dur
ing these remarks, the speaker was inter-
rupted by one Mr.. Encil, I believe, a law
yer of the Radical faith, who claimed that
Mr.. Cunningham, in the course of his re-
marks, had challenged the Radical gentle
man for debate on the policy of recon-
struction. The speaker did not know that
he had challenged any one but if he want
ed to try him on debate, he would be the
worst used up Rad. the business when
he was done with him.
The meeting closed with three cheers fol
the speakers, and three for Seymour an6
Blair. The Democracy claim this county
by from one hundred to one hundred and
fifty majority. FL w. C.B