Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-24
Grand Demonstration of the Whit
IN BOYS In Blue.

tney- OrganlZeu.~ "A mOsI populai SiiS
exhibited last night, and undoubtedly in
terfered with the parade and the meeting;
but with their Chinese lanterns, torches
flags, banners, and their magnificent turn
out, the White Boys In Blue made display
that was exceedingly gratifying to Demo
Gratis. They marched from Thurman Hal
to Long street. where they countermarch
ed to the West Front ofthe Capitol. Itwa'
nearly nine O'Clock when they reached tn
State House square, and never before was
there a larger. crowd assembled there t
listen to political speeches. From .thi
steps clear to the front fence, the space wa
flied with people. The whole street hat
been lined with people, and the enthusi
asm created was great. r.
Several scoundrels, belonging to the
Radical party-poor miserable dupes who
assuredly must have been instigated there:
to by some of the leaders-threw stones
into the procession and badly injured tw,
or three persons therein Naturally, this
caused intense bitter feeling on the part OF
the White Boys in Blue, and If a repetition
| Is allowed to occur, it Is likely to lead
to serious conseq fences. We would sug-
gest to the leaders of the Republican party
that they will promote their own comfort
and the quiet Of the city If they will pre-.
vent a recurrence of this thing. The Whit,
Boys in Blue did nothing to invite ston.
ing, ,19eao'1l4sgSi So, ss,,a.' ga, p ia "a 1'
6'JoHN g. THOMPSON, Esq, then read the
following list of officers of the meeting
as selected by the members Of the White
Boys In Blue, at the head of which he wa.
pleased to see our venerable and veneratet
citizen, Hon. JOHN G.. MILLER, a soldier
OF the war of 1912, as President:
!, President-JoHN g.. MILLER. =
Vice Presidents =, Capt. j. ALBRIGHT
Capt. II. DAVIES, Sergt. L. BECKER. S. w
GALE, Capt. E. McGILL, Sergt. ]. J. CAR
RELL. err5f.s.s .v9g9 .ss.t 5al ..,--s =
Secretaries-JoHN f. STONE and GEORGE
P. SERGENT.s q Fs3327iA i0 s'spa@ sfa
Mr.. MILLER, before introducing to. the
audience Col. JOHN NJ. CoNNELL, made
the following pertinent and able speech:
9 You do me honor overmuch. Believe
me, do not underestimate such evidence
of your Kindness and confidence. The posi-
and duties to which you call me are tenn.
DOTdTl anu utlDduu pcTSOudl SdcIl-
fiees4and to moderate such an assembly as
this can require neither large experience
nor weighty ability. But the post and the
duties, whatever they may involve, I ac.
| cept, because you appoint me to them, and
because the solemnity of the hour, the
great interests of our country, Its Govern
ment, its institutions, and all the safe.
guards of popular liberty eonstrain me te
cooperate with my countrymen in all
- ,l< IL, f,,A
ering on its horizon, and restore it to the
sunshine, the light and glory of its normal
state.
| Fellow citizens, you are not in this place
| to hear my words. nor will take advan.
| tage of your favor to urge my own
| thoughts on your attention. You are
gathered together to listen to the counsel
the argument. the admonition and persua-
sion of ADLER and better men. Ii / lay
thought, it is under the conviction that the
day has come when every patriot who dis
Germs s'signs of the times" high or low.
learned or unlearne6, young or old, should
speak out the thought of his mind, strug-
Cling for expression. -ai
You see before you an old man. who
as he believes, has always loved his
country--in his age-standing now on the
verge of life, he loves her yet more, per-
haps, because, in the Providence of Heaven,
little beside is left to him to love. Many OF
you know what he possessed and what he
lost. The bleak, cold winds of the Allie
gheny Mountains and the bloody field of
Chickamauga. tell the story OF his bereave-
ments. And now, could ne be assured that
his sons had not died in vain, he would hug
the sacrifice to his heart as cheerfully as
they laid down their lives in the faith that
they died for country and for freedom.
He has not this consolation-and, in a
few words, let him tell you why. not. We
talk, fellow citizens, about debt and taxes
and official corruption, and national bonds
and reconstruction, and unequal burthens,
and all that, and, truly, we may well talk
of them as they associate themselves, as
expedients, in grand object to be attained
by them as auxIliaries. In any other point
of light, they are mere Jbdgatelle in view of
the fearful enoum ent they are designed
to accomplish. alss ls sl1ffli 3 .s7;.uit
Why, when the rebel laid down his arms
and submitted himself to his conquerors,
as am honorable -combatant, why was he
not received in the spirit of Cancellation
and restored to his place in the Govern
ment? Why was the State which we had all
along maintained could not get out of the
Union, suddenly converted into conquered
province and deprived of its place in the
Union? Why was it put under Brigadiers,
Bureaus and Bayouets when there was no
enemy to fight, no insurrection to subdue
Why, when peace was come, and armies of
and, taxes Continued and expenditnres
mnltinIiedp Whv ia corruntion cherished
National debt eneouraoed as bIessino
and military power invoked toerusb ont the
anthotitv of civil rnleP WIN is the Con-
stitution trodden under foot. and the will
of majority of Congress substituted for
raft of The functions constitnt;ona t;yed
to his biob nlace' and the :Judic;arv sborn of
r. To VIII opI fitting rela Hons In the nrant;
oaI FUNDAMENTALLY We forbaar 70 rnpitinIn
these INQUIRIES. and snbmit" for" vonr
ra rafisc,;on ,hs answers to then, nc fnrn;sbej
hv ohio,s honest canahIe and fsitbfni con
r. n Pendjeton. athe nohlest Roman of
them ans, when before his conntrvmsn Of
ST. PanI he said. with whatever ot solam0
nitn' - q = generous mind devoted RI
noTntrv anS the inst;tntions reared hv a.,