Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-28
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FROM VAN VERT.
Correspondence of the Ohio statesman.l
VAN VERT. O.. Sent. %.

h uss97lq1 VAN VERT, o., Sept. %.
~ We had one of the most enthusiastic
meetings here on, last Wednesday that
I9have witnessed for many day. Ear
I ly in the II orning the anxious Democrats
/ and Conservatives began to fill the
Istreets of this village. They came
pouring in on horseback, and on foot, and
in wagons until about ten o'clock. when
the Decatur band came in from Indiana,
followed by a large procession of wag-
ons, with their hickory poles, and filled
with enthusiastic Democrats, shouting
4 for Seymour, Blair and Victory while
! the little cannon was sending her greet
iings out among the tall timbers that sur
round this little village, bidding welcome
to all who felt like participating with the
Democracy in the great work of redeem
ling this great and glorious country from
the ruthless hands of tyrants, and plac-
ing it in the hands of good, true and
wise Statesmen. The Van Vert band
fell into the procession, and after prone
nading the streets awhile, the two bands
playing some most excellent pieces, the
two band wagons drove up in front of
the De Puy House, where they played a
few nice pieces for the speakers, Hon.
JAS. r. Hubbell and Hon. G. A. White.
At about halfpast one o'clock the crowd
resorted to the Melodeon Hall, there be-
ing no convenient place to speak, owing
Ito the mud caused by the recent heavy
rains. in this low swampy country. Ev-
cry one being anxious to hear the polit,
ical issues of the day discussed by those
two able and eloquent gentlemen, of
course the hall was soon filled to over
flowing. rs ro.-u 900 io-H49- o. done .aD
F Mr.. Hubbell, was then introduced to
the, audience, when he began to throw
hot shot into the Radical camp, for there
were a good many of these gentlemen
present on the occasion to see and tohear
the man speak whom they had somuch
abused, and man who they know in
their hearts to be- an honest and faith
full man to the Constitution of his coun-
try. And he did cut and carve that
Radical revolutionary Congress all to
pieces, amid shouts of applause from the
enthusiastic audience, for they were wild
with enthusiasm. When Mr.. .Hubbell
|
was introduced amid the widest enthusf-
,asm. When there was calm he opened
i up his heavy batteries on the bond
holders and the national bank swindlers.
For about two hours he took the hide off
| of them so close that there was not room
enough left on them for a fly 70 light
without touching the raw flesh. 1t is
generally believed among all classes
without regard to party, to have been
bthe ablest and most penetrating and ef-
fective argument on the 'snbject of f.
nance that has ever been made in north
western Ohio. In all, the meeting was
grand success, notwithstanding some
Radical disunion hound has reported it to
the Cincinnati Gazette, to have been a
perfect failure, and this scamp of false
hoods, see, tells of about four weeks of
preparation being made by the Democ-
racy to get up a big rally; he speaks of
seven marshals, which 1 say is a false
hood, having been appointed to conduct
the procession throgh town on horse
back, and again, this moralite of
the Gazette says there were no cries
for Seymour and Blair, which is an
other mistake, and again he
says, they repaired to Melodeon Hall
where Hon. James R.Hubbell and Hon.
G. A. White addressed crowd of about
two hundred persons, all told. Now he
knew he was writing point blank
| falsehood when he made this assertion,
for / say any man, woman or child that
! was there knows that to be a falsehood.
1 say the hallw filled to its utmost,
with true Democratic voters and good
many RAIDS at first, but the blows strick-
en- by our speakers were to much for
the RAIDS; they backed up to their holes
and peaked out like ground hogs, and
when they got their death blow they fell
into their holes, and that was the last of
the RAIDS. Now concerning the prepara-
tion that was made for this meeting, the
committee received dispatch that these
two gentlemen would be here and adj
dress the Democracy on the 23d, and
we only had about four days notice, and
the people being busy seeding and cut
ting up their corn they consequently did
not come to town, SO as to get much no.
tice of the meeting. I see the writer
says the Republicans have appointed a
grand rally for the third of October,
which it is expected will be the largest
ever held in this county; they are alive
to the work, and the tide is with them.
We will see how the tide is with them in
about three weeks. They are beaten to-
day, and they knowit, in this county.
He says the Democracy challenged
the Republican Central Committee for
discussion, which was promptly accept
ed. The Democracy put forward Hon.
G. A. White and the Republicans Hon.
VIM. Warden, of Mansfield. He says
Major Warden, by tact and ability, is
admitted by candid men of all parties,
to have gained a splendid and easy
victory over his adversary. literally
cleaning him out on the finance and re-
construction questions. The Democra-
cy was so mortified with the result that
they undertook to leave the hall in a
body while Warden was occupying his
last ten minutes. Now, this assertion is
false. 1t is understood that the Demo
Gratis don't run from scare crows. Which
party gave the challenge 1 am not able
to say, but one thug l am able to say,
that Mr.. White (Dem.) demolished Mr.
Warden's Republican doctrine so COM
pletely that he would mott take
up the live issues, financial and
reconstruction issues, that . are
now before the people, all he could say
was something that Mr.. Vallandigham
had said or done sometime, or something
about James Buchanan's administration;
and when this meeting was announced,
every Rad had his whole family there;
big, little, old and Young and all the ne