The Lancaster Gazette, 1863-09-10

two and tiro make four, that it has al ready become an abolition war; that it was then boing prosecuted for the sole purposo of extinguishing slavery." 1I-....1.I i. II I A .. J ti uuiu nut j'eiiiocruin unuersianu from this that itirm a plain as that tiro and tico make, four that the war was then being prosecuted for a purpose such as t lint t hpv hIhiiiM ri-liim. tn i.i.Hut ' In tho opinion of your committee, no sane . ... ,v. ... man, unbiased-by pussion or prejudice can put any other construction upon, or ascribe any other intention to this speech, Can any honest man imagine any other purpose or motive for, making such an "argument" nt such a time, but to induce and influence Democrats not to volunteer? Tho rebels had just invaded Mary land. They were pressing down the Kanawha. Morgan and Kirby Smith wero ravaging Kentucky, threatening a descent upon Ohio. The President had called for 3(10,000 volunteers to drive them back. A government re recruiting - cruiting recruiting officer, Mayor Fritter of Lan Lancaster, - caster, Lancaster, was present at tho meeting, so soliciting - liciting soliciting volunteers to fill Ohio's quota. Loyal men everywhere wero rallying for tho defense of our borders. It was under these circumstances. in the midst of military disaster and national consternation when the very pillars of the Govornment were rock- F. . - i . 1 1. !.. e i.i. l. it. .i uig to iiieir ioiiiiuuuou unu toppling to their fall that Dr. Olds found it con sistent with his loyalty to make this speech to his Democratic neighbors, to convinco them that they should refuse to volunteer because "the war was then being prosecuted lor tho sole purpose of extinguishing slavery;" that it was inaugurated m accordance with tho programme of the Massachusetts Abo Abolitionists - litionists Abolitionists for tho purpose of dissolving tho Union;" that tho administration of Mr. Lincoln had "joined with Gar rison and Phillips iu denouncing the American ('(institution as a covenant with death and an agreement with bell ;" that "tho whole power of the liovernment was being wielded to pre sent the slaves with freedom and a dagger;" that it was tho settled policy of those controlling the administration to destroy the Union:" and that the war was Iicing carried on by these bad men for this infamous purpose. Can imagination conceive language more calculated to exasperate Demo Democrats - crats Democrats against the war and those con conducting - ducting conducting it, or devise motives so strong, or inducements so effectual, for their refusing to enlist .' For what other purposo could he ex claim, "In God's name, my Republican friends, have you. not got blood enough by this time?" For what other pur purposo - poso purposo could ho ask, "Is your cry still with your blood-thirsty leaders, blood, blood, blood ?" J)'u he not mean to be understood that blood enough had been shed ; that the further prosecution of the war was a crime, and that iJcmo iJcmo-crats - crats iJcmo-crats should refuse to participate in its guilt? Your committee are unable to givo these sentiments any other inter interpretation, - pretation, interpretation, or uscribo to them any other intention. Vet in tiie face of these declarations, all of which Dr. Olds himsclfswcnrs he uttered in his llerne township speech, he calls his personal and political friends above named before the commit committee - tee committee to testify that "ho never made any speech, declaration or remark calcula ted to discourage enlistments, or which could bo so construed by any Democrat. Your committee deem it their duty to present a synopsis of this testimony in order to show the marked difference between their answers to the questions of Mr. J rcsel and their answers to; ho chairman of tho committee. (Questions by Mr. Dresel. "Did you understand Dr. Olds in hisBeme town township - ship township speech, or in anyother speech, as diseotirugingonlistments or counseling resistance to ; tho draft,, or as saying anything that would be likely to be so construed by his political' friends? or did you hear or do you know of any Democrat in Fairfield county who - so construed the remarks of Dr. Olds in any of his speeches niado in 1802?" To all these questions each of his said friends nnswered "JCo." Dr. Olds himself presented an affida affidavit - vit affidavit made hy Tall Slough shortly afler his arrest, lor tho purpose of procuring his release. In this affidavit Tall Slough swears that "Dr. Olds did not either directly or indirectly discourage enlistments o'radviso resistnnco to the dralt in his said Rerno township speech." Tho following questions, embracing declarations copied from tho speech which Dr. Olds swears ho mado in Berno township, wero propounded to tho same witnesses by Mr. West, viz: Question 1. Did Dr.- Olds in his said Berno township speech say, "If this war ceases to be a war for tho suppres suppression - sion suppression of tho rebellion; if it is no longer to bo f rosccnted for tho inaintainanco of the Constitution as it is and tho res restoration - toration restoration of the Union as it was; and is to become un Abolition war,Democrats will refuse to volunteer? ; Question 2. Did Dr. Olds in said speech say, "It is as plain as that two and two mako lour that henceforth this war. is not to be prosecuted for tho suppression of the rebellion; not for tho maintenance of tho Constitution as it is; not for tho restoration of tho Union as it was; but for the abolition ofslavory?" , Question 3. If Dr. Olds mado. theso statements, would you not understand him to havo meant that the time had then arrived when Democrats should t ofuso to voluuteor? : . . Question 4. . If Dr. Olds mado iho statements embraced In the first two questions, would you understand him to have intertded to encourage or dis discourage - courage discourage enlistments? ' .

10, 1863. ulently executed, and suggests that Icach Democrat shall bo the judge of .1 . r. t ,r . ... uiu iruu'i in ins owr, case that if he feel hinpt'lf cheated, he will resist even the M-eddin" of blood - Can language be more ingeniously, more adroitly employed to excite and induce resistance to tiie draft? Redoes not say to Democrats, Y'ou should re resist; - sist; resist; or, I advise you to resist. From such direct counsel they might shrink with alarm, lint hecmnlovs language much more calculated to effect this nb. 'ject thun bold and direct advice; he I employs arguments to inflame their passions, and exa.)erutotlieiu omadT ness. -Without advising resistance, he as assumes - sumes assumes that it will be made, and that blood will be k hod as a matter of abolition war, that vou are wielding the whole power of the government to present thu slaves with lrecdom and a ! dagger. We Democruts have conelu- (led not to volunteer in any such war. j Hence you cannot obtain soldiers ' enough to cany it on successfully. i Therefore You will be driven to make 1 a draft. This draft we will resist at ! the point of the bayonet, even to the) shedding of blood, if it be unfair, 'and , of this unfairness ire will be our oim judges. If we feel ourselves cheated, : wo will not submit shed. Could words be more seditious, more insurrectionary, more monstrous in sentiment or purpose ? Well might the loyal citiwn who addressed a letter to Governor lod led alarmed lest the sedition should spread through Fairfield county like an epidemic1, and well might Governor Tod express anxiety for the honor of the State and the safety of its border. then threatened by the invading ar-1 mies of Morgan and Kirby Smith, and ask that Dr. Olds be put out of the way until the quota of Ohio volunteers should bo raised, lest his seditious sen- . ... ?i l i ...I ...:.l. i.menis u pcniuucu w h, , eaa i impunity, should so corrupt thepatn otism ot the people as to prevent their further enlistment. Had such sedition been suffered to spread until the whole loyal portion of tiie Democracy had become infected with the poison, it is difticut to imag imagine - ine imagine tho disastrous consequences that might have resulted. There was no statute law by which the courts of jus justice - tice justice hud any power to restrain such practices : Congress was not in session to enact ono; the Legislature could not be called together conveniently for that purpose. 11 it had been, its oh iect und motives would have been de- n.mncod. and anv law that it would have passed, would have been assailed as an act of usurpation an unconsti unconstitutional - tutional unconstitutional infringement on the freedom of speech purposely designed to over overawe - awe overawe and crush the Democracy. The only alternative, therefore, was either to restrain theso practices, by milituay authority, or traitorously permit the country to fall a prey to the machina machinations - tions machinations of seditious and disloyal malcon tents. In concluding their synopsis of Dr. Olds' speech, the committee call atten attention - tion attention to another paragraph. The Pres President, - ident, President, in his inaugural" address, di directed - rected directed a portion of it to his " fellow citizens of the Southern Sttcs." Tho war had not then commenced, but they were making preparations for it. Mr. Lincoln, in tlio most uffectionato man manner, - ner, manner, appealed to them to desist from their madness, and to not take up arms and bring untold calamities upon them and their country, for both would suf suffer - fer suffer countless losses and sacrifices in any event. In concluding this touch touching - ing touching appenl to tho peoplo ol the South, Mr. Lincoln said : "Yonennnnt fisht nlw.in, loss on Isiili sides, slid no I'ense HKUtimf, tho identical intercourse ure slill tiisin you, and when after much piuu upon eirli.-r, ,v..u ipicstion .is to terms uf This appeal of the President to the' people of the South, not to begin Avar, Dr. Olds quotes as if it had been ad addressed - dressed addressed to tho people of tho Northern Statos to induce them not to enlist in defense of the Government ufter war had been forced upon them. Address Addressing - ing Addressing his neighbors of Fairfield county, ho says to them : . . " You cannot fight ahcais, and tchrn after much loss upon both sides, and no gain upon either, you erase fighting, the identical question as to terms of inter intercourse - course intercourse are still upon you." Don't start and turn pale, dear Republican friends, for in the languago of Patrick Henry, " if this he treason make the most of it," for it is a literal quotation from Lin Lincoln's - coln's Lincoln's inaugural address. If you con consider, - sider, consider, such languago as discouraging enlistments and opposing tho war, Mr. Lincoln and not invsolf, is responsi responsible." - ble." responsible." .-. " My friends, wo cannot dodge this issue any longer. Wo may as well look the danger full in tho face. This war must come to an end." Dr. Olds himself seems to have been conscious of tho treasonable pur purposo - poso purposo to which ho was perverting and prostituting tno languago oi Air. Lincoln, and tho Seditious teridency and effect it was designed to have up upon - on upon his. hearers; for aficr thus garbling it he says, "if this bo treason make tho most of it." And then shrinking from the responsibility of his ; conscious wickedness he adds, "lfyott cofisidei such language as discouraging enlist enlistments - ments enlistments and as opposing the tear, Mr, Lin coln and not wjselj is responsible.-. Whv did Dr. Olds, himselljepcattol this language as treasonable, and as discottr-

lo the 2d question. '1 did not so understand him." To tho 3d question understand it," To the 4th question, ' I did not so "I do not so ro- gard it. Charles Roland, Editor of the Ohio Eagle, answered: To tlio 1st question. "I do not rcc. ollect thut Dr. Olds used such langu language." - age." language." To tho 2d question, "lie did not. But he put a question: -Is it not as plain as that 2 and 2 make 4, that the j war is no longer to be prosecuted for 1 the suppression of the rebellion?" To tho 3d question., "If Dr. Olds did use such language without qualifi qualifications, - cations, qualifications, it would he inferred that he thought it time to cease volunteering." To the 4th question. "I would not.'- Wm. Mitchell answered: To the 1st question. "I think he did not say so. To tho 2d question. "I think he (lid not say that it had fensed to be a wal waller - ler waller tho preservation of the Union." To the 3d question. "If ho made1 these statements,! think I would so un un-stand - stand un-stand it." To the 4th question. "I think they would discourage." J)r. James Sharp answered To tho 1st question. "I think he did." To tho 2d question. "I have no rec recollection - ollection recollection of such language." To the 3d question. "I would." To tho 4lh question. "I Would, ifi Dr. Olds made such statements, under understand - stand understand them ' as discouraging enlist enlistments." - ments." enlistments." Joseph Sharp answered: To tho 1st question. "Ho said some thing about if it should ceaso to lie a war fur tho suppression of the rebel rebellion - lion rebellion and the restoration of the Union. I,., I,.,,,..,..,lu ..,, 1,1 ,,,,t ,J 111' Lll.lllll. J.'l IIIUI.1III.7 . 1U1VI into it." To tho 2d question, "I did not un derstand him to say so." To the 3d question. "If tho Doctor made these statements, 1 should un understand - derstand understand his opinion to be that Dem Democrats - ocrats Democrats should not volunteer, of course." To tho 4th question. "I should un understand - derstand understand them tudiscourage cnlixtments, of course. ; that is, I should understand it to bo expressing his opinion that Democrats should not volunteer." Tall Sloikiii answered : To the 1st question. "Tho Doctor stated that if the purpose of the war, censed to be tho putting down of rebel rebellion, - lion, rebellion, and tho preservation or the res restoration - toration restoration of tho Union, and beciuno an abolition war, Democrats would not enlist." To the 2d question. "My recollec recollection - tion recollection is that he did not. I don't remem remember - ber remember to havo heard him mako any such declaration in this positive manner. ' I think he said ho believed that hence forth tho war was not to be prosecuted for tho suppression of tho rebellion, but for tho abolition of slavery." To the 3d question. "1 think not." To tho 4th question. "I think' if he made these statements, Democrats who had confidence in him would have be believed - lieved believed him. 1 think tho Democruts who heard him would act according to their own judgment. If Democrats be believed - lieved believed such statements, I do not think they would volunteer. I think most of those who heard him believed him ; thy wero mostly friendsof the Doctor." Is it not a" Utile remarkable that whilst Dr. Olds himself swears that in his speech at Berne township ho made tho statements embraced in the first two questions above, several of his said personal und political friends think he did not? . . . Is it not remarkable that whilst, in answer to the question of Mr. Dresel, they say Dr. Olds did not make any statement or remark which could be or was construed or understood as dis discouraging - couraging discouraging enlistments, they replv, in answer to the question of Mr. West, that tho statements embraced in Raid first two questions, which Dr. Olds swears ho did make in his Berne town township - ship township speech, could not bo understood in any other sensobut as discouraging enlistment? ':';' Your committco, in tho next, placo, call attention to the following passages which occur-in. tho same speech.. After stating that Democrats would refuso to volunteer, and in consoqiienco thorcof tho Administration would be driven to tho draft, ho says: In my vision 1 what mini b the inevitable con con-senneneu - senneneu con-senneneu oTn fraudulent drnfti Everv mnn who feels himsolf cheated, who feel ho has been unfairly dealt I by in this draft, will refuso to ho mustered into or vice, Hint such a refusal will canso the shedding of blood. A file of soldiers will bo sent for him, and he will resist even nt tho point of the bnyonet." - Thus, after declaring that the war had already become an "abolition war,"

riia alwrvetenuw -atpctly oWrtea In all in the tiiet security ot their northern homes, aibectrmo very impatientand think our movetaotits tardy. But if those impetuous individuals ronld once see and help td handle alt the various parapherimlia of .war that is nfcecssary to the-Botgeofueh a stronghold, they would hot consider it the work of a day or a Weekl Wo" have to bo constantly moviiigniijiUry stores and iraplemonU both for offensive aiid defensive pur purposes. - poses. purposes. ". Col, Pdrld has returned aud looks well, and the affairs of the Regiment are now again systematically attended to. Co. D has been thiilhhig out ono by ono by deUth and disability till we are reduced near two-thirds that stood in rank and file at Camp Goddrlr'd, We feel niiilcticbolly at the loss of the brave boys that fell at the charge of 1.V...4 11'.. Tl.lA ii. i. I. r oi i it uglier. iuj. Vte rooiuiu nrul in ,i. j..:il .iZnii: i?J.u' i.iii' i the fuith nnil l-!!! r-fint!riii hi thn ptiil August 18th. Jiotiiing new this moiijirfg. The bombardment is going on just as it did yesterday. Fort Wag Wagner - ner Wagner is getting tho wdcSC Of it mid i3 considerably plowed up. . Tho boys have been talking of sending you soma sea shells, but we have no chance td gather them. Bombs are the most tiii tiii-merous - merous tiii-merous genus of shells on this Island. We will try to do so sometime. I will scud you our company roll as it now Is except some few in hospital and sergant Hugh at home recruiting. I must close; Yours truly, , W. F. GOB'LE. Co. D, G2nd Reg. O. Y. I; Tlie Utmocracy auiithe XlRger. AVho bitid that all men were created equal? Thomas Jell'erson, the fatlier of De Democracy. - mocracy. Democracy. Who gave negroes the right, of .suf .suffrage - frage .suffrage in Xew York? The Democratic party. . Who presided over the convention which v.ive this nrivilep-e to Heo-roes? Mnrtin Van Buren, a Democrat. Who uftcrwardscleeted Martin 'Van Buren .President ot the Uuitod States ? The Democratic party. AVho married a tiegro wench, and by her had mulatto children ? Richard M. Johnsoil, a good Demo Democrat. - crat. Democrat. , ; Who elected .Richard M. Jdhnon, Vice President of .thy United States? The Pernor ratio party.' Who made the negro a citizen in the' State of Maine ? . . ' An overwhelming Democratic ma majority. - jority. majority. Who enacted ft similar law in Massa Massachusetts - chusetts Massachusetts ?' ' ' ' An overwhelming Democratic ma majority. - jority. majority. Who gave the negro the right to vote in Xew Hampshire? The Democratic party. 'Who permitted every colored per person - son person owning two hundred and fifty dol dollars - lars dollars in Xew York, to become citizens? A General Assembly purely Demo Democratic. - cratic. Democratic. Who repealed the laws of Ohio, which required negroes to give bond find security before settling in the State? The Democratic party. AVho pusex-d a law by which in Ohio. Pugh to the United States Senate? Tho Democratic party. , AVho voted in tho Constitutional Convention of Ohio against a provision to prevent negroes coming iuio una RufusP. Rminey? . . . AVho voted in tho same Convention to permit negro children to go to tho same schools with the white children ? Rufus P. llaunev. AVho supportod Rufus P. Ronney for Governor 6f Ohio, in 1859? , Th Democratic party. AVho in 18U2 elected this samoRafufl P. Ranney to seat on tho bench of tho Supreme Court of Ohio? ... The Democratic party: -AVho decided in tho Sriprcii.o Cotirt bf Ohio that Muluttocs had a right td voto? . . Reuben "Wood, a good Democrat. , AVho after tho decision electod Rae; ben AVood Govciior' of Ohio'? ' Tho Democratic party, AVho refused, in tho State Conven Convention - tion Convention of 1830, to remedy tho evil estab established - lished established by this decisioii ? The Deinocratit) party. AVho" witli the above fact's, and many others, staring theni in the face, fire continually yelping abont "Nigger Suf Suf-frago" - frago" Suf-frago" and "Nigger Equality?'1 The Demqcratic party: , A 11 these things are done by the Dem Democrats, - ocrats, Democrats, arid ycttiiey deny being in favor of negro equality; and put it ilpdii othdrs whore every action has boen the reverse. "Fir.E Kinplkrs?' The RochesteR Dii'oh gives the following directions for manufacturing -' Fire Kih'dlsrt:" "Take a quart of tar, 3 lbs. of rosia niclt theni, lrihg them to cooling temperature, .mix with as much! sajV dust, with a little charcoal added, as can be forked liij spread, out, whil hot, on a board, j whtn cold, break it pi in lumps tho si?e of a large hickory nut ; and you have at a small expense, kindling material enough for a house hold one year. Ther composition trill easily lenito from d match", arid trarn "with a, stronsr blaze, loni? enofichtfl start any wood that is at all lit to burn."

aging eulistmonts? There was noth noth-iugof - iugof noth-iugof that, character .in.it when nsod by the President. There would have been nothing of that character in it if it bad been addressed by Dr. Olds to the rebels of tho South, instead of the people of Fairfield county.. It wus not the language itself, but tho base use to which Dr. Olds perverted it. To persuade rebels to desist from traitorous war is an act of lovalt v To persuade loyal men, although in the same language, to refuse enlisting in, a defensive war against traitors s treasonable. Not for the language it itself, - self, itself, but to the bate use, to which he perverted it, lh. (Mils and not the President is responsible. For these reasons, and upon these charges, Dr. Olds was Confiiiud iu Ft. Lafayette. The justness of the charges ; I'.MM .......Mill.... ...I. ...I.. i.. At. ....1... jvoi vuiiuuji.iy.-u rniiiiiii.s vj int.-c.tiiu .in. I .l;.v.. ........ '. i i ' and dispassionate judgment ot a loyal eopIe. It is difficult to conceive sen sentiments - timents sentiments more adapted to tho latitude of South Carolina than those uttered by Dr. Olds in his Berne township speech. Had Jefferson Davis- in intended - tended intended to arouse the indignation of a Charleston jsipulation and exasperate them against the war and tho Admiii- istration. he could not have selected reasons or arguments more effective, or terms of denunciation more bitter and malignant, than those employed by Dr. Olds. 1ETTf pK ""XD. Kalb, of Rushville. sends us the following private letter from oic 0ftho fallim't 1'nii-fii.UW- iK.-tf r i, r,n i I Morris Island, S.C., Aug. Ui, ) '" aalb He tr &r : 1 am happy j to inform you that I received your jkind and interesting letter of the 3d , inst- lv t,,L, ,.(!jt ,miil' i v:iH ul,JeMVoP , , , , , . I ld delay, to answer it, though It is Very difficult to get up uiiything I readable, us General Order No. G'J prohibits unv one iu this department ,Wjm wpitii; aavtlji r ti,at would in , , , . ? .. , , , tllC kl,Ht U,J ' i"'hd"n tI,c '?' i'oduubt this order Will be violated in solio instances, and, the only way ;t,0 insure secrecy would bo to detain I J the entire mail iu the department un- til it could do no harm. Everything hero is progressing f'a- vorably. Very few are killed by the enemy's shells that constantly are bursting over and around our works at short intervals. .The correspon correspondent - dent correspondent of the Xew York Herald says it is safe to say that in a few days an arma armament - ment armament will bo brought to bear on the forts and butteries in Charleston har harbor - bor harbor such as was never before known. August 17th. I could not get to finish my letter yoterdav, and this ""ruing that armament was brought 1 eilP- lhc ,)nl has opened agiun Lust evening as the sun went down I was looking at the fleet; all around was quiet except tin occasional shot from Ft. Wagner at our works. The Ironsides with Monitors around her, reposed calmly on the. bosom of tho oei'im in front of the liiirlior. Tln-v

nogsneau iuu, nicy reminuo'i mo oj oj-nothing - nothing oj-nothing I had ever seen, but seemed more like fabled monsters of the infer infernal - nal infernal regions, than anything earthly. Belore this famous work wus half done u breach was made in the south-Weit corner of Ft. Sumter directly over the magazine. Our fire was directed prin principally - cipally principally at batteries Gregg nnd Wagner. The wooden gunboats did good execu execution - tion execution on Fort Wagner. The Ironsides paid more attention to Gregg and Sum Sumter. - ter. Sumter. The laud batteries had each a few cast-iron complimentspaid them. The rebels returned the fire from all the aforesaid forts, and kept up a scat scattering - tering scattering tiro from their sand batteries oh James Island and Fort Moultrie, occa sionally making a pass at tho front Monitors. Toward evening the Art slackened on both sides, and about four o'clock the Ironsides withdrew from the harbor to her anchorage with their flags at half-mast. I huvesincolourricd that ono of their captains was killed by a solid shot striking the pilot-house which ho was in. There has been a great deal of motid exchanged to-day, but strange as it may seem the casualties on our side havd been few ; not more than three or four. have been injured and none killed on land that 1 have heard. Xothwith Xothwith-standing, - standing, Xothwith-standing, any person who is any wiso anxious to save his skin would not think it a pleasant situation to be lying in the open trenches within 300 yards of Fort Wagner and have the grape, canister, and Whitworth shells whiz whizzing - zing whizzing around and burstiilg rfvorheatand the Bolid shot and bombshells from other forts plowing around untill ono is almost covered jvith saiid. This is not particularly pleasant to lis biil b'oSi tivelv we have became so acenstomod to itthat our former unplcasantfe'elifigs have subsided and tho scare now is in interesting'. - teresting'. interesting'. Every thing, this evening, scem'a to be progressing as it should. I would not be surprised if wo' Would hrive full possession of Charleston har harbor - bor harbor beford tlto bombardment is kept uptwo wocks. .. I think tho enemy will cither be cap captured - tured captured or driven entirely away by tho first of November next. ' If we accom plish our obiect.evon in that time, I ' have no doubt there are some peoplo