The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-09-08
THE DRUNKEN WHIG SPREE AT
sr,a..,l "A. NEWARK. q - ,s

We learn from a person present, that he 4
cause of temperance was laid aside at Newark,
and the liquor flowed freely; not hard cider,
but hard brandy and hard wbiskey. Many Of
these men too have been the last year leaders
Of temperance societies! A baser set Of hy-
pocrites never breathed the breath Of lie
Finding that they could not make politics Of
/. temperance as they expected they have returu-
cd to their yomit and songs; and thus headed
by The Governor of the State; the advocate
and abe,ler ottreason and revoluuoD. a +
Our Reporter shows up GOV. Corwin's
miserable senseless clubbing. ls ii any won-
der that such men gel up songs and music
and drunkenness. TO drown reason and carry
men away BY rowdyism instead of calm refec-
iion. Mr.. Briggs Of the, Newark Advocate,
. thus. does The affair up in describing the
monkey capers ofihe Governor of Ohio. To
what low estate have we fallen! - States.
.'WHIe STATE CoNygNTIoN: II Whggsry
is not dead, tia dying, A The doctots held,
consultation at Newark, last Wednesday; and
II we are not mistaken, they came 10 the con-
clusion that the old coon must die. There were
about three thousand Of them together, and
Two thousand democratic spectators. DR.. Corr
via and DR.. Ewing were in attendance; Dr..
Lane and Dr. Thompson were expected but
they couldn't come. .N ,sl,...
"Seriously, the whig convention was a fail
ure, moi in numbers, but in effect. The eIe-
ments we're unproptious. About the time the
Convention was called to order the rain began
10 fall, and continued 10 fall with short inter-
missions until the Convention adjourned in
the afternoon. The consequence was, that
many, very many persons dldno. 60 into the
Park, where the Convention met, and one
half Of those who did. were preyented from
hearing the Speakers, by the patlerriDg Of
the rain upon their umbrellas. We speak
from experience. We were there, and saw
aa certain Thomas Corwin cutting upr7not the
Democrats; but himself Hsacted more like
a harlequin than the Governor Of 81 great
Sta.e, He appeared more ambitious toraiss
a laugh, and amuse bis, audience, than 10 in
sttuct them. We heard him in6istncly--but
we heard enough 70 satisfy US that he was like
y the sbowman's mo0key, which tschattsrsd a.
way at a strange pace. but didn't know what
he was chalteriDg about" .Thefe' is "a. slime
for all thiugsi-a time 10 laugh and a time to
cry" This is no time 10 laugh. The people
want inslruction not monkey gtimace. The
political horizon, is lowering, and they are a.
fad that their glorious insli.ptions are threat
ened with premature decay unless a remedy
is applied. They see the councils Of their
country torn 20 pieces By opposing hclions,
the laws tramPIed upon by mobt, one section
OF the, Uolon artayed aganst the. olhsr--onr
,fsasurs empty, and some Of the Sialss over
whelmed with debt, lnslead Of throwing oil
upon the tFonbled waters. -instead Of Iecom-
mending moderation and forbear auce-siDsteat
Of directing The attention ofthe people 10 ,hc
threatening aspect Of their affairs, and incul-
eating high principesof Of patriotism, we heard
him; lamenupg over the sale Of a COW, and a
calf for a dollar and halG sstl;,5.
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