Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-09-10

llnOnSThtOD.
, The meeting was called to order BY
nominating that veteran in democracy
the Hon Cave johnson. member Of Con
{ gress, Of Tennessee, for President, anC
the nomination was responded to by the
: multilude,with o shoutthai made the vel
kin ring again The venerable Presiden
made an appropriate and spirited addres:
to the people present, which speech was
received and appIauded with heart in
spring acclamations; which proved that
the speaker was highly esteemed and be
loved by the multitude composing the
meeting. When tho Chairman intrOduc
ed 10 the notice of The meeting, Gen.
Lewis Cass, of Michigan, he announced
his intention Of addressing The people
present, which he performed in a speech
of about three quarters Of an hour-iD
which, he, in most temperate and gentle>
manly manner, explained the principles
held and avowed by the democracy Of
The Union, and most emphalically re-
commended tho nominees Of the Balti'
more DemUcratic Conve ntion, as the
candidates for President and Vice Presi
i dent of the United States. With Mr..
Polk he said he was intimately aCquain-
ted, and had the most implicit confidence
in his talents andG integrity. As :Or Mr..
Dallas, he was not so we'll acquainted
with him, but his character stood so
high in the United States, as we'll as in
the State of his nativity, Pennsy Ivania,
that he had no dOubt ofhs talents being
fully equal to the high dulies required Of
him. The speech was we'll conceived, /,
handsomely delivered, and received with
the enthusiastic applause always rendered
by honest democrats, when they hear
their principles explained and dlated up-
on.
Gen. CaSs was followed by Mr. Mi
vile, of New York; a most powerful en-
thusastic speaker--with wit and words
at his will abounding in anecdote--and
telling them in manner so witty and hu
mOrous as 10 keep his audience in per.
petuai roar Of laughter and good humor.
So far Os lean judge, ,Mr,Melville deserves
TO be rankedamong the first Of stump
speakers, and the foremost in democracy.
He frequently expressed himself appre'
hensive Gf being tiresome, but the shouts
of $50 on! so snln' revsrberated from
front to rear, and from centre to flank,
induced him to 60 on for above two hours
land it was even with rpgret Of the
meeting tbaIAo brought his speech to
close. us. ..
1t is not my intention to give an elab-
orete statement Of the meeting, resOlu-
tons, &C., &C., as that duty has been
ably performed by the editor Of the
Nashville Union--nor did intend giving
any account of it at all, but being a witness
TO the contrast between that Of the dem
ocrats of the 18th, and the federalisls on
the 2lst, (yeSterday,) could not help
giving sucha passing notice as the thor
mopeter of94 degrees will permit, which
am aware will be both spiri tless aud
inefficient but such as il is | present it to
You, and, ma, burn or publish it, as best
suits you.
Phe Union has estimated the number
of inc democrals 10. be $4,000, and more
who witnessed the scene will say it has
been underlated, than the contrary
Well sir, those $4,000 honest democrats
assembled, held their meeting, and re-
turned from it in good order, and in the
manner ofa free and civilized people,
without confusion or disturbance, and
without accident.
On the contrary, the federalists held
their meeting yesterday, at which there
were about as many men, women and
children, as there were men of age and
qualified voters at the democratic meet
ing ;and the women and children compos>
ing at least one half ofthe number, aud
what was the consequence Why, many
w5etches were laying in the streets dead
druDk--two men dead on the camp
ground, with the intOIerabls heat--a scuf-
\ ffe in the streets in the afternoon, in
which one man was shot in the breast
and also IN the back--two balls were ex-
racted, supposed 10 be those entering
the breast, and those entering the back
not vet found. In the latter wound the
coat is perforated and burnt with pow>
der, and the shirt perforated under the
hole in the coat, aud the body under or
opposite 10 both, Another man had one
eye scOoped out, and the other materially
injured. He was Cit and nangled in
other parts Of his body.
The gentleman who has been hurt the
worst, was endeavoring 10 make peaeG
between the combatants--Is democra
Of high character, and the assaIants be
long 10 that party who assume 10 be al
! The deceRcy party, aud TO be the superi
ors Of their opponents, who, TO use !hr
J language Of some Of our good neighbors
are nothing but the "Hurrah boys--th
{ lawless spirits Of the age, baudsd togsth
]. sr to PIT downall law and order in com
muDiiy," ,v Aba,9
4 To describe the the proceedings q