The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-09-20
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Msetingin TkOrhviHe--G Great Disappoinimeht--
Speech Of Mr.. GayiOrd--Spseek Of Colonel
Medip-D Differences + Opinion WoHderfnl
E6ects Of POik's AdmiHistratiOH--A HzzLe.
Ms EDroG-A history Of the grand rally ofl
the Democracy at Thornyille ON Saturday last will
probably prove Of some interest To your readers.
1t is said arrangements wore mpde for three or
!uur thousand persons; at any rate the famous
Blnss Band wis invited To escort the crowd TO a
grove prepared Tor the occasion. II turned out
that the Band was oF but little service and the
grDVe none at all.
The people gathered from the easl aud west,
north mud south in crowds Of one, two aud three,
and afier dinner when they began to mike ready
for a march. it was timely discovered that the
crCwd would scarcely justify "Trip 10 the grove
Whereupou Capt Bell gave the word which WIS
passed around that the school house would an
swer the purpose. aud those who could not by
any possibility get in could darken the windows
and doors II Iurned ont that there was no no.
cessiiy for the provision as LocoIocos Wings and
Boys did not fill the House
Tho subsequent events were rich. Mr.. t4ly'
lord addressed the meeting OF length. accus'
ing The Wings of being IN favor OF Banks,a Forii
Distribntiou nf tue proceeds Of tile Public Lands
npposed to slavery aud IN fact every measure that
w hSulnstOil duNl5tu VI WilLh "HS"nNa N''
| sdered dangerous to the liberties of the people
The democrats. be said, were opposed IL all these
and then closed with an appeal tor votes.
! Mr. Medill was next called upon aud nlde 4
clean sweep Of all that Mr.. Gaylord had sad. by
remarking that the Wings bud no principles at all
II ia tue after this assertion, he went on TO com
bat Wing pfi ciples. hut these little inconssteIl
cies must be looked over lie tried TO cram dow
the people, the most wonderful stories cnnceiva
BILE. He said, for instance. tllut James K Pull
came into office with debt of $26 600 000i be
gam tho War which cost SAC 900 COZ per year
! making $l37 600 ,000 besides the ordinary expen
ses Of the Government s27 900 900 annually, nak
ing in four years $l08 600. .000-all OF which IL
paid off liquidated the debt OF $4,000 600, aD'
went out OF Office the Government owing hoibne
This he claimed to have made out Ivy Meredith
Report He finally charged Mr.. CraNV ford wit
having robbed the Treasury, implicated the H"I
T Ewing and finally charged the Wings VII
having defeated the Oregon declaration Of Poll
"Filty-f0ur forty or fight" Alter talking abur
two hours in this strain, lie closed by remarkin
that he did not intend To say much as he felt lnd
posed BY this time, the house WIS almost de
serted, and he becoming exhausted sat down
After loug silence. faint voice cried ont lc
the illustrious DR. Kagy, ut seeing tile noI
emptying he only detained them about ten mil
utes. The Baud lunedup their instruments. r.
treat was ordered and about fifty persons joine
, the procession to town, where the hurry and bn
tie Of getting the first chance to quench lhirs
presented curious spectacle.
The meeting was II fizzle Col. Mediirs iat
presented the appearance OF an elongated. /
yeneJ pyramid, but his ideas were Of the siIo
, kind He is apparently sorry that Wing A
mnstration is in power, especially Tor reasons e
$ clusvcly personal. .,