Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-09-03
The LOcoFoco Conventions.

have been long familiar Sib-ih hath to-day
peculiar cadence. thai,
Like whiskey. your uue patriot, liquor,
/ To politics the LOFTY heart inclines +"
BE not alarmed. said one, no IN besides u.s.
That bell rings not The alarm Of Ere, nor il
the death kneIl Of dear departed friend. but
merely she notice 10 assemble Ibe loeOfoeo con.
venIion.
Soon, in answer to thn summons, from al.
leys and doggedes, emerged some foriy.IvO
strange eadaverOu' looking gentlemen, who, in
"solid phlanix," wound their way toward the
hall Ofjuslics 10 The midW u The public square
Slowly and msjssIically. like cove returning Of
milking time, they entered The norIh west door,
crossed The eOurI, ascsnded The Slsirs, and soon
were seated .ons above ano,hsr 10 rows Of siI,
with faces fee' long and hearts 'humping like
woodpecker.on q dead limb, awaiting the mo.
wing Of the waters. 'Twas a 1Irange sghi 10
gsze upOn-ons that 10 the philosopher spOkea
lengthy lecture. Here was youth and age in
"sWange cOmminging mi1ed"-here was pro.
family aud reckessness lying side BY side with
morality and honss.y-rsligion submiued 10
The embrace Of infdeIiIy and 'he liWle child
Democracy lead them.
Curiosity lead Us TO discover, IL possible,
what strange, uneArIhy ceremony was 10 take
place. We had not waited long within the con.
fines Of their rendezvous. until a mnFmur pas.
sing around the crowd, convinced US that The
orgies were about 10 commence. Suddenly one
arose and said something, and then a long
pause ensued. Presently quite an audible
sound greeIsd our ears, and Two hundred
pounds Of human flesh made iIs way up 10 the
Judges desk, and from hole in its upper end
issued sounds like "come to order" When
these sounds reached our ears, we thought We
were in dream land, living over again some
by.gone days, Gor we had some recollection
Of bearing these words and seeing The form that
uttered them before, but on looking around we
soon convinced oursef that twas not dream
bu, stern reality. Many faces were not there
that had graced that hall, on similar occasion,
about one year ago. The room was not lighted
up by thai brilliant, glowing, vermillOn nose
that was It's Drummond lgh. last year. Nor
did we see that pumpkin on fishing rod that
bnbbed and wiggIed in The centre Of the room
nor perched upon his former roosI, in InsesIe.
rial ermine dressed, set the lord JetTres Of Cen.
ire township. These had other fish to fry.--
One had the cares Of state on his mind, aud
quart Of sour beer lay heavily on his stomach.
Another was absent, with his arm. up to the eI.
bow, in the public treasury, and couldn't be
present. The other sa, in calm indifference at
his own door, discussing the merits and do.
merits Of green peas as beverage, and calcu.
aIing how many shot might BE- put into The
pea III the end Of The bean Of his scales. with.
out detection, or how much sand might be put
into hogshead Of sugar to pay It's freight
A long and oppressive silence passed, when
Suddenly, as il bitten by flea, near. the stove
pipe, with all The elasticity o! dancing master.
TO his fec. sprung the chairman OF the central
committee. Here picture Of a man for ou.
4 large and noble loskAg person; an intellectual
face; head, besGlifdiy IurbanOd with whal
seemed 10 bo collection Of ruccoon tails; a
magnificent foot thrust into white sock aud
slipper; and one Of the most quizica, comicA,
contemplate, lying, deceiIfuI faces We have
gazed upon for many day. A few twists oi
his wreIchedly crooked lip, and something like
popular vo,ers' fell from his mouth, and again
all was silent.
The next audible sound was the word Au.
gusla--prohounce with the peculiar nasal
twang heard al convenIics, by The legal secre.
iary, which was answered from the 'prIhesI cor
ner of The room by a report. quick and SHARP
as a r1oshoi. And whom each successive
township was named, The report Of the dele
gates were like partridges calling "bob white"
10 one another across a grain field.
This proceeding over, the secretary an.
nounced the following sS the ticket selected by
The democracy; Recorder II. Berlin; Com.
missioner, Danl. Fishel; Co. luflmory Direct.
or, David Smhhi Land appraisers, John Came.
ron, Joseph Cellars, Jacob Dskermillcr and
Ne
To the suppOr Of this Iickc. they pledged
life, fortune ani their sacred honor.
Alter resolution or Two about State iixins
they adjourned. Those who had money paid
their bills and went home, and tho evening and
The morning we're The first day.
Ga Tuesday morning, the rising of the sun
was greeted by at least halra dozon anxious
faces. To several gentlemen the nigh, had
been long aud drcary ono. Many visions Of
glory hauu'ed their hafseeping half.waking
hours. and many a deep drawn sigh escaped