The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-07-12
Fusion Anti-Nebraska
Convention.

bills and long call through the Republican,
that on Monday, the Srd of July, 1854, a
meeting of the people would take
place in the Court House, in Cadiz, on the
same day that the old regular whig party
were used to make their nominations
Able speakers were announced to address
the meeting, and every effort used that
coEld be made to induce the people to turn
out; but the People were not there.
After long. continual ringing of the bell,
and at the time when the nominating con
yention had adjourned, tie meeting was Or
ganized And who, reader, do you sup
pose constituted the crowd? Old regular
wings? No. Democrats? No. Who then? !
About twenty old broken down halfway
wings, who have been continual oliice seek
ers; three democrats, and something like
fifty or sixty old abolitionists and free soil.
ers. These constituted The east Assem-.
bIage that were to come up Sin their might, "
and have she Nebraska. Kansas bill repeal
ed on that day"
Our neighbor over the way, who had
been principal fus lemaa in trying to get up
this meeting and who had been trying to
sell his party to the abolitionistS ior the sake
of procuring their patronage, must now fin
ish the job he had already botchei. lie
thereupon jumped up, grlnned, bowed and
hawked and moved that the "lIon. Mar
shall Mccall" (whig,) "of Franklin tpo
act as chairman of this meeting" (the same
gentleman that did not set the Sciota Rv-
Ell Cd fire by his eloquenco when he was
in the Legislature, assisted by Gen. Warfel,
James Hanna and John Aud, (all abolition
ists) as Vice Presidents, and J. H. McMAth,
Esq, (whig) and L. Lewton, Esq, free
soi-democrat) Secretaries. As all of the
rest of the lawyers in Cadiz who were not
/ burdened with business, had been nomIna-
ted for office, by the convention upstairs,
it WAS thought that our friend MoMath
should have some kind of an office, il it WAS
not county one, and thereupon he was
made one of the Secretaries of the vast as
semblage. Mr.. Lewton did not act as Sec
retary, if he did, no one was able TO "dis.
kiver" it.
Joseph S. Thomas, man that every per-
son in the county knows has been little oI
every thing and not much of anything in
politics, and who had already a set ofreso-
lutions "cut and dried for the occasion, -
moved the appointment of a committee tc
draft resolutions, whereupon the chair ap
pointed the above named Jos. S. Thomas
Ga kind of know-no hing whig,) } Lewis Lew
ton, (FreeSoil- Democrat } S, B. Shotwell
"a whig political trickster,) S. Mccormick
(whig,) John Oglevie, (abolitionist,) ant
VIM. G. Finney, (abolitionist,) the com
, mittee.
After the committee had retired outsjd
: of the court house, our friend Hatton agair
t Jumped up, ana moved that ohm A. Blng
- ham, Esq. address the meeting. Bingham
= was full--his tears were so thick and fas
n for ''poor colored, down -trodden humanity,
: that it was as much as he cou d do to civ
/ utterance to.his words. But after sobbin
!. while, he became more reconciled, an
It made just such speech as be gave S. A
Russell, Esq, a black guarding for maxim
in l84G, on the night after Russell mad
Il his speech. John went completely over t
" the abolitionists. He was willing to do an
thing at all to gain their confidence. Bl
~ we believe that Bingham was not speakin
! his honestsentments. Every personknow
that John is very accommodating mai
and is willing to do any favor that yo
10 would request of him to do; and such me
3 as Hatton had been to him before the NEE
inc, and told him that he must make IL
W kind of speech that he did, or else th
l. game would be cup with them" 1t was
:. long, labored effort with John, and did n,
bring forth either mountain or mouse.
When John was through, Joseph
Il Thomas got up and read the resolution
y that he prepared previous to the meeting
e After reading and passing two "whereases
le and five resolutions, without word of cor
9r ment then came the sixth resolution d
id nounGing the present administration. J
l. seph jumped up and read it, and after rea
ing it, remarked tthat he thought that M
re Lewton ought to respond to it, as he us'
l. to be democrat" Then Hatton CRIME
~ ~ as much as to say now the administratit
W will get
al "Eark from tile tombs,"
d Lewton got up very coolly and calmly, al
Of commenced giving Frank Pierce and /
n administration ''haiI Columbia" This
= could do without much trouble, Because
!. he did vote for him, which great mai
r persons doubt, it was not Done with his ov
i, free good will. AS a man and priva
Z citizen we respect Mr.. Lewton, and ha
- defended him, when such men as Dick FL
y. ton, with whom he is now acting, we
Safeguarding and trying to injure his pI
vate character. We think that Mr. Lewt
has got into bad company. but il he fec
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