New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-17
TIE DEMOCRATIC SPLIT ~ OHIO

Cort.ges6enee Of Ths y. Tribune.
C.XCIyYATi, Monday Aug. II, 1888.
As tteuotler Of Achilles dipped hin into the river
e+vx Nv the heel 10 make min nvulnerlbe, So does
TIE Adminstrati0n-the parent Of the inihtG-con-
tnuo to inn is darling offspring by the pedai ex
trerctics t. the Svgcat pool Tor A4e slenlheahs fes
sons: TO make L iupervi0us ago rs. wholesome Dld-
epces and steadf.st in It's progrSsis faith No soon
or has one measure of corruption been dealt odt than
has Leen succeeded by another ana another TIL atast
this shan eess clld vii accede 20 anything hO"elc'
uorstrous or absurd provided only tlat L Is an Ad-
uinistraton test, az it IS sure IN be- But we 40 nC'
see the power any individual has whether Presi.
dent or private 10 originate questions OF policy, AMI
make tlem tests Of the soundncSs OF tle creed. MAJ
tors ,riirlv strange 10 al precedent are drBed upon
ard a9orted ~ this party ~ tcsis-ot what tests oi
prime pes never before entertained nor formally H.
dor,ed We have OF late 5ehci Democracy thus
eitirq antecedegts which never were, always having
been rapudated and rejected by s predecessors. Bft
10 the incidents on the camp-ground. To reiterai'
and extend their principles thiS county produced
someW nat stable delegation OF the dominant part'
who convened ia 4 grove ne4s Carthage d 'All-e
about fix les distant from this city Oh saturday last
whittier MANY a. US Wigs repaired through pure cur
osisy We anticipated grand show, ard rlch dish
OF something; IN neither 81 ~ai'h were we "isal-
pointed for We enjoyed the sight and relshed the tar
Of even more than our proilhc lmas1nauohS had
previously supposed possible
Wien assembled, a committee of Delegates were
selected consisting Of one from each ward and town
ship to confer upon and report to the Convention resV
utious 10 govern and its order of exercises. In
ssceike body retired to private council and prepared
divers resolutions and adopted them with immunity
very ueary but the two or three exception were
sean boiling fom the conference with an AR o. slight
disgust. They soon, However, placed their gigansc
productions before the Convention BY their Charan'
Geo T. Puch and il was moved they be adopted
This was seconded and about TO be rushed through
when one of whom they had fears, and who Is
couple or 100 many for even their United states
Senator elect veIy m0destly arose anu requested
termination 10 speak for few moments; he would be
frank and free in his stasemeLts, and as the sequel
will show he was. That man was Charles heenetii-
with lose ability and nfaepce you are familiar lie
said he had hoped much from This ConVen.on ana had
hcped W 10 he disappointed. Tho committee hac
refcrfed yery s,ccicusy, b tues could not citch the
poopie With so bare a hook. Nothing had been done
but TO reaism the Baltimore platform; and wac not
that their basis already They must - poor prln-
cirles indeed that needed bOstoring every year. he
then went to exhibit the corruption that existed IN
their city affairs, and TO show the manner IN which the
treasury was robbed aud then proceeded to say that
Fomocracy such as they represented, was last sink
ingby the weight Gifts own corruption
These words had aroused every latent spark OF ire
that exisied in the bosom OF brother delegates and
tie elbows and angles OF each were neryoUsly moving
in parallel lines AID at light angles when Mr. Reenehn
stated that with regard TO secret political factions they
only met this question half way, and it was the only
one they had met at all They were very valiant
aqallst the KNOW NOtLln-s III ne w ny w. ouV saiu
noting against the Know Nothings in their ocn ranks
II rad been asserted hat foreigners were the cause OF
Natiyesm but it falsehOod
IereupOn Mr.. Robinson, Editor OF The Enquirer,
sprang 10 bis feet in tit OF rage and SAID 70 Mf.
Ee.melin "You are liar" This a signal for
bulies and one Joe Cooper began brlskly to remove
the weights that beset him, and made singular nods
with his head toward the orator, at the same tune
pokna large holes in the atmosphere with bis several
limbs, while he sought the place where Mr. Reemehn
stood The latter thinking such antics omin0us OF
pueistc exercises and sdpposing himself as likely
to be made the subject thereof as any one, made fast
speed for the adjoining town. In the meanwhile rusty
sfouts were made for peace, but there was no
peace" Mr. Cooper had managed 10 get his coat torn
in two or three places aud had spilled no blood but
large quantities OF wrath and profanity IN when Tor
the moment he abOunded. calm having come over
the scene Reemelin was called for, but not respond
ing il was learned that he had made di'b' movements
Mr. Tueh ard one or two others were appointed
Committee to wait upon the fugitive; but he declined
TO return to the 6eld OF action, saying that from
certain demonstrations he thought for his personal
safety 10 keep proper distance from the tail OF the
"beast" as be had but narrowly escaped ts poisoned
end already The Committee thus reporting that ne
could be prevailed upon to come back Ggain DOM
bastes resumed their " outer garments, while they
elored in their yalor and shouted ''Pugh " "Pugh!
The gentleman came forward and made vigorous
Administration speech, commenting their proceeding
He is an able specimen of Young America, and VIII
convince u. s. Senators to that effect Alter the con-
clusicn Of this speech, a worthy Democrat arose TO
sneak and directly discovered that they had adjourned
over bis head and notwithstanding his brilliant elo-
quesee he was addressing tue wind and wasting de-
mocracy though even then he was enecting quite a.
much as the Convention had with all its travail. IL
was fiutess movement. j. > b.