Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1855-07-19
The Convention.

Yesterday was busy day with the bu-
sy bcdies-a day big with the fate no,
OF empires Blu! of empires. Our streets,
however, were not very much Dispute ted,
and our industrious citizens went on ira
ding as usual. if the sun and moon
were not standing still while the modern
| Joshuas battered down the walls of the
Democratic Jericho. The indications in
the early part OF the day were unfavora-
BILE, and many began to predict failure.
But towards eleven the crowd increased
and continued to incrsase-uniil it became
quite respectable country meeting.
About half-past ten something which
was probably intended MS q procession
moved in shin and scattering stream
/ towards the Capital Square; but ii was
the most complete burlesque on process
sions we ever saw. To make il more
completely ridiculous it was headed by
a banner with the motto, The people
are coming"
When we first went to the square. the
attendance was thin. and there was moth
ing to relieve the scene but few meager
stands. with green apples. musty candy.
aud warm emonade-arlicles which
were pretty good types of at least part
OF the entertainment served up BY the
more aspiring hucksters of the day.
In the early part Of the morning, the
stand was occupied By some old gentle
man. who was evidently an intruder, and
was not very cordially received By the
leaders who hung on the outskirts and
looked rather grum a, the prospect Of ha-
wing their meeting laughed ut. We un.
derstood his name was Alfred.
However an organization YVES effected
! by and bye, Vice Presidents. Committees,
&c. arranged. all under the supervision
Of Charles Test, man whose face is We
~ far from being an image of his heart.
but it is firstra,e image Of his party
as ugly as sin. The first speaker was a
Mr.. Morton, 20 whom we listened for a
while. He discoursed on the Nebraska
bill. said it could not get twenty five
thousand votes in the State. that negroes
were pouring into" Kansas, (the census
shows 1872 blacks to 5000 wbiies.) and
Stringfellow and his gang were approved
by the South. that Pierce was disunion-
ist. and that TIE South would never dare
dissolve the Union. At this point in his
remarks, the speaker was interrupted by
the arrival of The Shelbyvi!le delegs ton
which marched in procession and made
the most respectable show we saw du-
ring the day. A large plumber Of their
I banners. however. were dishgured with
Know Nothing notices. That part OF
the delegation hs6 not been informed
that the dark order had fzzled out the
evening before. quarreled. split and broke
up. They will learn the facts from tn
silence of the platform on their iavorite
topics Of birth and bigotry.
When next we had a chance to hear
the honorable gentleman. he was dwell
ing on the temperance law. As we are
law abiding, we shall leave him to the
Supreme Court. and bow in respectful
submissi, IN to their decision.
After Mr. Morton came the big gun oil
the day. Henry Wilson. OF Massachusetts,.
His speech was full OF falsehood and plau-
sibiIity. He pretended that he stood BY
the Constitution and the Union. and quo
ted from Daniel Webster. This foul en-
bodiment of abolition and religious bigot
~. reeking with the contamminations Of
his midnight order. he'd the hardihood anC
eifrontety to desecrate the name of Web
ster; uttered the stupendous lie that The
Missouri Compromise was forced by the
Soath on the reluctant North. villifiet
the Senate Of the United States. said tina
bereafte. he and his colleagues would re
iect all nominations TO the Senate Il TIT
candidate was not an Abolitionist. ana
I finished his marvellous speech by recon
mending Cancellation aud harmony.
Think of it, citizens Of Indiana. tina
this degenerate successor OF the grea
senators Of Massachusetts, should be i'm
ported for the purpose of instructing yol
in the politics of Hiss and his compeer
should call on you to endorse the doc
irines taught BY that infamous assem-
5lage, the last legislature OF Massachu
sets.
So ended the mornings entertainment
In the afternoon speeches were mad
by Mr.. Lane, Mr.. Colfax. and some per
son DIV tBe UutIc Ot iiutO"ne WYNN '"
left abusing the poor Catholics and talk
I. ing about the Spanish lnquisition. Thes
gentlemen said some things that wer
s new and some that were true, but tn
g true were not new and the new were no
e true.
The most important part of the pro
J ceedings was the pls,form intended b
Z its trainers to deceive the people. and !
p its quavering notes sounded strangely j
o contrast with the truculent tones of tn
# abolition press.
e The prediction we made on yesterda
Il has been accurately and literally fulfilled
II They have not dared to meet the cons'
o ouences of their own logic; instead {
y acting like men, they have acted lik
'e towards or knaves. These creatures VIII
d indulge in such wholesale abuse Of Sl'
n very asa thing hateful to God and ma
e. have not ventufed to ask its abolishmer
ID in the District of Columbia. have NJ
n even called for repeal Of the Fugitiy
p Slave law, have sanctioned its sdmSssio
Of South of 36'deg. 80. and have not pr
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