Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-10-04
For The Daily siare Sentinel.

MEssRs. EDIToRs:-If it is agreeable, |
will give your readers and the Democracy in
general, an account of the Fusion meeting at
Castleton yesterday, the 25th. 1placed my
self ina commanding position where | had
full view of the pe2pte as they arrived in over-
lclelatinq masses to hear our friend Wallace
and wire working 1'affe discourse eloquent
philippians against Democracy in general,
and the Sentinel in particular. The weather
was propitious and at two O'Clock the iron
horse came suorting up as if frightened at
the trenendpous gathering of the faithful, and
then gracefully delivered itself of its pre-
cious load consisting Of the mortality of
William Wallace, ee-Squire, who with all the
politencss, aiIablity, condescension and ur-
banity of the renowned Fred. Douglass,
whose cause, they do say, he advocates, stood
with uncovered mien" in joyful and CRATE
full acceptance of the cheering which ,ods 10
be spontaneously given on his arrival.
Coming way down the railroad with
rapid strides, sped Tatle who, in order more
fully to impress his country friends with his
poverty, was riding, as he expressed it, shanks
horse, though for the life of lis we could see
no horse and he left us ignorant also as to
who Mr. Shank was.
Taffe came up with dgnifed pace and
made pretty fair imitation of his leaders
grace and condesccnson, still watching Wal
lace to see if he was doing itright who gave
him an approving nod as much rs to say,
"Pretty well done, Johny."
Now all this would have been wondrous
fine drawn up in their economical imagina-
tons if it had ouly been sustained by a
Iona Jide good gathering of the people. Wal
lace emerged from the car and instead of the
MASS which he advertised to greet him, one
solitary con-fssionist was the "all told of
the gathering. As you may imagine McSsrs.
Editors his curses were not loud but deep; he
walked "to and FRO in dscouragemcnt and
despair. lie looked wan, glmmering and
melancholy, gloomy and peculiar, and in most
,Oihe9iag and sarcastic manner declared that
CastletonTad not a thousand inhabitants, with
out the ilcas, and in pity for his desperate
condition we failed to inform hin that Flu
sion speech had no longer interest enough 10
call out the former from his plow, or the me-
chauic from his tools that the principles OF
Fusion had been weighed in tho balance
and found wanting Talle came up, and
with wonder and CONSERVATION looked for the
people, for it was evident that no people had
responded to their agonizing appeals. BY
this time one or two more made their appear
ancc and soon the meeting consisted Of two
Democrats and four FusioniSts, and no more
"Cyrus'' of Rye-pubican letter memory, was
| there from distance and in such haste must
he have started that he forgot to weather
board his horse for he rode nothing but the
frame, living skeleton, live illustration OF
death on the pale horse After '0ritiiag
an hour or two in feeling suspense the awful
silence was broken by "Cyrus' who intimated
I that some meddlesome Democrat might come
along and just be mean enough (oh cracky) ID
give the Sentinel hint as to the size of theii
meeting 1t had the effect to start them i'm.
mediately and they went trooping down the
railroad, one after the other, ever and anor
looking back at inhospitable CastIetOn think
ing, no doubt, that distance lent cnchant
ment to the view" ReSpccfy,
A. l.. SHAW.