Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-10-18
THE TORCH LIGHT PROCESSION.


On Saturday evening last, our quiet It'll,
village was disgraced by a mock torch-li gh0
procession in honor, as was said, Of the black
ened and contemplate demagogue, Sslmon P.
Chase, who we suppose is now 10 be our Gov
%eTnor, for the two ensuing years. From the
proofs contained on the historic page, we had
came 10 the conclusion that the dark ages had
passed away, but recent Developments so lC
show that a portion of this beautiful globe
must be again cursed and overshadowed with
a reign OF a few more years OF darkness and
gloom, accompanied, we suppose, with all the
superstition, vices and mmoralitieS, that chat
ncterized the period Of darkness in by gone
ages. But 10 lhe procession This assemblage
was composed Of about twenty boys, from six
to fifteen years Of age, lead on bv about ten OF
fifteen %fanatical men, Of The old line abolition
isl ranks, in o perfect Juror Of excitement, for
having been deeply engaged in The exciting
,DOoI business all summer, they had became ex
ceedingly rancid, and BY the aid Of a little
turpentine, applied we can't say where nor
how, were vigorously endeavoring TO soothe
their i%nflamatOry and restless spirits tina; have
been so long stung and tormented with The
ga Hing aud bitter paagS Of disastrous defeat,
after p~aruding The streets with noisy clalter for
about twenty minutes, and burning a stray
store box or Two, their lights expired, their ia
natacism subsidized, their feeble enthusiasm
faded away, and the sable king Of night rapid
~ spread his dark and blackeneG wings over
tie earth, ard quickly closed the tragedy with
a scene Of hideous glow. This .fzale, if we
type Of the administration of Mr.. CHASE few
mock suns will cast a faint and fickerina
glare on his Official advent, whilst a %fanatical
and misguided Legislature and policy, will
soon shroud cur Stale with the blackened ru-
ms Of treacherN DnG his evening sun sink 10
rest behind impenetroble clouds of,deceit and
disgrace. Daring The burning Of The boxes
aforesaid, Gen. Hendricks delivered himself Of
his Stereo;yped school house yurd speech, in
honor he said, of Chase. We could not for
~ourself tell for some time, what he ioos talking
about-Ee was one moment on Whisky, then
on NiggeIs, then on the Constitution Of the
United States, thea on Traitors, then on Log
School houses, then on tow frockS, corn bread
and Bears ! Next followed Gen. Marsh, The
Senator elect, he congratulated The boys much
on the happy election of himself, Capt. Chase
and the rest Of the good men on the ticket
we cGnnUt say whether he cried og0in or nol,
perhaps us there was no certificate 10 obtain,
he did not. Then came our old friend G. W
always ready 10 wink eye with tile majority.
After listening 10 him q few moments, the
Brass Band, who were employed on the occa.
sion, found that his speech would not pay for
the light, and accordingly undertook 10 blow
and drum him down, but George was MOI 10
be beaten out Of his speech in this manner,
and summoning all his wind, shot forth his
aqucaking fetnenine voice, high above The clat-
Ter and din OF the bass drum, Cornet and croak.
ing Tuba, and finished his speech, despite Of
hooting drums and horns. BY this time Capt.
WHISKY Lad a great number Of the crowd 50
completely under his command, that they could
neither make nor hear a speech, and after dis
charging a few volieyS Of oalhS and imPreca.
tons adjourned and tooh the zig gag march for
their homes. Wonder what our good Tempe
rance folks thin, who contributed their dust
for The getting up Of this affair. 1t may be
that | emocrats so in for whiskey, but tue lu
have eXemplifed 10 the people thoi
they can make the whisky go into them with
gu: grease. Bah on such ptating temperance
hypocrisy. Thus ended the illumination
tIurrah for McTnmble