Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-09-07
The Democracy at clyde.
CLYDE, Sept. Sd, 1858.

of the Democracy, at oui town, on Friday
evening S1st of August Friday evening
came and with it crowd, the most of which
was composed of citizens of your town and
the western portion of the county.
On Friday morning the sun rose with its
usual splendor, and nothing seemed to mar
the peace and quietude of this community,
save the momentary confusion occasioned
by the arrival and departure of the steam
horse; but as the sun began to decline to-
wards the western horizon, the few sold
liners of this town and vicinity, began to
turn from their usual avocations and assem-
bic together for the purpose of forming a
delegation to meet and escort the "active
democracy" of Sandusky county into our
town. j. G. Wales, Esq, having been ap-
pointed Marshal of the day, formed his
trusty band of followers Numbering in all
tVenty- in order, and proceeded to meet
the delegation from the west In due time
they made their appearance equipped with
all the munitions of an army going to bat
tie. First came the old Croghan Gun;
next came the Fremont Brass Band play
ing that same old tune;" after the Band
the Croghan House Omnibus containing the
"active democracy" Of Sandusky county, to-
gether with the "afidzvit factory" office
hunters, Office holders, speakers of the day,
DC; next came the rank and file which
numbered, by actual count, 1I3. While
passing the Clyde Hotel they were ordered
by Marshal Wales, Esq, to give three
cheers for its proprietor, which was re-
sponded TO heartily. They then passed on
through the principal streets of our town;
passing the Exchange they were ordered
to give VIM. Boyd three cheers; having
concluded their marching they were order.
ed to halt at the Clyde Hotel, and disband-
ed for the purpose of procuring "refresh-
mentS," &c, (Of which they parlook freely,
from their appearance when they left for
home and ordered to assemble again a:
the firing of old Croghan. At half past
seven o'clock the old gun belched forth its
thunder, which echoed and re-choed thro'
the surrounding country, until the sound
was lost in the distance. The vast multi
tude being assembled, the meeting was
called to order by appointing ]. B. Bush OF
York, Chairman. The Band then gave us
that "sanae old tune" The chairman then
said the meeting would be addressed by
7, P. Finefrock, Esq, whose subject would
be the principles of the democratic party
of Ohio"
Mr. T. then came forward and said that
be was going to give US democratic
speech, and would conine his remarks to
that peculiar sect styling themselves Know
Nothings. He said it was peculiar beast,
which the best naturalists of his party
were not able to name; they had seen its
track, and be thought it looked like a coon
track; they had found it in their corn fields,
corn-cribs, hen-roosls, &c, but their best
coon dogs, had not been able to tree it, or
drive it into its hole. Mr.. f. then went
back and gave its pedigree. He said that
it was conceived by King George Hid,
brought up and nourished in embryo. BY
John Adams and The Hartford Convention,
and having completed its full time by the
death of the Old Whig party in 1852, it
burst the old lady's apron string and came
forth in the shape of Know Nothingism.-
He finally came to the conclusion that i:
was composed Of all the different species ol
animals that had inhabited the earth since
the days of Noah; remarking at the same
time that there was one peculiar mark BY
which we might know them, and that was
"They had little wool on the top of de head,
In the place where de hair ought to grow"
He denounced the Republicans, or Know
Nothings, (he used them as synonymous
terms,) and to use his own language they
are liars, midnight assassins, dishonest men,
that were crying down with the Dutch and
Irish, and up with the uigger. Not salts
fed with the above general assertions, he
called the people to witness that he de-
nounced the editor of the Fremont Journal
as a liar, and dishonest man. Such, Mr..
Editor, is the substance Of Mr.. F's remarks
on Know Nothingism.
He then asked the attention of the au-
dieuce while he told them about the tax
law and its workings. He claimed that it
was democratic law, and sanctioned BY
Medill himself, telling that same old story
that Medill told at your place, that it was
the corporations that made the taxes high
that the Republicans were the aristocracy,
and they owned all the corner los, that
they were the devils. l wish he would rub
the dust from old Dabol and tell the citi-
zens of Green Greek how much they pay
on the dollar to improve corner lots in Ere.
mont. He informed US that it was the iu-
tention of the Democracy to tax all our pigs
sheep, cattle, debts, &C., and we must moi
grumble for it was democratic to pay taxes
Such is brief synopsis of his Democratic
Speech"
The chairman then presented B. J. Bart
lett, Esq, who followed Sin the steps of his
illustrious predecessor" and said that be
was ready to indorse what Mr.. F. had said
about the Know Nothings or Republicans.
He said that he had been informed thst
several of his old acquaintances in this
vicinity had joined the assassins. and by so
doing they had forfeited all right to be call
ed gentlemen. Speaking of the subject of
slavery, he said that Freesoilism was never
heard of until the Buffalo Convention, and
he thanked God that he was a member of
that body, and that he still stood on the
Buffalo platform. By these expressions
was led to ezclaim, 20, consistency, thou
art jewell"
During the delivery of the above speech