American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-09-13
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-C0rFeSp0adence Qf fhe Gdzete.
Meeting Of the Democratic Club.---Great
speech I---And Unparalleled Suecess OF
the Democracy Of Hooking toWnship'
By the invitation OF numerous large hand
bills, posted very conspicuously about
town for 'Grand Rally" we attended
meeting of the Democratic Club last Satur-
day evening at the Court House. to hear
one of Democracy's great champions
Judge Delong, of Guernsey county.
Knowing the enthusiasm of the people
when great orator favors us from dis.
tance. we were not disappointed when we
found the Courthouse-7the doors and VIM
dows filed all anxious to hear the Dem
ocralic faith expoundedin an able manner.
The President took the Chair and Judge
Delong was introduced as speaker for the
evening
The Judge said he had baen Whis'
and had always voted with that party, but
he was now acting with the Democratic
party to put down that detostable order OF
Know Nothinss which had gained such
great strength. He said the leaders of the
Wing party had originated that order to
get possession of the State Offices. Hea
! kuowledged they might triumph this fall,
but in one year they would deeply regret
they were members of that order. rnat
! he woull never enter such an order. New
6 er! neyerl! nover!!l there the boys gave
: shout,-the only cheer of the evening,
! while the speaker took drink of water. J
: ["But,"- he continued, -"sheuld the Wing
s party ever revive, and only one man in it,
y he would vote with him" The boys did
!, Mt shout.
!, : His whole spsech was the reiteration oil
!, the abuse all the democratic speakers use
> against tho American party, We said the
. Judges whole speech-.hat is mistake
: The Judge paused at the close OF each SEN
- tence TO refresh himself with a drink o
y water, and that together with the time oc
y cupied in rumm1ging in his carpet sacl
: for sundry pamphlets and papers as autho
rites, and the exceedingly long pauses h'
made arranging in his own mind what HI
10 should say next, occupied as much time a
" he devoted to speaking. Besides that
80 unfortunately, the Judge did not finish h'
VI speech. AT different times, while be wa
10 taking his frequent draughts, and consult
ing his carpet-bag for an authority or
~ idea, his aulence- -ether having bee
y. y, convinced by the arguments already addu
no ced, or anticipating what he intended
@ 20 say--had gralually Withdrawn, leaving tt
10 worthy President AMI Ifourlmembers of th
~ Club, to hoar what more was to be said.
.c y. The JUICE then seeing The numbers {
- his su Hence. or rather not being ablo !
50 see any aulierce. went upon the floor froi
y the speakers stand, and was surprised
y. 6nd such an audience in county whic
~ had rolled up its large Democratic majo
~ tiles. Slid he, (" Is it possible thata coul
~ ~ ty which SO nobly supported General Jacl
81 sou, cannot afforl larger audience at
!, 70 Democratic meeting? He was astonisl
~ ed to find the Democratic party in such
s9 condition here. He plead with the bo.
outside Of the house to "come in and he
!, " him only one hour" (then half past nine
y. ne said he hal enchained an au ulience Tor u
a.- hours at Bellefontaine, (pity the pcop
gu there, and wanted to show here he con
ISL make speech. Four or five went in.
my then opened paper, which he said was
Know Nothing paper--the American G
izeVe--anQ Salu tnc eullor Ol bHtb pap
would soon wish Ire had never penned
= of line that some awful doom awaited hi
-, He had been so long saying that, a
'o' had taken so many drinks in the meantiu
n oil that the boys hal wearel again and v
tho out long before he concluded. He mad
By pause--a long pause--we waited in brea
49,, less silence. A boy outside cried out &c
=" ry out on two chipsl' The Ju ulge t,
ms his seat disgusted. That was the last
Lu- saw of tho Julge. The President. a
He kcned by the voico of the boy, and hav
and dreampt that motion to adjourn
,,ho. made, put the motion, and the meeting
, ,'"o iourned in silence. We enqured for
we speaker after the meeting, and being a
ever red by the Mjor (who had enjoyed
the during the Speech, ''that he was sa
o,;,s in the hands OF the Committee we as
100, no further. But as we have seen notl
'."1 Of the Committee since, we sincerely !
oi'cs that they were not so o,ptivated by tn
ess OF oqucnce Of the Judge as to leave with
hear and not delight US with another meetin
nina, tho Club. We shall certainly attend
;. 81 next meeting.
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