Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-23
The Meetings on Friday.

heTe OH SATURDAY were, lot the hepuOiIcan
meeting, the speakers stand oil the Fair
grounds, and for tho Democracy, a stand
in northwesterly direction.
mile, more or less, from town. When the ,
hour for the speaking arrived, the Democ-
racy, fearful that it they adjourned TO the
woods, they could not raise crowd, com
menccd speaking from the steps at the re.
sidcnce OF d. L. Jennings, Esq on Market
street. and the Republicans assembled on the
Fair grounds. We did not see the crowd on
Market street while Chase was speaking, but
have been told that there were about an equal
number at each stand, notwithstanding the
Democrat were where they wonld catch
all the transient hearers, and those whose
business required them to be in hearing of
the Court House.
The Meeting was organized by appointing
Judge RuggIes President, and Judge Welch
! Vice President. The former on taking his
seat, addressed few remarks to the audience.
There is peculiar fitness in this connection
Of the venerable ex-senator with this great
Anti. Nebraska movement. Intimately con-
nected as he was with the Missouri Comp pro-
mise, while it was pending, he can fully ap-
2rccin'e the enormity of It's repeal.
We wish every man in the County could
have heard MIR. Chdje'S speech, it would have
made him many friends. 1t was a calm dis
passionate, harangue; embracing Gear and
comprehensive view Of the great questions of
the day. He noticed the charges against
him by the opposition prints, and promptly
| disProvcd them. But, as we have on hand
report of his speech from the Cincinnati
Gazette which we will give next week, we
will not attempt n report in this place.
| About four o'clock in tho evening Capt
Ford arrved-having been on the road all
day, and being very unwel from exposure to
the violent storm Of the previous evening,
and fatigue of travel. He spoke for about
al hour and n half from the porch in front Of
our Office. When he commenced there was
perfect stampede from the place of speaking
on Market s,rect, and the bulk Of the crowd
gathered about him. The highest compli-
ment We Gun pay his speech is to state that
the men who had been standing on their feet
| all the afternoon, hearing other speakers
listened with wrnpt attention during his
entire speech. Tired ard sick as he was he
showed very evidently that there was in him
an embodiment Of the true orator, and many
bursts Of natural eoquence reminded his
hearers Of our own Tom Cor,pin. The ma
tural impediment in his speech may have
been an objection to some, but it was not
to us. Wherever Capt. Ford goes he will
gather about. him hosts of friends, for he is Il
II, Bile fellow, "with heart as big as a tea.
kettle"
Never, hereafter let the Democracy accuse
any one class of being "One. ideaih," for as
the hcarer drew near to the spot in the mark.
'et space where the "unon was being saved"
his ear was salu,ed with charges or the "Rc-
publicans and Know NOthings"-and occa.
sionaly TO vary the performance they "pitch-
ed in" against the "Know Nothings and Re-
publicans." Gov. Shannon, Governor OF
Karsas; Col. Geo. w. McCook Attorney
General Of the State Of Ohio Major Gen.
Geo. T.. PUyh, u. s. Senator, elect, and
"Signal" J. W. Taylor, by the grace OF
Gov MedW Librarian of the State Of Ohio,
we're the Democratic speakers upon that oc-
casion. 1t verified :he remark of Capt
Ford that up towards Columbus "there were
but two parties, enc was composed of the
people, and the Eother of the postmasters--
office holders" We presume each speaker
felt that he had an especial mission to save
the Union. which no doub:, was done about
ten times on that day. Gov, MedM, notwth.
standing the big letters announcing that he
would address the unterrifed, "raar hdr."--
His friends here say he was sick and could
not come-but Gov. q siner, of tho O. s.
journal says, thai Gov. Mcdill got to hear
that his trIcnds here had arranged to have him
meet Mr., Chase on the stump, and
"Grea; was the CONSERVATION of Mcdll, on
reaching here from the North West, to hear
OF this arrangement. lie would sooner have
stuck his wig in the fire than to have listened
for a moment to such proposition. lie
knew that his ta,ents didnt lie in the deba.
ting line. lie had committed n speech by
hard labor, sitting up OF nights, aud he though,
that was enough for the campaign. lie had
charged Mr.. Chase with being disunionist, &
he knew ii he entered into contest, that he
would be compelled to eat his words
The Secretary Of State, the State Auditor
and the State Treasurer waited upon him al
his Office in body, on Wednesday. and inss.