The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-09-25
From the Ohio Statesman.
DAYTON Mass Meeting.
DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. II, is5


DEiR CoLoSEL Dayton to-day has pre-.
scented the grandest political demonstration
ever known in the history Of this country
Well has she sustained the high reputation
she has always borne as the "City Of Con-
ventions."
To day, for the Democracy, has been
glorious-assembled from Kentucky, Ohio
and Indiana, for the cause of the Union,
were a multitude that no one couldnumber.
II is only by comparison with former large
meetings at this noted place, that we can
form any idea of the immensity Of the num-
Der present on the occasion. None who
are honest, without reference to political
creed, but that will say that the number
present TO day far outnumbered the Whig
Convention Of ls42-none but that believe
lis meeting Outnumbered the Black Re-
publican meeting of the 3Oth of July last,
at least in the proportion of three to one
| 1t is said that at least 60 900 were in attend
ance in lS43. The Black Republicans
claimed 10000 at their meeting OF July 30th.
| II so, our meeting to-day numbered over
One Hundred thousand souls. We have
said that no man could number them. The
broad streets of this beautilel city were SO
densely packed with its mass of human be-
! ings, wagons, horses, decorations, g., g.,
that il twas next to impossible to pass through
them.
The city was brilliant with banners,
streamers, flags, arches and decorations,
and the air resounded with the accaims Of
JOY and enthusiastic feelings bursting forth
from the tens of thousands of the sovereigns
OF the land there assembled.
Harris, Carter, Theilman Egly, Ward:
Mcdowell and others addressed some 80 or
10000 OF the people at the Fair Grounds
but the greater part of the people, we'll in.
formed in regard to the great questions agi.
tatng the public mind, intoxicated with
the glorious and unequalled demonstration
they were making, thought only of show.
ing their devotion to the great principles of
r Democracy, by those outward demonstra-
, tons which mark perfect confidence in
, their strength and the success of their
great principles.
Twenty-six Brass and "a Martial Bands
Of music were counted. Several pieces of
, ordnance constantly belched forth their
/ thunder, and amid the sounds OF music, OF
cannon, OF shouts, and the excitement ofthe
grand array OF banners, of wagons, Of hors
es, DC, &C., an attempt to partcuIarize
: would result in failure. No description
e however full it might appear to be, would
6 do Justice to the occasion.
Every part OF Ohio was represented
Sll returned homeward, confident in the
result
= A Providence which protected our fore
n fathers in their struggle for liberty, will still
:. hang over us to give US the victory which
will forever Danish from our midst that sec
$ ton1l spirit, that factioEal desire, that dam
), nabIe purpose with which Black Republ
IS csnism would destroy us forever.
II l have heard it rumored that the BlacI
- Republican leaders and press here, seein!
Z this demonstration, have lost all hope ofthei
e success in Ohio, end are preparing lying re
y ports to be telegraphed over the country
v claiming that this meeting was not such a on
q, as was expected-in other words failure
1t is strange what bedieIlows politics makes
u A press more uDscrupuulous, more rockies
C. in lying; party more anxious to deceiv
II and prevaricate, never in the history ofth
N press or parties was seen; multiplying tn
number Of Black Republican meetings b
+ ten, and Of Democratic meetings dividin
E. them BY the same number; they hope thu
to deceive the people into the belief tha
s. like tornado they will sweep eyorythin
. before them; but stranger, even than thi
" prostitution Of the press and demoralzatio
e. of the people, a class Of men "to whom
'e is given power over tho understandings @
in men those whose calling is sacred
"a those who are "paid'' to call sinners TO re
pentence, those whose duty it is to procair
or " thou shalt not lie,'-hand in haAd b
their aid their council, and the infiuenc
of their position, lend themselves and thei
O. position to further the objects, to assist tn
projects, and to help the aims OF Black r.
s. Pubca anism-"may the hangman, the pee
I'd Pile, posteri;y and God forgive them"
in Pardon me if forget myself, but whe
~, | see these things about me, | cannot b.
give expression to my feelings.
'e The Dayton Democratic meeting of 81
ne is an event long to be remembered. N
D. "shreking, for Bleeding Kansas" no mar
N ufactureJ Border Ruffiansm," no coopin
49, of "martyred Sumner" no groans OF tn
&c trave and chiUalric Reed will ever convlnc
m the "people" but that Ohio is aroused, an
IT, that she will be redeemed from the powe
he of Satan and Black Republcunism.
-, Yours, ever, ].