The Empire County argus., 1856-08-02
The Fillmore and Donelson Ratification.

On Saturday evening last the old cannon spoke
from the hill above town, making the hills and the
valley echo its repeated thunders Early in the eve
ming the people began to gather in from every drec
tion, and at eight o'clock the streets lined with
citizens and visitors, waiting to the procession
The Brass Band struck up, and the crowd moved
to the Crescent City, where procession was soon
formed. The procession, numbering at least two
hundred persons marched over the bridge and turn
Ing, paraded two abreast up Main street. and turned
and marched to the front of the speakers stand at
the Sierra Nevada, where were already assembled
about six hundred persons. At the head Of the pro-
cession when in motion, was carried aloft large
transparency bearing side the patriotic senti-
ment at the head of our columns enunciated by Mil
lard Fillmore on the occasion of his reception by the
people of New York. The reverse side bore an ap-
propriate device, from the pencil of our talented
townsman, Jim Hill. At proper intervals were
borne two other transparences Of the same sze each
humorously sketched and properly lettered Inter
spersed were twenty-five smaller transparencies, all
bearing notices and sentiments on both sides, and
all highly illuminated. All in all it was splendid
sight to look upon, and it made ones heart glad to
see that band Of reemen and to read those patriotic
sentiments, blazing in successive streams of golden
light, and to know that the hands which bore them
aloft were prompted by hearts which cherished them.
"Fillmore and Donelson:" Union tor the Sake
of the Union +" Pacific Railroad " No Section
oil Issues" Devotion to the Constitution " these
were some of the sentiments displayed along the line
of the procession.
The meeting was organized by electipg DR.. w. H
Taylor President. Manning Farley and Charles w
Page Esqs, were elected Vice Presidents, and Z. B.
Carson, ESQ.,, Secretary. The President made a few
happy remarks, and announced D. p Tallmadge
Esq, who made very able Speech directed particu-
larly at exposition Of the origin and progress OF
the slavery agitation. Major Bowie next appeared
and made manly, high-toned speech in course Of
which he passed beautiful eulogy on Clay and
Webster, and announced himself devoted to Fill
more, who stands on the same broad platform which
encompasses the whole Union. Hon. G. HI. Cartier
was called upon, and made spicy speech cutting
left and right-on the sloshin' around " system.
Frank Hereford, ESQ., and DR.. Brewster each briefly
addressed the company, in excellent style and Just
right-but of necessity briefly, as it was growing
late.
D. P. Tamadge then read series of resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted. company OF
gentlemen sung " The Star-Spangled Banner ard
the Band played Good Night" The audience was
estimated at 1000 persons, though it probably was
tri6e short of that number. Almost every lady in
town was seated on the balcony above the Post OF
fee. The audience adjourned and gave three terrific
huzzas for Fillmore and Donelson. Thus passed of
the American Ratifcation-pa participated in by a
larger company than assembled in Coloma last year
at the call Of either party