The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-08-28
TOT The TIOHttT.
R.ennhlican Meeting at Marseilles.


was nothing short of splendid demon
stration Of the liberty loving sentiment of
the people of this and surrounding coun-
ties. More Of the spirit of '76, made
manifest through the flesh, than was. on
this occasion, is seldom seen. tits only
when the rights of FREEMEN are assailed.
nay. tranplek upon by such God forsa-
ken traitors as Douglas, Pierce, Brooks,
Shannon q Co.,-only when such as
these seek openly and above board to
wrest from them the fair land that has
once been solemnly consecrated to free
dom, and curse it with the woes of slave
ry, that they turn out en- nsasse, rich and
poor, men, women and children, and
take their stand beneath the undisgraced
stars and stripes, to listen to the detail of
their wrongs. and saeear their country
shall be free.
We arrived at this meeting at about II
O'Clock, and were then only astonished at
the sight of the multitude, and their en-
thusiasm for the cause of right. For the
next hour and half this pleasing sur
prise was none abated, at the manner in
which the surrounding country-north,
south, east, and west-continued to dis
charge its sons and daughters to this
great rendezvous of freedom lovers. The
meeting was now not only a respec-
table one, but unerpectedzy full and such
CALCULATIONS as the following were con-
stantly heard in the crowd: "Why, Lord,
look at the people !" "Where have they
all come from y and, above all, "Where
shall we get our dinners 2" Judge, then,
of the increased sensation of this multi
tude, as made manifest by shouts and
cheers, as its understandable patriotism
broke forth, when the head of the Kenton
delegation emerged from the woods. head
ed by its forty mounted YOU'VE AMERICA,
clad in garments as pure as their liberty
loving principles-then two bands dis
coursing stirring music-the Choir ma
king loud melody with their songs for
Freedom, Free Kansas and Fremont
the moving grove of quakenasp's, with
its thirty-one ladies, dressed in snowy
garments, save one in mourning for abus-
ed Kansas-its long line of banners
stretching from beyond tie range of sight,
bearing curious devices of country's love,
came waving in and the shout was,-
"STILL THEY COME-SEE SEE
THEM COME !''-nay, when the first
and the last, and the whole of this dele
cation of FIFTEEN HUNDRED was
as we'll into town as its limits would ad.
nit. Is it asked who were left at home
to take care of the children This is ca
silly answered-they were brought along
AS we have intimated, they were
there, great and snaall--aH there Again
is the inquiry made, how was this multi
tude fed? The answer is, by the spon
taneous generosity and overfowing patri
otism of the citizens of Marseilles. They
came out on the streets and said to th,
crowd, AS many as are not filled, com,
in with US and be satisfied with goot
things, without money and without price
When the sitters at the first table wer
satisfied, it was again filed and so Oh
till we believe none of all that host wer
:. hungry but those that chose to be so.-
: In speaking on this topic, we feel that W
should not be doing our host, DIR. Whit
and lady justice. without special men
!. ton. That they and their dinner were
on this occasion. Gas there is no questio
is always the case) most decidedly Fire.
and Fremont, is no! doubted by the score
> who were filled from the bounties of thei
$ board.
l. For finer or fatter
l. Ne'er ranged in forest,
+ Or smoked on platter"
! May our Fremont stumpers in this cam
paign be oft entertained, as were they an
- others on this occasion, by DIR. White an
! lady ,and ifthey do not then do their caus
justice, if will not be on account Of war
of generosity and patriotism in their er
tertaners, or empty stomachs.
We knoaU that the only reason why "
cannot say as much of many other cit
:. zens of Marseilles is the fact that it ws
!. not in our power to dine with each
: them, for we understand that this exam
pie was by no means an exclusive or
! among them.
: AT about half past two, the multitud
composed of--according to the best
5 our judgment and information-Bo -Borde
r. Rufians, with Sharp's Rifies-one;
q Doughfaced Democracy, with moi
~ book--one;
Democrats, of the late version-scarc,
Fillmore men--one
n Republicans, A HOST-found then
j. selves in the beautiful grove half mi
south of the village, where generou
preparation had been made for the NEE