The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-16

following thrust at them. Such men as are
described below are disgrace to negroes
just from Africa:
From the Toledo Republican.
The DEMOCRATIC MEETING A@MkuMEE.
-OUTRAGEs OF THE FREMoHTEKs = Ar
TEMPT TO SUPPRESS FREEDOM OF SPEEcH.-
One Of the very best meetingsef the cam
pagn was held on Monday evening OF Mau.
mes City. Avery large and attentive audi
ence convened at "Union Hal" where they
were addressed by Messrs. Manor, Steed.
mah, Hosmer and Mckinley, until late
hour. ts7s .lvi .--.. ta.3z1 f.s5h5.s sJ. r.sf
A deliberate effort was made by the
Fremonters, on both sides Of the river, to
annoy and, Il possible, to brock up our
meeting. In the first place, they got up a
torch-light procession which they supposed
would draw our crowd; they then lighted
bonfires and fred off cannon near the place
Of our meeting; hooting and shouting mean
while like pack of savages. All this fail.
ing to accomplish their purpose, they stoned
the building in which our meeting convened;
and squads Of Fremonters-evdent!y with
a predetermined purpOse-would pass in
front OF the door and shout and yellto such
a degree that our speakers were forced to
desist, as they could not make themselves
heard by the audience. But these rufian
acts signaly failed in their object.
The efforts which were made to brea
up the Democratic gathering oi Union Hall,
served only to increase il; and to excite our
speakers TO more powerful and effective
efforts. As stone after stone ratified
sgaint the building, and howl after how
rose from the infuriated Fremonters, they
were referred to as illustrations Of the by.
pocracy and inconsistency Of the Republi-
cans, and Of the insincerity Of their pro
fessions Of regard for free speech; and this
told with immense effect on those present
It is said the persons who hooted around
the house, and fired the cannon, were urged
on by a few of the lending men of the par
ty who kept out of sight, but were withir
a convenient distance to enjoy their imagin
ary triumph Their anticipations, however
were doomed to most bitter disappointment
Long after their powder had been exhaust
ed, their torches extinguished, and theil
J fires burned out, the Democratic meetin!
!; remained full and enthusiastic, every mar
determined to maintain free speech, and pu
to open shame the hypocritical knaves, thu
falsity of whose canting and whining pro
. fessions was thus plainly made manifest.
About l l o'clock the meeting Adjourned
with hearty and enthusiastic cheers, tn
house having remained full to the close.
The gross outrages of Monday evening
so far from accomplishing the purpose in
! tended-will, If we do not much mistake
largely increase the Democratic vote. The
must be condemned by all good citizens
and any attempt to defend them will onl
) increase the public indignation against thos
guilty Of these acts There were at ou
meeting over two hundred persons, witness
es of these outrages, who expressed, in tn
most unmistakable manner, their, disapprC
baton Of them. If what the Fremont me
tell us in regard to the relative strength {
/ parties is true, these could not have bee
all Democrats; but whatever superiority {
numbers the opposition may have at pres
ent, another demonstration like that {
Monday evening would overcome it, an
give us Il majority in the two towns at tn
+ foot Of the Rapids.