The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-08-15

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9th. Free State Settlers of Kansas.
7th, Border Rufians-led ty Atchison,
Stringfellow & Co.
sth. Tarring and Feathering Free State
men on wagon.
9th. Slave auction on a wagon.
10th. Slave Driving, a.
llth. Border Ruthan Band Of Music.
18th. Baford's Crowd.
18th. Broken Free Press, editor gagged,
tarred and feathered, and hung.
l4th. Free State officers in Chains.
18th. Wagon Of pluudered goods.
10th. U. S. Cannon.
18th. Donaldsop's passe-led by Shan
non.
18th. Slaves under U. S. authority.
10Th. The Brooks and Sumner affair.
Goth. Brigham Young and wives.
2lst. The mighty Douglas.
22d. The Congressional Investigating
Committee. " BELiAL." Marshal.
The following Is the order for speaking /:
Exercises will commence in the Grove, at
one O'Clock precisely.
Speeches viii be made by the following
gentlemen, at the places in order follow
! ing;
AT TIE NORTH STAND.
lst--Cassius NJ. Clay, Of NY.
M-Iienry s. Lane, of Ind.
3d-Judse Morton, of Ind.
4th-Caleb b. Smith, of Ohio.
AT rilE SOUTH STAND. .
lst-Gov. Bingham, Of Mich.
2d-lion. A. Burlingame, OF Mass.
3d-Daniel W. Parker, of Ind,
4th-=Ioseph N. Root, of Ohio.
GERMAN srK,XNG.
lst-Judgc j. b. Stalio, OF Ohio.
2d-Er. +. Foersch, of New York.
3d.. Hassaurek, OF Ohio.
4th-William Rapp, of Ohio.
5th-Theodore Diethsch.
IN ruE EVENING.
English speaking by distinguished speak.
ers from abroad in front of the Court House,
German speaking at Clegg's Hall.
J.R.F.
5o'cLocy, y. About one o'clock the
Border Rufhans, undauntcd by the rain,
turned out, and excited what might be call
ell a sensation. A more hideous spectacl,
than they presented was never witnessed
First marched the Devil, a big, black devil
with hoofs, horns, tail and ears, next q
wagon, with Pierce and his Cabinet, col
lection Of frightiul caricatures Of humanity
with various labels, then marched fantas
tic group, looking like company Of fbaboon'
dressed in q mixture Of Chinese AMI Indian
costumes, and playing soldiers. They out
earthquaked the Earthquakes" Som,
OF them had swords ten feet long and march
ed headlong, giving all manner Of order
and throwing themselves into uncouth pos
lures. The field officers were mounted OF
asses. The allegorical group were arang
ed ON platforms, 50 fixed as to rest on wood
wagons. IL would take more spare tim,
than we can give to describe even one O.
these with particularly. The Border Ruff
fan music was not, we think, Of kind like
ly to " soothe the ayase breast" if tha'
concord Of sounds which we are in the hab
IL Of calling music has that effect, for il wa,
unearthly. Imagine IN old fashioned ser
enade, with tin horns, and tin pans, and
bells and drums, mingled with the hooting
Of owls, and you have something like il
Nothing could have been more like the tn
multi than may be expected when the in.
junction Of the Western poet
1 SQUAD the hew gag,
whsck the Dum.buxxy,
B~ai the ioa. lua,
/ Let.,be big Hogsnna ring, - l
II And miscellaneous thnys rip generally,
Is obeyed. On one platform the operations
Of arring and featherins a Fee-S,ate mar
was In progress. On another, man in Q
cage typi6ed the Free State prisoners con
fned on a charge Of treason. The uniforms
worn were ridiculous enormitic-caps six
feet high, coats Of" many eolors" and e1
traordinarily cut, belts adorned with wea
pons Of Border Ruihan warfare, and trans
parencics with remarks Of the .' won't sub
NIT" and the we'll subdue" parties, wcr
among the features. Wherever this gro.
tesquc, picturesque, and certainly high fg
un,ive, array passed, the populace rushed
on. Of their houses, made wondering OBJ
ssrvations, and laughed to the extent o
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