The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-09-24
RepubIicnn Mass Meeting in Cadiz.

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On Monday, the 18th inst, a considerable
number Of men, women and children assembled
in Cadiz TO make grand demonstration in. IA
vor Of Johnny Fremont The procession was
formed about ten O'Clock as the delegations came
in from the several townships, and when COM
pletely formed it was about one-eighthofa mile
long, and contained about 700 persons, two
thirds being women and children. We will do
them the justice to say, however, that a great
part Of the meeting was not in the procession.
The whole lumber of strangers in ATTENDANCE
did not exceed eighteen hundred, which togeth-
er with those from our own town would make
twenty-iour hundred, all told. They were
counted by several and no one made the num-
Der quite that large. There were many wagons
containing eight and ten persons with only one
voter-the driver.
A distinguished feature Of the day consisted
in the fact that there were considerable num-
Der Of nggers in the procession. We noticed
one with large sash on, who we presume was
one of the chief marshals. This is the first
time we ever witnessed anything Of the kind in
this county.
A motley crew of vagabonds, dressed in fan
tastic style, from uhrichsvile and New Phila-
delphia, rode the streets, and paraded on the
ground where the meeting assembled, to the
great annoyance of all of their decent Republi-
can brethren. It was said that they intended
to represent the 'rul1ians of Missouri" They
played one part naturally-the ''ruffan," and
that they will play all their lives. If they rep
resented anything, it was Jim Lane and his
ruffans, now engaged in numbering the peacea-
bic settlers in Kansas. They distracted the
meeting very much while the speaking was 60
Ing on, by the firing of pistols, and hdeous yell
ing.
Gov. Chase first addressed the meeting for
about an hour, in very dry uninteresting man
ner. 1t was the same speech he delivered here
last fall, but not delivered half so we'll. We
think the universal feeling among the Rcpubli-
cans was disappointment. We heard several
say that they were much deceived in him. His
speech was grand nZZle
He was followed by Mr.. Bingham in more
pleasing STYLE but the matter was, if possible,
more stale than Chase's. In the first part o.
his speech he pretended to be refhting positions,
as democratic, which every school boy knows
are not, and never have been the position Of the
democratic party. 81 tell you," says he ."that
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design Of perpctuating and extending slavery
Who said it was? But this is their policy;
they set upa man Of straw, of their own making
and set about knocking 1t down. The true prin-
ciples of the democratic party they dare not at
tack-they are eternal. The latter part of his
speech consisted in reading extracts from ex.
treme southern papers, 10 excite the North
against the Soutl-to stirup sectional strife
The whole object Of his remarks was to induce
the North to hate the South That's Washing,
tonian! JeiIersorianl! He finished, and ther
the ''ruffians' took him and killed him. The
boys followed, and Bingham-HuSbea AnC
thus the meeting ended, with the exception o
a few remarks made by Mr., Stambaugh. There
was some laughing, but whether it was at the
eoi o: the nasal twang of the gentleman we are
unable t. say
A great effort was made and'a large amount
of money expended to procure large meeting
They are beginning to tremble, and their lead.
ing men now admit that Ohio is doubtful, altho
a few weeks ago they were going to carry the
State by 100000. We do not now thi1 k the
matter doubtful, We will set down Ohio as
sure for Buck & Breck by 10000.