Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-13
The Black Republican, COnVen-
lion.

tAOAAs
n On Saturday last, pursuant to notice
e 4 few of the shattered fragments of tn
1 Black Republican party of this county
c met at the Town Hall in Eaton, for til
purpose of appointing delegates to at
tend the Black Republican State Con
v~ention which met at Columbus yestcr
day, and also delegates to the Senatori
al Convention for this District, to b
held at townsville shortly. O, how arc
the mighty fallen! Instead Of til,
spriShtly enthusiasm, Niger fanaticism
long-tailcd white flags, gorgeously en-
blazoned with Woolly horses, buck ne
groes, Turkey Buzzards, and other sim
liar Black Republican emblems, thai
were wont to cheer the hearts of tho
party in the ever memorable campaign
of last fall, nousht was to be seen save
a few drowsy and despair-stricken eoun.
~tenancos, moving slowlyand sadly about,
DER the battle field of recent defeat
Want of energy and confidence, togeth-
er with the terrible and agonizing pres
sure of 4 pillaged State Treasury, and
an outraged people, were bold and steep
barriers to prolnptness Of action. But
at length a sort Of temporary organiza-
ton was effected, preparatory to bust
ness operations. After a few matters
of minor Importance were dispatched,
four or five members doing all the vot-
ing, a resolution was offered by one of
the members, (pennel as we learned
since by Mr.. Marsh himself,J the sub
stance of which was, as we gathered
from the reading, approving of the
course Of our late Senator, Gen. Marsh,
in the last Legislature, and rccommcn-
ding and instructing the delegates to
the Senatorial Convention to vote for
his denomination. This resolution,
perhaps innocent enough of itself, on
being put by the Chairman, was almost
unanimously roted dorm! Great gewhil-
iker, sour cider and buck-shot! Was
the meeting crazy? We're they throw
ing off on the Gen. on purpose, or were
they out of trumps? Such ten strikes as
that will beat any man, This was GER
tainly any thing but fattering to the
General-an out and out cold shoulder
of high taxes-dcfunct Urea
suries-annual meetings of the Legis-
lature-lengthy Railroad speeches at q
cost to the State CT two dollars per min
ute, were certainly rolling through and
tormenting the minds Of the members
when the vote was given. But by way
of putting a plaster to a tender sore, the
meeting passed 4 resolution approving
the course of the General in the last
Legislature, but tearing out the i%astrac-
lions to tie delegates, thus leaving the
General, so far as the S~enatorshiD is
concerned, in an infinitely worse condi-
ton than he was by the first resolution.
Well, we'll, General, it is bad enough,
and we doubt not that it will re
luirc on your part: some '.skillfu cvo-
ntions of the line" to put your pros
poets of the Senatorship again in any
like a healthy condition. Some
efforts were made by a healthy
md very natural looking Black Repub-
lean from West Elkton, to obtain from
he meeting IN endorsement of Chase
md his administration, instructions for
delegates, &c, but it all would not do
100000 was a dampeF-thc tax pay
rs .teH tout of their pockets-and
mum" as to the next nominee was the
rider of the day. After the appoint
nent of delegates the meeting adjourn .
d, without a single speech or cheer. !
10 opens the campaign. Al that re-
nains now for the Democracy of our
rcat and glorious State, to obtain a
omplete victory at the ballot box this I
al, is to march right forward, forward
0 victory! ,
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