The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-09-03
The RJass ConYeusio,,.

Castle as the speakers aud never did party leader,
work harder than did our Loco friends on this oc
cosion, to get up meeting.
: Early in the morning committee Of one, con
sisting Of would Ex-senator, took a boat for To
edo TO show the distinguished champions of the
Fugitive Slave Law and bred Scott decision, where
Perrysburg is located A strange and Sabbath
like appearance characterized our streets unit.
about ten O'Clock, when the sound of sheepskir
drum aud elder fife startled our people from theil
quiet regeres, and on looking out, three teams and
just sixteen men including the bond,wele all in pro-
ccssion, constituting the Bowling Green candidates
delegation. This immense procession marched up
to head quarters, and, after being honored with a
shake of the same paw which Douglass once cor
daily shook, they were directed to quarter at the
Exchange, and soon thereafter three ominous look
ing bottles were seen to wend their way to the
spot where cob-webs were supposed TO want cut
ting.
The next scene in the programme was the re-
ccpon of the speakers and such reception A
few of the curious joined the few faithful at the
dock, one gun was fred, and the little squad start
ed mp the hill, proceeded by string band There
were twenty-five persons in procession, and it was
luughable to see the Know Nothing brethren
new converts OF last years grOwth--kccping at a
distance in the rear, looking the very pcrsoniGca-
ton of Satan after SIM Arrived at the hotel, the
Maumco CotiIlon Band, Composed principally of
good Rcpublicans) entertained Mr. Payne and his
little squad of admirers with some very excellent
music.
Alter dinner came tho meeting over which our
| friend that good old Wing and rank Know Moth
ing, Marshall Key Jr, Esq. was called to preside
Mr. Payne was the first person TO take the stan.
Heis an ingenious stump spcakerbut falls fur short
orbeinG candid statesman. By omission TO discuss
actual differences between the two parties anl as
suming questions that have no existence in fact,
and shaping them TO his own liking, he will succeed
in dccciving the ignorant and pleasing the unscru-
puou= We cannot follow him through his speech, !
but will give as a samp'c Of his mode Of argument
the manner in which he treated the Kansas qucs-
ton. Knowing, rs every reading man does. that |
the grca question at issue in KanSasis whether the |
people Of that territory shall be compelled to sub
nit to be governed by the inhumln laws adopted |
by mob legislature, or whether they shall be per |
nittcd TO govern Themselves it would naturally be .
supposed that a candidate for Governor would dis .
cuss the point at issue. But Mr.. Payne did not .
even nIluio to his question, and shaped his arru-
ments by the assumption that all was right in that
territory except the difference of opinion rs to the /
best mode FOR keeping slavery out Of the territory
claiming that the democrats were cudclvorng and .
that they had actually succeeded in accomplishing /
this object All this appears very well TO man
who does not know that the whole thing is found
ed upon false premises and terminates in most ab-
surly false conclusions. lie also argued that the
Republican party wanted to make Presidents, Gov
errors, &c, Of negroes, which he and every one of
his reading hearers knew to be untrue, and he Ia
bored hard 10 show that Gibson had not acted the
part Of christian while Treasurer Of the State
Il fact denied by no living man, so far as our ac-
quainta-cc extends. Then he sustained the Dred
Scott decision, the Fugitive Slave Law and the
Sub Treasury saying some loud things of rotten
banks and the policy OF de. ositing public funds
with them. He wPs follwed by Mr. Castle, who
declined making a set speech until evening.
III The evening few persons congrcgatcd to hear
Castle He argued two points at great length to
wit to prove that negroes are made by God in
fcrior to white men, basing his argument on the
false assertion that TIE Republicans advocate their
election TO all Offices marriage with whites, Sc.
and to prove that Gibson was not such pure man
as he might have been, which is universally ad.
mitted fact. He was also even more severe on
"rotlen banks than Mr. Payne, and one would
suppose from their remarks that democrat never
could keep shaving shop or deposit money-cs-
pecial!y the peoples money in such "rottcn' ins-
tutons. lie charged the Republicans with favor.
ing the deposit of the public funds with the banks
when he knew that the last legislature passed
law to prohibit this very practice The entire
speeches of these two demagogucs for we can call
them by no milder tcrm) were made up of these
f-lsc assumptions and ridiculous conclusions Mr.
C. was followed by a hairy man from Toedo--
Capt M'Grodrty and Capt. MKinley, of Gilead
Our space will not permit comment on their re-
marks.
How numiliating it must be for intelligent anu
honest democrats TO reflect that their leaders aud
s,andudbearrs find it necessary, in order to sus-
tain the crumbling ruins Of their party to resort
to such silly absurdtes, false pretences, and flat
contradictions. II they can support them at all,
with what cold Indifference must it be given. An
honest, thinking person can forgive candid man
when he is in error but he who proves himself a
demagogue, can claim neither the sympathy nor
the support of his fellows.
a5r Wcstcott's nomination for Senator by the
Locofocos Of this district, was by some regarded
as a severe rebuKe to the Steedman and Backus
dynasty. It was well understood that the Chair
had promised the Office to lIalea, of Napoleon,
sometime since. So the abors OF our old Ger
man friend were not without success, and We are
right glad of it. for we know of no man whom