Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-02-18

stltute Tor those OF the committee, were
voted down. Judge Warden during hi;
speech was loudly cheered and applaud.
ed. But when an involuntary burst o
applause followed one of Mr.. Nee:
happy hits, the President in all the dig.
nifty of his Office arose. appearing 10 have
a slight shake of Belshazzar's ague The
while, and declared that it was "dimo'
cratic" meeting, and they had the power
to preserve order and would use it i
necessary, which seemed TO operate as {
damper on the enthusiasm of Mr.. Nee:
friends.
Thus began, and thus ended the grea
Indignation meeting. Whether Mr.
Slough viii be returned, is somewhat
doubtful. The election is to take place
on the 10th inst. The political cauldron
is seething and bubbling 10 a great ex-
tent, in the Queen City, but the result
is in the future.
There have been, for the last few
weeks, a great many very anxious look
ing men in the city, you can see them
at almost any hour of the day, in groups,
talking very seriously, many of them
appear as though they had lost their last
friend. Indeed, so serious and grave do
they appear, that the sympathy of the
people generally, seems To be enlisted in
their favor.
But a mighty change seemed to "come
DER the spirit of their Dreams" very
suddenly, TO day. when a bill was intro.
duced into the House declaring roid,
certain contracts, for keeping in repair
certain public works of the State, therein
named" If you had, at that momen,,
been rear enough, to a group of these,
heretofore demure looking men, you
could have seen cheeks, that once were
pale, grow paler, and then like blush
upon the modest maiden's cheek grow
red-you could have seen the clenched
teeth-the flashing eye-and have heard
muttered curses, low and deep, and if
you had not previously. read the Report
Of the Committee, appointed TO investi-
gate the affairs of tie Public Works of
the State. you would, most likely. have
been at loss to account for the different
appearance of these men. But having
read that, you would at once, come TO
The conclusion, that these were contract
ors on The above Public Works. with the
perf1 Jraudulent.' to their names.
l trust the Legislature will decide on
this important matter,
"Unawed by influence.
And unbribed by gain"
But the outside pressure is tremen-
dous.
1 attended, a few evenings since, a
concert at the Lunatic Asylum in this
city. The performers, both vocal and
instrumental, were pupils and teachers
from the Blind Asylum ; the guests,
amounting to an hundred or more,
among whom were many Representa-
and grave Senators, and a goodly
number of the fairer and better Sex, ap-
TO be highly grali6ed, and agree
ably disappointed with the performance.
were about one hundred patients
of the Asylum in the room at the time,
and The whole scene was q fit theme for
an ADLER pen than mine.
To see those whose uision is shrouded
in darkness. highly gratifed to minister
the enjoyment of their more unfortu
nate fellows, whose minds are in the
same condition, was, indeed Affecting
The performance on v%iolins, base viol,
snd piano, was pronounced by all, to
have been excellent.
The singing, l have seldom heard
surpassed, even by these who made it
heir profession. Indeed, TO take Popes
plan and treason from what we know"
1t made my heart wi rapture glow,
An CART my cen wi tears o'erfow,
To haar sEJohp AD1ar-nn my To-
Chanted sac fine.
The cadence high or sweetly low,
Send maist divine.
Yours. Respectfully, 7.