Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-02-12
Slough to be Re.elected..Im.
meHse Demonstration In the
Fourth Ward.

Slough to be Re.elected..Im.
meHse Demonstration In the
Fourth Ward.
John P. Slough, Esq, is reelected =
That is, such will inevitably be the case
when the election comes of. The Alger-
ienes of the Fourth Ward have so declared,
and wo betide the man who dare oppose
their decree. To explain. A grand and
mighty demonstration in favor of Slough
has been held at the Engine house on Vine
street near Front. 1t came off night be-
fore last, and in the following manner:
On Monday there was and election of
Magistrate. In the Fourth Ward a strong
effort was made for one Reilly, who has
numerous supporters among the stevedros,
who float through Water street. These
stevedros were at the polls all day long,
and having carried the Ward, were conf
dent of the election of Reilly, ard were
consequently in great glee. As everybody
knows they are the 6estest kind of Demo
traits, and have only to receive the ''worrud''
to ego in." They would not leave the
polls after they were closed, but hung
around ready to give triumphant shout
when the result of the election was announ-
ced.
Some of Mr.. Slougls's friends-we wish
it understood he has some friends-thought
this favorable moment to get up an in
dignation meeting. The "boys" were in
vited around, freely smiled and thoroughly
posted. They returned shouting loudly
for Slough, and giving vent to 'smurtherous"
inprccations against poor Cory. They
soon filed the engine house, and Slough's
friends, in great glee, proceeded to organ
ize. Officers were elected and committee
on resolutions appointed. The committee
retired amid yocierous shouts, ''up wild
Slough! down wild Cory, the baste, "&c.-
The resolutions having been previously
drawn up, the committee had nothing to
do but to 90 round the corner and take a
drink. They soon returned. The chair
man of the committee arose, and, unfolding
sheet Of foolscap, pompously commenced
reciting as follows. We give Interruptions
as they occurred:
Whereas, [Hurra for Reilly 7 John P.
Slough, Hurra for Slough 7 the worthy
representative from Hamilton county, an a
gintleman he is-hurra 7 in the Ohio Leg
islature, has been expelled [Whoop from
that body by the Black Republicans. [The
Blaggards! !! together with the renegade
Cory, Down wild him! the baste! down
wild him I therefore Ee it
Resolved, That we the citizens of the
Fourth Ward, Hurra for Reilly-whoop i
who have known John P. Slough from his
infancy an its yerser that says that cor
daily endorse all his actions since his cleo
ton to the Legislature Hurra for Slough,
boys-whoop and while regretting that
the late difficulty should have occurred,
Hura for Ameriky yet we hold he
would have been unworthy to represent us
and it's Micky, John is and to associ-
ate with honorable men, like mesef, had
he acted otherwise than to resent the in
sulting language that's it and demeanor
of the contemptible Baldwell.
Here silence ensued, the reader paus-
ing for 'round," and the crowd awaiting
signal from their leader. This leader, a
tall, broad-shouldered Hiberian, the keep,r
of grocery in Rat Row, occupied an ell
evated position, but Just at that moment
he had stopped to catch the whiskers of a
newly arrived messenger. But three or
four words were passed into his ear, when
he elevated himself again, and in the most
excited manner, exclaimed;
@Murtherl Reilly's bate. Slough be
d-d! Offwid yez boys! Reillys bate.
We're Demmeekrats no longer! Off wild
yez. To h--l wild yer Slough!"
A terrible uproar followed, which ended
in Reilly's friends deserting the house,
leaving Sam Purcell and three or four 9th
er spring expectants alone in their glory
An effort was made to get them back, un-
der the pretence that the meeting would
take into consideration the street railroad
project, but they Indignantly spurned all
further connection with the meeting.-
What could the committee do but pocket
the resolutions and retire also, which they
did in the most graceful manner possible un-
der the circumstances. Three of the reso-
lutions, one of which gave Cory the duee,
through poetieal quotation, were not read
yet we see they are published as having
been unanimously adopted.
Another such demonstration, and Slough
will be elected, sure Cincinnati Times.