The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-11-14
nfSuuIOn Convention.


The Cleveland Plaindea,er thus reports
the concluding performances of the disunion
convention held at that place:
The DIsuNIoN SPLURGE AT CHAPiN's HALL
The small and sweet-scented crowd at
Chapin's hall have played out and gone
home. They got through last night after
gusty session Of two days. The principal
spou.ers Of the convention have been Par
ker Pillsbury, the heir-apparent Burleigh,
hoary headed and rather greasy old fellow
named Foss, Sister Foster and one or two
other powerful females whose names we
were unable to learn, and several talented
niggers from New England. 1t seems that
Mr.. Watkins, a colored man and assistant
editor OF Fred Douglass paper, ventured TO
remark yesterday afternoon that the conVeh-
Son vas going little too far, and the unior,
tunate Watkins was pitched INTO by all
hands last evening VIM. Wells Brown
first walked into the unhappy Watkins ;
Sister Jones then came to the scratch, ana,
figuratively speaking, dealt the III starred
I Watkins sockdollager on the smeiier; ana
the Eat and greasy Foss of New Hampshire
ofinishedr the wretched Watkins. AIR. Foss
rolled upon the stand and told the audience
that he was trough" He then said that he
wasn't polished" These jocular observa.
tons being received with great applause ana
laughter, Mr. Foss went IN. After finishing
the unhappy Watkins, he talked conhden-
tally with his friends, the republicans. and
il was matter of surprise to MIR. Foss, land
it certainly is to us,) why the republicans
were not with the disunionists in this con-
vention. Il must be, Foss said, that there
were hypocri,es in the republican party
Mr.. Fo.s then proceeded to UNANIMOUSLY abuse
the name and memory Of George Washing
ton.
We are glad to say that some Kisses were
heard, amidst the applause which q seted
these dirty remarks. lie q So wanted the
Union dissolved right OF. lie wanted 20 see
fires sprung up in the South-wsnted to see
the mansions Of the Shareholders on tire ana
dark, noble forms (meaning the nigg.rsJ
stalking around with knives, behesding
white men! This delightful picture plea,ed
the virtuous Foss, and he laughed bolster
ously and rubbed his hands with frantic glee
after he had painted It.
The next speaker was Charles Redmond, =
colored Young man from Massachusetts,. As
he arose some body in the gallery tierceiy
said, set down, Charles Redmond :" ana
somebody else IN another part of the gallery
Redmond saysgely declined to either sit
down OF dry up, and proceeded 10 make a
terrible speech. IL was evident that he had
a slight Misunderstanding with the editor OF
the .eraid. for his illusions to that gentle
man were not Of very complimentary cha
racter. lie tRediuonu) ventured 10 say that
be had seen more cultivated society than the
editor Of the iisr0H dare aspire TO. Sister
Foster AROSE. ara NouCh.d tor the truth OF
this statement keia,ond wound up by
desiring 10 SEE al Immediate wind UP OF the
Union.
\ frosty headed old gentleman in specta-
c'es was the last speaker. " hen We left lie
was di->ectinc, a. he termed It, tn. Union.
TIE resolutions adopted 10y the convention
have already been gwen 10 our readers. II
should be remembered that the principal
movers in this Convention, especially Fo,s,
were ardent supporters OF one j. G. Fremont
ia the presidential CANVASS Of last fall
III. convention Was down on tie PLais-
2edler-rsyth-r. Foss said It Vas an :. Iufa-
NOUS paper; Sister zones said 1t va, - =
dcyr!i>i paper; and one OF the -, akers-
"a GU led yus,rU '-s.sd Ii Vas = = Hs,.Gl>h
sheet