Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-08

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: Lancaster Pa) htcUIgeacer.
The First Grand Anti LecOmp
.dIG..a y . ton FizZIe.
Tic ANTI Lecompton Mass Meet
ing, which was to assemble in Eaton
on Saturday last, turned put to be one
/; Of the most complete farces and grand.
.isst "aszles" We ever witnessed. On ac-
count Of the meagre number in attend
ans and in the hope ofa few more re-
F. cfuits, an, organization of the meeting
: was postponed until afternoon. The
ringing of the Court House bell, shortly
after dinner, summoned the Anti-Le-
compton t"patriots" to the Town Hall,
with a less number than in the morn
iIing,awhent they met on the steps of the
Court House, and agreed to postpone
an organization until afternoon, several
Aaying, become mortified at the sparce-
: ness of tlIcimceting and took the back
track home. They we're to be pitied-
zee did pity tLcm-for they looked dis
-appointcd3 when they found that thirty
was as many as they could muster un-
der the call of "Anti- Lecompton," and
h~ceniy-aine and a halt of these coffee
seekers'"T'patriots" who are willing to
sgcrifce ease and comfort to serve the
s.dear people" the coming fall! In our
compassion for their situation, We per-
suaded several of our fellow democrats
to accompany US to the Hall, in order
to assist them, by voting, &C., in dis
pensing such business as might be pre-
scented before the meeting. After an
Organization was effected and delegates
to the, State Convention appointed:
a motion was made by Gen. Marsh, to
select delegates for the Congressional
Convention, yet in embryo. To this
Mr.. Chadwick objected most furiously
he considered it impolitic to even
mention the Congressional question,
and iroundly charged this move of the
General, as one, of deception and fraud,
whereupon the General 'waxed angry
apd pitched into Chadwick with a per-
feet looscness, for his Instructions
In his "mis~cellaneous' reply, he made
some very bold and unfoundcd charges
against the democratic party, in rela-
ton to its extravaganza and wanton use
of tho nnhlIo f1n1O IL eLau1l Io-o
remembered that the Gardner Galphin-
ism, by which the public Treasury was
plundered of millions, was under an
anti-dcmocratic %aGministra ion, and
that the State of Ohio had her Treas
"ry depleted, and every dollar of her
public funds squandered, while man.
aged by Republican Office holders and
a Republican Legislature! His fabri-
cations upon this matter. far outstrip
the days of CULVER. But to the Con-
ventien. After q considerable amount
of4wrangling, vote was taken upon
the question, whether delegates should
be selected or pot, and the General
was beaten!i This increased his petu-
lanee,and he called for an adjournment,
in which he was also beaten. The
House then divided, Marsh VS.. Chad
wick; the Marsh side being composed
Of the patriots who are anxious to
sacrifice everything to serve the "dear
people," the Chadwick side those who
do the voting. We neglected to men
top, however, ENTHUSIASTICALLY an "anx-
GUS member" would rise in his scat,
inquire whether they should be
known by the "Anti-Lecompton" or
Republican" party, which question was
eventually decided that, the cognomen 1
hould suit the occasion, that is, that t
lnder whichever name you can lie the s
hardest and practice the most deception, {
s the n to be assumed. Our opinion t
vas, that either would be appropriate, {
is both were as dead and defunct as the S
,arty.oF Other business was now. called, y
when a Marsh patriot again asked for
n Adjournment. Lost amid much con
usion. Marsh rose, much irritated, and t
cndered his resignation as a member S
# the Central Commit:c-said he had {
lone the ~dirty work" for the party in
hat capacity, for eighteen years, and T
you'd now rcsign-hc didn't like to be
so stability by the majority Of
he fem assembled, while endeavoring to
AIRY out the object of the call for the
lass Meeting, His motion was voted /
ut ofqrdcr. Another daiI't--he takes !
lis seat boiling over with rags, ana an i
'pposition member calls fof the "ether
,nsiness," mentioned in the call, which =
Eas to'"determine the mode of Romina- >
ing the candidates for County Offices, =
Shether by popular vote or Convention =
ystsm,' Marsh advocated the latter, :
nd the same asperity was exhibited
lpon this question, only . hlittlc more i
O." Us upon the others. Several who t