Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

Pottinger's new trial for tho violation of
the liquor law, This will probably &C.
cupy the rest of the term.
Conventions.
Saunferiug through a back alley,
early one morning, a few days since, VIC
heard a low murmur Of voices, and as
we came near the place where the sound
proceeded, it was easy to see that the
dogs of this town were holding a con-
veution. Having in Jul youth been
familiar with Esop and learned the
language of the animal creation, We
sat down in a fence corner near by, to
report the sayings snd doings of the
Convention. The assembly seemed
composed Of all parties. Some with
toryblood in them walked about very
stiffy and We heard one of them say he
was proud of the eognomeu, John Bull;
whereupon another whose appearance
was decidedly young American, who
had been sitting with his legs crossed,
leaning back in a careless style, rose
and in a peculiar, waggish manner said,
quoting from Shakespeare, Il could a
stale unfold" 1t was evident he referred
10 the Revolution. There were other
remarks which in the confusion your
reporter failed to catch. There were
sundry growlirgs of displeasure among
the John Bulls, while some of the Ma
tive American ours appeared decidedly
snappish upon the subject, and intima-
led that unless the John Bulls were u
little more guarded in their expressions,
he should move they be DISTINGUISHED
for 81 years. The John Bulls appear
ed %suIlcn, when a young cur from the
country, having deliberately erected his
caudal appendage, marched along very
near the John Bull side of the assem-
bly, singing yankee doodle keep itup."
There was the most uproarous laughter
and the convention speedily 1egained
its good humor, even the English beef
eaters stamped applause. Order at
length being restored, a president was
chosen by acclammation, aud being
conducted to his seat by one of the old
est members, he rose amid the most
rapturous applause and said, "Fcllow
citizens: l thank you for the distiu-
guished honor you this day confer upon
me, the more grateful because unexpect-
ed, 1 shall endeavor to preside over this
meeting with a dignity the occasion re-
CURES. This is no place for party strife;
to day n member in my opinion shall
be just as good, rye, even a little better,
than another; tremendous cheers.) 1
see a few here from the rural districts,
God bless them. (Here the country
members cheered vocifcrously.) By
night and by day, we hear the echoes
of their ~eloquence; their love of free
dom is unbounded, and no hand of
power has ever dared to muzzle their
liberty of speech. Here, too, We range
at will. In other corporations, Lord
Mayors have SEM forth their edicts, and
cnslaved our race, but here in this an
cient stronghold of our liberty, our
numbers, and spirit overawe power it
Self. In other less favored places the
yoke may be borne in dog-matical 81
lence, but here, in the language of an
Immortal, we are resolved, and have
adopted for our motto if any oppression
is attempted, to,
. "Bite for our affairs and our fires,
Bite for the green graves of our %sires,"
and we will do it. tremendous ap-
blausc and cries of yes.) But why an
ticipate danger when there is none. 1t
is only oae horse towns which practice
tyranny ppoa our race. Here the Mayor
is considerate, the Council magnani-
nous; they will not dare Cypress two
thirds of their subjects to please a biped
minority. In less favored spots each
one of our race may bear a plaintive tale
of suffering and ~dishonor, but here our
shall be immortal, and our race
enjoy forever the priceless boon of free
(The president sat down'amid
a storm of applause.) Mr.. Poodle
tried to get the floor; Mr.. Ncwfound-
land tried to catch the speakers eye /;
Mr.. Cur and Mr.. r. Terrier having in
the confusion revived an old quarrel,
out unobserred to settle it on
the field Of honor, Conc of whom We