The Washington union., 1858-03-18
OHIO CORRESPONDENCE.
ANTI-LECOMPTON MASS MEETING. A MISERABLE
FAILURE. NO CROWD AND NO ENTHUSIASM
ANOTHER MEETING TO BE HELD.
COLUMBUS, March 10, 1858


AS exaggerated reports will be ndustriously spread
through the country, by both black republican and
disa democratic papers propose to furnish the Union
truthful and exact account of the whole affair.
1t published far and wide that Hon s. A. Douglas
Gov II. j. Walker, Secretary Stanton, and score Of
other distinguished and notable would be here.
Every inducement held out to draw the from
every point to this place. and TO render the occasion
memorable. The railroads put down to half-fare
and the word forth that it to exceed every
demonstration in tho annals Of popular enthusiasm.
Last night visible disappointment pervaded every
" antLecompton face and especially the hotel keepers
train after train in and Struggling parties
of twos and threes reported themselves
Have you heard of tho bird in the story
That fitted from tree tree
With tho taismnn's gl,tcring glory ~
Such the hope still cherished that midnight or
mornings dawn would tell different tale They
consoled themselves like Mons. Jaques, that their
crowd would come But morning came and 10
o'clock a, M, and still no crowd The trains all
due came in, but with them came no delegations With
streaming banners enthusiastic cheers-a few indi
viduas from the different temini and some srngeers
picked up by the way alone to revive the spirits Of the
dropping and Respondent Mr. Stanton arrived last ngbt
and the ubiquitous Payne with his attendant satellite
Morton was on hand Hon. Stanley Matthew'S attor-
ney for the southern district and Joseph f. Eggby esq.,
who has not received the Swiss mission, with Sanders w
Johnson who is sad to have spoken for the Topekaee
when that was his policy comprise the notabilitics
meage procession formed under the direction of
cxPostmaster Miller, many of whom black ropub-
licans, who seem to take and willing hand in
these demonstrations They proceeded to the theatre
where the grand mass meeting organized by choosing
the ex-Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Hon Geo w
Manypenny, to preside, who made them a speech and
after resolving to appoint committee two they took
recess for luncheon or dinner, they felt inclined
should say, in this connexion that the legislature
adjourned this forenoon to give the members chance
to indulge their sympahes for the miserable znle going
on In the senate the motion made by Slade of
Cleveland back-republicnn who could hardly be re
strained from precpitatng il last evening 1t was op-
posed by thirteen twelve of them democrats and carried
by vote OF fifteen of whom eight were black republi-
cans In the house the adjournment was carried by
vote OF to thirty eight thirty three the lat
ter being sauncL democrats The whole bnrk republi-
can force voting in the majority and number of these
ackepublicans being afterwards in tho struggling
procession which formed
The theatre was filed with what the Legitimate
ayers would call fair audience in numbers but the
heads OF the enterprise mortified at the failure which
drums and cannon and the blcating trumpet had been
unable to redeem by attracting street saggers and vaga
bond boys
In the afternoon desperate efforts and invoking black