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

cEuulDS WulCn COuuCiJ fI
about the Court House steps, that in
regard to these Court House rats, he
was for doing something). The president
informed Mr.. r. Terrier, that he might
sit down, and as he was not a regular
delegate, show a little less if he pleased.
r. Terrier said in reply, that he had
better pack the convention. The prcsi-
dent said silence if you please. You
can't rule the whole country, said Ter
rier. (Here a lot of the country mem
bers nodded to each other and winked
at Terricr.) The president somewhat
disconnected, went on. Great harmony
is necessary to day or we shall be whip
ped in this district. There are enough
of us if we harmonic. There are a lot
of outsiders, whom we laughed at last
year, because they did not agree in con-
v~ention; don't give them a like opportu-
nifty to revenge on us. l want no per-
sonalities here to-day. We are in rath-
CIR a delicate fix and we must be care
full. But go on; 1 will sit here an i'm
partial officer, aiming to serve my race
and my country. Here a member from
town rose aad making a profound 'bow"
said he understood the Mayor had TIA
ken offence at their previous action and
had issued a proclamation that he was a
martyr to the cause he represents, and
that in justice to the Convention he
would introduce the following
Resolce, That the great Muzzle Party
have no desire to make u martyr of any
one, aud any i~nsinuation of the kind is
Il stigma.
A country member bounded to his
feet, and said he was there as one of the
great Anti Muzzle Party. The cat is
out said another; thcreupon several who
are keen on the scent, said there was no
cat about there, and the charge was
false. We are too apt like. Cromwell to
be "pleased with ,ohistling of a name"
| He would introduce this resolution.
Resolred, That CAN'T Muzzle" is the
name by which our opponents have been
known, and that we call ourselves the
Peoples Union"
At this point there was a tremendous
excitement, and Me-. Amphibious Span
iel jumped up and said: Its about the
4th of July; here we are swapping and
snarling and growing. (Here the grow
lers grew louder.) I%nsinuations have
been thrown out about the Court House
Rats, are they meancr than any other
rats? No sirs, they are not. Why
single them out for the malignity Of
your unadulterated, ruinous, unprinci-
pied and uncogitated animadversions?
I want the great party, (muzzle party
said one sitting near BY thank you sir,
muzzle party, to act to day. Anti-Mu W.
zlc cried several members. Muzzlc, re-
peated the speaker, with terrible empha-
sis. You must select some II to day
to represent you-some one from this
company. There is fraud, there is
squaudering, there is prohigacy and con
temptibility about the present admins
tration-choOse some enc who can ex-
pose it, gcntlemen-did you see the
pamphlets L issued. You all ought to
see them. But select some one 1 am
not anxious for Office, but don't leave
this matter until too late for my, or
rather our interests. Divide the house
gentlemen, upon the question, whether
this shall be called the "muzzle" or
"Anti muzzle." The Anti's have it,
Mr.. Spaniel goes out backwards-hair
erect, and said, showing his teeth, that
he withdrew, and was last seen going
west with symptoms of hydropbobia-
says he was bit; says the fuss will come
out, says the cony<ion was failure, and
that he has no coa6dence in the popular
vote-the president said that We must
leave things as we found them-We
cant act, l see plainly-every one 60
home. Call our party the "muzzle, y
"Anti muzzle," Res U iatpK Party"
Work well, let the m~asseSrrell. EAnd
with one prolonged, ded4eh bowl;
the members left each bearing orange
.stake" to their constituents, OF the days
work.
BT The Fourth of July in Eaton