The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-08-26
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
Forty Eight Hours Among Locofocos !

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Pandemonium we have dreamed horrid dreams
over full belly; we have Z" set up with very
sick people but Milton evidently never at
tended Locofoco convention; and Morpheus
never tortures his victims with such horrid
sights, and we were never before called upon
to keep watch over so sick body as the Loco
foco Congressional Convention at Defiance last
Wednesday and Wednesday night
At five o'clock on Wednesday morning, in
company with moderate Locofoco, we repaired
to the Maumee R. R. Station, for the purpose
Of taking the extra train of cars for Defiance
where the Locofoco Congressional Convention
was to assemble. On getting into the cars, a
glance at the passengers sufficed to convince us
that the seats were filled with federal and bully
Backus officials, from Paul Edwards down to the
Perrysburg and Gilead Post Masters, with lib
eral spiinkling of obedient Irishmen. Steedman
was the hon on the cars but his friends
were not sanguine of his nominate except
such as had been led to believe him competent
to do his will on all occasions. The train was
delayed on the way, and we did not reach Def
ance until 10 o'clock just as the first bell was
ringing for the convention. At the cars Back
us met his friends and gave orders for the day,
after which he took Steedman aside to report
had gole to Defiance on the day preceding The
convention to fix the ropes"
We passed to the Court House with but little
interruption, our honest countenance protecting
us from all suspicion of being pro-slavery man
with all except delegate from Putnam county,
whose glasses were defective, and who attempt
ed to electioneer us into the support of Steed-
man. After informing him that Steedman was
good man, but Mungen was the most availa-
BILE he allowed US to pass along
Seated in the Court House, and seeing no such
posters as sometimes greet visitors to Catholic
Churches. requesting strangers not to be too bus.
lily engaged in gazing at curiosities within
the room, we least an eye over the audience.
Our first impression was that we had got into a
hard crowd, and we are convinced that first i'm
pressons are the best. Among those present
we noticed the editor OF the Toledo Times, who
appeared willing to accept any post that the un,
terrified might assign him, but he was shabbily
t'SuSo VIC WCES iOECeu LO UelleNc
that the promise to marry on the part of the old
democratic rakes of Toledo, had been made only
for seductive purposes, and Smith looked as
though he more than half believed such was th.
fact. We could but pity him and mourn over
his departed virtue Morrison, Of the Napoleon
North West, another virgin, the man who was
"spotted" for thief by the Toledo police, was
also present, and when we saw him first, he was
offering to "bet his life that Henry county
would not go for S,eedman, or the Steedman dy
nasty. Shortly after this, we saw man try ling
to get three cent piece " changed" and we sup
pose the bet was made!
The numerous candidates of course were bu-
sy, but that word does not properly express the
industry of Mungen. He was running about like
a dog that had lost the scent, and from what we
heard he was not very choice in his expressions
of dislike for the opposing candidates-particu-
larly Steedman and Leeland. The former, he
said, had packed the convention with id
ignorant. drunken Irshmen," was notorious
blackleg," and " his nomination would kill the
party "Steedman must be put down, or the
democratic party must go down." was the cry
of all the little factions led by Mungen, Waters,
Edison, & Co. Leland was charged with drunk.
enness and good ability for collecting money
for his clients, but not corresponding ability
to pay it over Sly shots were made at Edgerton
who was standing back to be brought out after
the other candidates had become iaded with the
contest. Thus situated, after all had become ex.
cited, and loud-Sounding oaths, and sly stabs
under the small ribs, had been exchanged the
convention was organized.
Some one moved that ex,Rev. Octavius Wa
ters, of Fulton county, who WAS expelled from
the M. E., Church for weak fondness for the
fair sex, take the chair, and the motion was car.
| ried. Mr.. w. was not in the house 81 the time
and before he arrived an old man from Paul.
ding county, Mr.. Koontz,who had drank rath
er freely Of democratic milk, made several mo.
tions. The chairman soon arrived and pom,
pously walked upon the platform. He made a
speech, but did not commence it as he did bis
celebrated effort under the shadow of the Tole
do hickory pole, last fall when he said, Gen,
tlemen and Irishmen,' but he commenced with
a consequential tone of voice. and his whole
manner indicated good degree of self satisfac
tion. He is " some pumpkins on the spread
eagle style Of oratory. During his remark.
he passed over TO Europe on the Atlantic Gable
How he got back, this deponent sayeth not. A,
all events, he thought Buchanan and the demo
cratic party were entitled to all the honor Of
the telegraph, and finally he collapsed fiue
and took his seat.
| The man who was spotted for a thief by the To
ledo poice,~s elected Secretary pre- tenn FIJI
officers, thought we, to preside over such con
vention BY the way we heard person remark
that the expulsion of Waters from the NJ. <
Church was very unfortunate for the democratic
party.
Motions were next made for the appointment
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