American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-08-05

ted by the testimony Of such men as Bro.
Henry Clay WbilmiH. john Catastrophe
Rainsy. PiCksyune Butler snd DiAgonss
HUBER -; = =: 4
Your CONF ittee would .ofer for Adop- |
lion the following resolutions: NJ. |
R,solrsd, That the conduct Of Bro. Juan
FsruAndes Sharp, receive our unqualified
disapprohation.
;RssolUed, That Bro. Sharp. be and is
hereby expelled from all the rights and
psrqusitqs of this Old Line WI ig Caucus.
Iaesolrsd. 15Thata copy hereof he Grams
nit;eds 10 the Editors Of the- National lntel-
for publication, y
Al the 'conclusion OF the reading Of Ihisl
trepo, t.. BIO, Challes Dsmos!hones Martin,
sprsng Il; ;h,s feet and in tone ofindignsnt
| excitement moved that the, entire thing be
quashe ed That itLe characterised as infa'
nous and further action: on it be indeiln'
Gi,el1 postponed. The Brother went on fur
1th4f to state. thatiE was the duty Of this
caucus Under present .eirerastantss. to ens
dorse he action Of Bro. Sharp ID the prem
tites. without. too close ascIutiny OF his
Emotifts; as there were sufficient elements
Of strife in the party already. in the shape
lof hScoonptonism and AntsLeconptonism.
That an implied charge Of impropTistS not
to say OF dishonesty. sCainat a member in
sGch high standing as Bro.- .-shArp. conld re,
Isuit in none other than 'disastrcnst ,conse-
quenoes to-the Oil Line. ..Whia party: !, To
give force his position. the brother quo.
ted in his usual happy style the beautiful
little sapza from 'Dautes Inferno"
"Litllc children should never let thei
angry passions rise
Thtir little hands wers never made tt
scratchtaoh others eyes"
BRO. E'ernaly 3ackslidirg olds. her
I took the A,or anil replied to our talsnted
youag brother. by Insisting that the repor
should 90 to the people just as read sn'
argued that it. would give the sensdlanes
honesty 10 our proceedings which was
v thing now. very much. needed aud that b
J. could not see any evil that would result
the party from,its publication; bat on III
IS contrary. believed. that it would result !
o good. It would te good blind TO utter
e or plans--anl his own experience ha
l. taught him, that "blinds" we're pOwer',
n agencies in dealing with tho masses.
70 lid no harm to seem to be honest SOM
y tin,es. t,'
!! Bro. Martin replied Indignantly, that !
u scorned the grntlemans sentimenls, an
"a his implied depreciation Of tho great sour'
d Of all political power, came with a ba
10 grace, from ono who had SO often bee
IS made 10 feel this power. The Gectlem'
a comes into the Old Line Wing Caucus
q Fa,GplI, with motives which are mo
A than suspected. and I doubt exceediecl
,s whether his Anti Lecompton proclviit
De don't render him Ineligible as a memN
= of this time honored organization.
no would show becoming modesy in the ge
ks tleman upon THE ocsasioa. 10 he seen raj
" er than heard. 10 tue language Of the POI
an at wasn't his mix"
us To the surprise Of the whole me'tin
o. Bro Oils here. sprang to his fret--ru'h
an across the stage--and graspiug Bro. M,
ut tin. by his nasal appendag- gave it aVl
n orous tweak. that started foods OF "lac
n rymaI crystaals" fran both his eyes--E
lat a sudden stop to his eloquence. and for
'c' m ment. completely pHalyzed the VIII
pt' assembly. This was but for NONE
however. Bro. Martin ialIied--'game
nd and delivered his right and left with To-
IVY md precision enough to have laid b
10 Olds upon his back, had it not been Tor
timely interference of Bro. James Win
ra- bago Slinchcomh. who grasped him 81
pc, denly by the collar ani drew him back
'nd Of reach. A scene ensued here which
ND hes description and TO the SUR rise OF sl
mo the meeting was divided up into Lecon
iay ton and Anti Lecompton hackers in
pie twiukling Of an eye, both parties rush
KIN on the stage TO sustain their champ ion,'
ITO cries of go it CHARLEY give it to him D
90 resoun led through all parts OF the hot
led A general knock down would have en-
a. ed but for the forethought of Bro. Octa'
lsly Eccesiaslicus Dsvis. who mounted a 81
lul- and Aourisbing his cane above the head
ger the excited multitude. who were ab
noe 'pitchiug in succeeded in com man9'nG
no lrnce long enough to make the follow
e"' proposition.
ms IL am sorry to see my friends. thi
md 6ght is inevitable. My much es'eer
and injured friend Bro. EteruAily b.
70 sliling Olds. is also deeply impressed '
old this. necessity, and has authorized m
let say, that rather than to have the difio
who between himself and Bro. Martin resu
hm' mu htudinoas fght--he will, will
'ere taking into consideration his advar
oral years, choose his second, and formin
ants rng--ihen and thee proceed to pound
any young orator into some little sense Of
''m' priety This proposition was received
'uN shouts of applause from the Anti'Leco
It, touites. who seemed delighted with
ar Doctors chivalry and pluck and when
ex John Catastrophe Rainey announced
rs OF the proposition had bean accepted by
l"r'- Charlts Demosthemes Martin the ex
the men. became intense. The combal
having in the mean lime Withdrawn t.
loat. green room" to strip for the enctu
IL he Brothers Shonk, Whitman d Sch
'ther now cleared the stage while other bro'
.mes equally active procured water, sponge
uder and Bro. Octayus Ecclesiasticus ID
eady volunteered to perform lha oiice oil
man geon for the occasion.
o his The audience gradually became Sc
Ter Of but the murm lrs of excited voices
en-. the house. and eager faaes street.-The