American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-08-19

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of the Old Line Nhig Party met in the
city Of Athens. sign Of The "Pig's Eye"
or " ednssday. August 4th. 1858. fer the
purpose OF witnessing the engagement be-
tween Bro. Elcrually Blacksliding Olds
aud Bro. Charles Demos,heues Msrtin.-
lon, Monday previous the brethren resident
Iia Fairfield, concentrated at Lancaster. Tire
residence OF the teligersnts. and consid-
!, srahls amount of .snessuripg Of nosrs."
and ingenious log rolHs was ihe ecou,
sequence, each party with his friends and
''whippcrs IN" trying to attach TO Himself
aud his cause as msnySas possible. SsOpe-
lime inthe af'erUooRpf Monday, the "pith
and marrow" o the Old Line Whig Party
oil Fairfield. left Lancaster and hurried
through to Logan where it was proposed
TO spend the night and finish up what little
drilling might be necessary iOF zths-eom.
ing night. EoTcI IEAr7 S51 1Zs
Bad management in Tie prsvious- en-
counter. on tie part Of Bro. J Dhn Scheuec
tady Brooks. had induced Bro. Olds. to
write TO Bro. Lovely LO. Smith, Of Athens,
to act as his second in the fight there, and
Bro. Lovely Lot Smith. anxious 10 do all
in his powe, 10 procure the successOf Bro.
olds, sent Bro. Joe Bvf ofsPerry County,
IA praGliraI and scientific pugiIist. to meet
Bro. Olds at Logan and put film through
a ihorOugh Of training which WAS
accordingly done at Bro. Rpmpeps '"rsi
treat for Iatal'ds," /" and Bro. Joe Bell pro-
uounced hin, in fle prsclies aud in, good
COZ rditions-holdIy expressing the opinion
: that Bro. olds would win The fght with
: ease.9 tN' - -is" fs'Sg F4e
In the meantime Bro Charles Demos.
thensss Marin and lis friends were by nc
= means idles and'a scene was being enacted
K at his room, which to the unsophistirated
brother, woulS look a lille strange Here
!. were assembled Bros, JamYs Winnebagc
SInchcomb, Sir Isaac Newton Schleich
!. john Catastrophe Raineg, Antlrew Jehos
epIlat DiIdine. ThemistocIes Shonk. Johr
Lycurgus Tuthill and other prominent Old
i Line Wings, and in, the centre of the group
: Brother James Winnehogo S'incbcomD
J who had been a pupil of the renowned
: Wsids, was putting brother Martin through
7 his manual. Strange as it may appear
: at this time brother Joe Bell WAS frequeu
! visitor at brother Martins room and not
y withstanding the p sitiun he occupied il
4 reference to brother 0lds, was alwaj ,Osl
e received. --..l5St son s1aV lAEcgoz33
: rlissBfethren who are acquainted witt
: the tactics and policy ofthe Old Line WIFI
!, Party, will moi, suspect me dor exaggerF
n tiou--er impugu the integrityiOf Bro. 10
Is Bell. when ! state that upon each visit ;
u the room Bio, Martin was training. he ta
+ long whispered interview with Bro. job
!. Lycurgus Tuthil, who you sI know is,th
q "wheel borss.i ofth' Old Line Whie Par
i ty in Fairfield, and the most discreet an
'r erpsrt tectieiqa, being 10 constant end clos
y y fommulicaiiop. with Bro, james Buchana
Is sndHBro. Some Treasury Department ,
!. Washington City. -s..
:; Al Athens the night previous to the fgl
at similar scene transpired, except that Br,
in Lovely Lot Smith. anxious to be satisfie
" o(the entire fitness and Condition" Of Brt
: Eternally Backslding Olds, bimself. too
le him through the manual. and appeared {
ie quaIly with Bro. Joe Bell. delighted wit
le his scientific prof ienc.y" Bro. Cha
y emosIhenese Martin employed biI tin
a. well. and under the tutilage of Bro. Jane
ty WinntbHgo Stinchcomb exhibited "nerv
'e and bottom" that filed his friends wit
= the strongest possible hopes Of his success
y Late onthe same night as the write
Il hereof was returning to his lodgings afte
q having witnessed the scene above mention
ed, he came suddenly upon Bro. Lovel
!" !, Lot Smith (who had recently retufne
!. from Washington City, and Bro. John Ly
In curgus Tuhil, standing partially conces
is ed at the mouth of Cider Alley, in earne'
;, cow versallon and heard something said b
" Bro. John Lycurgus Tulhill to Bro Love
at ly Lot Smith about "judicious distribu
e. tion Of the money, and what it might b
l made 10 accomplish" @ r-
2 Your correspondent went thoughtful
re n" pensvely to bis room where he thre'
: :, himself upon his he'd and thought deepl
70 as he is WON'T upon the mutabilty Of hu
y. man affairs, the prospects Of the Old Lin
', Wing Party Ut the beautiful maxim
!, which the immortal Shakespeare puts
: the mouth Of the "Moor OF Venice" Woul
Dr. ohtrude itself II reads thus:
" "NIgger berry unsarlin--w White man moro so."
10 While cogitaIing upon this sentence an
Iy the world OF meaning crowded into so bril-
~ space, he was disturbed by a convers,
: ton going on in an adjoining room, onl
at separated from him BY board partition
a' and soon recognized the voices OF Brc
II II James Winnebago Stinchcomb and Br,