The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-12-16
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Fnm DE wysndot Pioussf.
Wednesday Of last week was an excit-
ing day for the leaders Of the different
branches Of the "harmonious Dcmocra-
cy" Of the 9TH Congressional District
The forces of"Dug" and "Buck" met In
mortal combat on that day,in this place
the word had gone forth that one or the
other shobld die upon that occasion, and
al came prepared for Tie conflict
"Duu's" friends felt confident Of success,
and would neither ask nor give any quar-
tersj while the poor fellows who still ad-
hercd 10 the waning fortunes Of Buck"
begged for quarters, and were willing TO
oapiiulate upon almost any terms that
would save their necks. But nothing but
blood would satisfy the Douglasites---
they had come there determined to wipe
out the last vestige ofopposition; snd, d,be-
fore the fight had proceeded far II was cy-
| idont that even the most common rules Of
courtesy and generosity were 10 be ignor-
ed In order 10 accomplish their purpose.
They had met for the purpose Of ap-
pointing delegates TO the Charleston Com
vcntion, aud when the friends Of the Ad-
mnistration discovered that they were in
a hopeless minority, they rolinquished the
idea Of making fight for delegates, and
only begged that the resolutions ofinstuc-
tion should not be too strong in order that
the heads of certain Postmasters in the
district might not be endangered. When
the resolutions instructing the delegates
ab ut 10 be appointed 20 vote for Stephen
A D0uglas camou up, Judge Scnoy appear
od In behalf OF the POstmasters and their
friends aud begged that the resolution
which he held in his hand might be sub
stituted. His resolution was very COM
plimontary to Mr. Douglas, and also de-
clured that he was the choice orthe Dom
ocrats Of the Ninth Congressional district
for the Presidency, and we suppose that
this would certainly satisfy the most un-
reasonable ofMr Douglas friends. But no
they would not even grant this last re-
quest Of the dying Buchananites-the
had come for blood, and nothing but blood
would satisfy them.
or course the minority became indig-
nant at this illiberaland ungencrous treat
mont, and thereupon commenced a scene
that we have never seen equHled in all
our experience in politics, during which
fists were shaken in a menacing manner,
and even cries Of "put him OUT" were
heard when an opponent Of Stephen A.
Douglas attempted TO speak, while as
high as twenty men would be upon the
floor at one time, believing at the top Of
their voices, "Order." "Questionw "Mr.
President" "Sit down in 'front.'" "Previ-
Gus Question:" &C., &c. In the midst
of the confusion, great, big, two-fstod
fellow from Seneca, who seemed to inn
ugine that he had the whole Democratic
party upon his shoulders, and who evident.
ly had more lungs and less brains than
any other member of the Convention,
made an annihlating speech in which he
announced 10 bcnighted and stih-neck-
cd world that stephen A. Douglas is the
only man In the Democratic party who
can be elected President in 1860. For
this little piece ofindiscrction he was inn
modiHtcly roprimandod by his own parti-
zans, and, for few minutes, he looked as
though il would have afforded him great
deal of pleasure TO have been permitted
to crawl into the smallest possible hole
and take the hole in after him.
The fight was continued until after
dark, the minority stOying of final vote
upon the resolutions by raising all kinds
ofquestions and presenting the subject
in every possible shape, contestng every
inch Of ground with their illberal oppo-
nents in manner that evinccd good
deal Of tact, at least. But when they,
were forced to succumb, and the resolu-
ton instructing in favor of Douglas was
adopted, Mr.. Holder, of the "Marion
Mirror" who il is said has an eye ON the
Marion Post Office, begged the Conven-
ton TO just pass a resolution Of two or
three little lines complimentary of the
Administration Of James Buchanan, but
the young mans very modest request met
with reception at the hands ofthe "rule
or ruin" men that made its friends trem-
Bile in their boots. This was tho last
struggle ofthe minority, and from that
time up to the adjournment Of the Con-
vention, they were simply dead cocks in
the pit, some Of whom left the house with
very respectable sized heas in their cars.