The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1860-10-31
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citizcus, including our splendid Brass
Band which had lccn enga scd fors'
,he occasion. We visited the thrlringl
town oi~Petcrsburg. last Friday, ~
attend democratic gathering ands
lhsar Hon. Smith Miller make speech
rrnlv. il was an occasion c;slcnlatcll
u make democrats feel good and black
republicans draw on long faces, a.
ithey saw. by the numbers which turned
out. their Inevitable defeat 10 Noyem-
her. When the Dubois s.lcgAtion ar-
rived at the edge ~ Petersburg, they
we're met ~ company o. Douglas
v Rangers. escorted INTO town, and after
marching through the principal streets
were dismissed until after supper. -
About dark a delegation Of iiitv or
sixty Douglas Rangers from Gibson
county arrived, with flags AMI banners
living. and at nearly the same time
the people from the different townships
came pouring in. until The streets were
alive with untcrriiied democracy.
ID a short time the grand torch
light procession began to form in lIont
IT tie Court lIonsc, headed liz the
Jasper Band, and stretched IFS mag
niticent length along for more than
three squares, presenting one al the
most imposing sights cyers seen il r.
'tcrsburg. There was hy actual conni
three hundred and litty-six persons in
the procession, with nearly that mum
! Der Of torches. The procession went
through the principal streets, many d
the buildings along which were finely
Illuminated. Everything was conduc-
! ted in good order anl passed of pleas
4 antly, notwithstanding some few Re
publicans exhibited the true spirit d
,fiheir party BY such expressions as
4 .IIurra for the lop-cared Dutchl
i '.Sour krout and whisky" de-. cyi
i IDENTITY wishing 10 create disturbance
!, 50 as to charge the democrats viii
I rowdyism. Bnt happily they failed
!. and their coLtcmptiblc efforts recolleC
! ON their own heads.
y After marching through tie towl
q the procession disbanded in tie COlr
stlIIouse yard, where 4 large crowd TIA.
N already assembled. including 4 gcoll'
v number Of real handsome ladies'. y
\ hear the speaking. lion. Smith iii
/. Ter. who was delegate to Charlcstnl
y and Baltimore, then opened tie ball
N III clear. concise and argGmcntatiy
y speech. He first Showed 10 the s:lti:
Il faction 81 any unpreiuliced mind III
4. entire regularity Of Douglas numina
estiou. as an argument to every trs
n democrat % support the regular npm
n nccs. lie thcn turned On tht llac
and literally flaycd thcr
alive, showing the unccnstitntionf
atltcndcncics If their principles. and N
~ dangerous doctrines advocated by the
y. leaders. Though not pnt down /
olltheir platform, Ne Judged them Y
ndlthcir record, and showed that thu
helwere utterly un;rustwonhv Ills r
marks were aitentivelv listened
III throughout, and certainly i.ssd y got
n effect.
Y. He WAS followed il b shoit spec,
helby Mr. N. II. l.isingcr, editor III y
f.Indianian." If Princeton. who pou
III lcd hot slot into THE opposition RAM
islwith telling effect. .Alter Dir. r. ";
III concluded. the meeting adjYrriH
n. with three roAsing cheers lor Loa
~ las ami johnson. W. think Pil
,atlmay safely TX set down fur large
rIyincrcascd majority FIR Douglas Ut
Nj. that given To tile State ticket.
'ar RrMFNnER. let the soldiers 81 Il
~ Mexican war. anu the relatives
!, those who were welcomed with bloot
'n1 hands to hospitable graves, rememb
~ that Abe Lincoln voted III Congrc
II against giving bounty lands and su
~ plies to tic soldiers who fought up
~ the field Of battle. and against retur
~ ing even thanks to the brave office
w aud men who won the brilliant victo
~ at Monterey. Unr country shon
-, have no honors for traitors and tori.
my ------>-----
lelr TIF Mr.. Bohart. 81 Cclestine. hi
'oO a fine young horse die on last Aond
\, might, post mortem examination