The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-05-31
Ratification Meeting on Friday Evening.
A Republican club 10 he Formed.

| at the Court House. on Ffludy tNeH'DB, W "h'
initiatory steps toward forming a Republican.
or "Wide. Awake" Club. An invitation being
extended to our Toledo friends to favor us with
their presence, some fifteen Jr twenty Of the
rank and file" accompanied By soul-stirring
band Of music came up on the steamer Bale
The meeting was orgsnzed by calling J. w.
Ross to the Chair. and appointing J. w. Bailey
Sec'y. The Chairmsn ttSted the object OF the
meeting, bat, as there were several speakers from
Toledo who the people would, no doubt, be glad
TO hesr,i had been suggested to delay organizing
a Club until next Friday evening, April first
| Mr.. Kent Of Toledo was called, and mounted
| the rostruin.
Mr. X commenced his remarks by alludng
briefly, TO the history OF the canvass OF 1866
When the people were told, at TINT time, that
the chief aim OF Democracy was 10 subserve
southern interests that the party was onroled
by the dictation of southern men, and that the
south demanded the right, right which the
northern democracy would admit, to hold slaves
10 the territories, they did not believe il. Yet,
had not oil this come to puss7 lie perfectly
agreed with the Hon. W. j.. Yancey, n Sound
+ was susceptible OF two constructions purpose
ly so arranged for gross deception. But the
: eer Of the north was ticklcd with the PROPOSE.
tion that inasnuch as Mr.. Buchanan was an
old and faithful democrat he could do no wrong;
he would give us on example of wise and ju.
dcuus government. How this promise had
been carried out, reference was made 10 the re-
I 1ha III Inn
y showing the manner md means used to force
' the Lccomplon Constitution through Congress.
Il Do we find anything different in the motives
of the party now? Do they desire to secure
greater privileges aud benefits to the free white
laOoring clusscs OF the countryH The action OF
the Charleston Cow nlon sat sioctorily answers
- this question. During ten days sitting the
" subirc. OF the cause of free labor, or the propo
= si,iou Of securing for them homestead was moi
once discussed. II WINS oil about the Niger
and the right Of the muster to force him into
the territories; thus virtually placing the whit,
- freeman aud black slave side by side TO labor
The northern delegates asked the re.ndoptiol
y Of the Cincinnati platform with ,h
Dred Scott plank attached, but the south de
:" nounced this double faced way Of doing busincs
v aud finally the convention bursted up ma row.
The speaker then compared the majority ant
" minority platforms, rs introduced at the Charles
w ton convention. Tho latter Judge Douglas wa
willing to stand upon; aud according to the in
y tcrprctation recently given to the Dred Scot
" decision, by able southern iursts, it concpde
> the truilicing in African slaves TO be II Lawful
tight-thus practically opening up the slav
~ trade, which the laws Of the United States de
clares to be pimcy, There could be no doub
" Of the purposes of the democracy, no matte
who may be the nominee.
He concluded by paying tribute to the me,
4, ted worth aud true greatness of the dstiguishe
is nominees OF the Republican party.
re Mr.. Esta being called for made his appeal
~ once upon the stand, and after complimentin
nd our Indies for their good looks and the band {,
u. its choice music. he proceeded to draw con-
y. parison between the democratic convention,
Charleston and the republican convention
no Chicago OF the "Wigwam," he said. "Imagir
,d a room ten times MS large as this. (the cou
II, room,) and imagine it, il you please to be clos
ms ly crowded with men and women you then ha,
10. but sn imperfect idea Of the vast assemblage
, " At the time the third ballet was progressing.
cd was presumed that there were at least twel,
ON thousand people in the Wiswom, with prob
ON bly, twice thai number on the outside, unable
he guin admittance. Notwithstanding this vast a
semblage ge-notwithstandng the excitement pr
vaiing at that particular moment the hOu
was qniet-no! above whisper being heard
Ms, At the close Of voting, and when it Was NJ
le derstood that Lincoln only lacked two and
em half votes to secure his nomination, Mr.. Cart
nj OF Ohio rose aud changed four votes in his +
'us vor. -Four votes changed for Lincoln! aud
10 an instant voice in the gallery caught up Il
cal words, and thence another on the roof; and,
ct. il the words were Ere running along n train
the powder from ihe inside over the roof they ,ouc
III, ed the crowd below, aad then came the expl
lgo sion. II was absolutely as il burst Of thund
nd had broken over the house; shouting aud scresr
all ing with all their strength, il really seemed
OF if they couldn't stop long enough to bre
IN, the sound into words The widest excieme
OH prevailed for six or seven minutes, and near
thy every solitary soul in the house shouted the
pa selves huarse. In the midst Of the noise I
ard cannon began firing outside, aud the chctri
nch swrlled up louder than ever A picture of Ii
oi coin, in gilt oval fr5mc, elevated on a po
was brought In, AMI the screaming fairly drow
ed the iron lhrosted cannon, Delegates tore
the posts on which the cards marking the plaC
way ol their delegations were placed, aud whrl
ScN them round their heads in uncontrolable excl
DC ment, The whole house was waving, tossi
De sea Of heads No words can accurately drscn
nan the scene
jus Mr. e. referred to the developments of the {
the vrde Committee, asked il it was not time q
be- there was change in tho administration or /
government, We certainly couldn't get wo
aud why not run the chances for better