Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-10
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that the cause is making good headwayin
this part Of sAndusky county. We could
call the names of number of Democrats
who have already come out and taken their
places under tho banner Of Lincoln and
Hamlin. Like flock Of black birds in q
tree top one leaves, then another, and an-
other, then two or three, aud finally the
whole flock. SO il is apparently indicated
with the Democratic party at the present
time.
Clyde now has large and well crgaui-
zed and uniformed company of "Wide-
Awakes" with 100 torches. The company
met on Monday and Tuesday evenings Of
last week, July 80 and 81, for drill at their
Wigwam. Do you remember what glo-
rious evening that of Tuesday wasl-how
the full moon rose in clear sky and lit up
the heavens with an unusual brightness and
spIendor which put out the starsi
Well, Just as the Wide-Awakes bad COM
menced gathering, what should we see but
a company marching to the play offife and
drum dressed in fantastic habiliments, with
painted faces and bigh-steepled paper caps.
The movements of that company could hard
ly fail to remind one Of Polock's undying
worm "with thousand snaky heads. =
Poor fellows, residum Of the Democratic
party, they have shown their good sense by
starting on their long and distant journey
up Salt River. They anticipate the hosts
upward bound in what forage may be found
on its banks. They make no halt until
they reach Ft. Smelling. The government
grocery at that place is Kept by certain
Mr.. Steele. This grocery is where they all
stop and procure their outfit for their journ-
ey. The Douglas army are now fitting up
Keel boats, while the Breckenridge army
are to move exclusively 10 Live-oak barges.
Meantime the Bell and Everett men use
: Birch-bark canoe. The river is now clear
) of snags and sawyers as far as "6fty-four
forty"
: But to return to the bright evening of
Tuesday. A large and respectable audi
ence of ladies and gentlemen assembled at
the Wigwam at an early hour. The com
pany of Wide-Awakes formed and marched
T in, in double file, and were seated in order,
when presently group of young Ladies en-
: tered with large and beautiful stand of
{ Colors bearing upon its ample folds simply
, the Stars and Stripes, the emblem of liber-
ty and ensign of our nationality. (How
t humiliating and incongruous the thought
that it waves over asingle American slave }
: The flag was presented by Miss H. SAN
FORD, on behalf of the young Ladies of
D Clyde, to the Clyde Wide-Awakes, in the
: folIom;no, n, beautiful oddrace.
"The Ladies of Clyde and vicinity have
y purchased Flag, which we present you as
> token of esteem, endeavoring TO show by
: this act our esteem of your society.
. "Hoping that it may long wave over the
J. Wide-Awakes of Clyde" we consign it to
:. your keeping"
"a DR.. c. G.. Eaton, on behalfof the Club,
q responded in a very appropriate manner,
a when the Glee-Club sung song, which
:. was followed by three hearty cheers for the
!. ladies. Rev. G. r. Brown then gave a
e short but very nice address. Such group
h of young ladies as those doners, any town,
IS village or city, may well be proud. Tho
- Wide-Awakes then lit their torches, and
;s marched through the principal streets in
,r good order; now marching the angulation
"a of Lincoln rail fence; then in a straight
, line; now in double file; and then into sec
y tions and back into line. Though the moon
= = was at its full it did not materially eclipse
h the brilliancy of this decidedly torchy COM
q pany.
4 Mex day the Clyde Wide-Awakes atten-
n ded the Wigwam warming at Tiffin. The
"a procession formed there at the Depot by
u placing the Sandusky Brass Band at its
: head, to which followed Sandusky Wide
'. Awakes, then Clyde Wide-Awakes, then
\ delegations from the towns of Seneca and
!. adjoining counties-and such Procession
"a Our company halted two squares east the
"a Shawan House, aud opened to the right and
N left to let the procession pass, and there we
10 stood while that current Of moving human
/. Republican flesh passed on, and on, and on,
I. until we could stand no longer and retired
# leaving it still passing, and we have not
7 been advised thatit has all passed yet.
70 One of tho gentlemanly and generous
.. hearted marshals of Tiffin (sorry we have
i. not his nancy kindly profered us his large
ID and spacious Office for our quarters when
not on parade.
II. At P. NJ, the procession again form
va ed at the Wigwam (which by the by is @
in very commodious one) to march to the fsi
" ground to hear the speaking. Arrived
m there, found that all the space within hear
be ing distance Of Mr.. Clay was already occu
q pied, so that it was not only impossible fol
~ multitudes of those preseut to hear him but
IA almost impossible to see him. Those who
n. did hear him are enthusiastic in their en-
be comiums upon his spesch. He spoke about
n. two hours and quarter.
,s Hon. John Sherman also made a great
\, speech, the greater part Of which we were
y, so fortunate as to hear.
&c OF the dedication of the Tiffin Wiawam
or the other exercises Of the evening, and tht
a brilliaucy of that long line of torches (nea
800 in number) are they not sufficiently
advertised by the throng that participated
Ie- in them. w. L. @.
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