The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-09-05
For the Cadiz Sentinel
Great Fizzle Of the Black Repub
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BINGHAM &LEwTON TO SPEAK.
Lincoln Men Down i'm the Mouth
GREAT DISTRESS IN TIE LINCOLl
CAMP!

EDIToR SENTISEI,-Sm:-The first Of Sep
tember was an exciting day for the people Of
New Athens and vicinity. Previous to the
time, flaming handbills were posted up about
the streets, announcing that Pole would be
raised for "Lincoln and Hamlin" that ye re-
no,cned Hon. John A. Bingham and Lewis
Lewton, (his man Friday would address the
expected masses Agreeable to the notification
on the morning OF the first, We walked up on
the hill to see what progress they were ma
king towards the consummation Of the grand
affair. We found that they had got couple
Of poplar poles spliced together, the two making
about one hundred and forty feet, (they being
very anxious to beat the Democrats whose pole
is one hundred and five feet high.) The craft
of the village blacksmiths being brought into
requistion in fastening the splice with iron
bands.
As the morning wore away our town was
livelier than usual by the arrival of people from
the country, most OF them Democrats, with a
Black Republican now and then, when sudden
ly doorous sound arose, like pack of half
famished prairie wolves, which produced the
cause of an inquiry as to who they were and
where they came from. The Black Republicans
tried to disown them, and said they were Dem
ccrats, but when they saw the flag of "l0hite
and blue" and heard them singing "we'er a band
of Freemen" and something else about Honest
Old Abe" thay had to own them, though it
was evident they were ashamed of them. Not
withstanding they shook hands with them and
accepted them as delegates from the North
western part ofthe township, with E. Fisher
as captain. When the preparations were fully
made it was noon, and according to the GUS
tom OF our Gorefathers" we went home to get
our dinner. A lew of the woolies we noticed
did the same, but the mass of them were de-
pending upon the "feast of reason" they expec.
ted 10 receive from Bingham. Lewton s. Co., as
stay to their stomachs. A poor substitute
We think Pork and Beans would have been
more acceptibIe to many Of them before they
got through. ...
One o'clock came and the crisis had arrived
for setting upon end the one hundred and forty
foot pole. They laid hold of the monster o.
their affections, and as it slowly arose they were
wild in their supposed triumph. At its peak
Aaunted the banner of "Lincoln and Ham,n'
When about one-third of the way up, it broke
and down 1t came to to the ground to the dis.
comorturc of their whole clique, showing tht
sad uncertainty Of human affairs.
"Eveu in the midst of lie we are in death"
They then left the scene and repaired to the
"Free Presbyterian Church, to hear Bingham
leaving few to resplicc. Bingham rected hi'
speech toerably we'll. He ought to agains
this time, as it was the same "oM speech" inter
polated with a few extra words such as IS. A.
Douglas, King Cotton" &C., &c. They listened
to him until he got through, and then commen
ced raising their pole second time, it now be-
ing after dark; but as their was a number o
Know Nothings in the crowd, we suppose, a.
usual, they Glove darkness rather than light
They hurrahed and yelled, and if noise hat
done any good, they would have got their polt
up this time, but the lates had decreed acains
them, and when about half way up, il broke tht
second time, and down it came again and with
it the hopes OF the Black Republican party
They remained by the object of their affections
until about twelve O'Clock, midnight, ..
''Brooding over the fearful ruin they had wrought
When they skunk away as though all hope haG
died within them. And thus was the grant
finale of the Great Republican Fizzle in New
Athens. Sic transit gloria naundi."
. AN IMPARTIAL OBSERVER