The semi-weekly mountain Democrat., 1860-10-17
D0uglas Meeting.

ming, 10 hear, as had been announced IN
their organs and circulated extensively by
posters, Geo. F. Price, Esq, Douglas
ElectOr, and our county nominees" Some
Of the county nominees we're present, but,
either disgusted with the slimness Of the
meeting. or ashamed Of the company they
we're in, or having nothing 10 say, or fear
ful Of dispensing the crowd, or advocating
the wrong dOctrine-fOr they cOnstrue
their platform diferently-they declined,
very judiciOusly, to take the stand when
called upon.
To save the meeting from proving an
utter failure, which II promised, band
was engaged to attract crowd. Even
music, which our citizens are passionately
fond OF, seemed to have lost its charm,
and but few gathered around the stand.
Slowly and despOndingly and mOurnfulIy,
like conquered company, the poor Doug
lesitcs, despair written in their faces,
marched to the Plaza, where stand had
been erected. Our ever ready, vigiIAnt
and accommodating friend, Mike Shcarer,
seeing a disposition manifested on the
part Of the crowd, to diSperse as soon as
the music stopped, stepped on the plat.
form. and the moment the band ceased
playing, nominated and declared our
handsome friend, Judge johnson, elected
President Of the meeting. The election
didn't seem to take the Judge Ivy surprise,
and many thought he anticipatcdit. But
this we think mistake. Jas. Burk. b.
{. James, Col. Jack McDougald and e.
W. Moun!joy were elected Vice Presi.
dents, and Mr.. Chapman, Secretary.
After an organization had been effected,
Mr.. Price was fccbly called for. lie as.
ccndcd the stand, paused as if expecting
n cheer, surveyed the crowd int,Iltly but
gIoonily, a short time, aud then "Iitchcd
in We were surprised at the Goodness
OF his reception, aud felt little Indignant
The GOODNESS was soon explained. liz
stated that he had always been consist.
cnt and unwavering Democrat, and bad
no confidence in, or respect for boltcrs
He unwittingly, perhaps, rcbukcl the Of.
ficcrs Of the meeting, every one Of whom,
had voted, last year, the Currcy- Baker.
Mckibbin ticket. lie found himself in
strange coinpany-surronndcd by men
who had fused with the Black Rcpubli.
cans last year to defeat the regular nomi.
nccs Of the Democratic party. Mr.. Price
had denounced and worked against that
fusion, when he was in the Democratic
organization, and many Of the Douglas.
ties present, were aware Of the fact, and
they feared he would dcnounce it again,
and therefore they were afraid to cheer
him. Unac1uaintcd with the antecedcnts
Of the officers Of the meeting, every one
Of whom had bolted regular nominations
more than once, he vehementIy and
Aercely denounced boiling and boilers, to
the amazement, modification and annoy.
ance of the President and his associates,
and TO the amusement and delight Of the
Breckinridge Democrats.
1t was pardonable mistake on the part
of friend George, who came among us q
stranger to the Douglas leaders, and was
not presumed to know their antecedents,
and should not, therefore, be blamed for
rebuking unintentiOnally his own party
friends for boiling regular Democratic
nominations" II was whispered that un-
Gle Mike, who had never bolted before, had
suggested to Mr. Price to give the boilers
particular fits, and that Mr.. p, innoccntly
suppOsing that uncle Mike meant the
Breckenridge men, "lct himself loose"
against his own party. Some maliciously
persons even 90 so far as TO init.
mate they heard uncle Mike cheer Justify
and wink knowingly we don't believe
it. Shrewd as he is, he would not take
such an unfair, ungcnerous advantage Of
his boiling associates. We desire to do
uncle Mike justice much as he may have
thought they deserved n severe castiga
ton, he did not induce our friend George
to give it to them. The poor fellows
WINGED under 1t and smiled grimly, but
smothcred their indignation. Mr.. Price
dwclt long and tediouSly and necdleSsly
on the worn out theme of the regularity
of Mr.. Douglass nomination, withCdt cast
ing any new light on the subject, or con.
vincing one Of his hearers that he had
been nominated in accordance with the
uSagcs of the Democratic party. 1t was
All uphill business for him and he knew
and felt it, and he merely repeated what
had been previously expressed ns forcibly
and explicitly, at least. by Conroth, Nc.
Dougal and McCorkle lie vainly at.
tempted to convict Mr.. Breckenridge of in.
consistency, and rather imprudc"tly as.
serted that Mr.. Clay ndorsed Douglas
doctrine of Popular Sovereignty. Mr..
Douglas holds that Territorial Lcgisla.
turc can by uniricndly Legislation" ex.
clude slavery from the Territories. Mr..
Clay, Mr.. Breckenridge and the whole
Democratic party deny the proposition,