Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-06-28
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am e,rlx hour Of the day the leaders about town
eo,5menecd s.s<nsbIns ON their gaiiy caParisonsd
steeds. sar nc rurpose Of protecting out north to
,Sec;vs the delegations from German, North and
pm sowsshipses They returned in short time
~,tk sher forces considerably augmented. and pro-
cc<led ssuih 70 meet and escort into town the del
r.sations, 6on B.srboh. Tirpecanoe, Walnut
iS;rcen and Union Townships. They had to w<it
sometime al the place Of rendezvous, We presume,
~ ,<ae Of tho delegations to arrive, a. the pro-
s-cs.;sn did not return for nearly two hours As
tbcau<ocession passed many OF those composing h
-es5,uId not rcffaia from exhibiting their want ct
banners and solefstion. Groans, jeers, profane
I,nprecafiors on our head. anil obscene remarks
oven n tfc-hcxring of ladies in the procession.
rreesed'eur ears frequently. The sroans Pieasea
rs. As they bsoushs up in our memory the reco'iec
zion that we>wers honored in similar mmner IN
Is5s, ~ the suggestion Of certain gentleman Who
Was then revcling In tat Office, but who Is no"
enjoying the felicities Of private life We always
-f~<l hcnorcd a such manifestations from our enc
mics. as obey assure us that our blows are felt
.. AT least Sse ffth of the horsemen. were minors
and young Republicans. who marched with them |
nssAsS diem, and. in the vehicles at least TWO
thirds of the occupants we're women, children and
Youths from 10 TO Is Yeas old. The largest est
mate Of she namscr of voters in the procession We
have heard was between Eve and six hundred 90
after all their tremendous e,rts to get out large
crowd. S;,r the purpose Of reviving the dropping
ss;r;o ofthe srty and Strengthening the watering
onsdcrissy the character Of il. do not feel at
alld;smaved or alarmed. Were the Republicans
to mike as great efforts they could call out twice
thc number Of voters at least, ifnot twice as many
children and oxen Two wagons mostly niied
xirf surenilcs Of both sexes, drawn by % yoke
at oxcn and the other by IL yoke, brought up the
rear the procession, and after m.rchns up NJ;
rhirsu street short distance crossed over to Gen.
Ter. when IL timed soathwI-d, proceeding rs tar
=. Washington where il again crossed over to MI
chipap. in front of the Elwaris House. where it
hslted and was dismissed The crowd then dis
n.rsed in various directions, but very soon after
commenced congrcgatins in front OF the liquor sa-
LIONS where they would pop in fast As they could
obtain an entrance 10 fill their skins With iorty-rod
vhiskey. Lager beer was almost entirely ignored
We arc told. They wanted something stronger
.ha, would make them drunk quick Very soon
the effect Of their frequent potatons began 70 eA
h;bis itselfn loud and boisterous language and un
steady walk Of large number. Several managed
to get assrsdie their horses and then strained W
jdown the streets, ran races, chased one amour
er like xild Cam.nchcs. reminding the old inhab
it.uts Of sccnes witnessed by them at Indian pay
meus.. This continued the whole Of the baIanc
of s,,e dsy The proprietors Of the drinkins nous
e. were kept busy Continually until near nigh
dealing out the delicious berersge. asd even whe
she horns sounded md the drums fatfied to infor'
sh.m Me time for the Coascnsicn b assemble ma
.,r;xrd, die largest half eosld not be induced
.,s.xe the vicinity of the saloons IL was remar'
~ ftcqacusiy IN orr hearing By old citizens dur'n
NJ aay Dist shey never saw half as many drunke
i-russy where in one day before in their hive
Rst. what caused us more regret than any thin
IA. - the sight Of several intoxicated youth
.eome Of them apparently not more than ten
twelve years Of age. belehing out the most pro'a'
iosshs. About dusk drunken men mol new cou
be seen, some of them staggering and reeiins
9or- the road, ripping out oaths and obscene la
uare in front Of private dwellings. in the hear''
,ftbe wives and daughters Of our most respect
he citizens, Others were stretched at their u
length along tire side-u.lk and road sleeping
xheir MEDITATION. Next morning even sevei
were observed asleep IN the Seminary grove a
sence corners IN the outskirts Of town, where tn
had lain all night To give the reader an imp
feet idea of the amount of liquor swallowed BY
Democracy during The day, il need only be stat
th.t one saloon keeper acknowledges that he to
intrs). II was emphAsicaliy Lis drunk, and
doubt large majority came to town for no oil
purpose than to have spree. This Is furt'
Demonstrated BY the fact that much the iarg
portion Of those Who marched in the procession n
event near the Grove where the Convention
sembied, But enough of this, albeit the }
has not Been tod f =
The delexases assembled at the Seminary CIR
about one o'clock p. NJ. G. H. Reeve. the n
Who pronounced the Douglas doctrine Of Popg
Sovereignty : kumsug. and the advocates OF
Homestead bin demasogues,in speech he m
before thc Democratic Club Of this place, soon
,er his return from the South, was chosen Pr
dent of.she Convention After the orsani1a
vas completed candidates were called upo'
pledge themselves to abide the action OF The {
yent;cn and support is nominees. This they
.a:rsed 10 10 avery brief manner. except Mr.. Y
NJ. Pstsersoa. whs seemed 70 think il was vi
.esssary for him. Who had always been Demo
and always roted the Democsasic ticket, to N
any pledges He eridensly Wanted to make
,eIerfoneeshe speech ios his o~n benefit, |.
.shc sown cliqur. Who had previously decaedi
-xsrr Of his opponent perceiving, and fearin
.niehk fustrass their arransemenfs, called hi
,erder. Mr.. p however.uas not 10 be silence
,ese;lvs He maintained ks position and not'
Iss.-ii.g he Was repeatedly called to order ,
-Pres;denl ,conpleted his remarks and sat
,uisbsat n4kias The pledge required Hut
osptssivss Of np araiI- The delegates we're
IN die c<nssal Jsnto that Sloemakes was the
<ensninats. and al shes bad to do was to COZ
- Seercs. The5 - u The Jsaso had
.seesrd shsis laverise candidate for Sheriff
rthry bsnaf q lissle mere srssblesone 70 get
decree in this case ratified than they anti
tod The Bourbon delegation havins disco
-Hon.shc way the wires we're pulled thai he
7.nasiens had al heen made beforehand oy tue
-yuass, Sselzcd they vozld NOT subni 20 sue