The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-10-13
The Breckiafg Meeting,

Well, the great Breckenridge demonstra-
ton that was to have come olf,-that was her
aided with such display of cannon, rooster,
job type and flourish Of trumpcts gencr-
ally in last Saturdays Democrat, according
ing to announcement as to time, but not quite
according to the expectations raised rs to
details. came off on Wednesday last, and the
country is saic-for the election Of ANYBODY
but John G. Breckenridge and Gen. Jos.
Lane.
With ladies', boys, Pennsylvanians AMI
Dchwarcans-o of each of whom We observed
quite number--our BreckunridgcrS mana gcd
to get up a very fair day light procession, but
our readers may rely upon it that we state
truth when We say it was not quite an hour
passing any one point. There were quite a
Il number of flags in the procession, one of
which we noticed as having one star only up
on it.-d"ubtless intended to represent the
one State (Sonth Carolina) that their candi-
date will get. The SO guns, if fired, must
have been with poor powder. Wcdidn't hear
them. After proceeding through the town in
procession the unterricd collected in front of
the Court House, where the meeting was or
ganizcd, and aitcrwar1 addressed by Elk. Gov.
Pratt, and Capt. l.. S. Chopper. NJ. Y. Kidd
Esq, also made some opening remarks, we
be lievc. Other duties prevented our hearing
the speeches, but We learn that Elk. Gov.
Pratt repeated the SANDER, elsewhere alluded
to, to-day, as to John Bell's orlgination of
the charges of corruption against Clay. We
did not near that the Hon. Ex. Governor gave
any proofs Of this charge. Did he suppose
that because Cecil county had once been
guilty OF the folly Of giving him. as candidate
Tor Governor Of the State, handsome MAORI
ty, Cecil audience would believe his bare
assertion OF this SANDER against John Bell!-
II he did, he " rcckoned without his host.''
The other distinguished gentlemen an
nounced in the bills were not present. The
intelligence OF the PcnnSy lvania, Ohio, and
Indiana elections, it is presumed, reached
them about the time of leaving home, and
cooled their aldor, as it certainly did the ardor
OF the Breckinridgcrs Of Cecil county, on the
occasion ofthis meeting.
AT night the grlnd--saye the mark =
torchight procession Of about sixty torches
III the hands Of as many boys, came, or rather
n|%icd OIL. Some half dozen translarcncics
TWO stunned hSnrcs of Lincoln. or perhaps one
intended TO represent llamlin, and man
painted black, were, with the rockets fired of
during the display, Q) the features of this
part of the days performance. The black-a-
moor we aiterward observed as a prominent
character on the stand during the speeches Of
Mcssrs Henderson, Kidd and VIM. r. NJ iller
-dclivcred after the parade of the torches
Ihe Niger was thus very properly in the
wood pile of our Brrck Democrats. After the
night speeches Lincoln was condemned to
ourn. Fhe niger OF course superintendent
the burning. i'll that WAS needed to render
this part of the performance perfectly in keep
ing with the projects Of the disunionists was
the presence OF some representative of the
ValorCus Roger a. Pryor as the Brutus to
s'ao inc Lincoln Caesar preparatory to light
ing the pile by which he was to be consumed.
Upon the whole, taking into consideration the
favorable circumstances Of Court week, we
concluded the thing was a grand fizzle iron.
beginning to end, with, perhaps, the bare
exception Of the procession in the morning,
and upon comparing the affair with ITS advcr-
tiscinent in The Democrat last week. cannot
help but appreciate the old saw-.' great cry
little wovl.' -