Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-03
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UNION DEMONSTRATION AT CoLLEoE GREEN. |
The Bell and Everett demonstration at the
College Green last night was very large and
very spirited. The grounds and houses in
the, VICINITY were beautifully illtmifsated,
aid TIE Speakers wete frequently interrupted
by the Arrival Of tbrcbs-light processionss
carrying transparencies, &c. A largs dele
cation came from Cincinnati and another
from Newport. The streets were brilliantly
lit up by bonfiree, and every available bell
was pressed into service.
There was no organization, but as soon as
the crowd reached the ground, Mr.. Ernst
introduced TO the audience Hon. J. NJ. Har-
Ian, of Frankfort.
The speaket said that for the FIRST time
since 1924 there were four Presidential can-
didates., The more powerful Of these parties
is the Republican; IL is sectional, and has
but a small hold In Kentucky, therefore
he would not discuss its principles. He
referred to the Douglas, and then TO
the BreckinTidge parties, which latter he
denominated Secessionists.
John Bell was the OILY Union man In the
list. Breckinridge had many waffh friends,
who would support him on any platform. He
knew man who once said that when he
died he intended to 60 to John Breckenridge.
He said that crisis was approaching, and
| upon the election this fall, 10 some egteRt,
hung the stability of the Union. The DEM
| ocratic party had long claimed 10 be the only
one capable of beating the Republicans. But
| now its power was gone-it could do moth
ing. Breckenridge declares himself the only
regular nominee of the National Democratic
party, but President Buchanan said neither
henor Douglas were regularly nominated, and
hence Democrats could in this instance, do
as they pleased. This was glorious privi-
lege for Democrats, and one which they never
| before possessed.
/ Tha l. .I..a
but few delegates from the North, and not all
from the South. He could not carry single
| Northern State. MIR. II. continued con-
/ siderable time, in the same strain, and gave
Stevenson, Breckenridge, Hodge, McCarty,
and the Louisville Courier a severe castiga-
tion, but had little to say of either Lincoln
or Douglas.
He quoted the politics of the leading DEM
ocrats of Kentucky, one year ago, to show
that they then held u position directly op-
posite TO that entertained now. He pro-
nounced the recent Frankfort State Conven-
ton a failure, and predicted the election Of
Ooombs by large majority.
He was followed by several other speakers,
but we are unable to give even synopsis
Of the remarks. Following the example of
the Baltimore Convention, no resolutions
were passed. a.
CONDITION OF THE COMMON ScHooLs-We
BdJner tne IOuOWlng summary OF the cOndl-
ton Of our public schools, during the last
nineteen years, from Mr.. Richardson's re-
port
'NOf the los counties in Kentucky, all have
duly reported to the Superintendent for the
school year ending December 81, 1859. The
whole number Of children reported by the
County Commissioners, for the past year, is
$50, ,466, being an increase of IL, 754 over the
preceding year; the highest number of chill.
dren actually attending the district schools
was l55, 772, being 6,7S5 more than attended
in the year 1858; the average number attend
ing school was $685. an increase of l,9O4
over. the preceding year. The number OF
district schools reported to this department
for the past year is 4,5l6, an increase over
the year 1858 of SO. II is proper TO state
here that under an Act of the General As
sembly, passed at its last session, "a number
of districts in which schools were taught
during the year 1859 are still being reported
These are not embraced in the above general
estimate. ur. bod. H
"The following statistical table. for the last
nineteen years. compiled from the reports oi
the Auditor and of former Superintendents
will attest the comparatively recent develop
ment and prosperous condition of the coln-
mon school system. Prior to l84l it does
not appear that any district schools were
regularly reported; and, therefore, this table
may be said to furnish, in a condensed form
the entire results of the State school system
| in Kentucky: