The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-10-17
RepuD.Ic.n 4 oIns,.al L1 CROSSE
~ BRICK rOMs, X.

This afternoon tbs Republicans are hay-
ing q slorious,s 4 time, For seven weeks
they have been preparing for a big demon
straton and it crime TO day. This morning
was,usherd in by sunrise, the cooking Of
crows, and gin.cocktail for several OF the
wide.awakes. Atten o. clock Kind Heaven
sent rain storm and several other Repub.
licans to town, and we learn by a boy who
has been out al. day trying 10 sell peck
apples, that they are here yet. Gov. Seward
is here. The "Mounting B ird" is here.--
Sleeper ia, hsrs.,Abe Lincoln is here
Hamlinis here. Randall is here. Greeley
Is here. Weed is hero. Booth and Dan.
iels are here, Usher. Of O1aIaska, who made
a'speech in Chicago, is here. Chase is here.
Banks pise here. Sasnuer, who went to
Europe TO have a piece Of his backbone ia.
ken out, turned and sc.aped, is here. Epery.
body is here! The Republicans are ratify-
ing U at the Turner's Garden all the
speakers are spsechifying. elcounted ser.
eptesn bundled thousand men in the process.
sion, which vas over thousand miles long,
who win vote for Lincoln. List year they
voted f9t Douglas! Upwards oftwenty mil
lion OF people are now in The garden listen
ing to the talking. Nine bundled guns were
fred for LINCOLN, and they intend to fire an.
other one next week! Randall is speaking
ii ten different languages, while Washburn
is tskingit down ia back-hand! Booth is
telling the particulars Of his rape and Linz
coin is adding up the rails he split.
Delegations from the country are coming
in !! One delegation from Bangor had pole
10 wagon seven hundred feet high, on
which was likeness Of Old Abe embroid.
! cred in sheep skin. 81 tei1l3 y .5s ,a&
he Over 10 900 voters came in from Bangor,
ldrawn by twenty wagons 3attached to each
4hpEse. Fifty bands ase in4Attendance from
4 each town, and from Neshonoc, there are
4 sixty thousand mothers, with children at the
bosom, each one cFying for "Old Abe"
Over four thousand towns in this county
are now represented, and two more towns
will be in To- morrow il the weather don't
rain. The procession commenced moving
last week, and the tail'of il has just passed
the Augusta House. 1t will be around BY
potato time! One wagon hns platform on
it'thrse quarters cf mile loag, with rail
erect in the front end, and yellow dog
couchantsia the rear. A bay who stood
with his ear over the touch hole ofthe can.
non. said he thought he heard 1t when it
went off--the cannon, not the touch hole
/ but was not certain! He will listen again!
The procession stopped at the Nord Stern
Office till "Shanghai' Chandler could comb
his hair when it passed on! All nature 10
rel lcing. A kitten over ct Aunt Bstsey's
has its fail in its mouth, and evidently likes
the show lg9sS sa A'-h ,@'4 -.
Ia Ogertwo hundred speakers are In attend.
ance, each one Speaking in agdifsrent Ian.
guage. All win vote tor Lincoln if they
don"t v1te for someb ody e.se. Resolutions
were passed and are now, passing the Com.
mi,tee. deaouacing the Uaian in New York
as a Joke they cant see the nnb to, and
pledsing the N )st cordial nursing to the
Breckenridge man. sy
Asohe result OF all this, Lincoln will
carry the state b. over million msjoritys
and if "Saaoghal" C1andler's toast: D im1
r }ck county, which he s"eafs he will offer
prevails, Fl lncaett will be elected to Cons
gress by at least eleven hundred thousand!
Look out for big reports OF the meeting!
Seymour and Eastman commenced writing
it of yestsrd4y, and they are Eow just
through with the first hil!g Hurrah for the
rutity! aSach a crowd. They cannot get
out of town in at lsast'a month uulass We
build more roads. -I1U1 Dsno;rat. ~ li
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