The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-08-15
THE DEMOCRACY I'M COUNCIL.

auess eUer held la .ashEand.
Saturday, theIIth of NAugust, was a glorious
day for The Democracyof Ashland county. In
the morning a national salute was fred by the
Ashland Artillery Company. Very soon af-
terwards the people commenced pouring in
from all quarters andby nine clock our streets
and hotels were thronged with eager and en-
thusiastic Democrats who had come up to hear
discussed the great issues of the day; by men
who had for many years led on the great
Democratic column in Ohio in similar battles.
About 10 o'clock, persons on the tops of the
houses could see at a distance upon every road
their way towards town. Delegations, in old
fashioned Democratic style, with hickory poles,
notices, flags, bands, &C., came, displaying
the utmost enthusiasm. Vermillion, Mohican,
Perry, jackson, Orange and Mifiin were all
represented by large delegations, while every
,other township sent, in its scores and hundreds
to fill up the Democratic line. The delega-
tons were marshaled by Gen. j. S. FULTON
and were escorted through the principal streets
of the town. One new and noticeable feature
was everywhere observed. The wagons were
flledswith men, with voters, no women or boys.
Thabis a kindof arrangement that Republicans
are obliged to resort toto get up a crowd. But
here was, the bone and sinew of the county,
and many among them were the stanch old
veterans who had voted for thirty, forty and
fifty years the. Democratic Ticket. ,
About 1 o'clock the crowd proceeded to the
grove where a stand had been erected for the
speakers and officers of the day. w, B, Nc
Carly, Esq, from the Committee on arrange
ments announced the officers of the day, as
follows: President, Harmon Alleman, Esq, of
Mohican; Vice Presidents, James Andrews,
Esq. of Milton, Mif1n, John Charles, James
Green, John Taylor Hanover, John
Younker, John Svhiedt; Perry, John Cory;
Lake, George B~rubaker; Mohican, John J..
Winbigler, S. Keiser, Thos., Metcalf; Mont
gomery, BENZ. Wolf, John Springer, Mr..
Woods; jackson, Daniel Kcene; Sullivan, T,
Parker, A. S. Reed Troy. Mr.. Biddiuger;
Ruggles, VIM. Brown; Clear Greek, Abel Bal
ley; Orange, Geo. Mcconnell; Vermillion, A.
Armentrout.
Hon. DAVID Ton was then introduced to
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proceedings at Baltimore and showed conclu
sively to the minds of those who stood un-
prejudiced. that Stephen A. Douglas was nom
mated at Baltimore, regularly and in every re-
spect according to Democratic usage. Sever
who had heretofore been disposed to go
for Mr.. Breckenridge, honestly, on the ground
by some of the leaders that neither
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were fairly nominated concede that Mr.. Doug
las was fairly nominated and are determined
to support him with all their might. Gov.
TOP also showed Up the folly of the Black
Republican party in attempting or pretending
to sustain an exploded and unjust doctrine.
He was frequently interrupted with loud and
long applause
He was followed by JOHN M~cSwEENEY,
Esq, of Wooster with one of the most effective
ever delivered in our State. He
with showing that the opposition
20 the Democratic party have never succeeded
in carrying a national election save by hum-
Juror and fraud. He gave an example
# one. of their 1910 songs, in which with a
oily and recklessness almost unparalleled in
n the history of the world men got up public
Y and sung to assembled crowds their own
infamy. He further showed that the
movement against Douglas in the Southern
states was a disunion movement and proved
t too, beyond a doubt. Every disunionist in
South supports Breckenridge, and the Rich
Convention which nominated him, he
by the records was boldly avowed by
IS delegates to be a Southern sectional con-
-ention having in view only the dissolution of
he Union. Mr.. McSwEENEY was listened to
nth profound and eager interest all the way
and almost every minute was inter
upted by the rapturous applause of the audi
nee.
The convention at the close of his speech
with three cheers for the national
ominees Douglas and johnson.
The proceedings throughout were interspers-
d with the booming of the cannon, and na-
ional airs from the five bands in attendance.
he Savannah, Rowsburg, Hayesyille, Jerome
lille and Ashland Brass Bands were all on hand
nd we venture the assertion that no county
Ohio can turn out five as good bands. Up
n the whole itwas one of the best and largest
neetings ever held In Ohio, and not a Demo
rat that attended but went away feeling in
is heart that he was right and that the prin-
fples he advocates viii prevail. L
In the evening Hon. B. BURNS of Mans
.eld addressed an audience at the Court House.
he room was full and Mr.. BURNS made one
f the best speeches that we have listened to
many a year. His showing up of the past
nd present positions of Thomas W. BARLEY
nd has Inconsistencies was a complete annihi-
of that gentleman politically The gen.
raj expression was, etDied of severe "Burns"
IL, 1850, Thomas W. BARLEY. Let
i'm die. Who tkeers." /
Mr.. BURNS was followed by MANUEL MAY,
ESQ, of Mansfield in an interesting and anu
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