Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-10-06
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The Douglas demonstrators Of Friday, was
enacted at Smiths Hall The gathering as TO
numbers was slim and dscournging. The main
aoor OF the hall was not filled, and about one
fourth OF that number were republicans, with
an occasional sprinkling OF Breckenridge men,.
The speakers we're Messrs D1cKMAN and Kps-
MAN, young lawyers of Cleveland. The former
opened the ball, with somewhat characteristic
speech smooth and gentlemanly, 10 laudatiou
Of squatter sovereignty and its chief. His mr.
guments, perhaps, we're as pertinent, and iorci-
bic as the nature Of the case would allow, but
neither the subject nor the adroitness OF the
advocate, we're such as to make conviction ir-
resistable. The effort was Of very so-soish
character. and not calculated TO drive anybody
out Of their propriety. The audience listened
patiently and respectfully to its close Mr.
Kinsman followed with silly piece of bombast,
egotism and arrogance, such aa but few stom-
achs, except those which had been well season.
ed by whskey and tobacco could stand, and the
yearning movement became apparent from the
start. II Cleveland has any hospitals for po-
litical foundliDgs the broud egis Of her humani-
ty should be thrown over this class Of her citi.
zeus. Although we have no wish to speak dis
paringly of our friend Diekman, we are inclined
to the opinion, that the whole thing was very
much after the fashion OF his opening anecdote,
vigorous effort to let the dark OUT by boring
auger holes with gimblet.
u,ts ID x..,bI;oor AZ
and evening following, was one more worthy Of
the prevailing sertiment Of the day The republi-
oans assembled at E Village at the hour appoint
ed we're, the Kingsve Wide Auakes, a com
pahy of each sex in unirarm with their music
were on hand. They were marshaled by Mr.
ANsoN LUCE to the town hall where they par
took of an excellent supper prepared by the Ia
dies Of East Village, After the creature
comforts had been disposed Of they again
formed headed by our village band, and march
ed to the ground for the raising, where they
took the management aided by Captain SHAY
LoR, and the pole was lifted to its place, with
most gratifying success, without interruption
or mishap. The next step was to escort the
East Village ladies with the flag to the ground
where hollow square was formed centering on
the pole, the flag borne by four young ladies'
was presented to b. S. METcALF, president oI
the day, by Miss ANN LUCE, in few appropri-
ate remarks, and received in the same manner
1t was then run up and cheers successfully
given for Honest Abe, the republican ladies OF
East Asbtabula, the Kingsville Wide Awakes
aud the Republicans of East Ashtabula, when
Hou. L. s. SHERMAN, stepped into the square
and in few well chosen words alluded to the
happy consumation Of the exercises the patri-
otc devotion due to the clustering stars and
the union typifed by them, and an invitation to
the Wide Awakes to attend the meeting on
this side in the evening
The meeting at Smiths Hall, was numer.
ously attended, the chair taken by Judge PAR
SONS and was opened by speech from o. II
FITCH, ESQ., which was received with much
favor, 1t was marked by thought, and ability
4 drew forth much well merited commendatiou,
and showed that the quiet and modest manner
OF the speaker was not correct index of the
mind beneath it,
Soon after Mr.. FITcH closed, aud Mr. SuER
MAN had begun, the Wide Awakes, numbering
near $50, were announced. having marched over
in torchght procession, and were, on entering
our village greeted with bonfres and fireworks
The speaking was suspended, and the body o.
the main floor cleared for their accommodation
our citizens filling the gallery aud every inch o
standing Gstting room that remained. After an
air from the band, and quiet was restored Mr.
Sherman resumed his speech and spoke unit
after 10 o'clock, TO the largest and most respect
full audiences ever convened within doors il
Ashtabula. Mr.. Sherman surpassed himself
His speech was one of the most compact, for.
chile, convincing and eloquent arguments tina;
has ever been our good fortune to listen to-
The dissolvirg views of the character aud
tergiversatious of the demagogue and po.
litical mountebank, could hardly have been Civ.
en- with more refreshing fidelity than in this
masterly effort The miserable fgment of
squatter sovereignty, with which it is attempted
to fool honest voters, passed terrible ordeal
and what was left of it would harhly pay for
the trouble Of placing it with its author under
the gravel The effect of this speech will not
soon be efaced and Mr.. Sherman will have placed
himself beside the best political orators Of the
country.
At the close, the Wide Awakes we're invited
to partake Of refreshments at the Ashtabula
House. Supper over, they again lit up their
torches, and went through their various ant
beautiful evolutions, much to the pleasure OF al
who saw them. AS the small hours drew on
cheers were reciprocated, and one Of the proud
est demonstrations for republicanism in Ashta
bula terminated
PASTORAL REsIoYATIoN.--Notice was giveI
on Sunday last, to the people of the Baptis
Church, by its Pastor the Rev. Mr. CLARK, tina
his pastoral relations with them would cease OF
the 10th of November next. The labors o
Mr. CLARK in this place have not been without
0ond raeuifc in hn;Id;nc, ~, and ooroo,t;,o, al,