Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-08-16
ILLINOIS CORRESPONDENCE.
Notes Taken under the Shadow
of -. Louis.
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BELLEvlLLE, ILL.,, Aug. ], 60,
FAILURE No. OSE.-The Central
of the Douglas Democracy
of St. Clair County. Illinois, issued
their edict that Saturday, July Sth,
should be the day on which the De-
mocracy of ST. Clair should hold
Mammoth Meeting" for the purpose
of showing their JOY and gladness at
the nomination of their Little IDOL
At great cost, the Committee procured
the services of a real live "Colonel,"
the reputed owner of cotton planta-
tion, and the "Niggers" thereunto
pertaining, away down in Alabama;
the said Colonel, for a consideration,
in hand paid, promising to prove. to
the perfect satisfaction of the Democ-
racy Of st. Clair, that Stephen A
Douglas had one supporter in the cot
ton growing State of Alabama, espe-
cially when said supporter was in H.
linois.
The cventful Saturday arrived, but
alas for human hopes, and especially
Democratic ones, the Democracy OF
St. Clair did not come. In vain did
twelve Marshals, most gloriously ar
ranged in ribbons and scarfs. gloves
and batons, escort thci- three bands,
attended by troops of admiring little
boys, southwark and then "liquor, -
northward and then "smile", east
ward and then "imbibe," westward
and then "lager," either the Democ-
could not or would not come. But
marching and counter-marching took
up time, and the hour arrived when
the eloquent son of the sunny South
was to address his brethren of the
North; and after almost incredible ex.
ertions, the gallant Marshals succeed.
ing in gathering and retaining. for q
parade through the principal streets
of city of ten thousand inhabitants, a
FalstafTs regiment of 3s4 souls, in
Guiding twelve Marshals, three bands
of musicians. men, youths, boys and
children, old Governor Reynolds lit.
tie niger and the orator OF the day
1t was. confessedly, very much like q
failure. After very short parade
the masses were seated quite comfort
ably in the pit of the City Park The
ater. and OF course "aU ogog" to hea
the Douglas thunder from Alabama
With much grief we are Obliged tt
confess our utter inability TO report the
Colonel eloquence: suffice it to sa,
that after using " eighty minutes IL
describing his be-c-autiful home. an0
his luxuriant plantation down in Ala
bama, and had perfectly electrified hi
hearers with descriptions of the aff'cc
tionate conduct of his old nurse. "Di
nah" and the deep afilictioR of hi
..boy Bob," who was afraid 10 com,
North for fear the Ab.bo-ish-o -on-ist
should steal him. and had almost dis
solved his hearers in sympatheti
tears, while witnessing his own deep
deep emotions at the kindness OF hi
Democratic brethren OF the North. tn
President of the meeting. the once An
ti-Slavery Colonel Don Morrison
pulled him dozen b. his coat tails. va
rious conjectures are ahoat relative Z
the Presidents reasons sor such rap
id getting down OF Southern eloquence
Some say j, was because the Illinoi
Colonel was jealous of the Alabam
Colonel's cloquence; others. becaus
Don" was afraid that some terribl
effects would follow such an intens
moving of the sensibilities of the De
mocracy; the most popular opinion