The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-07-26
COLFAX'S SPEECH.

out the county. Schuyler Colfax. the Gar
den Seed POney.' and gentleman Of frank
ing noteriety, delivered his old and fsmil-
lar harangue. to small number Of his con-
stituents on Saturday last, at tie Seminary
grounds. in this place. The Central Com.
mittee had gone to considerable expense
preparing to give their little idol grand
reception and several of the knowing
ones about town said they were going
to throw the Democratic demonstration, on
the Esd of June, into the shade. They
rode the county over for women and oxen
to make up the crowd. In fact they did
everything they could to get up crowd
and an enthusiasm, but the sequel showed
that neither could be raised. The crowd in
town was not more than twice as large as it
generally is on Saturdays. and had it not
rained through the night and in the morn
ing until about g o'clock. there would not
have been more than the usual crowd in
town. The rain prevented farmers from
working in their grain. and all those who
could make any business in town came.
There were not TO exceed six or eight wa
CONS and carriages that came in with flags
or banners, or showed in any way. that they
had been rugged for the occasion. These
were mostly filed with boys and women,
who came in to swell the crowd and see
Schuyler, about whom they had heard so
much, and who had sent their pas garden
seeds
Instead of throwing the Democratic
/ demonstration into the shad - theirs
turned out to be a grand fzzle. there
not being one-fourth as many in town as
there were on the Esd Of June ; and one.
third of the voters from the country that
were in town on Saturday last we're Dem
ocrats who came ia on business. Many OF
them went up to the grounds TO bear the
speech. They had hoped to hear some.
thing new, but in the main, it was the
same thing they had heard him tell four
years ago. 1t was niger all the way
through. Around us there were more
Democrats than Republicans, and our
friends told us that it was much the same
all over the crowd. There was but little
enthusiasm-none only what was manufac-
tured for the occasion, and the Republicans
through the crowd hallowed as though
they were obliged to, and not as though they
saw, felt. nor heard anything to hollow
about
We took notes of the meeting, and the
honorable gentleman's speech. which we
will give our readers the benefit of as far a,
time and space will permit. but it would
be impossible to give more than the out
lines of his harangue of two hours and a
half, in this issue.
Al about u o'clock p. M. the i'm.
msnse() throng was called from the gro
csries and saloons into the street by some
martial music. that sounded very familiar
to the citizens of this place. from the fac,
that they hear that same old tune every
Tuesday evening. When they were al
gathered together, the procession mus
have been all of ten or.ffteen rods in length
In front was the band; next the banners
Fuller. Mattingly and a few other men,
, surrounded by hundred or more juve
piles. Fuller and Mattingly looked like {
couple of Sabbath School teachers at one
; of Affords rail road excursions, on rer,
: small scale. They were surrounded by
the boys, several of whom we heard sa,
f they were for Douglas. They marched W
, Michigan street until they came to Adams
where hey succeeded in turning tn
crowd ithout breaking it very seriously OIL
account of its being very short. AT tw
O'Clock the crowd was quiet, and waiting
: for the appearance of Schuyler on the plat
form. In the meanwhile Stephen Whit
I and Mr.. Mattingly appeared on the stage
= and interested the crowd by various wit
:, ticisms. the "pint" to which no perso
e but Fuller saw, and he did not have tim
; to show the multitude where the {" pint
a was. Finally. Mattingly got in front c
e White, and called for three cheers 70
d Colfax.' pulled off his hat. showed out hi
e caved-in mouth, and actually made abou
one half the noise that vas made. Ate
u the effort he swallowed his mouth and CO
% lapsed into a state of quiet.
e The Rev. Mr.. Cherry was chosen Pres
: dent, who introduced Mr.. Colfax. W
could but feel grati6ed that this old ger
tleman, who had worked with the Demo
: cratic party for twenty years for the sal
), of office, and had left j. because he di
< not get it, had the honor of President COZ
re ferred upon him Il; and, as he has joine
n the Republican party for the sake of offic
" " we hope the party will. as soon as poss