Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-14
Ratification Meeting at Baltimore


The H'ppcr of Friday, says Never within our TO-
collection, have We witnessed such enthusiasm rs was
manifested at Monument Square last ni.ht Asearly
hait-plst seven o'clock a continual stream of hui
man being. began pouring into the Square and by
eight clio k view from the platform presented a sea
oil faces. The Blues Ban was stationed on the nor
thrrn porioa of the platform an :oul Inspiring
music floating on the brrczr connei with the red
glare Of roc5rs.cansc feeling II enthusiasm to per
tadc he vast multitude never before expcricnced in
this country The Platform nse, y The s,e kcrs WAS
not quite finished, when comple;ei, i, viii lie the
htul,omrt ,far oi the KIND ever Cotton NJ Tor sim
liar occasion. 1t IS of gothic sye cxtcnlny the en-
tire len 9Th - the cOaIt- s!,e wal and ab,ul sixty
feet in bel GUT 1t each eud are paintings represent.
iuS Washiu ton aud Henry c., with appropriate
notices. No iraasprautles With the LANES Of the
nominees.
The cent" # the stdai IS nIafuel with an arch
ihc face al Nhicl placed The coat OF arms of
the different states The ccntie o: the arch is IL iyrn-
cl With an American eagle SURROUNDED With rcd white
and blue dag, while the - the rich represents
the Go less uF Iibe,y surroyr led By halo OF sio-
ry. lhc lace Oh he arch is IL ee in depth and
Is covered with ret aud white canbric. TOW of gas
lets is ll iced hel ld, aud whoa ,,44n4l causes the
different states coat of arH, IL pr~eat beautiful
appearance At lfpnst O'Clock, tltc ihrons N +. ont
ot the stand h., ,welIeI such extent that guess
work would be ip;.cl nate to te,nft to estimate the
mass. Among The spectators. aolice'i erea, many
ladies' who appeared take a. much interest in thi,
matter IT'S Thea. male protectors.
At ri ht O'Clock the llOa Anthony Kennedy intro
dutcI To ihe nsse,nbIge the II N. Henry Fuller of
fenns, wanna. lie con .raln5trI them on the result
OF the days labor; hey hah inAugurltci new fea-
turc in the history OF American politics, had adopted
= platform upon which ever, honest could stand
the platform % the constitution. He hoped anI
was sure they "eali heartily endorse the nolnna-
toms. He nee! say nothing in thrr favor their ast
lives WAS their best record. Take The platform the
Constitution aud pat thaSr n4ci, on IT, aud we ncpl
a fear f4t r,I4
man entefaiHei TIE immense Il iienrc Tor nearly an
boar, WIN a. sP'nted md soul. 5irrug address A.
we nave ever listened To- aud Ireqaeniy Interrupt
TED ny bursts oil aapIlnse.
lie was succeeded / ' Hon. L. ". Thompson. who
remarked that The result oi the d'y labor cspe-
clliy gratin in 10 him. 1t e. ecillv So because
he regarded 1t as the ioreranne, OF II result well cal
c"t'ed to produce great goo TO tie country. He had
fought the h"ttlrs'oi seven Presidential canvasscs In
1892, I'M der the great leader and head of The Viii,
party, me lnm"tAl Clay; in 1886 be was side by
see WIN thr li"rn OF firpacanor in lSti, he
Galn IN tue ranks with Henry Clay; in 1919 lie was
III ,he rank 81 we s'Iint hero, General Iayor; Ia
1872 uHdcr tue leadership Of The Hero otMcxico and
IN 1907 he Va WITH the small ban! of patriots who
rlung III llh lace OF all opposition, to the noble patri-
"t Willard Fillmore, ana was "a willing and ready
now 10 hght III The good c1ase As ever.
i"pre la" Hot As.ehhiet such a holy fncn IN
ms ''i'ma'nn, .'nretle otd Continental Gpnsr Is rs
"a' which ma its'a' 'hrncd aud 1t nd demon 7trl-
ted the tact inni honest men from the North ant Spa,6
can assemble 'ogethcr'in peace aud ltraoly Il, leo,
l>iae iof me good oi Tie c"mm"n couRtty, aud il is
femafk'oe ttet mat IN The whoe record of The two
On! proceedings OF the Con'cn'ina hcy Will not be
'o."" - '"n,'' o'e "ord about hee' oism lie had
'o' anu, 'P'tta saying anything he W. 5 ia poor
"eni'h ou' lhe cause We nre engaged in is snicent
to nerve the arm AMI hand of ever, one Til, gem
Ueh'h "uiress was marked with great fryo. and
'''''"1'' "''' ''c"eo hich ap"ilnse from the de-