Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-09-27
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REPUBLICAN DOCTRINES !
a. ~. LANGsToN's "ORATIoNw


The crowd upon the County Fair Grounds
yesterday was much larger than we had sup
posed it would be, and was certainly the most
misceildneous gathering we ever saw About
one third we're white, and the remainder
were Of every conceivable shade which it is
possible for the human face to put on. We
noticed among the former in the crowd, after
dinner, quite number Of Republican candi-
dates for County and Congressional places
a species of advertising which did not, we
think, pay as well At This time, as though they
had instead Of a visit TO the Fair Grounds,
made some public library the present of q lot
of books, and had the same acknowledged
hroigh the papers
The white crowd comprised all parties, but
the Lincoln element predominated, and we
noticed quite number occupying seats with
the celebrators, and edged in kind o side-wse
among them The hot weather and close
proximity to the ''down-trodden' did not seem
too heavy for them. There were in different
directions from the Speakers stand refresh
ment tables where the crowd irequented du-
ring speaking time, and kept mp such clatter
that we could with difficulty hear the Speaker
of the Day. These eating places, together
with pair Of tents in which were patent "ny-
ing dutchman' propelled around circle by
horse power, and which were constantly filled
with a noisy crowd Of curious whites and
blacks) were nuisances, and we hereby, in ad-
vance, request the State Board, to keep such
nuisances away from the neighborhood Of the
Speaker stand during the continuance of the
Fair Then some uneasy fellows kept mp an
occasional punching ON bass drum in the
neighborhood, which, in connection with the
loud talking Of inconsiderate and ill-bred peo-
pie, served TO complete the Babel The order
outside the main entrance was not near so
good, for with the clatter of the vehicles the
yelling of the drivers, and the hooting about
the drinking booths, where small-iry gambling
was carried on, it was an excellent imitation of
what we had been taught in the chidrens
hooks to call pdndimonium.
The feature of the afternoon was lengthy
address by c. II. Langston, family olive
colored individual, who is denomnated one of
the pillars Of the colored institution in Ohio
He IS what is called in modern parlance, an
"octoroon, and is really sharp fellow, pos
sessing the gift of CAB to n voluble degree
and not devoid of pleasing address. He uses
correct language, and il we may except a lit.
tie coarseness in the disposition of his argu-
ment, his address, considered in the light in
which such efforts usually are, was creditable
Langston is tall, slender man, has a long
narrow head a tolerable high forehead which
looks as though it had been put in a press
when he was young and squeezed nearly fiat,
keen black eyes, and nose which is both
high and sharp, and in striking contrast with
the probosces around him. He wears his
hair (Which is Just little inclined to kink)
short has a tolerable savage looking NOUS
tache, and beard whose thinness is more
than compensated by its glossy blackness He
has the appearance ot being In Ill health; and
we could not resist the conviction that he
would much rather associate with the white
than black race
we nave not umej space or disposition 10
give the speech oil Mr. H.; ana II would be no
small task to report and PRINT and address
spoken very slowly, and taking mp about two
hours IN Its delivery his subject was The
negro race, and what to do with It, lie con
cluded that the negroes had to depend mainly
on themselves; the Republicans who had here
| toiore protested to be the special friends OF
the negroes, now that political matters were
in tight place. and every possible vote was
needed, we're not so ardent, and in some
places took the trouble TO give them the cold
shoulder. This was a little unfair, notwith-
standing they had the the right to do as they
pleased, Tor the party had made all It's capital
on the negro. (Here certain candidates pre-
tended to be counting the leaves on limb
in the top OF tree, above the standD They
thought 1t was policy not to go 1t too strong,
but they would hnd Il a mistake. They could
not now look back
The prejudice OF the people had to be pan
dered to, prejudice against the black race
which was as simple as It was unjust He
here gave an aneedote OF lady who could
not bear to he IN the same room withR negro,
and who could tell If one was in the same
house although she did not see him! Owing
to some urgency she was compelled to ride
all night IN coach. She had for compan-
ion polished gentleman, whose intelligent
and sprightly conversation served TO beguile
the dullness of the night, and she was highly
pleased When daylight came she found to
her horror she had been riding with negrol
The story, OF which we have given the merest
outline was well told and elected laughter,
but we could not help thinking that the lady
VINO could rae Wl,n Nun negro man al night in
e,ose coscn ns'Gn 70 ms Peeuiisr ld'om,