Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-04
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the enthusiasm which the announcement
that the gallant Clay was to speak had kin
died. The spacious and excellent Beebe
House is full, and the resources of its stables
are ex-horse-ted, "a joke which the rain
could not wet down.
From the top OF beautiful liberty pole
floats banner with "Lincoln and Hamlin"
inscribed in bold characters; across the way
the stars and stripes wave in the wind, and
many smaller streamers ana flags show the
spirit of the people. The three fire COM
panies, the Hook and Ladder No. I, Etna
Engine Co. No. I, and Phanix No. ?, are
getting their machines, all trimmed and dec
GRATED, in order for the procession. The
Elyria Band, c. 4. Park, leader, is discours-
ing national airs from the balcony of the
hotel, and throngs of country people are
arriving. This rain is most unfortunate
Had the day been clear there would have
been ten thousand people here. This is a
big figure, but the representatives who are
here from the country towns tell of the uni
versal attendance contemplated from their
several towns. AS it is, there will probably
be about two thousand here this afternoon.
ME. CLAY
came from Fremont to Oberlin last evening,
and the people at the latter place are having
a short speech from him this morning before
they leave in procession for this place
There is some feeling about this here. The
Elyria people think it hardly right that
when they had taken as much pains as they
have to get Mr.. Clay here, half the county
should take advantage of his necessary stop
page at Oberlin to hear him there instead of
coming here themselves. Considering the
weather, however, this is a good plan ,as many
who could not come through the rain will
hear him near home. \ gentleman just
from oberlin says there is an awful crowd
there, and that the procession from that
place to this will be immense.
DOUGLAS FOLLY.
The Douglasites are rampant heEa;, II fl7s tlee
current in their favor, they have resorted TO
rowdvism, and the halliards of the Lincoln
and Hamlin flag has been twice cut IN the
NIGHT. Last night it was watched, and there
would have been a lively time if another at
tempt had been made. One of the marshals
of the dav has beena Douglas man, but this
fail votes his first Republican ticket.
An OLD PATRIOT.
There is an old gentleman here from
Brownhelm who is in his ninetieth year
whose long white hair, still thick and firm
gives him a patriarchal appearance. He ma
| little sympathy with the politicians Of tn
nresent dav. Said he, 81 never voted, and
never will vote for any man for Presiden
who will go about stumPing for himself i'
him be who he will. Washington, Madison
] jefferson and Jackson never did that, sir
and as he spoke these names, his eye lighte
mn. and his head was thrown back wit
something of the fervor of his youth i
was bitter in his denunciation Of those WI
would buy votes with money, as 'too 10
and contemplate for an American, sir /
had come to hear Clay, and hoped he (Cla
b was not seeking for any Office.
}, In the hotel is banner which IS to
:. horne in front of the procession. 1t is
o nortrait of Mr.. Clay in the act of speakir
}. a Bible laying on a table before him.
}. Constitution resting upon it, one hand up
? the latter, and the other pointing to- a rev
,r ver living on the table. The people he
about admire him for his pluck.
TWO Pm.
ALP o'clock Mr.. Clay arrived from OBJ
De lin. together with many Oberlin people.
lN was met by the Band and processiOn'
q! escorted to the Beebe House, where he
NAMED until 21k o'clock.
- THE SPEAKING.
ng At half-past ?, Mr.. Clay was introdu
mt bv Mr.. n. B. Gates. The speaking was d
me in the Public Square, a stage being ere
under the trees. The audience that gath
about, notwithstanding the rain of the M
inc. ithe clouds at this time had Gle
away) was very large, numbering from
n to 1000.
zTn Mr.. Clay said that he considered 1t all
win a waste of words to speak to such an
'ck, enee. where opponents to the Republ
5ce- .;I couse were so few. The Democratic Pi
which pretended to symPathize with tn
boring man, knew but one principle,
m, that was to submit to the despOtie pow
AK the South. This party now asks YOU
Dy frages once more. Nobody PreteRds L
VII fend James Buchanan now, and in the 81
near er's five weeks of travelling he had
what not man hurrah for Buchanan exec
ould ridicule. But although all the promise
eW q pretences Of the Democratic party, 4
es or was in favor of free Kansas and offree 81
him. have been shown to be no more THAI
am tence, still there are few adherents
dgeu party left. The speaker showed mp in
eolors the deception which the Demo
party had practieed upon the country.
wing after twenty years of trial and Of dece
our the men of the party are going to max
other trial, and who is the man thai
-om a have selected as their candidate2 v
inter- all men on earth, always excepting Il
mem mem, Bachelor-fOr there is always some hc
from even the meanest man who has wi
ID the ehildren-they have got Stephen A.
under las. He then noticed Douglas, and s
raPhs up his course as the leader Of pros
II !, party.
town The grasping of the South and the
were ing oil the North were Ioueheh uPO
# peo- Douglas shown to be the leader Of the
The in his submissisn TO Pro-slayery dem'
They In 1854 he was told that he must rep
broth Compromise line, or he could never
e W." candidate Of that party, He was II