Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-10-13
Election in AshtnbuIa.


For member Of Congress their tickets were
blank, which will account for the absence of
their vote, excepting the 10 which appears on
Wilson vote, above the range of the Douglas
strength--103.
The vote of the regular National democrats,
Is 20, and that combined with the Democratic
National, or Douglas vote, reaches only 1913,
while last year their vote fon RANNEY was 1O7,
and iu 1857 for PAINE 1873. This then is the
result of the vigorous efforts that have been
made to roll up an astounding Douglas vote, in
the face Of a visit from the Little Giant himself
and also in face of board of trustees, selected
with special object, by Douglas juggle last
spring.
Now let US return to the Republican vote as
compared with previous years. The average
strength as exerted at this time is $50 while our
vote for Dennson last year was only 293, and
in 1857 for Chase 244, being majority over
last year Of 81 votes, result which our repub-
7icAn friends need be proud Of We have made
no allusion to the vote Of 1883 for the reason
Of the meagreness Of tit being no criterion
of parties strength on either side. The vote on
Tuesday was the largest ever cast in the town,
reaching sos, and even at that the strength Of
the party was not polled out. Now what is the
Tesson and encouragement to be draw from this
statementf 1t is easily given. 1t is that in No
vember LincOlns vote will not fall whit short
OF 400. Our Union friends will not take long
tomake up their minds whether to vote for
Douglas or Lincoln and we shalllsy no claim
20 the spirit of prophecy il some, at least of
those who voted the Breckenridge ticket on
Tuesday, do not see it the next best thing they
can do, to throw their votes so as to tell the
most effectually against their worst enemy-the
man who talks squatter sovereignty at the north,
and Dred Scott decisions at the South. There
10 every encouragement, Indeed the prospect
is full Of promise--to keep our forces actively
IN the field correcting any oversight, putting up
all bars left down, and meeting the enemy in
November. Lst us, then, be steady aud sedu.
7ous in our preparation for the great contest,
and having put everything in scrupulous readi-
ness let us to the breach, then, dear friends,
with stout hearts and steady purpose, and snc-
cess shall crown our efforts for the right.
The Wide Awakes, having received their uni
1orHi8 and torches to the number of so turned
out 10 the evening for torchlight drill and
made the village luminous with their brilliant
iarraY, and joyous with the pleasure their evolu.
tions afforded. Their drill under Capt. LUCE.
and Lieuts. HENDRY and WILLIAMS, is fast ap-
preaching military precision and celebrity Their
numbers on Saturday night will be doubled, aud
the interest Of their parades correspondngly
increased. The company while drawn up in
front OF the Ashtabula House, we're addressed
in a brief cOngratulatory speech by Mr.. L. S,
SHERMAS, for which three hearty cheers were re-
turned.
The influence Of this Wide Awake Club is
potent for good to the campaign, and takes the
vitality out Of Douglasism. Their appearance
made the leaders Of that ik grin horribly a
.ghastly smile, and during theeveniug an attempt
was made to break the force of that influence
by what was designed to be buresque proces,
sion, but which failed of that object from its
life-like fidelity and truthfulness to nature.
The genius of that delectabe party could
hardly have been exerted to better effect to
give its own photograph. The hues and COM
plexions we're various, but red cadaverous and
black seemed to predominated. The two first
are inevitable to democracy, and to the loving
embrace Of the latter is the party indebted fol
all its dreams of freedom. The aceoutrements
and toggery we're quite amusing as an exhibition
of taste. While one was enamored of pettycoats
another was emulous of the family progentor,
and equipped himself with horns and whether
his ambition stopped short Of hoofs and arrow
tail was not apparent. Another represented
that animal which just before a storm may be
seen running about without much purpose with
straw in his mouth. herd of which are said to
have committed suicide by drowning. Another
we noticed had arranged about his neck rope o
the same material as if in anticipation Of al
impending fate. The column was led by pail
OF YORKSHIRE twins one of the pair pletho
Tic,'WheeEy, jolly fellow, whose unbilical periphe
Hy, showed oil the unduIation which usually at
tend the motions of a New York pie woman
The other was crank little chap, one o
Shakespeares slight unmertable men meet tc
run of errands,' whose elastic step contrasteG
rather funniy with that Of his obese compan
ion. The music to which this illustration of de
mocrscy kept STEP was not less characteristic
shsn the other portion Of the ensemble. Tht
instruments were hot all visible but the meHu
ousness of the combination Of sweet sounds
did no injustice TO The occasion. 1t is not easi
ly described, but mi ght be said to represent
anything between peep and hieup. Thei
evOlutiODs end marches through the streets
were decidedly martial, and the old general, dOwr
below, could hardly have desired a more worthy
retinue, grading the phaanx from head to tail
from the twins and chief musician, to the littl'
imps that rolicked in the rear. After various
marching and countermarchiug, weariness auC
thirst succeeded, naturally enough aud not wish
ing to compromise the party leaders BY anything
like a eoDgeDisl recognition on the street a bacl
door was found, where famished patriotism
might reeuperate without special offence to the
hstidiouspess and sickly deespcy Of the village