Litchfield enquirer., 1860-10-18
I0cAL AND COUNTY NEVIS.

Grand Wide Awake Demonstra
 tiOn! l OHIO! INDIANA!!
 AND
 PENNSYLVANIA l HEARD FROM.
 CANNON, SPEECHES, MUSIC, AND TORcHLIGHI l PROCESSION. 1 Song from Stephen 4. Douglas!
 The Wide Awake" club of this village. hay ing heard from the noble old Keystone, Hosiel and Buckeye States, met in council on Thursday night of last week, and made a demonstration such as is rarely seen in Itchfeld, and such al no political party has attempted here for many years.
 A big gun" from Goshen was brought down and from sunset until after midnight, belched forth it's loud thunders in honor of the glorious chain of States which had declared in thunder tones for LINCOLN AND LIBERTY. Ats F. M., the Wide Awakes," numbering something over forty men, formed at their hall and under the command of Capt. E. o. PECK, and preceded by ToMPK1Ns' BRASS BAND, from Wa terbury, marched to Adams Hotel" where 2 large crowd of citizens, including many Demo crats, had assembled for the purpose of witness ing if not participating in the festivities of the occasion. Henry s. Griswold, Esq, the President of the Litchfeld Wide Awake Club, occupied the chair and speeches were called for by the audience, and made by John H. Hubbard, Esq, Dr. Jas. Rich ards, of Litchfeld. Hon. Henry Merwin, of New Milford, s. W. Kellogg, Esq, of Waterbury, Vim. Cothren, Esq, of Woodbury, and Jas. Humphrey, Jr. After the speeches were mostly of a ju- bilant and congratulatory character, the start ling announcement was made that STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS was providentially in Litchfeld, still on his travels, and desired with becoming hu- mility, to be presented to the Litchfsld Wide Awakes! Mir. Douglas was loudly called for.
 On being brought into the halI Mir. Douglas presented rather secdy and trave-worn appear, ance, and his handsome, gigantic countenance bore evidences of the long and anxious search ings after his darling Mother. '' God bless her y said Stephen piously.) His coat exhibited many rent received in his numerous double shufHes and his hat betrayed marks of his battered hopes
 Having been introduced to the President and the sympathizing audience, Mir. Douglas remark ed that his time for speaking was gone by-that he feared that he never opened his mouth with out doing himself more harm than good and therefore, with the audiences indulgence, he would detail to them an account of his fearful travels in solemn song.
 The song was loudly demanded, and thus Mir. Douglas sang to the tune of " Billy Barlow: STEPHENS LAMENT.
 Why, good evening gentlemen, How do you do? was looking for mother, and called to sec you | Atho' am looking like--Billy Barlow.
 Oh, dear! I'm ragged know,
 But hope you won't take me for Billy Barlow While hunting for Mother went down to Maine And a great many places, but shant go again, 1 For my /" non-Intervention' find is no go, And it's made me look shabby like Billy Barlow.
 Oh dear! how ragged grow,
 But beg you won't take me for Billy Barlow. stop'd at Rhode Island, cause it lay in my wake,
 While hunting for mother, and had a clam bake l made a long speech, but guess twas no go. For half the folks thought was Billy Barlow.
 Higho am sorry twas so,
 But the fact is, they took me for Billy Barlow But can't stay to tell you of half my bad luck And how I've been bothered and plagued by old Buck;
 He's managed to kick up terrible row, And treats me as though was Billy Barlow.
 Dyes. as all of you know,
 He treats mo as though was Billy Barlow. Then, when found other, it greves mo to tel The dreadful disaster that followed pell nell. Why! she gave my long lank ears blow after blow,
 And said want Stephen, but Billy Barlow!
 Yes, srs! twas sartainy 50,
 She said that she knew 1 was Billy Barlow. Now cant sing much more, and don't think it
 best
 Since I've heard how Abe Lincoln has fenced r the West,
 find his rail fcncees wherever go, And that makes me look so like Billy Barlow | Higho that Lincoln ain't slow, 1 But hope he won't take me for Billy Barlow Farewell to ambition l find after all That a Curtin has rig where hoped one would fall
 My dear Foster'd hopes have been crushed at q blow, And I'm now on a level with Billy Barlow. Oh dear! it bothers mo so, To find I'm no better than Billy Barlow! The conclusion of the song was hailed with great laughter and applause by his sympathizing friends-all of whom, however, repeated the re- frain of that popular melody, "Never mind Stephen"
 Stephens such g lying chap, Satan can, believe him!''
 1 As antidote to Mir. Douglas and to exhibit the force of Mir. Shakcspeare's interrogatory o "whatis iu name"-" Uncle Stephen Deming' was loudly called for by the audience, and a: loudly cheered in the progress of his happy re sponse. Mir. Deming is now nearly eighty year of age, and may we'll be considered the Patriarch of the Republican party in the town and county
 At tue conclusion of his speech the " Wid' Awakes'' formed at the suggestion of Harry Bis sell, Esq, to escort MT. Deming to his house.
 The club thereupon formed again in line, aut with their torches brightly burning, and with th Band, which had discoursed eloquent musi throughout the evening, and large number o citizens, took up their line of march througl North street to Prospect street. Arriving a MT. Demng's residence, he was given hearty | Ill