Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-07-14
ENTHUSIASM OVER TIE LEFT.
NO RATIFICATIoN AT LAST

iS'Vertisements ip newspapers Tor weeks back
and great Raining posters have been extensively
the democracy to meet at the Court House On Mon
day evening last, to raify the nomination of Ste
phcE A. Douglas. Monday night arrived, but the
democracy lowing to their ABSENCE" did not
make their appearance, and when the hour ap-
preached for the gathering in Of the great masses
of the uhterrifed, it was really pitiabe to witness
the solemn countcnances and the despairing move
nents oca few of the wire workers, as they looked
in vain up one street and down another, in search
of the expected delegations At last "a solitary
horscman," rs the novelist would express it, was
seen dashing into town and rounding to at Ham
ilton's tavern, hurridly asked If "there was room
for another horse" A loud laugh from the boys,
soon announced to his astonishment that he was
bored bored through and through. A delegation
from Knox soon made its appearance in the shape
and form of the Ex-Sherif, who was cordially
welcomed as adding another delegate to the most
skeleton looking convention that probably ever
assembled in New Lisbon. The delegation from
Perry came pouring in, to the number of too,
accurately counted by our reporter. Wayne town
ship furnished another aud Franklin was equally
largely represented. The streets and payements
of the town soon became crowded with just fifteen
delegates from the country-'ncluding our friend
Jonathan anxious and determined to do some
thing for democracy, they didn't precisely know
what. Toney Wagoner-the wheel horse of the
party-refuscd to come, doubling in bis own mind
the democracy of Douglas; and hundreds of others
refused to come, having been humbugged long
enough by the rotten and dishonest demagogues
who have so long dictated to them what their prin-
cples should be and for whom they should cast
their votes.
A consultation was now held as to whether this
great niger, Mass County Contention had better
be adjourned to more propitious time, but it
was finally concluded to send for drum or two,
and by making desperate effort in that way, en-
deavor to get at least sufficient number Ct per.
sons in the Cour. House to make show of bust
ness. The drums were procured, but they uttered
a dull heavy, unearthly sound. Even the man in
the moon couldn't stand it, and soon retired be.
hind cloud. Beck rung the bell, and at about
eight O'Clock, the meeting got to work The House
was about half full, large number of the audi.
snco were Republicans, about forty democrats
present--a number Of them Breckenridge men,
and lot of boys who were placed in the back
seats to do up the stamping and cheering 1t was
a sorry looking sight indeed, and if poor Douglas
himself could have looked in and witnessed the
farce that was being played off ostensi-
bly, for his benefit, he would have discovered that
his humbuggery Of squatter sovereignty could not
entrap very many of the honest yeomanry of Co.
lumbiana county.
The only respectable speakers announced on the
bill, Messrs Wallace and Reilly made it conve-
nient to be absent although 1t was announced for
a number of days previous 70 the meeting that
they were selected to address the Convention, and
had, as was generally supposed, agreed to do SO.
But they were not thar, and the meeting was left
to be addressed by any political loafer whom the
boys who had control Of the concern Nigh: see
proper to place upon the stand.
Tom Woods spoke. The boys called him out
with rush. After giving a long detail Of the
of the Charleston and Baltimore Con-
Tontions,he INDUCED in a few facetous and harm
ess remarks about the Republican party. After