Gazette and sentinel., 1860-07-21
Our Notification Meeting last Sat
urdaV.

limitations of BREcyrSRIDGE and LANE, was nil
that the most anxious and enthusIas tic Of the
! party could desire. In number, earnestnes
and animation, it was alike the Democratic
gatherings Of old, before ambitious asp'rants
had famed the flame of disafection and dis
organization in our ranks. TIT extreme heat
of the weather lad no effect in lettering the
Democracy Of lberville from the proud duty
: Of assembling together and proclaiming their
hearty concurrence in the nominations Tor
President and Vice President which the Ma
tional Constitutional Democratic Convention
! has sul mitted to the appreciation and support
| Of the party and people Of the Union.
At an early hour of the day, our Democra'
tic Q FOUNDER sent forth its thunder far and
wide, giving evidence that patriotism was at
= premium, and that something unusual was
on hand.
1t about II o'clock Beihler's Band of Music
struck up the first notes of the campaign, and
to their revivIfyng strains, men fell in, in or.
der, as il they were marching to u duty--and
10 a few seconds the Courthouse was CT OVID
ed to sutfocation.
On no occasion in the parish, as far as our
memory serves US, have we ever seen a finer
Democratic turn. out--nor a more saDguine,
determined and enthusiastic array of counte
nances. Ii is ever thus with the Democracy.
|! must be in a position Of difficulty--Nhen
the jeopardy of defeat, without unity Of &C.
awaken the latent fires Of invincible determi-
nation which lay smouldering within. !, is
aware of the dangers that surround and me-
mace the party as well as the county. For
that country as for It's own being, it well
knows that in This canvass it must do or
diet" But with a WILL that never yet sue.
cumbed in hours of great peril, it feels now
as Of yore, that it shall sweep all oppos ton
before it, and record another proud victory in
November. Such is the sentiment and feeling
Of the Democracy of lbervilie.
For the proceedings of the meeting, we refer
the reader to the official account in another
column. The resolutions will be found to
come square up to the principles and issues
Of the party.
Alter the main business OF the meeting had
been got through with, several gentlemen
were called upon, in the name Of the Demo-
cratic party, to stand and deliver!" bu, no
one present, with heat at 81, had the tenelity
to acquiesce, save Mr.. N. A. EsrEvAs, who
arose, aud for nearly an hour expatiated upon
the Democratic prospects, principles and is.
sues OF the canvass. lie was frequently and
warmly aPplauded.
Tue speaker had scarcely taken his seat,
when the tall and stalwart figure of col. Z.
W. ROBERTSON, "0ld Ironsides," was seen en-
tering the Courthouse; he had Just arrived.
II was the OCCASION for enthusiastic cries of
Robertson - Robertson" The band how.
ever struck up q lively air, which made all
else quiet for the while. At ths ccncld so,
OF which, the Colonel, already looking fa,iC.
ued, arose and made his obeisance to the
meeting. lie was not prepared to do justice
to the occasion nor to meet the expectations
of his friends. lie had been notified but the
day previous Of the du4y s.auired of him, and
he had net time property to prepare himself.
-pHt unaer.no circumstances would be ever
b {Sysd -Decreant, wh,n the Democracy of
lberviile, which s4d SO often honored him.
called upon him to the rescued"
/. We shall no; attempt 10 follow Col. Ron
EETsoN through his very able speech, uhe best
effort IN TACT that we ever heard him makel
Tor the reason that We took no notes of his
principal points, and do not feel capable from
memory to do him justice. He ably vindica
ted the course Of our delegates at Charleston
showed up 10 the light Of truth and to the
satisfaction OF ALL the culpable and nefarious
action OF The bogus" convention at Donald.
%sonville. composed Of all the isms arrav.d
against Democracy-sxposed the falsity of
its assumed representation from the various
parlshes--and showed how deep was the
insult and the injury done US by the Douglas
Convention in Baltimore, as was also done IA
Alabama, in refusing admission to the true
and legitimate delegates from that State ms
from this. tie proved the correctness Of the |
action, under the circumstances and ex;c.n.
cles Of the moment, Of the Democratic Stat.
Committee, in issuing its procl.ma.
ton Tor the ressse,nbliBg of the State Con.
'ehooh-and on the whole thought the De-
mocracy, in support Of the nominations which