Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-08-27
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county determined to carry the county and
Third district against the Republicans, they
commenced to work in good earnest Not
having place at command in which to hold
meetings, they at once determined to put up
a building of their own The timber was
brought here, and The Rancho erected. The
occasion of the County Convention was cho
sen as the appropriate day for its dedication
to the good cause, and proceedings were at
once instituted to that end.
In the mean time a complete organization
of the party in the city and country was sought
to be effected 1t was found that a collection
and concentration of our forces was an easy
matter for, "as of one accord, the members
of the Democratic family aequiesced, and went
into the matter with will and energy which
surprised and alarmed the opposition
The Republicans had hoped by playing up
on discordant strings to create dissatisfaction,
distrust and dissention in our ranks, and after
dividing, conquer us as they had, unfortunate
", partially done heretofore But they have
''had their labor for their palms. and we as
sure them to-day that the Democracy of Mont
gomery county are more united, more energet-
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many colored spirits of Baal in our midst than
ever beforel Where we have lost one weak
brother by the machination of the enemy, or
by their supply of his -four barrel or other
need, at least two conservative Union-loving
men have come to our standard, to enter the
contest against Cog and Magog; men who are
opposed to the impracticable, dangerous, ultra
vagaries of the opposition from principle, who
have the intelligence and honesty to act from
conviction, and the energy and disposition to
I0ork for the downfall of the sectional, negro
loving organization which has already destroy
ed the peace, and is seriously threatening the
perpetuity Of the Government as it now stands
And let us assure the opposition that their
days of power are numbered that if any reli-
anee can be placed on the solemn declarations
of majority of the people of Old Montgome-
ry, and in the strength of our ample and COM
plete preparation, the unbelieying hosts will
be swept away next October as with destroy
ing food Their doom is sealed, and it re-
mains for the Democracy, and all Union-lov-
| ing men, to execute it at the polls These be
words of truth and soberness" and we offer
them as predatory to an account of the dedi-
cation of The Rancho on Saturday night, and
as necessary to proper understanding of
those who did not witness them, of the enthu-
siastic proceedings had on the occasion.
We gave on Saturday partial account of
the Convention on that day The official pro-
ceedings will be found elsewhere. Quite a
large number of Democrats, in addition to the
delegates, were present from the country, and
the faithful continued to arrive in town du-
ring the afternoon, for the purpose of joining
in the ceremonies of the dedication of The
Rancho. Over 700 torches, half of them with
colored glass globes attached, we're prepared
for the different Democratic Clubs Some of
the Clubs proposed to turn out in a uniform
to designate their separate organization, and
very great time was expected; the public
curiosity was on tip-toe. As evening drew on
apace, crowds began to assemble on the prin-
ciple streets, and in the vicinity of the Public
Square, where the procession was advertised
to form. High as was public expectation, it
had not been prepared for the masses Of
torch-bearers as they swarmed upon St. Clair
street, west of the Squarel And we heard
constant exclamations of astonishment on all
sides Republicans, taken by surprise, ex
pressed their wonder and amazement at the
enthusiastic hosts as they fell into line with
their glittering lights borne aloft upon the
night air, and the tumult of hundreds of vol
ees mingled in the ceaseless, popular eheel
for DoUGLAs, JOHNSON, and VALLAxDIGHAMl
Having formed, the mammoth procession
preceded by the Regimental Band, and &C
companied by the Phoenix and Adam Miller
Bands, passed from St. Clair out SECOND
street The Public Square looked like a
: though it was surrounded by glare of Ere
t From the Sd street canal bridge the scene wa
a truly magnificent The almost interminabl,
= line of procession was passing over the 2nc
: street bridge, while the reflection of the mel
q and torches in the Basin below, gave the ap
pearanee of two professions, Step for step
wave Of torch for torch, characterized thu
y noiseless and mysterious jollifyers in thu
trackless waters of the Basin; and when thu
men raised on high their torches, and the tu
e multi went up for 'Little Dong" we almos
fancied we heard the echoes taken up b.