The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-09-18
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! some Of the scenes Of the late Fus
: sion Convention af Columbus
aS described by tine Forrespoms
dent of the CimeiuHats commer.
cial, the leading Republicans pa
per inahe West ~ - 81
, There were some particulars Of the proceed.
ngs, and incidents connected with the ageuef.
: al welfare" OF the Union Convention held &C
Columbus on Thursday. that seem worth wri-
ting out, though they did not appear to demand
Transmission by telegraph. % 'sat
In the absence OF hotel Of tolersbls dimeri-
sions, or hall that will contain five hundred
persons, it is an imposition to hold conventions
in Columbus. The CO. fagration Of the Neil
House, consumed along with an inAnits assort-
ment Of reaches, tho only house capable of
lodging moderately sized mass meeting. Faa
Columbus, it must be said, does not look more
lovely than any other town in the world when
you get there at four o'cIockin the morning and
find cold fog in the streets, and hot fog in
lha hotels. and when you st on door step,
suggestive OF the "ogsr," or in public room,
where vicious servant is flirting the dust D.
bout, pretending to sweep. should like to
see some housekeepers Of whom have heard,
teach one OF those fellows how to sweep with
out raising dust. s'@ss8ess s-s
The venerable Giddings was absent. II il
safe 10 say that il he bad been present be would
have moved the incorporation into the platform
of an extract or two from the Declaration Of In
dependence. e essesss ~ aa
The Hon. John A. Bingham was there, and
| he wished to Introduce the preamble OF the
Constitution Of the United States. He could
not get the rules suspended, however. But
! when he got up and drew scribbled sheet of
fooscap upon The audience-and proposed to
amend the platform just read--a wild cry Of
horror arose. Mr.. Bingham's antislavery amo-
tions are OF a highly infammable character, and
as that fact is well known as be Is, the Conven-
ton thought he was about to Introduce an sp-
palling specimen Of The gentleman from Africa;
and the Convent ion adjourned under the i'm
preston that Bingham attempted 10 explode .
negro powder mine. Judge Spaulding sras
kind enongh to hand me copy OF Binghain's
resolution, which give to show how harmless
! his intentions were: se@ YVES tsssasa
Reso,sea That the representatives. Of the peo.
pie OF Ohio, here assembled declare their stead
last purpose to sustain the Federal Administra-
ton IN the continued prosecution Of the war,
until the rebellion against the Government
shall be effectuaily subdued, TO the end that
the Constitution and Union may be maintained
in their integrity, that "justice may be estab-
| lisbed, that domestic tranquility may be resto-
red, that the common defence and general well
fare may be promoted, and that the blessing of
Liberty nay be forever secured 10 ourselves
and our posterity." 'a. Assss s9s
BY the way, It is singular that 10 the above
had been read in the Convention, "a young and
sweating devil'' would have been discovered,
even in the word liberty. q sga sk @H
The stampede from the theater was really
terrible scene. 1t Is a building of exceeding
lrailty in appearance meIe shell with an un-
pleasant display Of naked walls aud raiterssss A
better specimen OF big man trap could hardly
be discovered by COMMITTEES Of Investigation
into the insecurity Of public houses When
the Convention assembled after dinner. there
was a sudden stir and a cry that the tloor was
settling. In halt minute there was eompara-
tive quiet, and man mounted a bench insthe
center of the parquette, who seemed TO be yo-
cierous in inquiries as to whether certain
Doctor was present While he was thus attract
ing attention, and while the people were some
what "iemoralized" by the alarm about the
ioor bit Of plas' er fell from the ceiling upon
his hat. Everybody then supposed the theater
was going to fall sure enough aud some shout
ed that il was falling in second hundreds of
persons were leaping with the agility Of cats,
over chairs and benches, and tunbling over each
other down the stairway. Standing upon
the stage and looking at hisscene, h it ap-
peared certain that the trampling herd of fright
ened men would crush the building, even if
there had not been any danger originally A
few men took conspicuous places. and called
loudly that there was no danger but they could
not BE- heard amid the crash and roar Of the
panic, or seen through the fog of dust that 40
once spread like sudden smoke over the scene.
The stairway and entrances being ehoked up,
and those unable to move finding that tho build
ing was still firm. became pacifiea, and an ad-
iournment was effected, TO the Hall OF Repre-
sentatives, through II actually took place TO the
eastern steps OF the Capitol, where very COM
Portable and convenient quarters were provided.
The hoys said the panic was started by the
teamsters, civilians, Copgressmeu, Coloneis, and
other trash. a'a s sass
The funniest thing that happened in the Con-
vention was during the forenoon session. A
gentleman named Stambangh, from Tuscarawas
county, appeared upon the stage He was tall,
rather addicted 10 angles and bones in his per-
son, dressed in lanky summer suit. with hair
parted on both sides and with evident violence
brushed up to provoking perpendicularty in
the middle, somelh hing in the style and some
thing Of the coar OF ROSTERS comb, and he
carried in his right hand a cane as straight IS q
IL
hammer. This gentlemon attempted to talk
prouseiy on all SIDES Of ell questions and for
time there was not point of order that did not
cali forth at least two and sometimes three
spe, ches from Stambaugh, and there was not q
step achieved, in the way of business, that was
not advanced througha torrent ofhis suggestions
and obiections. He had q seat near the Spea-
ker's chair, lit le TO the rear and on the left,
and uhenever anybody else said morl, Stam-
baugh was up balancing his cane, and pouring
forth his stores Of parliamentary knowledge.--
II was soon whispered around that cur friend on
| tie left was known in the historyo Columbus
as "The Fuscaforas gong'--or otherwise and
better, as the a1as@payy," And the voice Of
the man fully justified the soubriquet It was
! in intonation like that of an oid-fashi ned
| Methodist preacher, after some weeks servics at
revival, aad in the last agonies of an sxhorta-
ton Then il was so shrili and rasping aud
metallic, that 1t reminded one Of the filing OF q
great mill saw m the wilderness The evening
| 5 ore rain storm. II become unbearahIe. and
:; the temporary pfesident--T. g. Mitehel---was
ruling the Tuscafoarer out of order as last a
| he could, though with III success, ana he was
! b coming uneasy and apprehenssye 0f ! parlia-
menafy necessity of q military nature. when
| Mr.. Watson OF the Hensie House, Cincinnati.
rushed to the rescue. WATSON had asresolutior
written out, which he insisted, while shIyering
with excitement, upom reading. stsmbauch
was deeply interested and watched hinn, Look
| ing for point upon which he could rive the
s.w in his throat few more rasps. Il Mr.. Wat
lsbn's resolution was--8 sa u 1I sssa
Rssofued, That whiIe this Convention il nm
4 der a temp irarp orgaizAtiou ID sball La ont ~