The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-11-25
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Dear Bemecrat kAl
Clouds nothing but clouds, none of your
light feathery gossamer clouds whicha setting
sun tinges up with the glorious hues of the
rainbows. None Of your snowy patches that
that float off so airily as if borne upon the
wings of the wind. None of your long
swayering lines of beautifully blended light
and shade, but sour, black, sullen, malicious
looking, without one single redeemins beauty
to relieve their innate ugliness. Familiar
clouds that seem perched upon the church
spires, resting their black dirty looking wings
on the house tops. Persistent clouds conf
stantly obscuring the sun, and hiding the,
beautiful stars ltsci 3 aE ra zs
| Outrageous clouds that tempt you out and
then coolly give you severe wetting. a7
Fitful clouds that look smooth-faced and
solemn and suddenly breath out spitefully a
little puff of wind that sends your best beaver
into the very center of an unfathoniable mud
hole, which of course is always at hand.--
But Icannot do these monsters any kind of
justice and abandon the attempt, only hop
ing that the sum may some time peep thro'
rift in them before we forget his smiling
face. I5a;o 1H @ M
Lastweek the city was filled with excite
ment by the statement that Camp Douglass
was on fire and the rebel prisoners escaping
There was an accidental fire at the Camp, but
not butternut escaped, to the great grief OF
the Copperhead fraternity generally see
that a few beardless, brainless school boys
have been paying the late Mr.. Yallandigharn
a visit. He made them speech How
strange iti that dead men will keep talking.
/ Maryland has indeed done gloriously.-
Winter Davis is a giant, and will do a gigan
4 tic work in the cause of the Union and liber-
ty Verify the world moves. Maryland,
God bless her is now entitled to a seat in the
temple of liberty beside peerless old Massa-
chusetts and patriotic young Ohio.
The election in Missouri has filled the land
with joy. 1t was a triangular fight. The
Senator's hfffta isH
The Infamous Bates, Blair, Gamble, and
Schofeld faction had as Senatorial candidates,
Henderson and Broadhead The Copper
heads had as candidates, Phelps and Wilson.
i The Radicals had as candidates Gratz Brown
and Ben Loan. The two former factions
were opposed to emancipation, and the latter
organization in favor of it. Neither had
votes enough to elect, though the radicals
were nearly strong enough. So a trade was
the alternative. Ht i''.'7g'' sssiaa5t -
The Blair and Copperhead factions were
about to consumate a bargain by which
Phelps and Broadhead should be elected
This left Henderson out in the cold. He is a
man of easy political virtues, and had a few
fast friends. These men he quietly trans
i ferred to the radicals and the heroic Gratz
i Brown was elected Senator. Henderson up
on confession. of faith and full pledges fol
future fidelity to the cause of the radicals was
then elected. b.;n -
This is victory that lengthens the lines
and strengthens the stakes of universal liber.
ty. Truly her magnificent march is a tri.
umphant one. Slavery and modern democra.
cy twin relics of an effete despotism are dy-
ing in each others arms. -.a i7e
,5 &c., ..-ze.5 &. PORTAGE. A