, 1863-06-13

martyr, and manipnlations will all be in vain.
t'Ntiat number Of corpses among the leaders
this Convention will make ~ said prominent
and far-seelng Democratic official, as we shook
hands "The voters, Of course, don't die--a
bad record don't hurt them; but alas. for the
poor 1cadersl I eaw where this thing was
going to come ont, and I positively refused to
have anything to do with the ConventionV
Wise Legislator! But few Of your fellows are
Ms prudent:
known lender who Unopened to cit near me
Mt dinner, and with whom the truth came ont
as thc whisky went in: "The Democracy is
mad, mad, mad nerer saw SO many crazy
people collected together before in I'LL my
lite" Ali, unconscious imitator Of Petigru.
The same thing was better said, net so very
long ago. in reference to precisely the same
course, in-Charleston!
It was perfectly evident that the nomina-
ton WIS foreordained. There was stTong
nndercus1cnt against 1t In almost every conn-
q, but, to Use The phrase Of the Convention
From The Western Reserve, particularly.
there came earnest remonstrances. or
course we'll support him If he's nominated;
ne always vote for the regular candidate, but
what do you want TO put up . man you ean't
elect for? and besides, what's the use Of in-
spns aE a ancpss9 S!" II yo no%nat aa
IL genuine, old hard.shcll whose
ancestors must hare lniled from Penn
eylvapia OF the Fatherland, 81 III had my way
I'd sct on tue whole of that Reserve ofyour'n
posed an uueaty gentleman, with a wholesome
recollection Of Constituents who had been
gu'1cd into voting for him BY the most solemn
prolestations that he "had noting to do
Nitl, Va1la1ldjgham or that set, and abhorrcd
them almost ae much as he did the Abolition
-f,T,t{ I'm had
to make for most Of the party? ~ "What's
the matter with the record? Don't you be-
Heve in 6tntc Rights, mud aint you in favor Of
this war stopl,in'e What the (cmphatic
eubstanliye) : the matter with yon. Iii bet
hundred to you're one Of ths Dayey Tod
Estates Rights" and "this ere wars stop
pin ~ were indeed significant phrases. Post
cd On the valls, in 1hc hotels and restaurants,
md shop windows, were band bills, headed ii
1:,e PEAGE SEAp6uARTEhs" lS ahie Seia p an,
pouIced us being located in a public hall in
the business part of the city, where good
Speakers would be III attendance, md where
"for the sake Of the cause"
Nobody seemed to be troubled about the
awkward fact 1hat the man they proposed to
elect Governor was In the midst Of the rebel
lion, and possibly nt that very time gucs. Of
-JcH. Davis himself "How will you get Mr.
yallandIgllam back here, if yon do nominate
Limp asked good ,natured Republican OF
his Tory Democratic neighbor. :" "straight
ACROSS The bridge at Niagasa Falls" he ex-
claimed, with clenched fist and flashing eye,
and tierccness Of manner that bespoke some
thinr more. in man Of his calibeT, than mere
ftothy words. "Oncc elect Mr.. vallandig-
ha1n, and the people Of Ohio will see to It
that their Governor elect Is iuaugurated; aud
woe he TO that man, be he President or Gene
raj, who darcs begin resistance to such . man.
date IRON the peoples voice. Gov. Seymour
will sec to 1t tlat he meets no interference on
New York soil; and when he reaches the Ohio
border, we'll see who Me7a dare molest the
Governor elect Of the Empire State of the
Wet" "Where is Mr.. Vallandisham now.''
Either On his way to England, or seeking
steamer to take him direct to Quebec" Per-
1m1,s he knew.
There is no humbug about the crowd.
"Did you come to SEE how many Copperhead5
there wer,3of us:" said Democratic Congress-
man, with compliment smile as he shook
hands with me, and asked what Twas doing
away from Washington. Aud, Indeed, be
might well twit us with such questions. The
crowd is not: Of course, by any means so
great as the Democratic papers are represent
ing; but have seen good many Columbus
Conventions, andI think It quite safe to say
that this Is a sY7y large one.