The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-10-07
Great Demo cratic Mass Meeting
at Carrollton.
rs, 900 PEOPLE PRESENT.

We attended on Saturday last the
Democratic Mass Meeting at Carroll
ton. The day was 6ne, and such an
immense concourse of people was nev-
er before seen in little Carroll. At
least $4,000 were present. 1t was
nearly if not quite equal in numbers
to both the Democratic and Republi-
can meetings in this county. The dis
play of flags, banners, decorated wa.
gons, filled with ladies, tastefully ar
ranged, exceeded any meeting we have
seen. A number of Brass Bands we're
present, and martial music in abun-
dance,
The meeting was addressed at num-
Der of stands by Hon. E. B. 0lds, l..
Shaefer, Gen. Lahm, of Canton, J..
NJ. Estep and others. 0lds made one
Of his best speeches, two hours in
length, and still the crowd wanted
more. Take it all in all, it was a
splendid success. At least 1890 were
there from this county, and the other
adjoining counties poured in their
thousands.
The behaviour Of The Abolitionists
in Carrollton, near the public square,
was the meanest we ever saw. For a
time, as the procession was passing, all
kinds of insults were thrown oat to the
men and women in the procession, and
the attempt was made, by the crazy
mob, to block up the passage. Citi-
zens calling themselves respectable,
looked quietly on; and made no at
tempt to allay the blackguard mob
The Democrats bore this for awhile,
until the blackguardism to the ladies,
too vulgar to mention) became un-
bearable. A number then dismounted
and went back prepared to protect the
procession from insult while passing
the mob in front of the Patton House.
In short time new insults were given
to the ladies, little flags were torn from
the horses, and then the hickory clubs
began to play upon the heads of the
foul mouthed Abolitionists. They
were knocked right and left, and the
mob spirit was soon knocked out oi
them. THEN, and not till then, few
citizens of the town could come up and
cry out for order and .pe,ce, and pro-
claim that they were opposed to all
rowdyism. When a word from the
leading citizens at the beginning would
have prevented the fuss; but at first
they secretly encouraged it, and only
to save the lives of the loazy miscre-
ants did they interfere at all. But our
men done nothing more than was ne>
cessary to preserve order AMI protect
their procession. We saw a few fell
lows with bright shoulder straps and
uniform on, who hal drawn several
thousand dollars from the Govern
ment, but had never seen fight until
that day. These fellows encouraged
the rowdies at first, but when the row.
dies began to get part of what they
richly deserved, they sneaked into the
Patton House, and hid themselves
/ Oh, Brave men! Glorious patriots
Lovers of law and order, out on the
cowardly miscreants.
This, fellow citizens, is the conduct
of the so-styled UNION men-UNCoN-
OPTIONAL Union men. This is liberty.
This freedom. This is law! May God
save the Republic from these Abolition
villains. IF the devil don't get these
fe llows there is no need of a devil
But rowdyism will not win, The Dem
ocrats of Carroll will greatly increase
their vote, and do their part to sustain
and pres erve the old Union of our ia
thers.