The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-08-07
rhe Democratic Meeting.

injecting. For two weeks the mos
industrious work had been perform
led-almost every Democrat in th
County had been seen by the two class
es interested in the perpetuation o
Democracy, to-wit:
l.. Those holding the offices.
2. Those expecting to hold them.
And the result was that a crowt
very respectable, in numbers. was il
attendance.
1h Delegations commenced com
ing in ut about 10 A. NJ, and yer,
fine show they made of it. Their,
were pretty but misguided girls OF
horseback. in wagons, bearing all sort.
of devices, which were followed by
more wagons containing pretty but
misguided girls, and frequently one
loaded with men aud boys.
In the article of marshals the
was gorgeous One in par
ticular, excited universal admiration
lie was got up in n style at once i'm
posing and beautiful. He wore coat
that had evidently seen service on the
back Of u militia officer in ''ye olden
time Epaulettes large as peck
decorated the shoulders.
while across the manly bosom were
bars and stripes Of gold and silver
ace-up, down and crosswise. The
tails behind were also decorated in a
similarly striking style. We were so
ost in wonder at the coat that we did
not notice the hat, but presume it had
a feather in it. 1t should have had.
As a matter of course, butternuts
Almost all in attendance
wore them. Men. women and child
zen wore them; and singular as it may
seem, did not appear to be ashamed
)f themselves.
The grand procession was formed
1t one o'clock, in the following order:
BlufIton Band, "a good band by
he way
Thirty-iive females on horses.
Wagon containing females.
Individual in gorgeous coat, men
ioned above.
Wagon containg females.
Blackboard bearing gentleman and
ady; the latter bearing banner inciib-
observation-disclosures" - banner to.
ally unnecessary.
Wagon containing females.
Large wagon containing females,
With this agonizing inscription: ga
hers, protect us from Negro equali-
y" and this inspiring one-"Vallan-
ligham, Pugh and Liberty"
Wagon containing females.
Crowd OF men and boys on horses,
Il wagons, on foot, and on the ground.
Arriving at the grounds, the crowd
'as doomed to disappointment Mr..
J. : Cox, WHO had been advertised
o 10 up tie lying for the day, had
ot arrived. Now. the crowd had
sscmbled to hear CoX-for him had
hey donned their butternuts, and rid |
cn under scorching sun, and
ot to have him was aggravating,-I
inc +, {. LcBlond, who lives some
'here out West, took his place, how
yer, and abused the Clergy, the
and tire Government as well
$ lie could. Cox being q man of
rains, and LcBlond being exactly the
everse, it perhaps answered just as
;ell.
Colonel Mungen and the illustriousI
made short speeches.
The day passed off moderately qui-
t. There was a frightful amount of
'oor whiskey punished, and few
gifts, but all things considered, it'll
assed off easy. The fuglemen inI
had the roughs of the party
'ell under control, and they managed
hem discreetly.
We heard various estimates of the
umber present, One enthusiastic in
ividual placed the number at 10, 900,
theirs lower. One man, full of Val
and whiskey, embrac-
ng post lovingly, soliloquized thus;
"Big meet'n, hell " q meet'n.-l
lor'n fifty thous'n here-nutf wimin
ere { 'lcct Ror fer Vlanningam.-I
man'll gay zher aint
norm two hunnerd Zheffersonyun
nan lies-mor'n hunnerd sousan--
-r-r-or fer Vlann- -ninham-Coorer'lll
ny zher morn two hunnerd sousan-
'oorers zound-r-r-r-or Vlannin--
At this critical juncture the solilo-
niser lost his hold upon the post
nd subsidized into the mud and water
t the toot thereof He was picked