Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-20

EpIFoss OF CLEvELAED LEADER-Dedr Sirs:
For several days past have noticed
announcements in the papers that there
was to be grand rally of the Democracy of
this city and vicinity on Saturday, the I7th
inst, and that all good citizens were called
upon to rally. So, rallied. should not
have done SO, had not been called upon
as good citizen. rallied in the afternoon,
and again in the evening.
Having never done any thing of the kind
before, hardly knew how to begin, but at-
ter little reflection, I concluded to wait
and see how others did it, and do ditto
Well-after dinner, when the vast
crowd of some three hundred hsd
commenced to rally into the lower corner
of the square, went and did it. If it was
swkwardIy done, it is to be hoped that it
was not noticed in the confusion. I saw
others who did not rally half as well as l
did. A few did it better. In the evening
did it beautifully. My practice in the
afternoon enabled me to do it bully. IA
(Parenthetically, you can say to your
reader, that I am willing to teach the art
to few pupils, and have accordingly made
arrangements with the city authorities for
the use of the square for this purpose
Charges moderately Whewi Wasn't
the fireworks and the lantern pre-
cession splendid. I counted two hundred
and fifty three men and boys with lanterns, ;,
transparencies, &c. That is exactly the
number of slivers that the boy got stuck
into him while sliding down hill on hem-
lock plank.
rallied sround with that procession, 1
did. To whom belongs the credit of get
ting up those transparencies? Is Lindley
1E-----y--tiii aITvuT II not, surely his man
tie must have fallen on some one who is
still in the flesh. What could exceed the
grammatical elegance of the interrogatory
| Inscribed on one of the transparencies =
f'What has became of the Wide Awakes"
That is a question to which the Democracy,
in thunder tones, demands an answer
would tell them if I could. I rather
| guess, however, that they "has became -
/ What do you think? Would such a sup
position be reasonable, or probable? Per-
haps they have rallied. If you know what
" has became " of them, do tell the suffer
| ing Democracy. They want to know, or
they would not have asked the question so
agOHizingLy. 1 kept on ralLying until got
up in front of the "pen," az it was called
on one of the transparencies. 1t read,
Mac and Pen" What else could they
mean by "Pen' The very life-like like
ness of Little Mac, was on pole in the
"Pen." A speaker got up and called for
three cheers for "Mac. and Pen" They
were giveG-stunners, all.
Almost Immediately the picture Of small
Mac slid down the pole like bear down a
| creased sapling. What was that for ? Is
it not possible that his likeness even, was
ashamed to be cheered in connection with
the "Pen?" Asuperstitious, Black Republi
can, AbOlitionist, DisuniOn, Lincoln man
near me, whispered that that fOretold the
| downfall Of Small Mac, in the front end OF
| November next. do not believethe "Nig-
ger worshiper." The speaker got ready to
| say something. Hibernian seized the
| opportunity to roll a Hur-r-r-r-r-r-ah off
the end of his tongue. Why did he do that
Another chap politely requested the speak
er to "giVe 'em hi" The speaker was
unable to comply with the very reasonable
request. saw paper bags of differen. col
ors hung on a string. They had candles
| in them. What were they for? Why did
they make the blue and red bags longer
! than the white ones IalsO became aware
of a strong smell of cheese which pervaded
the assembly, and thought l would retreat,
or fall back to a less strong position. This
effected, but not without becoming con-
siderably demoralized. 1 soon rallied,
however, and went home. My wife says,
81 had better not rally again." What do
you think? Wife says, "stop writing and
come to bed" Had better? YANK.