The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1864-09-17


Ratification Meeting In San Francisco.
A grand ratification meeting was held by
the Democrats of San Francisco, on Thurs
day evening, September Sth. The Demo
cratic Press gives the following account of
the gathering:
The grandest and most imposing spectacle
ever witnessed on the Pacific coast, was the
tremendous gathering of Democrats on
Portsmouth Square last evening. AS night
began to fall over the city, the people began
cro"ding towards the Square from all parts
of the town. BY balfpast seven o'clock,
several thousands of unterrfied Democrats
had collected on the ground, and the cry
was, "they still come." Democratic Clubs
from the various districts throughout the
city came marching on the Plaza, keeping
step to the music of the "ear-piercng fife
and the spirit stirring drum" and bearing
aloft transparences aud banners which were
covered all over with patriotic notices, de-
vices and inscriptions. Each Club, as it
wheeled into position in the grand Demo-
cratic line OF battle, was greeted with loud
cheers that made the night air ring again,
aud which echoed through and through
Platts Hall, where the Ghouls were in session
trying to make capital for poor, deserted
and torlorn "Old Abe" BY eight O'Clock
the immense crowd had increased so rapidly
that Portsmouth Square would no longer
contain them, and the sidewalks and adjacent
house'tops began to swarm with great crowds
of shouting Copperheads. 1t seems as if
the entire male population of San Francisco
had turned out to participate in this magn-
ficent Mcclellan and Pendeton ratification
meeting. Every body, friend and foe, alike
'agree that it was, in point OF numbers, the
greatest meeting that ever assembled in San
Francisco or on the Pacific coast.
THE SPEAKERS STAND.
This was large and substantial structure,
capable of accommodating conveniently at
least one hundred persons. 1t was surroun.
ded on the outside by piece of canvas
seventy-iive yards long and over a yard
wide, with the names of Mcclellan and
Pendleton painted on it in large black letters.
The rear of the stand was surmounted with |
large painting, on the top of which was
drawn an American eagle, with ouispread
pinions, grasping in his beak penon on
WINCH Is luSCIlDet tUb IullOWlHO WoIuS. L
religiously respect the Constitutional rights
of all. Peace bath her victories more glori
Gus than war" The entire platform was
lighted with gas, with about fifty burners.
The gas was extinguished for a moment
just before the meeting was called to order,
by some accident, doubtless, but was quickly
re-h9hted. There was large transparency
at each end of the PLATFORM on the same side
with the paintings, one of which bore upon
it the names Of the Democratic candidates
for Congress; on the other the names Of the
Democratic Presidential Electors were in.
scribed. The glorious old starry banner
was conspicuously displayed from all parts
of the PLATFORM
Addresses were delivered by j. p. Hoge
H. p Barber, j. f. Doyle, VIM. T. Coleman,
J. w. Coffroth, j. b. EambIeton, G. L. Wei
Ter, III. ii. l1ghton, DR.. Wozencraft, Judge
and Others. The greatest en-
thusiasm prevailed.