Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-10-10

Matamoras swindle, I" met a melancholy fate
In the State Yard, where there was a regular
fight over it, several shoddies insisting that
1t was an insult to those who got up the
demonstration. In the melee the transpa-
rency was torn to tatters.
After parading about town for time the
procession brought up In the State Yard,
where the line Of torches, marching and
counter-marching, presented spectacle of
remarkable beauty and brilliancy. This
grand show in effect ended the denonstra.
tion; people generally retired to their
homes, and the streets settled down into
their wonted quiet. We believe Horace
to respectable crowd. BY the time Sam
Shellabarger got at it, the crowd began to
grow small very rapidly, and at about ten
o'clock he was prosily addressing less than
a hundred persons. So far as the speeches
and the effect of the meeting were con-
cerncd, the whole affair was mortifying
and provoking fizzle; for nobody listened
or paid any attention.
No effort had been spared by those inter-
ested in the demonstration to inspire the
soldiers with Lincoln enthusiasm, and their
want of success sorely distressed the pat
riots of the Loyal League. The blue coats
wouldn't "enthuse" worth cuss; and it
was difficult to tell for whom there was the
most cnthusasm-Lincoln or Mcclellan.
One crowd of about dozen blue coats
headed by stalwart and sunburnt SER
gcant, marched up High street ON the paye-
ment keeping time to the repetition of the
magic word "Antictam." The indignation
of several stay-at-home shoddies was fear
fully aroused at this instance of what they
regarded as shocking instance of insub-
ordination; but the soldiers, several of
whom were cripples, stumped it up
street needless of interruption. Nu-
merous discussions took place between
the soldiers on the pavements, upon the re-
spective merits and demerits of Little Mac
and Old Abe, in which the Mcclellan SOL
diers usually made their point by asserting
that they fought under Mcclellan, and
knew he was the best man. Several SOL
diers passing our Office saw fit to cheer for
Mcclellan and THE STATESMAN. An off,
cious negro passing at the time told the SOL
diers they shouldn't cheer here, for "De
Statesman is de Copperhead sheet" One
of the soldiers, with an emphatic remark
about the negroes impudcnce, hit the col
ored patriot thwack over the head with
torch-stick, and the colored gentleman
made excellent time down street.
The demonstration, we are informed,
cost those who got it up something over
$4,000. Their equivalent for this enormous
expenditure was by no means satisfactory;
for If the demonstration had any effect
whatever; it was against those who got it
up and in favor of the Democracy. One
gentleman informs us that he is prepared
to bet 800 that it changed fifty votes in
favor of Mcclellan, Cox, and the whole
Democratic ticket. 1t was understood that
the chief object in getting up the demon
stration was to "beat Sam Cox" This
shows that the shoddies are desperately
alarmed about this District, and fear
that Sleepy Sam Shellabarger will
be very hollow shell next We'd
nesday. Popular sympathy naturally
attaches to man against whom such stu
pcndous but unavailing efforts are made,
and in this view the demonstration of Sat-
urday night made fifty votes for Cox where
it made one for Shellabarger. A candidate
who requires the rich men, the big con-
tractors and poor office-holders to bleed for
him to the tuEe of $1,000 in one night
must be in an exceedingly desperate pre-
dicament to say the least of it, and no
such candidate-who runs on the money of
his party instead of his own merit and
qualifcations-can 60 to Congress from
this District.