The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-10-19
The County Meetings.

We hear from every quarter that the ne
orhiican meetings held in this county thus
far have been largely ATTENDED ever! "ne'
ora that . most cheerful ana nopeiui leei-
IN mas been manifested IN all oil them.
60 Of tine speakers have been surprised
:, ia nnmber in attendance. The fact IS
,t,., ,hare mas been no time heretofore wneh
the people have been SO earnest to hear Oh
clinical ouestiOus. And there has Desn
10 tire before when such momentous Is
ynes were TO be finally decided-the Rebel
lion put down, Slavery destroyed anu our
Nation saved.
nnr opponents in this county have no
beart for their work. They cannot get up
one enthusiasm. They have been denoune-
in, the war Tor the last SIX months VIII al
the ability and zeal they could muster ana
:, come, very hard for them 10 raise hearty
shouts for the war candidate they nave Sc
,actad The exploits oil the hero OF the
Cbickehominv" excite 10 enthusiasm
ononor the masses; and the labored Efforts
IF their orators 10 exalt Mcclellan into the
II
first class OF military commanders IS ieit
by "the plain people" 10 be simply lluicu-
Ions. Whatever valuable traits oil cnarae-
Ter he may have. he has not the traits u
oropee enthusiasm. BOldness, daring
,rornDtness in execution, q courage which
never fails. an unfiching will, an INHALER
inc hone a fortitude which bears sterniy
the evils II cannot avoid, and an exalted
natriotism. are qualities which command
enthusiasm the world over, even "hei
Joined with great faults Of character bu
these are lust the qualities Mcclellan ha'
e not. and as he has not displayed them
r people cannot be made TO admire them Il
I him bv any arts Of oratOry. This TACT
5 felt hv al their best speakers, and 1t greati
2 discorrages them; and they are obliged I
0 90 of into fae spun declarations Oh III
Il Io1eas corpus and other topics, thereo
!, filing ont their time on collateral question
u as hest they can.
d While the are in this condition, IN de-
Z nair o. TO the Presidency, hopeless as 10 u
IS State. and trembling as TO the result In Il
e county let no pains be spared to make u
e Republican county meetings as effective
Il nossihle. Mr.. Pinckney's appointments a
ID beina fulfilled this week, and moie L
70 orher sneakers will be announced 500
Id lot the friends in the several localities tai
De upon themselves the care necessary 10 ma
rs ali the minor particulars attended TO. Mu
more Of success depends upon these al
Is things than is generally believed. Suppo
De one OF the best speakers in the state
III senator Howard, for instance-was 10 a
d dress the people in your school distfl'
'i- If no general notice had been given-H |
nc audience had 10 wait a quarter oil an ho
ne for the door to be unlOcked-f there VIZ
Is not half seats enough--if the audlen
ne were shivering two hours for want OF III
III dre-if there were only lights enough
On make the darkness visible-hOw much go
hs would the most able discourse do yC
n You have no right TO expect favorable
he suits unless you comply with the indisp
We sable conditions Of success. Let eve
'iH thing necessary be attended 10, and IN
we lime. to wit: on the eighth day of Move
ms Der, you shall reap the reward OF y
10 labOrs. if you faint not.