Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-10-11
The shoddies Completely 0utdone
Speeches by Green, Cox, McCook
Thurman, and others.

Providence looked kindly upon the good
cause last evening, and vouchsafed a bril-
liant moon, a cloudless sky, a dry earth and
a genial atmosphere in favor of the Democ-
racyiand the people, and their meeting in
the State yard. At least all hearts seemed
to rejoice at the suspicious prospect, as an
evidence of Divine favor in behalf of the
cause which all hold so precious.
The brief announcement in our paper OF
yesterday, that there would be last grand
rally of the Democracy of the city III the
State Yard last night, was sufficient to fill
the streets with people at an early hour, all
vending their way towards the common
centre. Before seven o'clock everybody
seemed to have abandoned the ordinary
pursuits of life and settled down upon a
common object. Never before have we
seen the dear old town so lively and so gay,
so happy and enthusiastic. The State House
steps were filled with people an hour before
the time announced for the speaking and
long before the crowds from the North and
South ends appeared. The South-enders
congregated at the South Engine House
In overwhelming numbers about half
past six; all were inspired with the
heartiest and most earnest enthusi-
asrn, and nothing would satisfy them
but o Mcclellan speech. Hon. Otto Dresel
was called out and delivered a capital adj
dress, which brought the enthusiasm of the
,oplc to the highest pitch. There was
nothing simulated or affected about their
checrs-they burst out at every good hit,
and every sentence; and when the Sonth-
enders marched up High street. they
made the buildings echo with their shouts.
The Democracy of the North end assem-
bled at about the same hour in front of the
North Engine House, where brief and vig-
orous rallying speeches were made by Au-
ditor Martin aud Gen. Andrews. Some fell
low-an Abolition zanie-in the boarding.
house opposite, the stand, yelled out an in
sulting epithet at Mr.. Martin from his WIN
dow; in reply, Martin gave the puppy
such complete failing, that he was glad
to shut his window and disappear, amid
the contemptuous jeers Of the crowd. The
vast crowd then marched towards the State
House, and mingled with the still larger
crowd there, without apparently augment
ingit.
There was then brilliant and altogether
unexpected display of fireworks, which
added greatly to the interest of the scene.
From the upper windows of the dome
there flashed steady stream OF rockets,
which illuminated the entire building as
we'll as the surrounding streets, and gave
the dome the appearance of a fortress hotly
engaged-such all appearance as Sumter
under Anderson, or battery Robinette, or
Farragut's ships i'm Mobile Bay, presented.
The sumo money invested in this display
was not one hnDdredth part of the amount
spent by the shoddies on Saturday night,
but by little ingenuity and skill in select
ing the place, the display was infinitely SUI
perior to that of Saturday night. rg
The contrast between the two meetings.
thatjo Saturday and that of last night
was remarkable, and did not fail
to strike the shoddy leaders with
penetrating force. 1t was the contrast be-
tween forced demonstration and an inn
promptu and spontaneous one--between
preeoncerted, labored effort and the hear
ty outburst Of popular enthusiasm. AS
to numbers, the meeting in the State Yard
last night was twice as large as the Aboli-
tion meeting of Saturday. The Journal
says twenty thousand people were at the
Abolition meetings; if that estimate was
correct, there were forty thousand at the
meeting last night. But these estimates
are mere electioneering exaggerations. A
fair estimate of the crowd last night ten
thousand, and it was the largest night
meeting ever held in Columbus during this
or any other year. In regard to the enthu-
siasm at the two meetings, there was still
broader contrast. At the Abolition meet
ing nothing was SO notable as the absence
of enthusiasm the meeting last night
the enthusiasm was unbounded. Every
shit that was made, every noble senti-
pent, every mention OF popular names,
was responded to with q hearty
outburst Of applause that awoke the echoes
in the remotest parts of the city. In brief,
there Is no use of talking further-the Aho-
litionists never were aud never will be able
to get up, by thehardest labor and the exer-
else of all their partisan neutrality-suspicious.
ing Loyal Leagues and kindred nuisances
such stupendous demonstration ofpopu-
lar enthusiasm as that gotten up by the
Democrats last night, with nd ,ther effort
than q quarter-sheet bill and a newspaper
advertisement. AZ M
We regretto saygthat the beginning of
the meeting was marred by an attempt OF
several, intoxicated home guards and SOL
diers, instigated by we'll dressed, but weak
kneed Abolitionists 10 create disturbance
by groaning and scursiag about the outer
edges OF the vast assembly. They were
first warned away, but, persisting in their
disorderly and lawiess conduct they were
at last summarily ejected from the grounds
and there was no further disturbance. ~
TIE meeting was called 70 order by Mr..
Reinhard, who presided during the evening
with his customary GOODNESS and good ma
tufe. Jadge Green was the first speaker,
and he kept the crowd IN . roar, by an