The mountain Democrat., 1864-09-24
Ds1Oss~eas MsstaAg-1rRsPrsssabls
Enthusaaau.

"The winter Of 0ar discsntent Is made Rlo-
FiOus summer" BY The certainty OF the elsciiOn
Of McClsllan-the naliOue pride and AOps and
boast. The people. the OOvereigns, they who
make and uumAke PreHdsats. have resolved to
elect him To the Presidency. He has proved
his devotion 70 the UniOn on the field, and his
ability 70 achieve victory On the same grand
theatre. AaA sseh . man the msssss wans at
the head Of Our national Affairs 10 this the hour
Of the UstUn's peril. The mere mention Of bis
name has . magical effect; Il srOuses the wild.
eSs enthusiasm; /. thrills the heart with hope
and joy and triumph; h DSs7IS ne arm asd
brighisns the eye; It 10 ''stampsd upon the dull.
est 0AE and warns the cOldest heart - aud
whss u waS anHOuUOsA that the Democracy Of
81 DoEadO Contemplated ratafying nomina.
tOn in thIs city on last Saturday niHhl, the
mere announcement Wss auMeisut u attract
the greatest. the largest, and most snthusias-
tic crowd that ever assembled in our city,
Every road leading into our town was nlIsd
with eager and enthusiastic Democrats, and
long before the hOur Of meeting the Plaza was
jammed. imperviOus to ell outside passage, ex.
cept the Surging which agitsted the great cen.
Ire WhSn- -fresh- andiinra cana pouring forward.
striking ito outakirts. No words can be too
sxtravAgunt in describing Il. ItwAs an appeal
70 the people. and the psopls answered the ap.
peal in . voice Of thunder. It was. in the
truest sense Of the term, meeting Of the peo-
pls-of the industrious, hard.wOrkinE, iptelli.
gent, patriotic ps0pl.. II Was not Rntten up
By OeSce-hOlders, coutraetnrs and their retain.
Srs; 1t was not composed Of political adventu
rers, brAtnless dsmsgogues. spies and inform.
ers. but Of the bone and Sinew, the respectable
ty and intelligence Of the county. Without
manufactured enthusiasm, purchased for the
occasion. and assumed TO deceive, the Democ.
racy, relying on the integrity, good sense and
manly spirit If the people. with " fearful stead.
iness." are advancing. with colOrs unf,Ided
aud bearing upon their "Ampls folds that sen.
timent dear tn every true American heart
Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and
inssparable."
At sundOwn . national salute was fred from
Harker'S Hill. and som after the Placerville
band marched 10 the Plaza and " "diScoursed
eloquent music" the crowd every minute
swelling in proportions until It 6lled the Plaza.
4 few minutes later the cannon announced the
appearance IN the top of the hill Of the lon-
hearted Democracy Of Mud Springs-the stern.
earnest. unconquerabls men who hare ever
proved faithful among the faithlesS." A
procession was formed, and they werO met ct
the foot Of Sacramento street and esc0I led 10
the Plaza-theiF numbers, their splendid na-
tiOnal Gags, brilliant transparencies. apprO-
pirate mottoeS and 6ne music being . marked
feature Of the procession. Under the SkiIIfnl
leadership Of their Marshal. Dennis Higgins,
they marched In perfect order, and when tn, y
halted in front Of the stand erected for the
speakers. Dr.. Titus proposed three cheers E,r
the Democracy Of Mud Springs. which v ere
given until the hills shook with the rsverbera-
ton Of the sound.
A. som - the cheers subSided DIR. Titus call.
cd the meeting to order, and nominated Il. K.
Stnwe. Of Uniontown. for President, which
was carried. The President briefly stated the
object Of tho meeting. Hnn D. FAirchild, of
Pilot Hill; J. J. Lawyer, Of Spanish Flat; Dr.
R. Rankin, Of Placerville Dennis Higgins and
]. E. Simmons, Of FL Dorado; T. Dawson, of
Buckeye Flat; N. G. Griffith and Dr.. Hamm,
Of Diamond SPRING.; John Hines, Of Georgia
Slide; George MerkindnllAr. Of FairpIsy; J..
D. Rankin. Of Busan's Bridge; John Ashton
of Georgetown; g. W. Hunter, Of Spanish
Dry Diggings. were elected Vice Presidents !;
and C. T. RouSsin. of El Dorado. and John D.
Skinner. of Mosquito, Secretaries. Loud calls
were made for George E. Williams. Esq. who
opened with stirring speech. clothed in for.
c,bls and beautiful language. He was follow.
cd By A. c. Searle. Esq. WIN spoke fsrvently
and effectively: and be BY Mr.. Tayl lor, whnae
speech WAS quite brief. in consequence Of the
lateness Of the hour. The meeting clOaed with
three times three for Mcclellan. which were
given with will, and then the vast crowd dis.
pcrsed.
The speeches u MeSsrs. Williams and Searle
we're listened to with profound attention and
ELECTED repeated snd genuine applause. The
enthusiasm was spoutsntous and irrepressible
We have not room u give the unansw werable
arguments Of the speakers, and q mere sketch
Of them would destroy their force we must
content our readers BY saying that they made
deep and favorable impression on the au.
dience. elateA the Democracy. confirmed the
wavsring. convinced ths skepIicai, Soured the
AbolitioniSts. and changed the opinions Of
many who had been Seduced from tho true faith
BY the insidiouG appeals Of shOddy dems.
gogusS. The ball 10 now fairly opened, aud
the campaign promises to be exciting. hotly
contested aud vigorously conducted Let the
Democracy but do their duty. and tho black Gag
which now waves 10 triumph over our county
will Do lrailed 10 the dust After the sth of NJ,
vsmber.
WmELr's SrEsEoscopnoon which exhibited