, 1864-09-22

then, the people OF Loulsil lille were eatreated
to gather on the eVonlng Ii tho 17tk, in order
to 60 through the ceremesy Of raufying tho
Janus-faced nontnattons Of tho friends Of
Jefferson Davis, albeit engineered Ito prom
az are known only to Belmoat, the Jew. Toe
evening shades saw 8 National flag floating
dom the top OF the Court House, md another
suspended across the street near by, and
during the meeting the post band WAS in At.
tendance dispensing music, Ali this, Of
COT Gon1se; wsa ,gaazt gaaze work Intended to blnd
to set a. sop to the military element at pre-
sent in the city. Those managtug thu pre-:
gramme understood the game f1sy
were playing; and, some who scorn to 6e
caught IN such company, hAd just as keen an
appreciation, as Was necessary, Of the intea'
'emaz aung from George B. were suspended
I'm prttD between the pill lrs. 4 stAut WIS
erected at the foot Of the eteps, aud p,les ot
barrels. ready Tor bonflres, were placed at
the corners uf the streets near by. After
street eselight had commenced, men, women
Germans and the cullud pussun' to boot,
all began to look for the Court House. 4
great many managed to get together. The
steps were Gro owded. and the street was tol.
erahly well n1led. The bonflres were lit aud
diligently piled With combustib1es. The
band gava cut Its sweetest strains. Rockets
lit up the sky. Small pieces Of artillery did
their best to deafen the assenblage, Taken
gil In allit was pretty well got up co1cern.
Il cvftain1y called together ali Of Horatto
Seymour's "1rltude In this vicinity
for, 60 where yen would, the b.oguo Of tue
Mi1etlsn was as surely predominant as at a
Five Point ward meeting IN Gotham. The
latlon Of Louisville; j. and If they were at this
meeting in force, they were slngularIy reti.
cent. Their presence could be detected onl =
now and then. {Query-Is not this hope
full sign, seeing that heretofore they have
generally voted the Democratic t1cket?) The
blue coats were eprinkled about, merely aa
listeners. You may rest assured very few Of
them have any sympataY with the Chicago
nomlnatiote. By the way, 1t is astonishing
how many Of our brave boys got their eyes
opened a8 to the true character Of Mcclellan
when the latter ENDORSED the nomtnation OF
Judge Woodward as candidate for Cover
Dor 1f Pennsylvania An Intelligent officer,
who +stryed two years In the army Of the Po-
tcmac and u ho waa wounded at Gettysburg,
Informed me that the Young Napoleon lost att
least seven-tenths Of his outspoken friends
among the rank aud file instantly, when It
became Known what he had done Ia tho way
Of a1i svowed tr-itor. James Guthrie,
Of course, took charge Of the meet.
hg, ,.;,s xuS' s,os ~ o"n - thG hho ely :
nalst % ana ~ sacratarr ~ IT, ~ nf the Tsra
nG4 nG4 1ae nraf11 ~ na ovarythtnr here
su5 theo snea1a sa ptantise hef,ra =, sn1 II
eaiF eHav from tha gnod aid princinles Of
bin Sfta ""s uRo eieeps et Ashland. hald al.
r;scd rii authority with Guthrie. The
1nttcr thoueh. has il all in his own hauds
now and p1or PrcntIco. tue once briiiiant
aud flashing Prentice, whose custom 1t WaE
snch t1emendoue effect. noE nlays second
f1adie to he very MN whom hr his merci-
1ees teachings. be INSPIRED ai}h whole