The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-08-09

a clearIsky' the convention was set
aghast by q delegate from Brown
Township jumping to his feet and
announcing that there was bridge
broken down in Brown Township!
and that there was man in Brown
Township, who had had his leg
broken ! 'and' continued the dele
| gate from Brown, IF you do not
nominate our candidate for Com
missioner | pledge every vote in
Brown for Mr.. MCGEE, the demo
cratic candidate; we know HIM to
be a good man, and we are deter
mined to have commissioner from
Brown Mr.. Jones asked the del
egate from Brown if they failed to
get their candidate, if they would
not support the balance of the
ticket-To which the undaunted
delegate from Brown replied-WE
WILL DO AS WE PLEAsE!!l
"Then there was hurrying to and fro,
Some grew pale, and others red,
But plain it was, all were mad"
Col. Phillips and Capt Fry, made
a desperate effect to SGve tie Union
of THE CONVENTION by compromise;
and proposed to throw overheard
all the other candidates, some six
or seven in number, and nominate
the candidate from Brown by accla.
mation-But the late Captain Jones
was big with speech, and an in
stinctive dread least some rebel
should get controlling power over
some person, place or thing--and
that would never do as a precedent
in a Union convention; and not
withstanding the chair, had deci
ded Mr.. P.'S compromise out of or
der, on the principle that 'Union'
men can not compromise with reb-
els in 'arms.' Mr.. Jones was al
lowed to deliver himself of his
speech. Whereupon one of the
delegates from Brown attempted to
reply, but the chair had by this
time discovered that there was no
motion before the house, and that
all debate was out of order. Once
more the compromising spirit Of
the Madison delegation was
brought to play; and a motion was
made to allow the delegate from
Brown to reply, which was carried.
But the delegate from Brown said
the convention had allowed Mr..
Jones TO pitch into them, and when
he offered to reply, he had been
ch0aked down, and now he would
: not reply, and so he sat down to
pout; and the convention proceed
ed to ballot. When the time came
for Brown to vote the tellers made
repeated calls, loud and long fol
Brown. But Brown was in the
sulks, and would not answer the
7 call. But the result of the ballo
l showed that rebellious Brown ha(
! carried, and scared the convention
l into nominating their candidate
Thus demonstrating that even Reb
els have some rights, which Aboli
tionists arc bound to respect. i
is said that 'straws show the course
of the wind What a contrast be
J tween this convention, and that O
the Democracy, held last week
: Here, after all the boasting, ani
loud talk about the enthusiasm ant
harmony in the Abolition ranks
we find want Of interest, and {
backwardness in many of the Town
ships, to such an extent, that they
) actually failed to pay any attention
to the call for a convention, or tc
send any delegates to represent
them, and Tom, Dick and Harry
who happened by accident to B,
present, have to be pressed into
the service in order to]Siye the ap
| pearance of County Convention
How was it with the Democratic
convention held the week before
Every township was fullyrepresen
ted, to the utmost capacity that the
basis Of representation would al.
low under the call, and so great
was the harmony, that the opposi.
tion thought, or pretended to think
the convention was PACKED. But
gentlemen the people are aroused
They have heard enough Of Union
4 from the ztpS, while the heart and
actions show nothing but disunion,
revolution, and. hatred to the gov
ernment Of oul Fathers. You will
conclude, gentlemen, that the poll
6o@es haze been packed By the same
hands, this fall. .5 at.
Have courage, Democrats; ou1
enemies, and those of the govern.
ment are demoralized, and their
t forces scattered; brighter day is