Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-12-05
tn. Captured D..As.r..,. Jub,I...


There are fiunfber Of legends and dra-
matte scenes whose denoument or catas-
trophe turns on the appearance Of an un-
hidden guest, who straightway discon-
certs the whole affair. Banquo was not
unbidden but he was unexpected, for
Macbeth thought him done for by the
very misanthrOpic gentleman whom he
interested in his taking off Vallandig-
ham was the unbidden guest at the DEM
ocratic jubilee on Saturday night, and
Banquo himself did not more effectually Y
spoil the intended pleasure Of the time,
nor displace the mirth with more admir-
ed disorder.
The jubilee affair arose tpon sugges-
ton thrown out by the Enquirer, which
seemed like little cloud no larger than
a mans hand; but it was the same hand
that transferred the Democratic party OF
Hamilton County to Cary, and the ma
chinery was set in motion to bring 1t out
under the proper auspices. For your
spontaneous Democratic mass meetings
need much management to get them UP,
and to direct them after they are up
The programme was carefully laid out,
and the speakers chosen, and the name
of Vallandigham was not written among
them.
The fact is, one tires of martyr after
a WIlle, vi Il UlHTINT,
and more especially IL he is of the daugh-
of a defunct martyr lasts longer. He is
then past paying for, and honors to those
who are out Of the way are easy and in
expensive. But when a martyr survives,
and is continually making larger de-
mands for the tribute Of material admi-
ration, and reminding us that all we have
done is but an unworthy recognition of
his merits, and that it should be the
whole end and aim of our existence to
exalt him. then there comes in time a
sense of sufficiency, and even a feeling
of injury that the prosecutors did not fn-
ish him while their hand was in.
So, as we said, the name of Vallandig-
ham was not written among the invited
speakers, although this was celebration
of the Democratic victories in general,
and particularly in Ohio, of which Val
landigham saw much and was all-ip his
own estimation; and although he lives
near, and does not allow himself to be
forgotten. But this WAS too good an op-
portunity for thrifty minded political
martyr to let slip. There was to be 3
triple celebration, comprising the Con-
federate Democrats of Cincinnati, Cow
ington and Newport, on the levees in
sight of each other.
+ Naturally the better sustained great
guns, the more ambitious fireworks, the
gas-jet inscriptions, and the bigger thing
altogether, would draw over the mass of
the Kentucky sympathizers to this side.
In Kentucky to be Democrat means to
be homogeneous particle of the lost
cause. Here would be a large body of
rampant rebels, ready to give tongue to
their feelings by an ovation to one who
travels on his martyrdom and his hostil-
ity to the United States Government in
the civil war. And that there should be
no peradventure rs to the result, how
easy to provide few agents to raise a
scattering spontaneous call for the mar
tyr when he showed himself at the fit
time. And we all know that it takes but
few voices, calling for another, to discon-
cert a speaker; for no one is willing to
continue to address . crowd if there is
any preference expressed for somebody
else.
The stratAgem was prepared by one
who, whatever his other failings, was
never known to neglect anything that
might tend to his own prominence. Ac-
cordingly, the unbidden speaker appear
ed first at the western stand, just as DIR.
Kincaid was getting under way in a
speech. The clamor Disconnected the
Doctor, who gave way, and Vallandig-
g 81, L.
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silS eastern s'ahu' "nete e;'S NJ .; lei was
alton of the platform are thus described:
mr. sayler ,S aad sreGeedea Zee In 9u1ehhg Pe Iae I'm
ton tom piece of }ire-works and was entering fully
into his speech when he found vallandigham
at MS SIDE ana calls ron the stand ior speech
speaking recoenizing an unwarrsntabie inter
ference. Said Mr.. Cook, Proceed, Mr.. Sayler,'"'
and % there Were calls f, lr1m ine crowd 10 90 on
said Mr.. Sayler, "So, sir. I never speak for d
crowd that calls for anybody else.
sag Mr S1ok, bu. you must, ,sasd MI ia
until After yos. sir
Responded by Mr. sayleI, "No matter; he is
mere, mere; bhese men nave cu'ieu ior Hill ie' hii
At this point Mr.. yallandigham remarked,
MT. sayer, yop place me & IN oaa PosdtiSn Psd tnr
yon to do SO. You must introduce me to this
crowd"
MI sayIer appeMared ~ coHs,aerWyh Wiyhant dnubi
he was angry al the Interference. However, for
the sake of harmony, he showed his Democracy
oyintroduehEa ar HasndgnaI ih Tho ach
dislike FOR the task. When he had concluded he
was lifted OF the stand and carried TO the Spen-
Ger House OH the shoulders OF MS enthusiastic
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