The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-10-03
The Mass Meetingi
5000 PEOPLE IN COUNCIL.
Gems. Hayes ana scAenek on the stand.
The Truth Presented aud the Peoplc
Convinced.

On Thursday last. vithon, any parade or ronp.
Gus procession. the people " Seneca County, to
the number of q, least Eve thousand persons.
gathered from Ear and ncar, to listen to the
speeches Of the gallant Hayes and the uncompro-
mis,ur statcsnan. tcncrtl S,henck General
Hayes arrived at half p,st nine O'Clock, on the
morning irsin, aud w.s met nv the Committee
ON Reception at tho depot and escorted to the
Davis House hy Boos' Cornct Band, whore he
was entertained by his frcni-. until the hour Of
speaking arrived. In the mcantimc, the streets
OF the city were crowdng With the masses that
we predicted wouli bc ont TO hear thcm No
silly mot,ocs met the eye a, every turn, but the
American i,tg-thc "hauner of bea0ty and glo.
| ry'-wayed IL, the morning SUNLIGHT, the proud.
est emblem aud the most Impressive motto that
was ever conceived 10y nan--our sosatry fog. The
volumes Of loyal mottoes. its associations carry
with u. are ever remembered IN the hearts OF the
true American. without any outward painting or
device. The people who assembled beneath it,
folds, were Of tho quiet, thinking but determined
class. Those who mtlc M foolish, silly, out
/ warl demonstrations, hut came simply TO hear
the truths that wcrc to bc offered for their con.
sidcration. No drunkenness, NJ rowdism, mark
cl the gathering Of 50 largo crowd All was
orderly, and when one o'clock came, they gath
ercd around the speakers stand, AMI for three
hours and a half listened ottcntivcly to the argu.
mcnts presented Gcncral Hayes speech was
ono Of his most happy efforts, and Tor two hours
and hdf hc hold his audience unclaimed by
the tnsgic of his clo,ricnec aud g,ntlcmanly de
pertinent towarl his advcrsarcs. lie presented
such uncoutroyertiblc G,ct4 anil arguments, that
even many Of the opposition were lead to cx.
ciin "almost thou hast persuaded mo to be q
Christian"
Il was an nd lrc'a such as carried the imprcs.
sion as coming from scholar anil a statesman,
and that pl,cing in the hands Of it, author the
Govcmorship, was not only houoring him, but
the great state OF ohio, OF which ho is q nobc
son
The belatinz Of the train from the south, dc.
tanned General schensk until quito late in the af
tcmoon, but General Hayes held out calamity
until tho arrival Of the train from the south
which brought the General to his relief Another
hour was consumed by the latter In sharp, bril-
liant anil telling hits upon the opposition. II,
charged home upon the enemy, In manner pos
lite, but telling. Thoy. .f,il back in dismay. Iii,
sharp thrusts utterly dcmoraiscd them. ant
those Of that persuasion who remained TO hca
what he might have to oiTer beat An early re
treat, amid the ho; shot that was falling aroun,
thom For the nakci, nnmmishol political
truth, comment Us TO General S'hcnck, the hon
orci Representative Of the Third District.
The people heard the spcakers patiently to tn
end, AMI went away more thoroughly convince,
thancyer, " II were possible. that they have
duty 10 perform this ndl, which, il well done
will add glory and haaor to tho party, and pros
I pcrity to the country.
Tho day will long bc remembered "a demon
strating great stride, at least, in the refine
mcnt Of our people in ignoring the follics Of pa
radcs and professions, and the brawlng an'
noisy demonstrations Of political crowds in tn
past.