The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-10-30

They get Drunk and are Carried Home!--
Phebus had not wheeled single squadron
into the field of light on Thursday morning
last, ere slumber and the echoes In the sur
rounding hills were startled by the deep in
donations Of the old twelve-pounder. Alas
for ardent inspiration, the sixth round burst
the piece and their thunder was lost them.
IN. b. Anyone wishing to purchase three
kegs of prime gun-powder may call on the
Committee on fre-works1 The bursting of
the cannon ended the mornings programme
and like .hc Arabs,they silently stole away
A warm sun in the afternoon brought out in
creased numbers of the "yarmints," and at
the ringing ef the bell they assembled IN the
Court House to hear their lessons read and
see pantomimic display by the clowns
The show was opened by placing j. A. J.
Buchanan In the chair as President, and some
body else as Vice Ps Mr.. BIS. Introductory
remarks were brief and confined to telling
how good he felt eulogising the Messenger
and cursing Hon. George V. Lawrence, the
Republicans and the 'nigger." Mr, Law
renee was mathematical particularly for the
spcech he is said to have made in Allegheny
county. Mr.. b., very much like the fellow
that hallooed to the youugster ''to stop his
duaned swearing" in the same breath called
the Republicans of the county an Ignorant
set, and made free use of his favorite epi
tibet 'the gizzard foot party" in aiiuding TO
hnwpyQf
the thought that it is only recently since he
discovered hoilow In his own foot, and that
his blinded vision prevents him from seeing
Alright at any time.
A.. A. Purman was introduced to the audi
ence aud seemed to be brimming over with
good news and happy thoughts. lie must
have been laboring under some inconvenience
for he was constantly ''going back and "com,
ing up" distributing and recapitulatng unu'
we heatily wished for phonographer or
mirror The encore was not sufficient and no
amount of winking and blinking to those post
ed to do the cheering animated the crowd
His heart "overhowed with gratitude to the
phits men of the country and especially to
the white Republicans did his bowels
ycarn. lie did not insult their presence by
calling them mocrats-Conseryatives ex-
pressed it. "rhat by-gones should bo by
cones, no difference where Mey stood one, two,
three, or five years ago." he demanded
("Neither repented they of their murders
nor of their thefts. '-Rey, TX, 2l'
"And said to the mountains and rocks fall on
us and hide us from Him that sittith on the
throne. Rev. W. ~ Andy johnson he re-
pudiated and shamefully perverted truth In
saying 'that they were not indebted to him In
any way for the victories of conservatism.
The question naturally arose, what kind OF an
audience does Mr. F. think he is addressing
Surely not the 'inteligent Conservatives.
Much else was said by the gentleman that
for glaring inconsistency could not be excel
ed. Indeed, we only wish we could give
rerbatim report that he might "see himself as
others see him." Afraid from the constant
exit of the crowd that Crawford would have
no hearers, p. was pulled down. Being call
ed off we regret to have heard no moro OF the
meeting.
In the evening was the torch light pro-
cession, fire works, etc. The procession Of
one hundred and fifty or two hundred, car
rying torches. made q short detour Of Main
street. preceded by the Brass Band, and then
resolved into hooting, wrangling mob, on
the square. Several of the houses in town
had candles in the windows. Rockets, 10
man candles, fircballs and tar-barrels, were
reckessy discharged anc thrown about, for,
tunatcly without accident. Doc. Patton
Buchanan aud Waddlc made "cl(hic) )-quen
speeches., D." but nobody heard them. Tho
transparencies were characteristic. One o.
two indicated 'the school-master ab road
Instance-"IIave you herd the news from
Main ?" After the fireworks were done, al
hands adjourned to the bar rooms got glori
ously drunk, and either skunk away or wer'
carried to bed. Sic transit gloria Democratic