Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-05-16
rHE pow.wow LAST NIGHT.

THE Pow.Yow Last NIGHT.
The Domocraey of Gold Hill met in
considerable force ut Theaser Hall last
evening. Tho o was az, we'll hliea
as was compatible with comfort. There
were some intelligent, honest-look'ng
faces 10 the crowd. The President, Nj.
Lansing, urged the faithful to attend to
registration bsforethe lFstday, "s,thei
there would be a rush, and If anybody
,uas,erowdel out III d~probAbly be,
Democrats. His audience appreciated
the exquisite irony Of /" crowding Demo-
Gratis OUT = and Nm audible smile per
Iyaded the assemblage. Col, Watson,
Chairman Of the EXECUTIVE Committee,
iuforned the meeting thu. he had no
report to make, except that his Commit
i,ee was " making Rome howl" but
wanted to. keep quiet. II the Colonel Colonel
really wanted to keep quiet why didn't
he? He reminded US OF the fellow who
onco bored US with repeated questions
rs to u views on u certain phase oil
the negro question, aud, when wefinally
attempted 10 give him our candid opin-
lou, interrupted US with "Shtop now,
shtop; cant 20 hiver be done wad yer
agitatiou2" ,rrTJals sI,sorUON
Col. Watson's brief eruption in the
oratoric line was followed by calls for
wooaburu, which was'reSpondsd to- by
q gentleman Of modest aspect and evil
IDENTIFY bashful disposition, who has
often been forced to speak in public,
and frequently compelled to run for
office. For something over an hour Mr..
WOODBURY. descanted on issues, current
and uncurrcut. 1t is true that bio made
some broad assertions that the limited
time allowed him rendered it impracti-
cablo to prove by the strict rules OF
logic, but his audience were evidently
convinced aud satisfed-in fact. we
doubt whether Edmund Burke could
have given moro general satisfaction.
In the course Of his argument, Mr..
Woodburn took occasion to compare
the condition Of ireland with that Of
the "Suth-ther-rtR" States. In doing
so, he freely ack nowledgcdt that he had
honorcd the Gem Of the Sea by drawing
his first breath there. The tonc Of this
remark impressed his bearers with the
idea that in being born there Woodburn
had done all in his power for old Ire
land, and many present acknowledged
the honor conferred upon their native
land by hearty, loud applause. sG
Mr.. woodburn adduced q very strong
argument in rebuttal Of the claim to
superior intelligence, so often asserted
by the Union party, He had observed
a transparency in a Union procession ut
Virginia, on which the word judgment
appeared with n s%uperauous sc" after
the "g." His audience seemed fully to
appreciate tho terrible intellectual
laehes involved in this photographed
error, and the applause was tnmultuOus.
When Mr.. WOODBURY. ascended into
the high rhetoric regions, and pictured
the Ship Of Freedom, with siieer md'''
and s~tar-gemmed sails, commencing a
| cruise around the Continent ut the sound
Of the. tocsin Of Democratic victory, u
minds eye seemed to see n shade OF
jealous uneasincss fit across tho spirit
brows Of Curran and Brinsley Sheridan.
A ship, with silver mast, Of sufficient size
and hight to carry sails capable Of catch
ing the popular breeze Of next Novem-
Der, would, We fancy, be found some
what top-heary. On tho whole, Mr..
Woodburn's speech was n rare gem, and
proved, to the apparent satisfaction Of
his audience, that nothing but the exist
ence Of the Democratic party during
"the late iunpleasantness" prevented
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of our beloved coun-
try. Mr.. Mitchell followed WOODBURY.,
but he looked lugubrious rs he took the
stand, and we hurried to bed, to dream
Of woodburn's silver-masted craft.