Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-08-27

day was signalized by turnout of
probably five or six thousand peo-
pie, with music and banners, and
an enthusiasm that shows that'Fay-
cite is wide awake and means work
BANNERS AND MorToEs.
Flags and banners with notices
were displayed III great profusion.
Across the principal street Of the
place were stretched three large
banners containing the following
inscriptions; "0Qr candidates are
national, not rebel" " awe are NOV
ing on the enemy's works" ,"1''Hd.
man liberty, the only foundation Of
human Government" OF 5i'i'4Va %.
Across the street, near the en-
trance to the grove adjoining the
town, where the meeting was held,
was another bearing this inscrip-
tioA 8 Loyalty the test-treason
must be made odious." ''sa Io
Besides these, there we're score
Or more Of smaller ones, rejecting
the Sentiments and enthusiasm Of
Fayctte comfy Republicans. We
noted down the following "To
make treason odious,g vote for
Gant--to make treason respecta-
bic, vote for Seymour" "The Dem
ocratic Carian lies in Canada2' "The
Democratic trinity, Brick Pomeroy,
Wilkes Booth, and the Devil"--.
seymour and Blair Fellowship
with traitorsS Will you Fellowship
with them p "Thc Democrats are
the war party in peace, and the
peace party i'll war" "Will yon
nave peace and Grant, or will you.
have war and Blair ~ i"The Dem
ocratic party thinks rebel bush
whackers goodqa as YOU; let thcmgoI
to rebels for their votes" "TheI
sympathizcr with treason anh Incl
ter of mobs-H. Seymour. "n'Grant
skins rebels and tans Democrats"
.TGrant never lost abattle." '1fI
you love yodr country vote for the
man who Saved it, ga foregone
conclhsion-thc election Of Grant
and ColfaX." ''Facts for the peo-
ple--Col fax" IA Democratic re
beIIion made the national bebt,"-
Good Dom ocrats-Forest, Hamp-
ton, Preston and Barrere." "Good I
Republicans Grant, Sherman aud
Sheridan" "Smith stops for no
Barrere (BarrieD." Others gave
promise Of what the different town
ships intend to do, as "Paint good
for $50 majority for Grant and Col
fax, Jasper will be redeemed, &c
'r. tr THE MUSIC.
The occasion was enlivened by
the presence of the Greenfield band
who interspersed sweet strains of
music between the other exercises.
Their beautiful band wagon, the
base of the bed on either side rep
resenting a huge golden colored
serpent stretched along in graceful
and his head reared high up
in front with open mouth and glar
ing eyes, attracted much attention.
Hael ORGANIZATION. H.I
M. j. Williams, Esq, was cho.
sen as Chairman Of the meeting
Mr.. John A. Smith, candidate for
Congress from this district, adj
the people in q very able
mainer for nearly an hour In the
forenoon. ".''. 81.
DINNER,
Atthe conclusion of Mr. Smiths
remarks came the interesting din
ner scene. The baskets were bro't
forth from carriage and wagon, and
here and there scattered throughout
the woods, in hundreds of places,
were haI py, smiling groups partak-
ing OF their outdoor repast here in
the shady grove, Ea
Dinner over music by the band
was the signal for gathering again
around the speakers stand, when
Captain Sheridamof Louisiana, was
and made one Of his ell
)quent addresses. 81 naE
SPEECH or CAPTAIN SHERIDAN.
Captain Sheridan said he had
zone here, to-day, by invitation, to
rive them some information in re-
gard to the reconstruction works in
he South. He did not expect to
,lease them as well as his friend
galloway would but he would
merely act as a skirmisher, The
,reat gathering Of the people here
vas eviderce to him that they were
till determined to contend for the
for which three hundred
housmd of their brave boys had
MD down their lives. Capt Sheri- !
an occupied about an hour in ad-
rcssing the people, being frequent
Y applauded during the delivery
md at the close of his remarks, - !
lis speech was in the main the
anne as the one delivered at Circle !
lille week before last q report of t
'hteh was published IN the GA
ErrE. Notes Of new points made :
a the speech o-day, were taken,
utlack Of time prevents their +
ranscription.d HuaA
Immediately after the applause
ad subsidized at the close Of the !
remarks, the growing Of a /.
ook was 50 closely initiated by a :