Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-09-10

fair and candid, and his points always
paIpaB1e. Though to a considerable
extent made up Of financial and other
statistical matter, the remarks of the
Governor were by no means prosy, but
throughout fresh and original and Of
ten witty. It is a sufficient compli-
ment tosthe sPeesh to say that it held
the close attention of the large audi
enee for nearly two hours.
at the conclusion of the Governors
speech Ito use again the language of
/ the Cincinnati GaSette's correspondent
1 the crowd broke forth into applause,
which was continued for some minutes,
and it Was pleasant to note hOWafaFor-
ably Yer n seemed to be impress
ed I watched the demeanor Of the
audience very closely during the
speech, and I rarely ever saw more
careful attentiOu given to any speaker.
Not n man went away during its
progress, and all seemed to feel that
here was an honest gentleman who,
without any of the arts or c1ap-traps
OF the demag9gue, was discussing be-
D r them calmly, tr~uthfully and pa
tienfly matters in which each one Of
his auditors was deeply andi Immediate
~ concerned / cannot conceive how
there could be a. better antidote for
Dem0cNatic sophistry and ~falseh00d.
than just such a speech as that Of Gov
-ernor Hayes" ~.fsff.e seen i
After the band a played, Genera
George A. Sheridan was introduced to
the crowd, and for an hour and a hall,
or more, alternately convulssd his
auditors with laughter and ~entranced
them by his a~I6quence.a General Sher-
idan is a born orator, and we have
heard it truthfuIIy remarked by per-
sons who heard him on this occasion,
that the newspaper descriptions Of his
%OratorieaI powers have scarcely done
him justice. There were passages in
both Of his spesches-atternoon and
evening-of Saturday rarely equaled
by any American orator in fervid,
soUl-stirring elOquence. The beauty
Of his descriptions was a theme of
universal admiration and carried away
the fancy as If on the strong pfnions
of some power invisible but resistIess.
he painted the separation of the vol
unteer soldier from home and family
with a tpathOs and vividness which
touched every heart. His humor and
fun were irresistible, and his powers
of mimicry brought vividly to mind
those of the inimitable and never-to-
be-forgotten Corwin.
General Sheridan closed amid the
emphatic and prolonged pIaudits of
his hearers, many Of whom fingered
for some moments in the beautiful
grove, listening to the sweet discourse
of Kenyon's Band.
An extemporized meeting held at
Templar Hall in the evening was large
Iy attended, and was addressed by Mr..
NJ. NJ. NEuns6n, candidate for Senator,
and by General Sheridan. Mr.. Nun
son found something else to talk about
than Johnson's policy, the Wilmot
Proviso or the Gfittenden Resolutions.
He directed his remarks chiefly to the
living practical questions affecting
farmers and business men, and pledged
himself if elected to devote his best eff
forts to legislating for these interests,
particularly such of them as the people
of his District are concerned in.
General Sheridan followed, and of
course surprised and delighted all who
heard him.
Hon. r. @. Parsons was unable to at
tend the meeting, as advertised, on ac-
count of Illness.