Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-06-13

through without opposition, and the
work of the Convention ended.
~ 1t was we'll done, and it is our
conviction that such will be the yer
dict of our people in November next.
The platform we give elsewhere
At night immense and enthusiastic
ratification meetings were held. AS
we started for the train homeward,
at about 104 P. NJ, we met torch
hight procession of colored people head
ed by 4 band of music. Soon we met an
other procession, so lengthy that we
could not sec the end of 1t. These were
all colored people and marched along
in the most orderly manner. Among
the notices on the transparancies they
bore, we noticed, "What we know about
voting for Grant," with malice to-
wards none, and charity for all, &C."
They had small guns on the street which
they discharged every little while dur
ing the session of the Convention
Lo oking towards the river there was
| anotner procession.
We have forgotten to state that rs the
nominations were mads known a ma
tional salute was fired.
The adorn ment and ecoration of the
hall. in which the Convention was held,
was on the grandest scale and in most
exquisite taste In fact, the whole city
bore gay and festive appearance.
The Union League House, which in
common with thousands, we visited, is
the most richly dorned bu ilding that
we ever stepped into. The engravings
and paintings which adornits walls, are
numerous and exceedingly costly. In
we saw the memorable flag which
cost Col. Ellsworth's life.
-Four years ago, we were at the Chi
cago Convention, which nominated
Grant & Calfax. The impe achment
| trial had jrst failed. Thousands OF Re-
publicans, all over the Union, were de-
moralized and Gisheartened. While
Grant was nominated by reclamation.
there were m any Republicans who, al
though they admired him as patriot.
and so ldier, yet they doubted his Re-
publicanism. As is well known We
were not among them and his admins
tration has shown conclusively that
such doubts were ttcrly groundless.-
In conclusion, we must say that, in
point of numbers, unanimity and gen.
uine enthusiasm, the Chicago Conven-
ton, compared with that at Philadel-
phia, was tame affair.
By eleven o'clock we arrived at the
Depot of the Pennsylvania Central r.
r., and not Notwithstanding the immense
throng of delegates, all tired and anX-
ious to get home, .hanA5 TO the manage.
ment, the addition of cars to the train
was continued till all were comfortably
seated, which, under the circumstances,
was luxury. By taking this train. we
again crossed the Alleghenies in the
daytime. which is succession of won
deeful views--a thrilling ride. This
was last Friday morning and it was
so cold on those heights that we found
it necessary to put on our over coat
On this occasion, we were lorcibly re-
minded of that night in the middle o.
September, 1856, when with all oul
worldly possessions in our pocket con
sisting of about thirteen dollars we
crossed the same, on our way to Can
ton, Ohio, looking for fortune, whicl
we have not yet found, and with not ;
solitary friend or acquaintance in tn,
Mississippi Valley, or mortal relativ,
in America.
Well, after an absence of eleven day
; we again arrived ut Upper Sandusky
Which h,although an unassuming village
has more attractions for us than AM
other within our knowledge.