Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-20

| ooAt AOA enSA y tuC COItlpEhIlOn. lHe
north side of the street presents fine
appearance since the change aud the
wOrkmen will som have the south side
to correspond.
Orwell Mass Convention.
Our Orwell friends made a glorious
success OF their convention ON Friday
last. The speakers that had been an
nounced, were present, the numbers lI,at
had been promised, were on hand. and
the ability and power of the addresses
came fully up To expectation, and every
one was pleased and grs,ified with the
disposition of the day. Everything seem
ed to conspire to this end The day,
though warm, and the roads somewhat
dusty, the weather was the finest OF the
season. The contribution frOm this place
was but small, and the numbers were not
largely swelled by the morning train of
| the A., 7. & P. A Dumber came on board
from Jefferson, at Eagleville. From the
towns in the lower parts of the county,
and more central. the people drove in in
their own vehicles. These towns reached
the place OF assemblage in procession.
These were WindsOr-a town always
forward in any patriotic movement and
whenever they are directed by these i'm
pulses, they go strong. xOn this occasio
their procession, headed by Ezra Raw
don, as marshal. numbered ~ vehicles
four horse. two horse and one horse. This
procession probably numbered belwee
four and five hundred persons. The Sec
Ond procession came in about the same
time from the -Colebrook-and in
numbers so nearly equaled the other that
the committee were unable to decide to
which belonged the bust premium, and
the award was not made. The thru pro.
cession was from Morgan, which had but
about twenty-five vehicles, under the
marshaIship of Post Master Plfer. Many
of the citizens of the place left the pro-
cession on the way. It did not, therefore
show the numbers that were IN attend.
ance from that town.
A stream ofvehicles poured In from ev-
cry direction, and the common estimate,
was that there were upon the groun not
less than from three to four thousand. The
convention was organized before dinner,
Prof johnson, as has been intimated,
being President of the day. Speeches
were made by Representative Rowland
of some hours length, and by DR.. BUR-
ROWS, of Geneva. These we were not
present 10 hear, as It was not generally
known that anything was to be done un-
i'll after dinner. That of Mr.. Rowland
was pro nounced by those who heard it,
as worthy ofthe occasion and of the man.
Mr.. H.'s ability does not often desert him.
The DR.. made good opening, but was,
on account Of the arrival of the dinner
hour, cut off in the midst of the pains of
parturition bef ore delivery. Gov. Nor
ton took the stand after dinner. Some
little disappointment was felt at the ap-
pearanoe Of the speaker. 1t was the com
mon impression that be was more ad-
Vanced in life-that he was man of 90
or more, while he appeared as but hltIe
past his meridian-52 years. His appear
ance was that of considerable vigor of
body. though his iDfrmity of the lower
limbs, did not permit his taking his feet
He Was assisted To ap arm char, from
which his address was given. Heis en-
abled to walk, with some difficulty, by
the aid OF crutches. His oratOrical at
tainments and style of thought and ex-
preston arc good, but free from imagery
or anything like ornament. To clear and
com mprehensive mind he adds thorough
mastery of his subject. These qualities,
with his oonciseness and direotness. en-
ables him to treat abstruse subjects with
such simplicity as 10 adapt his addresses
to the popular mind. Thus he reviewed
the field of politics and entered upon the
subtleties of finance that brought il with
in the ready understanding of his hear
ers. Everyone was pleased. and felt the
force and fairness of the positions taken.
The address occupied most of the af-
ternoon, and was..the strongest attestation
of the distinguished ability of the man.
or his rank among the foremost of
American statesmen, there Is hardly
room for question. Having confined
himself to national matters, he was very
properly followed by Representative
| Danforth, of the Belmont District, upon
State matters, and especially those mat
tiers connected with the last legislature
the Reform Legislature, with Its corrupt
traffic in the votes of Its members, and
Geghan enactments, feeling after the
school fund, and other matters, were
happily brought out and held up TO the
contempt of the thousands that listened
to him.
The occasion was enliVened by no less
than four bands. Two were martial, and
the bands from Colebrook and Lenox,
each of which, In Its way, did admirable
work. On the platform we're galaxy
of young ladiea, In white, representing
each Of the States of the Union, and in
front a veiled bust Of the Venerated Lin.
coln-so far as we have heard, not yet
disposed Of
The effect of the GalheFin g cannot but
be salutary. It showed that the CLANS are
getting ready for earnest work-for meet
ing their adYersaries at the polls. This
done' there is no fear of the result.
We should have mentioned that ]. B
fhiiiips was the marshal of the day, and