The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-09-16
Faee to Face.
THE UNION GENERAL AND
THE HOME-GUARD.
Chance Meeting Of General Ewing
and the Calico Chieftain-.A
Joint Debate Forced Up.
OH Them in the Will
age of Cheshire.

MrDDLEPoRr. o, September 7.-Yes
t,r1ay was an eyentful one in the his
tory of Meigs county Democrscv. New
er in the history Of the party has there
heen such an outp"uring OF The masses
ss greeted General Ewing The Repub-
licsns strained nerve Friday to have an
overwhelming meeting to welcome Cali
CO Charley and throw the Democratic
meeting in the shade. The outpouring
Saturday and the success OF the meeting
cbagrined them and they begin to see
the hand writing on the wall. Early 10
the morning General Ewing lett CALI
polls by carriage, and Foster left Pame.
roy, and at ten o'clock they met by
chance at the little town of Cheshire.
The place was full of people eager to
see how the leaders would act when
they met They seemed to have lin.
gering suspicion that Ewing would call
Calico Charley a liar, and Charley would
say You're another" and the fun
would begin. Fosters carriage stop.
ped in the middle Of toe village and was
soon surrounded nv an eager to scru.
tinize the great home guard. General
Ewing did not care to put himself on
exhibition like prize bull at county
fair, and be drove quietly to the hoteI
on the river bank.
Efforts we're made to get a joint de.
bate. Hon. John Foreman, acting fol
Ewing, called or Foster and told bin
that a. it seemed to be the wish OF tht
people General Ewing would consent tc
divide time with him upon the great is
sues in the canvass. Foster turned paIs
at this proposition from Union Gener
al, and the muscles In the home guard I
face began twitching as il he disliket
the idea OF being forced into battle
Fosters followers did not like the turn
affairs we're taking. Calico wanted t
run for Gallipohs, but his Republican
friends said it would never do for hin
to decline Ewing. At this statemen
everybody smiled, but, really, he ough
to be in Gallipolis, and then bis voic
was so hoarse that he could not talk
But they put the screws ON, and h'
agreed to talk twenty minutes and le
Ewing to talk as long ss be wanted 10
This engagement was communicate
to General Ewing, who consented to &C
commodate Charley. They were escor
ted to a grove 10 the village, where
platform had been prepared Here, wit
the sunshine streaming through th
trees, the leaders we're brought lace I
face, and came u smiling like prizt
fighters. The magnificent form Of Ev
ing lowered head above Foster, VIII
smoked ami triedto make an interes
ing corpse. The Republicans were in
majority in the crowd, and they wei
very nervous, for thes knew that Ewin
would plav With Foster as if he we're
mouse. instead ofa man.
Foster laid himself wide open in tb
first sentence He spoke about eigl
minutes, called Ewing an advocate OF il
fation, said the Democratic party VS.
an advocate of worthless, irredeem,
BILE currency; and nov, when prosperit
had been restored by John Sherman an
every body was busy and q urishn.
Ewing wanted 10 bring hard times. Th
was his speech in nutshell When b
said he had to 90 the crowd yellet
"Wait and hear Ewingr' "Act fair
"Don't go!" Charley bIushed, and said
| "Fellow-citizens, / would like yer
much to remain AMI hear Mr.. Ewin.
but / am suffering with severe col
and mus hurry on to Galliopolls !"
The Republicans looked sheepish, an
the Democrats we're jubilant Fost,
had not reached his carriage before Ev
ing began, and for twenty minutes t
literally riddled the absurd and falls
statements laid down by Foster Gel
Ewing denied that he or his party wei
| in favor OF imitation. They were OF
posed to the contraction and robbery il
augurated by John Sherman He the
i illustrated the beauties of resumptio
by pointing to the rolling mills in Pou
eroy, idle and in ruins When be ha
got through, neither Foster nor bis 81
gument could be found
Genersl Ewing proceeded to Pomero
and Middleport, where an ovation avail
ed him There we're ten thousand pee
Pile greeted him as he passed throug
the city at the uead of q processio
three miles long. There we're $50 W
ters on horseback, 180 wagons and 4
carriages in the procession, and in tt
eveninS he addressed five thousand pee
|ple in Pomeroy and two thousand
Middleport at night. II the Democrat
in Ohio do as well in the other countie
as we will in Meigs, the Democrat
ticket will have thirty thousand majorit,