The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-06-10

II was no WOuQar tnaI . r1OL was reared
All the materials we're ready for an explo.
sion. Besides calling in the troops to keep
order, the magistrates brought four or five
stage-coaches full Of sailors and carpenters,
from Liverpool, armed, it ia said. not with
batons, but with bludgeons. The Times
correspondent counted at Appleby 200 spe-
cial constables thus armed, who go to the
Lowther public houses. drink at Lowther
expense, and biyouac. under tents By the
river side" z...s
.ths- -laast Eio2anAs- shown as justif-
cation, these bludgeon- whom
Rfouglam protsssed 70 kreeognizs ? Bow
street runner, sign and symbol of Govern
ment influence added to that of the Low
thers-were ready 10 fall upon the mobs and
PROFESSIONS in which the soldiers Of West
moreland Independence ranged themselves.
Although the latter steadily sbstained from
violence of action, it cannot be said that
they were inoffensive to their antagonists in
other ways. To parade the streets of Apple
decorated with yellow ribbons, was toll
erably ingenious insult for q people SO new
to electioneering.
'Brougham surpassed himself in the bitter
ness Of the taunts which he leveled at the
hostile battalions when they were drawn up
in front of the hustings. You have been
brought up (he told them] to Appleby in
carriages, coaches, wagons and carts you
have been landed and led to the polls by
their agents, their Justices and their par
SONS. My friends have crowded here by
hundreds, from their own spontaneous inn
pulse, and at their own expense. You have
heard, gentlemen, Undressing his support
ers Of fine game and covies reserved for tha
use of the lord of the manor; now look be-
hind you and you win see some of the game.
These six-and-twenty have been brought in
carts or bags. [Howls aud hisses.1 per-
ceive that the game do not understand me.
They are dumb animals but will ask any
of their keepers who are here whether this is
not true, aud if tomorrow they cannot an
swer it, they may 60 back to their preserves.
Now, gentlemen of the yellow, have few
words to say to you. am delighted to see
you; it is the first time have had that
pleasure. wish to explain to you the prin-
ciples on which I act, with the hope of in
ducing some of you to think more favorably
of me. Kissing and disapprobation from
the Lowther side. I see an honest-looking
man there with great bunch of yellow in
his hat, and if were but one half hour with
him, am convinced, notwithstanding his
present disapprobation, could prevail on
him to split his vote between Lord Lowther
and me. - = Now, gentlemen of the
yellow, is it not a gratifying thing for you
to meet with contested election, by my
means, for the first time in your lives, and to
be SO courted as you have been? Free
holders expressed satisfaction with their
present representative. I do not know
that gentleman, but appeal from his judg-
ment to that of the County of Westmore-
land. have asked my own friends to
hold up their hands, and there has been q
great show; now, should just wish to see
the game from the preserves hold up their
The game mustered in sufficient numbers,
to keep Brougham out of the seat.
On the last day of the polling the numbers
stood: Lord Lowther. $50 !; Col Lowther,
925 Mr.. Brougham, 78S. At the begin
ming of the canvass the Lowtheres had given
out that it was impossible any opponent
should get more than 800 votes. Consider
ing the odds against which Brougham fought,
it was not a discouraging defeat, and neither
he nor his supporters showed any signs of
lismay when the result could no longer be.
disguised
Mr.. Wybergh, Brougham's proposer, made
, spirited address to the electors, and as
sured them that he had a pill prepared for
Lowthers against next election. They had
Ill heard of the stone-eater, who devoured
stones; they had all heard of the fre-eater,
who devoured flames they had all heard Of
he pen-knife-eater, who swallowed pen
nives till they killed him; they had all
heard of the cassowary, which digested iron,
out if the Lowthers could swallow the pills
which were prepared for them, they would
,ave better swallow, and stronger powers
# digestion, than either the stone-eater, the
ire-eater, the pen-knife-eater, or the casso-
vary.-FrazeS's Magazine.