The Ann Arber Mass Meeting

Following so closeiy upon the "great c ]prising" at Ypsïlanti, anti falling upon d i rainy day, tho Democratie Mas a Meeting in our city, on Tuesday, was ,' lot as tergt' as we had hopei) to see, g jut despite all unfavorable i tanees it was largo enough to show j .hat the Democraoy of this part of , Lho county are awake, and that down ; pour'mg rain cauuot represa thcir j thusiasui. La roe delegations eame in from the orth and South, Lodi and Saline ecliping themselves, and made a fine s'row is thcy ware escorted through our treets by Gwinncr's Band. Ypsiltiuri sent up a fine delegation, both )f cara anti wagons, and before the hourof noon our streeta totré filled with live Demócrata, many of them aceompunied by tlieir wives, and diuightcrs, and sisters. the largo attendanoo of ladies, both at Ypsilanti and Aun Arbor, taused Ee publicaus to remark in our hearing, hat hcj never before knew tho ladies to manifest such interest, nv turn out in such numbers to Democratie meetings. The omen ia a good one. Tho womeii of tbe country Lave heaid enorigh of Oul Abe"s silly and obscene jokes, aod wish a man in the White House who will Í11 the station with dignity, as well as manifest somer statesmanship. Speaking commenced from the stand in the square, at 2 P. M., the audience being unwilling to go in' out óf the rain. Col. Fenton was introduced by H. J. 13eakes, Èeq., and made a brief but telling speech. At its closo the meeting was compelled by the rain to adjurn'in door's, and in less than a minute the Court House was filled to exoess, and hundrede, yes thousands, could rioii gain ar.' entronco. The meeting in the Court House was then addressed at length y Wai. P. Wells, Eq of Detroit, and by Hon, D. Johnson. Both made powerful, ef fective speeches, reviewing the Administration, proving it a failure, and proclaiming that the hope of the country was in George B. McClellan, who would exhaust all the arts of statesman ship to restore peace and Uniou, bnt who would sce that the Union is preterced at all hazards. At the same time, Hangsteríer's Hall was filled, largely with Germans, and the largo audience was addressed, in Germán, by P. Güenther, Esq., of Detroit, and by Col. Fenton and li. E. FitAZEn, Esq. In tbe evening the Court House was deusely filled, and the meeting was addressed at length by Oul. Fenton, M W. Keynolds, Esq., of Detroit, and 11. E, Frazeh, Esq, Hon E. C. Skaman preeidtd. The speakers were fre quontly interrupted by applause, aud we noticed that not a little of the cheering was done by men who voted for Abraham Lincoln in 1860, but who will fot' do so again. The meeting adjourned at a late hour with dotifening cheers for MuClelLAN AND THE UNION. The Germán Demócrata of this city held an enthusiaslic meeting in Hangeterfer'u Hall, on Saturday ovening last, organized an assooiation, and elected üfficers. Aiter Üie organization was perfected, brief speeches were made by E. B. Pond, and E. C. Seaman, Esq., and by W. F. Eoth, Esq , in Germán, The Association resolved to go to Ypsilanti on Monday, anu kept the resolve. It carried a beautiful banner, appropriately inscribed. Ooo ot tho inscriptions was President Lincoln's laconio lotter of Sept. lölb, 1862, just after the -glorions victory of Antietam, Xa Gen. McClellan, which ought to sjlence the many slanders now afloat: "God bless you, and ail with you." The banner was also "stamped" to prevent confiseation. - The Germán Demócrata are awake. J53L" A day or two since the following paragraph was found in the regular dispatches to the dailies of the country 'It i said the military authorities are about to erect extensivo fortifications át each of the gaps in the Shenaudoah Val ley to prevent further raids." On the löth day of March 1862, Gen. McClellax ordered fortifications erected in these gaps, buthis orders were disobeyed. Had they beeu obeyed, the raid of Jackson and all subseqaent raids down the Shenandoah Valley would have been prevented. Timo has proven the wisdom of all of Gen. McClellan's early orders and instructions, as it has also the truth of bis theory of putting down the rebelIson. JJ3ST The Courier of lant week has an articlo de3igned to bo "smart," ridiouling tho Democratie meeting held in the Court House on the evening of the 1 T tli inBt. lts wit is of too poor an articlë to Deed notice, and we only allude to the artrcle at all for the purpose of condemning the unmanly and brutish attaek it m:ikes npon one ol tbu speakers. Wo caution tbe Courier that if it has notbing to say of principies and measures, it wotiïd do well to let personal abue alone. A good cause dH.'S not Beed it, and it will help to drag down a poor One. Shame oughi to mnntle the eheek ol the writer of tbe paragrnph to JTïT Gen. Fkemini' says i lus I :ent letter withdrawing from tlie l lential canvass : " consider iliaé the , idministraíion has been polititally, ',ly, and fvnnncialhj a faüureP If this is o, and the evidenee is given by a man ' who bus been honored by tlic llcpublican I party, vrbo is, to-day, the favorite of its masseï, and who proposes to support Lincoln, it is certainly time that the people concludcd to "swap horses.'1 JX5T Our Democratie friends throughout the State are putting their strong men in nomination for the Legislature. In St. Clair County, Hon. W. L. Banckoit has been nominated for tbc Senile, anti wc hope that he may bc elected. He will do honor tö the county and to the State. Hon. ) fruit McOhdy has been nominated for the Sonate in the Livingston and Shiawassee district. He ia au able man. jL3L FUBDERICK V. S.MITir, Esq., editor of the Coldwater Union Sentinel, a paper started some inonths ago as an independent journal with Eeptíblican bearings, but now flying the banner of McClelt.ax, and striking telling blows for the Deniocracy, bas been nominated for Representative by the Deniocracy of the Coldwater district. "We confèès to a pleasing reme'mbrance of Fked., and are glad that he does not follow the radieals into the by and forbidden paths they have chosen. We hope he may be elected, and if bo is, Coldwater will be better represented than for many years. J3Ë" Messrs. Bbakks and Prazbr, Of this city, address the Deuiocracy at Manchester this evening, and at the Towu House in Bridgewatcr to-morrow ovenin g. Messrs. Granöer and Seaman will speak at Maucnester on Friday afternoon next, O et. 7th. HZS We erred last week in stating that Mi. Cakpenter was a delégate to the late Ropüblican convention, and cbeerfully make the amende honorable. It was only Col. Crane who was so cavalierly treated by the convention wbile participating in i+s proceedings. ügzgT We shall be happy to have our Democratie friends'in the sereral Townsbips furnish us in advance witbnoticesof meetings they may propose te bold, and with the procecdings of meetings held. Our columns are open for this purpope until November 8thJ U2L" Quite an enthusiastic meeting was held at Lodi Center on Thursday evening of last week. It was addressed briefly by E. B. Pond, and at length by H. J. Bkakks, Esq. Lodi will give a good report in November. JQZJUT Rumor says thafc Gen. Sherman and Gov. Buowy, of Georgia, are negotiating for a return of Georgia to the UnioD. We hope so.