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Prom The .hartinsturg Gazette, II June %
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN BATH.
The Democrats and ell others were
summoned. with 4 great flourish of TRIM.
pets, to attend at Bath, on MONDAY last
and hear The genuine loco foco doctrines
eNpounded by the Honorable FrLix
GRUMPY, the dion. FRANcis Thomas
and several others. Messrs. Grundy and
Thomas alone got 10 hand.
The asscn tiagc Of pcorIe was very
small, considering the means that had
been used 20 secure a large audieAce.
end we imagine that foil u.oieiy Of those
who attended. were JIaSn r.iiher. by a
report, that the Buckeye Blacksmith
would be present and reply 10 the Loco
Foeo. The estimates u tie Durlbcr.
ranged from two 10 SIX hundred Our
own estimate was four hundred which
we are sure was toll one Mr.. GRuspY.
however, IN the opouing Of his speech
called the gathering a rast ssssmLl5ge.
and We suppose that must settle the CONT
OF the nuueficsl force.
HFNRy BEpiNCrR, Esq succesyivcly
introduced the speakers. 4o corpanyinglhc
Introduction with q few eloquent remarks
IN praise 81 their abilities and disinters,t-
ed devotion go the cause. Mr.. GRUNDY
attempted 10 be extremely pathetic. upon
the occasion Of re visiting he place Of
has nstISIiy, and was stuck all ola aud.
den With a great reverence for the rugged
hills Of Morgan. although f0r thlnv years
/ and more he has been 10 The habit Of pass.
ing on his way 10 aad from Tie SEQ, If
/ Government, wi'hin n stones throw OF
I has native county, without ever before
/ hsnkIng Il worth while 10 H. axe Wit -
Z he spoke quite ClcycHy ior about tao
hours. but Treated Of 90 iolics novel or
remarkable. lie spoke with greatfespect OF
Gen. HARmsON, and GeCllred that BE had
spoken Of him pretty much N The same
way, at the Baltimore Convention. for
which be sald be bad beea abused by an
in6iEaa,len necunF az CmCi8nau. rs he
Wing press Throughout the country, and
bya hifbs He'c3pgyier ap "a Na5fias5nSg a"
hr THONAs spoke about an hour aad
a half, directing be- remarks msiniy, 10
TIE sub Treasury.
The whole affair vas rather fat. and
there was manifest appointment and
modification Al the dIutnuiiyc number OF
The audience
MI GfJNUY, on DE- retufn. passed
Though Msflinsbufs and delivered an ed.
dress 90 The Court li5u.e. on Tuseday
evening. We were not rrsss NJ. bui ifon,
The reports We haze heard of o. f va
much he fsme thing We heard in Bath
The hofy vas repeated yesiertsy ia
shephefdsiov O.. ifom shicb posf Wa
presume. be tufsfd BIS face toward Wssh.
ingion. mortified with The sfheenon. that
ihs people q ihe Mountain district were
NOT quite AZ green as be- bad tuprossd
After TIE conclusion 81 L,a speech in
Muiinsbufg Cott Jous SrnIuEa. o.
I Jelers0n. addressed. ihe peopls. from =
stand erected ~ front % he Court House
/ 90 rely We we're NOS present. bul have
heard The opinian grteaIly expressed
that he sstistactouly reluted IN he char
ges made by Mf CnCxDY. against ihe
I Wings. cod carried The war into Africa
with some effect.
Isa Generosity known 70 tbs souibe5o
I people ihat Dr Duncan. The crack oraiof
Z oi tho Dcmocfaiic party in Conzfen,
I whose speechfs are 90 ind1itr1usiY igank'
ed bg The s ouihefn usn,bsrs ~ Congress
90 their eoasiilufnta. ~ raqF atoiiiioaiif
and that be bas smpbsneslly denounced
lsVffg tiaeeholdeF AZ necessarily q.
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