Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-02-14


on the top step Of the hall door of Mr.. Dunbar
house /; the multitudes still pour in fresh-n
slackening appears. He seems exhausted, an
has several clergymen about him who repeat a
, loud the words of the pedge-Mr MATHEW
being inaudible at any distance.
) The giving of the pledge commenced at tn,
Court house on Sunday. The very Rev. gen
tlemen, after the sermon proceeded in acoveret
carriage attended by his friends towards the ap
pointed spot. We do not exaggerate when we
say, that from Denmark street to the site
of the Court house there were thirty thousand
people moving-rather fuctuating lazily in
wedgs of hundr 1.-THE wave Of the multi
tude," as Curran said, "did not raise" as it
was announced Mr. Matthew was approaching
on the contrary, they gathered round the car
and pressed with the mos unbecomin enthusi-
asm to see the Rev gentleman. He was un-
moved: and while his fr.ends remarked on the
stupendouS demonstration with some nervous
ness, ,he smiled at the scene q displayed feeling
Of graduation that he had been the vessel cho-
sen by God for so mysterious and important
arevolution.-As the car neared the pailings OF
the court the rush was awful
Many inthe evening were received before Mr.
Mathew retired to dinner at the close of his
brief meal, he arose and received till 9 o'clock
some hundreds in the hall of Mr. Dunbar's house
They entered the front and made exit by the
back DOORS The ceremony was renewed in
in the morning at five, but the multtudes were
so far unreasonable, that we regret to state a
woman lost her life. The crowd gathered in
sensibly. and the pressure from the rear forced
in the rails of the area of Mr. Dunbars residence.
A poor pregnant woman was preciptated into
the area, and, we are given to understand, has |
since died Of the wound inflicted on her chest |
About o'clock he proceeded to the court
house and continued to receive the pledges un-
til about three o'clock when the crowd became
so dense as to infect the atmosphere of the
room where he was. He had labored under
cold and hoarsness from the previous days ex-
ertions The Rev Mr.. Raleigh considering the
langer of leaving the Reverend gentleman in
such situation, suggested the necessity of OBJ
aiming the protection of the military; according
Y Mr.. Haleigh and Mr. Dunbar went to the
Mayor, and an escort of the Scots Greys was
ent down tn the court where, with the active
assistance of Mr. Eugene O'Callaghan and the
Rev. Mr. Comyn, P. P. of Kilke, the avenues
o the court were cleared, and the Rev gentle
nan emancipated. The crowds were so anx-
ous to catch glimpse of the great apostle, that
hey braved the hoofs of the horses, & swords of
he dragons, to touch the hem of his garment
The crowds fell before him in pious alteration
or could they have been repressed in their de- :
ire to touch him but for the determined protec-
on afforded by the Greys, whose commanding
tiicer behaved with great, urbanity and cool
ess The escort proceeded at full gallop to
IL. Dunbar's (Mr. Mathew in car) In the
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sss thousands; such as could hear him repeat
le pledge, aud then made way for success
Ors. The military kept all approaches free, J
nd the most perfect regularity was obser-
ed.
About 10000 people kne't down in Mallow {
rect covering every superficial in ch from Mr..
'unbar's to George street; while the reverend J
entleman went through them all and admin
tered the pledge every head uncovered. When J
e desired them all to stand the simultaneous
sing of so vast number afforded one of the j
randest spectacles imaginable. They depar-
ID in good order to their respective homes
Ir. Mathew then proceeded TO the steamboat |
.uay, and received seven hundred who came
ON Kilrush, not allowing them to disembark
nd increase the confusion so prevalent at that I
our of the CITY,
The above, We assure our readers are sober J
etails of facts, and not inventions or exaggera-
ons. The Register is temperance journal,
nd would of course publish nothing calculated J
throw ridicule on the cause. We make this
,mark, because we have seen in some a dispo- L
tion to discredit the wonderful progress of the
llutary reform-Philapelph Enquirer. J
Flour in Baltimore on Monday, S5,37 and A
$50.
zOaPOe County statement for
1889.
NDREW STORM Troncnta.e,. "a,