Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-09-21
G II N ID RALLY
OF THE
Democracy Of The 18th District, at Milton.
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DEMOCRATS ASSEMBLED IN COUNCIL
Last Saturday was a glorious day among the
unconquerable Democ rats of this district, a sure
rrcsage of the great victory which will crown
our exerions OIL the second Tuesday of October
next and an auspicious harbinger ofa still more
glorious victory on the iGeS of November, over
the medly array of coons.
The Borough of Milton presented no unusual
spectacle as late ten o'clock of that day, and
the coons began in their usual bragadocia style,
to cry failure! complete failure! but the demo-
cratic masses soon began to come in by thou.
sands, and the poor coons disappointed mortified
and dismayed, fled to their cooneries thoroughly
convinced that the 18th district pOtaH be re.
deemed from the yoke of modern whggery. The
hardy yeomany arrived in such masses that it is
impossible for us to describe in detail the differ
cnt clubs and professions as they marched in ! for
they came on horse back and on foot in wagons
and by boat loads with their banners raised aloft
their flags flung to the breeze, and their bands
pealng forth the oulstrriug airs of '7G and %
Our readers may form some idea the enthusi-
asm which pervades the Democracy, fiom the
fact that one single procession from Lycomng
numbered three hundred and SirIy. fire ,cagons
and 1900 hardy democrats The Democracy
of Anti-masonic, Bank.ridden Union were re-
presented by hundreds the ''Star ofthe North"
was there with her unferiGed democrocy and our
! own gallant little county poured forth her mass
es Of Democratic Yeomanry. By l2 ocolck the
town was literally filled with people so that it
was almost impossible TO make ones way through
| the streets. At o'clock, Gen Green, the Chief
| Marshall, attempted TO form the procession, for
| the purpose of proceeding to the island where a
stand had been erected for the speakers but the
dust was so annoying that not more than two
thirds of those in attendance could be prevailed
! upon to enter the procession The persons in
procession counted as they crossed the
bridge TO the island, and their number was frtly
thousand sepen hundred und siriy-three.
The meeting was organized by calling GEN
| ROBERT FLEMING to preside, assisted bv a
number of Vice Presidents and Secretaries
! Gen. Fleming made few eloquent and pertinent
remarks upon taking the chair, and concluded by
introducing 10 the people the HON. JAMES
! BUCHANAN, whose appearance was greeted
with shouts hat seemed TO shake the very earth
"Our own Buchanan" addressed the assembled
multitude in speech which unclaimed the at
tention OF the vas, assemblage for several hours
Every eye throughout the mighty concourse was
ntently fixed upon the eloquent speaker, and
every ear hung upon his convincing argument
his thrilling appeals. We will venture 10 say
that no Democrat left that ground without clear
er views of the great political questions that
now divide the country-the mighty consequent
ces involved-and frmer conviction of the truth
of his principles, and an abiding confidence il
their ultimate triumph We wish that it was il
our power TO give our readers even sketch o
this speech, but it is not.
The meeting was also coqucntly addressed by
the Hon Ellis Lewis and John w. Forney, Esq
of Lancaster. The speeches of both these gen
tlemen were very effective and commanded grea
attention.
About 600 ladies from Dauville, Northumher
land and the surrounding country were in attend
ance and presented splendid array of youth an,
beauty. Their smiles cheered on the young de
'iVN4dNg lH '!!S NSi' '4Su I1'h VI 'iSli "S'lso
cratic ancestors The ladies from Northumber
land carried banner representing THOMA:
w DORR in his cell with his manacled hand
raised to Heaven, asking for mercy for his crue
and aristocratc tyrants
his meeting was emphatically THE MAS
MEETING the campaign, out-uumbering b
many thousands all the meetings held in thi
quarter, either by the wings or democrats
has stricken the coons with dismay and filled tn
bosom of every democrat with enthusiastic cor
fdence in the success of our candidates by tr
urnphanr majority