Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-09-19
Politics i'm Monroe County.


gathering Of Loco Focos which was announced
TO take place at Slroudsburg, on Thursday last,
has passed off, and ye, the Blue Mountain
stands firm upon its base, and The tall trees of
the Monroe forests sill wave gracefully over
her valleys. The mighty earthquake which
was TO swallow up all the Wings of the land
has subsidized, and still the indomi,abIe Wings
along the streams and upon the hill sides Of our
county live and move, breathe as freely as ev-
er, and stand as erect and as proudly assert
their rights and their privileges as freemen as
they did aforetme.
The Loco Focos having published through
ou, the country tha, Mr.. Buchanan. ]. NJ Por-
ter, Brodhead and other distinguished gentle
men, besides Messrs. Bidlack, Si,greaves and
others would be present On the occasion to ad
dress the meeting, several of the Wings of The
place waited upoG some of the committee Of
arrangements of the Loco Focos and challenged
them to discussion Of the questions at issue
before the coun,Iy-bo,h parties to meet al the
same place and TO hear speakers of both parties
alternately. This proposition was refused by
the Loco Focos, and The Wings having, on
Monday, been advised that the gallant Ken
iuckian, General Leslie Combs would be in
S,roudsburg on tina. day, resolved 10 hold
meeting among themselves without in any way
interfering with that of the other party. Ac-
cordihgy they made their arrangements TO that
effect, bu, they were very empha,ically given
10 understand that the Loco Focos, The gener-
Gus Democrats of the county, would not permit
any such meeting TO take place, and more than
hints were thrown out that any attempt on the
part of the Wings 10 hold meeting would be
broken up desire on the part of the Wings
TO do nothing which by possibility might pro-
woke their adversaries TO violation Of the
peace, and some li,,e uncertainty existing as
to The arrival of any speaker from abroad. they
coun.ermanded their notice for meeting on
Thursday last, and many Of them turned GU,
and attended that of The other party.
Foco meeting, other than citizens of Strouds-
burg, was about 1900 We judge that Of the
actual listeners 10 the speeches of Messrs. Sit
greaves and Bdlack, the only speakers who
presented themselves before their meeting, full
one-fourh Of them were Wings. Upon the
whole the meeting of the Locos may be consid-
cred very decided failure. The preparations
and arrangements made by The Committee, both
for speakers and for immense numbers of hear
ers were certainly very ample, and SO far as
the Committee Of Arrangements were concern
ed, they did all ,ha, could have been expected
of them. They certainly were not TO blame if
their people would mol turn out, much less could
il have been expected of them TO compel those
who came TO hear Messrs. Buchanan and In
gersolI, and found they were humbugged entire
ly no such person being there, to listen TO the
speeches of Stgreaves and Bidlack.
On Thursday evening Gen. Combs, who ar
rived during the afternoon, addressed The Wings
Of the neighborhood, who upon very short no.
ice turned out to hear him. He delivered one
of the most powerful and effective speeches We
ever listened 10, and was most enthusiastically
and rap'urously applauded. After the adjourn
men. another meeting was announced for the
next evening, and Gen. Combs again addressed
a large number Of Wings and some polkites
who turned ou, TO hear him. His speech was
mos, powerful and eloquent. Previous TO This
last speech, The ladies of Stroudsburg and viciu.
iiy presented to the Clay Club most beautiful
flag, the workmanship Of their own hands. AZ
Ter The meeting was over the General left for
the Wafer Gap, and The next morning left for
New Jersey, where he had made an appoint
ment
Jimmy Rafferty,.