Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-08-20
From the Wing and Journal.
THE Loco FOCO MEETING.
Grand blowout and tear-ont of the
Union and Harmony Party OF
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Grand blowout ana te0f.Out OI tHc
Union and Harmony Party OF
Northampton County!
The annual meeting Of the Loco-focos OF this
county came off on Monday last, and was de-
cidedy rich affair. The two opposing factions
OF Red fins and Mormons who have now ariayed
themselves under the respective banners OF
Free Trade" and Protection" were in strong
numbers, and did their utmos, TO carry out their
several ends. A. the appointed hour c. c.
Tombler, of Bethlehem was agreed upon as
compromise candidate for chairman, and after
The further organization had been completed,
committee was appointed to draft resolutions.
AT this stage of the proceedings difficulty
arose in regard 10 the revision Of the delegate
sysem' which, after discussion of TWO hours,
was settled in favor OF the Mormon protection.
lists, by referring The whole subject to the next
Delegate meeting. The discussion was con-
Quoted by Messrs Brodhead Porter and Reed
er, who in turn told many unpala'able truths of
each other
After the Resolutions reported by the com.
miuee had been acted upon, Mr. Brodhead Of
fered one in favor Of our United States Sena-
tors and the Protective Policy and against the
Tariff of 1916. This give rise to another
lengthy discussion and finally ended in break
ing up the Meeting in a "row." A majority Of
the meeting was to all appearance in favor of
the Resolution of MIR. Brodhead, and if its op-
ponen,s would have allowed direc. vote TO
be taken upon il, i, would no doub, have been
adopted. But this they would not do; and al
ter various motions 10 amend. postpone, ad.
iourn, &c. had been voted down by the friends
Of the Resolution, the meeting became so excl
ted, uproarious and unmanageable, that The
chairman abdcated his seat, and the meeting
ended in utmos, confusion.
Ii was rare scene for the Wings who were
presen, "as lockers on" to hear the champions
of democracy, who in 1914 helped in perpe'ra-
Ting the fraud which imposed upon The nation
Southern Free-Trader as Chief Magistrate, dis
cuss The tariff question, and endeavor 10 explain
away the speeches they made in that year
They all professed still to be the unwavering
friends Of protection. But while they did so,
the very acts of some Of them gave The lie to
their words. Some of them, i. is true, still
stand by their former professions, (whelher for
the love they bear the principles of protection,
or for their own private interests, we will not
undertake 10 determine,) and had the manness
10 tell the people presen, thai they were de-
ceived in 1914, and 'ha, if the people had known
the real sentiments Of James X. Polk, he could
never have been elected President,
During the progress Of this interesting de-
bate, several gentlemen Of the Free. Trade Red
Fin tribe, had the polileness 10 propose that all
The Wings presen, should be turned ou. of the
Copr, House. This 10 say the eas, of it, was
very uncivll treatment. The Wings present
| behaved themselves with the utmost Gecorum.
and it has always been the custom for the GU
rious members of one party in the county 10 at
tend the meetings of the other withou, moles.
taiion II the Wings were really in The way,
the gentlemen who moved and seconded the
proposition TO eject them, saw enough in their
intercourse with them during the campaign last
fall 10 know that hint that their absence was
desirable, would have been enough, without, the
trouble Of turning them out, We therefore con.
slider this decidedly bad treatment a, the hands
.of those with whom we acted in good political
faith last fall, and who were so generous 10 u.
then as TO help fill up the "Old Stone Fort
with s,aunch, thorough. b.goiug Wings for three
years