Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-09-19
The Gree Soil" Gathering.

There was Stree soiP' gathering at
the Court House, in this place, on Satur- !
day last. Notwithstanding the abolitionists
and q few others, who think they are
''s0nse,' made great exertions TO procure |
q large attendance, there were about a
hundred assembled, aud one.third ofthese
were Cass and Taylor men who'dttendedI
from curiosity and to hear the music-for
they had the 'Lockport Band engaged,
whose stirring tunes was the most enter
tanning part Of the proceedings.
After the meeting was organized,
committee was appointed to draft resolu-
tons, which reported in short time,
adopting the Buffalo disuniOn platform
The resolutions were adopted by hearty
"Aye" from the abolitionists, who com.
posed o-thirds of the Van Buren, men
present. Speeches were made by Messrs.
J. NJ. Parks, 0. Il. Haven, J. N. Fryer,
G. u. A. Parks, and the Req. Mr.. Fay.
With the exception of J. NJ. Parks. Esq,
the speakers all took the most ultra abo.
Etion groHnds. Mr.. Parks, though he
appears to be fully enlisted in the move
ment, paid an eloquent tribute to the tai.
ents and merits Of Gen. CAESAR opposed
one of the resolutions because it censured
him too severely. Each speaker endeav-
ered to convince the molly group present
that the old issues Of the democratic and
whig parties were *'obsoleie, andthe prin.
ciples Of the abolition party only survived.
What nonsense! Will such foolery take
with sane men? We shall see.
All attempts to get up a feeling Of en-
thusiasn failed; for when the Van Buren,
democrats, in attendance, looked around
them and beheld that very large MAORI
ty of their number was composed ofthose
who, heretofore, have been known as
ultra abo litionists, they looked as If they
wished things "was'nt as they were."-
democrats who love their country and
the Union, do not like to be classed with
the men who, in the late war with Mexi.
CO, declared that they could not be per.
suaded to take arms against the enemy;
and some of these supporters of the Stree
dirt" movement in this vicinity, expressed
their desire that "the hordes under Scott
and Taylor would be swept into eternity
for invading Mexico" These are the
men that the ''free soil democracy must
60 arm and arm with if they support Van
Buren,.
We noticed that the abolitionists were
at home in this meeting; and why should
they not have been? o, H. Haven delivered
the most eloquent abolition speech we
have heard for some time. He advo
Gated his principles with increased con-
fidence. We were amused to see a Ger.
tain leading wing, who has been very
whist since Gen. Taylor's nomination,
after repeated calls, get up and define his
position. He stated that he had declared
heretofore, that he could not supportTaylor
and that he had not become "reconciled'
to him yet. He said that he was an anti
slavery man, and approved the resolutions
of the Buffalo convention. ]. o. Norton
member OF the lats constitutional con
vention, is the tchig to whom we aIlude.
This first attempt Of the free sellers in
this county was evidently failure. The
abolitionists of course, attended, but 9
majority of the others were old broken
down party hacks, or men who had al.
ways been trying to get Office, but some
how or other the people could not ap
preciate their claims--and hence the,
have become Stree dirties." We learn
that arrangements have been made tc
have these 'stated preachings OF the po.
Iitical gospel at differen, places in the
county. The people must be enlighten.
ed by these abolition lectursrs-so pro-
found is their wisdom, and so great j.
. their eloq0ence.