New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-11
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..o,O4 az matters and things IN this section oil
s.,rv IL has often been said, aud II is
80 x,d,l, known, that this County (Berks) Is
-, :. intelligent and public-sPirited as moss
~, Counties in tbs State. The reason OF
Sbjsis slso very generally known Originally
many persons came over here from Germany
.pd settled in this and the neighboriDg Conn
lies. The Germans are not very prone q change
tLe ancient customs Of their foreiathers or readily
10 accent Innovations This trait is Characteristic
In the Germans; but as these people have be-
come amslgamatcd with Eastern people, QusAerS
nc this has to d great extent been changed
Every passing observer will perceived quickly
That the farmers and workingInen OF TINS county
are rapidy emerging, as il were, from darkness
into holt There never was time when the
Dphlie schools Of this county were so well con-
ducted as at present the seed OF knowledge Is
disseminated and the fruit only remains to be
reaped which in short time viii be done and a
most excellent harvest viii be secured for public
benefit In this city the effects Of the system are
apparent and il has perhaps some Of the best
schools in the State OF Pennsy lyenis As the in
tellgeIce and virtue Of the people are promoted,
lust so much will Reform sentiments such as rec
SoiHsm and Temperance, be advanced As free
schools prosper, so do Liberty and Independence
During the past few days there have been sew
eral conventions held here the Wing and Demo-
cratic County Conventions, and tina State Temper
ance and State Free Soil Conventions. VIII give
Won brief synopsis of the proceedings of these, in
the order in which they are here transcribed
On Monday last at o'clock p. NJ meeting
was organized in the Courthouse, in pursuance
of A Call published in the newspapers for Wing
County Meeting. Adam Rghtmyer, Esq, of this
city, was called to the chair and after few efforts
Joseph Brelsford and CHARLES Leyan Escs.,
were chosen Secretaries. Owing 10 the small
number preeent-abOut fifty being all that attended
there was DO speech making during the time the
Committee on Resolutions was withdrawn. The
Committee was composed OF thirteen, appointed
Inv the President The Committee in short time
submitted resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted They cmphatcally condemn the present
National Administration, the Kansas Outrages, and
The removal of Gov Reeder. The aggressiOns OF
the Slave Power were deprecated. The meeting
was out and out KnOwNnothing, for the Wings in
tbjs county have ell Joined the secret Order; be-
sides the officers and Participators are welLknown
TO be Know Notbings.
On Tuesday another political meeting was held
at he same time and place by the Democrats OF
this county. The meeting was large compare
lively; aud having been duly organized by the ap-
pOintment OF suitable officers, Committee, com
posed Of one from nearly every township 10 the
county and ward in the city, appointed TO
IMPORT resolutions expressive OF the sense of the
meeting In the absence OF the Committee several
gentlemen were called upon to address the meet
ipq, among whom were the Hon j. Clancy Jones,
A. G. Green, j. X. McKenty, and A. Jordan Swartz,
Esqs The latter was universally admitted to have
made an excellent speech. There were Democrats
there Of all cOlOTs some were Out-and on, Union
saving Democrats, others AntiSlayery aud Anti
Nebraska Democrats. but considering the secret
and oaih.bound eDSmy they had to deal with, they
uIited knowing that " in union there is strength"
The resolutions, il is needless 10 say were of the
old stamp-doughface and UniOn-saying.
Tie State Temperance Convention assembled az
10J o'clock ON Wednesday morning in the Odd Eel
lows Hall. Mr.. John Williamson of Huntingdon
County was called to the chair, after which the
Address of the State Central Committee was read
which explains and defends the Anti. License Law
passed by the last Legislature. At ~ NJ the Con
VentOn adjourned to meet at q o'clock p NJ, at
which hour it again met and during the afternoon
verOus speeches were made defending and uphold
Ing the great cause of Temperance Reform. The
speeches were well composed and delivered, and as
well received by the numerous audience. In the
evening q Mass Meeting of the friends of Temper
ance was held in Market-square, according to pre-
Vious announcement The Hon. Henry h. Strong
Of Philadelphia late Speaker of the House OF Rep
resentatiyes Of this State, was chosen Chairman,
aud after few remarks he introduced Mr. Nc
Combs Of Philadelphia, aud he, IN denying the as
sertiOn that there is as much rumselling drunk
enness aud crime in Maine and the other New-En-
gland States as there was previous to the passage
Of the Liquor Law asked whether there is as much
stealing, or as much counterleting, or as much
murder committed as there would be if we had no
law for bidding these crimes To say said he that the
American people are not law.abiding people is a
libel lie was followed by Mr. Williamson of Hunt
ingdon County who said that il w0thirds of the
present number Of hotels were forbidden to sell
liquor il is not rational and is contrary to all
perence to suppose that men would buy by the
quart and larger quantities and take il to their
homes and drink il there besides, there are thou
sands who, if they could get liquor at tavern,
would drink none. They would not dare tipple at
their homes for they would not set their children
such examples Of wickedness besides, home infu-
ence would most certainly restrain them. The
next and last speaker was the Rev stephen Miller,
Editor of The Harrisburg Herald who with his
ready wit. command of language and inexhausti-
bic stock Of short and pithy anecdotes, kept the
audience in continual roar Of laughter, and
produced abundant effect. The large audience
quietly adjourned st 10 o'clock, well pleased with
the exercises.
The Free-SO Convention assembled az the Key
stone Hall at II o'clock, but the attendance was
small as notice of It's assembling not given, and
IL was merely preparatory 20 forming Republican
party Several short speeches were made, IN which
the acpreesions of the Slave Power and the Kan
sas Outrages were most strongly condemned. Res
Olutions OF the same character were also reported
By q committee after which considerable dis
cussion arose whether Harrisburg or Pittsburgh
should be the place Of assembling to form Re
publican party The argument in favor of the
former was that the eastern part OF the State hay-
hut few Free Sellers should be stirred, and that
the Anti Slavery cause should be brought 10 bear