The Georgetown news., 1855-06-28
Tremendous Mass Meetinri

AA0iA0AAuuouS haSS MoeIlng
Three Thousand Americans ASscmr,.,
In front of the Orleans, in Sacramento
We learn from the State Tribune of tbo
the oath inst, that the largest meeting cvo,
convened in Sacramento, assembled on loyt
Saturday evening. The Tribune says.
"The Hon. Dr. McMeans our Justly non
ular State Treasurer, was called to tba
chair, and elected president amid the cbea,s
of the multitude. He then addressed tbo
vast crowd, in few brief remarks, wbic5
were happy in their nature and pointed II
their meaning, explaining the object of the
meeting, then gracefully returned his thanks
for the honor just.conferred upon him; and
closed by declaring himself staunch mem
Der of the American party
The president then announced the speak.
ers of the evening to be Hon. Mr.. Flint of
San Francisco, D. s. Terry Esq, of Stock.
ton, Gov. Henry S. Feot of Alameda Co.
Hon. Bailie PeytOn of San Francisco, and
the Hon. E. C. Marshall of Marysville-
Senator Flint as first in order was duly in
troduced to the meeting, and addressed them
in a truly eloquent manner, and REDEEMED
his well known position to stand by the
Union, and to resist foreign encroachment.
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Mr. D. S. Terry Esq, then arose, and de.
clared himself democrat of the olden
school-a democrat according to the true
definition of the word misunderstood in our
language pointing out the danger that
menaced the Union, and showing that party
issues had been long since disposed of, and
that all true patriots should come forward
to the rescue of our country.
Gov. Henry S. Foote was then introduced
to the meeting, and was received by six
hearty cheers, such as were never surpassed
on any similar occasion in California. His
age, his colossal talent, his known patriot
ism, and his intimate association with the
greatest characters of the present age Of
American history, made the multitude hang
on his words as if on the voice of prophecv
He graphically described the past eras, and
the various dangers that have menaced the
American Union, including the Missouri
compromise, the storm of 1882, and the fear
full pass of 1850; he pointed out the imm
nent danger that now threatened our Union
and advanced the most conclusive argu-
ments, to show that the great American
party are the only sheet anchor of hope to
save the great confederation Of America
The Governor drew largely on the history
of the past, which his great experience en-
abled him to do, and showed his intimate
acquaintance with all the details of our na
tional existence, illustrating the whole, with
numerous anecdotes and sallies. As speak
er, he is often sublime, always eloquent, and
never tiresome; a hero of the past, and
giant Of the present, with heart incomupt-
able, he will stand as patriot leader in the
ranks of the American party
Here followed the Hon. Bailie Peyton of
San Francisco, whose fame as an accom-
plished scholar, wise statesman, high
toned gentleman, and an eloquent speaker,
stands as high as the continent is broad and
long His argument was able, dignifed,
and to the point, and was listened to with
deepest attention. He also pronounced
himself an uncompromising disciple Of the
American party.
Here the last, but not the least, of the
distinguished orators of the evening, was
introduced to the sea of people which occu-
pied the entire square in front of the Or
leans Hotel. The gifted. the witty. the
original, and indOmitable Z. G.. Marshal
ESQ.,, our former member of Congress. For
biting satire, cold irony, whitening ridicue
and aptness of anecdOte, he has 70 equal on
the shores Of the Pacific. Generous, brave
and truly American, he stands as he has
avOwed himself, one of the champions that
will ever be found in the ranks of the Amer
lean party. 1t was half past twelve O'Clock
before he closed his remarks, and there was
no diminution of the crowd, until he closed,
and declared his utter inability to proceed
from sheer physical exhaustion. In all our
observations, we have never witnessed 50
much order and attention, in so vast an as
semblage. The repeated cheerings, the loud
huzzas, or the whole souled laughter of the
deeply interested crowd, showed how much
the masses present entered into the feelings
of the speakers e
The meeting has resulted in great good,
it has shown the people of the State of Cal
ifornia, that we are willing to meet the en-
emies of our Union, that our party is neith-
er a whig dodge or democratic tricks, but
that we are composed of the great masses
Of native born citizens, irrespective of old
parties and that the good and great of the
land, stand marshaled in our ranks, in de-
fence of the glorious principle, that Amer
leans shall rule America.
QUICKSILVER FLAsKs-Some idea may
be formed of the amount of business done by
the Almaden Quicksilver Mine, by the num-
Der of iron TASKS brought to this city from