Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-29
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A soul stirring and most effective Fremont
meeting was held here last evening whose IN
iuence will be felt in the coming campaign.
The force and energy Of the movement can
not be denied, or successfully resisted. Ten.
SIMON CaNKpoS was chosen President, as
sisted by some fifty Vice Presidents and Sec
rctaries. Ga taking the chair, Gen. Cameron
delivered brief, pointed, telling speech tha'
brought down the heartiest applause, IN which
he referred 10 the extinction OF old party ties
and issues, and the unSought but ineVilaoie
necessity, under the goading aSSreSSlohs oi
the Slave power, that demanded of Free men
! united and inhexible determination to rescue
( the National Government from It's present
weak and wicked rulers and defeat those who
would rcrpetua,e their dISSraceiul and rum
Gus policy. He went into detailed state
ment of the shifting, but always exactlnG'
measures of the South. and their domlneering
mastery in public affairs, always exercised
with remorSeleSS rigor in their own favor,anu
10 sustain their own sectional views and IN
tercsts; requiring implicit obedience from
Northern men, and dlscarding them when
they had served their purpose; reversing OF
changing the revenue policy OF the country
10 suit the interests Of slave labor, TO the IN
iury of the interests and dignity of the free
labor Of the North, and they have always
, succeeded through the blind subservlency
the North. But forbearance had ceased 10 bt
virtue, and il was now high time that pa
{ triotic men of all parties should unite for th
defence of Northern rights and interests, tn
t restoration of the government TO It's constItu
tional functions, and the safety and perpetul
I ty of the Republic. He adverted 10 tn
} energy, and its commanding elements q
h national Notwithstanding so wideI
with the decrepitude and half dcvelope
/ resources of the domineerins Sorih, (our ha
crop alone exceeding all their annual produC
S of boasted corton) He spoke in terms
a personal respec, of Mr.. Buchanan, bu'' as tn
l. embodiment Of the Cincinnati Platform h
could not supper, him for the Presidency, bI
woull devote his energies to the election {
L John E. Fremont.
Is Hon ASsoS BURLIsGANE,ot Massachusett
% was then introduced, and held the large aud
ence in fixed attention for nearly two hou
~ with a clear and compact exposition OF II
history and character OF the slave element
our government, lis modes of operation al
. ultimate designs; treating their threats
Is disunion with immcasurable scorn, and clio
IT ing with a glowing and eloquent euloSu
(. upon Col. Fremont, and predicting his trut
- phant election in November. can not
mort him at length; but his genial, pleasa
countenance, bcaming with good humor al
unquestonable grit, his clear, musical VOC
y close reasoning and poetic beauty of siy
H. with his droll hits and side-sriting joke
m are well calculated TO cap,ivaie aud conyIn
r any auditory.
n. When he concluded, the meeting adjourn
in the best possible humor, with three TN
" ,l-a,a-f.,r pi,rl;uo7rrs- the President nt l
shake again.
The crowd was dense, extending into I
street, and was composed of men Of chara
ter and influence IN the county. and so deep
D, interested that neither the Band, or shouts,
small Fillmore meeting that local iealonsi
had convened in the Square, nor a loud C.
OF g fire! = could draw them away.
Many Democrats heard NJ. Burlingan
IS and compliment him for the courtesy al
q ability of his speech. Democrats also crow
IS ed 10 the Fillmore meeting, and applaude
"a loudly when one of the speakers denouncc
Fremont. but he directly poured no, fire in
Buchanan, when they shot eff in a hurr
swearing that they did hot come for such a
entertainment as that
The ball is rolling, Clear the track f
the Pathfinder of Empire. vlsIrrR.