Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-09-08
The Meeting on Saturday Night.


tice given until Saturday morning, and
shows that the democracy Of Oroyille and
vicinity, are ever ready to respond to the
call Of patriotism. The meeting was one Of
the most enthusiastic ever held in Oroyille.
Tie Speaker, Col. Xabriskie. was warmly
applauded throughout his speech, and gree
ted with the most enthusiastic cheers We
do not claim that it exceeded the meetings
of the ether parties held at this place, for
their calls we're for Mass Meetings, and is
sued for weeks in advance, ana attended by
men from all portions Of tho county. 1t
was an Oroville crowd, and numbered about
eight hundred persons sufficient to give
rousing democratic ma ajorityi Oroyille next
fall and from the enthusiasm manifested
on Saturday evening, they VIII certainly do
it,
The speech of Col Zabriskic was indeed a
magnificent effort, and his facts end figures
went home to every one present
He reviewed the set speech of the great
Ex-Governor Foote. Showed the fallacy of
many Of the arguments used by that distir-
ton to his henrers,by plain reasoning, facts,
figures, and fair and gcntlcmanly argument.
1t is q fatorte point for the great ex-Govcr-
nor, to assert that Buchanan should not re-
ccive the confidence Of the people, because
he had been Fedcrali>t, and was now
Democrat. The reply Of Col. ZabriskIe, to
this part of Governor Foote'S argument, was
Just and deserved, but the most withcring
rebukc that the great champion Of Know
Nothngism ever received. If they could
not rcposc confidence in Mr.. Buchanan be-
cause Of his change, how could Gov. Foote
ask the people to have confidence in him,
who had so recently been Il Democrat? who
but short time since, had risen in hi. place
in the T. $. Senate, and stated his willing
ness to allow foreigners to become citizens
upon registering their names at the Custom
House; but who now demanded that they
should remain in the country for u years,
before being entitled to the rights Of citizen
ship The tremendous cheers Of the meet
ing, would have materially reduced the
great California Know Nothing in his own
estimation, had he been present.
Should the Ex-Governor, again favor US
with one OF MS "mighty' efforts he will
hardly venture to again make that point be
fore an Oroyile audience. 1t won't bear
repetition here!
In reference to the speech Of Col. Baker,
who told the people Of Orovillc, that he was
led to embrace the doctrines Of Republican,
ism from n conscientious regard of duty, OF
long standing, Col. Zabriskic related the ex-
perience Of Col. Baker, and showed that he
came within 1.-THE flip of a "copper" of taking
the stump for the democratic uominees.-
Had he done so, he would have informed the
Subic, that he was influenced by the same
eonscicntious considerations Of duty The
elpqnence Of Baker and Foote, could not
stand before the slcdge hammer reasoning
facts and figures brought against them by
co., Zabri,kie. He showed nclusivcly.
that ''nosc Of wax could be pulled hither
or thther, Mt pleasure.
lie asked the miners to remember that
Mr.. Fillmore had recommended that the
mines Of c Cllitorma, be leased oat to the mi
ncrs and that Mr. Fremont introduced such
a proposition in the Senate Of the United
Stptes He wished them to remember that
it was the democracy who left them free to
be worked by the miners wherever they are
found lie asked them to remember, that
it was ;hc democratic party who passed the
law exemptiug the tools and cabin Of the mi
ner from execution. That il was the dem
ocratic party who passed the Homestead law,
securing to the toiHng and weary emigrant,
who had reached our shores, a home, exempt
from the righteousness Of remorseless cred /
itors.
lie referred to the assertion Of The Know
Nothing and Black Republican orators, that
the Democratic party were opposed to the
construction Of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail
road, aud showed the talscuess of the charge,
by the most incontrovertible facts and fg-
ures.
lie showed that a Democratic administra-
ton had authorized the survey Of four diff
erent routes from the Missouri lima TO the
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