Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-09-10

rage,'' 'sa grievous wrong upon Mr.. Sumner.
language that he dare not use in Brooks State.
Notwithstanding he endeavored to create Ae
impression that freedom of speech, or the free
expression of opinion, was not restricted
He said Brooks and Keits were not re-nomlua.
ted. but he omitted to state that they had been
reelected since their resignation. He alluded
to the difficulty in the U. S. Senate between
Fremont and Foote, charging the former with
being the aggressor. Now, If any one will re-
fer to the public prints at the time of the oc-
currence, we care not if they are Democratic
papers, he will find that Mr.. Foote struck Mr..
Fremont, and drew blood, and that the inter
ference of friends arrested matters at that
point without there being any aggression from
Mr.. Fremont. But We have neither time nor
space to follow him in all his tortuosities. He
finished by saying that what he had spoken
could be relied on-that il was all true as Cos
pei, and no mistake. That is, however, a mat
ter that people will form their own opinions
about, and if any should see fit to differ from
the speaker this point, we trust he viii not
think hard of tive feel sure he won't when
he ascertains that the honest and respectable
citizens of this county consider it an insult to
their intelligence to intimate that they arc
vcrdant enough to be gulled by the fctions
and absurd stories of an INSCRIPTIONS polti-
clan
The California Bigler's speech was long
but notwithstanding the lateness of the hour,
sour orn Bfgier'' was called out. After set
tling TO his own entire satisfaction contested
point between his brother and himself about
Dunn's Kansas bill, he remarked that the for
mer had left him nothing to work upon-that
he had gone over the whole question. He
could not understand how politician like his
brother should refer to but two of the candi-
dates-that he had not named 'sSam,'' an in
dividual, he jocularly remarked, from whom
they had both heard so effcctually. He then
drfted out and wandered over the agitated
waves of the slavery question, taking about
the same track that the former speaker did
contending that there was no danger that Kan
sas would be Slave State, and became quite
eloquent over his own adherence to the Union.
He did not believe Fillmore would get sin
gle electoral yotc-that il was expected to
elect Fremont by a plurality vote-and then
made some CALCULATIONS lilat sounded very
nice. Indeed, we at one time thought no
would make out the returns, and thus save tho
nation the trouble of holding an election at all
We were near forgetting to mention that at
an early hour of the exhibition delegation
from Curwensyille was announced, and was
very tremendously received. They carried
Transparency which, besides tho mottos, had
a picture which puzzled every one who at
tempted TO guess what it was. One wag tho't
it was type of some nondescript species that
would mystify any naturalist. 1t was ascer-
| tained finally, however, that it was intended
for an eagle. The delegation, we believe,
under the command of our friend, ssCorporal
Rote," who bore queer-looking flag, such
| an as would have been denounced by the
Locofocos an evidence that they wished to
dissolve the Union, if it had been carried by
| the Opposition. The meeting was kept up
till ssthe witching hour of night" when it ad-
! journcd, and now is numbered among the
| sswondcrful'' things that were.