Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-18
The Assault upon the Republicans in
Baltimore. 'A

We copy from the Baltimore papers If 70,
terday morning the doings of "the Cbvalr., ,,
in breaking up the Republican meetipr os
Thursday night:
IFrom the Sunl
REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION OF BuTrvonp
This Association held a meeting last crna;,-
at the Temperance Temple, and in the ahyomDs
of the President, Mr.. Elias Hawley, on 'm,' r"o
tion of Mr.. VIM Gunnison, Mr.. f. S Corlr"s
was called to the chair, and Mr.. Wm u
Coale, jr., was selected as Secretary pro ton, -,
Mr.. VIM Gunnison, from Committee onno;"t
ed to report an address to the Republicars "c
this State, submitted one which set ont .;T ~
the declaration of their devotion to tho Can ,'''
stitution and the Union, and of their odboc;"'
to Free-Soilism in Territories admitted Ja
claring the Repeal of the Missouri COM
mise to be breach of faith on the port Of ill.,
South, &c. About the close of the rcodinc, &c
the reading, large number of persons TLn
had assembled in the room and aromd nLo
door created some slight confusion by crowd',.
and laughter, when Mr.. Meredith, wcIqknow9
as Sunday street preacher, passed down tbn
room to them and ordered them to leave tbo
room or take seats. This was succeeded br
lOud laughter, applause and Kisses and tbroo
cheers being proposed for Fillmore they wero
given amid the utmost confusion and tcrr6o
noise, produced by stamping, clapping Of hands
&c. Next three cheers were given for Rr
chanan, i'll the same fashion, and for some twen
ty minutes there was kept up succession Of
cheering for these gentlemen, alternated with
loud groans for Col Fremont, Corkran Gm.
nison, Fussell and others taking part in tbr
meeting-the whole being intersperscd with
cries of Turn off the lights p" Tar and
! feather them J" &c, while loud calls wcr,
made by the same parties from those concern
ed III the meeting Some of the lights here
being turned off, these gentlemen commenced
leaving the room, when they were saluted os
they passed through the crowd. with groans
Kisses, and other similar sounds and remarks
they making as hasty an exit as possible fol,
lowed by the crowd where an immense con-
course had assembled, and upon reaching tbc
street loud cries were made for rails upon
which to ride them, and the cheering and
groaning were renewed. McsSrS Corkrap and
Col. Wm. +. Coale were followed bv the crowd
and roughly hustled about until they had reach.
ed the corner of Gay and Fayette streets
where the former was tripped up or knocked
down, and the tails of his coat cut entirely off,
while the lattcr-named gentleman, although
not SO ronghly treated, was pushed and hustled
about in other than pleasant manner and
his hat mashed in. They were then allowed
to take their departure, while the crowd anus
ed themselves by cutting the portion of Mr.
COrkran'S garment they had secured into strns
and distributing it among them. Those TAX
ing part in the meeting numbered from thirty
to forty persons, while the outside crowd
amounted at least to two Thousand persons:
in fact, the whole street from the hall to Fay.
cite street was almost entirely blocked up
From those concerned in the meeting we learn
that the Association had determined uponprc-
scnting an electoral ticket in this State and
that the names of those selected were to have
been announced at this meeting