Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-06-13
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FRIDAY, JUNE I3. 1856.
KANSAS AND SUNNI Err.
Public Meeting of Citizens Of Union and
Northumberland Counties, Penn'a.
Speeches of Gov. James Pollock,
Hon. John C. Kunkel.

er, the large llall of the University at
Lewisburg was filled at an early hour in
the evening of Saturday, Z th June, by an
eager crowd, Zone third of whom were
ladies', and hundreds were unable to ob-
tain admission. Ii had been announced
for two days that the Member Of Congress
from this district would address his fellow
citizens on the great subjects of the day,
and the turnout proved how heartily pub
lie sentiment in this community responds
TO the right side of those issues. The Tur-
butville Sake Horn Band came, voluuta-
rily, to the meeting, and contributed their
music TO the interest Of the occasion. The
Governor of the State (being on visit to
his hOme) also came down with many of
his neighbors from Northumberland cuun-
ty, to evince his interest in the issues
transplrlng.
The large crowd was called to order by
j. Merrill Linn, Esq, and the following
Officers appointed:
Ptesident-Rev. HOWARD MALCOM
President Of the University at Lewisburg.
Vice Presidents-Hon. NER MIDDLEs-
wARTH, JOSEPH NJ NEsBlr, FRANCIS
WILSON, JAMES KELLY, THOMAS Penny,
Hon. ROBERT NJ. FRICK, GEORGE WAL
TER, THOMAS HAYES, Prof.GEO. K. BLISS,
in. ID. DlEFFENDERFER, WM S.CLINGAN,
JOHN WALLS, RoBr ii. LAIRD
Secretaries---O.N. Worden, ,Jn Ii oughton.
The President, DIR. MALcoM, offered a
short and impressive prayer, beseeching
the great Disposer of all things to restrain
the evil passions of men, and so to order
events that our country may again enjoy
peace throughout her borders, aud justice
between man and man everywhere prevail.
His Excellency, Gov POLLOCK, was first
introduced, and received with enthusiastic
applause. He spoke warmly and indig.
nantly of the outrages of the Slave Power
upon Kansas, aud of the grave offence
against freedom of speech aud of the rep
resentative rights Of sovereign States that
is involved in the gross assault upon Sen
ator Sumner. As a man and as a citizen,
he felt bound to make his public protest
against these invasions of constitutional
privileges, deliberately planned and subse-
quently justified by the spirit of Slavery.
He would adopt the words of another, aud
say that "the North ,could not, the South
dare not, and world in arms can not dis
solve our Federal Union;" be would endure
almost any suffering and sacrifice, except
the loss of freedom of speech aud of perso-
nal liberty, to preserve the Union in its
true design; but to demand such sacrifices
for even that end, was more than Freedom
could ever yield.
Our Congressional Representative, Mr..
kUNKEL, followed in a speech of an hour
and half, which was listened to with
untaggiDg interest to the close. He was
not prepared for such brilliant reception
on his first public visit to our county; but
hls speech did him honor, aud established
his reputation as one in the very front rank
OF orators, and among the most promising
young men in the State. lie detailed the
history of the Kansas Iniquity, from the
hatching of the plot by annulling the
Missouri Compromise, down to the sacking
OF Lawrence. He proved the violations of
organic law winked at by the Admiuistra-
ton, and the infamous nature of the so.
called laws enacted by the usurped Legis-
lature He dwelt upon the enormity of
the offence against U. S. Senator, taking
into consideration the time, the place, the
perpetrator, the deed, the cause, and the
victim.-The remedy for these enormous
evils, was to be found in the Ballot Box at
the coming Presidential Election; and
whoever might be the standard bearer for
Freedom, should be earnestly sustained by
all WHO would redress these oversbadowing
wrongs.
On motion of o. N. Wordeu, seconded
BY James Aiken, the following resolutions
we're adopted by unanimous and most
hearty vote:
The citizens of Union and Northumber.
iand counties in public meeting assembled,
20 view Of the present condition of national
mars offer the following as expressive Of
inen Opinions and wishes: