Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-19
Republican Mass Meeting.

Pursuant to notice, the opponents of Slavery
extension of SuSquehanna County held Mass
Meeting in the old Court House in Montrose,
on the evening of April 7th inst.
The meeting was called to order by SAMUEL
F. CARMALr Chairman of the Republican Coun-
ty Committee, and on motion of C. F. Read.
o. G. HEMSTEAD was elected to preside
over the meeting. The following officers were
elected Vice Presidents, Charles Tinslev,
Peter Decker, Robert GrifTs, D. ID. Gage, j,
S. Birchard, J. c. Bushnell. Secretaries, Amos
Williams, John Young, H. H Frazier. Harry
Barney.
On motion, the Chair appointed a Chmmt-
tee to report resolutions, and to take into con-
sideratlon the matter Of appointing delegates
to the Republican State and National Conyen-
tions to be held at Philadelphia in June next.
The following was the committee =
Harvey Tyler, Harry Barney, Thos Adams,
J. {. BuShnell,J j. Ii. Chapman, S. F. Carmalt,
{. ID. Wilson, J. ID. Slocum, l. p Baker, Fred
Lines, J. Hosford Orange Mott, ir., Peter
Decker, David Taylor, Tyler Brewster, ]. W.
Smith, Stilman Fuller, Elisha Bell, W. NJ.
Tingley, G. B. Eldred, Ezra Pratt, George T.
Frazier, Henry Granger, D. D. Gage, Thomas
Nicholson.
The Committee on resolutions having retired,
the Hon. G. 4. Grow, to hear whom his fcl-
low citizens had assembled, was loudly called
Tor, and on his appearance was warmly greet
ed Ivy the aulience
His speech, which lasted nearly four hours,
and was listened to throughout with deep in
tcrest and frequent applause, it is impossible
to furnish even sketch of. But it contained
a triumphant vindication of the consistency of
his course as a Free-soil man, and the repre-
sentative Of Il Frce-soil constituency clear
exposition of the great question now at issue
before the American people proof from the
record, that Jefferson, Madison, and all the
fathers of the Republic, stood on the ReoubIi.
can platform of opposition to slavery extension;
an stir lag arpsal for union of all Ere J
soil mon to su>tai our cause, with the same
unanimlty as the pre- lavery men unite to sus-
tain theirs
When Mr. Grow closed, there was a pro-
lenged call for Judge WIIMoT, who in response
spoke few minutes, referring to the ateness
oi the hour, it being near midnight, as rea-
son Tor not then dctaining the audience with
speech. He could address them at some other
time on the great question of the day, in which
he felt no diminuton of interest.
The committee on resolutions through their
chairman, Mr.. Tyler, then reported the follow
ing :
Resolved That we approve the action of the
Republican Convention held at Pittsburg, on
the 22d of February last, to consolidate the
elements of opposition to slavery extension in
to one political party in the next Presidential
election and that we recognize the platform
then adopted, of opposition to the extension of
Slavery into Free Territory, and in favor of
the admission of Kansas as a Free State. as
containing the only questions at issue in that
election.
Resolved, That we approve the course pur-
sued by our Representative the Hon G. A /.
Grow, upon the question of Slavery extension,
from the time of his first taking his seat in
Congress to the present time, and that we re-
gard him now as heretofore, as Susquehanna's s
fayorite Son."
Resolved, That we recommend the Hon. G
\. Grow as Delegate to attend the Nation
al Republican Convention to be held at Phla-
delphia in June next.
Resolved, That We recommend @. G. Henri
stead as Senatorial Delegate to the Repubii-
can State Convention. -. - -
Resolved, That we recommend C. F.. Read
and Samuel +. 'Carmalt as our Representative
Delpcatfs 70 the RapnhIiran State Convention