Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-09-17
LocoFoco MEETING AT cURwENsvILLE

The Democracy of Clearfeld arc using the
most inordinate efforts to carry the county.
They are evidently scared, and are leaving no
stone unturned that will tend to their success.
They fear that sspower will depart from the
house of Judah,'' and are therefore at work
might and main. ssThe two Biglers are here"
doing their utmost to induce their followers to
stick to their party integrity. Meetings have
been held at a number of places, at which the
most urgent appeals were made by them. All
this hard labor shows plainly that the Democ-
racv consider themselves in imminent danger
of being defeated.
On last Saturday evening they held meet
ing at Curwensville. Every effort had been
made to get up large crowd. By drumming
up the forces in all quarters, for some days
previous, they succeeded in getting up re-
spectably-sized attendance. There was an a
bundance of ssfuss'' displayed on the occasion,
if there were no s.feathers." ''The two Big
lcrs,'' Judge Gillis, Billy Corbet, of Clarion,
and other distinguished speakers" were III
attendance. After the meeting had been Or
ganized, Mr.. Corbet, who We were told is a
new convert to the Disunion Slavery -Exten-
sion party, opened the performances. In con-
sideration of his present political standing, he
had evidently been induced by his new friends
to persuade himself that be was great man,
and accordingly he ssspread' himself in his
| speech. This some of the Faithful couldn't
stand, and so choled him off by shouting s'Big-
ler, Bigler,' which cry was raised by the Dem
ocrats themselves just in time to save him from
| being asked 10 stop, by one of his particular
! friends. Poor fellow he has doubtless fully
| realized that s:new converts, like bumble-bees,
are largest when Just born,'' and will be forced
! to think that the Democracy of Clearfield can't
appreciate his invaluable services, aud that
| they, like republics, are ungrateful.
After him came Ex-tioy. John Bgler, oi
':Souh Carolina, Georgia California, OF
somewhere else, which can be ascertained from
our downtown ''neighbor,'' for he knows
John ssplayed harp of thousand strings
and sang the same old ssong o sixpence, .
which he had delivered in the Court House Oh
| the Monday previous, with few slight varia.
tions and omissions. We are not cognizant
that anybody was astonished enough to endan
ger their health, tho when he .sarosc in hi,
majesty there was some anxiety manifested
to see him, and as he proceeded,
"Still they gazed. and still the wonder grew
That one small head contained all he knew
After he had finished, ssour own Bigler'' wa
called for, but, finding he was passing owe
the same well-beaten track he has run on ssfron
time whereof the memory of man runneth no
to the contrary" and that midnight was com
ing so rapidly that If we remained we would
be compelled to encroach on the Sabbath t.
come home, we left before he had concluded
We understand that Judge Gillis, the candi
date of the Democracy for Congress, was mex
called out, but we heard of nothing ..wonder
ful'' lie said, in particular. Take it all in all
it was great air-'smagnifcently grand
and superbiy elegant
Then let sing, long live the king,
And CoEBET, long live he
And when next they ride abroad
May all be there TO sect