Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-04-18
The Meetings ON Monday.

Last week the whole country was flood
ed with flaming yellow handbills announ-
cling that " grand American Mass Meet
ing" was to be held in Clarksburg, on
Monday last, the 18th inst. The an
nouncement was that " the Hon. H. Mar
shall, of Kentucky, one of the finest ora
tors of the day; the Hon. w. R. Smith.
of Alabama. whose eble defence of Ame-
rcanism is familiar to the people through
out the Union, and other distinguished
members Of Congress, would accompany
the Hon. John S. Garlic, tho member. Of
this district, and be present on the occa>
sion, and an address from one or more of
these distinguished gentlemen, might be
expected" "AU the counties of the
South and Southwestern part Of our dis
lrict" and " the East and Southeast
were called upon to +" roll up en- mass H'
and the ladies, too, were given ga re-
specttul and general invitation" to attend
and partake Of " a feast Of reason and a
flow Of soul - The efforts 10 secure a
large crowd were SO extended as to at
tract the attention of the people Of the ad-
joining counties, though we are not
aware that any attended the grand
convocation, and the editors of the pa
pers of Fairmont and Weston, simple
souls, could not understand why Clarks-
Clarksburg should be inundated with SC
much talent all at this particular time
In some places it was asserted that a free
dinner was to be given on the occasion
BY these tremeyus efforts, a etolerably
large crowd was got together, though not
larger than we have frequently seen here
on court day. At about o'clock the
"grand American Mass Meeting" was
org anized. and was composed mostly of
curious Democrats, gaping with strained
eyes to see the elephant. VIM: A. Harri,
son, Esq. announced the object OF the
meeting and expressed his qualification at
seeing SO many Democrats present. He
was followed by Hon. ]. S. Garlic who
stated that he had been addressed by a
committee to procure eminent speakers
from distance to discuss National poll
tics before our people. That he had been
requested to express the regrets of Messrs.
Marshall and Smith for their inability to
attend-expressed willingness to dis
cuss these questions now, and eloquently
introduced HON. JACOB BROOM, of
Philadelphia. The disappointed counte-
nances of the people who had assembled
to listen to an liable defence of Ameri-
canism" and hear " one of the finest ora>
tors Of the day." presented doIeful spec
tacle, upon this announcement. They
had come to bear Marshall, Smith and
" other distinguished members of Con-
.gress," and to be put off with Broom,
was too bad. 49, el
Tie honorable gentleman rose with
great dignity and suavity. He is large
burly fellow, with a big dutch counte-
nance, adorned with fine black whiskers
aud pair of gold spectacles, and having
the appearance of being good judge of
brandy and roast beef. He spoke for
about an hour and half, in a vehement
and declamatory manner, and seemed to
imagine himself to have been Ned Forrest
playing Damon" in the Walnut Street
Theatre. We will wager a segar that he
acquired his style of elocution in thes-
plan society at the Assembly Buildings.
We cannot attempt to give full report