The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-11

TIE GREATEST POLITICAL MEETING EVER HELD
IN PENNsYLVANIA.--FIFT THOUSAND PEOPLE
AT THE HOME OF BUOHANAN.-FHE SONS OF
CLAY AND WEBSTER SUPPORTING THE DEMO
CRATIC NOMINEES.
We have already briefly noticed, in our photographic
column the great democratic demonstration at Lancaster
the home Of Buehanan-on Wednesday last The Phila-
dephia and Lancaster papers, which have since come to
hand, give full and glowing accounts OF what was most
assuredy the greatest political meeting held in Penn
syyania To the language Of Of the reports the
meeting ncontestably the monster demonstration Of
the campaign II was such spectacle may be
witnessed again within the borders Of Pennsylvania
passing it did all former popular assemblages in num-
bers in spirit in the appointments Of the delegations in
the variety Of devices and the long list Of men Of disn
guished intellect who contributed to give it its most august
aud striking characteristics 1t stands out before the
whole country in itself era The number present is
variousy estimated at from thirty to SIXTY thousand The
material of which the meeting composed renders this
demonstration of the most marked significance The
Pennsylvanian says:
oLD-LRE WIGS RALLYMG SUPPORT BUCHANAN.
What rendered the most significant the fact
that in delegation were 10 be found many who Tor
twenty years past have opposed Mr. Buchanan and his po
ltica friends. In delegations from the county the
two old parties equally represented On the one hand
might be prominent whg who had swayed his dis
tric during many years. leading his delegation into line
and the other the young and ardent wings who had
stood up by Henry Clay in 1884, by Taylor in lS4s and
by Scott in 1852 who intend assisting forward this unchal
enged tribute to the constitution Here might be such
man Joseph Kongmacher, who had represented the
wing party the reform convention in 1885, and had eerved
in the legislature of sylvana but who leads his
old friends in favor of James Buchanan Almost at his
side might be the influential Dr. Watson, from the
Mountoy district surrounded by the companions Of his
whg days but who act with him in favor of the dis
| had off tho Apy
familiar with the local politics could point out such
James NJ. Hopkins Maris Hopes, Col. Boyd, and other
weknown MASTER heretofore among the elite of the
wing party and present to justify their record and
confidence in James Buchanan 1t easy to designate
such in the list Sheriff Ehler, Sheriff Huber,
Gen. David Miller and others who had long occupied high
POSITIONS conferred them by the WING party of Lancas
ter county There too most prominent in the throng and
most conspicuous in the procession and upon the stand
William Carpenter Christian Kiefer David Longenecker
Christopher Hager John F. SHREDDER, John L. Aee the
welknown physician Lewis Herord, and others. These
feeling that Mr.. Buchanan had not failed to appre
cate the dsineresedness of their motives in coming for
ward in support of himself the Embodiment of the great
idea struggling against the vile onslaughs of the
dsunionss rallied around their representative, the Hon
Isaac Hester who running for Congress at the head
of the democratic ticket They felt too, that in making
this declaration in favor of the democratic party they
doing nothing inconsistent with their devotion to the
principles of Clay and Webster. There too might be
the rank and file of that sturdy and sterling democra
which for years had stood up when the
ty of Lancaster the very Gibraltar of the opposition
They that their long services their pereverng efforts
in favor of high principle their undauned courage in the
hour of peril about TO be awarded that accepa-
BILE contamination which, in elevating their beloved
Buchanan to the presidency, indicated their sacred
and eternal principles 1t is wonder that those who
sought to arrest the tide OF popular feeling which has
been swelling in favor of Mr. Buchanan in Lancaster coun-
for the last year should have stood appalled, at this
markable demonstration Everything conspired to make
it worthy of the candidate of the friends Of the consu
| ton, and of the constitution ITSELF
THE SPEAKERS
| The Lancaster Intelligencer says:
Before introducing our readers the officers of this
great meeting and the and speeches of the honorable
gentlemen whose speeches could be taken down by
perers in the midst of the hrong which pressed and
surrounded them short notice is proper of those from
abroad who participated in this local Lancaster
meeting During the day and evening speakers addressed
the meeting from eight stands Hon. James b. Clay of
Kentucky, Hon. Fletcher Webster Of Massachusetts, Col
VIM Preston Of Kentucky Hon. George Riddle of Della
ware and Hon. r. K. Meade Of Virginia spoke from the
main stand and among those who made speeches from
other stands at the orchard in Centre Square at the de
pot and in the halls in various parts Of the city the
foowng-named gentlemen: Hon. Charles j. Faulkner Of
Virginia, Hon. John Appleton of Maine, Gen. S. Psrke
Coop Of Wisconsin, Gen. William H. Miller Of Dauphin
county Gen William A. Stokes Of Greensburg Josephus
Sham esq Of New Jersey Charles Carrgan ESQ., and
Reah Frazer, esq.
THE ORGANIZATION.
The meeting the main stand organized by the APP
pontment Of the following gentlemen as officers:
.
i Wee PreSdsnts-C. Hager George Sanderson James NJ
Hopkins, DR.. Levi Huh, Abraham Peters, Hon Benjamin
Champneys Benjamin Esheman, Henry Haines John Yo-
gan, Col Samuel g. Stambaugh T. W. Henderson, James
McSparren John Myers Dr. Isaac Bowman Jacob Nissley
| Col Allen YundL John w Jackson, Dr. Samuel Woest,
Henry ImheG Lewis Diler John ~ Ely b. s. Patterson
Joel l. Lghtner Jacob Ely Joseph Shoch, Samuel Hull
Christopher Graham Ephraim Shober John Ellsle John
r. Long, DR.. B. Y. Bum, S, Welsh Joseph Keener,
John Gross Charles N. Spreul Isaac Walker Adam Do
erscr, j. SheaGer John Sener, Morris Reynolds John
Brown James Gibson, Christian Hershey j. NJ Miller ia
cob Hdebrand, Matthias Shenk, Adam Ream, DR.. j. II.
Grove David Longenecker John Ehler, Frederick NJ.
Smith Newton Lghtner, J McIlyRin Col John Wilmer
Gen. g. NJ Seinman, David Stone DR.. r. A. Muhlenburg,
Maris Hopes Col Daniel Herr Jacob Nef John r. Shro-
der Or. A. Bare, Augustus Boyd George Wolf George
i f. Krug, Nathan Worley PharCs Eby William Spencer,
4 Andrew Wade, John H. Brenoman, Joseph s. Lefever
George Duchman James McCaa Elias Shrantz jeremiah
Swicber John Forney, DR.. T. Halderman David Lands,
John Reed John Freed, J. W. Clark p j. Albright John
maker Martin Bentz Dr. Richard Ream, John H. Smith,
Robert Montgomery, Joel L. Lghtner j. T. Bacher Dr. G.
4 W Smithson, Hiram r. Hull, Joseph Masterson, Abram
Shenk, Peter Lighter, William Carpenter Elias Red.
cay sr Capt Abraham Myers Joseph HoRendober Jacob
Huber Henry Fritz, James H. Barnes James Patterson
Capt John H. Duchnan H. NJ North, James Smith DR. N.
Watson Hawthorn Freeand, John Heller, Martin Grubb
Sscrstaris-Cyrus s. Haldemau Dr. j. NJ Dearer Join
O. OGner Vincent Smith, Dr. Samuel RingwalL Dr. W. X.
Mehafy, Thomas j. Albright J. j. Libhart Charles X.
a went Jonas D. Rsohman, o. j. Rhodes A. J. Eby Junius
b Kaufman H. p, Ishndy.
The principal speakers at the main stand were James
Clay and Fletcher Webster. Hon. George r. Riddle, Of