Litchfield enquirer., 1856-09-11
11ass lIesting at Falls village.

mass Meeting at Falls village. A large .gsthering to respond to the call of the Administration Gslnmittee, was held at Falls vil- lage on Friday the 9th inst In numbers it vas very respectable and we hear it etmated at from fouf to five thousand. Now we are not disposed to question this assertion. but grant to them still larg as sembly than they claim. Itdevolves upon us, how ever public journalist to analyze the character of the meeting and
 l. THE CAUSE or ITS ASSEMBLING. For several weeks, it had been heralded in every direction, both by written and printed documents, that the Hon. Howell Cobb would address tho meet ing Handbills of the most flaming character were posted in every baf-room and on every signrbosrd. coalcart and oyster wagon in the State In fact, a moving panorama of bulletins passed before the eyes of the community, for two weeks previous. Now we are credibly informed that the. Committee fully aware that Mir. Cobb could not be present. and that they received letter from him to that ef less, the public received the announcement in good faith, and therefore assembled 8
 THE CROWD,
 which in the first place. must have been composed of at least one thousand Abolitionists the entire stock in the State. These desrous of meeting with their exact opposite-a fanatic and rc-eater of the South Side orer readily assembled at the announce mcnt of the .,,s .
 HON. HOWELL COBB, WHO WAS NOT THERE.
 Next in order came at least 200 of the Straight line Republicans who as usual desirous to hear both sides, and to be enlightened upon any dark point, travelled from far and near bringing along with them a.ll such Buchanites, as
 COULD NOT PAY THEIR PASSAGE.
 Next came a. lcasta thousand of the wavcring of the Old Democracy, eager for some straw of an ar gument to hold to, if might be found to be cast upon the ocean of Republicanism, s
 INTO WHICH THEY WE'RE SINKING!
 Next were the scattering of all parties, hoys and men, from the States of New York and Massachu- sets, all desrous to hear
 THE HON. HOWELL COBB, WHO WAS NOT THERE, and finaly the entire Administration community of the l7th district, whph consisted of about eight hundred lame, halt and blind which had been gath cred together from the limekilns and iron beds of the valley; all anxious to hear
 THE SPEAKERS a .,.. which were 1st, W. W. Eaton, Esq, who we are assured made an eloquent address about something.
  If it was eloquent it the first bit of purity that escaped his mouth and the first speech he ever made that not interarded with vulgarity, vitu. peration and falsehood. Next came Brig. Gen. James T. Pratt, who gave of the military addresses he has occasionally issued
 FOR THE LAST TWENTY YEARS. | Then several speakers, among whom was our Mir Graves, Henry C. Deming, and Roland Hitchcock These gentlemen discussed the whole Administration Platform, making it perfectly evident that it very leaky affair, ..,
 WITH MANY ROTTEN SUPPORTERS, ,s/ s
 Such is clear and think, correct review of the whole affair. And feel those who travelled any distance must have had their trouble for their pains.'' To own villagers, we would say, we have doubt friend Graves will repeat the lecture any day-and that VIC have at least fo men in this village who, although they never made a public speech in their lives, annihilate the arguments of any speaker who was present at that meeting and to candidly advise all unwavering Democrats hereafter to stay at home and if nothing better pre- sents itse to pass the time in committing to heart the Buchanan doctrines published weekly in the Enquirer