Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-01
.Harye,t Homau Meetins.

! UrOVe, LeWlsuurS, aIteIuoou VI oVs" os'i
to hear an address from Kansas settler,
on the Wrongs of Kansas and their RENE.
dy. Every portion Of Union county was
fairly represented, aud there must have
been 1000 ladies aud gentlemen present
from other counties The crowd following
the Band, as it marched into the Grove,
preceded by the National Flag, was the
lergest, most orderly, and respectable, Of
any we have seen in this county.
On motion of John B. Linn, Esq, the
meeting was organized as follows, viz. ::
Presideut-Hou. ELI SLIFER.
Vice Presideuts-D.B Il Kaufman, Martin
Dreisbacb, John W. Simonton, DR.. WIN. +.
Seebold, Thomas Howard, George Merrill,
VIM. Steans, Michael Klcckner, Michael
Brown, Daniel Noll.
Secretaries-Edward Smith and James
Wilson.
At this stage Of the meeting-evidcutly
with design to break up its object
printed challenge was put in the hands of
the President,from a putting Georgia slave
driver named MCay, who very modestly
asked US to give up our stand to hir for
at least half the time. The friends of r're-
mont had beel at all the expense aud trou.
bic Of couvening the crowd-the Argus Of
the day previous not even condesceuding
to notice as an item of news that q meet.
ing was to be held-and for US to yield
our right to an unknown and uninvited
stranger at such a time, was a request
worthy only of a native Northerner and
Whig turned slave. holder aud Buchanan
man! The impudence of the thing was
sublime.-The President, Col Slifer, stated
that the meeting was called for q specific
object, the speaker engaged was present,
aud We should proceed accordingly As
to the challenge, however, as President Of
the Fremont Club he would accept it, and
being the challenged party he named one
week from that day at that place for meet
ng-The President Of the Buchanan club
then iuterfered, that M'Cay shoald speak
now, and M'Cay (without permission of
the meeting) began to mount the stand,
aud spout some poetry, when he was picked
of by couple of Republican boys, and
laid upon the "free soil," his cane flying
'ne way, and his challenges and other
Weapons another; he was not harmed, nor
vas it intended to harm him, but it was
intended he should not insult the meeting,
md when he next attempts to impose upon
Northern freemen as be would domineer
'ver bis own slaves, We opine be will not !
Try it with the FremoDters of old Union !
Order being at length restored, the invi-
ed speaker, Mr.. Bowen, spoke for an
lour and a half on the subject announced.
We hope most of our readers will hear
lin, We will not report his speech. Hun
lreds of men of all parties stood and liste-
led with unwavering attention from first
o last, and we doubt not his clear and
andid statements carried conviction to
very unprejudiced mind.
The President, before dismissing the
rowd, stated that be hoped our friends
would not charge upon the Buchanan
'arty the disturbance got up by few
owdies at the opening of the meeting; it
7as the work of few individuals, and not
f party. He also hoped chat whenever
ny of our party attended meetings of an- +
ther, they would always give them their
air, liberal, legal right to manage their
wn affairs in their own way. He would
ppoint ON Worden, ism arsh, and P.
'caver, a Committee to conduct (on the
art of the Fremont men) the Discussion
, which we we're challenged.
-Messrs. II. N. M'Allister and Sam
ell Linn, Esq's. of Bellefonte, james
.rmstrong and C. W. Scates, Esq's, Of
1'msport, and Judge Wilmot Of Tow
nda, had been invited to attend, but we're
nable on account Of prior engagements.
Ir Armstrong desires some union in oppo-
ton to Buchananism. Judge Wilmot
i'll address Us in August or September.
In the evening, according to appoint
ent, the Buchanan party had "mass"
Getting in front OF Hers hotel, where
lie Georgia slave-driver expounded demo- :
acy aud denounced abolitionists aud
'eachers to his hearts content Most of
e crowd were Fremont men, and made
, interruption. From the manner in ]
hich he handled facts, aud attempted to j
que, an intelligent man would have sup I
sed him addressing lot of "poor white !
ash" (down in Caroliua) who, unable to ]
ad, swallow everything they are told by 1
eir rich neighbors! 9
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s~Tbe opposition to Fremont are rely
2 upon the most INSCRIPTIONS falsehoods
defeat him. The Argus has been ON {
med by friend from West Bufaloe I
xnship that be did not know Of one FIRE. =
mt man in the township" We give d
3 statement for the in formation of our
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