The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-08-26
African DEMOCRATIC Meeting.

African Democratic Meeting.
According to the usual notice the a.
bove named party held its annual Couna
ty meeting on Monday afternoon in the
Court House. Ex-Sheriff Cope was call
ed to the Chair, assisted BY large uum-
Der of Vice Presidents, together with the
usual quota of Secretaries. A committee
on resolutions, consisting of two persons
from each election district was then ap-
pointed, whioh in very short time re-
ported string of resolutions of the most
Don COM INITIAL character, and deceptive
nature ever palued off upon he public.
But some OF these We shall examine here
after. The meeting condemned the sale
of our public works, and the legislature
for voting itself two hundred dollars ad-
ditional pay last winter. Governor
PACKER was condemn ned by being passed
over in silence.
After the adoption of the resolutions,
Hon. w. H. DIMMIoK, our present rep
resentative in Congress, was introduced
to illuminate the audience. His appear
ance indicates that his stomach receives
II ore attention than his mental composition.
We shall not attempt report of bis
speech, because it v as double all the way
through. He stumbled, plunged, foun-
dered, repeated and murdered the
QUEEN S English SO horribly, that even
the Democracy hung their heads, and
many left the Court House in disyust.--
Among other assertions be M ade, he said
that this government was founded on a
slave basis. A falser libel, by repre-
sentative from a free State was never ut
tered. He also spoke OF SupeyStr1fctare
upon which to build government Who
ever heard of building upon super.truc-
ture! He also stated, that the reason
why be and others voted for the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, was, because the South
ern representatives threatened to leave
Congress, if that Constitution was rejected.
What shameful avowal Northern free
men bow the knee to the dictation and
threat Of Southern Shareholders! Shame
to the man who Is weak enough to make
such confession and declaration but
it is sckeDing to follow such twaddle any
further. 1t was the poorest, the weakest,
the most miserable, aud worst EneliSk
-peech We ever heard. Such a represcn-
tative is standing, sitting, and even
Sleeping Disgrace to any community.--
When be was done, nobody could tell
what he bad talked about. lie was con-
Trajectory, unmeanins and without point.
MAX GoEPP, Esq. was mex xtsistroduc-
ed. His speech was DoD commi,tal
throughout. without the discussion of any
principle. 1t was far superior to that of
Mr.. DIMMICK because it could not be
worse. But Mr. Goepp felt that be was
in tight place. He started out with the
idea to give an account of bis stewardship
last winter, but he Gzzled He only com.
planned that the Peoples party had an
nounced no principles. That is no con-
Germ of his, his business is TO proclaim and
defend his own.
Hon. Il. BRODHEAD next addressed the
meeting lie complained bitterly, be-
cause nc was not returned again to the U.
). Senate. lie L ade some home tbrusts at
the democracy for this Treatment, and
told them that in year or two be would
again be ready for active service. lie eu-
logised the Hon. JOIN NJ READ. as
gentleman. jurist, snd scholar. and gave
W. A. PORTER sly dig on the Christian
Missionary principle. He boasted that
he was the leader upon al! the great ques-
tons to which the Democracy was now
acting
Upon the whole, this was one OF the
>ickiiest meetings the Democracy bave
had in this couuty for many years. The
Court House was only moderately filled,
and no enthusiasm animated It, We be-
leve that the leaders all feel defeat >tar-
ing them in the face TIE Free Press.