The Shasta courier., 1858-08-28
Political Disc ussi0n In Hometown.
HoRsErowN. Aug. %. 1858.


EDrroRs COURIER The Democracy of this
place met last evening in front of Duffy's Ex-
change, for the purpose of hearing Messrs. Gar
ter and Street, and any others that might feel
DISPOSED to address them. 1t was very large
gathering, and showed that the friends of the
Administration are very numerous in this Vi
cinity. The meeting was organised by calling
J. c. Spencer to the Chair, and appointing E. L.
Conkrite as Secretary. Mr.. Spencer stated the
object of the meeting, and then introduced Mr..
Garter to the assembly, assuring them that he
had known Mr. Garter for long time, and that
be was Democrat of the deepest dye, and was
always ready to take up arms against its enc
miles, Mr. Garter then addressed the crowd for
about an hour in an eloquent style-showing
that there was no such thing as Lecompton and
Anti-Lecompton Democrats now that the Kan
sas question had been settled satisfactorily to
all parties, by leaving it the people as the Eng
lsh bill provides. He showed that those who
professed to be Anti-Lecompton or Douglas De-
mocrats, and took part against the regular De-
mocracy, joining with the Black Republicans,
as that party does in this State, are considered
no more nor less than Black Republicans by
Douglas himself, which was shown by his speech
lin Chicago. He also showed the crowd that the
administration party had not changed. as those
who styled themselves Douglas Democrats were
trying to make out, but that they were advocating
the same great principles that were advocated
by Jefferson Jackson, Polk and all the former
leaders of the Democratic party. Mr.. Garter
Democracy, and then retired amidst great ap-
plause.
An invitation having been extended to Mr.
Goewey, the opposition candidate for Assembly,
to be present and address the boys, he accepted
and was the next to take the stand He was
quite brief with his remarks, and told the boys
that he was laboring under great embarrass-
ment; he compared his speaking between two
Democratic orators laboring between two
fires; yet he told the boys that he was Demo-
crat and always had been Democrat excepting
the two or three years that he was Know Moth
ing, and that he believed he was the regular
nominee and that Mr.. Street was the opposition
candidate. To hear Mr.. g. tell that he had been
Democrat, Know Nothing, and now DEM
ocrat again, and to see him consulting with the
Republicans, to know whether he should accept
the invitation to speak or not, reminded me of
the old story once heard of a Dutchman and
his son Jake going out to look for his COW. She
ran in pasture that had brook running
through it. They went up one side and down
the other, and could see where she had been,
but could not find her. Then Jake proposed to
the old man that they each take side at the
same time, for, says Jake, {" believe the d-n
COW is on both sides " And think to find Mr..
Co. until after election, you would have to look
on each side. Yet he is highly respectable
citizen and made a fine speech and was greatly
applauded by his political friends Being very
few in number they cheered the louder.
After Mr.. Goewey retired, Mr.. Street came for
ward amidst loud cheers, and spoke for an hour
or more. He told the boys how he looked upon
this Douglas affair, and showed to them that it
Voc u past issue, and that Douglas was now do
ing his best to defeat their allies, the Black Re-
publicans in Illinois. He closed his address bv
most eloquently defining his own position, and
leaving them to judge by his past acts what the
future might be. LAFoNTAINE.