Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-10-05
PEOPLES COUNTY MEETING.


was held by the Peoples Party in the Court
House. The following named gentlemen were
selected as officers of the meeting:
President-JAMEs B. GRAHAM, ESQ.
Vice Presidents-James Gallaher, Hon. 7.
B. Davis, Samuel Fulton, Jesse BroomalI,
John w. Wright, Esq, James Irwin and Jon
athan Hartshorn.
Secretaries-John G. Cain, Nath. Rishel,
II. A. Frank, Louis j. Hurd and S. B. Row.
After the organization had been perfected,
II. B. Swoope Esq. stated the object of the
meeting, and in neat and appropriate man
ner introduced Col. Louis ". Hall, the Peo-
pies candidate for State Senator. Col. Hall
having been, very ungenerously and unfairly,
the night before, placed in wrong position
on the tonnage tax question, by the Democrat
ic orators, who alleged that the repeal Of that
tax would reduce the revenues OF the State
100000, he at once :'brought up to the
scratch" the gentlemen who had undertaken
to present his views without knowing what
they were, and after disposing of them, clear
ly and distinctly declared himself opposed 10
any legislation rhich ,Uould, directly indirect
ly, increase the fares, reduce the reUenue Of
the Commonwealth. He then proceeded to give
his views upon the various topics involved in
the canvass. SO far as the slavery question is
concerned, he held that whilst he was opposed
to interfering with the institution in the States
wherein it existed, he was also firmly opposed
to its extension into the Territories-that he
wished to see their soil titled by free, white
labor. He next gave his views on the tariff,
taking strong ground for such an one as viii
fully and completely protect the laborers, me-
chanics, manufacturers and producers of our
own country. He then referred to the
naturalization question, stating that, al
though differences of opinion might exist a
mong the Opposition to the length of time
foreigner should remain in this country be-
fore the elective franchise should be bestowed
upon him, yet they all held that after a for
eigner was naturalized he was entitled to the
fullest protection Of our Government, the
world over. Having given his own views, he
contended that he had right TO know those
Of his competitor, who had thus far renamed
''mum" on every question, except that of the
tonnage tax, upon which, having been consid-
cred uDsond at home. he had been interroga-
ted by his friends, and issued reply.
j. B. McEnaliy, Esq, then introduced, with
a few terse remarks, Isaac G.. Gordon, Esq,
one of our candidates for the Assembly, who
proceeded to define his position on such ques-
tions as would probably have 10 be acted on
by members OF the Legislature. He took
grounds similar to those of Mr.. Hall on the
naturalization, tariff and slavery questions;
said he was opposed to the repeal of the act
regulating travel on the Sabbath, as well as to
the repeal OF the tonnage tax and that whilst
he might vote for the re-charter of some of the
old, well-established banks, he was opposed
to the loose system of banking now in vogue
il this State, under which bank failures are
constantly occurring, and subjecting the Ia
boring classes to serious losses.
ANDY Curtin, as he Is familiarly named
here, being in the house, was loudly called
for, and made OF his inimitable speeches.
We regret that cannot give fuli outline
of it. Suffice it 10 say, he urged the superior
ability and attainments of Samuel Linn Esq,
as reason why he should be elected Judge
showed that the real contest on the slavery
question between hired and owned labor
whether negro labor, owned by monied ais
tocracy, or the paid>labor of free, white men,
should have the supremacy in our territories
and demonstrated clearly the necessity of hav-
ing American Industry protected without de-
lay. He said the Democrats, the night previ-
Gus, had a 'sset-up'' on the tonnage tax ques-
tion, but that Hall and Gordon had taken
roll at the pins, the former making s.knock-
down. and the latter ssten-strl1e.'' He al
so reviewed Mr.. Buchanan's course, in very
amusing manner, but the applause was almost
deafening when he alluded to the ssbachelor
President receiving from the keystone Club
the Cincinnati Platform, unroling the sheets
taking the bantling in his arms, and whilst
danddling it mp and down, singing:
Hush my babe, lie still and slumber,
Pierce and Douglas guard thJ bed,
Border Rufians, without number
Hover round thy woolly head
When he had finished, the following resolu-
tion was offered and unanimously adopted
ResoIred, That we have unbounded conf
dence in the integrity, ability, and high char
acter of Hon. ANDREW G.. CURTIN, of Centre
County, who has this night so eloqueuily adj
dressed us, and that we earnestly recommend
him TO our State Convention as our standard
bearer in the next Gubernatoria contest.
The meeting then adjourned in the best hu-
NOR, and in the same good order which had
characterized the entire proceedings.
The Republican of last week INDUCES in half
column of comments on paragraph of ours
ABOUT the Bald Hills Post Office, in Which it
charges the Opposition with being responsible
Ioi tue aeieat of the Post Office Appropriation
DiH' anu then remarks, "such is Republican
ruie. AS the Democrats had a majority in