Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-09-29
Ratification Meeting.

The Democrats held ratification meeting
here, on Saturday evening last in pursuance
of public announcement. The Spokesman
whom they had invited failed to appear, and
Messrs. j. H. Gordon, and Thomas j. Nc
Kn;g addressed the crowd. We have not the
space to review the speeches Of these gentle
mon at length, and will therefore have to con-
tent ourselves with brief allusion TO them
MIR. Gordon made the first speech and PROM
ised in the commencement to present the
claims OF the Democratic candidates to the
suilrnses of the people, which promise he
wholly failed to perform. He held the word
ofpronisc to the ear but broke it to the hope,
MS his auditory was waiting to know il Mr..
kunkel had the shadow Of claim to their
suffiages. Mr.. Gordon, however, had dis
covered that Col. KunkC was appointed up
on two important committees, but he did not
condesccnd to mention but one of thcm.-
With an air Of triumph he pointed to Mr..
kunkels recommendation of the ex pulsion of
the door-keeper of the House of Representa-
tives for certain alleged abuses of his trust, as
commencing him to the favorable consdcra-
ton OF his constituency. Upon this brilliant
achievement of his congressional career Mr.,
Gordon based Mr.. Kankcls claim to the con-
fdencc and support of the people. Leaning
uron this he trusts to a broken reed
We shall have something to say about this
Innfter NJ anofbar TINA II, no,o~ ,l,,,1,l a..
the Colonel's record on the Tariff.
He said no one could lay his hands on n
solitary act of Col. Kunkel's that would JUS
tify Democrats in Withholding their suffrage.
But We can do that very thing. He has
shown himself an enemy to all the great in
tercsts Of our country industrial, ncchani-
cal, agricultural and manufacturing. He vo-
ted against eren The consideration of revision
Of the Tariff, which was urged with view of
securing fair play to American labor. He
voted against the Agricultural College Bill,
which was designed for the benefit Of the great
agricultural interests Of tho country. And
yet, while he was revealing in magnificent
ease ut the Federal capital, and Democratic
Congress and President was Iavishine the
peoples money by millions upon corrupt par
tizans and favorites, Mr.. Kunkc voted to
supply an exhausted treasury, how Ply
IN increase q postage from three to five cents
NEARLY double. Thus he was burdening the
people still more, that their servants at WASH
ington might roll along the streets of the
Federal Capitol in splendid equipagc, and re-
cline their pampered corporea' systems in the
grandest ease. Is this not enough to justify
Democrats in Withholding their suffrages p
We think so, and many democrats think So
His effort to prove Mr.. Hoffman unfavor-
abs to tariff for protection was most lame
and impotcnt affair. The charge no wholly
failed to establish, though he labored hard to
doit. We are surprised that man of Mr..
Gordon's pretensions should attempt to build
such an allegation upon such weak foun-
dation.
His illusions to the Opposition" we would
give and comment upon in few lines. but
a. our journal is not only political, but a
family newspaper, We are admonishcd to
withhold them. With this we dismiss Mr..
Gordon. for the present, to pay our compF-
msnts to the General.
The only issue Gen. McKaig touched upon
was the Tariff, and whilst the circumstances
d lis position would not permit him to an
nounce himself tariff man, what he did say
was an argument in favor of the election of
NJ. Hoffman. He SAID he never had been
able 10 ne why the laboring men should OPP
pc6s tariff for protection. They ought. Of
eouSss, then, to vote against Mr.. Kunkel, who
Il IN enemy to such measure, and for Mr..
hoffman, who il friend to it. It is impos-
dbls for Mr.. Kunkel or Gen. McKaig to ia
vog such measure, without being brought
n direct collision with the fundamental creed
of DIR party. The people are not now to
- dsosived with such professions. Mr.. Nc
Haie made some illusions to the name "Op-
ra<ilion, /" and informed the people that the