Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-10-13
For tie Grilian and telegraph.

MEssRs EpIToRs IL send you Il brief
history If the meeting in our place on last
evening. 1t appears that Mr.. Hoffman had
inadvertently called his meeting the same eve
ming designated previously for the democrats.
Both meetings could not be held at once, and
Mr.. HofIman's friends proposed Il joint dis
cussion, Mr. Mckag being present to repre-
sent his party, it being understood that he
had expressed desire to meet Mr.. Hoffman
and break lance with him. The proposal
was made and Gen. McKaig accedel at first,
but then backed down, stating that Mr..
Thruston would be present and he could
make no arrangements without his concur
renee. Mr.. Thruston didn't appear, but Mr..
Kilgour did in his behalf, and after some ne
gotiation McKaig and that gentleman may
unanimously conceded that Mr.. Hoffman
should participate. with this understanding,
that Mr. X. should speak one half hour, Mr.
Hoffman three quarters of an hour, and Mr..
Mckaig close in three quarters of an -Four.
Thus then were two to one against pr. l!iofI-
man, and they had both the Opening and clo-
sing speech Now this was exceedingly lib
eral Very magnanimous. AID thi; was n |
that the august General, the 'Lord of Elm
Wood HALF could be in,.uced to concedc. No
thing else would suit him. Well kilgour o.
pened in the nE.dal vein of democratic ora
tiers, being big with words and small in IDEAS
and nothing in argument. Mr.. Hoffman fol-
lowed, discussing generally, the beneficial
!, features of a protective tariff Of which he was
now and ever had been warm friend. He
handled tho subject very ably and made many
converts.
Mr. McKaig then commenced, and after a
few of those ornamental tlourishes peculiar to
himself, he referred to II fight he had that eve
ming witnessed between black and u White
dog, and as the ~hito dog had come off VIC
or, he thought it fit representative of the
present fight and its probable result-his
party being the white dog party. After sta
ting that the Office for which he was running
was in no way connected with national poll
tics, he commenced studied misroprescnta-
ton Of Mr.. Hoffman and his party. He said
that Mr.. II. had failed to tell them what sort
Of tariff he favored. That for aught thoy
knew Mr.. II. might be in favor Of putting a
tariff upon the nccessaries Of life, such as tea
and coffee, and every other article which was
necessary to the poor mans comfort, while
he would except the Injuries of the rich man.
Here Mr.. II. interrupted him and referred
him to Boyce's proposition, in the 34th Con-
grcss, 20 tax tea and coffee, which he, (Mr.
lloflmanl had voted against. and which was
a democratic measure and voted for by DEM
ocrats. He then said that it was all nonsense
for Mr.. Hoffman to be talking about the ia
riff. That Mr.. Buchanan had failed to have
a bill passed, supported as he WAS by tho in
6uence Of himself. (Gen. McKaig) and Gov
Porter; that he (Gen. Mex had spent sev-
eral weeks in Washington trying to lobby
bill through and had expended out of bis
own pocket no less than one hundred dollars
to effect it, but all in vain. And, therefore,
since he, (Gon. Mckaig.) Gov. Porter and
Mr.. Buchanan had failed, what possible good
could be accomplished by sending tariff
man from this district2 That the South was
too strong for Mr.. Buchanan that the Amor
leans were unable and the Republicans would
not vote for bill.
lie tlen went through sundry gyrations in
regard to the Kosta affair, the Red, White and
Blue &c, being u simple repetition of his
Market House speech in Cumberland, with
Ill the embellishments of Italian nationality,
The Magyar, Croat, &c, rs though those
things had anything to do with our measures
Of public policy.
may mention en- PEASANT that the Gencr-
us speech was the best that could have been
made for the Opposition party, and many OF
hose present, heretofore v,ting with the par
~. with which he has been for u short time
cooperating, expressed, after hearing it that
hey were henceforth no longer Democrats
The result at the ballot box will confirm this.
The people are waking up. Humbuggery
will not 90 down, The people refuse to swal-
ow it longer. They are by hundreds cnt-
ing themselves loose from the shackles Of
party and are ready, yes, anxions to rebuke
he so called Democratic party for tho gross
deception they have for years practiced.
LONACONING.