New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-22
GREAT MEETING IN PENNSYLVANIA.


LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. 90, 1860.
One Of be largest and most enthusiastic political
meetings ever held in this District convened here yes
terday. From early morning until late at night our
usually quiet city was moved with excitement. First
came few carriages and riders messengers bearing
news of the approaching crowds At an early hour Of
the day delegations of the to the
city made their appearance. These fred the rs gun,
but before the sound and of shooting had ceased,
the distant precincts began TO pour into the streets
of city vsss concourses of men, led by bands Of
music and bearing with them rail cabins, smith
shopa, FORCES, railsplltters, weavers, and repre-
septaons of the various industrial pursuits Of the
country banners of various and significant devices,
were borne through the streets and the raj every
where conspicuous Old Conestogs wagons with
their ancieDtlookng boxes and each drawn BY several
spans of large sleek and steady footed hores, the
trues iudices Of honest industry rolled their heavy
weights slong the streets and from the strong voces
OF ~ hundreds of hardy farmers aud mechanics who
ded them, there went up such tremendous shouts
ss cities seldom hear. The morning was consumed In
receiving and quarerug delegations, and making gen.
eral arrangements for the parade and meeting n the
afternoon. When all had been received, assigned
places and refreshed, they again appeared In the
streets and, at about clock the procession began TO
move. By this time the streets had become so dsnsely
crowded, tbst il with fiicnlty Ole proceeded,
save as went the crowd As the long line
of vehicles of various din ensions and curious style,
sunonnd by vast conc1uree Of people, vas moving
through the streets toward the place designated for
holding the meeting, il announced that delega-
ton from Philadelphia had just arrived at the depot;
pealpg shouts and loud hurrahs rang along the line,
and forthwith, our city cousins, 10 the number OF
200 were received in procession, which then moved
onward 10 the Commons east Of the town; and most
CT eeIiDg sight there witnessed; 1000 people
pressing eagerly round the speakers stands 20 catch
q III 81 gimpse of and hear the first sentence uttered
by the great men ed be present. The meet
ing popularity organized by calling the chair our
own distinguished statesman and moot honOred fellow
citizen the Hon TIL deus Sevens who in shor. speech
ret forth the principles of the People party. Mr. s. Id
the III Dimous choice of the people OF bis District
there being no competitor for Congress In the field
there 10 hence no occasion for defining of his position.
He introduced 10 the people Col. A. g. Cura the Re-
publican candidate ion Governor, who was received
amid the most deafeniDg applause While Col Curtin
was speaking meetings We're org anized in other por-
tons OF the grounds, In (which Morton MeMchael
OF Philadelphia, in as stirring speech as wss ever
made IN thls county, addressed the people At great
length on the vital Issues of the campaign At another
stand eX Gov Reeder held forth in telling address.
Grow, Wilnot and others also addressed the people,
Certainly, II Id no ordinary mater that could induce
so vast number of the quiet and industrious fsrms
and mechanics from the rural districts to leave 10 this
busy season, their work and con- up hear what
concerning thst which thus moves them Grss, oqss-
tons yiDg at the root of Constitutional Govern ueuts
are agitatiDR the country, penetrating the sscu-
ded emmuDIties and rousiDg the hearts of thu most
ehlegnstic disposition. When the s,aid and sober
minded Germans of Pennsylvania aroused evil
IDENTIFY come great interest is &C stske. Deceptive
promi es and sudacous tbresteLugs have kept the
giant asleep and hushed the clanor Of tie ind thess
can no 10, ger avail.
Carl Schu5z addressed the Germans in the evening.
He aodres ed himself 70 the under standing Of bio
dtOrs in plain and srgumeDtative speeSh, aud the
rounds of applause eieIed gave evidence that the
thought snd philosophy Of the German, TO the Ger
man, were proceeding from and penetrating 10 th6
brain even TO the moving of the heart.
Penney lvsnia is thoroughly aroused; the people srs
a. work ard good aect unit Gsy DO expected ir9 TON,
them first in October; secondly IA November; thirdly
on The fourth OF Marh, 1861, when Abraham lincoln
sha be nauguratei Pr scent Of these United States
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