Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-10-25
DEAD! DEAD!
The DIsuniOn Democracy DefunCt!
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For two full weeks the organ of the dis
unionists has had a flaming display of call
to Great ~ Mass Meeting to come off in
Cumberland, on the 18th inst. Large posters
were sent throughout tho county and pasted
on the corners of the streets, announcing that
Ex-Govs. Pratt and Lowe, and host of 9TH
er speakers were 10 be here to speak words
of comfort to the disconsolate ones, who, since
the Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana elections,
have been going about the streets with heads
bowed down weeping for their beloved.
Well the 18th came, and we started out to
fnd1 mass Of disunionists, but they were
no "whar." The streets were perfectly de-
serted, from the Bridge to Emwood Hall not
one dozen persons could be found. On in
quiry we learned that the speakers had all
failed to come, and that therefore there would
DO no meeting. In the cars, however, that
arrived at 81 o'clock, p. IN, Mr.. Bradley 7.
johnson was borne to our city, and the Brass
Band announced at night that there would
he speaking in Belvdero Hall. The Hall
was about two-thirds full, and we supposed
in looking over the audience that there was
about one in twenty Brcckinridger, dsu-
nionism being very unpopular in this region
Mr.. johnson spoke for about two hours, using
more sophistry than we have heard from any
one man during the canvass at one point he
became exceedingly Jealous, jesticulating and
yoCiferating in a most excited manner, throw.
ing himself into all possible rhetorical atti
tudes and making the most horrid and fright
full faces, while he pronounced the Lincoln
ties, traitors to their country, and assured
them that the rope was now making which
would stretch their necks, and swing then
high between the heavens and the earth. Fo
time we were somewhat alarmed for tn,
safety of 4 number Of our Lincoln friends
who not apprehcnding any danger at present
however well they may be prepared for wha
shall transpire after the election, had taker
their seats near the stage, for as the excitec
orator neared the foot lights, we did not know
but that he might have rope already pre-
pared las we suppose from the confident man.
rer in which he made the statement in ref
erence to the manufacture of the article, that
he had the contract from old Buck and wish.
ed to try the strength Of that already made, ]
which Ia Mexican fashion 10 might neck
some of the Lncolnites aud introduce them
to an undesirable elevation, hence we were
much relieved when the storm Of patriotic
passion passed away and a comparative cool
nsss took possession Of the speaker, md our
Lincoln friends were found to be occupying
their seats unframed Tbs whole e1p wa,
really amusing, and wa could notluppress
our resibilities, our titilafy nervsebsins BE
exqusitly touched.
Mr.. Johnson finally blew out withoutdoine
any body damage. Thus ended The GREAT
Mass Meeting Of the Disunionists. which dis
appointed no body but the leaders, as no body
camcto attend it,securing to BradleyT. john
son place upon the living page of history
as the pronouncer of the funeral Grafton over
the Breckenridge disunionsts of Alegany
county, Md, and the 18th of October, 1860,
place in all the Almanacs that shall be is-
sued hereafter.