The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-05-30
The Democray in the Court House on
Monday Night.

Monday Night
On Monday evening last, pursuant to CALL
the opposition 10 the Republican party, as
they profess to be, assembled in the Court
House for the purpose of organizing their
party for the ensuing year.
In the absence Of the Committee on Reso-
Iutions, WIN. X. Haviland, Esq, was called
upon to address the meeting, TO which he
responded in n few remarks, IN which he
took the position in the first place, that the
Democratic party, in reference to the rebel
lion, was not entirely blameless, for it had
been ain the past little too lax" But in
the second place, it was entirely right "and
some of the Republicans would not deny it;
and whenever the party went in favor of the
Secessionists, they did it for the good of the
country"-t6e innocent but simple souls
"and when the Republican Administration
came into power they pursued precisely the
same policy that Buchanan and his Cabinet
(Which was filled with traitors) "dd down to
the commencement ofactual hostiities." But
such is not the fact for as soon as the Re-
publican Administration came into power
they Immediately shut down the Rebel gate,
and commenced, with all the possible energy
of the Government, to repair the gross wrong
done by the imbecie Buchanan to please his
four traitor Cabinet advisers, who used their
whole power and influence TO hand the Gov
ernment over 10 the Rebels. And well in
deed was it for the Republic, that the Re-
pubIicans came into power as soon as they
did, for the traitors, by the aid that they had
received at the hands of the late Democratic
Administration, had the Government almost
bound hand and foot. 1t began to totter to
and fro, and foreign nations pronounced our
Republic a failure. But how widely and
radically different is the aspect nowl As
coon as Mr.. Lincoln and his Cabinet took
control of the nation, confidence began to be
restored, and as the traitors were Topped
of, and their hellish Vaccinations defeat
ed, the nations long lost vitality began to
manifest ITSELF and when the rebel balls
struck Fort Sumter, an electric cord was
touched in the heart of every true patriot,
and, with an unanimity unparalleled in our
history, rallied around our national emblem
fully determined TO save the Republic, and
avenge the insult to the Stars and Stripes.-
Down TO this time great majority of The
leaders of the party calling itself Democratic.
were opposed to the Republican policy, OF
fogging the traitors and compelling them to
obey the Constitution and Laws. But from
this time on they dared not 10 face the uprising
Of the honest patriotism of the people,
so the Democratic Generals and Captains
were compelled to wheel into line, and are
now endeavoring TO atone for their folly by
molly and patrioticaHy calling for vengeance
OH the heads of the Rebels, whose cause, just
before, they were so loudly and eloquenlly ad-
vocaiing. Such are the notorious facts Of the
case, yet, Notwithstanding, they are unpleas-
ant TO dwell upon, nor ought they 10 be at
this time, but we would remind these coves,
that il is exceedingly impudent for persons
living in glass-houses to throw stones, and
especially so. when thrown at those who do
not live iu such establishments. Now is the
time when the error should be acknowledged
and the truth alone be told.
The next speaker was Major Burnham,
Esq, of Mauch Chunk, who took substanti-
ally the same ground, but stated that he dis
covered Disunionists in the Democratic par
ty at Charleston last Spring. Finally, both
speakers agreed that it was high time to.quit
talking and to GO TO acting, and that 1T was
The imperative duty of every patriot TO rally
around our National Banner and see that not
one star is blotted therefrom.