The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-09-26
Trouble in the Wig-wam. ---Grand Pow.
WOW of the Dictators. :

II WdS uSSuleu necessary, ou 'HO oNN
of any former election of mere represen-
tative, TO call gathering of the faithful, to
afford opportunity for explanation either to
candidates or to those who assisted to place
, them in nomination. The meeting on Mon
ldav night last, called as it was by those
whose claim to the patent of unadulterated
democracy is undoubted-a democracy which
bolts at nothing that comes through the por-
tells OF packed convention-may, therefore,
be regarded as rara avis; bird without
classification in natural history, complete
cross between hawk and bnzzard, as perfect
nondescrpt as Barnum's "What is it ~
{ only, if possible, little more so. OF course
every body seemed anxious TO see what was
to be seen, and TO hear what was to be said,
and so everybody went; but, among the
large number present, we were surprised to
see so few of those who swallow the trick
4 played by the County Convention, and such
an overwhelming preponderence of those
who are fixed in the determination to rebuke
old fogyism al the polls. 1t was apparent on
all sides, whether we viewed the sternness
of the masses or the trepidation of the dicta-
tors, that there was trouble in the wig-wam,
and that the gathering was ordered under a
forlorn hope that something might be said to
stay the ball of public Indignation which was
rushing on, and threatening to crush the
bald-faced wire-pullers who operated through
the Convention held on the 7th inst. But
how futile are the efforts of the wicked. No
enthusiasm cheered the speakers, and we
heard more than one friend of Mr.. Rowland
declare that his speech had better have been
left unspoken.
In another column we give a fair report OF
what was said and done, and we do not de-
sign to repeat ii here. We can, however,
uoie more fully the sayings and dolngs Of
the men who set up candidates, and of can
ddates themselves, without feeling guilty of
repetition. We attended the meeting for the
purpose of learning the grounds on which the
! leaders had the hardihood to ask the votes Of
| the people for one whose nomination was OBJ
tained by overslaughing all the precedents OF
his party. As the meeting was called for the
especial purpose Of letting Mr.. Rowland the
rump candidate for the legislature, be heard,
we naturally supposed that he would enlgh-
ten US as TO the necessity of making strict
party nominations, in these times when the
country should be unit for the preservation
Of the laws-at least, that he would tell US
why he, as minority candidate, should be
voted for in preference to John C. Westbrook,
the undeniable choice of Pike county, wheth-
er viewed as to his majority of delegates, his
majority on the popular vote, or his better
closely to all that was said, and we came
home filed with wonder, that men possessed
Of intelligence, men who laid claim to up
rightness of character could so boldly, and
apparently, so void of offence to conscience,
attempt to cram so monstrous an iniquity
down the throats of the people.
Hudibras assures US that fools instead ofI
use wagers." After listening to
Mr.. owland's rodomontade on Monday ev-
eDing, backed as it was by the offer of a hun,
dred dollar bet, we came to the natural
that the fools argument was
a more Practised weapon in his hands than
was common sense. Instead of the political
principles and the peculiar claims of Mr.
Rowland which we expected to hear discus
sed and established it seemed to US that all
bones which men of his caliber had, in times
past, contended against had simmcred down to
single number of the Jeffersonian, and that
IL and what ii said, was the only bug bear left
Tor the valient patent democracy of the day
to combat. Everything else had been over
3hadowed by our sheet OF humble dimensions
just % X SO, strict measure-and the halt
ng manner Of the speakers almost led US to
suppose that they feared that the dreaded
sheet might assume the form of bomb she'll
Ind, exploding in their midst, scatter death
md destruction around. From the bottom of
'ur heart we pitied the speakers-both the
elegate who rendered an account of his
tewa rdship, and declared that the vote by {
allot was not secret vote, and the rump t
andidate for the Legislature, Mr.. George H. q
owland, who challenged US to game Of [
Lackawack Brag," instead of giving facts :
o prove his union sentiments, and who gave
IS to understand, in the course of his remar rks.
bat he had tarrIed in classic Rome, and hug. 1
ed Queen Dido in Greece. Though all 4
Tho heard him may be satisfied that Mr. d
,owland "can keep hotel,' all must admit C
lat he can't quote Webster. A true friend @
the Union could not have made so sad q
lilnre in quoting the memorable expression u
Webster as did Mr. Rowland, on Monday I I
Vening last. =
But why waste words. The best argu- ;.
ent Mr. Westbrook could have asked to h
ave deduced in favor of his election. was W
'esented to the meeting Oh Monday evening u
the speech and manner of Dir. Rowland &C