The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-09-26
The Late Democratic Meeting.


STAPLES, President, and A. Fenner, G.
Kintner, John Merwine, and -
Yetter, Vice Presidents, and somebody
Secretary, who did not assume the prof.
fered honor.
S J. HolIinshead moved that VIM. K
Hayiland be invited to address the meet
ing, which he proceeded to do. He set
out with the Intention of convincing DEM
ocrats, as we'll as all who felt an interest,
that be bad done nice thing in cheating
the Pike County Democracy out OF her
choice for nomination for the Legislature.
He had done just what be thought was
right in carrying out the schemes of the
rotten wire pulers He said 60 had met
With but one man in Monroe, whom he
regarded as a Democrat, that was at all
dissatisfied with his action. But be will
most likely fnd few more of the same
sort by next election, if We may judge
from the signs of the times, which to u
strongly indicate that the corrupt wire
pullers' reign is rapidly drawing to close.
His was sorrowful and pitiabie effort
an abortion.
Mr.. Rowland the wire-pulIers' choice
was then invited to address the meeting,
which he did in one of the II ost star span.
sled and sky-rocket addresses it was ev
er our lot to listen to. After soaring in
mid heaven and casting Retrospective
glance at the republic of Rome and at
Queen Dido's possessions, be suddenly es-
pied the Jeffersouisn and descended upon
US like hawk upon chicken. lie then
attempted to tear US to pieces, but his eff
forts reminded US of little pup trying to
kill game entirely beyond its capacity
He denied that he was in favor of repeal
ing the $4,000 tax on the Erie Railroad
Co. He did not deny that the Company
furnished the grease to make tie ma
chinery ran smoothly, nor did be deny
that be had found it suitable 10 leave
Hawley in hurry on a certain oscasiou
because of utterance of opposition to the
Administration on the War question:
lie did not deny that be had voted for
Breckenridge, nor did be deny that the
present as well as original upatbisers
with the rebels, were nearly unanimous
in bis support. He denied that he had
ever had secession flag on bis house.
He admitted that be had laupooned the
State Administration for cheating the
Volunteers in their uniforms StuG-I
The volunteers could not be cheated but
the State Administration was the party
that was cheated By putting the contract
to furnish uniforms, in the hands OF those
who proVed untrue to their trust. The
natter vas Immediately iHyestig ated on
the discovery Of the fraud by Commit
tee appointed by the Governor, aud part,
of which was composed of Democrats, and
which entirely ezonerated the Governor
OF all centure. He also admitted that be
had castigated the Federal Adminis;ra.
tion because it paid off soue Of the Penn.
sylvania Volunteer Regiments With paper
money at or per cent below par
Now the Administration had nothing to
DO With it. The gold sas furnished to
the pay aster, but he exchanged thc
gold for paper money which vas at dis.
count Of % cents to the dollar. But this
the volunteers refused to receive; aud the
paymaster quickly re-exohanged his pa
per noney for the gold. and then paid
IF the volunteers with the hard material
Mr. Rowland fually denounced ours
IS dirty, contemplate, John Brown,
Abolition sheet" This is regular seces I
ion slang, as all persons are thus depoun
ed by the Rebels and their sym pathizers |
Who oppose their entcrprize OF destroying ,
be Government By their language and :
'eculiar dialect these rebels and their
riends are known. Then, What else could |
We expect from Mr. RoS land Don't bis {
anguage tell Us where his heart isl
The next speaker was Henry S. Mott.
Who marked that it was the frst time
Ie bad ever been called upon to speak to {
be Monroe Democracy. He declared v
b at nine tentbs Of the tinc OF our nation. d
existence, the Government had been in ;,
be hands of the Democracy, aud it bad =
rown to its greatness under their care '
ience the emocratIc org anization sh oud II
OF be disturbed, and therefor the wire. tc
ulers candidate should be elected = d
he people ought not to be heard. The -
ictators should. Such vas bis logic He
Id not say that this Rebellion had been a.
oncocted under and fostered by Dem. OIL
cratic Administration. No; that would d,
OF have sounded we'll and therefore it Il;
ust be told. although it be the truth. = ;,
e next made gross charge against the y
tate Administration of being guilty of " n'
creasing the state debt some fourteen y
Ililons OF dollars and with n siyni6oon, III