New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-28

THR pAEsER ONE on rHE LLRGssT sIxD wEsktIEs susp
Ard conan; sss; qaaHt' Of reading matter Tie .s%s
90 clubs OF ten y rs per year, IN sdyanoe
yes nd ous 81 r q Il S Sp i e
Pe5sons w'ling one bundled or more for distribution VI" be
M support q M person, who are opposed e S hi; war sns S
ConstiturionsI Liberty. Is respectfully solicited
Specimen copies soDt gratis to any address Subscriptions can
suns " poMERoY MORSE, Bridgeport Conn.
The following, bearing evidence Of having been
written about the time of the volunteers viit 10 1he
Farmer Office is in tho handwriting OF the junior ed-
tor. Mr.. Barnum read it, and said there was no DOUBT
"ADv. AND FARxHR OFFICE
/ BsIDGRPoRr, Aug 81, 1861.
Fnrsp BuRn;--Tnoosed send you circular Of J. NJ
SsSss h e .InaHE them az SEsT ' M sss scu
orally sonds afectionste letter with them. -.
Thsrss the devil 70 Psy down here have not had my
scbn be speaks Monroe to-day Heard fom there shout
dd 4 d S.1 % meS TeSs so two
There is where it stopped-"it." The question bad
been all ground town What is it r. Laughter.
Upon this important point Mr.. Barnum was able and
willing to satisfy the audience, for the tail end had
been discovered in the rubbish:
1ssS S two 4 ss o. tho Gsss
pero 9abary ad other tewns to break up the meeting
Lsustsr The beaocrss Monroe and vicinity hsvs n,sGe
up ihsI Sinds g dssna she.E rights. = Bsngm Il san
Yours. truly, NATHAN MoRsEn
Mr. Barnum's comments on reading the above gave
rise to uprorious laughter The statement with refer
ence to himself, he said, was lie. Good Democrats
had furnished transportation and were glad OF the o
portunty in such cause Mr.. Banum read another
circular from The Farmer Office found in WaLstreet
Office stating that copies would be furnished gratis,
and asking for their distribution for the good effect
they might have The meeting then gave three dread
full groans for the def1nct establishment.
The Rev. Mr.. Mayo Of New-York urged that all and
each Of us must feel personal responsibility TO GOD
Almighty to humanity, and to Posterity. before the
North sha stand in the position that che ought Then
things will 20 right by necessity. We want the power
of twenty millions, their wealth. their elevated IDEAS OF
liberty their vast mechanical resources, concentrated
10 one point, like the suns rays through burning
glass.
The Hon. Amos Kendall, who was Postmaster
General in Jaekson's time, now venerable man and
seldom out was loudly called for and simply to
say that in his opinion, the Union must and shall DC
preserved" Col. Dwight Morris, VIM. IL. Noble,
and tho Rev. Mr.. Smith of the North Congregational
Church, also made excellent speeches. The meeting
broke up at10l O'Clock.
AFFAIRS AT BRIDGEPORT--A SECRET SOCIETY,"
On Monday afternoon Mr.. Morse Yves recognized on
the streets, and q crowd Immediately followed him.
He had carpet-bag in his hand and was on his way to
the depot, whittier the crowd followed, groaning. On
his departure Eastward . telegram preceded hin.
The Bridgeport Farmer was eXtinguished very
quietly Its circulation 5000; it had lived for 30
wears among class of people who often read no other
paper, and naturally fell into the way OF believing
everything it said. An assignment OF the paper mas
been made, and It will probably commence anew
under loyal auspices.
1t Ia said this part Of Connecticut WAS the headquar-
ters of the peace movement and its propagation was
effected by means of secret society organized for
several months al least Shortly before the battle OF
Bull Run, suspicion fixed itself upon the repeated
gathering at one place OF stripe Of politicians whose
proclvilies were known TO be Secessionst. On the
night after the battle several dozen young men under
took TO ferret out the matter and proceeded to the
hail. but were repulsed from the door, when loco
motive lamp was procured, and by that means the
dsrk.lanern people were placed IN daylight on their
| exit and were spotted" The edi,ors OF me
| Farmer were among them. OF the deliberations In
| the 3D. Il. Society" as member said they called
themselves, nothing coul he found Ont otherwise than
by the doir gs OF the renbe who have been watched.
| Several weeks ego, when the Connecticut Sd Regi.
nent returned from the seat Of war; IL was observed
that this secret clique paid especial attention to hon.
! oring them, aud making complimentary speeches,
| while among themselves they laughed over bow they
| got ahead of the regular Citizens Committee. Two
OF the e persons were found among the speakers at
the Stepney Peace meeting. TIE names OF s are en-
rolled and in the hands oil Committee IN bridgeport
a memter Of which, leading citizen, has evidence IN
! the statement OF n reCautipg member showing that
ID. B. Sosiety" Is linked with the Knights Of the
Golden Circle and is virtually the same thing The
Organization il said 10 exist in many towns throughout
! tic North.