North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-10-08
Republican Meeting.

| Our no party" friends held meeting on
| Monday last, at this place. Steven Dana was
made President, when VIM. J. Turrell, was
called for. He stated he supposed that the
people were anxious to see him as he was, a
candidate for Senator He made a mild
speech, which was strongly diluted with
weakness, and read at length from the speech
of Hamilton, from Texas, tocshow that the
republicans were right, and that the demo
Gratis were wrong-after which he closed,
when Ex- Congressman Eandon; took the
stand, and commenced, by cha ging Turrell
with failing to speak the truth because he
was candidate for office, and wanted the
votes of the people. Our red headed friend
was wrathy, probably for the reason that
public opinion, and Bradford dctation, had
compelled him to, foregce the fond pleasure Of
filling place in Congress, and left alone
standing in his own boots" He charged
the democratic party with being corrupt,
and forgot to say anything about the immense
frauds perpetrated under the present admin
stration. He said nothing about the vast
| fortuneS that had been made in army con-
trrcts, and never said one word about the
corruption of the Penna. Rail Road company
He charged the democrats with having drv
en- him out of the field for Congress. lie de
nounced Tracy for being a candidate, and un,
worthy of support; abused Piollet and the
democrats for rot putting a candidate for
ward, and went on to state bargain that
had been made between the democrats and
Tracy, which he knew was false when he as
making it, He said the nomination had been
rendered him, it was no effort of his. Here
too, he forgot to state that he had stumped
Bradford for delegates to the County Con-
vention. He Also neglected TO state that he
was here and helped to manage matters, SO
he would geS the conferees of this county.
He did not state that the delegates of the re-
publican convention retired to the Grand
Jury room, and there, in secret, fixed on the
conferees, and then came into convention,
and had the trick ratified. Now does he
think the people will believe him when he
thus speaks, when the facts are before the
public which give the lie to his declaration ?
1t is time he was driven from the sacred desk,
as he has been forced out of political position
and place.
He said it was no time for party, and stat,
ed, he had seen hand bills headed "Rally
Democrats" calling together party, as a
party in these times of peril. Here too, he
forgot that he had come at the call of i'm
mense pos tiers, that had been scattered far
and near, headed "Rally Freemen." 1t would
appear that our truthful friend, who is not
now candidate for Congress, for the peo
pie beat him about twelve days before cleo
ton, regards ii all right for the republicans
to hold meetings, abuse every body who do
not agree with them, and devise ways and
means, by which they may retain power
But how wrong, and what an outrage it is
for democrats to assemble and discuss the
exciting topics of the day. The democrats
yet claim the right to meet in public and de.
wise ways and means to save our bleeding
country, and to rally the people tosupport and
sustain our government, while our opposition
friends seem to be tharsting after the spoils
of office, and feasting OH the ruin and misery
they have created B @
When the Rev. Landon paid his respects to
Col. Smith, and took occasion to warn the
people not to vote for the Col. because he was
not the regular republican candidate for Sen.
ator and had not been willing that he, LaHdon
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