The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-08-13
The Mass Meeting ri Bloomsbury.


In pursuance o. noiiee and hand bills is
sued by The County Commissioners, Mass
Meeting Of he citizens OF Columbia county,
irrespective of parry. was held in iile Conri
House. at BIoomsburg, on Saturday the 9th
OF August, 1862.
The meeting was organized at O'Clock
?. M. by selecting Hon sTEpHEN Baby to
act as President. On motion OF Robert F.
Clark Esq, the following named gentlemen
were elected Vice Presidents, TO wit: John
Deiierich, Esq, Joseph E Sands, w J Ike
Ter, John Leggou, John Mellick and Eman-
ua! Lazarus; and on motion w m Jacoby,
Dr.. P. John, johnson n. keller, Esq, VIM.
Krickbaum and P, s. Rishe, Esq, were
elected Secretaries.
The object Of the meeting being stated
by Robert F. Clark, Esq, TO wit, to take
action in the proposition authorizing the
Commissioners 10 appropriate suitable
bounty from The Treasury Of the County to
our Volunteers
On motion of DR.. P. John, in order 10
bring the subject properly before the meet
ing, committee consisting Of Robert F.
Clark, Col. L. L. Tate, David Lowenburg,
Fl. B. Freas aud NJ. w. Jackson were ap-
pointed 10 draft and report appropriate res
olutions
The Committee having retired Prof Wm.
Burgess, of MilIsille. was called on 10 ad :
dress the meeting. The call was respond
ed to in very pertinent manner
The COMMITTEES returned and reported the
following resoln;ions:-
RssolUed, That we, The people of Coum-
will ever continne, loyal 10 lhe Constitu-
ton and the Union; and therefore, we are
in favor of the prosecution OF the presan,
war against the States engaged in an un-
holy and wicked rebellion, with all the wig
or and energy within our control, 10y all
Constitutional means, until rebellion shall
have been crushed ont and treason fiiy re-
buked and punished
kesolred, That TO secure this end we re-
commend that bounty of Fifty Dollars be
paid out OF he County Treasury 10 each
soldier or the family OF each soldier who
have volunteered ia the two COMPANIES
which left this county yesterday for Harris.
burg TO each soldier or The family of each
soldier in the company now forming, when
the services of SAID company shall Fave
been acce pied by the GovernmenL and to
each soldier or>1he family OF each soldier
lately recruited in this county for The S4lh
Regiment, P ", when said soldiers shall
have been mustered inlo the service in said
Regiment.
Resotree, That we urge il upon our county
Commissioners TO take immedia steps for
the payment OF said bounty.
The resolutions left the amount of bounty
blank, which, on motion OF Col L. Tale
was filed by inserting Fifty Dollars. They
were then adopted unanimously, excepting
ihree dissenting uotssl
On motion a committee, consisting OF r.
E. Clark. Esq, VIM. McKelvy and John
Sharpless, were appointed by the Chair to
wait upon the County Commissioners at
their Office and report to them the action of
this meeting.
During the absence Of the Committee COL
L. L. Tate was called upon to address the
meeting towhieh call he responded in
very patriotic speech, approving the objects
of the maAing, endorsing its action, ard de-
claring himself in favor of vigorous pros
ecutien of the War; At the conclusion of
his speech a.large delegation from Light
Street arrived, accompanied by music and
Thirty Four young ladies, representing the
81 States of the Union, each lady bearing a
flag. This created quite sensation. On
entering the Court House and order being
again restored. the Committee waiting upon
the Commissioners reported that chose dig.
nifed officials had received them very caya-
lierly, that they paid no attention to the res
olutiOns adopted by this meeting, bat in
stead sent up their proposition which was as
follows
1t is suggested by the Commissioners of
Columbia county, that iG case this meeting
determine that an amount of money not ex-
ceeding Five Thousand Dollars from the
county fund be given to the Volunteers from
this county, that they can appropriate from
the said fund, legally. only IN one of two
ways: First, that they be indemnified by
responsible party or parties, in a bond. that
IN case the Legislature do not legalize the
appropriation, the money shall be REFUNDED
to the county. Second That the money
this meeting shall resolve upon giving, be
placed In the hands, and under the control,
Of the Board of Relief. to be equitably ap
25rtioned by them among the families and
nearest of kin Of the Volunteers who were
citizens Of the county at the time of volun-
ieering and who have joiEed companies or
parts of companies going from the county
And resoired further, that the above action
and sum of money proposed to be appropri
ated from the public funds of the County of
Columbia is done with the view of encour
aging enlistments by volunteering to serve
IN the army of our Government and when
eur county's quota is full in all acquisitions
that we shall be exempt from Draft.
]. Il. Patton,
WM. LAMoN,
G. Ii. HISS,
Commissioners Of Col. co.
The Indignation of the meeting was un-
sounded. and a resolution refusing the in
'ulting offer of the Commissioners, was
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