Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-08-16
MASS MEETING AT BLOOMSpUpC

Sueh Wy 'He Sb"Hll NuilIhlSSIOHtfS, Ma.
Meeting of tie citizens Of Columbia copp,y
irrespective OF parry, was held in the Con,
House, at BIoomsburg, on Saturday the On
of August 1862.
The meeting was organized at ocIoeI
p. NJ, by selecting Hon. STrpHEN BAlpy =,
act as President. On motion Of Roheu &
Clark Esq, the following named genllems
were elected Vice Presidents, TO wit: Jpl,
Deiierich, Esq, Joseph f. Sands, W H.
Ter, John Leggoti, John Mellck and Emn.
nal Lazarus; and on motion VIM. u Jacoby
Or. p. John, Johnson II. keller, Esq Wm
Krickbaum and p. S. RisheI, Esq wen
elected Secretaries.
The object o! the meeting being Sale
by Robert +. Clark, Esq, to wii, to TAX,
action in the proposition authorizing lb
Commissioners 10 appropriate suraM
bounty from the Treasury OF the Comfy a
our Volunteers.
Ga moron OF DR.. p. John, in order #
bring the subject properly before the NEE.
ing, a committee consisting OF Robert +
Clark, Col. l.. l.. 1a'e, David Loweuhug
II. B. Freas and NJ W, jackson were q,
pointed TO draft and report appropriate .e,
OlnilOnS
The Committee having retired Prof VIM
Burgess, ot MrIl,iIle. was called on 10 g.,
dress lhe meeting. The cal was respond
ed to in very pertinent manner.
The Commiuee returned and reported ,,a
following resolu'ons:.--
ReSOlued That we, the people of CoInm,
tia county are now, ever have been and
will ever continue, loyal TO the Consl,d.
ton aud the Union; aud therefore, we az,
N favor ot the prosecution OF the presa
war against the SialeS engaged in anu.
! holy aud wicked rebellion with all the y.y.
or aud energy within our control. hy al
| Constitutional means, until rebellion sh,.
! have teen crushed out and treason fl,y
buhed AID punished.
Re,Oiref That 20 secure This eni We 70,
! commend that a bounty OF Fifty Dollar. 0:
! paid out Ot he County Treasury to rdc,
soldier or the family of each soldier w.
have volunteered 10 the Two compare,
which LETT this comfy yesterday Tor Ham.
burg To each soldier or the family OF or.
rHlGier in The company now forming, w'r.
The service, OF sad company shall hns
teen accrp!ei by the Government, aud
each solder or the family oi each so.l,.
Lately recruited in rhi, county tor he 81.
Regiment, p, ", when said soldier, Ma
! have been mustered iao The service in :. /.
Regiment
Resoice|, That we urge it npon oar coqn
! Commissioners 10 take immediate step. o.
Ihe payment OF SAID bounty
The resolutions left the am1un, Of bomi
blank, which, on motion Of Col |. l. Ia.
was filled by iuterling Flty Dollars, 1a5
were then adopied unanimously, eXccg.
hje ee dissenting uoics!
On motion committee, consisting oi
Y. Clark, Esq, VIM. McKclvy and Jl
Sharpless, were NppointeI by the Chair
wait upon tie County Commissioners
their Office and report to them the aciu
this meeting,
During the absence of the Committee
l. l.. Tate was called upon to address,
J mcotinc IN which cali I,s ro,r.,aoj
no.n ao., n..,,.
>s'y t"'''ot'' Speech approving 'h" '!.
OF the meeting, endorsing its action, al.
claring himself in favor of vigorous p
ecuticn Of the War, At tho conclu,s,
h;s .uoooI, -. ,,... ,.1,..,:, r a..
"'' f'''' " '"'6' N'''H".'o. i'''" ''
street arrived accompanied by mu'G O.
Thirty Four young ladies, rePrescutre'
81 States Of the Union. each lady leafis:
Gno This crooto3 rito aor,o,i.r
rN.. ,N1.,' - 49, " '''''','"'
e"'e''"s '"o "ouE' House ana or1'F '.
again restored, the Committee waiting
the c mmissiouers reported that those
niGed officials bod roceived them very ,a
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~ 'N"' '"0y Pu'u ~ "''o"''o" ~ ,"'
olutlons adopted by this meeting, to'
stead sent up their proposition which ur
fellows.
,.
~ is suggested by the t"mmISsIoas'
CoInmola county, that IN case tins m''
determine that an amount OF money t".
| county fund be given to the Volunteers