Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-06-03

80 Star Span9led Banner" Three cheers
were given for the Democracy of Carroll
town and their accompanying Brass Band
after which r. Milton Speer, of Hunt
ingdon, who had been previously called
upon, arose and most eloquently and per-
tinently dealt with the issues now before
the people, in a manner which done cred
it TO the speaker, and which would grace,
if published, the columns of any Demo
cratic Journal. Mr.. Speer was frequent
ly, during his remarks, interrupted by the
vehement cheers of the audience. a let
ter from w. A. Stokes, who had been
invited to attend the meeting, but could
not comply, was read by NJ. Hasson,
Esq, which was moved, should be pub
lishcd in the proceedings of the meeting.
The letter Immediately follows:
LUDwICK May %, 1868.
GENTLEMEN.-I wish it was possible
for me to accept your invitation to attend
the meeting which you hold on Tuesday
next, for it would give me great pleasure
once more to take by the hand my oil
friends and fellow Democrats of Cambria
county; but the state of my health for
bids me to participate as actively "a for
morly in political assemblages, and you
will therefore excuse mr. attendance.
Liberty, despairing and dying elsewhere,
may yet find her last refuge in the iron
bouni mountains of Pennsylvania, from
which her lcgions may issue to vanquiSh
tyrants, punish usurpers and restore the
reign Of reason and justice.
The mercy Of Heaven for sufferi.l
| people is shown in the fanatical fury Of
an administration which by rs wantOu
| excuses, if much longer continued, viii
! ultimately rouse the masses TO resistance.
! Oppression, less fragrant !han that mlcr
! which the nation now grams, has hurl, d
! from power men far stronger than those
! who assume to govern Us. Let us com
mence the good work at the October
election by pnrging Il, nnsylvania of IN
! foul stain with which her garments are
/ now soiled so that united in all the de-
! partmcnts Of her government, on the firm
basis OF constitutional Repuh.icanistn, she
! may be able to assert AMI defend AGAINST
all enemies abroad or at homo, the rights
/ Of her citizens, the powers Of the States
! and the unity OF the nation.
To the Legitimate and organized power
of the Commonwealth, We alone conf
dentia!y look for protection from he al!
absorbing monster of military i z,,oti~m,
which nov boldly rears It's "a oas font
and which is now equally adhered by
the gallant soldiers in the t,!.I al | peace
tuI citizens ut home. pcnar; IL. MIA i
our mother. ON her bosom We were nur-
tured, here we shall finI linaI repoSc
! While life lasts LET us all GIt.nl her TO
/ the utmost extremity. ior he docs not die
i'll vain, and cannot die iii vaIn, and can-
not die too soon, who plrl>hts III the
cause OF his country.
wish yoa, gcniiemcn, all success Ia
every measure which may tend 10 yin;ll-
cate the integrity OF IEc Union, the
supremacy OF the Constitution, and above
all the rights Of trecmvn,
! Very respectfully your obclient servant,
WILLIAM \. STOKES.
To Messrs IIasson, Dcvine, Blair,
k;nNead MDonald, johnston, M-D,r-
mitt and Myers, Committee &c.
&. l.. Persising, Esq. Of Johnstown
was next called upon, vino responded la
an elaborate AMI learned speech, which
was received with cheering and applause
The cars having arrived this moment.
it was learned that Gen. H. ID. Foster, OF
! Greens burg, was on the train ;..id the
Chair appointed committee, composed
OF Messrs. Nj. lIasson, Cyrus Rciley, T.
> Noon, to wait upon Mir. Foster, and
request him to address the meeting In
the meantime, 4. L. Johnston, Esq,
was loudly called tor. He responded III
a brief but tiattering compliment to the
mountain Democracy. He was greeted
in return by the hearty cheers of the
' Frosty Sons of Thunder" The afore-
said committee now arrived, accompanied
! by Gen. Foster, who assembled the plat
form amid the deafening cheers of the
| crowded audience.
Mr.. Foster although taken by surprise,
calmly addressed the Democracy of Cam
bria, for considerable time, in a manner
both pleasing and instructive and the
cheering and applause, during the inter
walls fhis speech, We're most earnest and
manifest from every quarter of the assem-
blage, showing that the Democracy of the
mountain, appreciate an intelligent enunci-