Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-09-23
A Poor Imitation.

of Little Cambria, at the late mass meet |
ing, resolved to get up an imitation of
that great meeting of the g Frosty sons
of Thunder" They accordingly fixed on
Thursday of the following week, for the
demonstration. Runners were imme-
diately sent to different localities, to eff
feet, if possible, the extravagant underta-
king. Both promises and threats were
used to coerce such as were dependent
The whole force of influence connected
with the Johnstown Cambria Iron Com
pany was brought TO bear on such of
| their employees as were compelled, from
prevailing circumstances, to submit to the
! dictates of affiuence and upon their
| more favored hirelings, who for insignif-
cant favors and petty salaries, are willing
! to sacrifice principle and cringe to the Will
of few pampered epicures who control
the workings Of a souless corporation.
To this end money was lavished, teams
were hired, the county was canvassed and
men were paid TO attend the contempla-
: ted asscmblage. The "loyal leaguers''
were in session night after night and the
/ leaders bestired themselves to exert the
members to rally up the forces but not
withstanding the flaming play cards, the
! threats and induCement extended for days
previous, the people failed to appear on the
appointed day, in such numbers as were
| promised and anticipated by the control
! ling instruments of the Abolition party.
We are unable to estimate the exact
number of their forces on that day, as a
large percentage of the meeting was made
up of women and children who were at
tracted to the spot by some Welsh min
strels and brass band from Johnstown,
who were hired for the occasion, and by
Democrats attending Court, who through
curiosity to witness the display Of some
seven or eight wagons, which were quietly
taken out of town several times and
driven in again, from different di-
rections, filled with half grown boys and
men whose services were also secured for
the occasion, in order to create the i'm
preston that the large number of people
who were in town attending Court had
come from all these different directions to
the Oo-nian meeting.
In the mean time, a platform was
erected against the side of the Mountain
House the weather being favorable, they
mustered their force in the open street
la the Democracy, instead of meeting in
barker's shuck shop as was first intended.
Geo. NJ Reed, ESQ, Major John
Thompson and Daniel 0. Evans were
masters of cermonies and were prema-
turely seated on high y awaiting the
arrival of the aforesaid brass band and
Welsh minstrels, which attracted the
mixed audience to which we have already
alluded.
Next in order was the Abolition thun-
der. The big gun that was to astonish
the people was John Scott Esq, of Hun
tingdon, who instead of meeting the ex-
pectations of his Abolition brethren, flew
the track, as he is wont to do, and took a
central position between the two parties !;
and much to the modification and cha
grin of his "loyal" " friends, passed a
beautiful encomi um on the unimpeachable
and stainless character of Judge Wood
ward, dwelling upon his virtues, until
finding that this kind Of music would no
' longer suit the complaisance of his i'm
mediate listeners, cut short his panegyric
by saying that he preferred voting for Cur
tin, on account of the platform on which
he stood; meaning no doubt, the salary
alloared the assistant AQjutaa General.
Mr. Scott, like most speakers, "did
not come here to make speech,'' but
was, nevertheless, well supplied with
notes, and documents, from which he oc-
casionally quoted, as his mind wandered
from Stephen A. Douglas and the
Charleston Convention, which were his
particular text.
HE next big gun was a Colonel
Thomas of Harrisburg, who being longer
winded than he was headed, pretty well
dispersed the crowd of curious spectators
who got tired listening, or trying to listen
to reiterated epithets, which were none
two well articulated Like his colleague
Scott, he too, was in favor of Curtin, the
Republican platform and of continuing
his o'c7 salary and appointment as Deputy
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