Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-10-02
Six Counties Gathered !
Northumberland, Snyder, Center, Lycomin6
and .Montour "aonn on" Lniont

Conspicuous for love Of Liberty among
the Boroughs of Pennsylvania, LEWIS
BURG has stood proudly erect, and become
the envy if not the hate of the devotees of
the Kansas frauds and Of the Rebellion.
The -Aryus Of 29th Aug.-published and
supported in the very town it libels and
sneers at-denounces Lewisburg "A
"7hi. filthy guHy-hOit Of AJoiitionism hi,
Jei7o,ring den.f Freenegroism this bawhng
meungerie Of f,fnntieism."
Similar to this are, we have been in
formed, the compliments bestowed up
on our town by spokesmen Of the Demo-
cratic party, when elsewhere. The effect,
if not the intent, of this is to create
prejudice against our place, and can do no
good to our business and social relations,
nor will it alter one vote here or elsewhere
For some weeks, the Democratic lead
ers have been putting forth unwonted en-
ergics, to get up a GRAND MASS
MEETING here, for effect. We heard
fortnig ght since, of Bucher 4 Co. going
from house to house in the townships.
begging the party TO bring out every man,
woman and horse. Correspondence was
entered into to gather multitudes outside
of the county. Although not in the par
ty, We have incidentally known of five
times more efforts put forth to draw here
a crowd, than We're made by our party, of
which We have inside knowledgs. Gov
ernors Seymour and Packer, and Judge
Woodward were expected, or announced
as positive attendants, and Gen Mcclellan
was privately "anticipated," besides Wit:e
and Carrigan, their two best speakers
in the State. The Sunbury Democrat
made special efforts to get ont the masses
of old mother Northumberland. And
from all that was seen and heard an ex-
ceedinSly imposing delegation was antici-
rated by all.
The day yesterday proved fair, and
everything auspicious. From the East
side Of the River, came 81 or 40 carriages
and from the West Union county and
parts adjacent) about l6G more: not quite
200 carriages, and little over 100 horse
men, as counted by several candid per-
sons, whose counts nearly agreed. They
had three bands and martial musc-fine
flags, banners, flowers, hickory brushes,
and few polk stalks-in short, it was a
very handsome display, and all was mar
shaled in one column, which deployed
through our principal streets with admira-
bic order and precision. For County
meeting, it WAS strong demonstration,
but it fell far short of the public anticipa-
ton The voters who rode in the pro-
cession (some Of them hurraing for Cur
TIM hardly reached 500, but there we're
as many women and children enjoying the
gala day. The procession in the after
noon, as it passed our office, had not 800
persons in all, and we judge was less, at
best, than at our County Meeting, 22d
ult. They proceeded to the College
Grove, where they were addressed princi-
pally by Charles W. Carrigan of Philad.
The train below Harrisburg was broken
down, which prevented connection, and
delayed Woodward and Witte, who arri-
we'd in the 5 o'clock train, when the
Judge reached the stand and smiled pro-
fusely-declined to discuss the questions
of the day, Gas Curtin is doing)-but said
the bad folks had never impeached his
honor, fidelity, &c. q!
In the evening, the corner Of Sd and
Market Sts. was occupied by crowd just
like that of 1S60 ON the same spot-at
the time Rob Barber ''felt it in his bones"
that they were going to defeat us !-and
Mr. Witte entertained the crowd.