The mountain Democrat., 1863-08-01
speeoAss ct Abolitloa Trasssrs.

Iligby-- addressed . mixed CrO"d o
Democrats, AbOliIioniSIs, boys. China
men anil negroes the latter being th'
mort enthusiastic in their approval rs sS'
sentiments utterrd by the br"Een advO
cafes Of negro equality. Federal. State
county and city officials were active il
grtting up the meeting, and led oil in tn,
cheering aud ClaPpi"g Of hands. The
peuIle we're ind ffrrvnt Spectators Of the
dlSgraceful proceedings Sheriff Hunter
whO owes his tticial position TO the mis-
taken generosity II the Democratic party,
called the mre'i"g to ur'ler. ". II. Rig
rrS nominated j. u. McCallu,n, Esq. fol
President, and the nomination was con
Hrmed. Cooper. Mcdonald; Hu!bu,d and
Grren re-hOldrrs made further
nominaiions, all of.which were agreed To-,
The President stated the object Of the
meeting, and announced that COle would
speak first. Phelps follow aud lI'gby close
the performance. The Office holders
called fur Culc, and in rrSpOIwe that gen.
Il, man stepped upon the platform and
was introduced to the audience by the
PreAid,nt
lie commenced by cOmplimenting the
citizens Of Plucerville ON the grow tn oI
their city. H. then hrancbcd Of an the
" doctrine Of secession" aud proved. I"
his own satisfaction, that il was danger
Gus, revolutionary and treaSonablc-fu for.
getting that haderS Of his own party
we're the first to advocate it, and that
Abraham Lincoln, when q member al
Congress, was it's strongest defender.
On the 18th Of January. lS48, said thu
lreseIt President Of the United States, IN
the floor Of Congress, in defence Of Mex
leo agninst his own q vcrnmrnt:
ANY people anywhere being inclined, and
having the power, have the tight I" lis. up
and shake ID the existing G"vcI DInruI, aud
form n new "ne That suits t"em better. THIS
il a mnst valuable, IL m''si sacred right, one
which We hupe and believe Is in liGeTaIe the
world. Nor is The right c"nhnrd iu cIsrS in
which the whole pp'' II "t All existing G"N-
rhnItbI mmy thWSe t0 ext rVISr II. ANY pat
u II at such Ienplr that can uIav rev "lu'Iun-
ize and make lheIr Nv n IT so much # the ter
riinry as they iniIabr. Mnre than this. u
n,ai,riIy Uf Hny Irri0n II such people NAV
revuluImnIze. putting down n minUrIIt, inter-
min l.d "A nh ar near nbOlIL them VIM tI,uN
oppose their movements.
Ilave stronger secession sentiments
ever been Uttered by the rebels Of tn
SOuthy If "the dclrine OF Secession"
I've ireas"nable, as Cole ass, ris, then Is
Abraham Lincoln. the advocate "f it,
traitory Gale next briefly alluded to the
war and unSparingly denounced those
who oppose it. lie said, 1.-The copper.
heads are like the tories "f the Revolu-
tion, the Federali>tS Of the war If 1872.
and the opponents OF the VAR with Mex
ic0--all truiiorS TO the Government
that the descendants Of the
Tories Of the Revolution, the FEEDER alI>,>
If 1912 and the opponents Of the war with
Mexico are all lrading Republicans. thu
remark came with "A bad grace from Cole
tie is their nominee aud should hav,
touched lightly on their 'lIs'oynlty. Lin
coin opposed, with all the frch env>S ri
his intellect and the maIignity "f hi>
heart, the war with NJ, xIco. ST. did
Cor~iN, Lircnln'S Minister to Mexico.
SO did the Nr~ York Tribune and other
organs Of the Republican party. They
could tind M terms severe enough TO up
ply to the American soldiers in foreign
country, who were fighting to maintain
the honor Of our national flag and the in.
suited dignity Of Onr country. They win.
opposed. in time If war. tn
G"vrrnm ut OF James X. Polk" and lnr
their treason they have bern reWar,le,i
with high POSITIONS! And yet these trni
tnrous wretche$ claim to he patrint>
Could inS"'rnre and hypocrisy gn fur
thery CnIe discovered that he had made
n fatal mistake, and abruptly closed.
ap"l"gizIng for his brief speech by stat
ing that lie was Sutf ring from hoarSe.
ness.
Charley WatrOuS's man Phelps follow
ed Cole. HIS speech WAS mainly devoted
TO eulogizing the Administration, d..
n"uncing copperhend-, juStifying al hitra.
~ arrests. defending the suppression Of
freedom Of speech and If the press, ours.
ing slavery, praislng the negro e'nanc pa
tim proclamation and villifyiug the
Southern people. liz want d the South
ern people, after the Federal army had
conquered peace, banished t. Liberia.
and their lands donated to- the nsgrueS
In this connection he uttered sentiments
Singnlar!y coarse aud Indignantly brutal
sentiments which, in his S,her moments,
we are sure, Tic VIII be heartily ashamed
Of Phelps cannot be as >indictIVe and
cruel and heartleSs AMI revenSrful as his
speech would lead us to believe. lie
wanted slavery abolished ut any san r'iIire
and would never consent To Union with
slavery in it Ills speech was Justify
cheered by negroes and some few white
men who agreed Nth them. lie quoted
poetry extensively. Of questionable appli.
cabiIity, hoaStrd OF his ardent patriotism,
his confidence in the purity and states
inanship Of President Lincoln is an
applicant for Collector Of the Port Of San
Franci%'O- and concluded in true spread
eagle style.
Hivhv n neiIifOpOer oftha worat cchonI