The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-09-03
Grand Union Mass Meeting at
JOhnstOyvn --SpeeChes by Gov.
Curtin aad E1aj.-Gen. ROus-
Re2U.

A grand rally of the People was held at
Johnstown, this county, on Wednesday of
last week, to shear ANDY CURTIN speak" :"
whereat thousands were in attendance
The meeting was called to order, at 7
O'Clock, 2. NJ, in the Union Hall, but
that building proving totally insufficient
in point of size to accommodate the vast
numbers present, the crowd adjourned to
| the Public Square. Here Governor CUR
TIN took the stand, and proceeded for
! half an hour to address the throDg. We
suhjoin an epitoms of his remarks, as also
of Gen. RoussEAU's speech, as published
| In the Cambria Tribune -
"Disciaiming all personal ambition in
desiring to be reelected Governor of
Pennsylvania, (the administration of the
duties of that Office for three years in such
| tolls as have surrounded him being sufh-
cient to satisfy the ambition which led
him to seek his first nomination., but he
| desired to be re- elected because he believ-
ed in him were represented, as the stand
ard bearer of the loyal Union men of
Pennsylvania, the principles by which he
country must be restored, maintained and
perpetuated. He also disclaimed PERSONAL
ties and defamation, for himself and his
friends, ,and spoke ofhis opponent in respect
full terms as the representative of dan erous
| doctrine and policy. He paid glowing
| tribute to the bravery and devotion of
| Pennsy ylvania's two hundred and thirty
| thousand volunteers who have born arms
| i'll the defence of the nation, and to the
loyalty, patriotism and liberality of the
masses of her people, concerning which
| and of whom he knew much. He closed
with fitting reference to the devotion
and sacrifices Of the women of Pennsylva-
! MIA, and with thanks to the multitude for
| their kind attention he bid them farewell
owe have been accustomed TO hear
Gov. Curtin speak in public in every i'm
portant campaign since our boyhood, and
while we have always regarded him as an
able and entertaining stump speaker, We
are free to say that his brief address of
Wednesday evening pleased us as well as
any we ever heard him make. /. was
eloquent, patriotic, and dignifed, contain
ing not q word of the party slang and
personal defamation of opponents so often
indulged in by political speakers-not one
word at which offence could be taken by
the other side.
CATER he had taken his seat, the Band,
which was in attendance in force, struck
up the Star Spangled Banner After the
music concluded, the Governor again
appeared upon the stand, and said he
would now introduce to the audience a
man who had been loyal where loyalty cost
something-vho had stood by his Govern
ment almost with rope around his neck
who had taken his life in hand and
rendered it In defence of his country-he
would introduce the gallant soldier, Mai
Gen. Rousseau, of Kentucky.
| L uS OeuStai CaLue iOIWdIu, anu was
received with enthusiastic cheers, which
he properly acknowledged. He said he
J did not come to discuss politics-he knew
DO politics. He didn't know who or what
the hundreds Of men in front of him were
whether they were Democrats, Wings,
Republicans, or Abolitionists-and he
didn't care tho man who stood by the
Governmen t, and was in favor of crushin g
the rebellion by force of arms, was his
friend and brother-he who was in favor
of yielding to the terms of Jef. Davis and
his faction was his enemy, and he wanted
nothing to do with him except to fight him.
President Lincoln was the visible head of
the Government and was entitled to the
respect and support of every true and
loyal man for although he may have
made some mistakes, (Which the speaker
was willing to excuse because of the in
tention and end in view, he believed him
as pure and honest man as breathes the
free air of heaven, and thoroughly in
earnest and sincere in his efforts to crush
the gigantic rebellion by which he had
been surrounded. He spoke Of illegal
arrests. There may have been some but
there had not been arrests enough made.
and he believed nine out of ten of those