The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-10-05
Abolition Meeting.

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Thursday last, turned out a perfect fSzlei
The meeting 1Cds not held-for want o! an
audience. The truthful of this place had
made every preparation necessary to re-
J ceive a large gathering of people from the
surrounding country. They represented that
they had sufficient reason TO believe there
would be a Tremendous oute pouring of the
people Ihrouahou; the county, and especi-
ally from that part where Mr.. Lincoln's
"army" has been holding camp meetings for
the last month or more but we think every
homes, man in town will bear Us out in say
ing, that there was not over ttDo dozen people
from the country, who had come to attend
The great Abolition sbow!
The poor fellows kept holed during the
after-2art of the day, when they were fully
satisfied that the mass had nor would not
arrive, and those who did venture 10 remain
out, went round like a strange yearling pup,
feeling guilty of having stolen something
for which his master might infict upon
him a severe punishment.
The speaking material present was in
abundance, bot may not be consider red of
the first quality. There was a trio of i'm
ported orators holding themselves in readi-
ness the whole day, patiently awaiting the
arrival Of those large delegations from the
supper end of the county" where those
conversions, so much talked of BY the
AboIiti onisis, should have been made, that
they m Ugh: have an opportunity to deal ont
some advice to the 'new converts in the
shape OF Abolition exhor,ation. 30. how
disappointed The day passed without a
meeting which tells hard against Abolition
ism in This county.
Night came on, the "gong" was brought
oul, held in some Union Leaeuer's hand
and hum ped until we should have ihoughi
all creation were aroused, for the purpose
of getting the populace of the town together
at their place OF holding meetings, in Mar
ket street. Alter considerable noise, some
thing over a corporaI's guard came together
composed of men women girls aud m per
tinent boys. The meeting being organized.
Col Albright, oil Carbon, was brought for
ward. He occupied the attention of his
hearers some fifteen or twenty minutes, but
said nothing to his own credit as a man of
veracily, nor told them anything Of i'm por-
lance. He is Colonel in the pay of Lincoln.
e Mr.. rain stepped in, took possession
Of The enlire proceedings, and s'ormed away
until nearly all the audience left Tor pro,ec.
ton from The rain. The storm having final
ly abated, the slim and dreHched audience
once more returned and resumed their
places in front of the speakers stand.
AT this stage Of the proceedings, Ulysses
Mercur, The Abolition candidate for Con-
gress, in this district, was introduced He
Produced some very lame and weak argu-
meht 10 show why Mr.. Lincoln should be
reelected, and that il was very necessary
10 have a Congress 10 sustain him This
was one stone for Lincoln and two for him,
self. He thought Lincoln had not had a
fair trial, and that the people should not
become disheartened although The war bad
lasted nearly four years, the Federal arms
had accomplished much, and was now in a
tair way of crushing the rebellion but The
people Couldn't see IN as ne would they
should. They have heard enough OF such
balderdash, all 10 no purpose. This kind
OF argument might sui, a Bradford county
Abolition crowd, but it will not sc; well on
the sIomachs OF the Columbis county peo-
pie. "Useless" Mercur, as his mother used
10 call him, is a Bradford County Judge and
political protege OF Dave Wilmot. He is
not he man 10 send into The halls Of Con-
gress, TO vote tor all Of Lincoiu's emancipa-
Z ion .,yat;ar 1,,s,,;,;o, -
ton bills. This is the kind of support he
means 10 give Lincoln, when he said il was
necessary 10 have a Congress tha. would
sustain the President. This is the aid Lin
coin desires for mis- assistance, in condu CT
ing the war for the purpose be has declared
il sha u be carried on-the abandonment
of slavery" Now Lincoln's purpose of the
war is 10 abolish slavery, while Davis OBJ.
ject is TO establish a Southern Coniederacy
for himself, and II Lincoln cannot effect his
object be is for a dissolution, Just what the
South demand. And this Judge Mercur
candidate for Congress, proposes 10 assis,
Lincoln il this scheme, which will most
undoubtedly destroy the Union. Lincoln
& Co. are the original MISUNDERSTANDING
were The first men 10 advocate accession in
and out OF Congress, and to-day are doing
all in their power 10 bring about their long
avowed and determined object, the absolute
adjustment of the institution OF slavery.
With a few remarks from some other gen
tlemau, the grind fzzle ended, without Civ
ing three cheers for Mr.. Lincoln or any of
his political generals. Shoddy is under par
in this county! The Democracy will do well
in this county on the Congressional ques-
lion.
The ABoLITIoNIsTs HURT-The Demo.
cratic meeting held at this place on Friday
evening last, caused the Aboliiionists TO
fuller about for The last two or three days
mos, leIrihly. There were seyeIal of ihese