New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-22
Notes from yeHcrson County.
Couespondenos Of The N y Tribune.
wArgRrowS. NJ Y. Monday. Sept 10. 1864.

WATFRTOMN N. IT,.
On Saturday afternoon. the Democrats Oh Jei-
fsrson County held meeting Ia Waterfowl Every
usbool district within radius OF many nlss hau peen
visited for The purpose Of stirring up the Coppersads
aod urpipe them to attend that Democratic demonstra
zion. Hand bills had been plastered upon walls and
reuoss announcing the of distinguished orators.
and four bands Of music hired to herald the ao-
vent Of The Mcclellan ullenium. At late bour in
She afternoon. several hundreds of persons, haf of
whom il is estimated were Union men collected in the
upper pas VI the square 10 hear Mr. Safoucs ana
Mr. Thayer abuse the Administration ard go.ity theli
worry little General. who VIII SHOW that hs IS small
enough TO crawl out OF tie little emf OF the horn
At night there was another political me- tns IN
Washington Hall, which was more thsn half hlle, with
bearers The speakers uuiuhuenticl men OF ofdl
oary ability unknown beyond tie smoke Of their resi-
enoos In the angu e Of one OF their local sieakers
both meetings were failures.
During the Afternoon and evening considerable nam
er Of the CoppeIheads made themselves very offensive
by their bad behavior rot satisfied with lighting aga 81
each other they parsded the streets aud demanded OF
fnen or decent appearance who were not supposed 10
belong 10 their party. If they were Repnbiclns ana
~hen eiey received affirmative answer they pro-
ceetOd TO personal Gbuso and threats and blows. Some
OF these rowdies approached Doctor Rogers al emf
nent physician. who is upward OF sky years Of age.
end asked him If be intended to vote for Lincoln The
Doctor not dreaming Of danger replied that he intend
cd to vote the Union ticket Scarcely had he spoken.
when the oowardy ru!iians knocked him down and st
tempted to "gouge his eye 1t Is feared the tuf
respectable en- In the county. and the dastsrdy as
Dsut will provoke the Republicans t. greater zeal end
vigilance. They expect TO carry triumphantly every
Gown ia the county Cape Vincent. which is near
canada aud hopes are entertained that they viii sle-
ceet even there.
The Copperheads exceedingly v,ndotlVe. The
oisOn Of asps Ia under their Tongues. recent import
Dion nom the Sonsh is one OF the most malignant He
cane here refugee hut be came by tho way ~ Con-
ada and without TIE protection Of onr h1g. He has
plenty of gold and ay0ws his readiness to 1t freely
10 preventa Union trumph: indeed he declares The
tniOnistS shall not vote for Lincoln IN the town IN
which ne lives. JEFF Davis has number OF such EN-
ssseries scattered this part OF the country and
Ghey shout them selves hOarSa in hurIahs for McCenn
0nd the Chicago Platform. The County FAR, watch
closed Friday. not equal TO the exhibitors "i
Former years. but It was wen attended IteIe are 1Wo
candidates in the field in pursuit of Congressional dis
Gincti0nA. II. Latin Of Herkimer. and Judge brown,
~ Lewis Jefferson has candidate Tire problem Of
who shall receive the nomination will be solved az
SiOrne, on the 2lst Instant.
At recent meeting in WATERFOWL. two rsgroos
eWere badly beaten By number of COpperh dads. who
committed the assault without oause provooati0n
These controlled By original and native
Know Nothing. Obscure country lawyer who was ut
one time associated WIN e. L. Burr. In the management
of Know-NOthing paper in NatertOwn. III very mai:
ara for who attempted 6isfranchIse foreigners
- strive TO return 10 bondage Col. Minrlcw "a
veteran from the 35ti ~ Y. v. has raised regiment
of volunteers which now at the Government Barracks
a. Sackets Harbor They ere a fine body OF These
are mostly surplus men. Jefferson County having filled,
her quota They are being mustered into sryice. anc
credited TO other counties. about sou being pad tot
Zach man. Lieutenant NaddOeS OF balloon pOtorlev,
has Jus. been appointed Major in the Regular Asiny,
fnd IL acting Provost Mersha in Pennsylvania
fIon. James A. Bell VINO contracted fever 81 Fortress
Monroe srd who has been seriously ndlsp00ed cs sew
oral weeks. is now cOnvalcscent.
The Teachers Association, embracing hnncreas OF
teachors met at Waterfowl Monday. 1t VIII con-
tinuc In session about two weeks.