Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-05-28
From 'he Carlisle No'uUes''
"Thirty Years Ago."

IN the Philadelphia Lcaoer oil the 4sn III
slant
GEORGE THOMPSON--A N o I H.
VI Err MEETING.--Thirty years ago
George Thompson delivered his first lec-
ture in this city in the Covenaniers
Church, Cherry St., below Eleventh lie
is now invited by members OF the same
church to deliver another address in the
same building, which he consents 10 do
The meeting will take place next Friday
Evening, the 9th of May, at 8 O'clock
Subject" The Unionst. and Copper
heads of England and America" Tickets
TO be had at T. b. Pugh's, Sixth and
Chestnut sis at the Anti tiSlavery Olbce,
100 North Tenth street, and at tie door,
1t appears, therefore. that this foreign
emissary (who is in the employ of the
Loyal Thieves Leaguo,) had the unbIu'h'
ing impudence to deliver lecture, 10
which he denounced as "Copperheads" one
bali, if Dot majority of the people Of the
North.
"Thirty years ago" he delivered his first
lecture iD ID is same Covenanter's Church.
Exactly! That was the very time the
Aboiiionists of this country commenced
their assaults upon the Union. For twcn-
ty years they were despised faction and
were regarded and spoken of as traitors
by both wings and Democrats. Henry
Clay, Daniel Webster, Jackson, Silas
Wright, and other shining lights, deuouuc.
ed them as traitors who deserve hargng.
Their object boldly avowed, was dissolu-
ton Of the Union, aud Thompson Gle
same Englishman who now lectures for
them y then said, in his speech, that "tho
dissolution Of the American Union must
be constantly kept in view, for this was the
grand object" For utteriug this sentiment
thirty years ago" in Philadelphia, he
was rotton-egged aud compelled TO leave
the city in diguise, for his life was in dan.
ger. Whether he wore Scotch cloak
and cap, as Lincoln did when he entered
Washington, we disremember. r'
After escaping from Philadelphia he
proceeded to Boston, when he attempted
again to advocate a dissolution of the
t Union, but Daniel Webster ''stil lived
t and the English Abolitiouist ard Dis
unionist soon found Boston too hot for
him, and be was glad to escape. to Eng
land with whole bones. That was the
! way this infamous English emisSary wa,
received here "thirty years ago."
Bnt now he returns and sees his cher
, ished hope realized. He secs our dear
country reeling and struggling like drum
ken giant. He sees our people in deadly
conflict, tather against son, brother against
brother, cousin against cousin he sees
+ the Abolitionists when he addressed 'thr-
l. ty years ago" 10 power and doing the very
work he then recommended them to do.
lie could not do less than return to this
once favored and blessed land, that he
might congratulate bis political friends for
carrying out so faithfully his injunctions.
And this man Thompson--th English
disunionist--is the same who, qrite re-
Gently delivered speech in the Hall OF
the House, at the invitation of the Aboli-
ton members Of Congress! He was in.
tToduced to the audience by Vice Presi.
dent Hamln, and President Lincoln chad
seat near the distinguished speaker!
This same man who had TO leave the couu.
- try "thirty years ago" disguised, for feal
of personal violence, now makes the sane
" speech before the President he made il
> Philadelphia before his escape, and 10
' making which he was egged, and welnigl
- mobbed.
q But now he is aptlauded and counten
.st anced by the President and members o
bo Congress for his REASONABLE sayings ant
Il now instead of being driven from one cit
20 to another, he dimes at the Executive Man
a.. sion Well may he laugh, for he has wo
.. a victory-his fondest hope, the dissolu
- ton of the Union, he has lived to see =
:. His teachings have been crowned wit
r success, aud he can rejoice as he sees ou
.o resplendent glory, our prospects, OF
-. hopes, our country, pass from our gras
-. ~ 1t was fit that he should again polute OF
-. - shores with his presence, that he mig
"' witness the contamination Of his devili!
49, designs against once happy and pro
as ~ porous people. And it is meet, too, III
~ =, the party who coincided with his vie'
;op "thirty years ago." should now care
,o1 w him, dine him at the White house, al
w., give him churches and the Hall of t
Ill., House to ecturs in, so that he can d
on nouuce "coPperheads' just as he denOur
rm ed them thirty years ago."
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