Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-09-16
REMARKS OF THOMAS CnALFANr, ESQ.,



III The Mob Mountain Meeting, on Wednesday
Euenjag, august 30ih, 1860.
Thomas CHALrANr, Esq, Of Monlout Co, !
Gn response 20 repeated calls itUm tho au-
dleucol came forward aud ead
| did not come TO this meeting 10 speak ; |
came TO be listener. | came over into !
your county 10 day to hunt up a camp
meeting, anG then as Il chfonlclet of Lows
thought would take look al the GishIng
Creek ConiedeIacy ground, aud perhaps go
up 10 the great fountain OF the conspiracy,
kdntzs barn. (Greal Laughtet) Aud per
haps If continue my perestluauons may
see where the famous Geuerd Cadwaladef
1duked that mountain. tReuewed Laugh
lUf) @as struck with amaZeueut TO. day
when saw match upon your platform some
80 Ol lhe meu who 1t was sad got up d re-
Oelhon ~ THIS Vicinily so that Lincoln had
TO seud part OF his army here 10 supptess
it, (Conuuucd Laughter | was surplus
ed to find that ,hey were all quiet, PLAIN Tar
mets and yet lheY were taken down 10
Uncle SANS boarding house at Fou NJ flu
No doubt Cen. Cddwaladet was right wnen
he said that whole thnS was Il larce Tut
nevertheless 1t had an ohlect These troops
were seut here because your county 10 iuli
. u that peculiar growth called Democrdls-
men who will mol yield 10 y fanny, though
it bo backed by Loyal Leagues ard bi
large armies. The object was to atouse d
conflict 50 that they might have PrcleNI TO
tavlsh your homes, desolale your helds, ahd
mptIsun your persons, or else itlshien you
from your ancient faith aud make you mcfe
yassals OF that ephemetal crew who have
ctawlUd into The seats OF palTIols al Wash
4 I.-
! had but one object since lib inception. One
OF It's great leaders, Alexander Hamilton,
said in The Constitutional Convention, that
the Brush goveinJneut was the bes, form OF
government that ever existed. The ekpe-
Julon up Fishing Creek last year failed -
they could not succeed in getting up "a coz
! nlcl between you aud lhe military arm Of
the government, nor could they Quell that
uuuuenchabe split of Democracy which
! has burned brightly III tals region from the
! days of the Revolution 10 HE present time.
| Although they dragged oil your hoary- cad
| ed Old men, your M Idle aged men, and
/ your yUuug meu, and thrust them into lIihy
! dungeons, the mlghty phaIauX Oi ireemen
| here present Is au eyldeuce that like the
! Christian church we gather strength by per.
scCutlon. am sorry to say That there are
men IN your midst who are responsible for
| ths proceeding as there were men who led
The seallhy lndIaus 10 The Massacre ui Wy
omlng, and as there were Torres in HE
| Revelation, and these men arc thelf regular
successors. They are opposed to yon on
principle and always viii he, tor at hear
they lavor monatchIcal system ol govern
menl. They have disguised II ia thou
sand subtle forms, but lhe speech OF lam.
illon 10 which have alluded was the key
note. They were defeated in the Conslilu.
nonaI Convention, and Tor many years oui
county was guided by the principles o.
JetleTson until Ia an evil hour ont people
listened 10 tie voice OF the syrcu and plac.
ed in power al Washington those who have
persecuted ~ tor the past four years bu
,he blood OF democratic marlyfs is tho seel
ot the American Republican church. True
hey have pul an IRON harness on you walch
"iII bear you down aud your children attel
You tor years 10 come ID heavy load o. deb
contacted IN the eHort TO make Sdmbo free
Are the white race TO tie slaves in order To
confer doubtful boon upon HE negro
which may perhapa liuaIIy result il his eY-
termination
The party now in power seem almost tc
have accomplished what they have been
aiming at slnce the days OF lIamillon they
and we have elt their fearful power. Pari,
is said 10 be France, and they have sough
to consolidate power here so that Washing.
ton shall bs The United States they have
sought to destroy the reserved rights of the
States You must now bring about reform
III tile practices that have cGepl in during
HE last leur years. Won mnsi cleanse the au
4ean saUle al Washin.Aou;bul before we cat
40 lha', we mnst commence nearer home
and purge this ate al the men who are dnr
have been rohbins us The darkness lha
has ob,cured the country Is breasIns away
peace has descended once again upon ou
land. TIE Democracy are looming "
IN every di5eclun. WG have uh6 discl-
pine we have the nerve, aud II We are on
" true to ourselves, true TO the memories o
HE past, true 10 onr country aud 10 her his
loHc Ienown, We ehall yel succeed il hTn.
InS back the government IN is ahclent ant
honotcd land MARKS. (Gfeal applauoe.I