Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-09-02
Of the Columbia County Invasion of 1884.

Of the Columbia County Invasion of 1854. |
The afternoon meeting was opened f,
with song written especially for the 90.
oasion, to the old air of"wheu this old hat
was new" twas we'll sung by Mr.. Iran
Derr, and was rapturously received.
Col, Wellington II. But, next addressed
the returned soldiers present, on the posi-
ticn Of the Democratic party, in regard to
soldiers voting. He defended Gen. Nc.
Clellap, and depicted the treatment he
received from the late administration, and
closed with narrative Of the services Of
Col w. w. II. Davis, and an appeal to
the soldiers to support him at the ensu.
ing election.
The proceedings were again varied by
song composed for the meeting, which was
styled "the Democratic Call" )" to the air Of
Bruce's address, we'll sung by Mr.. Dorr,
and his Sons.
Capt. Charles B. Brockway, followed in
a speech which presented the various is
sues submitted to the people Of Pennsyl.
vania, at this time.
The choir Of Mr.. Fry Of the Lutheran
Church, at B oomsburg, consisting Of ff-
teen or twenty little girls dressed in red,
white, and blue, next sang ia fne style
"Tramp, Tramp which closed the after.
noon meeting.
The evening meeting was commenced by
the Derr family singing. GA Darkey Dit.
ty" to the air of ODE Floating Scow,"
which was composed for the occasion.
NJ. NJ. Traugh, Esq, of Berwick, and
R. r. Little, Esq, of Tunkhannock, Wy
omDg county, entertained the audience
by speeches of great force aud power;
and the evening proceedings were con
cluded by a numerous and entertaining
speech from Thomas Chal(ant, Esq, Of
DanviIle,
THIRD DAY.
The attendance to-day was very pu-
merous. After prayer, the Hon. G. r
Buckalew. presented statistics Of the vote
of Columbia county, throug hout its his
tory, showing its consistent devotion to
Jeffersonian principles, and added some
forclble remarks as to the object Of the
meeting. The Derr family sang the song
Of, "tho Mountain to the meeting
Hon, Hester Clymer, of Berks, followed
10 speech of great power and eloquence.
E. r. Ikeler, Esq of Bloomsburg, closed
the morning meeting by fervid and elo-
quent address on the aims and tendencies
OF abolitionism.
At the afternoon meeting Rev. Alvah R.
Rutap, OF LuzeIne, narrated the circum-
stances of his arrest and Imprisonment,
last fall
COL Piollet, of Bradford made very
effective speech, presenting the results Of
the Democratic administrations of the
general government and comparing them
with the consequences of abolition mis-
management.
The Derr family we're called upon by
the audience for a repetition of "when
this old hat was new" which was enthu-
sastically received.
G. Chauncey Burr, Esq, of New Jersey,
was next introduced, and for over an hour
and half held the aduienoe spell bound
by his vehement eloquence and logical ar
gumentation. His speech closed the af-
ternoon meeting.
AT light the Grove was again filed by
an attentive and apprecative audience -
The exercises commenced by the reading
by G. G. Barkley, Esq. of Mr. Jefforson's
letter, Of March l3, 1915, 10 Mr.. Wendo-
yer, relative to the sphere of the clergy
and their proper relation to political af-
fairs
Col. j. G. Freeze, then read the cele-
brated speech Of Senator Cowan, in the
U. S. Senate, delivered March 8, 1865, on
the subject of military arrests and trials,to
which Mr.. Buckalew added some remarks
to make Mr.. Cowan's speech complete.
Hon. Hester Clymer, was then called
upon and delivered an effective address,
a'raigning the Republican party as the
authors OF the war, and responsible for
lis blood and taxes. He concluded by
graceful tribute to the Democrats of COL
umbia, for their attend ance and deport-
ment throughout the meeting,
The exercises closed by song by the
Darr family.
From the Star Of the North
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVLNTI ON.