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TI0HMANToN, July 30th.

| t4 li5 lH0HNANToN, July 30th, .
Nh. ERIroR 1T was my pleasure to accom-
paRy the large Tilghmanton delegation to Boons-
boro' on Saturday evening" to attend the johnson
meeting, which Pr. Tobey and Major A. X. Syes-
ter addressed. We were joined on our route by
quite number from Bakersville, Sharpsburg and
| keedysville. Almost Ill of those from Tilghman-
| ton had served CALAMITY in the Federal army.
We arrived in Boonsboro' before dusk and
found large gathering of citizens, numbering in
all several hundred. The opening speech was
made by DR.. Tsbey, of one hours duration, and
was most excellent. He was frequently cheered.
Major Syester then followed in one Of those stir
ring and eloquent efforts, which reminded US OF
olden times. Radicalism was shown up by the
Doctor and Major, in all its deformity, and un-
bounded enthusiasm prevailed during the whole
evening. While our delegation was riding thro'
the town, one Cost, radical, spoke Of the Thigh
maaton bays as A set Of t'Taitors and rebelsY
As tue "boys had shown their pluck in battle,
while Cost staid al home, he was caught during
the evening and severely thrashed. Just after
this, another bloodthirsty radical, man by the
name OF Jonas Davis, who, we understand, is al
" leaders of the vigilance Committee" in that
town, sometime ago. also got deserved pumel-
ing When Cost got out Of the hands of the boys
he ran into the U. 8. Hotel, from whence pistol
was fred A slight bombardment with stones
followed, with the loss Of few sash and numer-
Gus panes of glass. We left Boonsboro about
lo4 T. NJ. The Radicals die hard, but he day
of Black Republican misrule, aud mob lazy, has
gone forever 10 Maryland. .... -.
While this was going ON in Boonsboro, a motley
crew of negroes, and negro worshippcrs assem-
| bied in Tilghmanton, to the number of about one
| hundred all radical disunonsts The stand was
was pitched in front of Henry Moate's house, on
he narrow sharpsburg turnpike. The material
was made up Of Jim Roberts old kitchen, Jim
having been Aonored as a delegate to the late
county Radical Convention, ! should have stated
that number of the roughs IRON Hagerstown
came down to take care of their tender brood. ,
The first speaker was one DR.. Dunlap from
Boonsboro,' who showed more brass than brai Ms
He dealt in Scripture, and proved that cooper
heads" had their originin the time of Moses, and
wound up by advising Radicals not to patronisc
''Rebelst" which programme We cordially en-
dorse in Tilgt manton, it being, of course a dou-
BILE game. We have but two or three radicals
here. Dunlap is a sap head, brimfull of conceit,
and stuffed with gass and nonsense.
The next speaker was Mentzer, of the Boonsbo-
ro' "Odd Fellow, - the Kansas jay-hawer, Ossa-
wattamie Brown, Jr. He is both knave and fool,
and made but few remarks but his speech was
long enough for him to say that be had seen the
Tilghmanton Delegation, that they were o set Of
dirty greasy, ragged, lousy, midnight thieves,
who reminded him ofrebeI prisoners whom he
saw in Alabama. These were words spoken at
the homes of thebrave soldier, by this Kansas
jayhawker, who robbed hen-roosts, and stole sill
yer spoons in theSouth. A more filthy black
guard never disgraced any town. lie is liar,
rogue, knave and coward, and all the Tilghman-
ton boys want is crack at his hide. We
woald like to see him here on Saturday next.
Calls were next made for Tom Mittag, but he
did not show himself Watkins james then TOOK
the stand, who understands as much about gram
mar and politics, as bull does about preaching
As a sample Of his views be said he "would rath-
er be the blacklist Niger that walked the streets
of Tilghmanton than rebe.' His speech is de-
scribed in two words, and these your own, APP
piled to him last week. Radical Biaster"
E. N. Mobley wound up in a few words that a.
mounted TO nothing. The whole affair was mea-
sured more by quantity than quality. Two of
our Tilghmanton soldiers came home ahead of
the Others, before the radicals left, and the Ha-
gerstown roughs who had started for home, were
called back 70 set upon them. They will be re-
msmbered. }n afaa ..i..s .S apa +
On next Saturday at 2 p. NJ, We intend to
hold Johnson meeting here. We expect a big
turn out and good time. i may let you hear
from me after the meeting. q.
A JOHNSON MAN.