Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-03-07
THE MEETING on EVEN.
ING, FEBRUARY 27th, isGs

THE MEETING ONTUEsDAY EVEN.
ING, FEBRUARY 27th, 1865.
We were called upon and asked to nub.
lish the proceedings Of the meeting teId
in the Court House, in Mifiintown. on
Tuesday evening, February 9th. We
informed the gentleman who offered US
the proceedings for publication that we
would publish the resolutions that were
passed at the meeting on Tuesday night,
but that we could not publish the pro.
ceedings as he presented them to rs. as
they were incorrect in many particulars
and reflected untavorably on the meeting
held the night before. This he informed
us would not suit them, as the resolutions
amounted to about the same as those that
had been passed at the Republican Mass
Meeting on Monday night, and tha. he
would not furnish us with a copy of the
resolutions unless we would publish all
the. rigmarole attached to them. We
have no objection to the resolutions and
would have cheerfully given them space
in the columns of the SENTINEL, but we
can never allow the use of its columns Or
its influence for the purpose of creating
detection in the Republican party. Con
sequently We refused to publish the pro-
eeedings unless We were permitted to
write a plain, truthful ard unvarnished
report of :he meeting. This, Of course,
wouldn't suit a few individuals who were
never known to give their undivided sup
port to the Republican ticket; hence, as
We know it would conduce more to their
own individual interest by nisrepresent-
ing us and trying to advance the cause OF
Locofocoism, we concluded u give our
readers our reasons for refusing to pub
fish the proceedings as presented to us
We publish a Republican Journs, and
wish the success of that party and .he
triumph of its principles and will not lend
ourself to the use of any set CT men who
may have personal aims to accomplish or
any fancied personal animosities to graft
fly. We will determinedly oppose any
scheme intended to distract the party and
thereby assist the Locofocos to acquire
power. The meeting on Tuesday even
ing was COTTON up BY a few disconnected
and ~factious disorgauizerS who bang abou;
the skirts of the Union Party and who
were urged on by the Locofocos who are
anxious to see the Republican party de-
vided. We are already in a large mi
nority in thi. county, and if We take
their advice we will soon be 10 a still!
larger minority. These very men said
they would not say wha, side they would
take until they would see what course
certain other meu would take. The Re-
publican meeting on Monday evening was
called to advance the interests and pro-
mote the harmony of u party, which i,
did, and has the approval Of all the good
men in the party, but it did not suit the
Locofocos and their tools in our party and
hence the pccessity for the meeting on
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Williamson in h:s speech disap-
pointed the malcontept5, and advised a
prudent course and deplored divisions in
our party. Mr.. Davis, who has no DO
sition or character to loose, was jealous
in doing the bidding of his Locofoco
masters to get up a division. They in
weighted some few good men by false rep.
reservations to act with them and used
the names Of some others without their
consent in order to give their meeting
some respectability. The Locofoco pa
pers have severely criticized the Republi-
can meeting on Monday evening and en-
tircly approved of the action of the few
sore heads who met on Tuesday evening.
This is enough to satisfy every true Re-
publican Of its paternity and objects, and
will SO be viewed by the party in the
a Proud RECoRD.-It is a proud re-