Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-08-15
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Aug. Is, 1866.
Mr.. EDITOR Having seen notice in
The Register, Democrat and Patriot and
Union Of Harrisburg, Of Democratic
meeting to be held in the jackson School
House, on the evening of the llth inst,
when addresses would be delivered by dis
tnguished speakers from abroad, and
thinking the meeting would probably be
without a reporter, FASTENED to the scene
of action, and was the first to arrive on
the ground. Soon the people Of the vicn-
ity commenced to turn out, en- masse.-
They came one in a crowd, two in crowd,
and three by themselves; one came down
tse road, one up the road, and one from
Trbett township, otherwise denoninated
! Egypt, when the whule crowd seated them
sel.ss on the fence. Presently we were
all sartled by a rumbling noise ill the dis
tame, as of the rushing of many waters,
or as artillery running over the stony
stree; and it was whispered from mouth
TO mmth, they come they come three
bundled thousand strong. Etill the noise
grew cuder and louder, until horse and
carriage containing the would be Pro-
thonoary from Miffiin, rolled into the
crowd, when there was such a greeting
and hand shaking all around the three as
only the faithful. know. Soon the con.
yersa'ion turned to prospects of election
and the jeopardized condition of our coun-
try. Finally they commenced business
by resolving that it was not necessary to
call the meeting to order as there was not
enough present to make = noise, conse-
qaeutly they would have secret session,
aud as for going into the school house it
was resolved that having been so long in
darkness ii they would come to the light
now 1t might reveal some OF their evil
actions VIZ, (the Miflin Convention. y
It was also resoiced that having been So
long deprived Of the liberty Of free speech
that they would no, speak now for spite.
The preliminaries of organization being
completed they appointed committee OF
the whole three to draft resolutions OF
which the following is a copy.
ReSoiced, That it is the belief of the
Democratic party that the war is a failure
except that part We are carrying on down
at Memphis and New Orleans which is
going on g!oriousIy.
Resoieed, That in lion. Hiester CIV.
mer we recognize true Patriot and .
Soldiers friend. Although be did do all
he could to deprive them of their right
to vote and consequently tried tc degrade
them to the level of Negroes and also
voted in the -ta,e Senate agaiust raising
their pay from $500 to $1,000 per
month, consequently many sol iier families
had to 90 without their bread and mea,
and without necessary clothing. Then
dear soldiers, you were Lncola's .Iirelines
AID cut-throats, uow you are Democratic
citizens and should vote for Hon. Hester
Ciymer the soldiers friend.
EeSolced, That all soldiers that desert
ed the army, and all citizens that sledad-
died to Canada, hid in the mountains or
resisted the draft in any way, should vote
with the party that eu'iced them to desert
and protected them against arrest and
GualIy got judicial decision in their ia,
vor.
Resoieed, That we are in favor Of peace
at all times except there is a chance to
kill few negroes or raise rio., after
passing the foregoing resolutions unani.
NOUS y, the crowd dispersed 70 their res.
peetive homes aud the would be Pro:hon
otar took up his lodging in the country
for the night.
Il. N.