The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-09-19
THE MEETING.

named gentlemen were appointed as per>
mancnt officers OF
THE MHErSG.
Prest,-JNo. BUcnANAN--W Waynesburg.
Vtce Prestdents.-Samuel Scott, Simon
lsinehart, Marion tp.; DR.. Sam'l Doddi
Franklin tip Bowen Ross, Dunkard tp. ;
1t. John NJ. Crawford, Monongahela
tp.; Jonah Woods, Carm:chaels Bor-
ough, Thomas Crago, Cumberland tp,;
Josephus II. Morris, Greene tp.; Capt.
Bender Jefferson tp.; Jacob Rush, Nor.
gan tip; Sllas Tharp Washington tp.;
Thomas PATTERSON Morris tip; Harvey
Braddock Richhill ,p,3 John Rodgers
Centre tp.; Vincent Smith Jackson tp.;
Geo. llnerman Alleppo tp.; Peteri Moore
Springhill tp; Dr. jacob Shriver GIL
more tp; Elijah Strosnider Wayne tp.;
Samuel Hudson Whitley tp.; james l.
Donley Ferry tp.
w. I. II. Minor, J. e Ssyers Sec'ys.
Just here, the crowd being 80 great,
it was found necessary to erect another
stand for the accommodations of those
who were enabled to near from the one
Accordingly this was done and whilst
the meeting progressed, MIR. Tnos. BIG
HAM, from Pittsburgh, addressed por,
ton of tho multitude from stand on
Campbells corner, His speech we were
unable to hear bu; from the plaudlts OF
his audience we presume they were ans
ply entertained.
Mr. BUCHANAN before entering upon
the duties OF his Office delivered one Of
his short but pointed addresses, return,
ed his thanks for the honor bestowed
upon him, and introduced to his hearers
Hon. w, w. KrrcIIuM of Luzerne Go =,
who was received with great enthusiasm.
After the excitement had subsidized Mr..
ketchum delivered speech near two
hours in length, Eaborately and clear
ly he solved the great problems of the
day. Reviewing the course of the Presi
dent and Congress, Ee presen' ca in its
true light the dangers of the policv be-
ing pursued by the former, and the wise
and stable plan Of restoration proposed
| by the latter. AT the close Of his ad-
dless and during its recital Mr.. Ke,ch.
um was vociferously applauded by his
audience.
The President then introduced Col.
BLACKMAN, of Ohio, rs the next speaker.
The Colonel's appearance was the signal
for loud and prolonged cheering He
said"boys have heard that yell before,
but it was under different circulnstan-
ccS " lie contrasted the present feeling
OF copperheads for soldiers,t to that shown
oy them during the war AMI eShorted
them not TO be beguied by their treach
erous smiles now. Altogether it was
mastery expose, and from the hearty
assent shouted 10y his blue coated hear
crs we do not miss,judge when we say
that they accepted his good advice.
Hon Gro. V LAWRENCE, was next
loudly called for, and coming forward
Mr.. Lawrence administered the most
scathlng rebuke to his enemips and mall
iguels that we have ever yet he, ri
hun make. lie proved explicitly and
conclusively the falsity OF the reports
concerning him, and concluded by show.
ing up the braggadoca iudulged in by
the opposite party IN this county,
telling them that sunless they defeated
him hers by 1900 majority he would
be their representatives," AT the con-
clusion of Mr.. Lawrehce's remarks the
meeting adjourned with terrific "thrce
times three" for Congress- and Tho Ir,;o,