Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-10-06


Gags, &c.
Loyal League, Of Sunbury,
Drum Corps,
Milton Delegation,
Band,
Lewisburg Delegation,
Band,
Dry Valley Delegation,
Band,
Georgetown and other Delegations, coming by Nor.
thern Central Railroad)
Band,
Shamokin and Mt. Carmel Delegations,
Upper and Lower Augusta, Rush, and other Dele
cations in wagons, de-,
Band,
Northumberland and Chilisquaque Delegations.
In the procession were numerous banners, &c,
with appropriate notices On one wns design, rep
resenng hungry men at a feast, with the following
superscription :-"only give bread and butter,
and we will swallow the niger" Another repre-
sented "My Policy" with loaf of bread and r roll
of butter, and above it lifted axe Another had a
live 'coon' in the branches of tree. Several 1.-Two
''ducks" held aloft in cages, were carried in the
procession.
! The procession then moved over the following
route:
Form in Market street, right resting on Second
street
| Up Second to Arch;
| Down Arch to Front;
Down Front to Walnut;
Up Walnut TO Fourth;
| Up Fourth to Chesnut;
Down Chestnut TO Second
Up Second to Race;
Up Race TO Fourth
Down Fourth to Market
Down Market to the Square.
On the return of the procession to Market Square
the meeting organized by the rejection Of the
following officers:
PreSident-Denjamin Strickler, Esq.
Wee PreSidsntS-Stephen Bitenbender, +. NJ.
Frick, WIN. F. Nagle, Geo McClees Jonathan Hoo
yer, f. C. Hanna, VIM. Deppin Andrew Yenger,
John Bingeman, Chas. B. Boyer, Jacob F. Muench,
Solomon Martz, James Forester, Benjamin Hoover,
John Sterner, Benjamin Heffner, Joseph Sharplcss,
J. W. Wright, C. B. Smith, W II. Leghou, Jesse
| Yocur, Norman Butler, Daniel d Lake, A. Recber,
John Mccormick Capt. S. Bryson, John L. Watson
Christian Griner, David Mcclure, John " Martin
Wm. Hood, A. j. Guffy, William Cameron, Captain
Ammons DR. Rookie, Capt NJ. Noyinger, Dr. Brow
er, and VIM T. Wagenseller.
Secretaries-L H. Funk, II. B. Masser, Owen NJ
Fowler, John Yo6ngman, and Samuel John.
Gen. Joseph W Fisher, of Lancaster county, was
then introduced The General commenced by say.
ing that be felt a more than ordinary interest in
speaking to the people Of his native county Beside,
he recognized among them soldiers who belonged to
two companies, from Northumberland and Milton, }
which formed part of his regiment. The General,
speech was addressed principally to tho 'Boys in
Blue" and was we'll received
Prof Henry W. Adams, formerly Of New York
but now resident Of Chisquaquc township, in this
county, next addressed the meeting His speech was
an able one, and well received by the audience
During the speech of Mr.. Adams, q second stand vas
erected from which Judge Helfenstein was intro.
duced by J. B. Packer, Esq. short time after a
third stand was organized from which A r. Fiske,
Esq, the Union candidate for Assembly, mado an
able and telling speech lie was followed at the sam
stand by the Hon George F. Miller, the Union can.
didste for Congress in spirited speech.
After Mr., Adams had concluded his speech from
the main stand Hon. Wm. II. Armstrong, of vii.
Transport made an able argument in favor of the
Congressional policy
AS it was after o'clock many of the dele
cations left for home. About this timc the mail train
arrived, and with it came Hon. Edward McPhcrfon
and Professor Leo Miller, of Rochester, NY
DIR. Doane immediately mounted the platform
and in short time had large audience lie com
meneed BY consratulatins on the large and spri
ted meeting assembled and remurkc ed that nctwith
E standing most of the delegations had left and thu
l meeting was dispersed he had assembled before him
In less than three minutes, over thousand persons
This he said, the spirit all over the State an,
he confidently believed Gen. Geary would bo elected
. by majority of fifty thousand.
The meeting then adjourned to "a O'Clock in tn
. evening.
Q In the evening grand Torchlight Parade wa
: gotten Up, under the auspices of the Union Leayu
e and Boys in Blue. At least Eve hundred person
in the procession and as II moved through GU
principal streets with the banners flags, transparen
ces, bands and drum corps, the appearance wa
i grand aud imposing. After marching through sew,
> raj of the streets, the boys with their torches Ii
assembled in front of the Court House, where larg
d crowd had already collected.
i Hon. Edward Mcpherson was then introduced, an
was listened to with marked attention for more tha
d an hour. He showed most conelusivsly that ever
IS good citizen and patriot who loved his country, W,
bound to sustain the Congressional policy in opp
VI sitOn to the One-man policy of the President
Professor Leo Miller was then introduced, wi
J. spoke until nearly 10 o'clock in a very able an
Is effective manner. His speech was listened to vii
d marked attention BY the largest assemblsge we ev
o saw at a night meeting, outside the cities.
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