Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-09-12
COPPEE.IoHNsoN MEETING.

According to notice given through the
three Democratic papers of our borough
and by posters placed in the most conspicu-
Gus places throughout the county Copper
johnson meeting was held in The Court
House yard on Tuesday evening of last
week. Preliminary to the organization
Of the meeting, First Lieutenant Il. p.
McWiiliams, commanding company Z,
10th regiment P. V, Camp in the Field,
appointed himself committee of six to
proceed on horseback to the depot in Pat
terson and escort delegation o. Johnson
Clymer men, expected from Lewistown
over to Mifllin aud show them bis new
house recently erected on one of the back
streets. This, by far the grandest feat of
:he occasion, was accomplished by the
Lieutenant with entire satisfaction to him
self, and the delegation was escorted back
to the court yard, when the organization
# the meeting went on.
G. W Strouse called the meeting to
order, when down came the platform on
which the mote!y crew We're standing, and
, Tor time confusion reiened supreme
But order was again partly restored, aud
Bill Allison stepped forward and read as
we'll as bis muddlcd brain would permit,
list Of officers for the meeting. Lite
Edmund 5. Doty headed the list as Pres
ident. Poor Edmund, how We pitied him
as now we can say with Nasty, ''trooly
joiner has swollered the wall Edmund is
Joined to his idols. How sweet he looked
as he stood on that platform between Bill
Davis and Bill All;son--a thora between
two roses-thc rich fragrance Of their
breath must have been refreshing. Like
Nasoy, we don't suppose he would have
traded places with an angel, even up
Well, Mr.. Doty made speech. tie
claimed to be rec0nstrucled-w thought
he was after that scene on the platform
he affected tears at the event he just pass
cd through and compared it to the scene
in the l4th Of August Convention when
Massachusetts, and South Carolina walked
ann in arm. At this point Nj Do:y vas
overcome, his e!es-sioppei over and he
retired.
The next speaker was ex Mayor Yaux.
He spoke at great length but never once
alluded to the Democratic pariy; in lact
Que would have thought he never heard
of such al organization. lie was follow
ed by Edgar Cowan an ardent upholle,
Of My Policy He evidently remem-
bered speech he made in ne same place
some years since, the ghost Of which
haunted him and he became so troubled
that he broke down after a short harrangue
and gave way TO one Charley Shriper who
commenced by informing the audience
that he was from Jnion coulty-;hat lie
was and Gilrays haa been Republican,
and as such supported President John.
sons policy--lhat he was the Collector Of
tbs district and he knew if he would not
be for johnson that Andy would be far
aeHst him and woudnot give him his daily
Bread and Butter" He TOO made
telling speech in ali of which he forgot to
say anything about the rhdie that had
Just been swallowed up-all but the tail.
But Charley was overcome by his effort
and retired to take a drink.
Loud calls were now made for Wallace,
". \. Wallace, the immacula,e-:he
Chairman of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee. After continued calls
that gentleman appeared upon the stand.
and from his manner we judged his dan
der was up. lie didu't like the idea of
Jonah swallowing the whale. He appeal
ed to the audience as 4 Democratic audi
ence be had come there as a Democrat
and intended to 20 away as one he had
heard number of speeches from men
who had formally been Democrats, and
yet not one word was said in behalf
Of Hester Clymer; he ignored the ex-
istence Of johnson party, and appealed
to Democrats to stand by the old land
marks. Mr. Wallace retired amidts the
cheers of the audience, showing plainly
that hi; remarks were appreciated and
that Jonah had failed in his efforts to
swallow the whale, as the tail end-the
portion of which Mr.. Wallace is evidently
part-was still sticking out.
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