Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-08-31
SIX UNDRED FREEMEN IN
COUNCIL!!
COpperheadisln Eeebuked

COpperheadisln Eeebuked
On Monday evening last Mokelumne Hill
was the scene OF one of the largest and most
enthusiastic demonstrations in favor of right,
justice, and free government. that we ever
witness d. Wagons laden with people bear
ing banners, came into town from different
portions OF the county, and as they drove
through the streets they made the welkin
ring with cheers for Gorham and the Union
ticket. Men travelled for miles, on foot.
| through the heat and dust. to hear the words
of living truth, so devoted are they to the
cause. Bonires blazed. the booming of can
non shook the hills with their laundering
echoes, the streets were brilliantly illumina-
ted, while the inspiring music of the Sutter
Band mingling with the wild hurrahs of the
excited crowd, thrilled every patriotic heart
with delight. The balconies were filled with
ladies who lent their smiles and beauty to
grace the scene, and who, as the gentle sex
always has been, were anxious for the sue
cess of the party in favor of mercy and hu-
manity. The speakers stand was elegantly
decorated with evergreens and banners, while
strung across the streets and floating from
| the numerous flag stats, the star-studded
emblem of our nations might kissed the
evening breeze.
The vast assemblage was called to order
by the chairman of the County Committee,
DR.. A. IL. H9rchner, who nominated Hon.
". L. Dudley, Chairman, with the following
named gen .ilemen as Vice Presidents: Hon.
S. N. Parker. Messrs. W. II. Leavitt, Ed.
Weihe, NJ. Coleman. Ed. Taylor, A. NJ.
Harris, Henry Atwood, w. E. Darnel, A.
B. Pickering. Robert Austin and E. w.
Thomas, were chosen Secretaries. Upon
taking the stand, Mr.. Dudley made short
but eloquent speech, scoring the Copper
heads without mercy. At the conclusion of
his remarks three rousing cheers were given
for Mr.. Dudley.
The first speaker introduced was Hon. j.
P. Jones. Candidate for Lieutenant Governor
and his appearance on the stand was the
signal for loud and prolonged cheering. Mr..
Jones is an easy, fuant and graceful, as well
as forcible and eloquent speaker. As the
Copperhead orators cannot be induced to say
anything about the record of their party.
Mr.. Jones took the job off their hands and
held up the damning evidences of their par
ticipation in the rebellion before the light of
truth. He ventilated the negro and Chinese
suffrage question, and showed that it was
nothing but Coppernead trick to mislead
the people. His speech was happy COM
bination of incontrovertible argument, tell
ing hits and humorous illustrative anecdotes.
The speaker was enthusiastically applauded,
and left the stand amid the cheers of his au-
ditors and the enlivening music of the band.
Hon. A. A. Sargent was next presented to
the people, and received cordial welcome
He discussed the reconstruction measures of
Congress, ably and eloquently, and demon
strated to every reasonable man that the
Congressional policy is the only one by which
the seeded States can ever be reinstated in
the Union. He explained the proposed
Amendments to the Constitution. and urged
upon Union men the necessity of standing
by their nominees in order that they may be
ratified and become part of our fundamental
law. Mr.. Sargent handled his subject in
mastery manner, and his sentiments met
with fervid response from his listeners.
lie is too well known by the people every
where to require an eulogy from us. After
entertaining his audience for an hour and
half. he left the stand amid Scciferous cheer
ing.
Professor Lippitt was the next speaker
We have had the pleasure of listening to
nearly all of the best speakers who have been
on this coast, and in our opinion, with the
single exception of Col. E. D. Baker, no man
has ever delivered speech in Mokelumne
Hill, equal to that of Professor Lipptt's on
Monday evening last. For thrilling elo-
quence, sound logic. solid argument, elegant
| language. lofty and patriotic sentiment, pun
gent witticisms, scathing denunciations of
the enemies of our country, cutting sarcasm
and happy comparisons. with the exception
mentioned above, in our estimation Mr.. Lip
pitts speech stands unrivalled. Truths,
unanswerable and incontrovertable, flowed
from the lips of the speaker III an unbrok en-
stream. couched in language that sparkled
with gems of beautiful expressions and lucid
illustrations. It's effect upon the audience
was electrical; they were completely under
the control of the speaker. At times. carried
away by his fervid eloquence. they gave
vent to their enthusiasm in cheers at others
they listened in silence while lie depicted the
suffering, grief and desolation which dem
ocratic war has entailed upon US as nation.
He devoted his attention principally to the
Constitutional Democracy" and the rights
of the rebellious States but We are utterly
incapable of describing his speech. We
might as well attempt to paint sunbeam.
Not man left the crowd after he commenc-
ed speaking, and notwithstanding the late
ness of the hour, he was urged to ''so on. y
/ Upon the conclusion of his remarks, with
rousing cheers for Mr.. Lippitt, George C..
Gorham and the Union ticket, the meeting
! adjourned,