The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-09-12
AUBURN MASS MEETING.

Early last week the alive and victorious
Democracy Of Auburn began making ar.
rangements for the erection Of Flag staff.
Flag, Banner, Burgee, and the holding Of a
Mass Meeting on Saturday, and Saturday
evening last. Early in the week one 80 foot
Flag, one o foo. Flag, and one Burgee, or
streamer, sky feet in length, arrived from
San Francisco. In the meantime a double
banner % feet long and 8 feet wide had been
prepared and painted, bearing the following
inscription on both sides: Seymour and
Blair Democratic Nominees for President
and Vice President" On Friday evening,
all things being ready, the main-mast was
raised on the Plza, and secured in position.
On Saturday evening the top mast was run
up and Everything secured aud completed in
the most handsome and substantial manner,
by the aid of some Dem ocra,ic sailor boys
and former seafaring men. 10 the mean
time another flag and pole had been raised
at the Club room, aud the banner had been
swung to the breeze across Main street above
the buildings Of Robt. Gordon and Ell.
Walsh. The 80 foot flag and 60 foot bur.
gee were run up on the main flagstaff, on
the Plaza, at about o'clock amidst the fir
ing Of guns, and shouts, and cheers for Sey.
mour and Blair. There were no mistakes,
errors, or accidents from the first commence,
msnt to the tiuaI closing Of the whole pro-
gramme, including the meeting, but all
went along as smoothly and regular as clock
work, giving to the Democracy glorious
foretaste of our easy and triumphant election
Of Seymour and Blair in November next, and
TO our Mongrel opponents timely forewsrn.
ing Of the bitter cup the white men of the
land will force them to drink to the dregs for
their past aoomiuable, disgusting political
crimes
THE MEETING.
At about 8 o'clock in the evening the
whole Plaza was alive with people, full Of
enthusiasm, who had gathered during the
afternoon from the surrounding country and
precincts to do honor to the occasion and
listen to the words Of wisdom and truth
After the lighting Of bonires and firing Of
rockets, the meeting was called to order by
Judge Il. G. Poland, when on motion Joseph
WaIkup was elected Chairman; DIR. D. G.
Turney, Secretary, and Coleman Wilkes, COL
VIM. Mcclure, JAMES Moore, Judge Poland,
II. w. Starr and A. G. Neil we're cleo ted
Vice Presidents. After some appropriate re-
marks by the President and three cheers for
Seymour and Blair, DR.. Tayl Tor Of Sacramen.
to being loudly called for, came forward and
was introduced as the first speaker. The
DR.. was received with great applause, and
proceeded to deliver an able, argumentativs,
and eloquent address. The DR.. was listened
TO by the immense crowd with profound a..
teulion, aud was greeted with frequent OUT
bursts of rap,urous applause Our space will
not permit us to do justice to the Dr's. ex.
CclIeut spocCu, duu tucItlOT6 We Will uOL ~
tempt 10 give even a synopsis Of it. 1t WAS
beyond question one Of the best speeches Of
the campaign. Gen. 10 Hamilton was next
called for and made ono Of bis best efforts,
and when we have said this all will UNDER
stand that i, was mastery and unanswerable.
The large audience listened to the speeches
for more than three hours, with relish and
satisfaction rarely ever found in public as.
senbIagcs. The meeting was by threefold
the arges, and most enthusiastic of the cam
pagn 10 Auburn. At the conclusion OF the
speeches the meeting adjourned with three
cheers for the speakers, three for the flag,
three for the pole, three for the streamer,
three for our candidates, etc. This year tho
Democracy do
Come as the winds come when forests are rended,
Come as the waves come when navies are strand
ed"