Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-08-08
THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

The Democracy had their first ratification
meeting at the Court House, in this place,
on Monday evening last. AS it was the first
day of court, they felt that they could rely
upon o fair attendance. The room was
about two.thirds full, one.third, at least,
being Republicans. The orators selected to
enlighten the befogged Democracy, were
Mr.. Deise, of Lock Haven, and our versatile
friend, Charley Shriner, Andy Johuson's col
lector of this district. Mr.. Dese is what is
sometimes called "a born Democrat" and
could be nothing else if he tried. He i'm
AGNES that his destiny is stump oratory, and
that he is bound to advocate the principles
of any platform the party may choose to
adopt, regardless Of all or any consequences
that may ensue. He believes, if not in the
divine right, at least in tho prescriptive
right Of his party to hold all the offices and
make the most out of them. To him it is
of little Importance who the party may
select for President, whether it be Seymour,
Pendleton, jeff. Davis or Gen. Lee, even
Salmon p. Chase, the great abolitionist,
would not be Objectionable. Mr.. Shriner is
q more versatile genius, and is firmly i'm
pressed with the belief that the chief pur
pose of politics is Office, and worships only
at the shrine in whose temple are images of
gold. Such were the orators, whose mission
was, if not to explain, to befog those
doubling Democrats, VINO could not exactly
see why Pendleton and Hancock should be
get aside for Seymour and Blair, at the spe'
cial instance and request of August Bel
mont, the foreign Jew banker and financial
leader of the New York money Democrats,
and agent for the Rothschids, of Europe.
We entered the Court House when Mr.
Dsise was already in full blast. With good
lungs and no lack of assurance, he let of
one of those speeches peculiar to his class,
without much regard to logic, or consisten
cy in the relation of facts. And if he some
times indulged in quotations, not the most
selects such as''root hog or die" and other Gle.
giant phrases it must be remembered that he
was the best judge of what suited the taste
and capacity of his fellow Democrats.
AS specimen of his feeling toward Gen.
Grant for whipping bis Democratic Southern
brethren, he commenced by declaring that
personally, he had nothing to say against
Grant, who could say nothing for himself
and when some one exclaimed that "Grant
was educated at West Point" Mr.. D. re-
piled, Eyes, and it took him ten years to
make tanner of himself" To say nothing
of the bad taste of Mr.. d. it was certainly
worse policy to attempt to cast ridicule up
on General Grant because he chose to follow
the humble occupation of tanner. 1t was
bad enough for Southern members to dc
clare on the floor of Congress, '. that 'laboreri
were only intended as the mud sills of socie
ty," but we hardly supposed that our North
ern sympathizers with the rebellion woulc
show their approval of such insulting ant
disgraceful doctrines in the presence of oul
mechanics and laborers. In tho eyes o
Wade Hampton, Forrest, Buckner and othel
rebel Generals, who represented the chivalrl
in the New York Democratic Convention
Gen. Grant is nothing but poor mechanic
who had the impudence to head the "boy!
in blue" and whip the chivalry into obedi
ence. Buckner, who surrendered to Gran
at Fort Donelson, no doubt felt indignant
and why should not his friends in the Nortl
sympathize with him. Among the numerous
false assertions he made, he slightly increas
ed the public debt, ten hundred millions o
dollars; declared that Jefferson was op
posed to the 'nigger," &c.
Among other inconsistencies, lie STATED
that every Democratic administrations hat
been controlled by the will of the people
and yet he abused Congress, who represent
the people, because they refused to surren
der their power and privileges into tn,
hands of the President, the one man power
Such are the inconsistencies of the mulist
leaders of modern Democracy, who are will
ing to surrender, even their liberties to pro
cure Office.
When Mr.. Shriner took the stand, he evi
IDENTITY felt the awkwaraness of his position
and attempted to excuse himself by telling
story related by Wade Hampton, the re5e
General, in the New York Convention. The
gist of the story was, to the effect thai
"nigger" was brought before military tri
bunal and when the commander asked him
what brought him there, Sambo said, "tht
soldiers fotched me-" and the reason why
Charley was at Seymour meeting, was
that 1.-THE Radicals fotched him." If Charley
mad been candid, he could have explained
In ioHr words the whole difficulty. "Ths
eoiiectorship fotcheG him." But Charley
Knows that he has taken voyage in sink
ing shlp' and therefore disclaims belonging
to the Seymour Democracy.