Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-01-15
Democratic Club sfestius..-Ap adjourned

urday evening. January llth for the purpose ofper
fecting its organization The meeting was called
to order by Hon VIM M. Piau, President pro- tenn.
and the report Of the Committee, appointed at the
previous meeting to draft By. Laws, was called for
The COMMITTEES, through their chairman, reported
the following Bylaws which were read and
adopted;
The regular meetings of this Club shall be the
last Saturday in each month (Or Oftener, ut the call
of the President and Executive Conmittee) at z
o'clock P. M; at which, there may be political dis
cusslons reading of essHys &c.
1t shall be the duty of the President to preside at
all meetings Of the Club, to preserve order Of the
Vice President to preside in the absence Of the Pres
dent of the Secretary to record the proceedings Of
the Club, and to preserve all books and papers be-
longing to the same of the Treasurer, to receive
and disburse all funds belonging to the Club, TO
keep account thereof and TO make report thereof
/ from time to time as the Club may order.
The duties Of the Executive Committee shall con-
tist in circulating Democratic newspapers, &C., in
arranging the time and places for all public meet
IDgs, securing speakers and otherwise carrying out
the objects Of the organization, as the Club may
direct.
The first business in order after tn assembling Of
the Club (unless otherwise drected) shall be the
reading of the Constitution and Bylaws. The Pres
ident shall then give general invitation to all pres
I ent mot already meIDGers) to become embers Of
the Club BY signing the Ii shall also be the
duty of each member of this Club to induce many
persons possible to become members Of this organ
iZatiOn.
/ All moneys, for defraying expenses of the Club,
shall be raised by assessment subscription from
time to time ito be paid out by the Treasurer as the
| Club may direct
After the adoption of the By Laws, the next bust
ness in order being the election o: officers the Club
preceded to the election which resulted in the
choice of the following named persons for the ensu-
J ing year:
President-HoN WN. NJ. PIArr.
Vice Presidept-THoMAs OsrERHoUr.
! Seeretary-ALvIS DAY.
| Treasurer-HARvEY SIcKLER.
! Executive COMMUNICATIONS r. r. LITTLE, WIZ.
B OvERFIELD, ESQ., and J. P. LODERIck.
Mr.. Little being called for arose, adverted to the
present situation of the two great parties of the
country. The Democratic party had outlved all
the requiems and obituaries pronounced by the Rad
icas during the past six years. Instead of being
/ dead and buried, had been often repeated in
the past II had, by fixed adherence to principles
which nerer die; struggled through the storms
of fanatcism and passion until the clouds
| breaking away, and calm reason again asserting
its sway among the people, and triumph was again
peIching upon the standards of the DensOeracy in
every State where free elections were allowed The
radicals who for years had been dctatofia and def
ant, confessing more strongly, If possible,
by their acts than their words tho utter weakness of
themselves and their cause, by nAnItesting much
anxiety to place in nomination n man who on all
the great questions of the day, either had no opin
ions ALL if he had hal not the courage to make
them kDown-who kept up stubborn reticeucc up
on questions of vital importance to the nation
While. according to Gen, Grant, (for it was to him
that Mr.. L. aIuded) all the honors due to him as a
persistent nd stubborn military leader he thought
other traits of character and qualities of mind were
far more important in the chief magistrate Of
long niegoverncd country. That principles should
be more important nov than epauletts or the magic
Of name. Mr.. La remarks were well received
and highly applaudsd,
The President called for the reading of the Con-
.titntion, after which q general invitation was ex-
tended to all present (who subscribed to the princ
pies set fortb) to become members of the Club by
signing the Constitution aud By Laws
On motion the proceedings of the Club we're d.
rect.d to be published in the Wyoming Democrat.
On motion the Club adjourned to meet at the
Court House the last Saturday in this month Mt
o'clock P. NJ notice of which directed to be
given through the columns of the Democrat
wx NJ PIATT, Pres
! -HOS OSTERHOCT, Vice Pres.
ALVIN DAY, See'y.
Nicholson Correspondence.
NICHOLSON, Jan l3, 1868.
| Ifit was not for the excitement growing
out of the temperance question, or more pror-
! erly speaking, :! the Good TeInplar question:
/ there would not be sufficient interest for a
communication at this time, from this place.
The course which has been pursued for
! some months past, by portion Of :he Order,
has had he effect Of producing much hard
feeling among many Of our citizens which no
doubt will continue tor a long time. The
grea. Templars' meeting held here on the
9th, has by no means had the Iffrct uf recon
cling the rancor heretofore existing. There
were a number Of distinguished lecturers
FROM different portions Of our Country who
took part in speaking. IL was said there
were some 35 leading spirits Of The Tempar
organization among them, U. V. Mace, who
was chosen chairman, DR.. Virgil, w. +.
Little aud others represented the county Of
Wyoming The meeting was held IN the
| Methodist Church. There were q goodly
number IN attendance, including men, women
] ana cnlIuTrU-'Out very icH bOftNtE HHo were
not identified in some way with the order.
! Rev. Davidson, he great " mOgul" or State
lecturer, being the main speaker, lead off,
HIS address was well received, except thai
part wherein he accused the anLi>templars of
being barn burners, &c, making a stirring
appeal to keep on and fight the battle of lem
perance, if the whiskyi:es shot them IN the
>treets. Int!mating that some Of the Order
may die in that way, especially in this cnun-
~. Beautiful language for Rev. refOrmer
I The Rev. Mr.. Arms, pastor of the Preshyte.
rian church, folowe1 with his puritanical ed
/ ucation, procIamIng himself TO be teacher
! Of morals, but not in possession of that extra
commandment gwen out by our Savior, viz
charity. His advice being to do-as he does
have Ioth.ng 10 do with anu>temperance
men, either by worl or deed, and do without
I the necessaries Of life rather than deal with
! them.
| If that is the course to be taken in pr0mot-
ing the temperance cause, or anY other retor-
n.atlon, and carried by such, il strikes me
that the Rev. gentlemen had better never
come to thus place, as the most Of cur good
/ o.. onIa hava ham t.noht christiauitv in n dIls