Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-19
Grand Union Demonstration ]


The Presidential campaign. for Grant and
Colfax was opened in Calaveras on Satur-
day evening last. in this place, by Hon. A.
a.. Sargent. Union nominee for Congress for
the Second district. The frss demonstra-
ton upon the eneuiy's works : bold. vigor-
Gus and telling assault-has becn made. and
blow viii succeed blow until the she'll Of
Democracy is finally crushed to atoms by the
weight of public opinion on the Sd of No
vember next. The town presented an enliv-
ening appearance On Saturday evening last.
The principal streets were brilliantly illumin-
ated, bon6res blazed, while laundering peais
from the "Union" gun reused the enthusi-
asm of tina large concoursc Of Republicans
who had assembled to listen TO the eloquent
speaker, and sounded the death knell of
the crest-fallen. despondent. Democracy
The stars and stripes fonted proudly in the
breeze, waving Its silken folds in triumph
over those who fought, and will vote, to pre-
serve every star in its azure field. Ths bal
comics were crowded with ladies, who are
ever ready to espouse the cause of union,
their presence leading an additional charm
to the scene. The speakers stand was taste
fully decorated with banners. evergreens
etc., and as whole. Mokelumne Hill never
looked brighter. When the strains of mar
tial music had subslded, the meeting was
called to order by Hon. James Barclay.
Chairman of tine County Committee. who.
after few appropriate remarks. presented
the names of the following gentlemen as off,
GERS of the meeting: W. K. Boucher, ESQ.
President Messrs. Norton, Burce, Dunning,
Patterson, Disbrow and Whittridge. Vice
Presidents; C.. A. Dudley, Esq. Secretary.
Hon. A. A. Sargent was then introduced to
the audience by the President. and was re-
ceived with loud shouts of welcome Mr.
Sargent delivered a sound. logical, solid, ar
gumentative and pointed address of nearly
two hours duration. which was listened to
with rapt attention throughout. His remarks.
panoplied with the invulnerable armor of
truth, carried conviction straight to the hearts
of all those in sound of his voice, and even
hardened Democrats were forced to admit
that his arguments we're unanswerable. He
refuted the Democratic falsehoods in relation
to the national debt, and showed that the
war and its succeeding inconvenience are d.
rectly chargeable to the Democratic party.
The Northern wing of that party-the Cop
perheads-encouraged their allies of the
South while the war was in progress, and
the reins of Government in the hands of the
surviving rebels. He reviewed the Reconstruc-
ton Acts of Congress and vindicated the
course that body has taken in restoring the
seeded States to their position in the Union.
Mr.. Sargent unmasked the true position of
the Janus faced Democracy--the Southern
wing of that hypocritical organization being
at present actively engaged in forming Dem
ocratic Negro Clubs" while their Northern
brethren are holding up their hands in holy
horror, and proclaiming in agonizing accents
that the Union Republican party is in favor
of "negro suffrage Mr.. Sargent went
over the entire ground at issue between the
parties, handling the various subjects in a
masterly manner. fully explaining the policy
which either party will pursue if successful.
Mr.. Sargent indulges in no invective. but
discusses the issues before the people fairly,
dispassonately, and without resorting to
Such speeches as he de-
livered here make converts to the Union
cause. He was enthusiastically applauded.
and when the audience dispersed it was with
a strengthened determination to ''stand by
the party which stands by the flag"