Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-09-30
Democratic Meeting In Beaver
THE BLOOMSBURY BAND IN ATTENDANCE.
SPEEC BY CLARK AND FREEZE.


SPEECHES BY CLARK AND FREEZE.
The Democracy of the south side Of the
river held 9 large and enthusiastic meeting
at tho public house of B. h. Zarr, in Bea.
yer Valley, Columbia County, ON Friday
aftern ,on last. Beaver, Blorin, Locus.
Main. M;f;l.n. aul oacpscreek mwu,hip,
were wgl icpro.tJttj ~ i"mt uf ~ ilnDcrs,
at this nieetu,2 The g,eat crowd com
mence1 gathering .hn2 astJn! lock, tbs
time for he Gcakng, and by II NJ tho
largest number of people. composed Of nicn,
women. and children, Of all ages ever Us.
senblcd in that end Of the county, were ut
the Beaver Valley Hotel. Tie deep inter
est felt in the campaign, and the opportuni.
ty Of seeing aud hearing the Bloomsbury
Band execute some Of its choice national
airs, together with the announcement that
Robert l., Clark, Esq, once \ strong and
consistent Republican,, and Col. John q.
Freeze, the wel-known and acknowledged
able stump speaker Of the County, were to
make speeches, had the effect Of drawing
this unusually large. crowd Of people to the
meeting. The whole country seemed arous-
ed. and turned out in mass.
The Bloomsburg Band, accompanied by
the speakers and several other gentlemen of
well known Democratic proclivities, started
for the meeting at past 10 O'Clock a. w.
and arrived on the ground between the
hours Of one and two y. III. This dclera-
ton was greeted with cheers along the road;
the people being highly gratifed at its ap-
pcarance. and greatly delighted with the
music
vi; Z,rr had served up and in readiness
for tho Band and others, on their arrival, Il
mns' splendid Inner, of which all partook
, 10 their pcrii.rt ,;ii.f,rti.n.
Just before ,hc organization of the meet
ing, straight, thrifty, hickory pole was
raised in trout of the hotel, throwing to the
breeze ut the same time beautiful iiag,
bearing the names Of our standard. bearers,
SEYMOUR and BLAIR. At the sight Of
these names three rouSiug cheers were
given.
The meeting came to order by appointing
the following gentlemen officers:
Presidcnt-CIIARLES I. MANN.
Vice Presidents Dreisbach John
Hotes, j. Bredbender, Isaac KlingcrmaD,
VIM. X. Longcnberger, Daniel Hansinser
Christ. Sbun,an.
Secretaries Stephen Michael, Joseph
Mocks, Stephen Lchr, ALEU- Mann.
The officers of the meeting being seated,
the President announced US the fr,t speaker
Robert f. Clark, ESQ, who stepped forward
upon the platform, aud after the applause
had subsi,led, by which he was received, he
commenced and delivered most telling and
impressive speech showing up in clear
terms the deception, rlismanagcuIcnt, and
wickedness OF the now opposition party. bet
ter known as ''the Radicals" " lie spoke at
length, right from the book, as the COM
mon saying is, just what he knew 10 be facts.
His speech made good impression on the
Democrats, as well as those Republicans
who formerly acted with him in politics.
Few speakers are listened to with rs much
interest As Mr.. Clark. At the close, as well
as during his remarks, he was greatly ap-
plauded.
The next speaker introduced was Col. J.
q. Freeze, who made capital speech. lie
waded into the corruption practiced in our
State Departments at Harrisburg, exhibiting
to the people the rccklessness and cxtrava-
gance that has been carried on by the Rali-
Gals since the advent Of that party. He
also exposed the unconstitutional and inia-
nous acts Of Congress. proving in logical
aud ar2umcntativc manner that the present
Congress, should not be sustained, and that
their acts should be condemned at the polls,
as he sincerely hoped and believed they
would. So interesting were Mr.. Frceze's
remarks, Notwithstanding the lateness Of the
day and the disagreeableness of the weather,
he held that great crowd for nearly an hour,
to the entire satisfaction Of the audience, as
evidenced by the rounds of applause given
at the close. FIR the speaker and the Demo
cratic canli'!ate-.
Th" Suni II ",,ur.cl mot evr.'''n' .;c
~ d. .''.'.- ~ ,",h s'.,..'ri,.'r; ari .h cti
2sn' al t'.t.s, rr;or., Dis! a,p:; i,'g"r2
thaG.t, - :D% ,e,t,talr5n t'f ,'Iti, s,.,l :r.-
VIC auai - .T"at . ".n,',4' l,,aG.
The Gani Grj ,,'c''..uf5 wc,G cutegtaiu"d
for the right at ,hc Beaver Valley Hotel.
The next morning all started on their way
fer Miillinvi!lc to meet another engagement.
CHARLES +. MANN, Prcs't.
STEPHEN MICHAEL, ct al, Secs.
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