Indiana American., 1868-10-02
Gen. Bennett at Golfers Conner.
Golfers CORNER, Sept 18th.

Golfers CORNER, Sept 18th.
Mr.. Editor,-0ur meeting on last
Friday evening was success, in the
strictest sense Of the term. The church
was filed to oyerfowing, the people were
enthusiastic, and Gen'l Bennett, imbibipg
the same spirit, entertained us for two
hours in one of his most happy efforts at
public speaking. II was amusing to see
some of our Democratic friends writhiDg
and squirming beneath the seorchipg
lash of his telling eloquence. He ex-
posed in an able manner the horrible
crimes and the atrocious double-dealinss
practiced by the Democratic leaders.
Such was the effect of these startling
truths, Of his earnest appeals, that when
he invited the audience to rise up in evi.
dence of their determination to stand by
our county aud our countrys brave de-
tenders, every lady and nearly every man
spraDg to their feet, among whom were
several who have been claimed by the
Democracy-oDe young man, who had
been a soldier, declaring "he could not
vote the Democratic ticket after hearing
such a speech as that"
We think you need have no fears with
regard to Old Bath. She will do her
part in October aud November cheerfully,
nobIy, aud faithfully.
The Democratic meeting here on Satur-
day afternoon, appointed for the lion.
z. r. Cory and Col. Bemusdatfer, came
near resulting as their meeting did at
Brookyille on Thursday evening last-in
a complete failure Although the speak.
ing was announced to begin ut one o'clock
they waited until about three, hoping
somebody would come, but twas no use
they dida't come; and Col. Bemusda fer
had to say his pece TO about ifty or sixty
persons all told. of whom probably forty
were voters, and half of these were
Republicans. One OF his great truths will
suffice TO show the tenor of his speech.
lie gave the expense of the Government
for the last three years in tico statements.
lie first said 'thst our expenses for I'll e
last three years had been over fourteen
handred miiiion dollars" then ia comparing
the yearly expense of Buehanan's admin.
istration with ours, said OURS was three
hundred and thirty million dollars on
nRaiiy, making the total expense for three
years aine kmdred and Ninety million dol
lars. Thus you see the small difference
OF four hundred aud ten miLiioa dollars in
the two statements We can only account
for this glaring mistake by supposing that
he obtained the figures in one statement
from ValIsudighams speeches, aud the
other from the La Crosse Democrat There
was not cheer given for the speaker, nor
for any of their eau didates. The only
feeling manifested during the entire pro-
ceeding was when the speaker mentioned
some members of Congress as having
been absent from their seats on certain
occasion, one of whom was g. w. Julian.
The speaker said he supposed Mr.. Julian
was iu some nigger grocery. At this one
or t,co opened wide their Hy.traps aud
forced out few big ha has. 1t began to
sprinkle rain about this time: the Col.
closed his speech, and the Hon. q. Il.
Cory (glad, We expect, of an excuse,) de-
clined speaking, and the small squad
silently aud gloomily dispersed fhe
glorious news from Vermont and Maine
seems to have deadened all the enthusiasm
Of 1.-THE faithful in these parts.
Yours for the right, BATH.