Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30
Correspondence.
TREvoRToN, Sent. 25, 1871

TREvoRToN, Sept. 25, 1871.
Mr.. EDIToR.-Funny things will happen eve
rywhcre, and Trevorton is no exception to the
general rule. 1t had been announced for some
time that on the 22G of September the W. i. AS
sociation would have their annual parade az this
place-that they would turn out 1900 strong, and
show to the gentiles and the ''unfaithfu,' that
they are yet mighty and u powerful fraterni-
ty, and no doubt frightcn and scare the ''black-
legs" as they please to call those who are indc-
pendent enough to work Independent, out of the
place. Well the day arrived, and the w. B. A.
arrived. The first delegation was halfdrunken
fop coming up from the depot to Campbells cor
ncr. where he leaned against a hitching post and
tried to yell, but his voice being so far drowned
in ten cent in .piration, he made noise similarto
that of young raven with food in its mouth.
Next came the full delegations from Shamukin,
Mt. Carmel, and all the upper collierics, includ-
ing part of Schuylkill county, and we will con-
ccdc to them that ut first sight it looked rather
respectable as they came down the railroad on II
long train of platform cars, fixed up for the Oc-
casion. They .sot OIL the ears and formed in pro-
ccssion $50 strong, and paradcd the principal
streets Of the town with some music, II number
of banners, and flag with nine stripcs-was it
| an Irish hagi Next on the programme was
drinking until about | O'Clock, y. m., when the
drummcrs were detailed to go about town, and
drum them out of the saloons to the old foundry
to listen to II few Irish haranguers in the interest
| of the Irish Roman Catholic Goldfish tckrt.
'Spaches" over and ears ready to take them
home, drummcrs were again sent out about the
,aoous rs before, when it was asceruined that
some were So ''wcak in the knees thai ii became
| necessary To detail number Of tight hand and
| left hand supporters to escort them TO the depot
In the mean time two of the "lnthIul'' from
$ ome one of the upper places; handled each other
50 roughly, that it became necessary to have Il
| physician, and there being no Irish doctor about
there was no alternative but to call IN DR.. New
baker, who responded to the cali, ana "iiXcd
| them up again. After they got on the cars,
and the train got in motion, and having given
several wells, they 'fnrgot that they were brcth-
| rem, and remembered, lri-hman like. that the
usual amount of fighting was not done, they
commenced II row among themselves, and knock
cd each other off the cars, hats and men fym" in
| every direction, until the front cal was nearly
| empticd. The engineer seeing that nc was cut
short IN his 'preciOus freight stopped the train
and allowed them to pick themselves up again,
when of he went with them to their respective
| homes. The number present would have made
| respectable township meeting, but to look up
| on 1t as the strength OF the W. Is. y. of North
umberland county it looked rather slim.
| As already stated, they numbered by actual
count CSC in procession of these there were, at
n low estimate, 200 schoolboys, leaving $50 men
| OF 2l years and upwards (; now make another de-
duction of, At low estimate, $50 Schuylkil
county men, and unnnturalizod Irishlncn, and
We tiad their strength, among those present TO be-
| ut the most liberal calculation, 300 voters of
| Northumberland county yet they allowed ,hat
between Gallagher and Newhakcr, Mr.. Gala CHER
was the ''iutelliSenterest' of the two, and must
| be voted for.
Now, Mr.. Editor, and readers OF The s'Ameri-
can," IL we have sunk so Tar beneath the stan.
dard of true Amoricanism as TO assist in putting
men in high positions TO dominccr over us and
our postcrty, who are members of, or pledged
To sect as intolerant as the Irish Roman Catho-
lie have shown themselves to be, in almost every
age of the church, aud but few weeks ago in
tho great American metropolis, then we might
as well lay down.ou hands ut once, aud say be-
gone American liberties, We acquicsce in Goldfish
rule. AMERlCUS.