Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

cushioned and covered with crimson SILK.
Large mirrors, richly ornamented, sur
rounded the platform, and the folds of a
hundred rich satin flags inscribed "Univer-
sal Liberty, without law or order, stint or
limit" floated and rustled over this scene ;
soft Turkey carpet of bright pink and
rich Tyrian blue skillfully and tastefully
blended, some 500 yards square, said to
have cost the New Y ork taxpayers several
millions of dollars, covered the green sward
on which were great numbers of costly
sofas of various silk and satin coverings,
of the most costly colors to accommodate
all that large multitude. All these costly
articles, that added such enchanting beau
ty to the scene had been sent on the day
before by Tweed 81 Co.
Added to all this were the 500 cages of
wonderful beauty and most delicate struc-
ture containing the immense and costly
collection of the rarest and most highly
priced singing birds-suspended about the
platform and on tie trees over the ground,
adding their picturesque interest to this
fairy scene.
Then the costumes of the prominent par
ty added still more interest to this novel
scene. All of the leading men wore large
chapeaus, or cooked hats, covered with q
profusion of gold lace, and mounted with
feathers of the bird of Jove. Tweed wore
regimentals, richly ornamcnted with yell
low and scarlet-the coat navy blue, and
small clothes bright yellow. Hall and
Connely wore similar costume. Judge
Scott wore similar chapcau, but in some
what strange taste wore an immense red
wig and long black gown and in one
hand large broad sword and in the 9TH
er q scale on one side engraved equal and
exact JUSTICE and on the other, "UEiver
sal Liberty, without stint or limit,n and
strange to tell, the scale would not balance,
but Universal Liberty' was too heavy,
and went down, causing equal and exact
Justice to "kick the beam. 1T is due to
the judge to say that he could not help it,
as some Molly Maguires had fastened to
the Universal Liberty side of the scale n
black parchment, upon which was written
in letters of bright crimson-''If elected
Judge, l pledge myself to reward my
friends, and punish my enemies"
High Sheriff Hester, initiating the High
Sheriff of England and Ireland, wore an
immense white wig covering his head and
shoulders, and scarlet silk regimental coat,
n chapeau, with gold lace and ostrich fGa-
knee buckles, and topped boots with yell
low leather tops and large gold spurs. BY
his side hung Il large broad sword, and in
his left hand Il tall spear, of polished steel !;
his gauntcts covered the hands and the
arms up to the elbows, were of FURNISHED
steel q bright light green sash encirced
his waist and its folds and tassels swept the
ground.
AS soon as the meeting was organized,
Tweed arose and said he held in his hand
n Euclitical letter from His Holiness, the
Pope, which he read, in which allusion is
sadly made to the German Catholics de-
surling Rome. and forming an lndepen-
dent Church, and with ad,nonitions against
the use Of newspapers, free schools, and
against any Universal Liberty'' that
would allow the open Bible to be used by
the people, and the falsely so-called rcli-
gious freedom and toleration-and hinting
an admonition against the use of too much
roast oX.-LOud shouting and thunders of
applause. The band played the good old
| air ''The spider and the Fly" whoreupon
Scott replied in effect:
"llc felt honOred that our Holy Father
had noticed this great ox-roast-that lie
| sympathized with the Holy Father in some
of His views of "Universal Liberty" but
| Que branch of it that insured the purity of
PrntdIy elections and of the ballot box was
very dear and precious to him, aud he felt
satisfied that these brethren III this holy
| cause, who attended church and mass on
Sunday with him, gave a guarantee, IN
this, that they would so i'll for universal
Liberty, without stint and limit, law or or
der'' in having primary elections never pc
rish from the land for want of plenty of
votes, and the ballot box never grow emp
| ty in the belly for want of tickets, and that
as long as he could punish his enemies and
reward his friends, all would be well.--
Great applause. The band struck up
| the patriotic tune, 1.-The Stork and the
! Frogs
Tweed, called on for speech, rose and
| said This immense crowd of human be-
| ings, satisfied him of the deep interest felt
| by the people in the great doctrine Of uni
versal Liberty, without law, or order, or
stint, or limit" 1t had been tried in New
| York and was decided success. Ills wor-
| thy brothers and sisters, who gained inn
mortal honor on the 18th day of July last
in putting down mobs and riot by the Prtcs-
/ tant procession in New York, agreed with
him in the sOundncss of this wise and just
/ doctrine. 1t had also been tried in the pub
lie treasury OF New York with wonderful
success, and not less than hundred mil
| lions Of dollars taken from tho hard earn
inSs OF the taxi ayers proved its wisdom.
/ Northumberland county is rich in mineral
and agricultural wealth and her treasury
could be made to hold ten, yea, hundred
! times more than ever. Her treasury has
done n small business-appy our doctrine,
and run up taxes TO hundreds of thousands,
and these mines and these rich farms, and
the hard toiling mechanics will Dc proud ia
pay all the taxes you levy - the more
the better - the heavier you put them
on, the more you prove how rich your
County is. Your County could pay mil
lion Of dollars the first year after you gel
power, and then go on increasing, ill few
ofy you could build palaces To live in, and
haze piles Of greenbacks, and shoe your
horses or your mules feet with pure gold.
DO the great work at the polls FIRST, aud
begin this fall, and you will get the power
and II, after few lair trials you cannot
succeed, then send io New York for some
OF these bravo brothers aud sisters Of our.
Esra, aud they will make short work Of all
opposition soon put the power and
the ballot boxes aud tile County Treasury
Ia your hands. Tho oheorlng Was dealen,
Ing hats aud bOnnels were thrown int,
the aig- shaWls aud handk,rchiels waved
tho immense audience leaped 0n the So
. lts and lorutsrs aud shautt1 s(tol send