The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-15
Reported for THE RECORD.
A SAD DISAPPOINTMEN

This is sad world. Here we are in sor-
row, gloom, misery, sickness and death. How
all our fond hopes are blasted in moment.
To illustrate that such is the fact, we need
only to refer to a scene that is fresh upon all
our minds, viz the Democratic Liberal Low
ing meeting held at Sergeantsville, on We'd
nesday evening, October 9th. Arrangements
had been made to make this meeting grand
success. An Hon. Ex-Member of Congress,
and popular minister of the Gospel were
announced to address the Democracy upon the
issues of the day. The announcement of such
talent as was expected, drew together a vast
crowd Supposed to be about one hundred and
fifty, but it was very unfortunate affair that
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska and
Newark there had been elections held the day
previous "a fact that the speakers did not re-
fer toy. 1t was a sad sight to see this vast
crowd assembled together under such trying
circumstances. 1t was solemn hour and re-
minded every one present of funeral occa-
sion, which in part they had prepared for, in
having minister present to preach the funeral
sermon. 1t could be plainly seen that the
multitude deeply sympathized with the Rev.
gentleman, as he attempted to address Them
They remembered that only few months ago.
he in this same village had put to flight the
"enemy of SOULS" They also remembered
how ne had been prosecuted by the Democrats,
in the early part of the late war, before he had
been converted to their faith by the shaking"
process. They also remembered how he had
labored in his own neighborhood as land
speculator In such trying times as the past
four years, when they had all been looking
for a financial crash, he had not hesitated to
buy farm after farm, and had thus kept up
real estate activity in the community They
also remembered how he had labored in the
cause of humanity, in declaring from Sabbath
to Sabbath the sacred truths as he understands
them, the principal truth to their minds be-
ing his declarations made in his pulpit upon
Sabbath morning service, that "Jesus Christ
was a true Democrat Tan assertion that he
could not apply to II. g. They also remem-
bered how he had in this campaign visited
personally many members of his flock, pre-
senting to them such strong arguments to flee
from the wrath to come. And they also re-
membered that it is the opinion of medical
men that all of these trials that the Rev. gen.
tleman has had to pass through, and the great
labors he has been called upon to perform, has
had the tendency to affect his brain.
The Rev. gentleman spoke very earnestly
for about one hour, stating to the Democracy
that he had always been an abolitionist, and
that Greeley had always been an abolitionist,
and then he appealed to the Hon. Ex-Member
of Congress present TO know if he did not think
that Carrot Smith was noble man, to
which, however, the Hon. Ex-Member did not
reply. He also stated that Grant never was
an abolnionist, and never could be one-his
heart was too small, as it required a noble,
large hearted man to be an abolitionst. He
also read letter from one of his former Sun
day School scholars to prove that the manage
ment of the Indian affairs by the present adj
mnistration was grand fizzle. The argu-
ments he used were very powerful He stated
that he had not taken political paper for
several years past, and that was the reason he
knew so much about politics. Gen. Grant, in
his opinion, was fitted only for one position,
and that was an assassin. The Democracy
looked upon the speaker with perfect aston
ishment and bewilderment, many of them pre-
sent having never heard a minister speak be-
fore except upon funeral occasions.
He closed his speech with an affectionate
appeal to the Straight-outs,' by comparing
the union of the Liberal and Democrat parties
to mixture of lager-beer and whiskey, which
he stated made very strong drink. This
comparison was about the only part of his
speech that the Democracy seemed to enjoy.
Another Retired Rev. Gentleman being pre-
sent, he called upon the Pennington Young
Mems Liberal Glee Club to furnish them with
some singing. This club, composed of three
noble-looking youths, had become somewhat
scattered in the vast crowd, and few moments
elapsed before they could be called together.
This interval gave an opportunity for some
serious reflections. 1t was suggested that they
sing that old favorite hymn,
Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore"
But the club not being acquainted with the
tune, could not comply, and therefore had to
sing soul-inspiring song, that had been pre-
pared expressly for the OCCASION
"Ohl how we love his old grey coat
OH how we love his old bald pate" &c.
After the singing of this beautiful compost
ton, the Hon. Ex-Member of Congress was
introduced to the audience, and gave lengthy
account of his experience in eating "boiled
crow" and advised the Democracy to organize
and pray.
There was another professional gentleman
present that had recently some experience in
eating stale meat, but the hour growing late,
the meeting came to close without any fur
ther remarks and the vast crowd silently and
seriously filed out of the hall, sadder men than
when they came. 1t was new doctrine to
them, which by their silence they did not seem
to appreciate.
This same place where they had met to-
gether on many previous occasions and had
held sweet counsel together in devising means
to resist the draft, and how the negro must be
kept in subsection and not gain the ascendancy
over them-this precious place was now desc
Grated by such doctrines as were advanced by