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The Greonback Meeting.

Ma. Enron. In soar editorial notice Of this
meeting YOU say As faithful chrOuicler Of events,
we will state that the meeting was small one,
sadly disproportoncd 20 the call of Several hun
bred citireus OF the county The resolutions as
reported. we're adopted by votes of to and so
on-uot over IS at any time voting on any pro-
position other than that OF adjournment
My object in abiding TO this notice is merely to
make the Inquiry, whether YOU desire 20 reflect
upon the statement that several hundred citi-
Gems" bad sigued the call for the meeting, or up
on those who composed the meeting, or the object
al the meeting. 10 the former | can furnish you
the names ct one hundred and nine signers, which
are In NV possession, aud was creditably inform
ca that there were several OF the papcrs not hand
ed IN, owing doubtless % the inclemeuey OF the
weather.
Ga the motion to adjourn think there was fewer
votes, than upon any other proposition, because
10 had grown late in the evening, and most OF
those who had been present had eft.
John Ii. SrRIDER,
Secretary of said meeting.
We hadn't the slightest purpose to IS reflect
anon any oue in our reference last week to the
" Grceuback Meeting "a statement we make
with great pleasure. We merely essayed to
chronicle events actually occurring, which we
are sraGfed to observe have not in the above
note Of Mr. Strider, the Secretary, been materi-
ally denied or rolutcd. We were satisfied As
90 the correctness of the o0icial statement Of
The President and Secretary that the call was
made by several Hundred citizens Of the Cogn-
a." but we were struck with the fact that it
was rather a vain calI-for few only needed it,
ana most Of the few left before the ADJOURN
mcut, whether because Of lack of interest or
other reasons they jill not attend, or attending
did not remain to the close, we are unpre-
pared 70 say 1, is an iudisputaJle fact the
ass.mblase was 4 very measre one shat OF
the small proportion OF the iacousidcrable
number actually participating almost half op-
posed the resolutions or autsgjnized them Us a
whole. and We are assured the meeting sp-
peared biggest on paper.
Blu, this inquiry Of Nj Sniier affords Us
tue opportunity 10 say what We halu intend
cd O. volunteer, that several gentlemen named
/ In lbe published proceedings As Of the Commit
! tee on Resolutions were not present.; some who
were Jill no. participate; Iwo have called On
7 Us - cay they were Mt present aud had no.
thing 10 90 VITA the resolutions; aud one OF
( ,hem ompha,ically aud Indignantly declared
that he could not, il Justice to his appreciation
of his own common sense, endorse any such
nonsense as some Of the said resolutions con-
s1inel For this, please, do not blame Us, as
or or against the meeting or its object VIC
were not solicited to sign the cali. nor invi-
ssl to make public, rs VIC had the best means
IL tho county Of doing. the meeting or its pur-
Z poses.
We can assure Mr.. S;rider tbGt whcnover
We purpose a reflection upon any Individual,
we DO 70 in manner tha, f1rbids a doubt
SO clear-cui that " the wayaring man, though
a fool, need not err therein.