Year: 1860

That Farce. a


There was an amusing farce enacted
at the school house in this place last
Saturday evening. We think had any
notice been given before hand, or had
any but the immediate actors in il known
that it was to take place, the house
might have been well filled But as it
was evidently designed to be quite a Sc
cret affair, few were present-Dineteen,
all told We were at the Post Office,
after dark, and for the first time learned
that political meeting was going on at
the school house. We had not been
out oftown during the entire week; we
had been Industrious in gathering up,
each day, all the little news items we
could find, but failed to hear of or learn
anything about this meeting. We weAt
over, and found in the house some I9
persons, and were surprised then to
learn that it was Republican Mass
Meeting-a County Convention. In a
Comfy having in it 60 or 20 Republicans
this was claimed to be County Mass
Republican Convention met to transact
business for the Republican Party Of
the County.


After che regular business was done,
and series OF Resolutions read by our
friend DIR. Mcmahon, c.. A. Gilman Of
fered resolution denouncing this paper,
which was passed by faint vote, viva
voce. We desired to know whether
this was to go out as the expression Of
the Party in the County, and was an
swered that this was mass convention
Of the County. Rev. Mr.. Mil'or than
whom more earnest Republican is not
to be found in the State, after some ap-
propriate remarks, moved that the reso-
luton be rescinded, which was second
ed by DR. Mcmahon The motion was
put by the chair and division called FOR,
four voting for and six against it. Thus
1t appears that the resolution denouncing
our paper, and going out as the voice
Of the Party of our County-had but
STE supporters. The mover Of the Res
olution admitted on the floor that he had
personal pique against the editor off
the New ERA; we knew this to be the
case, and charged 1t upon him. He not
only did not deny it, but actually came
out plainly and said it was So


The simple idea that six prejudiced
members ofthe Republican party should
undertake to ''read Us out" but for its
absurdity. would be laughable.


1t must be remembered that the
County was in no manner represented.
Princeton was not represented. Watab
was not represented. The fact that
there were but l9 persons in all at the
meeting is conclusive evidence that its
action IN no way represents the party in
the County. Shall six men dictate to
the County, The thing is too absurd
70 DO even respectfully treated. If
these six think they can dictate to us
the mode in which we are to conduct
our weapons against the opponents of Lin
coin, they are as much mistaken az The
mover OF the resolution was, when he
came bustling up into our Office to take
his little advertisement out, thinking the
withdrawal of SO important patronage
must be severely felt =


We are publishing Republican pa
per- ana can be turned neither to the
right or left by the personal pioue Of
any Timothy Simpkins. Regiments Of
just such as those who voted to de-
nounee the New ERA on Saturday eve
ming, cannot deter US from the faithful
and independent discharge of our du-
ties as an advocate Of "Free soiln and
"free Press" according to onr own
convictions and in our own way When
publicly assailed, we shall generally re-
turn blow for blow. In the present in
stance we shall refrain. for obvious rel 8
ons. tal 9aa


- we might here embalm the names ofI
the two individuals prominent in the
farce Saturday night, in wev that
would ensure them certain immortal;
~, but shall not; rather contentino on,
self to leave them in the undisturbed en-
Joyment ofthat obscurity which by NJ
ture and education they are SO eminent,
ly fitted to adorn.


"A LADY adverf;se.- =, 8.s,