JOHNSTON COUNTY.

Extract from letter 10 the Editor, dated
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Johnston, Oct. Is, 1874


4" Dear Sir: Our great Barbecue and Mas
Meeting has just taken place, and you may depend
we had fine lime of it. Al an early houI The
crowd began to assemble, and by the time the
speaking commenced there were between four and
i've hundred present Col. M'Lcoc led off in The
discussion He was particularly offensive Bis
language, and rakrd up aud used The mean and
miserable charge cf Toryism against COL Eztka
Polk. 1t is respectfully submitted whether llF
comes one who himself is suspected of haVn9
Tory blood III his veins, to make charge Of tbs
sort upon another now resting in his grave. IR
Colonel spoke about an hour and a half Wha
James Tomlinson, Esq. took the stand, and at
dressed the people for more than an hour Wild
force and effect. But the cffoIt of the day whla
riVeted the attention of the crowd, and called CI
shouts OF applause, was NJ ade BY Mr.. William b
watson, one of our Assistant Electors. Mr. Wa;
son was Wing in 1940, and the way he ma&
the 1ur lily from the old Coon was caution. 1T
took up most Of The leading questions Of The dNI
and handled them in a striking and conVincIrs
manner. Alter he had finished eight or %
UhteS renounced the Coon party, and c,me 0"
TOR Polk and Dallas. So much for JOhDsOH
ne campaign is waxing warm here, and we Gov
ndentfy expect not only the election of Mr.. lOmI
iInson to the Senate, but majority for Polk apI
Dallas. The people of Johnston cannot and WI
not take the British side of the Te xas question


I'VE understand Col. M'Leod has also OSp
busy in circulating the SANDER against COL ron
of having voted against the pension bills !"
call upon our friends in Johnston to meet him "
this subject, and compel him him, if he has q"
political honesty about him, to retract the cha.S"
Moreover, we understand he is begging they"
holders (how can he havethe face TO ask aJ'"
holder for vote p of that County for their 'UT
on the ground that unless he is elected, we SD'
have no speaker of the Senate, neither laws y,
Supreme Court Is the man mad2 Are ~
Coons beside themselves? Are they lndeeu
desperate as to be capable of attempting 10 W.,
solve the State Government unless they can OOr,
a majority in the Senate Freeholders ol '''I
ston, beware l. Col Leod is your enemy T.,
if elected, will show the cloven foot. 70"
no man who comes to the senior CoonS Ol ~
eigh for his cue and who, if elected, Wouiu -
resent them more faithfully than he would yOS


LED. StG"d'F@


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