The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-21


PHIA.
Oomrpemorat.ou Of lie Anniursary Of the Adoption Of The
Federal Cossitwt,on Of the United States.
From the PsnnsyIvanian, Sept. 10.
What glorious sight witnessed last evening in the
spontaneous of thirty thousand eemen deter
mined TO sustain the constitution of beloved country
handed down by noble fathers Its pur
chase with blood and its Inheritance too sacred to
permit the corrupt the mbece and the progate to annul
its sacred provisions tamper with its holy precep Our
liberties safe the custody Of the democratic legions
and the numbering phalanxes of the enemy they
the ground selected by themselves, will be
thrown into disorder and totally routed The charge of
thirty thousand freemen armed with justice and right
which the powers that Omnpoence welds be
withstood in the batteshock Pennsylvania is still he
land Of the free and the home of the brave She will
permit any of her citizens to be robbed of the privileges
given them by the laws and constitution The political
traitors Of the day may plot their treason but righteous
judgment will consign them to destruction For every
Caane III the enemy ranks will be found Cicero among
the democratic forces All is safe with patriotic Spar
tans whose battecry is victoryvictoryand they Will
assuredly secure it.
From every quarter Of the compass ahe cry was still
they Gomez Haunting their aucy banners TO the breeze
amid triumphant shouts and songs of rejoicing The air
filled with martial music and and anon the loud
huzzas assured that democrats be reduced to
slavery Legion followed legion in successive order until
the eye tired with their numbers Throughout the whole
taken by brethren their march to the birth
place of freedom they greeted with the cheers of
the patriotic and the encouragement of the ladies' Occa
sionaly some skulkng miscrean of know-nohing would
utter insulting remark and then hide himself among
kindred spirits who dared not execute what their cowardy
hearts prompted They had to deal with, and the
sneakng poltroons feared TO encounter them with anything
but the vile EXPLANATIONS prompted by their equally wick
ed hearts.
Never before has Philadelphia made so imposing dis
play The bone and sinew of her strength out to tes
tify their unaerable adhesion the principles Of free
government and against the despotc notions of serdom
Everywhere throughout the dense Of people there
but discrimination and that to strike down that
infamous band of traitors who meet in secret to plan their
measures for the destruction Of liberties Heart
sponded heart and thought to thought that the gor
fabric Of civil and religious freedom bequeathed to
in danger and hand convusvey casped hand in as
that each ready for the conflict and deter
mined upon victory. Those who expected easy con-
quest of the democratic forces have been stricken with dis
may at our numbers and discipline and terrified with
fear Back the dark dens Of despair viii they again be
driven to contemplate the power of truth error
At about 81 o'clock before any Of the ward process
sons arrived the meeting of the largest held
in the State House yard but when the wards began to file
into the square, nothing could have been more grand
and imposing The banners and varied-colored lights
had the most brilliant effect and peal upon peal of
went up to heaven They joyous shouts that
warm from the hearts of resoute freemen, and met
response in every soul For hours the various pro-
cessions continued to arrive until the yard filled
Thirty thousand patriots must have been in attendance
throughout the evening up to the hour of adjournment
number of wings and natives admitted that the
largest meeting held in the place and admitted
that it the precursor of to the democratic
party, not only in the city, but the State also.
The stand the Walnustreet front taken possess
sion of by speakers who for more than two
hours entertained dense auditory At intervals these
made the wekn ring with huzzas in answer to the telling
truths uttered by the speakers The Chesnutstreet stand
earlier filed with gentlemen, who stirred the patriotic
blood by their eloquent and powerful appeals in behalf Of
our The whole square alive
with shouts that the precursors of triumph To
democratic brethren in the State do not hesitate to de-
clare that all is well in Philadelphia We certain of
victory and bid them rejoice and parake in the enemys
overthrow.
Hundreds Of ladies were in the square to grace it with
their presence and encourage their husbands fathers and
brothers to stand by their and their hldrens rights
They too parook of the excitement of the OCCASION and fire.
quenty appauded the speakers They instinctvely know
that freemen alone make good husbands and fathers
While the meeting was in progress beautiful piece of
pyrotechnic art with the words civil and religious lib
ery exhibited the range of gas lights above the
speakers heads Its ignition electrical and caused
thunders applause appropriate TO the occasion,
and touched every present Dierent-colored lights
also exploded in various parts of the yard which
tended greatly to enven the scene. The meeting was
every way worthy the democracy philadelphia.
From the seventh ward there beautiful black ban
ner mathematical of the thirteen States 1t borne
handle and attracted than ordinary attention. The
stars were brilliantly lighted
There another from this glorious ward, quite large
in size with fulsized rooster which reminded us Of
Chapman crow 1t bore from the beak of the rooster
"The day is breaking
There was also an emblem from the Eleventh ward
with the good old ship "Constionn upon its 'front.' with
admirable motto, which, believe, olive to
conquer"
The Frstand Second wards had had nearly all the other
wards banners and lanterns ha did good look upon
One of the banners of the Second ward inscribed
side The constitution and the Union must and shall
be preserved and the reverse awe honor the men
Of T76 aud 1897 the fathers of the republic and the
stituton"
AS the Seventh ward entered the square, cheer after
cheer went up.
We would add that the Nineteenth ward--a good go-
rous democratic wardcame into the square with of
the best bands Of music have listened to- This
ward deserves great credit
THE ORGANIZATION or THE MEETING.
James r. Ludlow, esq, chairman of the democratic ex-
ecntive committee called the meeting order in short
telling speech He concluded with
That may proceed with our deliberations Imove
YOU that the following officers preside the meeting
The motion adopted amidst the widest enthusiasm
President--Hon John Robbins, jr
Vice Presidents-Peer Logan Isaac n Marscllis Chas
McDonough, Charles D. Meiggs, Benz Rush, VIM G. Pat
erson Edward Wartman, Peter Armbruscr, Hugh Clark