The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-15
r,ruNIoN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
.os,.s in the city speech of Mayor Hen
Other Addresses, sc.

rhorsday. was a very grand affair. Nearly all
.ha su.tness houses on he chief str-e;s were
s,,sel. and The Courts also suspended busi-
-.ss The navy-ysvt was also closed and tie
sd, attended the meeting. The Bulletin OF
crsnrsday afternoon says:
>, the early morning 1t was evident to the
,.sfrtau upon Chestnut street that some
tn,rs = more than ordinary interest was an
mated With the dawn the great banner
n,'t f,,rIed from the State House mast. and
rs OF Citixeus and strangers paused he
.fh he lor & shadow OF the stesple to watch
- e,;ars and folds fiu tering 10 the breeze -
- % ,yeYe some palatiai stores that were of
- ea 9 all and the movements OF certain
-, yS in others that were unciosed Indicated
..,.rty spsnsl1n OF lab IT aRd relsxatiou at
,.as, From the preyaiet ce Of cords g- and
a.s s.affs over and sh We The street II was
.,.o<lhis that more bu ntiug was TO BE- run ont
g. ne summit of buildings amateur rfSsets
- r1.:csd. Ia the act Of splictng cords aud
he ioWu was nder martial law. all at
- me hstiunal ensign stYeamed over he
IDS beloN snd under the sky above Few
.,Eg doubt hat saw Them waving aud swell
tcg shAt IA Ph'lsdelPhia at least, every feel
,~rei ttp people, IN labor, at trade and in
,,-rr hsutj3e, was erlisted for the welfare OF
tla rtale country aAd the peTpe uity of iIs
,ra,y.5ed dominion. Such Uas Chestnut
-. 81 dawn: when the clock in the State
u .g,s toweT pointed toward the hours OF ten
sat -seven, ihe seeues were more marked aud
ITs.tur.isr Nav banners were unfurled. The
.sts we're draped In beautiful cuIors Tue
-. ,ray cars matt tai ned the character of The
dey Tue nodGlng heads OF the horses w ere
covered with miniature ensigns; from the
,asz, Of he cars sitksn flag was streamipg e.
1.-The gS!1y ialuted vehicles thus attired re.
,eme,ed rather t~iumpbai cars than carriages
f,ri5pulsT conveyance.
5sard midday the pavemauts OF Chestnut
sr-,, WeTe througed. Sturdy mechanics
coming froUS the maaufac tories of the upper
srd .Jger cIty, flied INTO the beautiful avenue,
aue he stores upon the wharyes discharged
rh-lf nun ArouS operatives, who fastened at
cu-- coward the all-abSorbing square Market
street. was half depopulated. Ali men were
iE tae>tnut street, suTgnR and pressing to-
vaVI The did fame of Independence with
minds single upon ose day at least TO forget
psTty issues, and remem bsr the entire Union,
A. noon precisely, the COMMITTEES of Coun-
els the selected speakers, the Mayor and
and descended from Council Cham bers, am id
prpt3uud silence, and were received by the re-
serve corps with a cap salute. They filed be-
:wreG two Tows OF broad shouldered OH GERS ,
passed over the doorway. where tfadi tIuu has
II ta4t the Declaration was first announced,
ana Took places on the stand, in prese nee of d
ys'i assembly. They were received with pro-
l0uged clappiug OF hands. On the instant large
rUuners OF copies Of resolutions were dis
tEio ted. They were grasped by a hundred
hands, and foided as mr mentoes of the day
The crowd was tremendous. Not less than
leu thousand people were Assembled. The
cutter crowd could not distinguish 81 word II
wat was spoken from The stand, yet every
}Ld!FIdual conducted himself as If the issue VI
i5r demonstration depended upon his OW L
god conduct Such waa he SO quare--a living
mass ot people, each blade OF grass a mau-
wneTe he pacihc exercises OF great demon
sLr11o2 commenced. Philadelphia had as
sembled 10 do The Uulon reverence.
Bishop Potter opened the ceremonies with
prayer. Mayor Henry, who presided, then
made the following address:
EtFyapS of PhiiadplDhia Won ha baan
called together upon this mUmentOus occaSio ion
b, request OF your municipal Councils. You
have Ureu invited ~ assem- pfe In this hal wed
place gnaI, dIyesung yourselves Of every par
uEtI sInOuun, dlscaTdIng all SOrdid and self
In.rges led views, yJu nAy Iutelligenuy con-
slider The present uunappy condition OF your
country and the danger which threatens your
nzHJual uuIou. Aud what is that condition
But 8 short time has elapsed since tR Renty
millions of American freemen rsluiced wIJh
proper pride the widespread pruSperiiy y
aua iuII secuTity afforded 10 them by the besl
Perfected government that has ever de.
yistd To-day those twenty millions are
wrapped Ia gloom are paraiy zed hy the fore
bJctLgs OF eSI., winch no exp perIeHce can de.
pICJ ur aElJated win pr, Iects which no tUTe.
cast cau resolve. Z shGy-IJur vars ago tbe
iubIlauL shouts OF Jew made ireemen hail led
Tue declaration OF their il dependence hs IL waE
proclaimed from tEts very spot; aud now
thousands v no have been born aud reared un.
der The rIcn blessings OF cUnstItu tiunai liberty
are "a l-red together on ths same ground In
TIE sad stiffness OF coming despair.
Aud @uat is the danger mat hangs over
your National Union A form OF govern
n-ut pr. l~C ed by The LIBERAL sentiments OF
pa'IiJIs framed by the couaummate skIiI If
stti-snl-u, which. ( y nearly eighty years has
tTact~a IN. H. ring wonder OF The word
Valsh has tUs Z rd tue growth Oi this people
from thirteen GeUIe colonies to tniIIy-tAree e
s0yrT-gu States, has reAscd 10 retain the cou-
hJsAce OF pJrlun Of ITS con fedeTacy, aud TO-
dt' :, convulsed with me pIemonilory thfOes
o. sperdy dissolution
Tue gIaut Ia ELECTS that in former days have
eIp0uuded aud iilumina ed It's admirable O. Il
Al utiuC, mat ~ times vf PeIIi have guided
tbs ua lou safe through the emblttered c n
tesis u opinion, nave gone irom us, aud there
1--we none 20 fiil their places.
Ia thls crl-Is, the only remedy for existing
evils must be sought tor in the sovereignty u
lie psop c, IN the responsive patriotism of thr
na,--s Approved Ouly by their firm resolve
Elt prompt = Il r. eau IhI. Union De perpoLu =
&'vd. Applause Heuce II Is that you, the
people OF Phlladei pnla are now called upon
eT0E your unbroken attachment To the
CalJu. sn1 s'ur eadIasl d. erm uatiJ n thai
T. honest IF jrt shhll oe istt uutTled 10 pre-
serve lis lutesrity. tAppiaus-.
Nj fell 1W-CiiI1"ns, / shOalu be false TO the
pyslu1u IL which You have placed me l
shsl!d D. recrrant 10 my sense OF duty, II /
WitA4ri1 al ayUWdl UI the truth which this
o. 49, IA demands.
Il Ia any portion OF our Con federacy sen
mtata have bren entertained aud cherished
VaIru are tuImlcaI Lu civil rights aud social
lasUjuuUns OF any other portIUn, those senu
ments sa.nid be relinQ Qulshed and dlscounte
dhAc-d. Ihe family discipline WnCn you
choose 10 adopt Tor your own hreside, whilst IT.
does not violate The law under which you
Dwell Is your Tightful prerogatIVe. aud you
AZ prompt 10 resent the otflclous intermed
ol4F Of Others, however well attended. Tie
social stl:Ul lions of each STATE in this Union
are equally the righttul preroRatives OF It's
C'1Irhe, aud 50 long as those lnstituLio 90
fFt. tFaV aif,fa e t-d
eampdct, none may Justly interfere with or
Hgh.eons!y denounCe them. The hlclent ca use
" tue uisifac ed condition OF our country ls
- oe FOUND in the prevalent belief OF tne clu-
zrls VI the South that their brethren OF the
N0f!a are, as Il community, aTrayed against a
SOCIAL InstlutiOu 10 which they look as essen
'al 10 Their prosperity.
lpu are ready To aver truthfuily that such
Veilri IS mistaken aud uniouAdedi but II be
c1IasS all who are acluated by an earnest bro
1AeIto0d. 10 see 10 II that where public senti-
1ueLt has been mIsled, IL shall be restored to
ia standpoint Of TWEEN nty five years since.
Ahe misplaced teachings Of the pulpit, the
uA"lse rhaps OF the lecture room, the
exciting appeals of the press on the subject OF
Every, must be frowned down by just and
law abiding people,
mus ana mus oaly may you hope TO cyoid
sls sectional discord, agitation and animosiy y
ru'cn, NJ freq uent tiy recurring periods. nave
-Naheb your political fabric 10 Its centre, ano
g IA have undermined It's very foundation
~ 'noSt GLORIOUS proportions WHICH, Hhuei
'1te kindly iHtiaeEce, nigh have proven en-
N'Ag rs tune seem now TO be rapldiy crnmb'
80 anc lettering to their fail adJure you
e,,lHeAs OF Philadelphia, by The proud memory
NC pasii ny The rlch privileges OF the presen'
'H0 ioha hOpes OF the future i can upon
~ oy ihE tender endearmeuls Is OF your homes
.he molly influence OF yonr altars, ID SEND
I'm voice that shall be heard throughout
te IehgIh and breadth of this land. proclaim
,It Jour lmIn liable devotion 10 The union ol
SeSe States-your firm resolve that, by the
st.ot II Almighty God, this Union must and
Alaii be Lained.
plsuse ~
lhrte cheers uara ornaad fnr Mavnr Han.