, 1863-11-01
GREAT UNION MEETING AT
UAL LTIMU1KH.


[From the PAlladt]polA HaqutrDt1
uAI71Monx, Oct % Tho Union meeting
n AoAumoas square. tonight, VA lmaaa.u
and very sathu.ssss'c. About teu thoa.aad
Tho decorations, fireworks, eto wdto vsry
impsstsE. Tho proaiasnt aot,oos wcra TOT
tAH Union and En2aclpataon-. Mayor Chap.
.nau presided uee ri Winter Davis spoke
Asbt Eaa Waa most eloquent, and waa .loudty
cheered. Secretary caAso folio xad in \ briet
coined xi:h Aoss dea1oAioK and prolonged
shouts af aAtAustasen- -
Sec1s,ary Cka.o s.id-I sec, my country.
Zen, that you need no apeecn to ntkh 1
have not come tor the purpose Of apeAk!ag;
sS9 to iii 81 4. dte
Uaf:n men Of Ma1,1a9d- (Applss.al TO
9ien Of what No did in OHIO [cssoa Of " Good,
bully for Oklol': etc TNensy thousand
nsts.ity promi.ed In Maryland cannot, By
Ohio men at Least, bo regarded - quite equsl
the came cause, but In Maryland it tells tie
whole country that tho Union Is safd beyond
peraayerlu1e
/ se.d hsro to night It The Ualon, ""En.n.
eipstioa,'' "Goldsborouga," '' Tho Union
Fiat" Emsncigasloa u sufn means ot
pe1pttusting the Uniuu, acquiring the triumph
of The Union cause, and tse clecs.sn Of your
worthy candidate ~ ! symbol which MARI
land glYes Of her fldellty Ia tho crest cause,
fArplause. I thank you. my fdend4, in
ktsa terms, for this Introduction. wish I
we're verify to b coustea leader Of sach
host n this; but, my countrymen, the tine
has como Nhe1 tho people arc the leaders.
Vixen \ people have secome aroused to a
csrseacusl ess of their own dignity, their m
nanhocd, and their oHn 1atofcste, thsy will
trsmple under foot auy leader who daros to
dsaelt the principles Of freedom. joetice and
fte T{Nffm rhm -
to chow yaul1elves wise and patriotic man,
by rsturnanE to bis aeat In Congress-two
yeass occupied by msa Of vesy widely diff
fsrtat rriaciplcs-the patriotic, gallant, olo-
quent, fearlsss man who has borne the stand
ard II this State: fAfplause.l ue did not
shrink from tho hsksra Of the contest.
o;her men might havo paused, but Wluses
Davis Wtnt stralgLt on [applsuse:} 4 other
m.n might hare d. ubted. bat Wister Davis
never faitered. [Voices--."'Neyer!"l Then
stand BY him; ha las stood By you and your
We shsli Welcome him It Washipstsa - =
strong, tolla prop IT our cause.
fai!eH cttlxens, one word more. The un.
coAaiuexh uaion cause u ono and tho saue
throughout the land; It Is ono here in Mary.
sd the time has come When all u1canditi,n ,nsl
Union men Of the whole country must stand
| together, and ehtfk from no Ieaponsibiltsy
which tie times may bring about, You vii
shrink from none: You Will do your duty or
| the 9th Of November.
You will proclaim your adhesion to til.
cause Of the Union aud t. the cause Of eman
clf alton IN tones which cannot be miauuder
| strsd- 1hail this grand meeting, this geant
| outpouripg of the people, as 4 sure sypba
and pledge Of the times. lApp1ause I dis
hot come to make speech. [Cfies Of "Q,
on; 80 onl'l
You are very Kind, bnt there ara other ger.
tlemen here Who win address You n5nc1
more acccptably than can, for it Il my busi
nees to work md not to talk I am Just eq
j1g back 10 do my work. I am pt5Ing 81
| tho army. Long and continued checr{ux.