Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-11-17

Wee Presdtns,
Lwis zcbley, Brandywine Hundred,
Dr. J +. Vaughan, Wilmington City,
=. s-e kar, Christian Hundred.
springer Mcdaniel Mill Greek Hundred,
john Moore, White Clay Greek Hundred,
Samuel Butnham, New Castle Hundred,
,lohu q Clark, Red Lion Hundred
CARTS Is. Ellison, pencader Hundred,
jean Nhitby, st Georges Hundred,
lslac Stats, Appoquiurnnk Hundred.
Secretaries,
Samuel Biddle, Samuel Guthrie,
Merritt II. PnKscn.
Able aud eloquent speeches were made by
Hon. Daniel Dickinson Gov. Curtin Of Penn
eylyimu; Ex-GJyernlr johnson, of Penusyl.
vnne Hon. James NJ. ScO,el, OF New Jersey
Col Mcdowell, of Pennsylvania, and Capt. Geo.
w. Curry, OF the lth Delaware Regiment The
speeches all hlrnthcd the true Union sentiments,
watch were heaftily responded to by the masses
assembled The meeting then adjourned.
Inv train returned to this city, where il ar
ri, Ell between seven mud tight o'clock, when n
meeting was held at the City llall II was
largely attended, aud was addressed by Judge |
Campbell. Of Peonsy lvlnia; lloa. Daniel 5. |
Dickinson, aud Ex-Goscrnor johnson. of Penn
sylynuia The name of our gallant standard
bearer was always greeted by the ouiest cheers
aud applause, on hlth occasions The Union
mrn OF New Castle County aro fully aroused,
mud @i roll up large majority for Nathaniel
u smithers, on Thursday next.
CnRjsTlANA lluSplEp USIoS MEErING --Ac-
coring to appointment, the meeting at Riddles
Woods, was held on the evening Of the lth Of
November The weather WAS pleasant The
Committee Of Arrangements had everything fit
tel NJ very tastetully. The lanterns with their
various mo;tos and devices produced d beautiful
Al. al I;.1t r., ~.
the green grass, the trees, aud on the adjacent
houses, all grouped together in the surroundings
of this fine specimen of rural scenery.
stranger TO the causes, which brought together
such a large gathering Of ladies' aud gentlemen,
would have made this enquiry: For what puf-
pose have these people assembled, why leave
tteir comfortable homes, aud in the chilly even
ing hou,, crowd around the Tag covered hnd
gnrandcd stand, and for nearly four hours. lis
ten and wait With patience, while one spl nkcr
after another cOquently and boldly advoca,cd
the Union cause This explains the ieason;-
The people love the Union, their country and
truth. All the peopl- living n the neighborhooi Of
the Brlndywne, ieel deep interest in the pres
cut terrible struggs, forced upon the North by
the 0garchists of the South on purpose to
ruin our system of Free Labor, and Free lnsti-
tons.
At the hour sppoiuei, the meeting was called
proposed Phillip MeDpwe,l, E.q, for Chairman,
who was unanimously Il cen. The Vice l'tesi-
dents appointed we've Mr.. }. Peoples William
Greenhalgh, aud Jobu Woods, OF Riddles Mills
Secretaries, Joseph Flanagan. and Andrew j
Wilde. The Comm tee 0n Resolutions were
Samuel Bancroft, Samuel Il. Mcdowell and lie
auder +. Riddle.
The first speaker introduced, whose name ap.
] peared the programme, was James W. Hunni
1 rut Eso nf Ttrpiuin who fOr nearly tWl
e hours in his own peculiar style Of tervid South
rem eloquence, which was ruuy spicy, and uls
= abougded with large amount OF valuable in
= formation liiswltherug casms spoken 0g0ins
i the bastard Confederacy, were uttered with tina
II kind If earnestuess and "vm" which ma
Is only can do, who has lost everything by thi
cursed rebellion except life a,d honor. Til,
e style of his oratory il peculiarly his own Ilay
l. ing suffered so much by Secession, the recia
= gains the sympathies OF the people, and keep
It up the interest all through his speech. Iii
scnthing remarks poured forth, showing the Ut
is mitigat,d villanes Of the Southern politicians
r. who fradulently stole every State in the Souil
r out of our bessed Union, were spoken in tn
true Brownlow Style" using the most toTciJ
ic kind Of language. The story Of his own wrong
D, aud suiferngs were most pathetic. His HON
III broken up, his property aud business destroyed
le and now in advanced life, an exile, turned OF
i into the world without spot to call his owl
while all these troubles were brought upon hi
by the accursel dongs of these Internal South
rem polite ms IL is no wonder that gentleme
" rom lle SCUM uso s,D"S @YtaS' mhen tne
ii speak OF rebellion anu Tue parues VINO Origlha
of 'eu ~, ny c'nsPi'ins' putu"S unu p"nn''
IL against our government io' W. '"st 'n,ry year
~ VT nuu1eut ,'iu ',,ue ~ ',Ie VI
ed Ieuel oi INV .i ~ 81 "a9
as saying Mr u'''i'uIn,u mi'rn ii'VH
eouu nh'ne nv e"9 ~ S"e" " seounu'et'
at sase US so'e,ni E1Ou n's
as "e,t pl',l' nnu nis s"'nes,' it''less uuursss
re " lons ieu'Vn'ue.eu ~ w u" rs SlVmu " :
a; u!es anu Gen'iteh "no is'vneu win oreu'nle
in ~',en.Vni ~ ms elolueu' "uu Pu"etiu' Speeun'
ed SnP'i'n Nurry was 'ne I n'A' speaNeli he spoI
&C. ~ ms usual very loleip,e s'yle' STATED that
p ,iaa iel' u.s. nolae anu an 'na' mas uear 70 ~,
~ serve MS country ny N"7 now P'euss" he ~
wd uone 50 Wou'u hetel ieaNo 'ne ne'u u.' is'eih
1T was ctusheu OUT uou sHw proper 10 'e' III
ud n'e' ~ "onlu e'eu :" iui NY 'iilu ne huu
ity uohe ~ tne uoNern'nehi "uuiu elNe nun orue'
de Nc wou'u commence Ut once mnu raise I'i
ion 'nui, VI eu,u'eu solu'is III No'umutc' WI
in wv" "e'P % s"to "ut yuunp 'nen ioin "l,o'u
md UNIT ne Nou'u URN 'ueln sulnoieu.y' anu III
red ~ Mou.u 'aAe 'ncuh any"here o3u'n ne Wou
the oV . "nn'ee, uuu w Woulu p,euse ht'nesi oe''
ind 'u's meeting, mat ms mou'u Mhip Tue pest rel
u,out ., hVu l,tl i'sets IN - Jaws II
,,1 AMONG his repei hoiIcs' Oap'u'l SurIy eIeV
aa "N9 'eceFsu WIN cheerine anu sIeu' apF'au
tin Secretary of war could not do anything bet
asst OF colored soldiers He is popular speak
,ral moral, temperate and religious, and as brave
ere u lion.
*AiN Aut NV, MT AlCNlhlyf WAS next Chlltu III