Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-10-14
REMARKs OF s. NJ. HARRlNdroN, Jr,

hEMAlkS OF B. M. HAkklNuTONi Jf,
Atthe Uaion Meeting in Philadelphia on Satardd
Bveniag last.
Wegive below synopsis Of the remarks G
the Hon. s. M. Harrington, Jr., OF this city, O
the grand Union Meeting in independents
Square, tn Saturday eveninng last Mr.. liar
rinsion is among our most popular and effectiv
young orators. Tho impression made on hi
hearers in Philadelphia, was such, that he wa
compelled to deliver addresses at two of tn
stands, in response to repeated calls.
Mayor Henry introduced to the audience Hon
Samuel NJ. Harrington, Jr., Secretary Of Stat
Of the State Of Delaware, who was received Will
three hearty cheers. Although he had Spoken
IN the morning in Montgomery county, and nj
the southeast stand in the square shortly before
he delivered speech of great eloquence and
power, enchanting his vast audience in attention
and producing loud outbursts OF applause and
laughter. He spoke as follows:-
l have come 10 Philadelphia from Delaware to
talk With you frankly, candidly and earnestly
about the Issues now pending before the people
Of Pennsylvnnia, who will be called upon on
Tuesday next to decide for or against their
country. The eyes Of the whole land are upon
your state, the keystone Of the Federal arch,
and the hearts Of loyalmen everywhere beat high
in the hope that she will achieve glorious
victory for liberty and Union. (Applause.) /
pledge you that, u yoa curry Pennsyivdnia for
the Union in October, we soiU carry DsidwaTe for
LINCOLN and Johnson in November. (Cheers J
This may seem preposterous to you, but standing
on this same hallowed ground year ago made
similar promise, .conditionally on your re- elect
ing Andrew g. Curtin, and my people by their
votes ratified the compact mSde with you.-
fgro In o. G..tl
ing every hardship and pryation, shedding thoir
blood, and risking their lives in tho defeat Of the
right wing Of Lee's army, it is the least that we
eau 10 to annhilnto tho left wing, which stands
organised against us to-day. (Loud cheers
ButI haVS found sinee came into Pennsyl-
vania, to-day, that you have inaugnrated q new
ssue here. supposed the contest was GU tho
question Of Liberty or UuiOn but notice in
Montgomery county this morning, that the
placArd announcing Democratic meeting to DO
held there, urged the people TO rally in oppo-
sltion to the charging Of three cents hox for
matches. (Laughterl | knew the two penny
meanncss of Delaware Copperheads but had
hoped that the Pennsylvania breed was a littls
better. You must be walohful and vigilant to be
assured OF success. The Copperheads will re-
sort to fraud, Of cheating, or anything else to
obtain power. They are not oAly cOppery, bat
uaNb ohouBh uIhhb 10 NOuhlIuOl u CulOhbu5 OF
Rhodes. (Great Laughter) The Democratic
party lost its main element when the Rebellion
broke out. They are men whom nothing will
satisfy except public office. (Laughter.)
You never hear from them any hearty or
heartfelt sympathy with our glorious clu-s. or
any expression of devotion TO our dear OLD flag,
II our brave soldiers aAd sailors gain victories in
the field they do not rejoice, but over defeats
they rub their hands and chucle, and declare
that 'ihe war has been failure" The appear
anoe Of Copperheads is a sure index OF the news
on any moaning Long faces mean Union sue
oesses, such as We have lately heard OF under |
Grant (cheors) Birnoy, Sheridan. and that grand
old sailor, Ferragut. (LOud cheering) Smiles
depicted OH lhUir countenances tell US Of Rebel |
OF the defeat and slaughter of the |
loved ones who have gone forth from their homes |
TO battle for the Union and the Constitution
They are continually predicting financial ruin
and military failure. They say "let our erring
sisters go in peace" They favor an armistioe,
cessation of hostilities anything that will please
their Southern brethren, anything TINT will re-
AK the grasp Of our army on the throat of Rebel
ion. [Applause.
They cay they are for peace they arc CON
so when drafted. (Laughter.) They
nave fearful horror Of negroes being employed
ls soldiers, but are perfectly willing that they
hall 20 az substitutes for themselves. They are
or peace, but go armed to the teeth. They are
or peace, and yet they clamor for free fight
say, gentlemen, if they inteud to get up
counter revolution in the North for Gods sake
ct them have their free fight (LoDg continued
'heering have more respect for many Of the
leluded Rebels in arms than for an intelligent
Northerner brought up nnder the influence of
rec institutions, who would ally himself with
HE oowardly Peace party. These Copperheads
,elsng across the lines, and ii had my way
hey should 60 there. [Cheers What medley
hey have The Young Napoleon and the
,atriOt Yallrndigham (laughter) the incorrupti.
Die Fernando and the brilliant Cox the temper
.to HOrAto and the iatemperats Salisbury Of
Delaware (grcat laughter) the renegade Reed
ind the tory lngersol, ths aiistocratic ''shent-
per- -shent Belmont, and the Democratic Billy
(great laughter and cheering); all
patriots, whose idol is jeff Davis and whose
Uptupi4 Is Southern COnfederacy. They say
give Mcclellan sword. fancy Quaker gun
would answer the purpose better Give him an
Irmy, and he would need navy to protect him.
Applause Give his party the treasury and
.ven the thefts Of Floyd and Thompson would
De Outdone. Abraham Lincoln should do with
traitors as Andrew Jackson would have done,
itripg them up. (Cheers.) Let us trust in the
gallant men who have added new lustre to the
American name at Mobile, Atlanta, and in the
Applause
As COME from slave State. lot me say
few words on that subject. In tho early days
of this war my little State tremhCd in tho bal
lance. The shareholders aud their Democratic
allies tried to force US out OF the Union, but our
loyal men looking each other in the eye and
olaspng hands, sworo that the Union should not
be abandoned. (cheers) And they kept the
State from being plunged into the abyss Of ruin
that her slave element would have planned for
her. The Democracy mako great cry about
freeing slaves. Why General Mcclellan, in his
letter from Harrisons LRading in 1867, went
further than Mr. Lincoln himself lie said that
the Government not only had q right to appro-
pirate the slaves Of Rebels, but it had the right |
TO use the same power in States not in rebellion,
il the public safety required il (oheers) and |
Furthermore said that in West virginia, Mis-
souri,, and perhaps Maryland, tho exercise of
such power was only question Of time. loud |
applause Yet every pro- slavery, negrophyoia
Democrat supports him.
mir. Harrington entered into careful and
eloquent review Of the slavery question, and de-
clared emphaiically ia favor Of an amendment 10
the Consultation forever prohibiting slavery and
then resumed
lbelisve, in the language of Stephen A. Doug
las, that there can now be but two parties, PIT
triots and traitors choose yo under which ye
shall serve. l will never and by my vote to
place in power party that depends for success
on the defeat of our national arms (Loul np |
plause.) The soldiers in the field look TO you to
sustain them by your ballots. From many o
desolate heathstone, sad hearts. watching for
those who will never return, send up to you the
prayer Of the widow and the fatherless, that you
will not desert the cause for which their loved
ones poured out their blood. Declare then for
~, lrsf tha luffo m thn