The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-09-23

POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

The recommendation of the Chicago
Convention, that Saturday last, the 18th
Of September, the anniversary of the bat
tie Of Antintam and the adoption of the
Constitution of the United States, should
be observed as suitable period for the
ratification of General McClellahI,s nomi-
nation, seems to have been generally acted
upon throughout the country. Our mail
and telegraph dispatches give summaries
Of enthusiastic meetings in all the States.
The number of these meetings preclude
our giving any more than mere au-
nouncemeut of the fact. We have alrea-
dy given brief accounts of the meetings in
Philadelphia and Washington.
AN IMMENSE MEETING. IN NEW YORK
The Mcclellan ratification meeting held
in New York on Saturday evening, is rep
resented to have been the largest gather
ing of the kind ever held in that city
The J0urndt Of Commerce says:
The brilllancy Of the meeting was with
out a parallel. Imagine. one hundred
ward clubs, each from 500 to 1900 strong,
carrying torches, Roman candles, Chinese
lanterns, and other portable pyrotechnics.
pouring into the common centre from u
to o O'Clock, filing the. air with rockets
and fire balls, and rendering the scene al
most as bright as day with the fare of
COUNTLESS lights. 81. AS far as the eye could
see, up and down Fourth avenue, Broad
way, University Place, Fourteenth. street,
Seventeenth street, aud alt the streets lead
ing to. the square, the perspectives of the
illuminated procession stretched into the
night. The vista of lights was apparently
interlninablt in all directions Long after
the square was choked up with human
beings to the. extreme point Of mortal en-.
durance, the clubs and the people contin-
lued to press in. '...' t.. j.
The Tribune administration comedies
that at least $4,000 persons attended the
meeting, while some of the Mcclellan
Journals allege that about $4,000 were
present All Of them, however. set it
down as a "monster gathering" and ac-
knowledge that the greatest enthusiasm
prevailed. g. : p" sI'.......' '.''. ..'
Among the speakers were the Hon. Rob-
'ert c., Winthrop, of Boston, formerly
'wllig> Speaker'of the United States House
of Representatives y James Gallatin, Esq,
the well-known financier Hon. John
.McKeun, Fernando Wood. Gov, Parker,
Hon. "A. Oakley Hall, A. Belmont, John
Kelly, Rev. Matthew Hale Smith, Hon.
WIND. Murphy, General Walbridge, L,
r.. Tiernan, (the Irish. giant, y Mayor Gun
Their, Judge Comstock, Chauncy Shaner,
Judge Ta.lnadge, and large number of
Others. There was also speaking from
two German stands, where addresses were
delivered by w. A. Kobbe, Mr.. Ouendor-
fer, Mr.. Saekcrsdoril, Louis Benyer, DR..
Merkle, DIR. French, DR.. A. Berkman, G.
N. Aerrmap, Mr.. Rhein, and Others.
NJ CLELLAN RATIFICATION MEETINGS.
CINCINNATI, September 17.-The rat
i6cation meeting to night was the largest
and most enthusiastic demonstration ever
held in this city. The Douglas reception
in 1860 cannot be compared with it,
Hon. S. s. Cox. Hon. George Il. Pugh
and othets addressed the meeting from the
different stands. More than two-thirds of
the people could not get near the stands to
hearth speakers. ..1 ',
CLEVELAND, Sept 17.-An immense
Mcclellan ratification meeting is holding
here tonight? The Plaindealer building
is beautifully Illuminated. THERE'S fine
display Of torchlight procession,
PlrTsDuRG, Pa, Sept. IA large
aud enthusiastic Mcclellan meeting is now
being held on the corner of Fifth and
streets. From three to four
thousand persons are present. The en-
thusiasT is unbounded -" ", ,