The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-05

MEETING AT NATIONAL HALI.-There
was large and enthusiastic gathering at Ma
lional Hail last evening. At 2. NJ, the meet
ing was called TO order by w. II. Kern, Esq,
VINO introduced Mr.. j. William Pope, OF Pitts
burg, TO the audience. Mr. Pope sang satrical
song, rejecting on the President, which was
received with laughter ana applause, and was
encored.
General Hawley, Governor of Connecticut,
was then introduced, and said ne was unpre-
pared to addless the meeting. He brought good
iidings from Connecticut where the Union party
stood erect. Pennsylvania dld not suffer from
the backshding of one of her Senators, neither
does Connecticut feel :he apostacy OF one of
hers. The great masses are with us, and firm in
the cause OF the Union. The women sent their
husbands, children, and all thew held dear, TO
the battlefield. Three hundred thousand men
have died. and If need be, three hundred thou
sand more Will be found to sacrifice themselves
on the altar OF freedom. 1t was not the mere
flag that called out all this enthusiasm and devO-
tion but 1t was because that flag was the symbol
of great republican Government.
We have shown that we can carry on foreign
war, that we can crush domestic rebellion,
aud that we have cohesion enough TO keep the
States together. We had raised Two millions OF
such soldiers as the world never saw before.
We had shown that the Union must and shall
be preserved, and after the terrible trials OF file
and Dloodshed we have gone through, the peo-
pie will not lose Their liberties at the ballotboX.
| We 10 not desire TO subugate our Southern
| brethren, but to maintain the rights of man.
| we nave IOuSnG lot lue liberty OF All mankind,
| and were willing to dle tor that sublime princl-
pie. (Cheers.) He had heard that the country
| was free, but there were places where men were
| not allowed 10 speak their minds, and soldiers
had their arms wrested from them, and the
| country is not free until all those rights given
| TO them by the Constitution are fully guaranteed
| to them. The war has TO be renewed at the
| ballot-boX, and Union victory at the ballot
| box will be as second Gettysburg to the Rebels
| Of the South.
General Burnside, Governor of Rhode Island,
was introduced amidst enthusiastic cheering,
and the band playing HAL to the Chlet.'
| Alter the applause had subsidized the General
| addressed the meeting at length, stating that
nine out of ten of the Union soiuI9rs were in
favor of the action OF Congress. Congress had
advanced one step, and If we encourage them,
they will advance another The South would
never appeal TO arms again, as they were toe
thoroughly whipped.
Colonel Nelson, OF Tennessee, gave a history
of the trials OF the loyal men of East Tennessee,
and referred in scathing terms to Johnson's
career, and to the late Convention held in
this city. He made feeling mention OF the
Joy and hope brought by General Burnside tC
Tennessee.
Major Haggerty, ofNew York, spoke at length
| in respect to the Irish element i'll the approach
ing struggle and that they would be faithful tC
| the Union.
Mayor Lewis, of Memphis opened his re
marks by referring to the sacred duty of paying
the public debt. He spoke of the duty oui
country owes the black men, and in scathine
terms adverted to the supporters of the PIesl
dents policy. We should not forget that al
though the majority of the opposition are wickeC
and unscrupulous, there are still some good
conscientious men amongst them. Beechel
says the South is constructed but how can We
account for the fearful massacres that have taker
place throughout the South. Elect loyal Con
gress and all will be made right.
iIalusha A Grow made address in refer
ence 10 the present aspect OF affairs.