The New York herald., 1866-09-01
RADICAL MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA,
SPECIAL yrlEssAm 70 TINE NEW Yom WEaALn.


sDeeches by.Judse n ely, Of Philadelphia, and
Thomas y. Durant. Of New Orieans-hAere
Abuse % the President, skc.
PHILADELPHIA, August 81, 1885,
The me citing which held ths evening in front Of
,he Uai.n League House, in this city under the aW
pcesof the advance couren Of the great amaGamaron
convention which meet this city the I'd of
September must have cast damp upon the fosgngs Of
Rs oiginators for it decided nxxle. Either the
good people of the Quaker city to politics o.
else they dislike ths kind for very few responded TO
the earnest call given by the radical 0gans 20 turn
ouln
Kni1y
About fifteen hundred souls were present when Jadge
Kelly stepped forward and spokasas fellows =
FxLow orIzEss:-whether designedly or otherwise,
abe fact stands for history that the convocation of
.rnuzzed consirators against the liberty the South
and the peace Of she country lately convened in this
city most apty conmemorates the anniversary OF
an incident OF fearful import to the whole
American people. II assembled the l4th OF August
and in three brief sessions consuming altogether but
about six hours without debate made formal procama
Aon the people OF the circle in which, under
pain Of presidential dispcasure, vulgar denunciation
and other penalties. they might think and speak on
political subjects. And tho President IN confirmation
or the dongs of that convention, stumpng tha
country ana den0unclng as traitors all who hold
opinions which from every round ambition's addern
be has earnestly proclaimed. Five years ago,
Cd FOE but pampered guest OF the nation who
the horrors Of Andersonve, Salisbury Libby and Belle
1sie and could have miigated them by word. issued
proclamation Identical in import with the despotc
aaement and the manfest0es of the johnson Davis
convention Lei me detain you by recital OF It's terms
They are BRIEF but oh how ample their scope for evil!
Listen 10 them
Now therefore, l. Jefferson Davis President Of the Con
and do hereby and require every male citizen Of the
United s hs Of s ss Of G ar d
Government Of the United States and acknowledging the
saeas States % depart from e
within forty days from the Of this proclamaon
do n De rSDn alb Wi
IN the Confederate ste after the expiration of said forty
Thenceorth word in favor Of the Union its consti-
tuition its flag to be lawful within the wide limits
Of the conedency For such ransgressions the traitors
doom awaited the citizen Of the conederacy and The
der merces Jefferson Davis and his creatures awarded
alien enemies to be inflicted the unhappy citizen
od he ~, aorSsar segs a, VINO ,s,hs mo ne
Of the 14h August 1851 three penalties denounced
on the citizens of the South who sympathzed with the
Union men OF The North; and by the commemorative
convention of the 14th OF August 1885, Danish rnent
from place and and the sacred precincts Of
White House. with underlined terrOrs in the future are
proposed for the citizens Of the North who dare sympa
thfse with the outraged Union OF the South US
thank God that we are yet freemen and dare Withstand
the threats, to defeat the reacherous pur-
poses Of Andrew Johnson Unawed by his power we
are here to honor Southern Union man, who, having
able to withstand the moro dangerous power of "my
policy Yes citizens, throughout the war such
oe s as 81 the Of New
integrity and the spotess life Of Thomas j. Durant
that notwithstanding his pronounced de- oton ~ tha
Union, he was safe among them But Andrew johnson
has subjected that community to and more agra
va.ed horrors Under his maign influence it
and wilder furies, and tho 30h or last month
the home OF Mr. Dirant was broken into and his life
sought by the murderers Of the lamcnted Dos
other Union men. But detan you too long and must
Permit me, therefore, TO introduce to you Thomas J.
Durant, Of New Dreams
M DuRANr spoke AZ fOil0ws-Beforc this powerful
sathsrins Of loyal and patriotic men rise feLow-ct
powerDg sense Of GRATITUDE feel for the warm
gwen ne ON this occasion. ! world bs doing 'Hiustice
. myself did ! not nov in the outset express. The
gratitude ] feel 70 those gentlemen who have
shown 70 much kindness and presented me this
night to this assemblage Of my feoweitizens Of the
thanks for this greeting you have given me-
that may by any means attribute II to any merits which
nsys 70 but Sss may
Of which for the moment am most unworthy repre-
sentative. great statesman Of Pennsyvan.a, who II
Illustrated the walks both OF politics and srence-one
whom Pennsylvania the Continental Congress-
aid the great jefferson in forming that Declaration
that ilIustrlous Pennsylvania once said, "Wnere
Liberty dwels there is my country '-ap-
N csc, es1spns from cold cos'nn and Toward
assassns knife which was pla cd at throat and that
OF other Union mon come here and say with that Illus
txious statesman, Here liberty dwells and here
country" Cheers and applause) You must not
assure you, expect TO be entertained in the mode in
which you may hope TO be from the fatterne utroduc
ton have received this evening from my learned and
honorable friend who has just addressed you PROPOSE
on the invitation of these citizens Of Penn
sylvania who have kindly honored me this evening
% say something on the subject they have indicated n
their invitaiion,o say something Of that dire event
which darened the 30th Of July In New Orleans say
something OF the which produced that hated result
and which In my Judgment ought to be held 10 preynt
quito possible NAV saw things that perhaps Won NAV
b unsccusomed 10 hear In the course OF what may
say may fall 70 my lot to make some remarks thHt you
may think altogether correct But, fellow citizens,
implore your indulgence for assure you thai what
everI do say will be but In obedience to the dc
tatisns OF my heart and Judgment QFain. auplmuse
The events which preceded the 3oh Of July in Louisiana
have passed into the domain Of history, and indeed,
sre familiar TO Won all when in 1882 that second Old
Viking OF the modern seas, who lately passed the spot
where am speaking, brought bis fleet before the
rebel forts-which they vanly thought protected
force under ns guns-when that achieved the
nag Of the Union once more greeted the longing
xe symbol Of the restoration Of their rights
Time passed and the military chiefain who had boen
sS department was removed and another substituted in
hts piace, who under authority vested IN him, called
sogsther convention OF that portion Of the people OF
Louisiana dwelling in New Orleans ana the parishes i'm.
mcdatey surrounding IT, for the purpose Of preparing
constitution and form Of government under whcs was
hopsd Louisiana might ultimately DO admitted 20 her
original position that Of sovereign State Of tho Union
This movement did not follow Immediately the move
mSn which ns have oS ~ Son from an ace % ca
Cen, for this movement set out with TIE
Teconstruction Of the Union and the restoration
of insurectonsry States SUCH before the legis
tive department OF the general government and not Of
the executive tApplauseD But the conn inding general
q the department. by virtue of the military author ~
which "a possessed to govern the people nhablting H.
ordered, as have ssid the convention II proceeded
It's labors and framed a constitution which was sub
mitted 70 that portion Of the people who within
the Union lines. Il prociaimed as having been
adopted and the oicerp elected He left TO the
ocers elected administer that government and
upon the discharge Of their duties in the
vention. When that ontion adjourned i DID
90 with the resolution authorizing its president
uDdeT certain circumstances specified the
luton Of adjournment, 10 cali the convention
together when an emergency for which the
tuition itself provided tApplause That the
that the motive and that the original alton
the convention which made the preteSt Of the whole
eaic slaughter Of Union in New Orleans on the 30tt
OF July, and the Governor who elected under that
constitution the Hon Michael Hahn, bad been elected by
sn. Legislature under IL TO seat IN the Senate OF ttt
United States The Lieutenant Governor of the state
Mr. Williams, succeeaed 10 the executive chair under in
sirnctons, ~ II was said, from the executive authority
VII.