The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-27
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
FOR Additional Local Items see Eighth Page. ]

REPUBLICAN MEETING AT NATIONAL
HALL-SPEBoH OF Hon. A. X. MCULURE.-A Re-
publican meeting was held last evening at Ma
tional Hall, Market street, under the auspices of
the Union League. Henry G. Carey, LII. d.. pre-
sided. Mr.. Carey, on taking the chair maze
few remarks, after which he introduced the Hon.
A. K. Mcclure, who addressed the meeting upon
the political issues of the day. He said he had
never been Alderman of his native village, and
he hoped that he never would be President of
the United States. The issues OF the present
time involved matters of more moment than at
any other period In the history of the country,
and he entered upon this campaign with great
fear and trembling; for he saw that the Presi-
dent would use all the means of the Government
10 debauch the people. He had travelled the
State from end to end but he had not found
man who had any respect Tor his character that
accepted the bribes offered by the President,
but hurled them back with scorn and loathing.
He thought Mr. Clymer would receive as
many Democratic votes as had been given at
previous elections, but General Geary would re-
ceive 25, 900 more votes than was ever cast in
this State. He was satisfied that Pennsylvania
would cast larger vote than ever before. Zap
plause,) He would also pledge the citizens of
Philadelphia that not single man would be re-
turned TO Congress west OF the Alleghenies that
was not loyal and in favor of the past action of
Congress. The issues of this contest rise far
above Hester Cymer or General Geary, because
the Democrats would sacrifice Mr.. Clymer to
secure the election OF one disloyal member of
Congress. He then referred TO the condition of
the Southern States and said, that if rebellion
worked no forfeiture of rights, as proclaimed by
the President, the Senators and Representatives
elected previous to the war should be the proper
Representatives OF those States. But while the
President says that they are not out OF the Union
he directs the course TO pursue for the purpose
of getting into the Union.
He contended that the Southern States recon-
structed under the policy OF Andrew Johnson
Cogld change their organic law, and undo all
that they have done. South Carolina, under
the direction of the President passed laws
which again enslave the freedmen OF that State
but week ago laws were passed in that State
placing the freedmen upon an equality with
the whites; but this has not been done because
the people of tnat State have any more love or
humanity for the freedmen, but because they
find, since the election in Maine, that the peo.
pie of the North are not willing to surrender up
all their rights. 1t is not the policy OF the Re-
publican party to POSTPONE the reconstruction
OF the Southern States, but to hasten that event
soon as it can be done, so that all the people
of the republic shall enjoy equal rights and
privileges. II we had faithful men in power,
the Southern States would have been in the
complish the desired end by teaching the South
as Maine has done, and as Pennsylvania will
teach them Oh the second Tuesday in October.
The speaker said he had no fears for this Gov
ernment when the Rebellion was at its height,
when the South tried to blot out the Republic
by the power of the sword for then we knew
what they were about; but when the men who
come fresh from the field of slaughter, with no
profession of loyalty, attempt to control the
affairs of the nation, it was time for the people
to arouse to full sense OF their duty to then
country. The speaker then referred to the
Convention held in this city in August last
and gave short sketch of the doings of some
of the delegates to it during the Rebellion aud
contended that they were not the men to con
suit on The question of reconstruction.