The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-03
PENNSYLVANIA. POLITICS.
srtCiAL TtltsaAm 10 The NEW YGsk MRAlo
speech at senator Iewmn In Detcnrr of the
Presidents Keconstrnrtto Policy.

HasRi-srsG, Oct. z. 1871
There was an immense demonstration hcry this even.
ing in favor a President johnson and bis reconstruction
ton policy the srsest gsfherir assembl-d here
during the CAD vass, and The utmost cnthusiasm was
manifested bv the people hear The speech Senator
,owan, who wss the loading the occasion.
Mr. Hamilton slricss was chosen Chairman, and nitro.
diced Mr. towan in speech.
senator Cowan in LOOKING over the ,ast sea Of heads
illuminated With torches aud ranspsreuclcs said he
hardly knew what to ssy, the demonslra,ion VAS 20
Overwhelming Il was ID important hour for HARRIS
burr-an important hour fof Pennsylvania aRd The
whole world, Wherever men we're longing 10 be
free The world was looking 10 see what would
become Of Az experiment which hsd been IN ex-
i is ninety Yeas u was ,he nrst time n
eifgoverninent had been successful Our fcrcfshers
when they commenced the experiment. designed " for
the benefit Of tile white not for the black ne
red |, was intended 20 be white man's government
In 1851 The country received terrible shock but II
passed through M war In triumph. great tssE wa
before the people now, but they we're able sor the
emergency. when he looked apon many 3nx.ogs
faces ~ those public meetings he eli confident that
they would succeed 10 Their tAss 81 restoring the
Union icsi Certainty they snceesded 10 crushing
the rebellion. The work Of restoration accomplished,
they would haze The graser country that ever exisied
s,ruct the UnoD There parties that proposed
70 do tone conservative ysry under the lead or
President Johnson, and the Other inc radical party,
under the especial patronage or Thad Stevens
The President had done everything ~ his power
everything that nan soeld do 70 re-fdte iran
guilty 10 il,e Onion, aud To-day stands Ike to
lossus. with one foot each taf ql the
country, trying Keep II together apeess oppose
him and there ~ nothing sft ioF iha peorls q do bn 10
GONE like one Ief ins radicals u stand sside
N order that The Union mag b. rertorsa II Wa moi
ordinary question Of party Il falling hack urof
general principles laid Gown 10 %. Constitution The
man who doubted that the constitution va HE
law u the land gswogihy OF s~e;ing p.acs 10
this glorious oouDiTg. Now, TIE fadi.sls did not
believe the CONSTRUCTION. fhst steven who
had never acast thA constitution u his
owD STATE betaass The VOID vlile was ~
81 also sgied he supreme Law ~ The lAna III n lr.1
them that the radical party eond never rule III his
country. A, Tue wsstM eonssted ~ ogy nall n DE
NorIhcyn people. AZ 81 down Aauli Hs ssted
thani " tney thngghi the Soahnrn prol2 w0vla ever
Re satiSl.d with Trad s'avens met tCsies 81 NO
no " they worid. ooaiinaed fLe ssssNsr thav w0a 4
be u1~orthy of th..r precd lnc ncr who ciagh ~
long aud hard ~ They aid w,R never ~
re- 0nCled 10 cyit auIrgits re OF Thsd stevens The
ridcais wanted 10 os4 negro suffrage "a the So''h
ma z.y might b. slaughtered POLITICALLY In the NORTH
Thcy wantef 70 perpesapte thef power. a VOICE
That's whaf's the nsa'iert rey KNOW they have rot
10 White friends down THERE Hrownlo~. Hamilton ard
"a tho scrtbsrn syRs~ they cal themselves a.
lnlt they have conKttneptv there be- they want
Congress gtse then IN She shape " She ponf
RIO. NJ fIok 10 r. sonclusson
warmly defenJet the tresen asa'nst me abuse ~
radicals an1 1rgrd ls poodle - falsy hls
sappori order that his ethai wcri ~ rstnrng the
Union might come % saecrsfigl and fssfy f.'rins