The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-23

ton of 1864, which renomiuated Abraham Lin.
coin for Pres dent OF the United States, by his
having followed the lead OF the infamous Andrew
johnson, and with bim turned traitor TO the
principles OF his party, and the great interests of
freedom and humanity, has become unworthy
and odious, and this Convention therefore re-
quests that Committee TO assemble, and without
permitting him to resIgn, forthwith TO expel
him from the craftsmanship Of the National
Union Executive Committee. ..
This resolution met with tremendous applause,
and was adopted unanimously.
Speech of General Fisher.
General Joseph Fisher, OF the Old Reserves,
was then introduced, The General is now a
candidate for Senatorial honors In the Lancaster
district. He spoke in high terms OF the gallan-
try OF General Geary. He SAID that in the State
Senate Clymer had refused 10 arm the State
against invasion from abroad; he had refused to
give the soldier extra pay; he voted against
thanking the soldier, and had voted against
giving him q vote, and yet there were some gooI
soldiers in Pennsylvania who proposed To vote
for Clvmer. (Voices-Not many y He appealed
to soldiers-tor he had been with them where it
was not pleasant to be-was it for this that you
went to the field and suffered, and laDguished
in Rebel prisons and pest houses?
Speech of General Geary.
General Geary having reached the stand,
General Fisher said he would cut hole in his
speech for General Geary.
His remarks were brief but were met with
storms OF applause. He said this was the resi-
dence OF his competitor, Hester Clymer, and he
would treat him kindly, because he was a gen
tieman OF intellect and culture; but there were
considerations which threw individuals in the
shade. To the soldiers he saId:-You are one
grand committee OF the whole to take charge of
this question.
As you made treason and traitors in the field
odtous, so you can do in civil life. The friends
OF Irish freedom were here. This goodly city
had furnished Company A of his regiment in
Mexico. (Cheers.) These men are now coming
up like men in favor OF their country. They
arp nj q rai tO IN hoId hnra
elsewhere to hoodwink the people. Our friends
OF the Mexican war are with us. Clhats SOY
see men all around me here that fought
bravely on the battlefield; men who at Look
out Mountain drew the very thunderbolts
from Heaven and hurled them on the heads of
traitors.
He alluded TO the SANDER in regard to the
capture OF a Quaker gum" but even leaving out
this doubtful cannon, we have left 1913 guns
taken by the White Star Division. (Cheers.)
(At This point the flags of the 2Sth, General
Geary's regiment, all battle-riddled, were
brought to the stand, and greeted with cheers.)
He reflected upon Montgomery Blair's threats
of war made in this square few days ago, and
delivered a severe rebuke to Blair. He appealed
to young. men to take stand for their country.
Beware how you connect yourselves with a
party false to its history false to liberty and the
country.
General Fisher then resumed remarking that
General Geary had knocked very large hole in
his speech. tLaughter) And how do you like
him? (Bully.) The Bread-and-butter Conven-
ton at Philadelphia had turned Vallandigham
and Wood out of their meeting, and did not
Vallandlgham and Wood represent the princ-
pies of that party? Where is the difference be-
| tween Vallandigham and Hester Clymer? Be-
| cause there was odium attached to those men
| they were turned out; but what was left after
| they went? The only way in which they could
elect Hester Clymer, was to bring Lee, and
| Moseby, and Dick Taylor, and all the Rebels OF
| the South, and let them vote.
| They are the men that will do the work,
uaic tn,r rl,rrpao vnrrl1 liny fho
| grease from Andy John sons shoes. He Gene
| raj Fishery had been offered position by Andy
Johnson, but he would see Andy in very hot
place before he would accept 1t. (Cheers.)
| Is there Clymer soldier here? Why do you
| vote tor him Because he belongs to the ''De-
mocratic party?" tell you that the Democratic
| party is like the fellows knife that had five new
handles and seven new blades. (Laughter.)
General Albright, of Carbon. and Captain
Tower also addressed the meeting, ellciting
| great applause
| beIs were addressed in their native tongue.
| At the east stand Colonel Koltes, of Philadel-
phia, addressed the people. Why were the
Democrats willing, now to give, up their old
| name Why, for the loavcs and fishes. Cover
nor Orr at Philadelphia said that the Rebels
| had laid down their arms. Did they do so, ol
were they not fairly and decidedly licked
We're they not compelled to clay down theil
| arms {"
soldier had remarked to him that if thu
| militia on Girard College Green had fired upor
the Wigwam, theygwould have hurt more Rebels
| than our soldiers did at Fort Fisher. 1t was
pity that johnson had not stuck to his tailor
bench and the goose; he was trying to recon
| struct the Government so as to give it over into
the hands of Rebels; he had deserted every
principle to which he stood committed in 1864
Clymer had been keeping very bad company.
Meetings were also held in other sections O
the city, ard addressed by various gentlemen.
large number of the members of Geary's OLE
| regiment (the 2Sth) met him at the Smucke
| House and paid their respects