The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-15
CITY. INTELLIGENCE.
tBor Additional Local ITEMS see BUh Page
MEETING OF THE BOYS IN BLUE" OF THE
THIRTEENTH WARD,

the friends and Supporters of Hon. Leonard
Myers for Congress was unavoidaoly crowded
out yesterday.-CITY EDITOR EVENING TBLE-
Another enthusiastic mass meeting of loyal
citizens was held Thursday evening, under the
auspices OF the boys in Bluer of the Thirteenth
Ward, at washington Hall, Spring Garden
street, above Eighth.
At the hour appointed the "Boys in Blue,n
bearing torches, and headed by Hoffmau's
Brass Band, marched TO the hall, bearing
banner on which was inscribed
keep Step TO the Music OF the Union"
The hall and ve6tibule we're literally crowded,
many ladies being present.
The meeting was called to order by Captain
William Palmer, who proposed Mr.. f. Harper
Jefrles Tor President, VINO was elected by ac-
clamaton.
After an eloquent and admirable opening ad.
dress by the President OF the meeting, +. Har-
per Jetfries introduced the Hon. Leonard Myers,
who was greeted with long.continued applause
and three hearty cheers.
MIR. Myers expressed his heartfelt thanks for
the enthusiastic reception. He was proud of it.
He was proud OF the city of Philadelphla-the
birthplace ol liberty, and OF that old glorious
Declaration OF independence which declares
that "all men are created free aud equa.'
(Great applause.) He was proud OF the city
for she had sent forth one hundred thousand
her sons to the battlefield to put down treason
(Applause.)
he remembered, too, the noble works of the
women, in providing for the wants OF those
brave men; the relre5hment saloons and the
hremen, with their amoula1ces, always in
IT adiness to render all needed aid. He was
proud that Philadelphia rose in the might OF her
majesty and gave welcome to those loyal men
of the South who had passed through the fiery
ordeal OF oppression, whom no dancers could
intimldate, and whom the Establishments of
power could not corrupt. Continued applause.)
He spoke of the "Boys in Blue"-the survivors
OF the war OF the Rebellion, and the horrors of
Libby Prison, Salisbury, and Andersonvile.
They had defeated the Rebels in the field and
were prepared TO do it once more at the ballot
box. They we're TO meet at the approaching
election the same men and principles against
which they fought in the recent disastrous war;
He then used up quite etectuallY Vallandlgham,
the Woods William B. Reed, Cowan, DJolittle
and oJher kindred spirits, and paid an eloquent
tribute to Governor Andrew G.. Curtil, General
| Owen, Captain Conner, and that Peunsylvanlas
heroic son who, twenty years ago, fought his
way through Mexico 10 the Halls OF the Monte.
zumas- who, during his executive admmistra-
| ton in Kansas, fOretold the storm of war that
| has passed in a letter TO BuchaDau-and who,
| next 10 Hooker was the hero of Lookout Noun
| tain--and who gallantly accompanied Sherman
/ IN his eventtul march to the ocean, General
John W. Geary. cat the mention OF each dis
tineulshed name there was great applause, and
at the conclusion OF the sentence the cheering
was immense)
The speaker followed Andrew Johnson in his
| late pilgrimage and answered, with powerful
arguments, all his assaults upon Congress- and
| afterwards showed up the character OF the late
| Of many OF the principal men OF which it was
| composed. He particularly eXcorlated Henry
| j. Raymond, who sal in every Republican eau
GUS not only voted but spoke in favor of the
| Constitutional Amendment now submitted to
| the States, and then came here to denOunce it;
| and William +. Johnston, who now thinks all
power should be centred in the President, and
| who was temporary Chairman OF the Fremont
| Convention at Cleveland, the twelfth resolu-
| ton of which declared "Chat the question of
the reconstruction of the reoellIous States be-
longs to the peopte through their Representatives.
| m COnqreSs, and not to the EJeCI1iUe"
| 1t had been charged against hlm by his oppo-
nent that he had voted for negro suffrage in the
| District of Columbia. He did So and was proud
| OF it. Great applause)
| The District OF Columbia is exclusively within
| the control OF Congress. Yet IN that capital oil
| the nation the overthrow of the Government
| had been plotted; there rejoicings were had
| when our armies suffered disaster; there Abra-
| ham Lincoln was foully murdered; there Rebels
| we're more plentiful than loyal men, He voted
to consecrate the National capital TO loyalty for
ever and preferred to trust the loyal negro with
| a vote; and no man will assert that the negroes
| have not been more loyal than the blood-stained
| Rebels reeking with the infamy of treason.
| Fifty-Ihree Republicans, of whom the Speaker
| was one, endeavored by their votes to give this
| suffrage in the District to the colored men who
had been in the service, and those who could
| read and write, as Mr.. Liucon had suggested
and Andrew johnson in several OF his speeches
| desired but the solid vote of the Democrats
with few Republicans, prevented this modid
cation, and they are welcome to all the capita
| they can make out OF the question.
| But in the Southern States, where this vic
| tory gave the right TO dictate any terms, negro
suffrage was not imposed. The peoples repre-
sentatlves, however, stood up like wall OF tire
| in favor OF security for the future, and said to
the South, "You have from the commencement
| of the Government voted on three-6tths of your
slaves-slavery has been wiped out by the great
emancipation proclamation and the Constitu
tional amendment, brought about by your own
war upon the Union. You desire now to be
| represented on all the negroes, and gain by
your very Rebellion" Congress replied tina
neither a Southern Rebel nor a Southern loya
man shall cast two votes where Northern man
has but one. 1t is necessary to change the basis
of representation, and it must be done now o.
it never can be done. Great applause.)
| The pretense that the South is unfairly de-
| prived OF representation in Congress is false
and Andrew johnson is well acquainted witt
| the facts. If the South wishes 20 come into thu
| Union, they can at any time do so by accepting
the Constitutional amendment, as did Ten
| nessee.
| In conclusion, he referred to the martyreC
| Lincoln, and to the graves OF the brave soldiers
| who fought in defense OF the country, and ap
pealed to his hearers 10 revere their memory b.
finishing at the ballotboX the work they had sC
nobly contended for. ''If YOU do not" said he
| II at least, will be true to their cause and t.
the sacred cause OF liberty" (Three cheers.)
Colonel James Given, General Lewis Wagner
and Andrew Benedict, Esq, followed in admlra
| bic speeches.
MEETING AT NATIONAL HALL. - Las
evening meeting of the Republicans was heit