The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-08
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


tFor Additional Local Items see Fifth Page
MASS MEETING AT NATIONAL HALL
SPKECBEs By JUDGE SHERWOOD, GovRRNoR NAM
ILToN, AND GENERAL DAVIS, OF TEXAS "A large
IN spite of the inclement weather, there was Iul
attendance.
JUDGE SHERWOOD 8 SPEECH.
Hon. Judge sherwood OF lexas. was first intro
duced He congratulated the audience upon the
success OF the greatest Convention which mad ever
met Pin adepnia since the Convention which
OF Independence. We came here to snow cause
why we suould assert enc doctrine. proclaimed
compelled, by Lee, ssity, maze their platform
upon the constitutional rights OF the citizens. He
wanted security for me- UeI son, and property; tvT
trial by jury; for unrestrcted cOmnerce and vne
guarantee OF repubhcau government TO every state
The speaker then proceeded ength to declare
the mighty results which had been effected by tins
Convention, and TO explain the duue. ana respons-
Dllity OF the southern loyal men They Were too
radical for the Northern radicals, ana had fright.
ened them by the extremity OF their views de
promised tnat me platform laid down would cleo.
down oppOs.non, ana help to build Up and make
stronger ,he Republican party. When the prince
pies thereoi shall be carried out ev erYwnere, the
Continental Congress may look down and say, ''Our
work IS finally accomplished" An advanced step
II will be said we have found here the true
strength of republican Government. 1t is to- give TO
every ran the tull and complete provision OF IN
pontical rights You cannot have an orderly com
munitJ without proec I'd community We cannot
have contentu ent wne we have a great cIns, de.
graded by the law. The time for reflection
and mp overDent Wehave been taught b, calamity,
and the UnlonIsts of the South have come mere 10.
cay and said, 'oIvo the colot ed man pOlica rlohs
Give him power 10 help protect us against the whit
man" loud applause)
Judge SHERWOOD then proceeded to inteIrogate
supposed co.ored man IN regard to the guaranteed
rlPhts o. the Consultation, and he made MN
prehend the whole while he insisted that the VII
man by no means knew the spirit OF that mighty in
strument. They cannot give intelligent answers TO
the Constitution better is 1t NOT reasonable to sup
| pose ii at he will vote better? Why he will be
better citizen thar the white upon bis simple III.
sunct,. lie concluded bv asserting that andrew
johnson would learn that the political power in this
country rested with the people.
GENERAL DAVE SPEECH
| General L. j. DAVIS, of Iexas was next intro
| duced He sand he was not prepared tu make
| speech. President johnson had given account
OF his early HE upon several occasions, and the
Genera now proposed 10 tell the story another
ana better sc, made man, who had risen from step
| 10 step, had been stern Union man, hed for
his iite, and vas now asSng leave OF Andrew John.
son 10 return TO hls native State. (ihe General re.
/ terled 10 hmsefD lie tLen gave bret sketch Oi
the condition OF aiaIs in the south, and Dlophesed
disastrous effects from the result OF my pOhcy."
| General DAVIS then took his seat.
Colonel Moss OF Missouri, then introduced.
COLONEL MOSS SPEECH.
| Colonel Moss commenced by reviewing the South
ern situation briefly and gave some account OF the
| out the South. He then eXpauated upon the Con.
yention and the great gooo work which 1t had
| begun lie wanteu he people to sustain Its action,
to endorse its principles, and to send men TO Con-
| gress who will lePlsate for all parties upon the
| uasls Vi uemOCratC nOelIy. lie nau not come 10
| ask Tor cuanges to be made the Northern States
| Men could do as they pleased in that respect uut
| the Southern 6nlon men have q eLeTmlnation that
| tbs weIk shall be completed III the south 'toU He
was III favor OF universal suffrage now, anu he as
| serlea that no influence i'll the North mad been
brought to bear upon the Southerners; on the con.
trary the Northern delegates would not go the
hPule. The Southern UnonIsts did it of them.
yes, and lar outstripped their Northern friends.
and ne only asked thal they should be Imported
and upheld in their advocacy OF hese principles.
Colonel Moss then proceeded to argue tuat il,
the President asserts, he States have been
OF the Union, he had night to appoint Provisional
Governors Tor them. If he mad tins right, then he
could 4 so impose other conditions when they de-
! manded TO be restored
Coonel Moss closed amid enthusiastic applause.
! Governor Andrew Jackson Hamilton OF Texas
| followed in short speech enuncatIng and reafirm-
ing the principles which he hau expressed before III
| the same bIl.
A fiue band of music was IN attendance, and fur
nshed patriotic and national airs between the
speeches.