Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-23
General News.
Enthusiastic Union Meeting at Rea'
ing, Pa--Thanks to Soldiers.

Enthusiastic Union Meeting at Read
ing, Pa--Thanks TO Soldiers.
PHILADELPHIA, August % The following
resolutions were adopted at the great Union
meeting at Reading to-day:
Resolued, That we give praise and thanks
to Almighty God in that he has vouchsafed
unto us q full and complete victory over
those who sought, during four long years of
bloody war, TO destroy this last altar Of the
rights of man upon which TO base free in
stitutions that the black and loathsome
stain of slavery, which classes us among
the dark and heathen nations of the earth,
has at last been blotted out, and in all our
land no man can say to his fellow man,
" Thou art mine"
Resolued, That we owe debt of lasting
pretitude to the Union soldiers and sailors
for their valor and prowess in putting down
the slayeholders' wicked and bloody rebel
lion, and we pledge to their wives and or
phans protection, support and patronage
whenever within our power to give them.
Resolued, That in the joint resolutions
which passed the Congress of the United
States by e two-thirds vote; proposing
amendments to the Constitution, We
recognize as the only safe palladium of the
principles for which we sacrificed four hun
dred thousand lives of our best blood, and
three thousand millions of our treasure /;
that in the same spirit which actuated our
forefather 10 proclaim the Declaration of
Independence IN 177e, we most heartily
endorse the first section of Tho amendment
declaring that all Iaa-sO.sS bvr-a- Within rI5
United States, shall be citizens thereof, as
a means also Of future protection, as well
as present frmness and equality. We are
in favor of said section which provides for
eoualizing representation in Congress, and
and avow our hostility now and forever
against the admission of the States late in
rebellion, upon basis of representation,
which gives to the South sixty per cent.
more power in Congress and in the Electoral
College, than an equal number of white
people IN the North; while the third sec
ton excluding all perjured rebels from
eligibility to Office, meets our hesrtY and
unqualified approval.
ResoIued, That the true interest and pur-
pose of the policy laid down by Andrew
Johuson-the man made President by j.
Wilkes Booths TO resurrect from oblivion
and disgrace the Democratic party, which
for its reasonable course during the war
was consigned 10 the tomb Of everlasting in
fanny and shume; and we believe that the
success of said policy would turn back the
wheels of progress, generation IN our
country's march to greatness and to glory.
Resolved, That in Major General John W..
Geary, the standard bearer of the Republi-
can party of Pennsylvania, we have COM
bined the true principles of the soldier and
statesman, the hero Of many battles, and
the defender of civil liberty whenever and
wherever he has been called to govern.
Resolued, That Andrew ]. Curtin, the
good and loyal Governor of Pennsylvania,
has well earned the noble title of the SOL
dier's friend and in retiring from the gu
bernatorial chair, he takes with him the
entire confidence and esteem of every patrl-
OF in the State.
Resolred, That Henry J. Raymond, who
was made chairman Of the National Repub-
lican Executive Committee by the National
Union Convention of 1854 which nominated
Abraham Lincoln for President Of the uni
ted States, by his having followed the lead
of the infamous Andrew johnson, and with
him turned traitor to the principles OF his
party and the great interests OF freedom ana
humanity. has become unworthy and
| odiors. and this Convention therefore re-
ouests that committee to assemble and
without permitting him to resign, forthwith
expeI him from the Craftsmanship and from
| the COMMITTEES.
READING, Pa, August ga very large
| and enthusiastic convention of the Republi-
cans of Berks and the eastern counties o.
| Pennsylvania is being held in this city to-
day. There will be a tremendous meeting
in Pennsylvania Square this ?. M. Five
stands have been erected for speakers.
SECOND DISPATCH.
REAp1Se, Pa, August PA grand con.
| ventien of the people of eastern Pennsyl
yaxia who are favorable to the principles Of
the Republican Union party, and opposed
| To the policy of President johnson, assem-
bled in this city to-day. Immediately upor
their arrival the different local organisa-
lions and visiting delegations formed int
line and paraded through the city. A greai
majority Of those in the ranks were return
ed soldiers
At half past two o'clock the convention
was called TO order by Colonel Jordan
Chairman of the Republican State Contra
Committee VIM. B. Thomas, of Philadel
phia, was called on to preside.
In consequence of the immense number
in attendance four different meetings werl
organized. At the largest Of these, which
was held in front of the residence OF Georg
W Larnon, ESQ, Hon. L. W. Hall, Speake
Of the State Senate, addressed the crowd
He declared the issue to be whether traitor
or those who had upheld the government il
the late perilous crisis, should control tn
country. he said that 800, 900 loyal mel
had died and debt of $4,000, 100000 ha'
bean created that the nation might live
The present political contest involved ex
actly the same question that was at issu
Suring the war: whether treason was no
crime to be made odious and punished" l
however, the issue insisted upon by the op
nosition was the true one, and if, by tn
plea Of upholding a white mans govern
nent, it was intended that loyal blacks wh
had helped our government were 70 be de
prived of their civil rights, then he desire
It to be understood that in question DC
tween loyal blacks and disloysl whites n
was in favor of the former. He demande
that there should be security for the futur'
He then reviewed the record Of the d.
mocracy, as made up in the speeches an
doings of its best exponent-the preseE
candidate for the 6ubernatoriai chAlrIan :,-.an
: contrasted that record with the milIeaI
service of General Geary, the Republics
Union candidate.