The national Republican., 1866-07-20
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assembled In this city is the largest popular gath
srng that ever occurred here sS this season Of the
year, sud gives unmistakabls evidence Of the deep
earnsstnsss which psrvsiss The minds sud hearts
Of the people. joshua Bigsy, Esq, late Union
nsnbsr o. the STATE Lssisaturs. was elected pres.
Hammond, Basil Harding and Joshua Ahalt, Esos,
al active and prominent Union men during The
entire war, and Capt. Chs. II. Baughsr and Can't
Martin Roussr both msritorious and disting guished
soldier. during the war. acted As sscrstariss.
siasm approving the restoration policy Of President
johnson and the patriotic, national course Of Gov.
ernor Swami; approving the proposed PHILADELPHIA
Conysntion; appointing delegates to the State Con.
vsntion on the 2sth instanti and authorising an
appointment Of dslsgatss to the Philadslphia Con
Gov. Bradford then addressed the psopls for two
and half hours, In spsseh such a has been
rarely heard from any man. Eloquent and full Of
information and cogsnt argument, Il snehainsd the
attention Of his hearers for the time mentioned and
He thoroaghly vindisatsd and sustained The whole
policy Of The President; demonstrated that he has
followed the lead Of the late President Lincoln; de-
nounosd negro suffrage and negro equality; showed
that the Civil Rights bill and the recent amend
msnts 70 the Constitution proposed BY Congress
were but shis and devices Of radical politicians TO
maintain power at the sacrifice Of constitutional
rights Of the 6tstss, established By the founders
Of tho 0ovsrnuent and to destroy the character of
the Government; that whilst no Northern STATE
would lose single member Of Congress- Maryland,
already reduced from nine to sx msmbsrs, must
lose one Of them at least and that the whole course
Of the radical party In Congress tended 10 smbitter
the South and to aisnats from each other tho sec
lions OF our common country, which II was the
duty Of every patriot TO strive to cement This
great spssch viii, Il 10 believed, be published, the
meeting having requested II BY resolution, and
Gov. b. having promised to write II out.
At this time " O'Clock, p. M Governor Swami
Is addressing an immense and enthusiastic con.
eourss Of people In speeoh of great power and
ehsct-evsry sentence almost calling forth cheers
and applause. He takes broad ground sgainst
negro suffrage and equality sustains the Prssidsnt
dsnounoss the radicals disorgsnissrs and boitsrs
from the Union party Of the State says that, what
ever othsrs may do, no existing power oan drive
him into the radical camp, and forstslls that the
result Of this canvass in Maryland will leave the
radicals with very small squad, In fact not cor
porals guard; that the results will be such as will
amass and astound those who have been and may
still bs Union men, but who have left their party
to hss to the embrace Of radicals. Governor
swsnn's speech Is powerful In manner and in mat
ter. and is producing telling effect
Ths delegates TO the State convention ars Hon.
Madison Nelson, Col; WIN. P. Msulsby, Col; Geo.
X. Dennis, Joshus Bigss, ESQ.,, Gen. Edw.rd:shri-
Clugan, tsq., Dr.. james W. Riohslbsrgsr, Randolph
g. Bsrriok. WIN. B. Nelson and Ezra Michael eco, ,
Capt. Charles II. Raushsr and Thomas 8. Lee, esq.
O. G,