The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-05
GRANT FOR PRESIDENT.

mass meeting AT tine cooper AnBttSuGe,
New YOrk-General Grant the OandI-
date of the Loyal Union People OF New
YOrk-SpseChes by A. II. Stewart and
General sICkIes.
From the ~. Y. Times.
Seldom has the Cooper Institute been filed
with a larger audience, or one better represent
ing the various classes of our population, than
the one assembled there last night. A good
number of ladies we're present. The hall was
tastetully decorated for the occasion with the
Stars and Stripes and the flags of the leading
nations of the earth. Suspended at the rear OF
the platform was q lite.siZe portrait of General
Grant, while in front of the speakers desk a
plaster cast of the hero represented him sitting
at his ease in his chair smoking the inevitable
cgar among gTb the %GtHtS inscribed vos on the
ever;n "The Union-it must and will be pre-
served,n etc.
The following, among other prominent citi-
zens, occupied seats upon the platform:-Peter
Cooper, A. 7. Ste wart, William e. Dodge, Moses
II. Grinnell, Marshall o. Roberts, Minthorne
Tompkins, r. B. Clafim, e. r. Jatfray, DR.. Mar
tin Paine, Judge Slosson, Judge Bonney Judge
Hilton, II. II. Rice, s. B. Chi.tenden, William
Libbey, Rufus F. Andrews, Superintendent
Kennedy, General william Hudson Lawrence,
Hon. e. O. Benedict, General Daniel E. Sickles,
General Cochrane, Il. Caylus, Colonel Ethan
Allen, Hon. Lyman Tremain, Waldo Hutchins,
and Governor Ward, of New Jersey.
The meeting was cslled to order at 8'15
O'Clock, by Hon. William E. Dodge, who ex-
hall crowded quarter of an hour before the
time appointed for the meeting. They had
come together, he said, to give their sponta-
neous approval of the nomination of General
Grant for the Presidency. (Applause.) He had
the pleasure of nominating for presiding officer
of the meeting, Mr.. Alexander I. Stewart
(Applause) The nomination was unanimously
endorsed, and Mr.. Stewart, on taking the stand
spoke as folows:-
Ne. STEWARDS SPEECH.
thank you, feow-citIzens for the honor of being
sdhns the and %enearS is
sS 81 for cbief magstrate of wso4 am1esa
virtue and experience, and these possessed In an
tinguished stateman General Grant CGreat oheerIng
naSe mere 10 aid n ms
Promote the substantial Interests Of the whole Unon
is soea r
devove 90 On the IN this mater ali must es
well at the South as the North that II elected 70
bic with safety will be shown by General Grant, His
solid and great qualities that he equally
fitted for peace as for war and tnat under his ad.
miniatrefon the purposes Of the war will be
united, free, prosperous and happy people,
AT the close of Mr.. Stewards remarks General
Cochrane read list of Vice.Presidents and
secretaries, comprising the names of William
B. Astor, Hamilton Fish, r, B. Cutting, George
Griswold, Moses Taylor John Jacob Astor, Jr.,
A. A. Low, LIE Grand B. Cannon, and three hum
-dred others. 80
EX,Judge Hilton then read the folio wing reso-
| lutions:- iHN ~r
Resolved That the American people have ever been
true 70 The tnS.in9ts s Of Of pSsFoIsm II the
ledgment Of distinguished services in the national
cause cannot a 70 De regarded as grateful duty by
Resolved That the brilliant services rendered by
perii to the eSisteace Of the American Union hsVe
snsp and and never Sy peoPs
s u 1e sg have % es Snd
presenting all great Of national Industry
Inc public sentiment Of the country InmIstakGoy In
dcates it's choice for the office OF Chief Magistrates
and that In accordance herewith and relying with
sIstent energy and Snfatsrng paSiotio SO sPFiF
ngly displayed throughout his whole civil and mill
taTy career present General Ulysses 5. Grant as
The candidate 9fths Loyal Union ReNpls q New York
ResolVed, That the President OF this meeting has au
thority to appoint twenty four citizens who, with
20 take measures TO efeetuate the objects and pur
| poses Of this meeting.
| GENERAL sloKLEs SPEECH.
| Fellow-ctIzens:-The events OF the Revolutionary
War been truly said to you tonight, developed
ststes%en se Whose destiny Il wSs establish and
S i1r he nsSt RpS 81 M
| mended to- the American people not oy party plat
cpes his character, Rnd his deeds in the service
othe nation. And now after long years OF clyll con-
not only brought forward the soldier who should
eSd s Ss Ia hS 20 Ss sOer GS hS
the first citizen Of the republic best fitted 20 lead us
Tne.e are those who comp ain and object that he Is
|
try his platform g. that no responsible polIt clans
come forward his vouchers TO the people, But the
people see and feel and know that General Grant has
patfO M good enough for them In hls history and In
his acts. (AppauseJ But we are not left 70 any mere
infer9 noes General GRANTS opinions on public
affairs. On all proper Occasons-whena military oice
as he been ana now is, and as an executive officer
as he also is now In parton all occasions when II
has been proper for him as soldier or as civilian
to communicate his opinions TO his superior officer, OF
10 the public, he has done so with All the henknes
of soldier, with ali the candor of man, and with
ali the wisdom OF q statesman. (Applause) 60 back
with for proof of this the close OF the i'm
Lnediately after Lee ana the Rebel army had eurren
dered TO Grants victorious banner. General Gran
WAS sent by his Exceency, the President, TO IA
performed that task, and comUunlcat d In MI
report the President view OF the situation In th
Rebel states, and series Of suggestions with refer
TO the line OF policy 70 be pursued towards them
which affirm AL our subsequent experience ma
proved 70 have been wise-as claim they were i
their concepton-a statement At the outset Eankl.
spoken and courageousy maintained lAppiause.
But unfortunately, gentlemen, the executive line
policy that was subsequently pursued made IL lmpoa
sble 10 carry out the wise and statesmanllke recon
mendRtions of the General In Chief Unhappily 70
the country the Executive policy pointed lrresstiD
. and Inevitably TO collision with the rights or IN
people (Appleuse.) need not say 20 you OF 70 40
American ctizen-for all have that practices
into public affairs than some Of the profounder prS
fessors OF State craft exercised need not say
you that IL was utterly impossible 70 brug 70 s0lt
tiOn the oifncult problems which this war Drougu
! meRt-exeeutive, legislative. and Judlcal-were
: / with each other. From such conflict peace
the land impossible The plan OF settlement tbs
was initiated, known as the Presidents policy, wa
; simply this-to restore what remained OF the Rebel
10 the Rebel States 10 powell (ApplanSe) That va
tnativ deemod bV the people who Dut down the Habn