Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-14
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PnIIADELpiIIi, Nov. q. |
Tho elections Of course arc tile theme OF every |
mans discourse III Philadelphia to-day, as isup-
pose they arc with you. That the Republicans have
In good part defeated themselves, Ia plain enough |
to nearly everybody now. Why, why can We not
be wise enough In hmeY The old story To be
continued perhaps I'll thoroughly corrupt state
Of poitica enforces rising or revolution Of sonic
sort on the part of decent and honest men, The
citizens of San Francisco were forced, IN cStreu-
liy, finally TO take n strong, and many people
thought indefensible, ground But what could
be done2 Life and property were at stake. The
vigilance committee" seemed u necessity. And
1t has come to nearly the same pass In New York
city, Baltimore, and other places. When II is
thought that enough rotten and fraudulent votes
can BIZ polled in tho city of New York to over.
throw the righteous verdict OF the counties and
towns, made up Of honorable and public spirited
votes,--when rum-drinkers and blackguards can
do this,-is Il not time for some other remedy
than the trifng ones that have already served 7
The news was received here, with mingled feel
ings of course The Republicans think are ner-
yous and somewhat dsheartened. Why mincc
the matter? There Is too much Of disposition ON
the part OF papers, and the men who speak for
their little circles of friends to treat lightly and
carelessly what Is as serious matter MS could
well have happened To the Republican Party. II
had best be acknowledged serious and looked
sqnarely In the face. Not necessarily fatal Bull
Run was retrieved. But Bull Run cost more than
we care to figure up. Our people have been in
dolent, careless, -inexcusably 50. different
story must be told In the next few months, and
this fact cannot be emphasized too stcrnly.
The Presbyterian convention now holding Its
meetings in DR.. Wylc's church, Broad street near
Spruce Is claiming great attention from the reli-
gious community. The central idea OF the con-
vcntion is church union. and strong appeals are
made by different eloquent speakers to that end.
ha ahxyfp rinh ftnxp nrn IA
New School, United Reformed, and Cumberland
Presbyterian church. These have all separate or
ganizations and laws. The time II Is now thought
has come for n consolidation Of these different
bodies. II il can be effected, and there Is every
reason to believe II possible this sect will greatly
increase Ii not It's usefulness certainly Its power.
The 'Richngs Operu," Is having great sue
cess ut the Academy Of Music. Much greater than
1t deserves In fact. But Philadelphia has so few
chances for Opera in the course Of the year than
even an Indifferent enterprise Is pretty TO do
well. We build magnificent Opera House, and
| let II to Circus companies, and Juggers-A cdds-
my of Music Delightful bit Of Irony! Not the
slightest effort has ever been made to make 1t
earn its title. But This, though bad enough, would
not be quite SO bad ifthe stockholders exhibited n
little energy in inducing the Opera to come to
fhila 1t always pays well, but our directors are
such close aud stingy set that they iiighcn oil the
lean purscd Italians. II Is laughablc to hear the
exstacics OF our papers over what Is mostly the
very Indifferent singing OF Miss Richnss Opera.
| But then, poor souls, they are hungry for music;
| they pant for il ms the hart duts Tor the water
brook or something of that sort They cannot
get the very good, so they idolize the only toilet
able. A wretched play has been produced ut the
| ARCH Street Theatre called Surf" II is styled
n comedy, but really has no touch or motive OF
it. Minus character, plot, dialogue, or wit, it is
u very sorry specimen OF an American play.
| Who Is the coming man? Who and where is the
American Buucicault? Mr.. Forrest is acting ut
tbs Walnut Street Theatre, and drawing crowds
..lln inns
years. THE noblcst Roman of them all J" Yes,
with all his faults. his maunerisms, no actor has
the passion and power of Forrest. His audiences
know and feel this, even II the critics all do not.
/ do not know whether Wilmington people are
too far removed from the fell influence of the
Camden and Amboy Railroad to feel the force OF
the extract am about TO give you from paper
| have just seen, but it struck me rs being rather
neat You are aware that the g. and A. is one Of
ihadclphia's sore points. Every man. woman,
and child in the community think II open game
for all manner Of expression of scorn, satire, or
loathing. II has somehow made Itself felt as the
personal enemy OF every soul in the Quaker City.
Consequently when read that 1.-THE Camden
and hmhoy Railroad Company have removed all
their ties between Trenton and New Brunswick,
l an. struck Con behalf of my fellow citizens Of
course) with sense of the justice of the ayeng-
ing Heavens. OF course it has 1t effected that
80 y - Y INDEX.
PiiilAprirniA Mo-. 10.
The street cars 1t wis supposed would all he
running to-day, the injunction against them hav-
ing been removed by the Supreme Court Of PENN
syvania, hit for AL That, and much IN the public
disappointment, only two lines the Union, aud
the it'll and Sth strcets-nre Ia operation. u Is
| supposed that the other companies not being so
fearless and spirited as those named, are waiting
to ste Ii the pioneers In the movement will be in
tcrrnptcd in the work, and when they sec all
quiet, will start their cars, perhaps next Sunday.
Nothing could be- in fact more orderly than the
travel ON the lines in operation to-day. But for
the novelty Of the thing, the cars would be quite
unnOtced. They run without bells, I'm id0I which
meets with approval. A conductor on the Union
line told me this evening that to-day's returns
were the largest ever made the company since the
road opened Such a fact as this will soon tell on
the more tinid or conservative companies.
The week passed has been a regular "anniver-
sary week" rs the time falling about the list of
May is called in New York. So many conven-
tions holding at once is something noticeable for
Philadelphia, and they were comparatively unexs
pccted. The most important of these meeting
have been the Pennsylvania Peace Society. the
Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, the Prcsbyte-
rian National Union Convention and the Evnngeli-
cal Society Of the Episcopal church. The Prcsby-
terrain convention has been in session all the week
and Is a most important meeting. gave you
particulars of its objects In my last letter. It's
sessions are very dgniied, but there docs not APP
pear to be much work done, and doubt Is express
ed of the success Of the cherished hopes of MIR.
Stuart aud some other leading delegates. The
Anti Slavery's Convention was chiefly no
ticeabc from Its cilinax-a speech of Wendell
1 Phillips-which was. however, substantially th,
one he delivered at Kennett Square, few day.
before, and which was reported so satisfactorily
, for the COMMERCIAL. was gratifed 1t one O
: the afternoon sessions OF The Peace Society, a
being witness Of very pretty little spat between
two OF the lady members. Not only so, but tn,
participants were of the Friendly persuasion
D NM of them btnp Rachel Nj. Townsend farmer.