The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-30

take care of those States. It was for PennsyIva-
MIA to do her duty; the south would do hers.
The following gentlemen acted officers of the
meeting:
VICE PRESIDENTS
Jan es o. Hand, Adam Hill,
Edwin II. Filter, James H. Paul.
William Sellers, Capt. Richard Donegan,
John welsh, Thomas Megear,
Fred Fraley, Ohas. W Ridgeway,
John +. Lewis, John HaZletine,
Adolph E. Borie, Peter Williamson,
Samuel E. Stokes, William Devine,
Jay Cooke, Mai. W. McMichael,
Thomas Webster, Edward O. Marsden,
Thomas TaskeT, Joseph W. Bullock,
VIM. III. Park, Joshua Sperng,
w. II. Ruddiman, Alan Wood,
MERIT Gibson John l.. Anderson,
Gen. Horato HubbeI Milton ]. Harris,
DIR. Eliab Ward, Peter A. Keyser
Jos. r.. Lyndall, VIM. b. Stevens,
Col. VIM. b. Thomas, Edwin r. Cope,
Geo. ] Young, Col. Fred. M. Newhall,
w. b. BemenL Richard Garsed,
Henry Davis, James Hogan,
Isaac A. Sheppard, William Blunden,
Saml Armstrong Ohas. J. Field,
Jas. Irwin, Col. Barton H. Jenks,
Thos, Stnson James Martin,
Chas. Ii. Oramp, James w. Robins,
James McDougal, Joseph H. Oousy,
Col. Thos. Crawford, James M Sellers
Capt. T5os. Bringhurst John II. Southworth,
BENZ. II. Brown, Thos. Craven,
David Oliver, James Dobson,
]. Vaughan Merrick, DR.. r. S Kenderdine
A. ]. Antelo, Sergt George FIake,I
John ]. Hartman, Capt w. J. Mackay,
Jos. T. Bailey, Edward Stokes,
II b. Ashmead, Thomas Vandusen,
Alex Benson, Jr., DR.. John Jackson,
Francis Blackburne, Jr., Col Jacob NJ. Davis,
Joseph H. Dallas, Oapt Robert Gillespie,
Capt Hubert Price, James H. Dingee,
stephen Miller, Capt. Henry Koch,
| Edward ]. Kenney, JabeZ Gates,
| David Banks, Jesse Oottman,
| Major Richard Ellis, James Newell,
Washington Gilpin, Capt Samuel D. Miller,
Oapt. John Mccullough, Benjamin Sharpe,
| James Il. Nelll, John De Barry,
| Capt. Job w. Richards, Ed. d. H. Fraley
Col. r. Stockett Matthews, of Baltimore, was
next introduced, and Justify app !auded.
4 He said America was a free home and strong ma
! ton, and one which provided the benehcence of
free schools, shed its laws around the fresides of
the humblest, and crowned labor with prosperity.
In all characteristics it nation of viGor and
promised greater national development a tnah
| any other, for none was so competent to send
| so many words of hope to generations to come
| than was America Great it was, as res
plendent as 1t was in history, rapid as its
advances were in civilization, it could not afford
to give mp its political affairs to men who have
| no sy mpathy with mankind. During six long
years the Democratic party had misled, cheated,
and detrauded the people VINO ciuhg 70 lI' anu 70
strip this rebel Democracy of its Japan glosses
varnlsh and sophlstry, would be to snow TWO
questions for the consideration OF tne men Oh Che
nation The first one would be, "Should loyal men
be ruled by traitors and their aiders and abettors
and the second would be "Shall the puOlic ueot
created for the maintenance of the government be
repudiated simply because the rank and file OF the
| Democratic party never invested one cent in 60
yernment bond, and don't care whether they are
repudiated not!" Shall the rebels rule! NO,
never as long the last nursing on its mother g
breast lives nor so long as hearts of loyel men
pulsate. The daring, true, and sublime sacrldees
ALREADY made would be followed by others equally
as grand before treason shall become virtue and
loyalty scandal.
~ In referring to the Democratic party, he meant
as a part OF it Andrew Johnson and Jefferson
Davis 1t is said birds of feather flock together,
but in this case they don't hock, as one cannot
leave the cool springs of Canada at presenG but ne
will probably be about when MIR. Johnson takes
possession, or as Mr.. Seward blandly, subtly and
sneakingly says, "He might be Dictator" Lee
and Rousseau might be included in this Demo-
cratic party but, perhaps, it would be as well 70
take Rousseau and Steadman to pair OF with Lee,
and that was not doing the latter any high compll-
! ment Then there was the bully, clustering Ro-
bert Toombs and he knew of no better Democrat
| to pit against him than VIM B. Reed.
The people of this nation never would nor could
forget the systematic process of starvation prac-
tsed on our soldiers with a malignity unprece-
dented. 1t was not upon rebels that this scientific
! torture was praotsed, but upon men we trusted
T men went forth, and how they came back to us
They started out capable Of enduring all the hard
ships incident TO the life OF soldier, ana they
q came back spectres.
d Then the assassination of Union men must no
: be forgotten-the shooting down OF men in thei
tracks simply because they were loyal TO the bes
% government that ever existed on the earth Th
e same necessity existed now for action as wheI
troops called to the field, the only diferenc
e being that soldiers were now citizens. Tines
lie rebels proclaimed they would carry the black flag
le which meant they would shoot down every MAJ
Is | who wore the blue. They made the people shud
der nv telling them of the atrocities that the Unio
,e men would commit il they were victorious, an,
d thereby enkindled bitter hatred, which Kept u
y the fires fast dying out In the hearts OF their sol
10 diers These rebels not only told the people, bu
men living in the city OF PhiladelphIa who CLAIM
le to be learned, arstocratic, we'll bred and culu
at malice in their SOULS and hated us as bad as tn
10 rebels did. The only difference between thes
n southern and northern rebels was that the forme
r had the courage to take up arms and Tight and tn
le latter had the cowardice to take up lying. Ono
exhaust these people OF their facilities for lynn
10 and they are bankrupt and they will have to ap
IT peal TO the for clean sheet TO start busines
IS again. It is idle TO talk of this rebel Democrac
Is having any principles as all they desired wa
Is power, plunder and the spoils of Office such wa
" their mend0city and iniquity.
n More than one-haf of the cost of the war and III
81 losses on the battlefield accustomed by IN
r. action OF these rebsl Democrats for five years. b
10 cause of their opposition 70 the war. Without th
left wing in the north, the right wing of the rebel
in the south would have bsen beaten in two year
In They were not entitled to the treatment extende
la 10 great political organizations for they had
g. attempted TO put good law on the statute book
III would not do for them to say they were in IN
be minority, the great loyal party would cheer
y. fully have adoptedany wise law, no matter troI
e, whence itemanatea. IheII mottoeS % were; "Ihei
er | ought not TO have been war; "rhe governmeI
of Inc United States has no rights that ought to
1 | Tespected;' "The rebels were in the right, an
j go hnnn IhnlI IlRhla.ll