New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-03
THE EVENING AT THE CLUBHOUSE.

THE EVENING AT THE CLUBHOUSE.
An immense mass meeting was organized IN
the evening in front of the Union League club-House
Broadst on which the Clubhouse fronts thronged
for upward OF quarter OF mile, and IS 900 is low
estimate Of the number Of people In the immediate
peghborhood The gathering composed OF the very
beet class OF our citizens, including large number Of
ladies. The enthusiasm ndescrbable The Union
Leageu Rooms were filed to overlooking, and
It was fbe UNANIMOUS opinion Of five hundred
politicians who have been before the public for
twenty years that never before was there so imposing
O demonstration, at any time or in any place
The Old var spirit was aroused and every man. woman
and child arueaTed fully determined do everything
possible to secure ;ha election OF Grant and Colfax
ard roll mp Republican majority IN Philadelphia
on the 18th. The house itself was resplendepI
with many flags and banners, While upon Its
front, in many gas Jets, shone the names OF
"Lincon,"" Grant" Colfax -" Sherman" Sheridan"
Meade" Thomas" "Fauagut," Howard" and
Geary" large series OF jets reading welcome TO the
Boys IN Blue. The arrival from the Lincoln Institution
OF delegation Of uniformed orphan boys whose fathers
had laid their lives the perpetuity Of the
Union elected voeiferous applause and the weds-
cplned little fellows marched within the League House
10 take the position upon balcony CONSIDERABLY assigned
them their solderly bearing and hearty cheers
pleasing features. The meeting at
r,s THE MAIN STAND
was called TO order at o'clock by Samuel G.
Perkins, who nominated Chairman OF the meeting
Col. John w. Forney. Col. Torney greeted with
loud applause. lie said:
COL roRNEY's SPEECH.
The leaders of the Union Army, having
crushed Rebellion, came here to-day 10 conquer
lasting peace They with no motives OF reveDge
and. having graduated in the stern school 0f the war;
they resolved to profit by lis teachings This mag
nlhsent demonstration which has been ehnlood TO US
exhibited 10 us since the review Of Grant ana 5hefpahs
army IN 1868 These soldiers having once conutisu ,ho
Rebellion by the bullet purpose now TO conquer u ny Tue
ballot And now, "a the Chairman OF this great meeg
have the honor TO introduce TO You the brave ana pari
Otto General whom yon have elected the position Of
your Chief Masstracy. Gov. Geary Of rennsyiyanla'
COY. GEARYs SPEECH.
Gov. Geary was heartily welcomed. He felt
himself peculiarly happy in being able to ad
dress such a monster assembly on such mo
allowed TO welcome Ss soldier comrades who had gath
cred from the North and South tho East and west To meet
to again pledge themselves anew heart and sonl to the
utter roofing ont Of the few stones OF tho Rebellion yet
undetermined He was happy 10 be able to speak
from personal knowledge OF the great spirit OF
awakening thai now peryaaeu al Tss Ti m ,a
responsibilities involved ia the present contest ana par
the qni we Ar for the opponents of the spirit OF
unity, they those who. during the war, were the
party Thank GOD. he belonged 70 a party that had
fought in times 10 put down atroeious Rebellion,
10 heal ali ,he drsenons that had sprung from the war
The Democratic party were respSnslbie Ior Ihe war
property destroyed aud for the hundred Of thousands
who had died upon batileileids 10 what traltGous
our land must look the murderefs of then loved ones
And ~ The mighty Providence OF events. awia "ona
10 them A. 70 the personal issues ih ,nnmea
In The poS" s m ' heart the naton
now Is dark days Of doubt and dread-were n1ed
Grant appausc whom the country has tired and found
worthy Of true, in all position. Ills enemies nigh.
drunkaId." "blundercr, but AS comparison weight
upon whom lies the charge. OF thousand
Of loyal lives squadored ~ weak ana irni,lesr ATTEMPTS
Well have buudcrs Ike Vcksbnrg aud Appoiaat
fa In the coming clection day Contrast him with GOV.
seymour who aspEed 10 fly dove over tho country
nS.rrs iS.t o sS ' isSnan gave him "BdSd
aud what pretty angel You would make Why.
copo crush these angelic aspirations Of the Democratic
candidate Let soldiers move forward with the masc
GIN. scKIrs's SPEECH.
Major Gen Daniel T.. Sickles on his intro
tnn Nas received with loud aud reiterated applause
lie esoencd IL great privilege TO witness another pa
geant IN philadelphia. another magnlnceha denoiSn
ton Of its citizens loyalty aud Hospitality ihouSdso OF
soldiers aud sailors we're present To on IN he vow nsue
to-day. And to be ratified tonight, Una, no ttue
efforts should be wanting TO secure the eiee
ton Of Grant and Colfax. The soldiers came with no
%oSs g egp % %a to o sae WITH ths ballot
What they had the battlefield. Ibey hhd been
aud affection that lts citizens had manifested during The
war. Although many did not agree with tho pohlical
offensive mpuiations save one solitary exception aud
that VIM A. Wallace. tho Chairman OF the Dem
ocrac state Committee. who had the brazen enlObeiy
10 declare that my comrades and my sell had come
here to defraud you you may well sgmailhe the i9al
nounced and assaledi Is 1t because yon have fought
and bled upon the batilehcds OF our country that's
the Rebel baiallons OF Lee tan tney wond our oiro
siSaily Inundated and made shamca by the sight OF
yecransi IL IL proud fact 10 nave before us
The excellent bearing Of comrades IN spite Of these
false taIints should II IN the providence OF
God that another need for our services should arise
there a million loyal hearts who will again go out TO
form buwark of defense. The Democratic party have
been receiving reGnorcements. There have been Two
professions here to-day tho loyal BOYS ID bue the
other the marching Of rowdy. disloyal repeates from
Baltimore and TO the sationhonses Thus while ialslty
stiginazcs comrades Mt Wallace, hoping 10 conceal
his pefarous purposes under the present nnnN .i
Strangers endoayorng TO COLOMBO Rebel votes ID ms
city. Another reinforcement has been tece'ou III
this country intended 90 bolster up the ue-
fnnct Democratic party and mat Is George -;
after that will be the lustrous Geo Francis Train-re
newcd laugherand probably ai,er 1ne mems OF rSn
the Land JEFF. Davis viii be recalled TO stump mo la1a
he better when We have conquered peace TO grant
universal amnesty. so we VIII let Jen Davis
M many - Hall Hal Those among US now who
prefer The principles OF nth, tho "a Union Sa ,ou Will
when Farraeut dashed himself To the mast VIII go for
Grant and those who secured the seas IN the praca Al
ALBANIA will go Seymour and Blair. IL Ia now the tiine
10 declare that every in the Union must be aloyal
state. The loyal people IN every state must DC legally
exstence Thus Is aud thus only that our nation can
no happy neaceabe prosperous and perpetual MOI as
he Rebels and their adheieps would have decidedly
disobeyng the enaeiments Of Congress- subverng the
OF the Union. aud naugurang new revoh-
ton 10 crush tho remnants OF Union sentiments IN the
south With such platform ratified ana carried n.9
effect the unity OF nation VIII be destroyed
and the principles OF liberty IN the fairest lana
In the world viii be trodden under loot'
The principles OF the Democratic party once was np-
erty equality and equal rights and while they nam
taiied them they uniformly successful but they
have forsake and utterly ignored them, and the nat OF
their doom has been pronounced upon them; their lead