Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-24
GRAND RATIFICATION MEETING.
ENTHUSIASTIC ASSEMBLY OF THE DEMO
CRAZY OF WILMINGTON.
Eloquent and Stirring Addresses.

Eloquent and Stirring Addresses.
The Theatre was crowded to it's utmost
capacity on the occasion of the Grand
Democratic Ratification Meeting last night.
Amid the blaze of tar barrels and the music
of the band, the large building was rapidly
filed to overlooking by an anxious, eager
audience. Many of our fair ladies honored
the occasion with their presence.
The stage was tastefully decorated with
national ensigns, above all of which was
hung large banner containing the names
Of our candidates.
The meeting was called to order by Col
Roger Moore, President of the Democratic
Club whereupon Hon. GEO. DAVIS was
called to preside, and Messrs. John G.
Flanner, J. J. Hedrick, P. Heinsberger,
[. B. Granger, r. S. Radcliff, John Col
vile, M. M. Katz, III. A. Bagg and J. F.
Divine elected Vice-Presidents, and r. B.
Wood, Jr., and G. H. Robinson, Secreta-
ries.
AS the Chairman. Vice-Presidents and
Secretaries took their station upon the
stage. the band played national air amid
much cheering and enthusiastic demon
stration.
Upon taking the chair Hon. GEORGE
DAVIS addressed tho audience in few re-
marks abiding with singing sarcasm to
our so-called arrival "home, " the deposi-
ton Of King Candy and the substitution
of King Holden, our happy family of the
State, Executive, Legislative and Judicial,
and finally, the manner in which their Sc
curity will be distributed by the result of
the November election.
On motion, a committee of three, consist
ing of Maj. J. A. Engelhard and Messrs.
S. A. Ashe and E. s. Martin, were appoint
ed to draft resolutions for the action of the
meeting.
The committee retired and after a short
consultation reported through their Chair
man. Maj J. A. Engelhard, the following
resolutions which were adopted
1st. Resolved, That we heartily endorse the
platform of principles adopted by the National
Democratic Convention.
I'd. ResolUed, That we do cordially ratify the
nomination of Governor Horatio Seymour, of
New York, and General Fir ank P. Blair, of Mis-
souri,, for President and Vice-President Of the
United States.
Sd. Resolved, That we do hereby pledge to
united, ca nest and active support.
All. ReSolUed, That our thanks are due, and
are hereby rendered, to our delegates to the Ma
tional Convention for the dignity and ability with
which they represented the State in that body ;;
and more especially for the early and determined
support they gave to Governor Seymour, and the
readiness and enthusiasm with which they secon-
ded the movement which I9sulted in his nonina-
ton.
Gratis and Conservatives of North Carolina to
spare no efforts to rescue our State from Radlca!
domination, and ask them to unite with us, heart
and hand in this noble work.
9Th Resolved, That we endorse the call for a
State Convention to meet in Raleigh on the 18th
of August and recommend that meeting of the
citizens of New Hanover be held in this city on
the 4th day of August, to appoint delegates to
said Convention.
Maj. ROBERT STRANGE, Delegate from this
District to the National Democratic Con-
vention, then appeared and was greeted
with much applause. He proceeded
to describe to the audience the action of
that great nominating Convention, recently
assembled in Tammany Hall-the harmony
of its deliberations; the great gathering to-
gether of the first intellects of the country;
the warm greeting and kind welcome e1-
tended our Southern Delegates by their
Northern brethren, and the happy, firm,
cheering encouragement given them-but
first of all, the character of the man then
nominated for President; he who stands
before the world-even so confessed by his
political enemies-the purest and best man
in public life; his large experience; massive
Iintellect-the foremos among all the great
men proposed for this position. This eff
fort of Mai STRANGE abounded with force
and eloquence, and gave encouragement,
satisfaction and pleasure. One OF the
most forcible appeals to throw aside their
blindness was made to the colored people,
who crowded the galleries, that we have
ever heard, and was listened to on their
part with attention and becoming respect
Col r. II. CowAN then followed Maj.
STRANGE in a speech of about an hour
long, in which. in the words Of VANCE, he
"rousiated a little. He asserted with
that force which must always carry con-
v ction that it was by no selfish motives we
We're prompted to support the nominees
of that Convention. If we would right
the ship of State and be as we should be,
the country must be placed under proper,
intelligent and principled control-the
mutinous, insubordinate, despicable,
murderous Radical crew driven from its
decks and SEYMOUR and BLAIR placed in
command. If we fail in this contest the
South has nothing to look forward to but
death and worse than death. But we eUiUn
fail. The address of this gentleman claims
an especial pre-eminence amo ng the most
eloquent and able he has ever delivered.-
In his general remarks, coming down to
our State government, his eloquence
passed all ordinary bounds, and from the
height of bitter, whitening contempt in
which he looked down upon Holden and his
despicable aims and ends, he was perfectly