New-York tribune., 1868-06-06
THE PRESIDENCY.


A GRANT SPEECH IN VIRGINIA.
A letter from Ashland, Hanover County, 10
The Richmond Whg Copperheadl tells OF mget!n6 s16
Eoun give his views "upOn the duties Of the hour ana
that Col Marmadake johnson Of your city would sand If
need be- upon Gen Wckham in particular. 10y ans az OF II
rangement entered INTO by the friends OF Oolh plL,,,
was agreed that the General should make Ie M euitIau
speeCh 10 be followed 10y Col Johnson, WDt II N4CI 20
In saw i" T6e General icaIellly avoided alluson TO
" the constitution" merely stating thAt ~ Wished
20 oeTpress his views upon Tie duties Of the hour % aE
1ng been invited TO do so by his cQoreu m was in favor
of the Constitution not be replied ta nc w % f P resi-
20 the Constitution with the oath IN ~ anT n
would be tedious and take up too nuch sPaC - @
se'co si9 n to sv t he proclaimed himself IN favor OF
negro suffrage their due ana as heoees3 iOi to ~
teefi0n of the negroes also indorsed Cen Grants
nafo5 and in fne proclaimed himself thorough
Republican, The General is q IOIClDlo P % aInu IL
so omen 10 aff0ck such the yehcmence with Whch
he declared his friendship ana love ior the ne DaeHS, r
they verify believed and many declared hn 9oinfrteo
man. and applauded some or MS declaIdoe aluoeV Va
shout & d6ars after 9s sReeo to he Legislature matter
almost certain and from there they say ne VIII 80 WIN
his amabe friend John NJ Bolts 10 the ohteo states
TIE demonstrations of applause from some Of the
Generals white retnue bespoke plainly his great nilu
ence certain classes apQ certd the mind back pain
fully to Rome with her ambitious citizens and their army
since Secretary Benjamn's speech the old African
Church OF Richmond, made just after the return OF our
Monroe have listened TO such wonderful Specl
men Of elOquence greeted ms from the bps OF COL Ohn
son, in language chaste and elegant like honey flowing
from eastern rock" AT times he stirred the souls OF
his audience with great ana ma noble ~ era ae S oTe er
whelmed the General until even his poutcal enemies
esAf the Conclusion Of this discussion Col VIM R. wnn
ono of the Conservative candidates for the LegSatu
snd Se in turn was foowea by col Ira Aver the Bu
reau man." in speech which lasted some TWO hOuis' ~
him Col Winn replied with considerable W"lh'h "n"
uslicOt
HOBoKEN GRANT AND COLFAX CAMPAIGN CLUB.
The Republicans of Hoboken held a large
meeting on THURSDAY evening at Doss hai ana lOIeu
Grant and COlfaX Campaign Club, with the fOA0Wlhg-
named gentlemen officers: PTesident0CapL b. EFanS
I'm Hart Wee pd bnT3 n Toe 9S ward
Dr John kudheh, 2d ward ana Danie lVJS, Oh Pcord
Corresponding SecretaTy-CharleS Chamberlain heGOru
Finance C5umittee-lst Ward-John Reiz G. Farmer,
and John Livsey I'd Ward-Chas. Wehe, Isaac ShreIe'
siartn and Robert G. Curtis. The Executive Committee
instructed form gee club for the campaign
and also to make arrangements for public meetings.
FIRST ASSEMBLY DISTRICT CAMPAIGN CLUB.
This Club have just spread to the breeze q
targe aud handsome transparency from thelt heaG- HEAD
quarters No rs Hudsonst which not only reflects credit
5n the members Of the Club but also upon the artist VINO
executed it, The kenesses of Grant aud Coiax are per
ect The regular meeting Of this Club Will be held as
above. Monday evening, June g.
GRANT AND COLFAX RALLY IN RICHMOND COUNTY.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of Repub-
Corbe and Elliott 70 the General COm1ptee for
the ensDug Year, and perfected the organization OF
sHd addressed by its President elect Mr. Jones 1t
then adjourned for continuous and earnest work durlng
Nle canvass SO aUSpicOusiy opened NeW-bHShVon NJ
publieans are wide awake.
REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION MEETING IN BERGEN.
The Republicans of Bergen and its vicinity
assembled en- masse last evening at Library Han 70 rat
ify the nomination Of Gen. Grant and schuyler COlfaX TO
the positions respectively Of President and President
of this country Many ladies present during the
svening a o'clock the chair taken by Mr. Garret
Vreeland, who briefly explained the object OF the meet
Ing and then introduced as hrst speaker MAJ PangD0rn
of The Cifu Ereq Journal The MAJOR regretted
the absence of speakers who were expected TO attend
he did not much like the idea Of becoming the
substitute of any person The substitute business had
become most unpopular since Andrew johnson became
cOudemuatory OF the policy Of Democracy he rd
cued the idea that there any sign Of Abandonment
dminutOn OF strength OF lack OF confidence OF victory IN
the Republ can party. He spoke III mgh terms oI the
% t f az and FIorSo to WseoHs1 met and
separated with entire good feeling and cordahy and
He gave desultory review OF the Republican platform,
and argued that the basis OF Repubhcansm Is Justice
that class and caste should than that equality should
prevail that injustice aud wrong should triumph over
gum General Grant for the nobler qualities which ne
possessed, and fitted him for the Presidential cnalr
and concluded amidst great applause speech Of over an
hours duration Resolutions then read TO the audi
10y acclamaon after which speech was delivered by
she Hon W; Tnney, who spoke at some length ID de
cratic party to show one single OF theirs by which
they merted the confidence OF liberal minded men He
too spoke in the highest terms Of the President elect his
fitness for Office and the OF justice hghmndednes
aud rmness, which had eyer chaTacterlzed ms conduct
and concluded by stirring appeal to pledge themselves
that they should support others than the Chicago
Several excellent original songs prepared for
the sung by The Glee Club after which,
at late hour, the meeting adjourned.
CONSTITUTIONAL UNION GENERAL COMMITTEE |
The Constitutional Union General Committee |
met last evening, and addressed by Col Nagle,
gentleman Of Fenan nOtOriety, who pitched into the
United States Government, the English Government !
Secretary Seward, and Minister Adams After the |
Colonel had finished his remarks, the Committee held
business meeting and settled the destines OF the nation
by adopting the following preamble and TesOlutlOns
Hel TIE Constitutional Association earnestly desire 70 redeem
Govern1e the me and destructive Of Radisn
AMI believing be the duiy Of every government to gve protection CO.
equal duties demanded from It's cigusi therefore
Democratic National Convention, when meeting
Of July he respectfully recommended b TIER
engTi their ption Of principles ue duty Of
without dey BY otherwise from all
toa the right Of Their respective sub
themselves shen becoming American citizens
shall be extended citizens Re-
pabe especially CDste0e Hapne who ncsrceratsd
Il British undergoing penal sertud the esn Of conuu
British subjects from having been born British donuons and
subject subject
That q the foregoing preamble Bl resolutions
t.ued tie oceYs this Genera, Committee o. the Constitutional
Union Association forwarded 10 The presiding ofr Of the Democratic