The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-09-19
Grand Republican Meeting.

Inc nrSt demonstration OF the campaign
in Maryland on behalf of Grant and Colfax,
was held in Front Street Theater, Baltimore,
on Wednesday evening last. The theater
was packed to its utmost capacity. Great
enthusiasm prevailed, and every allusion to
Vermont, Maine, Colorado and New Mexico
was greeted with rounds of appleause.-
Among the speakers who addressed the
meeting were Hon. John A. J. Creswell,
Archibald Stirling, Esq, Hon. John E.
Smith and Hon. R. Stockett Matthew'S
The speeches were all of high order of
merit. Hon. j. A. j. Creswell concluded
his speech with the following burst of inspir-
ing eloquence:
"The light of coming day illumines the
heavens. The bonfres of rejoicing victors
spread universal joy over the East. APP
victory for the right, which crowned the
Green Mountains two weeks ago, is fully
rivalled by the halo which now circles the
brow of Catahdin. Maine has responded
to the heroic example of Vermont. APP
plause.] All honor aud praise to the ad
vance guard of the great Union army! 1t
is my boast that | was present to witness
the pr PREPARATION made by the sturdy sons of
Maine for their conflict. Right ioyfully did
they dor their armor. Right CALAMITY did
they challenge the foe. felt the glow, the
heat and the enthusiasm that fred their
breasts. | saw the light of battle on their
faces. and knew that when the time should
come for them to charge down on their
enemies, they would overwhelm them like
a descending avalanche. Applause and
cheers.
Maine and Vermont have laid bare the
popular heart. The result in those States
has driven every doubt from our prospect,
and revealed to us the face of the future
radiant with smiles. Thank God and our
brave brothers. September has shown that
the people are true to loyalty, to justice and
to freedom. October will come laden with
more convincing proofs, and November will
herald victory for Grant, the citizen, quite
as momentous for the human race as any
ever won by Grant, the soldier. Applause.
That victory will import, as l fondly be-
lieve, that war, sedition and conspiracy have
been vanquished; that general fellowship
and confidence have been restored that
prosperity for all tho North and all the
South, for all the East and all the West
shall be wooed back to our stricken, though
still blessed, land by the gentle acts and
honest ways of wise craftsmanship. APP
plause 1t will import that our credit Shall
be restored, that all our marts of trade shall
be filled with eager and happy crowds of
active, self relying men; and better still, it
will import that labor shall be elevated and
digniGed, that the rotting carcass of slavery
shall be buried out of sight forever, and
that justice shall be enthroned, and left Fl ee
to adjust her scale alike for all men. APP
plause.
Follower citizens! let US wiz this victory,
and then we may comfort ourselves with
the words of the Psalmist:
The Lord will give strength unto his
.people the Lord will bless his people with
peace. ~
Jehu B. Askew, Esq, read the resolutions
of the meeting, as follows:
Resolred, That the Republicans of Mary
land heartily approve the platform adopted
by the Republican party of the nation at
Chicago, and pledge their earnest support
to the election of Ulysses S. Grant and
Schuyler Colfax as essential to the peace,
safety and honor of the country
Resolced, That the rights of the loyal citi-
zens of the South, won by war and secured
by national legislation, shall be maintained.
Resolred, That we heartily approve the
system of reconstruction established by the
law making power of the nation as wise and
humane and as demanding no more than the
security and good faith of the country re-
quire.
Resolred, That we repudiate the position
of the Democratic party recently and author
itatively taken, which has resuscitated the
rebellion and proposes to overthrow by
force, if necessary, the already rejected Re
construction acts.
Resolred, That the success of the Demo
cratic party tends directly to revolution and
civil war.
Resolred, That the success of the Repub-
lican party is essential to the public credit,
as this party alone can be relied upon to
make the actual and honest payment of the
public debt in gold and silver matter of
sacred honor, while the Democratic PROPOSE
ton is an evasion of our duty and a fraud
upon those who have trusted the nation.
Resolred, That We join with the Republi-
cans of the country in hearty greeting to the
Republicans of Vermont and Maine, re-
garding their recent triumphs as the sure
indication of an overwhelming national vic
tory for Grant and Colfax in November next
The reading of the resolutions was inter
rupted by frequent applause, and they were
unanimously adopted by the audience.
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