The New York herald., 1868-08-19
Hess, and Treasurer Charles Werner. This associsr
ton meets the corner Of First avenue aId Fourth
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street.
Thirteenth District Grant and CVIfAx Clnb.
grand ratification meeting ct tie rooms OF the
club, No. 200 Eighth avenue, was extensively adver-
tised for last night and the names OF prominent ora
tors paraded as certain to participate In the feast Of
political pabulum awaiting the masses who saw At
to attend.
Notwithstanding the energy displayed by the ON
of the club towards securing alarge attendance
at the hour for opening the meeting there was but
one lady present. probably not more than one hun
dred Of the opposite sex, andAbut one Of the seven
distinguished speakers advertised to address the
people.
the club, who claim to have over eleven hundred
members, tie President. J. A. Meek, introduced H.
b. Stanton who came forward and addressed the
attention and elected much applause. He declared
that though the body OF the rebellion is dead its
ghost was abroad stalking through the land. He
spoke OF the week Of events in 1865 when the rebel
lion went down before the assaults OF Grant, Sherman
and sheridan. He reviewed the career ofPresident
Johnson, who, he declared, from the crossroads
and backwoOds OF Tennessee to dictate to Congress
their duty In the Of the rebel States
the good OF the country. After analyzng the con-
stltutiona amendment he proceeded to the question
clared against the constitutional amendment, and
the result was that 1t had been forced upon them.
ne quoted extensively from General Blair's letter
ana from the speeches OF Wade Hampton, and con-
Guided by declaring that the country, in the Ian
guage OF Grant, wanted peace. 1t could only be
attained by eecting the General-in-Chief OF the
army to the Presidential chair. This was the only
salvation for the country. He was satisfied that in
November the people would rise up In their might
and trample this ghost OF secessOn-the democratic
platform and party-down into its congenial bed.
+. A. CoNKLING was the next speaker, but before
he had proceeded far the audience became restless
and many took their departure. A few remained to
hear him out and other speakers followed.
Resolutions deploring the loss OF freedoms cham
pion" the great statesman, the exemplary poll
tclan, the man OF pure ana spotless liie-Tnaddeus
Stevens-were adopted and the club adjourned.
Republican Campaign Banner Raising in the
First Ward.
The First Ward Grant and Collax Campaign Club
assembled last evening at No. Broadway, Bowling
Green the occasion being the ninging to the breeze
OF fine new Grant and Colfax republican campaign
banner. The banner is thirty feet long by seventeen
feet wide and was raised amid considerable enthu
Sasm In the presence OF a numerous attendance.
The front Of the building Is also decorated by hand
some transparency, having inscribed on II the repub
lican State ticket The meeting was presided
by j. A. Gardner and addresses were made by Colonel
Willis, Nathan Kingsley, ST., and Colonel Chamber
lain
The German Republicans Of the Tenth Ward.
The German republicans Of the Tenth Ward met
yesterday evening at their hail. corner Of Broome
and Forsyth Streets Mr.. Weber being In the chair.
Several speeches were made, and 1t was finally re-
solved to adhere to the principles Of freedom and
equality enunciated in the successive platforms Of
the republican party.