The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-28

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On motion, the meeting adjourned
LAWRENCE NJ. ZEALY, Pres't.
f. P. BEARD. Sec'y.
Grand Democratic Ratification Meet
ing i'm Washington City.
The grand ratification meeting
held in front of the City Hall. on
Saturday evening, the 18th instant.
for the purpose of endorsing and
ratifying the nominations of Horatio
Seymour, of New York, and Gen.
Frank P. Blair. of Missouri, as the
Democratic candidates for the Presi-
dency aud Vice-Presidency of the
United States, was one of the most
successful and perfect demonstrations
ever witnessed in Washington City.
The arrangements for this grand
meeting were all perfected at two
days notice, and for the short time
given In which to prepare it is really
wonderful that such complete and
successful gathering of the Demo
cracy of the District could have been
arranged. Early in the evening, the
citizens of Washington, in large
numbers, commenced to assemble at
designated points in the several
wards in which they reside, and by
half past Z o'clock all were ready to
join in one or the other of the two
grand professions arranged to move
simultaneously from points in the
Eastern and Western sections of the
city.
Looking from the front of the main
platform, the scene presented was,
indeed, impressive. On every side
rockets were flying, blue lights burn.
ing. Cannons thundered, and, as
far as the eye could reach, East and
West, and for a long distance down
-Four and.a-half street, was collected
tremendous audience of white men.
And noticeable fact of the meeting.
on that occasion, was the very large
number of citizens present who have,
heretofore, taken no interest in the
political questions of the day. Now
they were assembled to testify. by
their voices and their presence. the
spirit which is being manifested ali
over the country, namely, that the
great mass of the people have be-
come tired of being made the tools
OF designing radicals, and are alive
to the fact that to the success OF the
Democratic party they must look for
the restoration of peace and happi-
ness to onr beloved country. It was
estimated, by competent Judges,
that there were ut least s, 1000 persons
present, and this vast audience paid
respectful attention to the able
speakers who addressed them, for
fonr hours.
Able addresses were delivered by
Senator Doolittle, Gen. Thomas Ew-
ing. Jr., of Kansas; Mr.. Niblack. of
Indiana; Hon. J. M. Cavanaugh, of
Montana; Gen. Blair, of Kansas ::
Hon. a. @. Eldridge, of Wisconsin:
Judge S. F. Rice, of Alabama. and
others. Letters and kilograms were
read from Hon. s. j. Tilden, of New
York; Hon. Joel Parker, of New
Jersey; Gov. English, and others.
The immense crowd in front of the
main platform being so large that il
was impossible for all to hear the
speakers, it was, decided, early in the
evening, to invite speakers to occupy
4he stands arranged on the steps of
the two wings of the City Hall. The
steps on the Eastern wing were
placed in charge of several we'll
Known German citizens; and, under
tneir supervision, large meeting of
Germans 15 was called to order by DR..
q, LldHrNrNd - Nr. Allen Dial had q
mule and horse killed by lightning