Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-21
GRANT AND COLFAI.
R~Pssiiean Mas. Meeting.
Ths Soldier. and sailors n atty the Mem.
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Large ane Errhusias,is Meeting.

largest and most rnthCsias -ie ever assembled
in tins Distinct. Yesterday. a force OF worK-
men put mp com modious stand on ne cour.
of the bailding. wllcn was Handsomely
trimmed with the nat ,onal embiens. among
Others the nags OF the 5.h w 7'uas-a ard tal
Ob'o regiments, and over the f'o1: vas Iar.s
Tansparency y, Inscribed The Peoples Cho. ce-
Grant AND Coz Az" BY 81 O'Clock an i'm
m nse crowd b d collect Il in front of ,ns
- nj while Ne firing OF ea7uo 4, discnarge OF
breworks, and Oats lotto airs fro n tue various
0 1as, ionsfd the people 10 I lie highe = pitch
Tn. hand o. the ,'th infs1t-y was rr--ep.
an1' nndef Wa iar p io:mrd soma II is
b'5s sci C ions.
De m tinc was call to cssser by Nc. s.
soldiers and Sa,,ois' Exncuuve Jrnm,.t-e.
and, on his motion u. X. 7. Hin 90 of Kan
sas wss called 10 the chair oil. Hinton
briefly sia'rd NE OBJ lects oil the meet,u :. ate
whic Mr. HarT.r gt0a subm Il the iJilU W.. &
list of Officers. who wee unanimously el.cte-':
For Pre- idenT. Cot. X. J. Hin,o"; Wee Pei
dents, Capt "A. Grant, Gen. X ID. M Az
Gen. W. II. Brown, Gen. Jas q. Blunt C0i.
Timothy Lubey, Col. &. W. TIA yloi, Cen l.. !,
Carrins'on, Major G.. b. Fisher, Major A. H.
coif, Gen Gilmore, MAJOR Y. Doughty. Geo.
o. onnor, Sergeant G. III. Ha .on Cot. J. H.
Oh ndening: Seereta~is, Capt. A. DuddeI-
hansen, Sergeant Haw kius, Csp,. Carl Dau' me-
q. K. Harm, .on.
Resolutions were then read: THAT VIZ HOS
hN3rriy endorse the nomination of General 4 .
> Grant the great standa-a-bcarer aud chief
tain OF the war, who crushed the rebellion ef-
f ,tusliy on the field of battle, for Pre- iteut:
and the Hon. Schuyler Coifax, the grea; Re.
pub can commoner aud champion OF civil
liberty and progress Tor Vie Pre- -idert: and
that we are determined 20 fight Tor the - Two
Truly representative men of The nation, sif il
takes ali summer and Ell CT them III Noye.lbs.
That the Republican platform of Cafe 20
embraces The principles and tenet for wnic'l
We fought IN the field. aud that we stand
TO II TO nan as a shield and safeguard OF
Republican freedom. and as the h;.TbiugCr OF
the most prosperous future of our couutr,
BIS ed on and tearing out the primo. pie OF
int glorious Declaration OF Independence
That We especially, sincerely, and fully
approve o. tne reeonstrnsi'oi measures OF
Congress with regard - TIE .-OGthern Stat,
la ely in rebellion, and cong ratula.e the CONT
try 90 the constitutions framed by those
Stairs; occurring equal svil and political iiber-
ties 10 rl, independent OF ce and color: that
The ople OF the UniL"d State have TO assist
Congress IN these measures, as the sursst
method Of securing pe3ce or a solid aud per,
rnaHent basis TO orr still bleeding country
That we pronounce the so-called Democratic
platfoI n an instrument of repud' alton and
rebellion, and declare the two men who RI ,e
been nominated on IL the en"mies of our g.eas
Repnb.lc. whom We have 10 fight with all The
br1I slma,. ans dprIng thu present Camp ign.
until they sink back in OBJ scnrity forever. That
Tor esrrying out most effectually these. on
Intentions, We AT once organize all IoyaI sol
dIers and sailors in tins Distrjc' aud every
) ate of The Union mo 4 great mar moth
or an,zaiion, called the sBoys in Blue" who.
with toe battle step, wilt car vas, the co., e. j.,
anu carry VIGOROUSLY tAeiI great lesd.r ITO
TIE Pr -ldential chair
The resolutions were adopted with yoc'f-
erons CD" ering, which continued for several
minutes
Gen1 Charlie II. Van Wyck. OF New York.
WIS then introduced and 3ddrs =. the meet.
ing on he political quesuors OF : la he
remarked Inat IL was fortunate tbHt TIC Damo-
cratic Convention go plainly drew .te Ine q.
The 4 sidentIal con 80, that all coz iu under
sisnd that IL VT the same contes, Gni,n hau
beeI carrI~ on during the WIT. 1t was M u
raj that the men composing the New York Con
venuon should dislike General Grant. for he
had whipped them during the war, and was
about To mp them again through the b..lIos
o&- ny. Van Wyck spoke Al CD s4deTaole
lens n on the subject, and referred 10 what
pa betw; en- General Buckne- aud General
Grant diving the war. In reference 10 >ey.
Inour, Mr.. Van Wyck stated that he WIS a Il d.
pr of the Democratic p.rty, aud for tWo years
was Governor Of New York. Daring tue war
ne made many speec hes. but he (tIe speaker
would challenge any ore 10 show 4 Single ex-
tract containing word OF sympathy for his
corutry- In the mids- of q glowing aud eIo-
qrtn; eulogy of Gen1 Grant, Mr.. Van Wyck's
yo'cs suddenly failed him, and he was fore d
to rebie from fhe ssard 10 the great disappOint-
rnent OF tie large crowd who cheerrd his every
entenoe.
Gen Logan, OF IlIi' ois, followed, saying that
feE. Grant was nominated by the pFonle more
tbsn eighteen months since, ? nd the nomIna,ing
convention reid IN Chica 20 was held ord
ing 70 pal " usegrs, bur II was really nothing
more ian a me e,ing 10 ratify he ~, 80 IF ne
p opie. a short tine ago q convention d /.
nom ma the :. National L smocra.ie Con ven
tiOp.i met IN New York, aad tnat WIS nothing
meTe h:ua - cond Grant ratification NICE ny
peace, and OF var IN time Of war; a fa,i hfuI
m3D; patriot, and one who loves and honors
ms God. Give us Grant and Colfax and We
will have pc .ee-a lasting peace. Gen. Logan
ny fif "A to - <S<fn
saved the country, and they should rule il, and
II was such men who desired that Grsnt and
Colfax should receive the votes OF the people
He proceeded 10 analyse the personnel OF tne
New York con ventIOn, and said that the nortn-
ern sy mpat hizers with the rebellion 81 y port
Seymour. Some in that con vention were from
hIs own State, and were soldiers, and nine out
OF ten left the service before the war was over
He eloquently dc scribed the havoc of the war
upon the lives ana limbs of hundreds OF thou
sands of the bravest and trucst men of the
North, and referred 10 the reayed mothers,
widows. and orphans now mourning their
losses and their wounds, and closed by d. clar-
ing him ELF unable 70 comprehend how those
few SOLDIERS now Joined 10 the Democracy
eouid so soon forget their comrades and vote
for the elevation TO power OF men who had
slaughtered them in furtherance Of q causeless
rebellion. Gen. Logan's speech was a most
clog uent one, and was warmly applaud, d.
General Pile followed. claiming thai the
platform OF the Democratic Convention had
but one alma renewal OF the civil war The
CtlcDrdPu ietter OF tfeleral Blair. OF his 0wn
State, having Leen written in anticipatory ac-
cepf1n &c OF mis- nomination, should be held as
the hidden meaning. The platform plC dyed
the party, II successful IN the election, to
neither more nor less than war, and the Letter
Which revealed his Willingness 10 initiate the
war n elected secured him the nom ia;,Ou
Nor was AZ unnatural thai IL should do So in
u convention controlled by Forrest. Hanpr IN,
and tallandigham. Mr.. Pile dwelt on the
early record of Frank Blair in Missouri when
he was the companion Of Lyons and Auster.
hans, AID attFibuted The anamolous position
which General Blair now occUpi d IS ami
Nv failing: and asked who ever knew a Blair
that did not want Office, remark'pg that LIN.
Der Of the Blair family that was mo- a BLAIR
mas.
Colonel Hinton apolosised for the non -ap.
y arance OF General Fremont, aud int 'oduced
General j. p. L. Shanks, of OHIO, and he was
followed by General Mckce, OF kentucky,
who PAID Mr.. ColfaX a glowing tribute, As one
OF the pillars OF reconstruction ard one who
had always been true 10 the interest of the PEG.
pie. General Blunt, of kansas, addr;e I'd the
Meeting, predicting the Overwhelming defeat
81 the Democracy, and was Followed byH9n. T..
A. Hamilton, OF Florida. Captain Brock offer
Ell preamble reciting that the nation having
been On ce plunged into wide spread rebellion
by the weakness Of one President, ami there is
go ual danger that crater disaster may Ia in
fieted by the s1rpations of another Pr sideut
who Is as treacherous as he is persistent, with
resolutions declaring the proposed adiourn.
abdication OF its authority, and surrender of
the public safety into the hands of men who
firsi Organized the rebellion and procured the
m urder OF Abraham Il ncolu. and Is n yerh1I