The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-19

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who addressed their former chattles as iel-
low-citirens and called upon them to cast
their votes for the men who represent the
could no Ia. Of shi s sny
BILE as Il was In all it's phases, was notin vain;
that what the patriots fought ior had been
even at The cos. wsr wOse % ss
more horrible and q thousand times moro De-
s sttuetiveto LIE sndproperty. Something has
proved IT,"
In speaking of the dinner the Standard says
ITO give an idea OF the mammoth dinner IL
Is only necessary to state that 900 pounds Of
meats, consisting of bacon, (hams and sides,l
shoat lamb and beef were cooked, and cooked
we'll There was also 5000 pounds OF Irish
81 s snSSS SoTn
bread dd libifuu.
ITO cook this Immense dinner ffteep cords
Of wood were consumed.
"The dinner was served on fiye tables ex.
tending nearly across the entire square, and
two others 100 feet long. i
"And they all did eat and were hlled, aud
lnnumcrable baskets full were gathered up Of /
the fragme nts."
Letters were received from distinguished !
men, and read to the meeting. The clear ring !
Ding words Of Ex.Goy. Geo. S. Boutwell,, OF
Massachusetts, are as follows;
"Fear nothing. Let the Republican, Of the |
pay At ne spuS
better united. We shall succeed in the cleo |
ton, and we shall secure the loyal mon Of the
South, black and white, In all their rights. |
Let neither persecution, threats nor outrage
deter any man from the exercise Of his polit.
cal rights. The Democracy Of the North are
as powerless to aid the rebels now as they
"Our triumph in 1895 will be as decisive as
wa. our triumph in lset. The south has
Nothing TO expect from the Democratic party
he Democratic party has no power to do
any, hing for the South.
soSrR ana thus secure the lasting friendship
Of the North. But the rebels are still doomed
10 disaster, .isapp ointment, and woe. Do
they STRRSs' Of &c ansTy into the hands
sohsIs arS svmnat hizers with the rebelliont
| General Grant will be elected Presidents the
WI The remn,nt of the re belion will be dealt
with according to the new condition OF thing,
which the course OF the rcbt Is may pIouuee''
| Col. J. W. Forney sends an aspiring ie''er'
He says:
The dignity, the decorum,, an VIZ I P,u-
dence OF the Republicans Of the So u'n S Som,
| mand our highest admiration, and til LII
| is universal that the spirit which nov sni
mates you will be maintained: Your sus etf
| your deliyerance Is rapidly approaching IN |
| less than six months the Administration OF
the National Government will pass into ne
| and then, for the fret time, will you reshZe
fully the blessings of free government
"Happily for our country it's enemies have
| boldly disclosed their plans. Rejecting every
| other consideration but that OF an eager de-
/ sire to be restored to their fatal control, they
have boldly unfuGled the flag OF new rebel
lion North and South, and are daily driving
into the Republican ranks Thousands OF intel
ligent and conservative citizens.
ain this State, which has been claimed by
the Democrats, and which last year gave
| majority OF p22 against the Republicans, we
have never been so harmonious anu hctlVei
and never have the prospects OF victory been
so sure-not even in 1884, when Abraham Lin
coin led our columns.
1--WE have nominated all our candidates for
Congress but one-the successor OF the la
mented Thaddeus Stevens, and there Is not
county in which we cannot number converts,
| and In which we have not gained heavily from
the other side.
.'rhe city Of Philadelphia is alive in the pa
triotic excitement. Grant and Coliax clubs
have been formed in every ward. Our meet
ings are numerous and very large, and osr
best speakers are on the stump every night
Last year, owing to unfortunate nominations,
, | we lost the city By 4 small majority, but ms
year our candidates have been selected with
. | care and discrimination, and the whOie party
is gathered around the ticket, and unless the
Augures are false, 1--WE shall give very DECIDED
, majority in October and November.
| THE auspices are not less cheering In other
| quarters. New Jersey, which voted for Nc
: for Gen. Grant on the Sd of Noyem6et, and a
gam OF at least one member OF Congress. The
| West will he a unit for Grant"
That sterling Union man, Governor Holden,
4 made a speech, and among the many good
l. things he said is the following:
= FelIOw-citizens, l do not see II, you do not
d. see II, our Republican allies ia Vermont did
not see it, and the result was thirty thousand
e majority for Grant and Colfsx. Applause;
= And the news from glorious old Maine Is stlll
better, for | counted on only about Ave thou.
"a sand gain, hut the result Is clear gain oil
" about lI,OOO votes. lApplause.l The ma
). ,howinF a clear gain Of 1900, But it is not
. | so much as a comparative gain, and that 10
i, the best point for US, as that Ia an actual ad-
Il dition to the vote. The people, the soldiers,
/. lowed Grant ami sherman to victory are
;, coming out and casting their votes for them
selves, for the country, for YOU and for pos
/ terity tApplsusel
81 thank them for tive all thank them for
d 1t but the best requltal we can make will be
c as have no doubt we shall on the Sd day Of
'fI November to go the ballot box and cast oui
% vote for Grant and ColfaX by not less than
|. 81 900 majority. That will settle the question
p their children, world without end. Applause
a A voice, "Grant 10 elected nowi we are walt
n Ing for the Sd day OF November" Cheers.l
6 Ex-Governor Hawley, Of Connecticut, mace
Q a most telling speech. We select from The
O. many good things he said the following;
v THE course of this war has been market
-e out by higher power than ours. We beesI
re by saying merely that we desired to have tn
h | rebels lay down their arms. We said we de
II, | sired to have the Union maintained. Man!
Of OF our friends of the South go back to tn
es resolutions offered at the beginning OF tn
&c war, and say, why did not you abide by them
ul You did not say anything about slavery then
t. You only wanted the Union maintained NJ!
G. friends, when you have had law suit with
X man for three or four years you are not goini
k to settle II on the same terms that you oiieret
when YOU began. We were led on step b!
n step by the Democratic party North and IN
I'd Democratic party South, which became tn
10 | strength Of the rebellion. They always founl
b. fault with US. Mark this point. George
1t Pendeton, who wanted to be the candidate o
at the false Democracy, was gTumbling becaus
al II cost three hundred millions OF dollars an
i'd three hundred thousand lives to suppress tn
An rebellion. The trouble with Mr.. Pendleto
he would have been the same II the cost had bee
0l- but one hundred millions of dollars, or on
III million of dollars, or even one thousand do
nd lars. He was not willing to go, or have hi
no friends go. He was not so good as Artemu
at Ward, who was willing to have all his wife
til relations go, Laughter He was not vii
ly ing to spenL a dollar. The Democracy WEI
ey opposed to any contest to maintain the UnioI
he They said let the South go in peace"
h Other distinguished men OF the Old Mort
lie State made speeches, bat we cannot find roo
of for them, or even for extracts. We have d.
le voted + good deal Of space to this might
h. gathering OF the freedmen and Republicans
ID. the Old North Statehood bless her-And "
ry know that our readers will pardon us, becaul
oh lust now all that Is said and done in the Sout
Is Of the highest importance. But the poi
we wish to dwell upon just here Is this VIII
Of shall be thought and said of the man who, q
l . tat DFaa Rnha hFna