Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-13

A large number Of citizens favorable 10
the denomination OF Hon. William d. KEEL
ley as Representative In Congress from the
Fourth district, In this city, was held last
night In Spring Garden Hall, at the north.
west corner Of Thirteenth and Spring Gar.
den streets, Richard Chambers presided,
WIN. B. Webb, Joseph Chapman, Joseph O.
Rlttenhouse, Thomas r. Blgalow, william
Dewitt, Joseph Collins and John n. Miller as
Vice presidents, and Thomas II. Dayia, W.
8. Kochersperger, Robert d. Dixon, Lewis
Relmer, J. II. Pugh and James Maenlohol
acted as secretaries. -......... .rt
The president read the call for the meet,
ing, and introduced Major A. r. Calhoun,
who said Mr.. Kelley's course was as well
known to the nation "a In the district he
represented, and Is more fully appreciated
BY the nation at large than In his own dis
trict. Il was the mon from Pennsylvania
who most distinguished themselves that
were tho most abused aud slandered, aud
under his hat Mr.. Kelley probably carried
more brains than any other OF our Repre-
sentatlves in Congress.
1t may be said that he Ia renegade Dem
ocrat, but the man who never changes his
opinions never eorrects his errors, II 10
simply a matter Of education, and among
tho strongest advocates Of Republicauism
to-day are the men who were the brains, IN
years gone by, Of the Offae Democratic
party, that now drags out 20 miserable an
existence. One Of them was Hon. VIM. d.
Kelley. ...r ...H
lie then reviewed and eulOgised the course
Of Mr.. Kelley daring the late var, aud main
tained that but for him the coal mines and
vas, Industrial interests OF PennsyiyanIa
would lie down. In one day 100 letters came
10 the room OF Mr. Kelley, marked special
aud private, each one being au application
for Dflce. II Mr.. Kelley had been sent to
Congress as an ofllce-seeker he had been a
failure; he had been n stALsssuru nor ruuu-
SyfvaniA and the whole land. He docs not
wish TO 60 TO Washington for personal ng-
grandlzement; he has worked harder for the
protection OF the Industries and labor Of the
country than any other Congressman since
the times OF Henry Clay. -...... r...
Mr.. Edwin II. Coates followed, saying
that there may be reasons In the breasts OF
some men why Judge Kelley should not DO
sent back to Congress. II Is said that he
has been there for many years. Bat so was
John Quincy Adams for many years a rep
resentatlve OF Massachusetts. lie was kept
In Congress because he stood up for the
right OF petition, Judge Kelley stood up not
merely for the right OF petition for the abo-
Iltlon OF slavery, but for the abolition Of slav-
cry itself. 1t was important for those en-
gagged In the great Republican movement Of
the day 10 be united In this crisis. The Re-
publican party was never organized TO ylndl-
cate the rights Of the slaye and 10 give him
the ballot, but to carry out the prlnciplsa
laid down IA the ops,ituthsa.
Addresses were also made by Thomas W.
Prlce, Esq,, and Capt. MAckeY, eulogistIc of
Mr.. Kelley's Congressional career and the
positions he took upon all the leading Ques-
tons Of the umes, aud especially on that of
with cheers fer MI. Kelley. = FhlladslDhid
Ledfsr April 10.