The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-09-23
Great Republican Demonstration in
London.

hOndOQ.
LONDON, September I9th.-The democratic
demonstration of the people Of London to-
night, in Trafalgar, is one OF the greatest pop
ular demonstrations ever seen in the British
capital For nearly two hours the streets
leading to Clerkenwell, Bethnal Green and
HolboTn were alive with large procession of
workingmen's societies and Democratic asso-
Citations Of the metropolis. Each body Of men,
as it advanced along the crowded thorough
fares preceded by bands of music, and illu-
minated by torches and transparencieS, was
followed by repeated cheers from the people
who thronged the sidewalks. Among others
depended in the gasight the flags OF France,
England and America. I counted no less
than thirty American flags displayed along
the strand between the Somerset House and
Trafalgar Square. Ry eight o'clock Trafal-
gar Square was one dense mass of people
from the front Of the National Academy to
around the statute of King Charles. Perfect
order prevailed along the route Of the process
sions and throughout the proceedings Of the
evening.
The banners worn by the societies were
inscribed with NOTES proclaiming the great
doctrines Of liberty, equality and fraternity.
One in particular, carried by a society from
Hackney, on which was inscribed "The
United States of Europe greet the United
good will to men," was hailed with rapturous
and repeated cheers. The meeting was led
BY Mr.. Merriam, who made an effective speech,
in which he alluded to the fact that while the
London press ridiculde and slight that Re
publican movement in England to which their
own daily denunciations OF the worthlessness
of the royal family gave constant encourage
ment, the American press, three thousand
miles away, recogaize its Importance, and
lend their moral support of generous sympa-
thy, as the American Republic lends its price
less support of a glorious and successful ex-
ample. These remarks were received with
perfect tempest Of cheers for the United
States.
A spirited address to the Republic of France
was adopted, in which it is declared that the
monarchs Of Germany prosecute the war now
against Republicanism and not against France
and that in so doing they are guilty of great
crime against liberty and humanity, against
the people of Germany as well as against the
people of France, The address tells the peo-
pie of France that the English people have
demanded, and will not cease to demand, the
recognition of the republic in France until
they shall have wrung compliance with their
will from vacillating and coWardly ministry.
The Marseillaise was sung with trememen-
dous effect. The resolutions of the meeting
were friendly to the German people, but very
bitter against German Princes, as one of the
resolutions expressed it, ''who abuse the con-
fdence Of Germany as well as against the not
less German princes who thwart the freedom
of England" The Secretary of the meeting
announced that the number Of addresses in ia
vor of peace now circulating among the work
ing classes of England reached nearly one
hundred thousand, and they had already re-
ceived the adhesion of nearly three millions of
workingmen. 1t was repeatedly declared that
the workingmen of England honored the peo-
pie of Germany for their patriotism and gallan-
try in repelling the assault of the Napoleonic
dynasty upon their country, hut they implored
them to beware of suffering themselves to be
led by their own passions into protracted
conflict with another great people by whom
that dynasty had now been repudiated.