The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-20
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A FIRST CLASS MEETING.

| teams. Many citizens drove out in their pr
vate carriages. Scarborough and Cape Eliza
beth furnished their quota A large delegation
came from Morrilrs Corner About s o'clocl
the military companies came marching acros
the bridge, every man carrying torch. The.
presented magnificent appearance and elected
bursts of applause. The flag, bearing the names
| of Grant and Wilson, was unfurled amidst tn,
shooting Of rockets and the discharge of can
non At the stand the meeting was called tt
order by L. b. Chapman, Esq, who called A
Hewes, Esq, to preside. Chas f. Libby, Esq
of this city, was the first speaker He briefly
reviewed the coursSof the two parties during
the present campaign, ably and eloquently as
serted the necessity of supporting the Republi-
can nominees and closed amidst loud applause.
| The Glee Club here sang one of their beautiful
| campaign songs. Gen. c. z. Mattocks followed.
The General has a fine voice, which he used to
| advantage His remarks were mainly addressed
| to the young men present. He considered the
| old Democrat as having too hard a shell to be
cracked. Force of habit would oblge him to
| walk in the party tracks. We do not assert
that all our politicians are pure and free from
greed, but will that fact, admitted, if you WILL
| by us, affect the issue? 1t is between those
who preserved the country and those who sought
| to destroy it. Like the fable of Esop, Greeley
cries. Don't kill me, never fired gun. I"
| All! say l, but did you not blow trumpet and
| do more harm thus? 1t is not the Democratic
| party, but Greeley is changed. Gen. Mattocks
then gave scathing review of Greeley for the
past twelve years, elciting frequent applause
by his telling points, r.....r.. -.-1
After another fine song by the club, Hon. J.
FL. Warwick, of n. Y, lately from North Car
DINA, was introduced and greeted with enthusi-
asm. He said: Il came from a battle ground
where battle has been fought and victory
won that has thrilled over the whole land
When look back over the political workings
OF North Carolina during the past few months
l feel that it was by the noble patriotism of the
colored man that we were saved at all. The
Democracy were in a terrible condition when it
took up Horace Grceley-like an old maid who
prayed the Lord to send her husband, and the
little humpbacked tailor of the village heard
her and whispered through the knot hole, "Here
am l, take me;' and the old maid replied, 'If
l can't find man will take the nearest APP
proach to one can get" Just so the Demo-
cratic party took Horace Greeley Applause.
The speaker referred to the speeches of Gen.
Fitzpatrick in this State, stigmatzing him as a
contemtable puppy and saying that after his
name should be long forgotten Grants name
would be revered and honored so long as histo-
| ry should record the deeds of the past Why
| do men wish for change now? Has the coun-
| try suffered under Grant? We are at peace with
all the world; Our flag is honored on every sea
| Our finances are stable, our debts are being
paid at the rate of 500, 0O0 600 year, our taxes
are diminished; prosperity rules the country.
| He paid an eloquent tribute to the black man,
to him the Republican party is pillar of cloud
| by day, pillar of fire by night. 1t is lie
| about North Carolina being full of United
| States soldiers. l travelled over 1000 miles in
the State and never saw one. Never were peo-
pie treated SO generously. Not the hair of one
mans head was harmed. i#
Mr.. Warwick was frequently interrupted
with applause and closed with an eloquent APP
peal to stand by Grant. The whole affair re-
fleets great credit upon Messrs. Hcwes and
Chapman who were the originators of this
gathering
We can only add respecting Mr.. Warwick
that the meetings that are so fortunate as to Sc
cure his services will have an able and effective
speaker.
THE SEVENTEENTH MAINE REGIMENT.--This
Association will celebrate its anniversary to-
day at the islands. Members and guests will
meet at Army and Navy Union Hall at So'clocl
precisely, and proceed to steamer Express,
which leaves Custom House wharf at S45
Comrades who arrive in town by the morning
trains will join the Association at the boat.
There will be no postponement on account of
the weather.
The regiment held a meeting at Army and
Navy Union Hall last night to perfect arrange
ments for the celebration to-day At its con-
clusion the Army and Navy Union joined them
and gave them a hearty welcome. Mutnal
congratulations were INDUCED in and some
gooe speeches made on both sides. Quite a
number of he members of the Seventeenth
from abroad were present and their ranks will
be augmented by arrivals in the morning trains
1t is expected that larger number of the regi-
ment will participate in the festivities to-day
than ever before.
HOTEL ARRIvALs.-There were about 20 ar
rivals at the Preble House yesterday, including
the following:
H. P. Saunders, w. H. Chandler, Washing
ton, d. c.; L. B. Pike, wife and child, Sarato
ga Springs; e. Bertram, Troy, N. Y; c. S. Pen
nell, Brunswick; Asa w. Smith, St. Louis
Henry A. Wallard, Worcester; Harry Geisen
dorff, Indianapolis, Ind; c. w. Barnard and
A j. Patterson, Calais; John II. Peck and
son, Norwich, CT; j. f. Haines, Bangor; A r.
Jenness, Boston.
Among the seventy at the Falmouth Hotel
were Ralph Waldo Emerson and daughter,
Concord, Mass. III. T. Fairchild and wife, St
Louis; 7. " Sands, New York; E. Boydcn ant
wife, Lowell; Edwin M. Bacon, Boston; w. w
Inc Ill. r
Cilley, Rockland; S. W. Lang and Mrs. j. M
Greenwood and two ladies Newtonvile, Mass.
w. III. Ketcham, indianapolis, Ind. Henr,
ingalls, and daughters Wiscasset; Geo. L
Ward, Boston; f. Cotton wife and daughte
Brooklyn P. A. McCrickett, Detroit, Mich.
The st. Julian had large list yesterday
among the guests were ii. Carter, Bradford
| Mass. G. E. Baldwin, wife and 2 children
Boston; N. G. Hichborn, Stockton; Chas. j
Brooks and wife Boston; L. NJ. Hersey and son
and VIM. Reed, Atlanta, Ga; B. II. Hill, Bal
| timore.
W. II. Allen, Worcester; Geo. II. Blood, L
e. Morton and l.. G.. Cushing, Newburyport;
! N. M. Davis, Groveton; d. n. Griffin and fam
| lily New Bedford; Washington Bray, Naples
Lueher Fitch, Sebago; G. Grover and family
Boston, are at the City Hotel.
AWARD OF GOVERNMENT CoNTRACrs.-Gen
George Thorn, U. S. Engineers, in charge o
| the government works in the first and secon,
districts has awarded the following contracts
| To Messrs. j. III. Andrews and j. III. Andrews
jr., of Biddeford, for some $4,000 to concud
| the erection of sea walls at Galloupe's Island
Long Island Head and Point Oriole in Bostol
harbor; also contracts for improving Wellhee
and Gloucester har5ors, and contract to Lor,
g. Wright, for $4,000 to build at the breakwa
ter in Portland harbor, goo feet, at cost o
100000 and to erect a handsome, ornamental
lighthouse in the place of the old frame struc
turc of Bug Light Messrs. Curtis & Fobes O
this city, have received a contract to dredg
some 300 000 yards in Baltimore harbor and T.
finish the dredging in Portland harbor at .
cents yard. Col. Moore of this city, has mad
a contract to build a breakwater for harbo
of refuge at Richmonds Island, for $4,000
WE would call the attention of our gentle
man readers to the advertisement of ORR
Hawkes. & Co., Custom Tailors. They hav
just received their first invoice of new Fal
| goods, among which are some of the most Gle
CANT English and French goods ever seen il
Portland, and they are prepared to make ther
up in manner that cannot be excelled. w
+. Chisam has charge of this branch of til
business and his name is guarantee that ever
garment will he in nprfect taste both in Mate