Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-12
RATIFICATION!
GREELEY & BROWN
An IMMENSE MEETING.

An IMMENSE MEETING.
lnre'ponse to call published yesterday after
noon, for meeting to ratify the nomination I, /
GREELEY AND BROWN, at Baltimore.
very large body Of citizens assembled in front,
the City Hall, on Thursday evening, where
stand had been erected and festooned with M
'onal flags. Shortly after eight o'clock, ban
'f music, followed by large crowd, came u,
The meeting was then called to order BY Hen,
Eckel, E-q,. on whose motion GEN. JESSE
>H ARPE was called to the chair and the f.
lowing officers appointed
VICE PRESIDENTS.
lst Ward-PHILIP G. PLUNKEr,
I'd Ward-WM. II. QUINN.
3d Ward-HENRY +. FINEGAN,
4th Ward-JACOB BUTZ,
9th Wa,d-JAMES MONAHAN,
9TH Ward--HENRY ECKEL.,
9TH Ward GEO. W. STONE,
9Th Warh-DR GEO. w. CHAYTOR.
9Th Warh-DR +. q. .SHORTLIUiE
l0tA Ward-JAME5 ONIFLL,
SECRET TARIEs :-(iEoRaE CHANCE, PErt,
Z. AYARs.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS Carr Ju
VI. BARR, Col. c. HILL BRINroN, CAPT. W.
THATCHER.
The President returned his thanks for Il
honor conferred upon him, and stated that Il
meeting would be addressed by several genll.
men who were pr. sent.
He then stated that before the speaking con
nenced letter from Senator Bayard, who, ,fro
Indisposition, could no, be present, would |
read.
Walter Cummins, Esq. then read as follow.
COPY OF LETTER FROM HON. THOMAS /.
BAYARD.
WILMrNaToN, July llth, 1872.
The perenptory orders of my ply
sicians compel me tO OBTAIN absolute rest ali
quiet, and for this purpose to leave the coun
Try. My passage mas been engaged and i,
shall sail for Europe on Saturday, 18th ms
Although unified BY my condition Of health
l fel it TO be my duty tO 60 to Baltimore As
Delegate to the Convention and it Is in rela
Lion to the action Ut that body that ! wis
4 few words with you, aud through you to III
other party friends in Delaware before
leave. need not say to you Or tO them wit.
what astOnishment and disappointment
heard Of the nomination Of Greeley an
Brown at Cincinnati-nOr how steadily an
openly have at all times expressed mysel
III opposition to the adoption Of that ticket b.
the Democratic party al Baltimore, but IL
result has been accomplished, however muc
against our will and efforts, and it iSOur dut
calmly aud steadily, to confront tile fact nov
presented to our eyes. Ii the issues Of til
campaign We're thOSe only Of kevenu
reform, of Civil Cervice Reform, question
III which pecuniary loss or gain !
the public were involved, | might D
willing to take no part in the PresidentiH
contest, but allow the demOralizlng cours
pursued by Grant and his admin stration To b
Continued four years longer. trusting that tn
very extent aud hagitious nature Of the n
LUriOus abuses would In theMselves ~ instrut
the people that they would recoll from plac
ing further trust in such hands.
The: natural capacities Of the soil and eli
mates Of our country, together with the IN
.iustry and energie' Ut our people, render til
production Of wealth. (fnere wealthy almo
Usundless, and We can almost ahord to bes
the results Of financial blunders, and, so Ion
, AS they are confined tO official circles. OF put
lie robberies aud peculatiOns, provided v
can in the end buy our experience throup
the usual methods of loss and suffering Bl
severe and painful though these abuses al
I, their consequences may be, they weigh to
4 lightly, compared to the destruction Of all Il
!, limitations upon power, whici, our write
!, Constitution Of Government WAS designed
:, create, and which General Grant and tho
e who assist him in administering the Cover
n ment, including the Radical majOrties In bU
Houses OF Congress, Seem either to total
n disregard, or, as have sometimes thoug
70 to take scornful pleasure IN trampling und
ii foot.
s. 1t Is utterly impossible for me, with Il
>, scenes which have witnessed In the Sena
is uf the United States rising before my ey.
ID not to feel the gravest apprehensiOns al
IN alarm at any prospect or suggestion. OF q
Q lowing the policy Of Grant and his admin
u tration towards the Southern States and til,
ne white Inhabitants longer to continue, II aI
c. great calamity.
Can any man justly deny that the cont
II, tion of the people In the khenish provinc'
n, torn from France by the armed hand of u
III many, Is preferable to day In all that prote,
OF person and property, to that Of the VIII
n people in many Of the Southern states unt
he the Governments, which Congress has set
50 over them under the so-callrd system Of
'at obstruction, and which Grant has uph,
II either by threats of the bayOne., or its actl
nd presence in those communities: He and
party have stoOd bv for the last three yea
and have seen the South robbed, insulted u
almost beKgaIed by motley crew, all OF
own political party Of unprncpl-d polltl
RI ladventucers from the North. and ignorant
vicious negroes OF the native population,
- have uttered no word Of disapproval, but
10 the contrary have frVm time tn time lent
~ ~, military power Of the Government as IN
~ 81 cases OF the troops sent upon application
NJ Gov. Holden Of North Carolina, Of Scott
~. -. south Carolina, or his own Brother In
Is IS Casey in New Orleansl to iI, maintain In,
s power those rapaci0us aud dishonest rul
icy whom the sufferings and discomfort OF IN
~. people were threatening to eject from on
,.d and power.
~, sonailv or not, whether he had Or not oeen