Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1872-09-14

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13.
The political excitement grows fast and furi-
GUS. The cool evenings have dissipated the
lethArgy that prevailed during the summer, and
the campaign may now be considered in full
blast. The newspapers grow peppery, brass
baud performers are in demand, the torch and
banner trade is brisk and all the usual evidences
are seen that go towards making up the furry
| and hustle of election time. Political meetings
are held nightly, not one night but many, in
different sections, and by both parties The
centre of this principal means of rousing patriots
to sense of their duty has been the new Wig
/ wan on Broad street. Several mammoth
meetings have been held there by the Repub-
licans this week, and number of announce
menta are made for the future Tho Wig
wan is finely adapted for its purpose, and
it has already become very popular: it is
| likely to be, until after the November election,
/ a great place of resort. The novelty of the can
vAss so far, if not the most significant event,
/ was the appearance, last night Of Mrs. Mary A..
Lvermore in political address. Mrs Liver
more made a most excellent impression. and
| there have been very few speeches delivered
/ in this entire campaign by the sterner sex
| stronger and more to the point than this brave
woman's words. What do the people who es-
| teem woman a creature infinitely removed from
man in capacity say to thisr 10 be sure there
are not many Mrs. Liyermore's but ON the 9TH
er hand am not able to discover any alarming
| plethora of powerful male orators. There is a
vast deal OF cheek and wordiness a-going, but
take the bulk Of male stump speakers and it
does not seem impossible that the same number
of women could al least equal them, il they felt
themselves called to the work.
The meeting OF the week that has ocoasioned
the most comment, however, was that held on
Tuesday evening at which Attorney General
Williams, MIR. Bncher S8ope, and others, spoke.
General Williams speech was one of the most
aTgumentatlYe and convincing OF the campaign.
MIR. Swope made telling attack upon Greeleyism
although he at times let his zeal run away with
his judgment to some extent. He has been
attacked for this however with needless severity.
1t is true he handled Colonel Forney without
gloves, but it would puzzle anybody to say what
Forney deserves of the Republicans of Penusylva-
mia at this juncture-unless indeed 1t ID just such
treatment, No one from our-pOlnt OF Mew-can
object to the severity of MIR. Swopes judgment
Of Forney, although there might be objection
made against the manner OF the attack at Ger
tain points. But the speech tod immensely
and the disorganlzeTs are wrlthlng under it yet.
Among the other political orators of the week
was Mr. Joel Cook, of the Ledger, gentleman
of tne talents as writer and hkely to be as
successful as speaker If he thinks 1t worth his
while to follow that bent The Ledger has man
aged to preserve its neutrality very well
during the canvass, although placed in the an
noying position Of being unable to say word
for the man of it's cnOIce. Everybody knows
of the intimate relations of the President and
Mr. Uhilds, and it's even temper under all the
circumstances la quite matter OF remark. But
the question arises whether even as distant a
breaking out as one OF its attaches making de-
cidad pol iiesl.rSncy;hiUI ooioiaDly ooitan, Sv
least that that no one connected win me es-
adjustment would care TO get on ureeiey au-
dress under his own name, and Wlth the gu
tor in town Speaking ot MIR COOK 40 ho1
know whe,her am te ling you any news III say
Inss tbst he il the American correspondent OF
,he Inndon Times, and the only regular cores
| nondent that paper has in tue United states;
| New York cannot understand why TINS snouiu
| be 80, but the Times is satlsheu. ..,,;o,,
We have had quiet laugh at the way In which
/ tho tables have been turned upon Judges flerce
| and Paxson, two of our most esteelneu lnaPls- ~
| trates. These Judges took the Leo9er anu ueI- .
| mantown Chronicle to task ior Puplisn'ne lI Col
tain articles without verifying the iscts u
| in them. and then read the papers IN genera a
| lasson on the inaccuracy Of their reports. Inc
| cnae in hand referred to the eHort 70 enioioe
| the local option law in Germantown, the papers
| referred to reporting General wagner as naNlhs
said that bill of indictment was eu ~ I sne
| Vouid have to ignore. The burden OF PROOF
| Won will observe, lay entirely on deheIai /" n ~
| ner il this statement was incorrect ahu II n tii'
papers had simply detailed what the ueLeia ~,
| aaid gueh in fact. was tho CbSoi ahu "AS.A s'.'
| District Attorney arose in Court to complaln .
| this Aspersion upon his office, with the pIoo
that it was untrue, the Court, instead Oh ques
tioning General Wagners right 70 mase ,n1 sne 70
mark, assailed the papers for Incorrectly IePII'
, ing Kim, 1t caught Tartar, however tu
Tel,. ahowsd thnt il had verified the statemen
| before printing it, and the Post, III cspta
| .atirical article put the Judges on trlai al tn
bar Of public opinion, to show cause why the
should not suffer punishment Tor ooIylo'inE a
: Inocent men contrary TO eVluehce' A'oSA
I, | it was a spicy business. ill.,, j., 81,
= Thara have been further proceedings IN ID
: | Koyser cnse this week heyser, you WIN leiiieN M
. her ia the Water Registrar OF the CITY, Guar =,
n with loaning the public money d ..nrocssdines ~
II INIT II ia auestiona lie il it applies. MT heye
| mas made a statement in when ne very insol 30
+ ously manages not to state anythnB enu nm W. ~ y
- was held what was called IAN lnVestiSatloll
fore A Committee of Councils wnlch was Ps
fact fa,ce. Mr.. Keyser was accompanied oy NJ
"A | Lew Cassidy and other counsel, and as inc Coi
M mittee had no power to make the hesls.iai ta
aa | and Aa his coun sci forebade hin Alsmeih6 q
ie question but certain one that they dictated
Nv result was not enlivening. IL was ilhe 'ii9 .
- | hate in dumb show that habelals teiiS o. ny
a. aer WAS ready enough to affirm that he nai W n'
On or loaned any of the public money, pu. III; SUI na
n | affirmation like that meant notnln8 III ulho 20 70
V | In the fret place it was open to the questlon
what tba Registrars notion of public money W
and in The second place it was no denial oil
veil.known fact that he has loaned money
chack ON bank accounts to which he was IN
'm habit of crediting city funds. He was trleu
'p' questions worded in every variety Oh Hahn
ss- int like the Good Sir Anthony, ne kept nus .
lr; firmly fixed upon the book, his lawyer
ud answered not There may be some people
my will esteem this q triumph for the WHY Oasa
es- aud the laws majesty, but there will be more
,ss. ssv tbnt an innocent man has no need to desc
III to such trickery. ,,ol,, os
In the way OF amusements' Ine hNy 80 ~,
week has been the opening OF the Alcn S.i Sa
| Theatre and the production OF the faiiy %
VINO cal Comedy" as it is called, OF the 6alao' @
'ose Truth =" played by Miss Susan Denim ana a pa
, ls ,gnrk company cannot say anything very
70 vorable either of the piece or the acting ~
OF ORIGINAL French the Palace OF Truth may
sou been sprghtly enough. but 1t has lost All
ioI character IN the adapting and iocanzlne.
~ Denim belongs to that western school u aoV'
particularly displeasng to the eye Oh any
yation, and her company is buhule Vi st y.
Mr. Sothern is playing fine engagement at
more Walnut, and his DtlIldredry, although 1t N
All, be- vastly bettered in some respects, reulai
0 be splendid piece of eccentric humor; ne
La shCrtly appear at the Walnut in ether or
liam characters for the first tune in THIS country
aud. | Chestnut opens tomorrow night, under II.
rican | management Mr. Davenport is still annou
esale az les1ee but Mr.. DAILY OF New YORK ~
ciated with him as Director" Tue qua u
are bltug their thumbs over THIS IL Is
sss. very promising beginning OF season 70
belp must be imported 60 make lnes ga
= s enterprise a SUCCESS lhe walnut
- in fact, been the only geaulney suou'
'tates the,tre here for several Seasons,
social tneiue 80 oNi, ,aondar ~ tba coming v
edu- shuulu ~ ~ IL -, The tIompany at
1YAte | Z, E,,ostn,,tr has NOT beeu announced, VIII