Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-11-01
lS4 WILMINGTON, DEL, FRIDAY, NOV. l, 1872.
A Great speech.

iion' fiCAARD Il. NAux, Of Philadelphia,
addressed Democratic meeting in the Odd
Fellows Hall. last evening, under the auspices
OF the AMERIcUs Club, Of Delaware.
The Hall WAS crowded in every part, and
large numbers Of persons left the meeting be-
cause they could not gel seats, while others stood
IN the aisles and vacant room during The whole |
evening The speech occupied about one hour
and halt. TO say that the audience were highly
entertained and pleased under the impressive
osatory, elegant diction and powerful appeals Of
0: the honorable gentleman giv,s but a faint
idea OF this great, mastery effort, on this, the
iirst occasion in which the Americus has emerg-
ed from Its hall to assist in the discharge CT a
duty which it has imposed xpon itself, viz that
OF creating and sustaining u more elevated
standard Of political associations and inculcating
more thorough study and know ledge of the
principles Of democracy as taught by our fathers,
ahi that these doctrines msy be kept pure.
The meeting was organized by Col. b. R.
iieisler, on whose motion Mr.. Robert Taylor
was called to the chair, and the following Off
GERS appointed
Vice Presidents j II. B. Meln,ire, ,Jno Henry
Publ, L. W. Palmer, James H. Price, NJ. Boil.
Secrrtary-A. D. Chaytor.
The Hon. R!cnAsD ,yAg1. was then intro
duced aed receitDQ with applause. We regre,
that ws have neither timSRor space TO give
even sy"sf khe ablssPeech that followed.
The gentleman grew mora and more interesting
as he progressed, and o7ty man in the large
euaence Was easss to catch the sentences which
{fel from his lips. Ixconclusion he asserted that
the dlsent corruP and unprincipled Admins
trasioA had Iouaeen the ways Of the Fathers
. abandoned - Constitution, and inetead of ap-
!'ealing to their people and sustaining itsel
through the deliberate judgment as appeared
from the free and fair decision at the ballot box
it had adopted new modes for sustaining itsel
: in power.
i This Radical party which had deprived tn
people ofthe wrist Of HABEAs CORPUS in te
, States, and was new acting ont its own tyrann
!, In New York, going into the residences and ar
resting even the women Of that great city ,becaus
Q they could not answer certain questions put /
n them by the deputies of one Davenport, U.
e Marshal. through his deputies; from who's
ID clucthes The most chaste and innocent wome
y = could not escape. He maintained that instea
y, of relying upon the intelligence of the peopl
r the Radical party stood upon four props The
props were power, fraud. money and the neg
vote. Tho eloquent gentleman defed any r,
publican speaker 10 deny this, and showed
y an elaborate course of reasoning the truth Of h
:. :. assertion, lie showed that power was bei'
l. used by the Administration in Alabama and
At New York and wherever the U. s. officers col,
+. exert ii; that immense frauds had been comm
ch ted in Philadelphis; that money WAS being us
to buy votes and nstanccd the arrest and trial
ry Radical Congressman for buying votes at Scra
a ton, Pa, and that after all the Radical pal
It, had to seek the votes ignorant negroes to Ike
~. it self in power. lie then appealed as an hon
n. straight -oIt RoEybon TO every Democrat TO &C
N. the folls aud vote, and not to allow the m,
OIL fact Of the nomination of President TO de
si. them from exercising the great privilege up
mt. which ,hehores of our country and freedom "
led based. He took his seat amid the most hea
@ wo and enthusiastic applause; and while the be,
nv ~. tiful strains Of music from the United Cor
i'm band resounded through the hall the all
Of ence passed from the building, congratulat
each other that they had listened 10 10 ricl
M treat.