The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-11-19
From the Quaker CITY.
INCIDENTS OF THE LATE CAMPAIGN.

From the Quaker CITY.
INCIDENTS OF THE LATE CAMPAIGN.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7th 1872.
The day on which the eyes of the ma.
tion have been iutently fixed, or rather
anticipated, for the last five months, has
passed, and with it great victory has
been achieved. 1t is neither inappropri.
ate nor irreverent to say, "thanks be- to
God for tho victory" Had the Presi.
dental election terminated otherwise, the
full fruition Of liberty would L, my hum.
BILE opinion have been imperiled, but tina,
view of it has b.on so torcibly, aud ably
discussed during the late campaign, tina,
it needs no repetition at my hands
Pennsylvania has during the campaign
been regarded as the custodian Of the
keys of the political citadel, and well ha.
she responded to the trust. There has
long been current adage here, as goes
Philadelphia, so goes the State. Acting
on that suppcsition great effort was
made, prior to the State election, to SCI
| Auc wy llHut Ou uCl iCCOIu, duu IL wa,
done to the time of $4,000 majority, fol
Gen Hartraplt for Governor. Probably
the Quaker city was never before Sc
aroused politically, as at the late Stat,
election. Gen. Williams, Attorney Gen
era Of the q. s., first assisted in settn,
the ball in motion. BY delivering a speech
at the great "Wigwam" at Broad ant
Arch Streets, Next came Hon. B. f
Butler, who made one Of his characters
tic speeches. The pevoratiou at the cou
clusion Of his address, fairly captivatet
the great assembly. Anna E. Dickinson
took the Rostrum the next week. She i
tall and symmetricaly formed, and al
able speaker. After reviewing the polic'
aud acts Of President Grant, and that o
the Republican party, she made an i'm
pnssioned appeal to the ladies present
especially as wives. to see to 1t, that thei
husbands were appealed to, and impor
tuned to cast their vote for the great sol
der. Speaker Blaine | did not hear. a
[ went that evening to hear the grea
mission apostal, Carl Schurz, at Concer
Hall. A few evenings after, Secretar,
Boutwell, made an admirable address
from tho balcony Of the Union Leagu
House, to an immense audience, in BroaC
street-that wide thoroughfare, was liter
ally filled for two squares. The Hon
Secretary said he had never before hae
the honor OF addressing so large an as
semblage; and that his voice could nei
ther reach, nor his eye scarcely comp ,ss
the vast concourse of $4,000 people
Col. Storrs Of Illinois, followed Mr.
Boutwell,, with splendid outburst o
Western eloquence The matronly, an,
staid Elizabeth Cady Stanton, few even
iugs after, at the Wigwam, took tho plat
form. The spacious edificc seating 300(
was literally crammed, the vestibule wa
filed, aud the street in front, She mad
a capital address. Among other thing
he said, in speaking Of Mr.. Greeley's op
position to Female Suffrage, that she OBJ
tanned permission to make an address, a
the late Constitutional Convention, hel,
ia the State Of New York. At one pon
Mr.. Greeley interrupted her with tn
question-ify you were allowed to vote
would you fight? Yes, she replied, il
the same manuer you fought during th
late war. Pretty good response. Sh
also said, there was much said about
"wide chasm !" but she knew Of no on
Is broad as the one between Chappaqua
and the White house Uproarious laugh
er, aud great cheering succeeded tn,
sharp hit A few evenings after, tha
Irinee Of orators, Fred Douglass. spok
1t the same place. The crowd, if posi-
Die was greater than before. A colore,
regi,uenial band in full uniform .dscours
ID iiue music from the stage. lIe is on
If the very best platform speakers, eve
listened to. He made one point tha
brought the hous- dow,, with three time
three and tiger" III speaking of tn
anomalous condition OF parties, and Mr.
Greeley's awkward relation to them. b
said i. reminded him oil an anccjote Of a
lrishman, attempting to ride a null
Pat mounted the hybrid quadruped, ap
piled the braid, the mule sprang ahead
which caused Pats feet to slip from til
stirrups. They Topped about, and la,he
the sides Of the animal; the mule 500
itruck into smart gal.op, and becam
inmanageable. Soon one of the mule
feet caught in the stirrups. Pat instau,
ly appreheuded the situation, and shouted
And be jabers, if you are afther gettin
IN, I'll just be afiher getting off,"
vas long time before he could proceed
the uproar and cheering was SO great ,an
continued. Toward the conclusion of h
nasterly address, in depicting the wrong
suffered and endured by his colore
brethren, wbio under the heel of slavery
the vast audience was hushed TO silenc,
md his pathos touched many heart,
? With friend ! went to Media. abou
iireen miles out, 10 attend a Mass NEE
ing. 1t being the capital of Delama
County. 1t strongly reminded me of th
great mass meeting at Vergenues, in th
summer of 1910, in the "Tippacauos an
Tyler too" campaign, although the coo
,kius aud hard cider, were not in tn
programme. understand the author
ties Of the town, allow Of nothing strougs
than water to be used. or rather to !
sold which makes it as sober town {
yineland, New Jersey. The big Wagon
5 with four aud six horses attached, col
> tanning the folly ysomanry, the platoeI