The Portland daily press., 1872-04-18
ULYSSES S. GRANT.
eight 1t out on this line IL 1t takes all
Summer. 1884
"Unc0nditiOnal Surrender Remarks to
Gen. Lee.)
"Let us have Peace."-(1S68.)
"Peace through ustice.'-(1s71.)
"Honesty and efficiency, not political ac-
tivity, determine the tenure Of Office"
Executive Order, April 16, 1872
Monster Meeting!
COOPER INSTITUTE PACKED.
Immense Meeting Outside.

AAAAAAhNAAcS VAAOSshAA9 OsAsSA~&Ne
Eloquent Addresses 10 the People-Letter
OF Vice President Colfax-TeIegrams
from Fred Douglass and Gen. Hawley-
Speeches by Gen. Sickles, Senator viii.
son, etc.
New YORK, April 1.-THE meeting of the
supporters of President Grants denomination
election was called to order at o'clock tonight
by Henry Clews, who addressed the audience as
follows:
Fello,c-citizens:-In calling this meeting to
order cannot pay you higher compliment
than I offer to the gentleman am about to
name. nominate for President of this meet
ing the Hon. VIM. e. Dodge, President of the
Chamber of Commerce. r--....... ..-,...
Mr.. Dodge was enthusiastically elected, and
upon taking the chair made an able and elo-
quent address. !. .=-,-
Hon. E. Delafeld Smith read an address to
the people to the effect that the administration
of public affairs under the government of
President Grant has been eminently wise, con-
justice; that the soldier whose victories in war
and the statesman who triumphs in peace have
made the last decade the most glorious in the
annals of American history should receive an
earnest of the gratitude of his countrymen by
reelection to the Presidency. The recommended
tions of the President in favor of the principles
enunciated in the report of the civil service
commission were timely and opportune, and
deserve universal endorsement Tee investiga-
tons set on foot during the present session OF
Congress had demonstrated his purity, while
their cost has exceeded the aggregate loss sus-
tanned by the Government through the dishon-
esty of its subordinates since the Administra-
ton came into power. A record so clear and
honorable challenges the admiration and COM
pels the approval of the people. With the
grievances of disappointed Office seekers the
masses cannot be expected to sympathize. Be-
lieving that Grants civic career fifty supple
ments his military greatness, and that he pos
sesses and deserves the confidence of the Amer
lean people, we pledged him our united and
hearty support as a candidate for reelection.
Mr.. Smith also read a series of resolutions,
and in a few pertinent remarks moved the
adoption of the address and resolutions.
The following letter from Vice President
Colfax was read:
WASHINGTON, April Is, 1872.
GentIemen:-It would afford me great pleas
ure to attend your meeting next Wednesday
night, in accordance with the invitation with
which have been honored, but as my absence.
compels the Senate to elect a President pro tenn
must remain at the post of duty here. If L
were present, the thought on which I should
speak would be the patriotic aud political ne
cessity of Republican unity. The brilliant tri-
umphs which in the past ten years have been
so interviewer in the history Of the nation, were
won by the liberation of all miner differences
in its ranks, happily enjoined with almost uni
versal willingness to abide by the decision of
the majority of its members. With its mil
lions of voters thus united it won victory after
victory. Despite secessions from its ranks on
the one hand and the bitterest antagonism by
its political opponents on the other, / cannot
shut my eyes to the dangers of Republican d.
visions, dangers not only to the party itself
and its future, but to the nation and its future
also. Nor can anyone else shut his eyes to the
fact that the grandest reforms which the coun-
try owes to the fidelity of the Republican Or
ganization, were carried thorugh when its unity
and permanency were warred against by foes
from its own household who proclaimed, as
now, that its usefulness and ability to achieve
great results had ended, and that the time had
arrived for new affiliations. What it has done
queath to our children, ilinmninating as The The
record does, some of the brightest pages OF our
country annals; and have no fear that when
impartial history records the administrative re-
suits of the American Executives of our times
but that side by side with the once bitterly crit
icized, but now universally honored, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, will be found the name of U. 5.
GRANT. Truly yours,
SCHUYLER CoLFAx.
Letters of regret and in hearty support OF
the purpose of the meeting, were also read
from Senators Conkling and Edmunds, Geo.
w. Curtis Carrot Smith and r B. s. Hinch-
back. Gen. Hawley in despatch says: II
am overworked and weary and SO very busy
cannot possibly attend.'
Geo. w. Gibbons, President of the Working
mems Central Union, in letter says: 1.-THE
Workingmen's Central Union of the State of
New York, numbering nearly 20 600 members,
will vote and work for the reelection of Presi-
dent Grant" -,
Fred. Douglass says in a telegram: "The
colored people are one and indivisible for the
Republican party and its nominees
The Institute was densely thronged with an
enthusiastic audience, composed of much of
of the better class of the citizens of New York,
while a large meeting was organized outside,
the latter being addressed by Isaac H. Bailey,
E. Delafield Smith, and others. Among the
300 Vice Presidents of the indoor meeting were
Peter Cooper, Henry Clews, Jas. Gordon Ben
nett, George Jones, H. B. Clafin, Levi P. Nor
ton, Robert Lenox Kennedy, Thurlow Weed,
VIM Orion, Stewert L. Woodford, L. B. Chit
tenden, Henry Ward Beecher, Francis +.
Walker, Franz Sigel, E. d. Morgan, George
Opdyke, John A. Griswold, &c. H7Ff r.,-
After the reading of the address and resolu-
tions, Gen. Sickles was introduced and made a
long and able speech. He alluded to the first
nomination of Grant as made by the people, and
merely formally ratified by the Chicago Con-
vention The party which elected him hadlost
but few of its members, and their lost was
more than made good by new recruits, and re-
cruiting was still brisk Grant had discharged
his duties with marked ability and unchallenged
fidelity. He found extravaganza and corrup-
ton in tine revenue and has changed it all by
honesty and integrity. He found the country
embarrassed in commerce and trade and indus
try. You see it to-day prosperous without ex-
ample. His foreign policy has been illustrated
by some of the most signal triumphs of diplo-
mecy. Conspicuous amongst them are the
treaties. His Indian policy, another instance
of sagacity and humanity, is already fruitful
in peaceful results. Under ordinary circum-
stances there seems no reasonable ground
against the denomination of President who
has thoroughly discharged his duties. Refer
ring to Mr.. Schurz, he said:-After the war he
drifted down into Missouri, where there is a
considerable German vote. He was sent to the
Chicago Convention to take part in the nomi-
nation of Grant; returning therefrom he was
elected to the Senate. Not content with that
he became ambitious to nominate his associate,
and the first service rendered to the Republi-
can party was to elect Frank Blair as his asso-
ciate. Gen. Sickles concluded by eloquently
urging the reelection of Grant believing that
he will receive the votes of all the States which
went for him in 1868, and New York as well,
and promising for him the city of New York.
Senator Wilson was received with great ap'
plause. He was Republican from conviction
ard desire. The party came into being from
the prayers labors and noblest aspirations of
the best portion of our country to meet the
needs of an endangered country and to carry
out in America the providence of Almighty
God. SO believing, he never conscientiOusly
uttered word to drive a man out of it, but
would rather on his knees ask him to pause
! come back and go on with us in the triumphi
| OF the future. do not propose to utter re
| proachful words to old comrades, but to notice
kindly few of their remarks. We are tole
that one reason why the Cincinnati Convention
is called is that the Republican party is undel
the control of office-holders.
Great goodness, gentlemen, party of three
| and half million men controlled by a few
thousand office-holders never saw mo
ment when ofice-holders were less impuden
in this market. To be an Office holder is to b
beggar. The offices of this country hardly
| pay decent respectable living wages to nineteen
twentieths of the men holding Office Thirty
one thousand out of 1000 are poor petty post
masters, 1000 postmaster's clerks, and $4,000 o