Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-10-12
PHILADELPHIA.
OUR sATuRD LETTER,
The Great Election Overwhelming Character Of
the Result-The Foolish Cry Of Fraud Formal
inauguration ofthe University Of Pennas New
Building-Miss Dickinson's Political Mistake
Mr. Forests Readings, Etc.

| -mr' FORESTS Readings, Etc.
Special Correspondence Of The Commercial:
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. II.
Well, and has not Philadelphia done her Who'll
duty? Ten thousand fleets freighted with a
manner OF reasonable infidelity, swept over L
in vain. In the whole history of this common
wealth there was never a political rout +
thorough and complete. All talk of the Flag q
Liberalism trailngin the dust falls short til
wretched rag is buried under ground and out {
sight. Its organization is gone, there is absolr
| tly nothing left Of it. As early as Wednesda
evening there was beginning made in dismant
| ling the Headquarters" on Walnut st Paper
were packed up and carried Off, together wit
the fixtures Of the rooms. Since then the furni
ture has been sent to auction, the gorgeou
portraits of the Liberal candidates have bee
erased from the windows, and the whole estab
lishment has been effectually wiped out. MI
Mcclure il not to be found, but nobody want
him. He has undisguisedly given up tie fgh
and left the field.
As matter of course the first thing the do
feated ones did, was to cry "fraud" But il de
ceived nobody. The men who shouted il did
not believe it. For the Democrats to set uT
that cry sounds too much like the alarm OF
may have been perpetrated on the winning eide
were more than matched by those of the roughe
and plug uglies who have time out of
mind voted with the Democrats. Besides,
what Of the great ma ajOrty in the s ate2 Even
if Hartranft had been beaten in the citv he
would still have been triumphantly returned
Governor. But everybody understands that
the cry Of fraud was the last daring gasp of
despairing," that something had to be said to
break the fall as much as possible. or the eff
feet of that fall yOu are well able to Judge az
myself. That il emphasizes the fact, at no time
doubtful, that General Grant. il he lives. will
be reelected President of the United States il
acknowledged by Republicans Liberals and DEM
ocrats alike.
But think for an instant Of the immensity OF
the triumph. $4,000 majorty-for that is the
figure deduced from official county majorties
Just received from Harrisburg. A majority
greater than the entire population Of the City OF
wilmington gives its opinion OF renegade Re,
publlcanism, and answers the shameful lies told
OF Hartranft and his companions on the ticket
It is truly something TO be proud of and to re-
joice over.
And now is the time to get up vote Of thanks
Tor the bulletin. finer fight than that paper
made has not been lately seen 1t was practic-
ally the only antidote OF the Press that we had.
The course Of the Republican journals has been
most extraordinary. Among other things this
campaign has shown, is the fact that new papers
do not control public opinion as far as they in
nocently believe they do. Hartranft has been
elected despite the papers,-unless indeed the
entire credit is given to the Bulletin, which
cannot do, much as | admire the plucky sheet
No one who was in Philadelphia on Monday
will soon forget the earnest but quiet and sub
dued, vigor OF that contest. May it be many a
day before the necessity will arise for such
another Party struggles there always will be,
but this was something more.
The new building OF the University of Penn
syyana'in West Phila, was pnb9l.issilg iRaSs been
pursued since the middle of last month, but the
arrangements for the formal dedication could
not be completed until now. The anair created
a great deal of interest and the best people in
the city were present at the exercises. Wm.
Sellers, Esq, delivered the first address, Mr..
Sellers was Chairman of the Building Committee
of the Board of Trustees under whose direction
the building was erected, and it was his pleasant
duty to detail the material facts of the enter
prize. Professor Ste Provost Of the Univer-
sity, then spOke,-his theme being the internal
economy of the University and a resume of its
history from the earliest times. Judge Ludlow
then delivered an eloquent address on behalf of
the Alumni Of the college, mainly taken up with
the presentation to the University on the part of
graduates of various portraits and memorial wiz
dows You are aware that a number of the great
windows in the college building have beon orna-
mented with stained glass portraits of eminent
founders or bene actors of the Universy-
among them Benjamin Franklin. VIM. Penn,
David Rittenhouse and others. Besides there
have been painted a series of portraits Of di-tiu
guiHhed college worthless. In his address Judge
Ludlow spoke on all these points with detail,
giving short sketches OF tue lives and services Of
the individuals commemorated. His speech IL
very valuable historical contribution to the Uni
versity. The demonstration of to-day was alto
gether one of which any college in any country
might have been proud
l might have mentioned above, in speaking OF
the elections that among the Dead and Wound
ed, might be placed Miss Anna L. Dickinson.
Inqmri 4 have been numerous in reference to
her conspicuous absence at this junoture Peo-
pie see that she is not on the Winter ! ecture
iiets, and they hear from the papers that the
same fate has befaen her on the great Boston
courses and they want to know what the matter
il. The matter briefly IL that Miss Dickinson
has made the greatest mistake OF her political
life. She fights in the McC and Curtin
ranks 1T is Enough. as the man with the bas-
voice says or sings, IN the Ora OrlO. Last Spring
-he gave a lecture entitled Wp the People, II.
which she INDUCED in savage, reckless. alto
gether outrageous attack upon tho President
She first did this neat thing out West and she
was souudly hirsed. Not learning wisdom she
repeated the indscretion Ito put it mildly in
Philadelphia. She was his-ed ag in, aud people
Indignantly arose and left the hall, IT j.
Enungl." No one woud care to take Miss Dick
inzon hereabouts on II eculation just now.
see she is aunuuuced for lecture on her own
responsibility, in which she abiures politics, but
it remains to be seen il the people will forget
| her assault up General Grant. She has lost the
| finest chance public speaker ever had. How
| she might have shOne in this campaign. She
| has however deliberately chosen to vacate he
| old posi- ion, and Mrs. LYermore has stepped
| firmly into it.
The sensation in amueemens is the annouce
| ment that Mr. Forrest il to give ShakespereaI
| readings The admirers of the great actor heard
| this news with strange commingling Of emo
| tiuns. OF course it will be rare treat TO heal
| Mr.. Forrest read for he is beyond doubt tn,
| finest elocutionist in the country. if not in th,
| world but that is not the whole case. It il
| such poor come down for a man who has tillet
| the elevated place he has for so many years
| for considerably over generation. 1t has th
| smash OF an anti-climaX. Great as his reading
| will be, | think he cannot but lose reputation b.
| them. 10 be sure Miss Cushman il very suC
cessful as a reader but she has only acted tire
| or four parts in many years nor am sure
either that she has not lost essential prestige a
the desk despite the money she has made. Bu
even If her care was one partially in point tn
cases are still widely different. Her greatnes
never approached his. We may almost call Fol
rest historic character. |, for ONT, cannot bea
to think of him exc 'pt as tragic actor; l can
not bear to think { him on the stage and atlippe
of all his od-time attributes. This may be weak
ness. | know his readings will give great plet
sure to thousands who have never zen him here
tofore, and who never could under other cond
tions know the new field is as honorable as
is fertile and fresh but still-against reason
perhaps-I hate the thought. II gives me a SOL
| of pang to see him abdcate the throne he ht
held unchallenged for nearly fifty years.
INDEX.
Mayor Medill. of Chicago has issued a pr