Wilmington journal., 1875-01-29
RADICAL MASS MEETING

IL Endorses Grant IN his l.ouisi.
for COr.de mining Graut, and Hur.
rahs for Sheridan and His Bay.
Oners.
In pursuance of the announcement
made through the circulation of nu.
merous high sounding. bellicose hand
bills, special meeting of the Will
mington Radicals met in the City Hal
at 81 o'clock last evening, and resolved
| themselves into an organization for
the purpose of expressing an opinion
on the action of Grants military III
the late Louisiana troubles.
By the attraction of band of music
and through the efforts of the whip
pers IN, on such occasions, the Hail
was finally about one-fourth Fl l. d. The
great army Of Radical voters seemed
to have other fish to fry, although it
seems that the negro goes TO a Radical
political reeti , with the same readiness
that he eats his hog aud homiuy when
lie can get it.
The meeting was called to order
and J. NJ. Wise was male permau +ut
Chairman, J @. sHlI, (coi.,) being af-
terwards elected Secretary.
q. L French WAS put III nomination
"a Chairman, bat having been in the
country, he begged to be excused, and
would not hear to the proposition to
act rs Chairman. Some who were
present wondered within themselves if
u. Il, had a"y private reasons Tor not
'akIng az active part. However, us
The meeting progresset, he seated
himself on the platform IN the rear of
The Chairman, but during the delivery
of HeatOns speech he retired to
Il dressing room on the right of the
stage, just as that speaker com
menced to handle the conduct of
CautweH
The organization beirg effected and
order demanded, on motion, James
Heaton was called upon to address the
meeting.
He commenced by d declaripg that the
time had come when the American
flag had received It's deepest aud
most dangerous stab, aud the question
no " Is wLet her W. silaiii:ave ii National
government; whether the b ead OF that
government aud the C,mmauder III
Chief Of the Army OF toe United
States shall De insulted and coufrout-
ed by "bandl,ti' and assassins. You
have met here tonight to send greet
lDg to the Repu oiicans of Louisiana,
and 10 unite with them III declaring
that we will not be governed by mob
Ogracy and violence.
We wild not give the readers Of the
JoURNAL q report of this speech, nor
of that which followed, out will in-
form the NJ that Grant was landed to |
the skies aud CantweH was bnrItd in |
the contempt and disdaln which the |!
true blue Republican should feel for |
any one OF the party who shall dare TO |
question the prOprltty OF Grant : using |
lis soldiers when, where aud fOf what |
purposes he may choose; and especial !
iy was Grant commended for having t
used them to disDerse mob which |
had Dribed it's way to the Legislative |
halls of Louisiana. Ehe speaker |
thought that Can5well had got wrong |
since mis- party had sent him to Raj
eigh -''the poor, decrepid, deluded, |
silver haired old man Heaton hoped !
chat God wonld not place HIS baud |
on Cantweli until he should have
that opportunity. Heaton in
troduced ii long preamble and resoIu-
tIons, reciting unheard of atrocities
and wrongs committed by the South
rn whites to the colored man, endor-
sing and eulogizing Grant aud Sheri-
dan, WHO was the right man in the
right place, and fully endorsing the
action of the President in regard to
Louisiana.
Smyt tn, (col. y of Freedman's Bank
was next called upon, and
begged leave to express his dissent
from any expression of condemnation
IF the course Of the President. Cooper
Institute and Fanueil Hall may be
brown open, and an Adams may ad
lress a multitude within the historic
walls OF the latter, but he, Smyth,
was not to be deferred from the ex-
preston OF his plaudits OF Grant and
his soldiers.
Smyth, we thought. rather bore
away the palm RON He tton, in choice
Of ,auguage aud arrangement OF ideas.
The meeting gave three times three
cheers for Grant, but did not groan
for CantwelI, as was fully expected.
Dai7y Journal, 27H.