Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-23
FIRST EDITION.
The Republican Canvass.

IMMENSE MEETING AT THE OPERA HOUSE
ADDRESS OF HENRY ARMITT BRowN-MEET-
INas AT PERRY's TAVERN AND NEW CASTLE.
The Opera House was completely filed,
Saturday evening, many standing up, and
large number having seats on the platform.
AS the seating capacity of the house is
over fourteen hundred, there must have
been upward of fifteen hundred present,
making nearly as large an audience as that
which gathered on the occasion Of Gov.
Woodford's visit.
The meeting was called to order at 8
o'clock, by Washington Hastings, who nom
mated Anthony Higgins, ESQ.,, FOR presid-
ing officer, with number of vice presidents
and secretaries, who were approved by the
meeting, and Mr.. Higgins, taking the chair,
introduced, In brief speech, the orator Of
the evening, Henry Armitt Brown, Esq, Of
Philadelphia. Mr.. Brown was greeted with
warm applause, as he came forward, and
proceeded to deliver an eloquent and able
address over an hour and half in length.
He alluded, in opening, to the hope of the
Democratic leaders that they would bring
Mr.. Tilden into Office on the cry of "hard
times" and said the prostration of busi-
ness was brought about by causes beyond
Dl0 COubIOl Ol ANY pdIbys HAC0pb Ill Ouo
particular-its financial policy-nothing
that political party could do would effect
those causes, and in regard to the finances
the record Of the Democatic organization
had been inconsistent and vacillating. Az
ter denouncing the issue of greenbacks at
the time when, il paper money is ever JUS
tifable, they were really needed, they now
insist on retaining them in circulation, in
their present irredeemable condition. He
then reviewed the expectation that Mr.. Til
den could give the country any substantial
Reform. His administration would he con-
Quoted on the system OF spoils which An
drew Jackson established, and it is the de-
sire to make a clean sweep" OF the Fed
eral offices that animated the Democratic
effort, and enlisted in aoommon effort such
patriots as John Kelley and John Morrisey,
who recently differed so much. Mr.. Brown
finally passed to the Southern question and
reviewed the facts of the case, insisting
that, in order to have complete pacification
three new ideas must be rooted in the
Southern soil-1st, the idea of general edu-
cation, and not merely the education of a
favored class with ignorance for the mass of
the people; End, the idea of equality
before the law, instead of the idea by which
one race was put under another, and an
oppressive system was founded on caste
prejudice and Sd. the idea of National
Union, instead of States Rights and seces-
sion. Mr.. Brown concluded his eloquent
address amid great applause, and three
cheers were heartily given for him by the
vast audience, With three more for Hayes
and Wheeler.
| THE MEETING AT PERRYs TAvERN-sPEEoHEE
AT NEW CASTLE.
At Perry's Tavern, in Brandywine Hun
dred, there was large meeting on Satur
day evening, including voters of bott
parties. Isaac s. Elliott presided, and
upon taking the chair, in few well timed
remarks exposed the fallacy and the dan
| ger of the doctrine of State Rights, al
| taught by the Democratic leaders of the
State of Delaware, tending to weaken tina
love of the National Union that her citizen
had. Levi Q. Bird, Esq, was introduced anC
| spoke for an hour and half, with grea
force, holding the attention Of the people
to the principles of the Republican party
| S.A. MacAllister, Esq. followed with high
/ ly interesting and argumentative speech
The hour was late, but the audience calleC
on George A. Elliott, young citizen o.
the old Brandywine Hills, who made hi
maiden speech in very creditable manner
Harry McMullen, being among the audienc,
made his appearance and was greeted will
| enthusiasm.
At New Castle, there was a large meetin,
of the Republican Club, and addressed
were delivered by S. redmond Smith, Esq.
and Geo. W. Roberts. AT the close of thei
| speeches, Geo. Ii. Jackson was called OF
and spoke briefly. The meeting was a yer,
| good one.