South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-01-12
The Movement Of the Masses

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WAsIuSoToS, Jan. 8.--Iiie democrat.
&c mass meeting at Ford's Opera House
this afternoon packed that building to
its utmost capacity and several times
the number of those who attended the
meeting were unable to obtain admis.
sion. The outside Of the hall exhibited
the American fias dnped over the porch,
with the names OF Tilden anil Hendricks,
and the motto. "yox populi, vox Del"
In tho Interior OF the building several
flags were handsomely fcstooned, and
above the stage was Inscribed the motto,
do nothing But What is Right-Sub-
init to Nothing that is Wrong" A lie
tachment Of tho Marine Band furnished
music. Shortly after o'clock NJ. w.
Wines, Secretary OF the Tilden and
Hendricks Club, called the meeting TO
order, and on his motion Hon. X. T.
Mcrrick was called to the chair.
Mr.. Merrick on taking the chair was
greeted with loud cheers. lie said he
was glad to meet his fellow. citizens upon
an occasion like this. Four million
three hundred American voters had cast
.heir ballots for rilden aud Hendricks.
They were the majority and they would
see the man inausurated whom they had
elected. The Senate had no right to
declare the result. IL was the duty of
Congress to see that the will Of the peo.
pie was carried into effect. and the PEG.
pie would sec that they did go. He
took his seat amid loud applause.
! FURTHER oRGASfZArfoN.
/. .. kalbfus. w. w. Corcoran ana
some forty.ivc vice.presidents, with
twenty.one secretaries, were chosen.
Gen. ID. ). Walker moved the ap.
poiNment of n committee TO draft reso.
lutions expressive OF the sense of the
meeting, which WAS agreed to and the
following gentlemen appointed tho com.
mittee: Gen. ID. 5. Walker. DIR. JAS. +.
Morgan, j. II. Kalbfus, John Morris. W.
W. Wines, II. r. Perry, VIM. King. f..
l.. White and j. ID. Warren. Tue com
mlttce then retired.
Addresses were made by Hon. II.
Watterson, OF Kentucky: Col. Pulitzer.
OF Missouri; Hon. Mr.. Tarbox, of Mas.
sachusetts; Gen. McMahon, of New
York, and Hon Mr.. banning. Of Ohio
whose speech was most effective and
awakened frequent applause, rs did, in.
deed, the speeches OF all the orators
MIR. Natterson in the course of his re.
marks declared his belief that The vote
would be counted rs it ever had been
counted.
He said he expected on the day Of tho
counting OF the vote to see a hundred
Thousand unarmed men in this city pa.
tiently awaiting the result, and deter
mined in their views Of the American
right OF appeal. He knew that all the
appliances ofpeace would be used i'm the
settlement of the question. but tho peo.
pie were not prepared to submit to
usurpatioD. in the event of which see.
ond jackson would be ready to lead
them to preservation OF The constitu.
ton and the government.
Mr. Banning said the people want
peace, but there must be no bayonets in
the House. Several OF tho speakers de.
cared their belief that tho rank * file OF
the republican party would be with the
TO how tho question should lie settled
by the count being male as has always
been the case.
lie committee on resolutions return.
ed and reported preamble and rcsoiu.
tons, concluding as follows:
Resoiged. That cherishlng, as we do.
q deep and abiding faith in thc purity of
the cause we advocate, and persuaded
rs we are, on the evidence now before
us. that Samuel j. Tilden and Thomas
a. hendricks have been fairly. legally.
and honestly chosen to fill the two hich.
est places in the gift Of the people. we
are also glad to believe that there is
virtue enough left ia the hearts of our
fellowcitizens, without distinction Of
party. to discover by peaceful means.
ana 10 enforce by constitutional agencies
that righteous solution Of the pending
complication Which shall satisfy the con.
science OF the nation; and im this faith
we earnestly appeal to the sober iudr.
ment and patriotic Inspirations Of the
conscientious statesmen and tic pafri.
/ otto masses embraced ia the ranks of
} The republican organization. But if in
/ TINS faith we should be dcludcd. ard the
result should show more extensive aud
/ all-pervadirg corruption among the high
/ officials OF our country than We arc now
+ prepared 10 admit exists, we then, with.
out vaunt OF menace. bat in q spirit of
sad and rcsoiutc determination 90 do our
, full duty in any emergency. appeal to
7 our fellow.citi throughout tic coun.
/ try 10 maintain AMI defend their rights.
/ and preserve The constitution Of these
I United States.
Tho resolutions were adopted amid
loud applause.
FURTHER rEOCrEDINGF.
Messrs. W. II. Clagott and Gov Den.
yer then addressed tho meeting until the
hour OF five o'clock, when IL became ne.
+ ccssary 90 give up the hall.
fNWNSA HEARD FROM.
At this point the following dispatch
/ was received from The State democratic
convention OF Indiana. 10 indianapolis