Daily Republican., 1880-09-02
q. v. q.
The Garn old Veteran Guards N an Q
. Rally and Receive n Handsome
FlaG-Speeches and Euthusiasm.

F0G-SpooCnob ana EuhmublAsuh
The Garfield Veteran Guards marched
proudly up Market St.last evening whilt
. borne ahead Of them was the new ban
neI which was to be presented to then
In Institute Hall, and the new trans
parency, bearing among other inscrip
. tions that very appropriate one, "0uI
ballots like our bullets shall always bt
against treason" The Guards left the
, Lincoln Club room at 7 O'Clock, headed
by the Nillard Band, and followed by
the Young Mems Republican Club. The
Guards we're so strong, In uniform, and
commanded by Captain p. B. Ayars
The Young Mems Club turned out l0C
men under command of Col. s. M,
Wood.
The division marched To Eighth and
Market streets where the Bird Guards
Joined In with 105 men in uniform,
commanded by Captain James l.. Haw'
kins. The parade there moved of,
presenting . very attractive appear
ance. The route was down Eighth to
French, to Front, 70 Market, to Eighth.
When the hall was entered it was
found to be packed. The gallery was
filed with ladies, and the band was
stationed in the gallery. On the age
were seated many prominent citizens
and several leading members OF the
Guards.
i After the band had played the meet
ing was called to order by s. Rodman
Smith, Esq who announced the off
GERS Of the meeting.
Mr.. Smith then addressed the meet.
ling. He said that the vast audience
was assembled In this hall to witness
the ceremonies accompanying the pre-
sentation OF this beautiful banner tO
the Garfield Veteran Guards. 1t was
made by the ladies to be presented on
their behalf who have ever been con-
nected with tho cause represented by
that flag. In that well remembered
summer Of 1861, when the blasts Of
war were filing many hearts with con-
sternation and houses with sadness,
and northern men were rallying around
their beloved banner in their oountry's
cause, this very hall resounded with
the tumult Of armed men drilling and
preparing to 60 to the front, in answer
to freedoms call. (applauss.)
Our assembling here recalls another
occurrence. When the northern men
we're hurrying to the South, and when
the fighting had begun in earnest here
our patriotic women gathered in la
bor Of love to give aid to those passing
through either to the field Of conflict,
eager for the fray or back again sick
and wounded. Again later in the war
they went to send stores and assistance
to the army in the field. (Applause.)
Concluding the speaker eioquently
alluded to the battles where Delaware
troops played prominent part, and
dwslt specially on Autistam when the
Diamond State soldiers suffered brave
ly. He touchingly allueed to those that
died in the cause OF freedom and with
honor to the flag which they and their
comrades so dearly loved. He con-
gratulate the Garfield Veteran Guards
upon the fact that such handsome
flag was to be presented to them by the
ladies Of Wilmington.
Coz. Francis A. Osborne, Of Philadsl-
phia, a one armed veteran, was then
introduced. "Fsllow Citizens OF Will
mington and Ladies'" he commenced,
sit affords me great deal Of pleasure
to be here and address you, and to see
in this great assembly Of Republicans
and friends some Of the members Of
that grand old Delaware Regiment
which marched down the valley Of Vlr-
ginia, over mountain and hill, through
conflict and storm, and finally placed
the victorious banner Of the North on
the redoubts Of Petersburg. Applause. ]
had the honor Of serving for time
with the Old Second Army Corps my
self. Applause, In that corp was
that gallant First Delaware Reg
In that regiment was one man who was
always at the front when duty called
him, Col. Tom Smy:h. Applause II
but family express my pleasure when
| meet those who at once knew that
hero and appreciated that banner.
We are now approaching an election
which in effsc. will be wide spread over
the country. and the result will be the
expressive sentiment Of the whole peo.
pie, when they shall sustain the Re-
publican nominees. (Applause.) We
have the question presented between
two parties. On enc side is the grand
old Republican party, which has been
the bulwark Of the nation, and which
had Its very existence in the bed rock
Of 10y atty and protection to freedom. 1t
had its origin then rs years ago when
old abolitionists Of the North had the
boldness and honesty to say that there
should not be slave within the borders
of the land II they could break the fet.
ters. One of these came from the West
ern Reserve, Joshua A. Giddings. He
went to Congress and stood side by side
with another, Ben Wade, and stood up
in the country's cause amid the insult
and braggadocio Of those who would
strike at the nations heart. And they
were soon succeeded by men worthy te
be their successors and one also came
from the Western Reserve. He was q
man who held his country's flag amid
battle smoke and kissing bullets. It
was the man for whom all the army
will unite in assisting to place in the
Presidential chair. Its Gen. James A.
Garfield. (Wild applause.)
The speaker proceeded to laud Gem
eral Garfield at great length, and re-
viewed his life from the time his father
died to his retirement from the army
and his acceptance ofa seat in the ma.
tion's council chambers. "This," said
he, "is the life Of self made Ameri-
can citizen, one Of the truest and no.
blest Of men. He follows after such ex-
amples as the Republican party de-
lights to honor. II is after that Of q
Imartyred hero Lincoln. wild applause