Year: 1871

Influx TO the City-Speech of General


McCandIess - Serenade TO Governor


Geary-Response of His Excellency.


At lao yesterday afternoon the Moyamensing
Democratic Association of Philadelphia arrived
in this city The visitors were received by the
Central Democratic Club OF Harrisburg, and
escorted to Brant's Hall. where meeting was
held. There being loud calls for General
McCandless, that gentleman ascended the plat
form, and after being loudly cheered delivered
the following speech in substance:-


GENERAL M'CANDLEss' SPEECH.


MIR. President and especially you gentlemen from
the time nor occasion to enter into discussion OF
the political iniqultles of radicasm. To-morrows
dawn will see gathered in this city the advance
guard OF 100000 white Democratic freemen OF this
Commonwealth, who, throwing at the feet OF radt
calism the gauntlet OF aggressive warfare, demand
the restoration Of those State rights which protect
individual liberty and constitutional privileges
against the aggrandizement Of Federal centraliza-
tion.


For ten years we have been upon the defensive.
During that time you have seen press, corrupted
by patronage hurting it's anathemas and publishing
its ISLANDERS against the loyalty of Democracy. You
have seen the 5aot-boX polluted under the provi-
sops OF Registry law far more Infamous than any


You have cen the poor perjured creature who
does the bidding Of Master Radical in altering the
election returns go to jail by the action of an honest
judiciary, and regret to say tnat you see what is
more humiating than all, the Governor of our
State extending, under the whip and spur, the eX-
ecutve clemency to man whose crime struck
deep into the very vitals OF our form Of
government. l on nave seen In our great city,
where freedom OF speech, freedom Of the press
and freedom OF conscience was born aud
nurtured on this continent, that in less
than a century the bayonets OF the Federal
marines were cleaning in our streets election
day to maintain despotism by interfering with the
freedom of our elections This was the last feather
that broke the camel's back. The people became
alarmed they themselves at the mercy OF this
irresponsible power, and now they are turning their
eyes to you anxiously desiring that you shall main
tain the true foundation of either State national
greatness by presenting for their suffrage men Of
political morality and personal integrity


know you will do 1.-THE pulse OF the Democracy
beats strong and healthy. Any man who loves his
country better than he loves party will throw aside
all personal considerations of individual advance
ment and laying his prejudices the altar OF his
country, he will, with unselfsh patriotism, select
some man against whose civil or military record the
tongue of SANDER dare not wag. Put him on a
platform that grasps the living issues OF the
hour, defends the rights of labor, accepts
the situation of negro emancipation, and all the
amendments constitutionay adopted. They are
law, and must be obeyed until the Supreme
Court says nay. Cease to do battle upon things that
have departed, and remember that no animal but an
ass kicks dead lion. talk thus earnestly to you,
gentlemen. In order that you may exercise your rea-
son and act with Judgment. By the adoption of
these principles you will have the vantage ground,
and II you are only led with the energy and ability
with which you Will fellow, Pennsylvania will be re-
deemed ami radicalism viii topple to its fall.


On the conclusion OF General McCandess' re.
marks, the meeting adjourned with vociferous
cheers.-HarTiSburg Patriot, today.