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MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1863
THE CANVASS FOR GOVERNOR,
THE - END OF THE CAM.PAIGN.
PHILADELPHIA RALLIES HER
SONS TO VICTORY.
The Ovation to Andrew Cu Curtin.
HIS JOURNEY FROM POTTSVILLE, AND RECEP
TION IN PHILADELPHIA.
'The Parade of' the Union League
and National Union Club.
=MING IN INDEPENDANCE SQUIBB.
Npeeelies by, His Excellency the Governor,
His Honor the Mayor, Gen. Busteed of .
New York, Hon. H. J. Raymond of
New York, Col.'R. S. Matthews
of Md., Hon. P. C. Shan
non of Pittsburg, Aud.
Gen. Crane of Va.,
Hon. Wm. D.
Kelley, and
Others.
GRAINT-13 TORCHLIGHT
PROCESSION_
TWENTY THOUSAND LOYAL NEN IN LINE.
Magnificent Display of Fireworks.
T 4, Demonstration in Pottsville,
ac:
PHILADELPHIA'S RECEPTION OF COVER.
NOR CURTIN-ARRIVAL AT INIANAYUNK.
It is-an expresolon: in the mouths of very many,
'that never in all their lives have they witnessed such
a reception as was, 'on Saturday, accorded by the
sons and daughters of Philadelphia to His Excel.
/may Andrew G. Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania.
That reception was an ovation of ovations, a con
tinuous triumph of tiltrinphos. The least excitable,
who, in the coolnesOrklealmnees of to-day, survey
the magnificent seen - el 6 of Saturday; must feel a
heart thrill, an eincitionMhich no language can de
fine, from having witnessed such a concentration of
loyalty, love for Tax UNION, honor paid to honor,
and fidelity on the part of Governor Curtin requited
with absolute devotedness on the part of the people,
as on Saturday evening crowned the consummation
of a great Gubernatorial canvass. It would have
been strange indeed if our Governor himself could
have restrained from frequent expressions of delight
and admiration. The enthusiasm of the incalcula.
ble throngs was so apparent, the conviction of the
glorious might of their manhood was so forced upon
those who would oppose them, that scarcely stand
ing room was lart for discordancy. Those who be
kf.:,;,ll the lines ef living light, glowing in Unpaled
splendor along impassable avenues anti streets, were
'completely carried away- by the grandeur of the
prospect. It was a landscape of light, a golden sea
..of glory. The black thoroughfares seemed paved
With aheet lightning; all the city was alive with
.dazzling torches, and with martial music and loyal
mien, and streaming banners, all offered.at the feet
of the - next Governor of Pennsylvania. _
in the laOining - thepreparations were. pro
gressing, Governor Curtin was en route from Potts.
wille thither. At Mamma the Governor was
'waited on by a committee of reeeption, counting
.of James L. Claghorn,Paq., and Win. H. Aahhurst,
Weq., of the Union League of Philadelphia; and Al
.gernon S. Roberts, Esq., and E. 0. Knight, Req., of
'the National Union Club. The barouches awaiting
Gov. Curtin at the Dlanayunk station were likewise
.oasupied brJudge P. 0. Shannon, General Ensteed,
-and'P. Fraier Smith, of Chester. The reception of
Governor Ciutia at Manayunk was altogether of a
Nrivate Manayunk is a quiet place, and the
Ireople are-- ' quiet people. All along the route from
Pottsville, Governor Curtin was saluted with un
bounded enthusiasm, and it was probably a relief to
him Personally, to be enabled to,enjoy a few minutes
'drive in an open barouche in comparative tran
quility: At the Falls of Schuylkill, Governor Cur.
• tin, still in the hands of the committee of reception,
partook of a collation which had been there prepared.
,Three o'clock found the party on their way to Phila.
,and about four o'clock, whilst arrange.
'manta were being 'forwarded for joining the rem.
Ition, they were elegantly entertained at the mansion
•Of Cuehman. Governor Curtin then entered
Ithe barouohe provided for him' and his suite. The
'first tbarouche furnished for thein contained Go
vernor:Justin, Algernon S. Roberts, Esq., James L.
Claghorn, Esq., and Wm. H. Ashhurst, Esq.; and
the second contained Judge Shannon, General Bus.
teed, P. Frazer Smith, of 'Chester, and Adjutant
General Harrington, of Delaware. These barouchee,
amid the reverberating acclamation, which from the
multitude arose at sight of the most distinguished
of their occupants, then moved forward and joined
the procession at Twentieth and Arch.
:BETWEEN MANAYUNS AND PHILADEL
PHIA.
During the drive between Manayunt and Phila
delphia it was impossible that the Governor of
Penniylvania and his suite should long remain unno
ticed. The lorg; experienced host who had the
honor of providing
,hie Excellency a repast, gave a
,hearty hand-shake and huzza, joined in by the whole
"house, underneath the flag which streamed above it.
`Every mile, every rood, by which the cortege pro
-needed along the beautiful banks of the beautiful
Schuylkill, was marked by some incident to gladden
the hearts of all engaged in the Union-loving cause.
There were beautiful maidens, whose white arms,
festooned with luxuriant bouquets and wreaths,
threw a most lovely homage to the soldiers' friend.
• There were soldiers themselvea, who, though worn
'and wasted by disease, and wounds, and exposure,
and privation, yet thronged around • the car
:rime of the Governor, and rent the air with
three limes three, whilit their right hands
sought his theirs, as his loyal and true.
"The varied beauty of the Sohuylkill coasts envi_
roped many demonstrations which no loyalist can
help remembering but to name and love. The daz
tzling white cottages which spangled the rich green
Woods, and the tender meadows grazed upon by low
ing herds, were dotted all along the route by inquiet*
tive frigitives, who had learned, somehow or other,
`that Governor Curtin was to pass along, and who
for the hour seemed to have no other purpose in life
but to throw their caps into the air, and to shout out
in. an acme of enthusiasm, "Hurrah for Curtin.''
As Philadelphia was approached, the interest be.
-came more intense. The army of lookers-on had
concentrated themselven in Philadelphia, and the
enthusiasm during the earlier part of the drive had
necessarily been more scattered and incidental. But
when Philadelphia was reached, such an ovatlen
was inaugurated as is seldom witnessed in the ape;
nets of a nation's history. It not only out-Herods
Herod, but, if, by the singularity of the same, the '
phrase may be allowed, it out-descriptions descrip.
tion. It forms an event long to be remembered, and
In it Governor Curtiree own hand has written, in
.eharrietern of light, what . Philadelphia and the State
of Pennsylvania, and the cause of the Union, will
not willingly let die.
ARRIVAL IN PHILADELPHIA.
At Twentieth and Arch, Governor Curtin and
trite was received by a grand escort, and conducted
to the Continental Hotel. The escort moved down
Arch to Sixteenth, down Sixteenth to 'Chestnut
nut, and down Chestnut to the Continental Hotel
in the rollowing order:
Birgfeld's Band, twenty pieces.
Marshal Francis Wells.
Members of the Union League of Philadelphia,
distinguished by their blue badge.
The Jefferson Cornet Band, twenty pieces.
National Union Club.
Cavalcade of citizens, bearing bouquets and ban-
Mers of red, white, and blue dahlias.
The patriotic features presented along this route
Were unspeakably zealous. It seemed ac though
Philadelphia was the home of patriotism, and as
-though her genius stood upon the hospitable thresh
old, offering to Governor Curtin and his staff the
freedom of the city. It seemed as though Philadel
.phia was a vast bouquet, and every citizen a fragrant
newer, breathing forth an incense of loyalty and
truth. And the swaying multitude, and there-echo
ing =WC, and the brilliant pageantry of that`vast
procession, glowed and palpitated before the eager
: ,gaze, as though liberty had obtained a long lease,
and there was a carnival of freedom. Loyalty was
felt to be a , power, and Philadelphia its exponent;
Government a root, and Philadelphia its radical
sign. This was abundantly proved throughout the
procession from Twentieth and Arch t o the Conti
nental Hotel.
INCIDENTS OF THE ROUTE.
The homage done to Governor Curtin, and which
Was manifested through the route from Pottsville,
at the Falls of Schuylkill, along the lovely river
from quiet homes, at Schoolhouse lane with its
:breastworks, and so to Philadelphia, reached its cul
minating point at Philadelphia itself. Women shed
tears and men shouted themselves hoarse as the pro
,cession advanced. In Arch street below Nineteenth
.brilliant flags and streamers waved from every win
.
. dow of every house, and one thunder of applause re-
,sounded to the very sky. Cheers for Governor Cur
tin were followed by cheers for Judge Shrlnnon,who,
in response, bowed his acknowledgments to 'the
multitude with that grace and ease which are ha
bitual to him. The crowds rushed down the street,
and the swarm continued to increase. Little girls
on stone steps and, supported on railings waved
ringlets, and bashfully answered trio salutations of
:Governor Curtin. By this time the Governor's ear
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VOL. 7.-NO. 62.
quota composed of flowers rare aid very beautiful.
One of them contained a silVeredged note, saying
"The blessing of God`go with you ;" another, a red
white and blue-edged missive, was confined by rib
bons of the national hues,' and said : " Godwin. pros
per Andrew G. Curtin in his career."
The church steps at the coiner of . Eighteenth and
Arch, streets were jammed with men, women, and
children ; the cars were blocked up ; the dwelling
houses were alive with eyes from pavement to attic',
and handkerchiefe, shawls, and scarfs waved from
every window. At Seventeenth and Aroh streets
the Governor's carriage was saluted by a party of
hie adherents from a barouehe decorated with flags.
At Sixteenth and Arch streets the crowd was so im•
mense that, once in the midst of it, it was impossi
ble to budge an inch. The carriages containing the
Governor and suite were forced to stop for borne
minutes. The buzzes continued, without intermis
sion, down Sixteenth to Chestnut. At Sixteenth
and Filbert the bells of the Warren Hose Company
were ringing beneath the inscription "Ninth ward :
Woodward is behind the Curtin." Cheers, three
times three, were hoe given for Governor Curtin.
From Sixteenth and Chestnut down to Tenth and
Chestnut, the immense and inealoulable concourse
continued to increase. In Sixteenth, below Market,
at the iron• store of Morris Wheeler & Co., a flag
Was displayed and three cheers given. At the cor
ner of Sixteenth and Chestnut, bodies of men and
women were squeezed into every describable shape
by the pressure of the crowd. Irregular circles,
squares, and triangles were represented. The band
was playing "Home Again" just then, and the
strains were suggestive of the fact that Governor
Curtin war, indeed, heme again—at home in the
hearts of Philadelphia citizens. Chestnut. street,
below Thirteenth, was one mass of flags and
streamers, bouquets, waving handkerchiefs, thawle t ,
scarfs, and buzzes which would have sounded hoarse
and harsh but for the softer strains of music min
gling with them. The prominent buildings before and
oetween which the escort passed were hung with
flags, appropriately labelled and indicatively mote
toed, as, "Headquarters of Supervisoring Commit
tee for Colored Regiments," "Committee Booms
for Benefit of New York Volunteers,. "Register of
Pennsylvania Sick and Wounded Soldiefs at Y. N.
C. A.," etc. In Chestnut street, below Twelfth, the
furore became almost uncontrollable. At the Union
League House, very beautifully and appropriately
decorated, were given reiterated shouts of triumph
for Governor Andrew G. Curtin. The steps of the
handeome row of houses opposite were filled with
people. A large and handsome flag draped one of
the -windows of the store of- Mr. S. B. Orne, Chest
nut, above Ninth. But when Gov. Curtin alighted
before the Continental Hotel, it seemed as though the
people would never have done shouting, and it
seemed as though that almost impenetrable human
mass were a sea, whose every wave, of human
head and shoulders, was jostling its fellow. Between
the Continental and Girard hotels, and up and down
Chestnut street, was to be seen such a sight as—
well, everybody was there ; "everybody sawit; every
body must know how impossible it is to adequately
describe it. The devices were not confined to the
flags and banners ; even the hordes shared this honor,
for some of them - were labelled on their haunches, in
letters of black, "A: G. Curtin and Union," "A.
G. Curtin, the Soldiers' Friend..
Governor Curtin was fermally received by Chief
Marshal Wells, who spoke as follows:
SPEECH OP CHIEF MARSHAL WELLS.
COVRRNOR CURTIN': At the end of the campaign
which you have conducted in such a manner as to
add new laurels to those which you have already
won, and so gracefully worn, the Union League and
the National Union Club, in behalf of the loyal citi
zens of Philadelphia desire to tender to you their
heartiest congratulations. [Applause:]. Certain
formalities which are considered necessary for the
renewal of your tenure of office for the next three
years we believe will be completed satisfactorily on
Tuesday next. [Applause.] And I believe that I
only express the sentiments of all those whom I
have the honor to represent on this occasion, when
I wish you even greater success in the new term of
office upon which we mean that you shall then
enter, than that which has made the name of
Andrew G. Curtin a familiar and honored household
word throughout the loyal land! [Applause.] And
that has done more than any other single agency
towards making Pennsylvania the first and noblest
of the whole sisterhood of States. [Applause.]
Gentlemen, I propose that we give three cheers for
the present and future Governer of Pennsylvania!
Three cheers were given with a will, and the
Governor then delivered the following speech :
SPEECH Or GOVERNOR CIIRTM
MAMMAL WELLS, AND FELLOW. CITIZENS OF
Pnmenrwrine. : I have not the vanity to attribute
this ovation to any personal merit of mine, or to any
discharge of Mond responsibilities; but I claim it
as &just tribute to the principles I represent in this
campaign.. pipplause ] An active , canvass of the
entire State is now finished. I Ain not ishameci r for
the right and"the truth; that I have tried to d 6 my
duty. [Cheers.] '7Face to face before a generous
people have proclaimed my opinions withoutreser
vation, and in perfect faith. I ask no man in Penn
sylvania to take me upon trust, when he exercises
'the sacred right of franchhie. My friends, tremble
for the responsibility involved in my position before
this free people, when I reflect upon the great issues
involved in the result. [Applause.] I believe lam
right ; I think I represent the right and the truth,
and by right claim no merit above the body of my
fellow-citizens. While I address hundreds to-day of
superior merit, and better qualified for the high
place I now stand candidate for, for around me cling
all the infirmities of humanity--I claim one virtue
that cannot be denied me—l praise God I am loyal
to my Government. [Tremendous applause.] Sink
ing all the claims of personal ambition and merit, I
expect on next Tuesday that this great people, with
their vast wealth—this three millions of loyal peo
ple—will stand steadfastly by their bleeding coun
try ! [Applause.] Let it be proclaimed to all the
world that Pennsylvania is for the Government,
and that Pennsylvania stands by the present Execu
tive. [Cheers.]
I will remain in the city on Monday, and if my
friends have any duties for me to perform upon that
day, I am your servant for the truth and the right.
I thank you, my , fellow-citizens, for this generous
and faithful and loyal ovation to the Government
our fathers gave us, and which was formed In this
classic city. [Applause.]
After responding to the speech of Marshal Wells,
the Governor, in company with a party of distin
guished gentlemen invited to join his suite, partici
pated in a collation prepared at the Continental
Hotel. He then, in company with Judge Shannon,
Gen. Eusteed, and others, proceeded to Independence
Square and delivered the eloquent and thrilling ap
peal which will be found fully reported.
THE MEETING IN INDEPENDENCE
sp,u ARE.
At half past seven o'clock P. X. Morton MtMi
chael, Esq., stepped forward and called the meeting
to order in the following words
This vast crowd truly amazes me. I remarked
as I name down here in company with several gen
tlemen that I thought as everybody intended to Join
in the torchlight procession there would be no con
siderable gathering in the State House yard. But
here you are, not less than fifteen thousand men, I
am sure. [A voice : "All Curtin men, too."] All
Curtin men, too. [Applause.] Ism not here,
however, to make you any speech. There is
not much time for that now. My business is to
call this meeting to order, and in fulfilling that duty
I am most happy to name as the chairman of the
meeting one whom we all delight to honor, a 3 a man,
as a citizen, and as a magistrate—Alexander Henry,
the Mayor of Philadelphia. [Great cheering.]
I move that his Honor the IVlayor be called to pre
side over this vast assemblage, and all who are in
favor of that will say aye. [The meeting gave one
tremendous response.] Nobodyhan dared to say no.
[Laughter.]
AtAvon Hz:zit - 7 5 6 SPICBCIII
His Honorithe Mayor then came forward, and was
received with a storm of applause. When the sheer
ing had somewhat subsided, he said :
Bey PELLOW•CirIZENS : There can be no passive
indifference to the momentous duty which will de
volve upon us in a few hours hence, and there is no
plea that can justify any one in standing aloof from
the efforts that are t elng made to sustain the Union,
the Constitution, and tke Government in a vigorous
prosecution of the war. [Applause.] And hence it
is that "I deem -it a privilege to be called upon this
evening to preside over this meeting, which has
been assembled together under a call for such a pur
pose. If there were no vital issues at stake, 'a mere
survey of those who constitute the parties on either
side of the coming contest at the ballot-box should
alone suffice to determine the choice of every intelli
gent voter. •
Among those who have arrayed themselves
against the National Administration, there may be
doubtless many who are actuated by conseientiona
principles, although perverted do their views; there
may be many who cannot escape the thraldom of
party ties or party prejudices; but, my fellow. citi
zens', alongside of such men there stand those who,
during the whole course, of our nation's-troubles
,
have striven to perplex and to cripple the Federal
power. These are the men who have withheld their
encouragement from every "effort to , restore the
Union, who have rejoiced over every discomfiture of
our arms, who have openly sympathized with re
bellion; or have covertly aided the enemies of our
country; the men who would implore the priest of
the Most High to cast the mantle of his love and ten
der mercy over the meet atrocious institution ever
framsd by human iniquity [great applause]; the
men who this day are cherishing the delusive dope
that this people will be recreant to their country,
will be false to their posterity, and will be crimi
nal alike before the tribunals of time and eternity,
And now, my friends, who are there gathered on
the other aide of this contestl Amongst them you
may discern the men who have moistened the battle
field with their blood to sustain the honor and in
tegrity of their land; the men who have contritnited
freely of their time, their substance, and their
means to support the cause of their country ; those
who have mourned over every reverse that has be
fallen our armies ; those who' have devoted them
selves to alleviate the sufferings - of the sick and
wounded soldiers—in fine, the men who have re
solved that Federal might shall triumph over all re
bellion, and that the flag of their nation, without
one blot or stain upon its folds, ?shall proceed on its
onward mission of humanity and freedom. , My
friends, do you hesitate as to the course you should
pursue [" No, never !"]
Apart from these considerations, the consequences
that depend upon the common appeal to the ballot
box are now more important than any that have
ever preceded them. 'Who can doubt that if, on Tuer
day next, the two great States of Pennsylvania and
Ohio should, with common accord, unite to disown
faction, to proclaim the undivided loyalty of their
people, that a terrible dismay would pervade the
remits of the rebellion ; who can question that all
schemes of foreign intervention would at once and
forever be abandoned'? If, on the other hand, thode
two great States, on Tuesday next, unite in corn
mon consent to repudiate the course of the Federal
Administration, to array themselves in open and un
divided opposition to the prosecution or this war,
and the restoration of this Union who can gainsay,
who dare gainsay, that the drooping energies of re.
bellion will be revived, that the rebel hordes will
not again invade our borders, and that, at no distant
day, European iron•clads will assail every 'Northern
port'?
Now, my friends, if these conclusions are correct,
(and no one can truthfully refute them), I tell you
that every vote cast on Tuesday next, whether de
signedly so or not, will tend to the one or the other
of those results. Every: vote must either carry with
it aid and comfort to those in rebellion, or give -re
newed assurances to the hopes and efforts of loyalty.
Every vote will either aim more surely the rebel
bullet, or it will make more keen the patriot's sword.
Every vote cast on Tuesday next will surely be a
sneer at the tears of the war-bereaved widow - and
orphan, or it will be the pledge of a grateful people
that their dear ones have not fallen in vain. Every
vote that shall be cast in support of the Federal Ad
ministration will strengthen its energies to cope
with armed rebellion in the revolted States, and to
visit, with a vigor which hitherto has been entirely
wanting, 'Quit retribution upon scheming treason
wherever it shall rear its head. [Great applause.]
But you will be called upon at the ballot-box not
only to manifest your devotion to the best interests
of the Union, but you will be asked to mark your
appreciation Of the me who for- nearly ttizee years
past has filled the executive chair of this State.
His unWertried efibrtis in behalf of the honor and
safety of this Commonwealth, in the hours of its
darkest peril Cram an invading foe, his energy and
unfaltering support ofoour nation's cause, his ripe :
experience, his well-tried bervices—all richly entitle
him, beyond- all others, to be again presented for
our suffrages. And :I say to you, that if the people
of Pennsylvania do not reinstate Andrew G. Curtin
in tbat office which be has so signally adorned, they
will prove themselves ungrateful to their own in
terests, and will show themselves ungrateful to his
merits and well-tested devotion. I have the plea
sure now, my friends, of introducing to you his
Excellency, Governor Curtin.
His Honor eat down amid loud cheering.
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR A. G. OTTETIN.
Gov: Curtin said; I' am much obliged to you
for this welcome, and for, the manner in which you
received the complimentary worse, which fell from the lips of your local chief magistrate.
zone of Philadelphia, lam here at theclose of a long
and laborious canvass. I 'have spoken to the peo
ple of Pennsylvania, and havb asserted my opinions
face to face before them. In this canvass I feel that
I have
made no concealments. I have declared my
devotion to the National Government, and my plie
pose steadfastly to sustain the President in the pro
aeaution of the war until the rebellion now raging is
suppressed. [Cheer's.] I have told the people every
where that I cannot understand that bogus loyalty
which professes loyalty to the Government, and yet
refuses to support the President, its active and visi
ble head, in the suppression of the rebellion.
[Cheere] -I have repeatedly said, and I say it now,
that the man who, by word' or deed, hie
fellow man from joining the armies of the Republic,
and filling up their diminished ranks, or who in any
way obstructs the execution of the national will in
this war, is a traitor. [Cheers.]
I accept all that is bad as well as all that is good
in the Government, for lam for the Government,
right or wrong. [Tremendous applause.] Nor can
I understand the distinction which certain gentle
men make when they charge upon the President of
the United States—our President—a violation of the
Constitution, but forget to conderhu Jeff Davie, Who,
with half a million of men, is trying to murder that
Constitution, and thousands of our people have gone
down to the grave resisting his aggressions. ["That's
tine„ every word."] Nor..can I understand, my
friends, why gentlemen complain that the liberty of
the press and. the right of free speech is restricted
in this country, when they themselves are living
proofs of the forbearance of our Government.
["Good," and applause.] They write, print, and
speak without license, of our President, our Coast!.
tution, and all the powers that make us a great and
glorious nation, and a happy and prosperous people.
God forgive their insanity. [Laughter and ap
plause.] I have no special claims upon you for
your suffrages. Your Mayor has said that I have
performed my duty. lam not ashamed to stand in
the presence of this multitude and say that I have
tiled to do my duty to my bleeding country , . Nei
ther has George W. Woodward any special claims
upon you. [" He, has no claims." "None at
&c.]
I address wiser and better men than either of us.
Be represents certain opinions and principles, and
so do I. I think I represent the right and the truth.
[. You do so," " We're satisfied. with you,. boa.]
Both he .and I are mortal, and we may 'loon die
and be forgotten. One line of history wlll dispose of
us both. ["No, no."] But, myfriends, the great prin
ciples of truth and justice can never die, as God is
truth. [Great applause.] I think I am right, be
cause without complaint, without objection, with
out cavil, without surrendering any of the dignity
or power of my office, I have supported the Govern
ment whilst it has been trembling under the rude
shock of rebellion. [Three cheers for Gov: Curtin.]
I claim nothing from you. I possess none of - the shi
ning qualities of manhood which should elevate me
above the bcdy of my fellow-citizens. But here, this
night, on the sacred ground where the Government
was formed, and where the old bell rang out the first
clear and distinct notes of liberty to all the world,
I praise my God that he. has so directed and core
trolled Me that I have been and am - faithful to my
ccuntry. [Cheers.] .
1 am:id before you to-night a Pennsylvanian, proud
of my State, thankful for the honor you have already
conferred upon me, and challenging the world to
question my fidelity and loyalty. [Cheers.] For the
lest two months I have spoken as opportunity
afforded, again and again, to vast aseemblagez of our
fellow-citizens, and I now come here to the cradle of
liberty to speak words of good cheer. The campaign
is closed. What I have said has been written and
printed, and those of you who have read it know my
record ; you know my opinions. I have no senti
ments to proclaim here that I have not asserted
amid the mountains and plains of this great State.
For two years and eight months I have, with the
support of a generous people, held Pennsylvania
with her vast influence, her boundless wealth and
three millions of people, fast to the Union. [Cheers.]
During the remnant of my term I will continue to
hold her there. If lam re-elected, with God's help,
while there is one letter of your. Constitution, or
one shred of your flag, I will hold Pennsylvania
there. [Cheers, and cries of "good..]
I would lay down my life in this contest. [A.
voiee, "You shall win,"] I mean to win. [Cheers.[
I do not intend that Pennsylvania shall donut the
Government under which we have grown Co great,
and under which we have had se much happiness
andprosperity. No, my-friends. The duties de
volving upon me in this campaign are drawing to
a close. • Now, let every one of you work hard, in
his own locality, and I have no doubt you will do as
well as you promise that Pennaylvania will declare
her fidelity with the ballot-box, as she has done
with the cartridge-box. Remember that you_Will
thuteredeem your State fromthe attempt that is bee
ing made to pledge it to mean and selfish ends, and
will proclaim to the world that the destiny of Penn
sylvania is, now and - forever, the destiny of the
Union. [Cheers.] Fellow-citizens, I bld yen good
At the close of this speech, as well as during its
delivery, Gov. Curtin was long and loudly cheered,
and the enthusiasm of the people surpassed, any
former demonstration we have over witnessed.
GENERAL RNSTILEID'S SPEEMEG
General Richard Busteed, of New York, was the
next apeaker, and, upon being, introduced was re
ceived with repeated rounds - of applause. He said :
In this grand and imposing ovation of the people
to the principles which underlie their free govern
ment, and to the honored and tried standard-bearer
who represents those principles, I am meet proud
to eh are. This vast assemblage is a proclamation
in favor of theeolidarity of the nation, the indivisi
bility of the American Union, and a verdict, at once
generous and deserved, for Andrew .G. Curtin,
whose re-election to the office of Governor will be a
timely and efficient protest against interference
from abroad, and a deathblow to traitors at home.
[lmmense cheering for Curtin.]
In this contest Governor Curtin represents free
principles, free government, and free men. He re
presents the intelligence, the virtue, and the patri
otism of a people who know their rights, and dare
maintain them. He represents the antagonism
which liberty and law oppose - to despotism and
license. For these sufficient reasons he will be the
Chief EXecutive elect of this princely Common
wealth when next Tuesday's sun shall set behind
the horizon that skirts the fertile valleys of the
Schuylkill. It is alreadydone. The State of Penn
sylvania can never, never prove false to liberty and
man. From this very spot on which we stand
liberty was first proclaimed "throughout all the
land, to all the inhabitants thereof."..The work our
fathers achieved we will maintain. The struggle
may cost us our all. Be it so, Our all is not too
much to give. Without freedom the rich man is
poor, and with it the poor man is rich. [Applause.]
I confess to you I have been deeply moved by the
scenes I have witnessed since I came into your
State. Everywhere, in the city and in the hamlet,
by the roadside and on the river, the people have
come to see. and bless, and approve a faithful pub•
lie agent. Everywhere the benisons of a' grateful
constituency have been lavished upon him. "Well
done, good and faithful servant," has been heard on
every hand. [Applause.]
In ray tour of duty and love—and It has been a
tour of both—through your State, 'I have felt as
never before, that the vox populi is the vox Dei ; yes,
the voice of the people is the voice of God ; and to
day, while witnessing the imposing pageant which
has made the 10th of October, 1863, memorable, I
wart moved to a fresh purpose of unconquerable
loyalty, and realized that the gratitude of a Chris
tian people is in exact proportion to the desert of
their ruler. I congratulate you, Pennsylvanians, on
having such an Executive, and, Governor Curtin,
I congratulate you that you shape the destinies and
live in the affection of such a people. , • Happy sub
jects ! Happy ruler ! Thrice happy land! Edo per
palm. [Applause.] -
Ido not propose at any length to address you to
night. The proprieties of this occasion require me
to be brief, and there ism o necessity forlong speeches.
Besides, I have been beard at length in different
parts of the State on the various topics which are
embraced in the result of this election. I have
spoken with plainness and frankness to the people,
and the result, although not absolutely known, is
substantially arrived at already. The work is done.
The only question that remains of curiosity or inte
rest is, what shall Curtin's majority :be'!` In my
estimate of the vote, it will reach from thirty to
thirty.five thousand. Let us resolve that it shall
not fall below the least of these figures. [Cheers,
and cries "we'll make it fifty."] Such a result, pro.
cured at the ballot-box, cannot fail to enervate and
alarm the hordes of rebel slavomongere, and will
fill with fear their servile and wicked imitators and
worshippe:s, the Copperheads Of the North. [Groans
for the Copperheads-] .
Such a result will be a great moral triumph, won
peaceably, won constitutionally, won surely. Its
good effect upOn the cause of the country will be
greater than a rout of the rebels by both Meade and
Rosecrans ; better than theoccupation of Richmond
. and the reduction and destruction of Charleston ;
More glorious, because more certain, than any mere
physical victory to our arms. The arch-rebel him
self would prefer the defeat of Curtin to winning a
battle upon levery field darkened by the presence
and tread of his soldiers. The news'of 'Woodward's.
election would be hailed in the rebel capitaVand
throughout the entire domain of treason, with ap
proving and exultant song and shout. It would do
more to inspirit their continued resistance to the
Government than any foreign recognition of their
pretensions. It would do more to prolong the war
than a successful raid the whole extent of our bortiers.
-
Nor would the bad influence of Mr. Curtin's de
feat be confined to any one of the States. It is of
national concern. It would paralyze the arm of the
soldier in the very act of conquering; it would blanch
the cheek of loyalty as it stood in the trenches; it
would arrest the shout of triump't while it yet re
verberated upon the ear of the faithful; it would be
equivalent, to saying that an educated, intelligent,
and flee people did not value their country and their
own form of government sufficiently to save 'the'
ore or perpetuate the other. It would be a verdict
against the rights of man ; an affront to reason, re
ligion, and God. [Cheers, and cries of " That's so."]
Electors of- Pennsylvania, I am not mistaken in the
estimated importance of the etruggle which is upon
you. If the Keystone of the arch gives way, the
whole structure crumbles to its- ruin. If the vital
_
power be destroyed, the body sinks to decay.
Thirty. five thousand majority for Curtin will be
to many echoes of the voice of the Hermitage—
" The American Union—it must and shall be pre
served.” Thirty , five thousand majority for Curtin
now will be answered in the -Empire State in No
vember by a majority of, fifty thousand in favor of
the Government and the laws. Thiirty.flve thou
sand majority for Curtin will be so many official
protests against the perfidy and hypocrisy of Bag
-
land, and no more rebel rams will be allowed to
leave the Mersey to devastate the ocean, or assist to
raise the blockade. Thirty-five thousand majority
for Curtin will be so many American suggestions to
the "nephew of his uncle" to exercise his diplo
matic skill in inducing the Archduke Maximilian to
refuse the glittering bauble stolen from the poverty
of the Mexican people. [Laughter and cheers.]
Thirty-Ave thousand majority will be so many seals
to the Monroe doctrine of nom intervention, eaoh
seal being inscribed with the motto, "Break it who
dare." [Applause.] ,
I will not, at any length, address myself to the
distasteful task of instituting a comparison be
tween the two men who are candidates for the
highest office in the State. But there are a few
considerations pertinent to the subject to which I
invite, your thoughtful attention. And by far the
most significant feature in the conduct of= Judge
Woodward during this -*canvass is his stubborn
silence. Be refuses to announce to. the;people
whose suffrages he seeks his opinions upon any
subject, coolly telling them that he will let them
know what he thinks after he la elected, if he shall
be; this, too, in the face and knowledge of the fact
that he stands charged with entertaining and ex
pressing sentiments of sympathy with traitors,
and of bitter hostility to men horn in Ireland and
Germany, whom he proposes to disqualify for
American citizenithiP, and for whose votes, e is
huckstering and trading with the keenness of a
bloodhound on the scent for his unwary victims.
Was there ever such unparalleled effrontery. Imre':
deuce has surely reacheds its dazzling' zenith, As
long ago as 1£337, this man deliberately, of malice
aforethought, and against the genius of our institu
tions placed upon record, , where it still lives, his
•
Ptt l. F °'.o to fig' onicl:4 the tdonetitutiou ttu4 p.A.e
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY,- OCTOBER 12, 1863.
that no person not born on the soil of America shall,
be eligible to office or a/lowedito vote in this Com
monwealth ; and he supported this anti-American
doctrine by a speech even more remarkable for its
meanness than for its falsehoods.
In all the time that has. elapsed, Judge Woodward
has never once intimated that hie hostility to the
foreign-born citizen has abated ajot. He has never
had the grace to beg forgivenesibf the Irish for - the
Moult °tiered the memory and 'services of their la
mented countryman, the gallant Montgomery, who
sealed with his blood his own devotion, and by it at
tested the devotion of all Irishmen to the cause for
which George Washington and the foreigner,T.,afay
ette, each drew a sword. When asked by a natural
ized voter whether he would allow the loreigreborn
citizen the elective franchise, the only reply he
vouchsafes is, "Vote for me now, and, after you give
ine. the power to destroy you, I will let you know
whether 1 have the will to do so." [U - roane for
Woodward.]'
If
' • •'
If anything more were needed to dissipate the
pretensions and punish the wild ambition of telex
amain, ample material IS at hand in his expressed,
opinions on the subject -of human servitude, opi-
Wens which would bring the:'crimsoning blush of
shame to any oheek, save that of an apostate bishop
Or a minister of civic - law—Hopkins and Wood
ward.- l'ar'igitobilevfroirtWo. Oh I religion and jug
lice, what mimes are committed in your names !
[APplause.]
Against such a man, with such a record, holding
such opinione, the Union loving men of-Pennsylva
nia, without distinction of`party, rising- above the
murky atmosphere of politics, and animated by af
fection for their land, present Andrew 9-, cirtin
vibe soldier's frien4 iTreniendouit oheeringT
Between Stich aspirants there can be but one course
for voters. The one stands by his Government, the
other consorts with its enemies and the dig-i
turbine of its ' pence. One is •as outspoken
as truth, and• one as reticent as. guilt. One
believes in the war and its , prosecution until
armed rebellion le crushed beneath the heel
of loval adhesion to the constitutional head
'of the nation, and one believes that "the North is
responsible for the war," and has no particular un.
kindness of feeling against a traitor and usurper.
One represents the nag of our country, and one the
spectral ensign of State sovereignty and a distracted
Union.. It is a contest between liberty and exclu:
siveness, between law and its infraction, between
order and anarchy, between Government and des
potism, between labor and capital, between darkness
and light, between slave.pens and school-houses, be
tween the right and the wrong. Now, good men, so
help you God, defend the right!
[The eloquent gentleman closed amid , the wildest
shouts of applause.] •
SPREOR OF HON. EDNEY J. 'RAYMOND
HonAfenry J. Raymond, the distinguished editor
off the New York Times, was next introduced, and
was received with loud sheers - . When they had sub
shied, he said
DIE. PRICSIDENT AND. FELLOW•ANERICIANB : I am
proud and happy to have been permitted to look
upon, the spectacle presented here to-night. I ems
before me such a collection of loyal hearts, sustained
by a thorough determination, as I have never before
seen since the great issue now before the people Was
pressed upon' them for decision. I see here, in the
city of Philadelphia, en enormous mass of men, not
partisans, not Republicans, not Denrocrats, - net
party men of any stamp or-name—l see here no
thing. but Americans, [" That's so"]—men who, in
this crisis of the country's fate, can elevate them
selves out of the damp atmosphere , of party. strife
into the clear heaven of American patriotism—men
who feel that when their country is in danger it Is
no time . for party strife, or for partY divisions.
[Cheers.]
I feel, fellow-citizens, that this is a demonstration
of the fact that however party leaders may attempt
to marshal their - hosts for party'ends, however
demagogues may appeal to party prejudices and in
the name of consistency invoke men to stash upon
platforms narrower than the questions which de
mand their action, when the time for action' comes
the American heart disdains all seltish aims, and
knows no limits but those which bind its country.
[" Bravo I" and cheers.] Whet have you to decide
on Tuesday next? [" That Curtin`shall be Gover
nor."] You are to decide simply this : Whether a
rebellion conceived in sin, and brought forth in in
iquity, shall prostrate this great Republic in the
dust, or whether Ude Republic, with the liberty it
guaranties,' shall live forever. It shall live I"
and cheers.] You ,know,-.as the masses of the
people of Pennsylvania know, that 'this-rebel
lion must be crushed by force, if it is to be
crushed at all. [. That's so l" and cheers.]
You know, moreover, that if it is to be crushed by
force the Government must crush it. Nobody else
can, or will. [" That's a fact I" and applause.]
You know, moreover, .that if the Government
is to mush it; it can do it only by the support of the
people, for the people are the Government. [Hear,
hear, and applause.] That is all the argument that
any American needs to teach him what his duty is
on. Tuesday neat. You are to vote to sustain the
Government and to perpetuate its life for the sake
of perpetuating your liberties, and you will do it..
[That we will.] The people of your State will stand
by you .in doing it, and I' venture to predict, will'
give Andrew G. Curtin such a majority as will carry,
more terror to the hearts of Jeff. Davis and his rebel
crew than any victory achieved by the Union. arras..
[Cheers.] Erect Andrew G. (Melia Governor of.
Pennsylvania, on Tuesday next, and We in' New
York will array that great Empire State by the side
of the glorious old Keystone insupport of the Con
stitution and the Union. [Three cheers :for they
The cleers were heartily git•en. voice—[Moil
will hear from us on Wednesday.]
We of New York have come here to.hear from
you now. We want to knoW what we may expect
you to do on Tuesday. We have. looker upon you
as the advance guard of the great army of the: nion
d the Constitution. We know that. yortare to en
gege our common enemy first. If you falter, if you
give way, if you break, and allow the enemy to pene
trate this line, we of New York will do all in the name
of God we can to breast the storm; but Ltell you
it will be a fearful storm for ui to withstand. But I
have no fears of such a result. (" We mean to send
yen good news."] I have teen that within the State
of Pennsylvania, since I put foot upon its soil on.
Weenesday last, which leads me to believe and pre
dict, with entire confidence, that this first line of
our army is to sweep before it the rebel hosts,
and I am ' sure (I feel it in my bones), that
you will; leave us of New York nothing to
do but to sing your praises and honatinrihs to
the Union which belongs to us both. [Cheers.].
In that faith, my
,fellow-citizens, I present myself
here merely to say that I rejoice that I am able to,
go to my home, and with renewed courage and re
newed hope join in the contest that awaits us there:;
I know you are going to be victorious because I.
know that the State of Pennsylvania is p . atriotice.
and courageous,and in .earnest. ["ln earnest to
the core."] That is wish to say. The time for
argument is not only past, but it is no longer needed.
No argument is needed to convince an Ameriaan
that he must sustain his Government or cease tribe
worthy of the name be bears. That is' all. Who 1
is there here or anywhere who has a loyal heart
in his breark; who sees what his country has
done for him ; who feels that in its, perpetua
tion, in the life of the Constitution, and in the
integrity of the Union lie bound up all his hopes
for !himself and his posterity forever. Who with
such a heart in his bosom can for one moment
hesitate to do everything in his power to plant the
American banner foremost on the peak of universal
renown, to save his country from destruction and
make its glorious flag the leading flag of the world I.
[eheers.]_ There are men with faint hearts and ti
mid patriotism,. who will say, " Why -cannot we
make a great nation if left to ourselves? Let the
South go. We can do very well without her." Good
God, is there a man who knows what this nation
was made for, who can for an instant contemplate
such a contingency? [" Never I"] Why was Waist
Gcd In His goodness inspired our fathers to plant
here upon the Western Continent a nation devoted
to the great principle that men may govern them
selves, protect their own rights, make their own
laws and elect the men by whom they are to be exe
__Why did our fathers frame such a Constitution?
Was it simply for their own comfort in the age in
which they lived? No, it was that here we might'
have an ssyluni for all the people on the face: . of the
earth, when they discovered that they could not en
joy these rights at home, and not only that they
might find an asylum, but a government powerful
enough to protect them against . all the nations of
the earth, if, those nations Attempted to interfere,
with them. [Cheers.] Now, we can have no midi
nation if we permit ourselves to separate. We sink
to the position of a second or third rate Power. No
man worthy of the name of 'an American will ever
consent to that. And now the question is to be de•
tided among others whether we will be content to
take the position of. a third or fourth-rate-Power,
or whether we will exist, for all timeto
come, the guardian of liberty, . not only in
intent, but - the guardian. of liberty power
ful enough to protect the humblest .of its
citizens Wherever his rights may be menaced on the
fete of the earth. [Cheers.] Let Pennsylvania
give her voice in behalf of the Government on that
question on- Tuesday next, and the question will be
settled forever ; for I tell you now that the result of
, the elections in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York
will decide finally and definitively whether the re
bellion is to triumph; or whether it is to sink in the
darkness and infamy that belong to it.. When
When
Pennsylvania decides, one will decide for New York
also. When you vote therefore, you votenfor the
two great States. Vote right, and all will be right.
I respectfully bid you good-night. [Three cheers for
Gov. Raymond.]
81 , 11zOICOP COLONBL MATTHEWS, OF MARYLAND.
The next speaker was' Colonel R. Stockett Mat
.
thews, of Maryland, who was loudly applauded.
He said: ..
FELLOW. CITIZENS When I heard, sfa moments
ago,-the bell in yonder tower ring out the hour, it
seemed to me as if `I was carried back to the times
of the Revolution, and that my heart Wataindled
afresh with the lingering warnitti of thoSe days.
Here is the avalanche of the peeple. Here is the
endorsement of liberty, virtue, and Independence.
Ninety doss ago, when we looked upon thef , jiorizon,
our eyes were accustomed , te.-turn away tfith mis
giving. Now the people have lifted the curtain, and
victory dawns with the promise of overwhelming
brilliancy. Oh I 'people of Peruasylvania, 'you _are
fighting the grandest tight ever contested in the
universe. Your fathers fought for - independence,
and to establish the • right, of aelf-governw.ent. You
are fighting that a free people can - preserve their
Government against slavery and despotism.
The issue is made up between right and wrong ;
between fraud and justice; betweenVed faith and
good faith ; between vice and virtue ; between crime
and all that is holy in the conduct of individuals and
the government of society." We are struggling'now
for the development of the sublimest principles that
can control a nation, and if you are only faithful to
the traditions of the past, and' hold your .fealty to
what sour Constitution means, if you are deter-,
mined to hold fast to your laws—then this Republic
will indeed be the grandest fabric. of freedom ever
erected for the exiles of all lands, and the refuge of
those seeking for the enjoyment of common happi
ness. We do intend to stand by the last fragment
and the last stone of that fair edifice built for us in
'76. We have all along been carried behind the car
of slavery; now we are going to be drivers in the
splendid train of freedom. [Applause.] '
When I heard just now your bands mingling their
notea with the voice of this vast crowd, it seemed to
be the prologue of the extraordinary notes that
would sound next Tuesday. [Applause.] You are
beginning to realize that there is treason in Penn
gyre aeia—that there are traitors all around you.
We will soon have a great party of the people. The
rights of the people are to be vindicated. The wrongs
or the people are to be redressed. We are going to
lift the people up. We are going to put the people
in harmony with the century. We are going to
make the people what God intended the people to
be, and we are to have a Republic of freedom, with
out a slave. [Applause.] Have you any doubt of
the future? 1 have not. The heart will, I trust, in
aUnctively scorn the wrong, treachery, meanness,
treason, and all that makes upithe execrable craven
miscreant. •
I trust the people, I know the people , are right;
I know there is a correspondence between earth and
heaven, and that heaven sends its inspirations down
to the hearts of men ; that, in a time like this, when
the minds of men are passing from oneprinciple to
another, when they are beginning to feel the weight
of ideas, when people. are beginnin to appreciate
the logic of events, I know they willlook up to the
right standard. Your Citizenship, gentlemen, is the
proudest dignity that you have. Hitherto it has
been prostituted to the uses of slavery. Let it now
be used for liberty. Let us sound 'the tocsin, give
forth the alarm, ring out the melodious charms from
mountain and, valley, and let the voice announce
liberty for all mankind. [Applause.] Let Pennsyl
vania speak in 1863 as she 'poke in 1787, when she
declared there should be no slaves within her bor.
Mr. McMichael next Introduced the Hon. P.
Shannon, of Pittsburg, who was very warmly re
caved.
SPEECH. OP HON. P. C. SHANZION
Mr. President and gentlemen, my friend McMi.
°heel, the youngest old man in the State, has called
Mu ah 9/4 IeIIQW, Z tepttaiate WO - entirely. / hart.
listened tomight to strains of eloquence, the like of
which I have never listened to in any political earn-
Deign of the State. I have listened to the melody
of my friend from Maryland. [Applause.] He's a
good fellow • give him three cheers. [Cheers.] He
is a bejir of ' a
- hundred fights in behalf of liberty in
this State.
I haie listened to the °harming accents of the
othert eskers, and I appear before you reluctantly,
to.nig ,as a citizen of Western Pennsylvania, a
Jefferdonian and a Jackson Democrat, [A voice,
" Youfare the style,"] to say to you that whilst few
men, i.Very few men, who call themselves Republi
cans, dal eel to malign and asperse Andrew G. Cur
tin, that the young Democrats of the West have
taken hint through the valley of ;the Kanawha, by
Lake; Erie, Altoora, Catasauque, Mauch Chunk,
ard other towns, and carried him. through the most
splendid career that ever a Pennsylvanian has gone
through. We 'brought him this afternoon to the
city of Philadelphia, and, amidst the ringing of bells
and rejoicings of sour people,-witnessed the enttru
etas:tiler him here which is the same in the West.
We baVe brought him to-night'beneath the shadow
of Independence Hall to ask., you what you shall do
for!him; [Voices, "We will elect him."]
I ark. you, young men of Philadelphia, to do your
duty in this all.important hour. I implore you to
ri„..
de i because behinefthe mere man, much as I love
him; such as I admire him, there stands a mountain
of inciple., upon the conservation of which de
pen( ;the liberties, integrity and glory of our coun
try.t [Applause.] He is the symbol ;he is the re
presentative of all that is dear to the civil and reit
gione.liberty. If Pennsylvania falters; if Pennayl
van% f inchee ; if Pennsylvania fails in this crisis,
my. judgment is that the death 'IMB of the ligt
-Public willlie sounded. I am here to taalign he
man living. - I am here to declare, much as I value
the'elective franchise, much as I glory in the right
to deposit my ballot next Tuesday, much as I hug
and admire all the rights and privileges which the
institutions of our (*there have conferred upon me,
I am here to Bey in the place where George W.
Woodward lives that I condemn from my heart of
- hearts that judicial decision which forbids the white
soldier of Pennsylvania to vote. [Applause.] Much
its !I value, this right to vote on Tuesday next, I
would rather be deprived of it myself than that the
crippled moldier of _Pennsylvania should he deprived
of his. [Applause.] You followers of Woodward,
tell me what this apostle of Democracy has done for
the.Demmeracy of the country? When our soldiers
were returning from the battle-field, what words' of
cheer / or weloome did they receive from GeOrge W.
Woodward? What hospital or battle-field has he
visited? Not a sylable of sympathy has come from
him in behalfof the`poor soldiers who have willingly
sacrificed:their lives upon their country's altar. As
a Democrat all my life, I desire no fresh guarantees
for slavery. In this autumnal evening, beneath the
consecrated shadow of this temple, consecrated to
human rights, as a follower of Jefferson and Jack;
Pen, I say it without reservation, I am in favor of
the emancipation proclamation of Abraham Lincoln.
[Applause.] . . ‘
1 wish I had the silver tones of Clay, or the magic
power of Webster, to proclaim what as a Demoorat,
and as a Penneylvanian, I feel upon this august or
easion. r like the emancipation , proclamation of
Abraham Lincoln, because, in the first place, Jeff
Davis dislikes it. - [Laughter and applause.] I ad
mire and love the emancipation proclamation, be
cause every. Democratic rebel in the South bates it.
[Applause.] I love it from my heart of hearts, with
all the instincts and inspirations of my humble na
ture. I love that proclamation, because it was ful
minated in the interests of Christianity, civilization,
and freedom. If any fault is -to be found with it,
it is because it did'not come sooner than it did. The
people of New York; Maryland, little Delaware, in
truth, the loyal men, women, and boys, of the whole
land, are looking anxionaly, forward ..to your action
on Tuesday. More than• that, the down-trodden
people of Europe are looking to the result of our
doings on that day. The monarchies and empires
of the world are attentive witnesses of the great
arena on whietewe are encountering the enemy.
The loyal, chiVolrous, and brave sons of our own
Country, our relatives,ueighbors and friends, sleep
ing in the. clammy soil of camp to-night, or doing
solitary duty on the picket, in the bivouac, or in the
hospital, these brave sons of Pennsylvania arelook
ing to us, beseeching that on Tuseday we aid them
in the glorious work for which they have risked
their lives. A solemn and an awful responsibility
rests upon us. With our eyes to Heaven, and our
hearts pure and clear, let us resolve, in this cense ,
crated spot, never to prove recreant to the teachings
of the men who framed and gave glory to this noble
Government of ours. [Applause.] I plead to-night
in the interest of the President as against the rebel
lion ; against its Democratic origin, and against its
Democratic continuance.. I believe this war to be,
on our part, just and holy; and that, for the pur
pose of restoring the Union, nothing that stands
in the way is too sacred to be overturned. So
long' as our late Southern brethren were con
tent to fight the battles of the Union inside the
Union, so long did every young Whig, every
young American, every young Republican, and
every Douglas Democrat stand by them : but
when slavery dared to raise its head, and pro
- Claim itself greater than the Government which
alone gave it its security, we all declared, up with
' the Government, and down with slavery.' [Ap
plsute ] My friends, allow ire to say, before con
eluding, that there is no mortal power to defeat An.
drew G. Curtin. [Cheers.] The intelligence and
intellect of the land are for' him. Our. wives and
daughtets are for him ; all the pot-house politicians
- are arrayed against him.
Judge Shannon having Concluded, proposed three
cheers for Governor Curtin, three for the President,
and three more for the Army and Navy, and the
responee was of the moat enthusiastic kind.
MR. CRANWS SPEECH'.
Mr, Crane, of Western Virginia, was then intro
duced. -Re said : My countrymen—and when I say
my countrymen, remember that ""I have boat all re
collection of geographical lines—l feel to-night,
standing in the city of Philadelphia, though a na
tive of Virginia, born in the city of Richmond, and in
doctrinated with all , the prejudices peduliar to South•
ern institutions, that I can say with the poet,
sißreathes there a man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself has said,
This is my own, my native land I"
Yes, my countrymen, we have become a brother- -
hood. There was a day when Southern institutions
arid Northern principles were antagonistioal. await
then I fought you on the hills and in the valleys of
my , native land, as disturbers of the public peace,
and in your teachings tending to break up this
fabric of Government. But, as the apostle said,
when he held the clothes of those - who stoned t-)
death•the martyr Stephen he thought he was doing
God service, so I thought 'that when I opposed you
I was doing my country service> And not until I
saw a proud atiatocracy—a eet'of selfish and cold
hearted rebels—attempt to tear down liberty and all
the great work of our fathers did I feel how much I
loved ray native land. And I stand here to-day, my
countrymen, to invoke you to fight for freedom, and
never give upthe contest while there is an arm to
draw a sword against the enemy. •
The speaker referred to the past and present con
dition of his native State, and assured those before
him that the energetic and determined method of
dealing with traitors, which had been adopted in his
locality, had effectually squelched the enemies of the
Government in their treasonable designs. He ad
vised the adoption of some similar course of action
in Pennsylvania. , ,
In the course of some further remarks the speaker
referred to the fact that the Democratic organiza
tion of the present day had renounced its old leaders
and substituted false and unworthy teacher s in their
stead. As a "Peace party" it could not survive, and
would certainly meet the fate of its predecessors in
peace advocacy. His own position since the break
trig out of.the war had been a peculiarly trying and
embarrassing one:
Surrounded by the advocates and apologists of
treason, he had vainly endeavored to stem the tide of
war which swept over the State of - Virginia, but he
had at least remained faithful to the Union and the
Government. Both hiniself and neighbors had giv
en up - almost everything but their love for the Union,
and that they did not intend-to part with very readi
ly. He concluded with an eloquent appeal in behalf
of the beet interests of the country, which would be
subserved in an eminent degree by the re election of
Governor Curtin. • -
Three cheers were given for the new State of
Western Virginia. Judge Kelley then cal= forward
And addressed the meeting.
SPEECH OP HON; WM. D. KELLEY.
I tell you, my fellow.citizens ' the time for speak
ing and argument is past. The Democratic party is
not only dead, but laid out. [Applause.] Within
the last five weeks I have seen the sunshine upon
the face of every river in Pennsylvania. I have
slept in every valley, and I have travelled over every,
mountain range. I have mingled with the people
bounding the gallant and loyal State of the last
speaker, clear across diagonally to the boundaries of
New York, in the mountains of the West, in the
valleys of the South, and along the northern tier of
country, and it is all ablaze with patriotism. The
Democratic party is laid out, and I am here now to
invite you respectfully to tend the funeral. [Ap
plause.]
The meeting now adjourned for the purpose of
witnessing the display of fireworks on Broad street.
MEETING AT THE SOUTHWEST STAND.
James Freeborn, Esq., chairman of the City Exe
cutive Committee, organized the meeting, by moving
that James L. Claghorn, Esq., of the Ninth ward,
be called to the chair, which motion was unanimous
' ly carried. 4,1 2 %
The chairman presented to the meeting
HON. CHARLES O'NEILL.
Mr. O'Neill asked the attention of his' fellow
citizens to a few remarks he would make to them
at this, 'the almost closing hour of the most
campaign_thev or he had. ever known in
the history of this country. He said he did not
desire to make a speech to the intelligent audience
before him, because he knew there was no one
within the hearing of his voice who had not- for the
past five'or six weeks felt that the country was to
besaved, the Constitution and the laws preserved,
the peon kept unbroken by the votes of loyal
renhaylvenia men on Tuesday next, and that such
a victory, as he believed, we were about to gain at
the polls, would cheer on the thousands and tens of
thousands of noble-hearted and patriotic volunteers
that,' Governor Curtin re-elected, the soldiers, for
whose comfort he had toiled and whose friend he
had truly been, would perform such deeds of hero
ism-on the field of battle as would drive rebel armies
to destruction, and carry despair and dismay to every
secession fireside ; that hopes of a successful re
bellion, by which the masses in the South have
been deceived by Jefferson Davis and his co-conspi
rators, would be forever crushed out, by. the triumph
ant, overpowering, and irresistible wave of loyalty
and devotion to country in Pennsylvania, which in
a few days will submerge Judge Woodward, the
standard-bearer of designing and plotting Peace
Democrats:
2dr. O'Neill said thathe could not this night appeal
to men as partisans ; that he could not ask his fello
citizens to vote as they had heretofore voted, per
haps from personal regard for, or a desire to aid, the
ambitious aspirations of this candidate or that can
didate ; but he would implore them now, and for
once only, to drop all personal preferences, to con
sider alone the duty they owed to their country.
They owed to their country to turn aside from or
ganizations for the mere purpoio of party, and to
devote the few short hours left to them to the suc
cess of those who were endeavoring to sustain the
administration of the Government. You have alrea
dy tried Governor Curtin. You have found him
ever foreniart among the statesmen of our land in
giving aid to President Lincoln and his Cabinet in
all measures proposed , for putting down the rebel
lion. You have never known him to Jailer when
called upon. He has always and everywhere told
you, in language long to be remembered, that, he
will forever work to support the Government.
There is no concealment of his views, and -I can
not-conceive how any man can hesitate in his choice
between such a faithful Executive and the candi
date of this Democratic party organization, Judge
Woodward.
Mr. O'Neill asked his fellow-citizens where or'
when had Judge Woodward spoken or written a
line to satisfy them of his determination to stand up
for the countryl where or when had he ever pledged
himself and his party to country alone'?
No, my fellow•aitizens ; he and those who nomi
nated him have done nothing:but complain of every
act of the Governnient, of the emancipation prod&
mation; of the suspension of the writ of habeas cor
pus, and, as it seems to me, have been striving ever
since the very commencement of the rebellion to pre
vent the administration of the laws, and to thwart
the President and his advisers in the patriotic per
of their duties to the country. Men in
the North have been abused, and vilified, and blamed
by these peace Democrats because the demoralizing
sy stem' of slavery is destroyed. How little they want
to know or, rather, how much they, are willing to
forget ot'the history of the legislation of Pennsylva
nia on this subject.
Why, my fellow•citizens, perhaps, before any of
you were born, the noble men of past generations,
aye, Democrats, who made laws for this great State,
. legislated against the continuance of the slave sys
tem, and for years there has not been a bondman
within our borders. There were true Democrats in
;OM WWI Ala /two ceitAltl hat wouly suckk Demo.
orate of the present day will not only vote for An
drew G. Curtin on next Tueeday, but will bring
with them friends and neighbors to 1/0t43 with them,
to endorse his course for the last three years.
Mr. O'Neill said that at a later day, in the year 1819,
such, leaders of the Democratic party as David R.
Porter, , subsequently Governor for six years,
and Don. Daniel Sturgeon, for many years Demo-.
oratic State Treapurer, and afterwards a Senator of
twelveglorious
and
year f s r , ee sto o o la d u oo p n t
the e LlergeitsteladtuSreteotfe efor
thisgri
monwealth and put themselves upon the record
against the further extension of slavery ; and when,
I in the year 1E47, the subject was again agitated,
William Bigler, then a State Senator, but since
then serving -a term in, the United States Sen
ate, elected by a Democratic Legislature, also
voted upon resolutions of, instruction of the same
import at those of 1819, and he, and his Democratic
colleague, of that not far-distant day, rejoiced that
Such a condemnation of the extension of slavery
had been again made by a Democratic legbilatite
body., Now, my fellow-citizens, those who uphold
the Administration of. Abraham Lincoln are held
accountable by some of these very leaders of the De
mocratic party for the downfall of this inhuman
system. Power is all they want. They will advo
mite anything to obtain it. If its own weakness
has not killed it, I say, then, let it be destroyed. It
has dared to attempt to destroy the Government ;• it
I must yield, for the Government must stand for
' ever.
No, sirs, Southern sympathizers, and Northern
men belonging to the Democratic party, whose pa
triotism has been for the spoils of office, would now
endeavor to turn true khu honest Democrats from
the support of a loyal man, like Governor Ourtin,
and lead them back to that organization, which
cares lean for the activation of our country than it
does for the_power . which Woodward's electron
would bring into its hands. -
My fellow.eitizene, I will detain you no longer.
You are about to listen to an eloquent friend from
Delaware, Attorney General Harrington; but, in con
clusion let me nay, work on in the good cause; let us
not be sanguine of the result and rest, but with one
undivided . and untiring effort, until the closing of
the polls, strive for the success of, Curtin, Agnew,
the whole ticket, and the preservation of the Go
vernment.
Mr. Harrington, Attorney General of the State of
Delaware, was then introduced, and commenced his
remarks amidst the cheers of the great crowd which
by this time surrounded the stage. He spoke of his
being a native of the 'State Of Delaware, of always
having lived where the slave system was established
bylaw, but was willing to stand by the Administra
tion of President Lincoln in its measures to sup.
press the rebellion. [Cheers.]
He said he was always glad to come among the
Union men of Philadelphia. He loved his country
more than party, and would ever be ready to defend
it against treaeonablemen who were endeavoring to
destroy it. 'His own little. State would be found
true, and in a few weeks would, stand side by side
with Pennsylvania, in the election of a Representa
tive`-to Congress who would vote and work with
loyal men to save the country.
Mr. H. continued for some time, and gratified his
hearers by his eloquence. He was frequently ap
plauded, as was also Little Delaware.
Colonel Maurice then spoke, and was followed by
Mr. Mitchell ; after which the meeting adjourned to
join in the procession.
THE PROCESSION.
At nine o'clock, the hour of starting the proces
sion, the-chief marshal, Wm. H. Kerns, and hie aids,
all mounted on as fine horses as could be obtained in
Philadelphia, appeared at Filth and Chestnut streets.
There was not a little difficulty experienced in get
ting the line into motion, because the streets in that
section were No densely packed. Passenger railroad
travel, for a time, was absolutely suspended. There
was not room enough to get the care through. The
same may be said of the chief marshal's aide ; those
who were at their posts could not budge for some
time, while other aids who were despatched to other
parts of the line could not get in to the extreme
right. Denee as the crowd was, it was made the
more compact when the mass meeting adjourned in
the square. We did not hear of anybody being seri
ously injured, though many were tightly squeezed.
Detachments of police under command of Samuel
G. Ruggles, chief, succeeded finally in making an
opening to the eastward of the multitude, and the
line began to move in the following order;
Trumpeter of Fame.
Chief Marshal—Wl - maxis H. KERN.
Aids.
JACOB LODDENSLAGER, HERMANIIS NEFF,
THOMPSON REYNOLDS, JOSEPH T. FORD,
HENRY A. R. Bnowav, Wthr.u.sr H. Banwns,
CHARLES WATSON, CHARLES O'NEILL.
Wagon with Pyric Fires.
FIRST DIVISION.
FIRST WARD.—Band of thirty pieces.
Marshal—War. RA_RNETT, with aids, all mounted.
This division was composed of the First, Second,
and Third ward's. - The right, aceording to the pro
gramme, should have rested on Fifth street, display
ing Westwardly, but, owing to circumstances not
understood, the First ward did not get into line.
This caused delay in the movement. Special aids of
the Chief Marshal were despatched in search of the
First, and finally found it standing on Eighth street,
we believe. An attempt was made to get through to
take the proper position in line, but the crowd was
so immense and compact.that it was impossible to
get through. . The result was, that large numbers
of people on the southeastern part of the route were
sadly disappointed at the ton•appearance of the
ward that should have been in the right place at the
hour agreed upon. The ward started with eighteen
hundred men, counted. This number was consi
derably augmented by others falling in from the
sidewalk. It was the strongest ward in the proces
sion. The members were divided into precincts, and
carried some very pretty and appropriate banners.
The ward was accompanied by, a band Of thirty per
formers. Thee principal transparencies contained
the following : An American Hercules clubbing a
Copperhead, lying with its back broken at his feet.
Motto:
Down with all Traitors.
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Another banner contained the following
04000000000000000000000
OWe are coming, Uncle Andy, full one thousand
strong.
•
+ + + + . 00 0
Another banner, repreaenting a monitor; motto,
' `Down with the Cepiierheads."
Another, repreaenting the pending conflict,
"The Northern Mndsill Thrashing the Secessionist; or;
the Triumph of the National Union. over State Rights."
A large blue flag was carried in this line, contain
ing along quotation from Abraham Lincoln,
`Let us have Faith that Right Makes Night," Arc
Another banner, representing the following fami
liarity
"Jerry's Store forEenator this Pop."
Another,
Nichols Must be Elected, for the Prirpose of Vindica.
ting the Present Administration."
Another,
"First ward is in the R'ing„to Iloist Again the Flag for
Cu cm. '
Another, representing a five-pound bullfrog,
croaking out,
"Good fora Thousand."
A large delegation of the operatives of the Pascal
Iron Works followed next in order, carrying aloft a
banner representing naval scenes, bombardments,
&e. These were the principal transparencies borne
along by the sturdy yeomanry of the great'First
ward. The Houser Cadets mingled in the moving
throng, without any particular banner to represent
them officially. There were many;unique lanterns
in - the line, and considerable fireworks were dis
played on different parts of the route.
SECOND WARD
The Second ward made an attractive and beautiful
display, a considerable number of the lion-hearted
Unionists having formed themselves into a caval
cade. The ward was led off by a large number of
soldiers, under command of Tames Xorrison. They
had with them a fine band of music ; also, a pink,
colors d lantern; containing the following :
0000000000000000000000000
Thirty thousand for Andrew G. Curtin, the Soldier's
Friend.
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Then came a bearer s carrying an octagon•ahaped
banner with the following thereon :_
Look ont for the Second Ward
Then followed a large American Rag, and an at
tractive banner, repreeenting two soldiers, one
dressed as a Fire Zouave, and - the other in the re
gular suit of blue, both holding up a Curtin. A
handsome banner was next in order, representing a
monitor, with the motto
The Pride of our Navy
Other banners were carried in the Second ward
representing the following principles
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We go for the National Union in preference to. State
Rights. A Eros Press. Free Speech. Victors,
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The cavalcade brought up the rear of, the ward,
and thus completed, Bo far, the brilliant pageant
THIRD :WARD.
A political revolution has taken place in this ward.
It once was strongly Democratic as a party organi
zation, but the scales have fallen from the eyes of
many of the Democratic residents thereof, and now
the banner of the Union is looked up to as the only
safeguard of Our whole country. The display was
creditable in point of numbers, and the participants
were enthusiastic. A large transparency was borne
by the members. It represented an eagle's - head,
holding a ring- in its beak. A figure 3was within
the circle, signifying, we suppose, that , the Third is
in the ring."
On another large banner we noticed the following:
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Maine 21,000. ATV*
Kentucky 00.010.
4 0 California 20,000
o.vania will give 50,000 -
Penney'
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Another banner, representing in truthful words,
the following
o p ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
There can be but two parties, one for the Union,3
<> the other against it.
-
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The reembere carried torches, red, white, and blue,
Union lantern, the whole making a very pleasing
and attractive feature, This ward brought up the
rear of the Pint division.
SECOND DIVISION". -
FOURTH WARD.
Marshal.--J.smns D. ICEysint, with aids mounted
Brain Band
This division was led off by the Fourth ward. It
was not really expected that this part of the con
solidated city would make much of .--a show, and it
is, therefore, quite probable that the participants in
the procession and-the spectators on the route were
somewhat surprised on the display made by the
gallant Spartans of the Fourth.
A pretty banner, on which was a representation
of the American flag, designated the peculiar section
of the city from which the party hailed. Its motto
was
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Union, Freedom. Liberty.
040404444-000404404404000.040 i
About the centre of the line, a white silk banner,
containing a full-length portrait of Henry Clay,
attracted the attention of the observant eye.
A guard -or platoon followed with Chinese lan
terns, and the other members completed the scene,
as they held aloft Union lanterns of red, white, and
BkSrInITH WARD.
The display of the Seventh ward, as might be ex
pected, was large in point of numbers, and decidedly
enthusiastic. They hid with them several tfanspa
rendes, generally with the following motto :
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Curtin. Agnew, and the Whole Ticket.
'.</46<>004?•4}Q.Q*Q<X;'0W.K<n.
The Eighth ward made a creditable display. The
banners, generally, llkelhose of its immediate pre
decesSor, were plain. The aret transparency con
tained the following:
SOOOOPOOOOOOPOO G-<><><> 00CA: • •• • *
$ 'Curtin and. Agnew and the Whole Ticket. •
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The traneparenciea represented the American flag,
alone in its glory. The members, as a general thing,
technic fires of red and blue, and inspired with the
unanimous cheering of the people.
SEVENTH DIVISION.
marshal—Wm. RITTEMIOUSR, and Aids.
SRVENTRENTH WARD.
Six Pioneers—Marine Band from Navy Yard.
Men marching six- abreast, carrying three large
American flags, torchlights, and the following trams
parenciee--one with the American Eagle, and a
shield engraved on it with the mottoes : -
[
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Death to all Traitors.
Our Country, right or wrong.
Curtin and Victory.
. - . .
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Another, with two flags crossed, and the word
were dressed in dark clothes, and many of them
wore badges on the lapels of their coats. The die
play was creditable in every respect, and elicited
universal admiration on all parts of the route over
which they passed. They brought up the rear of the
second division,
A. B. SLoaxanan, Marshal, with aids all mounted
This division, led by the Sixth ward,presented a
brilliant array of splendid transparencies and stal
wart voters. The Union Club of the Sixth was out
In strong force, and bearing prominent among loyal
mottoes, the noble words:'
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Use the Constitution to save the Constitution, not +
I
to destroy it. +
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The Eleventh ward had many interesting mottoes
That which attracted moat attention read:
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God bless our brave and patriot soldiers who nobly +
face the rebels in the field. Let him our duty. +
to crush the rebels at home. +
. . . . . .
.00000000000000000000000000000
This loyal sentiment was repeatedly welcomed
with cheers.
The Twelfth ward had certainly enterprise and
taste, and its line was full of beautiful displays :
No Party—Our Country."
"Andrew G. Curtin. the Soldiora Friend," ere,
and this stanza, certainly patriotic, if not poetical,
which has already become a part of the song-liters,
ture of the campaign
Because he is brave!
Because he is true!
We support our friend Andy.
Along with Agnew.
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FOURTH DIVISICN.
klarshal---DAram, B. BRITLIIR.
NINTH WARD.
As the head of this division appeared it was
everywhere welcomed with cheers and laughter,
and upon looking for the cause of the amusement, it
was easily found :
• * + + 0000.0.4><>*.0.0.30•0 s
• WOODWARD IS BEHIND THE CURTAIN. 4+
Z . 'oo - o'<XXXX}<><X>o 4 X> 00 000***00 . 0000 .
Probably two hundred thousand people had this
self-evident truth <on their 7lips that night, and be
lieved it as implicitly as they believe the multipli
cation table. In the Ninth ward the old Lincoln
and Hamlin club paraded carrying the banner
which saw
so much service in 1860.
TIINTH ^WARD.
This ward turned out in strong numbers ; a large
traneparney in a wagon drawn by two horses, an
nounced that the
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O Tenth is COMifig.
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Within the line were the representives of the
United States ; the new State of West Virginia
having the post of honor.
One of the banners announced to the people that
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Another transparency represented a bee-lxive, the
motto being
The Hive Works.
We Mao observed another banneroontaining the fol
lowing:
An important and pleasing picture was the pre
sence of the steampre-engine Good Will, gaily deco
rated with American flags. The steamer was drawn
by four horses. The sound of the whistle added to
the general excitement of the occasion. We ob
served a large white transparency, with this motto :
*4O 00000
Rally round the Flag, Boys. g
•C> OQ
Another
44404404*4444444<)4•44404 , 4 06
No Party Now—No Party but our Country.
• • + 4440444044
As the procession moved along the route, the Good
Will steamer received many an enthusiastic cheer.
The men of the Twenty.fourth came a long dis
tance to take part in the grand procession, but their
trouble was not in vain. West Philadelphia was
represented by many of her best citizens, and their
numbers promised well for the result on Tuesday.
The transparencies carried were neat and hand
some, and the ward held a prominent place in the
display.
THE FIFTH DIVISION.
Marshal—WlLLlAM F. MITCHEL and Aids.
In front and around the State House the popula
tion of many towns must have gathered, to witness
the formation of the parade. Chestnut street, at
this quarter, has been seldom so thoroughly , alive
and so densely crowded. It was a multitude of peo
ple, of sounds, and of lights. The fifth division
presented a brilliant array of lantern.bearing pa
triots or tight infantry.. The lanterns, it was a
pleasure to think, were so many votes glorified.
The numbers of the fifth and sixth divisions must
have been imposing and confident enough to have
inspired envy and apprehension among their rival.
Democrats. The Copperheads have been shorn for
ever of the old•time boast, "The Unterrified."
They remain simply "The Unwashed."
fell into line with a large number of lanterns, and
three times as many men. From a large car in the
rear, covered with flags, and drawn by a team of
horses, beautiful red lights illuminated the march of
the procession, and all the houses on either side. A.
large transparency bore the following motto, in
great letters:_
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CURTD.," AND AGNEW.
0 We will stand by the Union forever.
040400 000000000 0
Further on another transparency held the follow
ing :
The Workingman's Interest Must be Protected.
Another was an emphatic argument and satire
We have no interest in the result of this war.- Woodward
We have an interest in the result of this war.—Cartim.
This ward was' represented in excellent force,
with a large number of torches, and six or eight
hundred men in all. "Union and Liberty" was
the title of a very luminous transparency. Flag•
lanterns, and lanterns of half's dozen varieties,
were carried in careless medley, and made a charm
ing popular effect.
THE SIXTEENTH WARD.
A large banner told us
The Sixteenth Ward is Moving
Like its predecessors, this ward was represented
with a fine regiment of lamps and torches, of manly
and intelligent citizens.
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+
+ Our Government:
Traitors and Copperheads ...
Must and. Shall be - -d down. -
;int one. ,all be pn,
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was the principal transparency. Another wee Con
fidential with the Governor elect and re-elect:
XOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO4OOOOOOOOO
Uncle Andy, we won't forget you. •
, •
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These banners were greeted with great cheering
THE TWENTIETH- WARD.
with the Twenty-second ward, entered with a
very full deputation. The Fifth Division num
bered over two thousand men, in excellent line and
order. We noticed a first class flag carried at length
by a company of thirty, and a number of handsome
transparencies. b small cavalcade rode in this
division.
.SIXTH DIVISION.
Marhal--Gao. W. HACKER, aids mounted
This division was composed of three strong wards,
and presentci,a very large and enthusiastic force.
TIIEHTH WARD.
This erhaps over six hundred
lights, of able-bodied infan
try an T oga tue ... was one unbroken
array ..6„.'01.. 1 03 .492: r nt.1 1 M e „.ber "about three hun
dred. O. — r roe oy flar horses, held a
large IL v altv $ v th Union nomina
tions. 0.6. •,kteV A
ot ll % -- zoviN !I
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00 Anew, and.
9 0 1.1 J et .; Lowrie, and Disunion.
and pledged a great majority for
Un . 0 1 repeated apologies for its "turn
out as extremely large but not large
o n
eno a ly this high•spirited ward. Its ban
ner; el%%Vendee, and lanterns were very nume
rous ANA g them were the following inscriptions :
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God and our country. <>
Curtin, the soldiers' friend.
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A transparency, with the picture of a "Liberty
tree," had the following verse :
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gears that tree
Touch not a single bough;
In youth it spattered me,
.;;;. And l'llprotect it now, co
.000********0 <><N><><><><>*.o.o <>0.0.0.0Z.
Anot her banner bore the following argument, with
allegorical illustrations :
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0
No argument for the traitor but the cannon ball. *
No compromise but the rope. 0
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Governor Curtin was apostrophized in the follow
ing:
WO more.
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This patriot loves his country.
]f you love your country, vote for Curtis.
A large banner had the following thereon:
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A. G. Curtin is our friend:
.0.
Is there a patriot se dead.
That to himself he bath not said—
That's so! <>
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Sixty horsemen; we are informed, rode in the van
of this ward, which was also considerably repre
sented by soldiers. .
TAIA WWI ilaccdor ta, Pettit Qt . Agui)ois
THREE CENTS.
EIGHTH WARD.
THIRD DIVISION.
SIXTH WARD
We Submit to no Disunion
God and our Coln try.
Curtin and Agnew.
Old Reliable—Good for 1, 200
TWE!!TY•POURTH WARD
THE FOURTEENTH 'WARD
TWENTT•FIB6T WARD,
WAILIFIL
IPUBLIIMID WIMIELT.I
Tay WAA Tame will be feat to eobsealbere by
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Three copies " • • • 0.1.4. 300
Five eortee " • I 000
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Larger °labs than Ten will be clamed at the malt
rate, 8140 per iODY
ne mows mast akflan (SCOmpaar the order. awl
fie no *Wanes can there tonne be deviated fraa, of the,.
afford very Mete more Max the cost of the paper.
1101-Poetualetere ire rettareted to aid as Asada Air
Tins Win Tam.
/07/- To the getter-up of the (Dub of fan or twenty. mat
=tie *op, of the Paper will be 1111111.
to the foregoing. Aniong the celebrants were men/
soldiers, and in — the:dirptays a number of peculiar
effect. The- following. was borne conapiouotolya
amid immense cheering from the thousanda oa
either aide the way
* * • 00044004 404><>4.6-0 , 0. • + • 4:4. • • • ,
•
a The Pinnar3vania road to_,peade liea through
• submitedon to the Copetitution
and the union.
OOOOOOOd4OO4d4O4O<X><> *•• • • • •
In another transparency, Governer Curtin wale
termed
The Prot - actor of the Soldiere' Rigida;
"The Friend of our Brave Patriots."
Sudge Woodward was thus add reseed :
Among other transparencies, occurred the worde,
Bay sonuthing, Mr. .Woodward
"God Bless the Soldiers' Friend."
The sixth division was very large and reepectable,'
with enthusiasm for double its numbers. Along its
route the scene was magically enlivened with pyre-
Union above it, and the following' motto on the op.
posite side:
If the Copperheads don't feel our kicks on the second
Tuesday of October, it will be a miracle:
EIGHTBENM WARD.
Hoftman , s Band.
Men marching six abreast carrying two nage;
torchlights, and the following transparencies. Out
with a shield and the words :
Good for One Thousand majority.
on one side; on the other the lines :
0000400 .
and a large picture of the " Izonsides, 7l- With the
motto:'
The Eighteenth Ward is iron-clad for the Enemies of the
Sexcessfully resisted treason's irs
While Gilmore played with his Greek tire,
Another transparency haring the following upon
it, a drawing of an eagle with the Stars and Stripes
in his mouth and the motto :
Our Ballots to sustain the Soldier While he itzlitaio sits ,
Lain the ballot.
Oar Country, right or wrong:
Nothing but the restoration of this Union will suit o
Harry Bumm goes for the Union, and we go for. Harm'
Hamm.
Still another, with the representation of a hand
clasped around the neck of a snake; and the words
May that grasp never be loosened. until the Copperheat
is no more.
'Eighteenth Ward National Union Association.
Liberty and. Union ; now and forever.
NINETEENTH WAli.i'
Cavalcade of Horses.
Smith's Braes Band
Men six in a row hearing Union lanterrus, torah
lighte, two large transparencies in the shape of a
star, and one square one with the mottoes:
A. G. Curtin, the Soldier's Friend.
and
No Party but Oar Country.
TWENTY-THIRD WARD.
Horse and carriage decorated with a number or
small flags, and a transparency with the Words:
Twenty-third Ward 0.
and
Vote for Curtin, the People's Choke.
Brideeburg Band.
A beautiful silk banner with a large likeness- of
Curtin, and the words " Governor of Pennsylvania,
Andrew G. Curtin," on one side, and . " National
Union Club, Twenty-third Ward," on the other.
A number of soldiers attached to the Invalid
Corps then marching six abreast, carrying flap,
torchlights, and the following transparencies: One
with the motto "No compromise with traitors!
That's so ;" "Support the Soldier's Friend, A. G.
Curtin ;" "We will put Woodward behind the Cur
tain on Tuesday next:" "Twenty-third Ward 0. K.
fur Curtin." Another with " The time for' &aims
Zias arrived • " The Union must and shall be pre
served " "No party but our country." Also, one
with "The time for talk has passed;" A. Cur
tin our next Governor " Give us a live Governor,
neither deaf nor dumb ;" and still another, bearing
the words "Do say something, Mr. Woodward, do t."
"Let every Union man do his duty !" and "Stead t*
your posts !"
THE GOVERNOR REVIEWS THE • FRO.
CESSION
Accompanied by General Buateed, Governor Cur
tin returned to the Continental and witnessed,
from the north balcony, the magnificent torchlight
procession. The crowd would have insisted upon
still another speech, but aethe end of the procession
was now at hand Governor Curtin had proceeded to
Penn Square. Henry Davis, Esq., explained to the
excited concourse that the Governor had left the
hotel, and was on his way to witness the display of
fireworks at Broad street and Penn Square. Arri
ving at the scene of action, Governor Curtin moo.
pied the stand on the west side of Broad street. The
crowds up and down Broad street, each one bearing
a torch, seemed like a river set on lire, or Like a
dark, luxuriant soil, blossoming and blooming with
fresh flowers of light. Soldiers and citizens crowded
rout d and upon the stand, to shake hands with. the
chief who had thus in triumph entered the city and
seized the hearts of a people, and the frame structure
itself was in imminent danger of breaking down at
short notice, or at no notice at all. Some speech
must be made, it seemed, and the crowd, though
not gratified by a speech from the Governor, was
considerably carried away by brief addresses from
Judge Kelley and Colonel R. Stockett Mathews, of
Baltimore. By the time these were concluded the
hour was half paat eleven, and by the time Governor
Curtin, regaining his carriage, and shaking hands
with all sorts and conditions of Union-loving peo
ple, had reached once more his rooms at the Conti
nental, the moments were close upon twelve.
There he was allowed to rest at length, and there
be must have rested as only the good and true can.
There the events of that busy day must have gather
ed themselves before him in his contemplations, and
in one dazzling, and mighty array have given voice
to the sentiment of the people of Philadelphia and
Of Pennsylvania—Long live Andrew G. - Curtin, Go- ,
vernor of our State !
THE UNION LEAGUE AND NATIONA.I.
UNION CLUB.
At ten o'clock the procession was pausing Twelfth
and Chestnut, and there the scene was far more
strange and beautiful than words or pencil could
paint. Crimson, and emerald, and golden lights, dis
played from. the Club houses, illuminated wildly,
fantastically, the houses, and trees, and people. The
effect of color was wonderful and unearthly--
"A light that never was on sea or land "
flickered, and flashed; and burned along the crowded
street. High up into the dark skies shot a crimson
flagstaff; and, dyed withauch a radiance as the sun
kindles through a stain d glass, the houses, common
place in the day, seemed like castles in fairyland.
Blood-red windows, and white marble fronts, flushed
with moving crimson or pallid in trembling green ;
over the burning walls would move colossal shadows,
brandishing giant arms of gloom. The upturned
faces of the crowd were variously tinged--green
faces, fiery-red faces, pallid faces, faces in gloom„
orange faces, and here and there a man with one
cheek like a ruby, and the other like an emerald.
The brighter the light the deeper the darkness, and
as the torches flared along in splendor and gloom,
the many-colored stars ascending and falling, and
the music proudly sounding far and near, the effect
was indescribably beautiful and wild.
Penh. Square—The Display of Fire Works.
No scene was presented during. the evening so
magnificent as that of Broad street, in the neighbor
hood of Penn Square, just a half hour before the
procession disbanded. The wide avenue, for miles,
was filled with countless lights—one:broad range of
illumination. Looking through the trees of the
square, colored in, the glare of a conflagration of
torches, it wes'truly a perfect "feast of lanterns."
With the display - of fireworks, the effect became
twice splendid. Rocket's were shot off in all direc
tions, breaking into stars at a great height, and
dazzling revolutions of firewhirled in a wonder of
pyrotechny. This, in itself, was a rare entertain
ment. It was a canard among the crowd that the
tail of one of the rockets would burst out in the sky,
with " Curtin and victory" at the end ; but this me
teor is reserved for the night of election, when Penn•
oylvania will be,added to the constellation of Union
majorities.
The pyrotechnic exhibition opened with a mogul
fluent flight f signal and honorary rockets. This
continued until the procession had nearly all tiled
into Broad street, after which the following pieces.
were burned:
.Ist. A bouquet, commencing with revolving fires of
Chinese and jessamine, with colored centres, crim
son, emerald, and gold, expanding into a beautiful
bouquet, surrounded by comuscations of great bril
liancy.
2nd. Tribute to Aurora, .beginning with Maltese,
jessamine, and brilliant tires, centre of emerald and
ruby t mutating to' a gorgeous figure, representing
the rising god of day.
srd. Liberty-tree, commencing, an.th a hexacon
wheel 'of Palestine, emerald, ruby, and jessamine
fires' illuminated centre of purple and crimson, sud
denly unfolding to a gold and silver foliage of the
greatest
. 4th. The Cross of Honor. —This beautiful figure
commenced with a revolving centre of Chinese andjese.
samine fires,-illuminated centre of crimson, Purple,
and gold, which changed into a grand cross-of honor
decorated with the national colors, red, white, and
Wee.
eth. Son. of Freedom.—Thiis superb figure began
with an illuminated centre of violet, jessamine, eme
rald, and gold. After many pleasing changes it sud
denly transformed to an immense sun,, intersected
with rubies, emeralds, and fixed stars, the whole sur
‘nided by corruscations of the most intense gran
deft, A beautiful figure dedicated to the Union and
the present Ohief Magistrate of our Commonwealth.
This comtherteed also with a revolving fire, after
many beautiful variations there suddenly appeared
the names, "Union " and " Curtin " in lettsra of
silver fire beneath a canopy of red, white, and blue
stars. . •
7th and last. Grand national :figure dedicated to
the noble officers and soldiers who gained the vic
tories of Gettysburg, Viellibu.^g, and Port Hudson.
This piece formed an immense figure, in the centre
of which appeared the national boat of arms, sur
mounted like the bow of promise by the letters
Vicksburg, and Ranked on right and left by Gettys
burg and Port Hudson, allin silver fire.
During the burning, of this, magnificent fountains
were discharging their streams of coruesating tires,
and thousands of variegated stars and bomb shells
were thrown in the as, the whole 'forming one of
those grand spectacles which can alone be pro
duced by the aid of the pye art.
The exhibition, according to accounts received,
was far grander than the one delivered several years.
ago in Edinburg, Scotland, on the commemoration
of the Crimean victory.
Whilst the fireworks were in progress, cries were
made for a speech from Governor Ourtin, who occu-.
pied the stand on the west side of Market street.
Judge Kelley excused the Governor, and was instant
ly besieged by a crowd anxious to hear him speak.
Judge Kelley remiunded them that he had already
spoken that evening at. Independence Square, and
reminded them also of what he had said on that
occasion, in regard to the great funeral which would.
take place on Tuesday. [A. voice, belonging to some
wit, Cried Out, Caul you preach the funeral lee-
mon?" Immense laughter and applauae.} " I OAI3.
tell you what the creature died 01;" wax the reply.
"He was wounded when Sumpter was fired upon.,
might perhgps hive recovered, but A. Oopperhead
bit him lathe heel." •
Col. R. Stockett Matthews , was called upon anti
made a l'ew brief remarks.
He remarked that the Union was an accomplished
fact, and Gov. Curtin wardts:'exponent. This de.
suenatratleß.lllo the greateit tat igQhad ever WA,-

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