The New York Herald Newspaper, October 3, 1868, Page 3

THE BOYS IN BLUE. The Republican Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Convention in Philadelphia. Fho Host Imposing Demonstration Ever Wit- nessed in the Quaker City. is PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2, 1868. Philadelphia has covered herself with glory. She fas given a magnificent reception to an army of Boys in Blue who came to demonstrate in her streets (heir particular attachment to the candidate for President of the repubiican party. She has received tem with all the honors of a great and loyal city, @losed her stores and marts of business, suspended her every day toil, hung all her banners on the outer ‘walls or gave them freely to the breeze and, in fact, omported herself after a manner unusually gay, brilliant and patriotic. A quarter. of a million of itizens left their homes or places of business this ‘morning and ranged themselves along a line extend- ‘mg almost ten miles to witness the procession of “the Boys in Blue.’ Of course, all these People did not belong to the one order @f political faith. It might be safe to state that at feast one-half of the vast mass of spectators was @emocratic. But that ever-to-be-nonored trait in the American character found pre-eminence on this oc- easton, the disposition to offer neither discourtesy @or insult to strangers in their midst, and, above all, the disposition to show the old filial love and rever- nce for the flag and the uniform of the Union evinced itself. Wherever the former waved or the fatter made its appearance the men of both parties ‘were equally unanimous in the expression of their applause ani devotion. Philadelphia is almost @venly divided between the two great parties; but fe men of either are, it is at least honorable to pre- @ume, no less devoted one than the other to the fag @f the Union and the lasting glory and greatness of the republic. THR APPEARANCE OF THB CITY. ‘The sidewalks were lined with compact walls of , mman faces. Store windows in the principal thor- @ughfares were occupied by the fashion and beauty @ the city; the roofs of houses, the balconies of ho- teta, the projections of every public building swarmed with a holiday multitude. Except on one or two oc- easions during the war no such immense outpouring mag been witnessed. The enthusiasm was genuine; fe loud and ever recurring cheers, the waving of mandkerchtefs, the eager and delighted looks of the mpectators spoke of the deep-seated emotions of na- tdonal pride, blended more or less with the feeling @f a prospective party triumph, that stirred the mul- titude at the sight of the old battle-scarred and war- worn flags, borne along by many veteran bands, and ‘at the uniform that so often met the eye during the gloomy days of the late struggle, when the remnants @f decimated regiments returned to Northern cities to tell tae proud tale of heroic valor and endurance fm the cause of Union and liberty. THE GATHERING IN THE MORNING. Shortly before nine o’clock thick columus were geen advancing towards Proad street, from where the procession was to move, With the exception of @Mmited and uncertain space surrounding the ren- @ezvous all the entrances to it were entirely cut off by the dense masses of people who congregated. ‘The scene was one of the liveliest description and bids fair to compete with any that has ever taken place in this city. The arrival of each delegation was greeted by a rousing and enthustastic cheer from all sides, Bands of music were in attendance and enlivened the proceedinge per triotic and spirit-stirrng airs.. Even at that early hour the casements of the surrounding neighborhood were thrown open and the fair occupants cheerily waved their handkerchiefs as the mass of processionists momen’ increased. ‘The greatest order was preserved and good humor and harmony yore ics of the Jogne, many of the delegations were witty in @oeir selections of emblems, and nally some well pointed exhibition having reference to past political events produced much merriment and @voked continued rounds of sperebation. North Broad street was @ perfect sea of people, There was fot an available inch of ground that was not occu- pied, and gap Be @ inconveniences of a crush to spectators. They were in win- ws and on the ground, on roofs and upon rails, holding just sufic'ently to save them irom a tumble down. “iad the objects of the repeated cheers only returnea from war they could not have been more warily greeted, a fact that shows that their services are still fresh in the hearts of their countrymen. A universal smile appeared to spread itself on every face, and as if in consonance with the brilliant sun, which shot forth dazzling rays upon the sceni fhe multicude, by look and voice, approv this proceeding. h minute brought a h ar- rival and up went @ vociierous shout which the “boys” invariably acknowledged. And while North street at this stage could not contain more human beings the crowds closed up and Spi Gar- den, Twelfth street, began to fill rapidly. But to any one having read the last returns of the census is Wouid seein that the entire popniation of Philadel- ia had congregated in Chestnut street, the rising way of the -. Time flew swiftly and the men were forming in the order of procession, so that those intending to have a view hastened to dif- ferent favorable portions of the route in order to themselves and realize the bi it anticipa- which they had formed of a bi it display. ‘THE FLAG DISPLAY ‘was one of the principal features of the Never on revious occasion did such @ quantity of gay end. taserul bunting ripple in the gentle breeze of the Quaker City. The effect was exceed! -4 pleas- tng and picturesque, and lent an amount of festivity to the occasion which otherwise would have been absent. Chestnut street was a remarkable scene. Scarcely a house from end to end but had a flag, while many displayed half a dozen. Banners were led acroas the street and here and there emblems and other festal arti- iace yt all the mottoes, greeted the upturned gaze. Near, public buildings in the city, commercial houses ‘and institutions hoisted fags in honor of the occas.on. A feguiar fag mania prevailed, Not aione did every sympathizing house fling forth its Stars and Stripes, but the horses, con- ances and every prominent object was decorated with some emblem ny to the occasion. In the principal thoroughfares the flags were costiy and beautiful, while the banners were gotten up with taste and judgment. in nearly every window there was something exhibited commemorative of the event, and, indeca, scarcely anything else was thonght of during the entire day and night. Where ali the 1 came from, how all the banners were flung to the breeze in. such space of time, or how the city was so quickly ornamented, are matters un- necessary to dilate upon. Suffice it to say that the manner in which Philadelphia was adorned this — worthy of any pageant that has ever been held. . INDEPENDENCE RALL. ‘The front of this memorable temple of aay which looked gay and young again, was literally swarming with visitors of ail classes, ages and con- ditions, mm the hoary patriarch to the rising te of Young America, The steps were Irn and not aiew were reminded of the multitude who in 1776 surrounded the buliding, earnest! ‘awaiting the resu.t of the great deliberations whic! took place within its haliowed wails. Si re from all parta were there this morning, and few mmiased the opportunity of ascending the tower from which the great betl of Jiberty led forth its wel- come notes. Besides this a little, though splendid, art gallery in the left of the building was crammed to excess, for the portraits of the great fathers were exhibited and reveren ly and admiringly beheld, hen tes ned So Declaration of isospenaenny w the aration there, was the old desk upon which he ae Bing HD, an were dispii needless to say, awakened many 8 recol of those The crowd momentarily in- tower was crammed, the public rooms Closely packed together, High it air were ’ stars and stri ‘and the old Hall of In- sacied Dae a posing item in fhe The pase by it, and Ror eeatabie spots to witness {the most” appropriate’ standing "g to view the di- re sayy au S35 ie wi 22 ‘and bowing cavaliers windows of the principal hotela Was to move, At the Continental ev Findow hed more or less heads protradt herd Jat the seine diapioy ns the viraru House, aud for et NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. Jeast four hours two charming multitudes with | pesos, the devices was @ banaer with 14 | Hen’s Somes ‘eat cock other with sulies, while the me jue a Chfokeas‘plncad an with 8 co7por sylvania shores put on a more than usually gala ry it was easy for of who crossed the river in the it noon- some four Fig! such common occurrence in the exciting times of a Presidential election in this city of Philadelphia that no one ac- quainted with the character of the row stirred from where he stood, and even the men in the not immediately opposite the City Hall looked on un- concernediy at what, to an uninitiated eye, seemed the premonitory symptoms of a serious and bloody riot, The soldiers who essayed to suppress the ebullition of the Seymour and Blair champion had remari good sense, and after a_ little gentle jostling across the street they returned at once to their ranks and gave _ three heart; cheers, which and ony once in; but a disturbance of & more exciting complexion soon after followed; which threatened to disrupt the whole order of the Procession ang lead to disastrous resulta. A halt Occurred just’ when the centre of the line had reached the corner of Franklin and Chestnut streets, and while waiting for the forward movement some of the boysin blue became et in an alterca- tion with a group of men standing on the sidewalk. In an instant over a hundred persons were strug- gilng in one inextricable mags across the street, the ata I- spectators in the immediate vielnity hed away terror-stricken, flying into ceorsere, 7 ‘staircases or along the sidewalks in a condition the most perfect panic, The processionists pushed their ere Who were presumed to be demo- crate, into Franklin and away up towards Market street. Along this block a general melée ensued, out of which, however, both sides came in the end with- out exhibiting any serious marks of injury. THE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE DELEGATES. Philadelphia has the reputation of beinga kind and attentive host to its public visitors, In this instance all its hospitable energies were summoned into active operation to provide for the army of guests that sought its welcome shelter. A place called National Hall, on Market street, was the great caravansarte in which the thirsty and hungry boys were bounti- fully regaled, not on the most luxurious scale, but still in a suficiently comfortable manner for the ex- traordinary demands of the occasion. THE ROUTE was down Broad to Spring Garden, down Spri Garden to Twelfth, down Tweiftn to Arch, out Al to Twenty-first, down Twenty-first to Walnut, down Walnut to Broad, up Broad to Chestnut, down Chest- nut to Third, down Third to Walnut, up Walnat to Fourth, down Fourth to Pine, up Pine to Twelfth, u) Twelith to Walnut, out Walnut to Broad, at whic! — the delegation was dismissed, moving south- ward, The route of the procession was lined at every turn. Indeed it would be impossible to have ob- tained a suitable point of observation, and although atfar distances people were obliged to wait and linger, few places even at remote shops were left unoccupied. But the interest of the start was con- centrated in North Broad streetand had it been treble as wide it would have given but slight reliet to the heated human beings that had become chained within its impassable limits, The sounds of sweet music at intervals relieved the ear, and many were ‘willing to forget the inconventences of acrowd for the pleasure attendant upon the occasion. Snhortl, before eleven o'clock the different divisions whic! had been formed on the side streets, exvending from Coates street to Girard avenue, drew up in Broad street and prepared to march. At length, mye dry being in readiness, the procession moved off ami enthusiastic cheers and the roll of many drums, ‘The following was the order of | Nec gta Reserve Ct lice. of General Joshua T. Owen, Commander. Staff Oficers in Col. James Givi jor Sam’! M. Wetherill. or W. J. Mackey, Major Wm. B. Runkel. Col. Jacob M. Davis, Gen. Chas. M. Prevost, Col. West Gen. T. G. jor KE. W. Whittaker, Gen. Horatio G. Sickel. Major Alex. McOuen, Col. Peter Capt, Richard Donegan, Gen. Robt. L. Bodine. Robert B. Beath, jor John Lockhart, lajor Ellis Phipps, Col. Jas. W, Latta. Capt. J. B. Allen, Gen. Jas. D. Selfridge. Major’ ton McMichael, D. W. C, Baxter. Capt. Kocher- bs Rady ‘a foe 8 Ty, jen. ry. Major Kichard Ellis, Dr. Philip Leidy. Gen. Gideon Clark, yr. Martin Rizer. Col. 8. R. W. Mitchell, Capt. M. C. Sparford, Capt. James W, Allen, it. Hi Jonnor. Col }. Kelley. det gon ie, Cay ‘. Capt. T. G, Korony. Lient, 8. P. Merkel, U.S.N, Capt. James D. Harkins, Col. James J. Siebert, Capt. Fred’k Tiedman, Capt, William Sharkey, Col. George W. Howard, Col. James Brady, Lieut. Col. T, Paulding. Col. E. E. Lewis, Major Thos, Lieut. Col. A. T. Lynch, Major Gen. A. T. A. Tor- Major R. G. Elliott, bert. Capt. Robert 8. Carns, Major R. H. Middleton. rH. P. Egbert. Beck’s Band. Escort Company, dressed in bine uniforms, and carrying small flags inscribed “Peace.”’ This com- — Bg — of sixty men, commanded by Fist Division—General Turner G. Morehead, Com- mi er. This division was composed of the Philadelphia Boys in Blue. Company A, First Division—Blue coats and pants. Company B, Lieutenant Harmon—Thirty-five men. Company ©, Captain W. D. Connolly—thirty-two men. Company D, Captain Harry Francis—Sixty men. “3 ‘Company E—Seventy-five men. Repo men. Company G, Colonel Haines—Fifty-four men. = H, Colonel Bascom—Filty-two men. 0 K—Captain Dunkle. m pany 5 Twenty-aixth Ward ba mt Club, coats and pants, men, Twentieth Ward Boys in Blue, 300 men, carrying & portion of a rebel fag, sewed to an Ameri- can flag, rebel fag downwards. PRISONERS OF WAR. The men com this division were received with great cheering. ey appeared much bronzed bors had evidently seen service in the true sense of e word. Battalion of 200 men, with brigade fag carried throt the war. Seventh Ward Boys in Blue—Colonel Senix. rum Corps. Fifteenth Ward Boys in Biue—Colouel Glen; 375 men. Twenty-first Ward. Band. Colonel Gines in command—100 men. In order to give an idea of the scenes which these men had gone through in the rebellion they car- ried @ tattered knapsack. Coshouocken Boys in Bive. * Captain Bee ty-eight men. teenth Ward. M G, W. Kerr. Dru Liberty Drum reentzscoltl Wark Byte hie” capa Soon Roberts, 225 men, accompanied by 2 the Germantown nd. Sixth Ward Boys ca Br Colonel Kelleney, 600 men. a Nineteenth Ward Boys in Blue, Major A. W. Sulli- van, Boys in Blue, from Pottsville, Colonel RK. B. Beache, 600 men. ag: La of Pottsville. Carbon Coun! legation, forty men. West Chester Boys in Blue, Colonel Hawley, 300 Sigel Guard, of York, Pa., Captain R. OC. Mowry. ‘Wilkeabarre ec Koad tn command of Colo- Harrisburg Boys in ntae, 261 men, Colonel H. J. Lancaster Boys in Blue, Captain A. D. Rockafeller, seventy-five Bana. County Boys in Blue turned out 600 men. Alleghany (ele aaree tecertene room vision was of 600 and odd and were in Jakes. “ Bind of Pt — jonel Grimshaw in Baltinore City Boys in Blue. Soldiers of W: on. Do Colonel 0. B. Cutler, aagen, | 3 o Ammons the Washington delegation was the Printers’ Gren ane Colfax of that place. They presented Freehold Boys tn Blue—200 men. An immense number of men clad in citizen’s dress from the same section. ‘the delegation from Massachusetts followed, and turned out very stro . The men wore blue capes and caps. A banner ribed “A Few Carpet-bag- gers from Massachusetts” was carried in the line. Then followed the ambulances of the Harmony Fire Company, Good Will Fire Company, Northern Company and Kensington Hose containing wounded sol- Governor Geary, carti ral les, General H. A. um, ‘trick, Governor Pierpoint, of Virginia; Gove! Fated demera A, Bleansaton, General Crawford other distinguis! mntlemen, Governor Hawley, ‘of Connecticut, and several brigadier generals the line major and marched in with the men, THE EVENING DEMONSTRATIONS. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2, 1868. After supper, at six o’clock, the boys in blue gath- ered from all quarters and proceeded in separate detachments to the Union League Hall, where all the big guns of radical oratory were expected to hold forth, From seven until nine o'clock vast crowds of People continued to concentrate on Chestnut, Chrig- tian, Broad, Third and Sixth streets, In the neigh- borhood of Independence Hall the throng was almost impassable. The weather being dehghtful all the World and his wife seemed to be out of doors. The number of ladies abroad was something alarming, considering that a panic in such heated political times is the easiest possible thing to provoke. The great torchlight procession was the attraction of the night, ‘The delegations to the Soldiers and Sailors’ Con- vention began forming on Broad street at half-past Beven o'clock. They moved across the city in de- tachments, with torches all ablaze, to the neighbor- hood of the Union League Hall, and shortly after nine o'clock began to move forward on their route down Christian street to Third. All the wards in the city, to the number of twenty-six, sent delegations wear- ing the glazed cap and cape of the republican organ- izations—some red, some yellow, some gray, but the great majority blue. It so happened this evening that the Keystone Club, which is a powerful democratic organization, com- ed altogether of young men, selected this night for a turnout to attend a mas% meeting in German- town. They marched down Sixth street about eight o'clock, over one thousand me with a band playing and banners waving and a brave Ly pr ot torches, The crowd on Chestnat strect looked eagerly up at the approaching wave of fire, and fear- ful forevoding began to be entertained that the Key- stoners would come down upon the preoccupied route of the boys in blue and thus raise a disturb- ance which woul. be sure to eventuate in bloodshed. But the Keysfoners showed more sease than they were given credit for, and In place of seeking to molest the proceedings of their political opponents they wheeled into Market street to avoid any un- pleasant contact with them and held on their way without offering or receiving any offence. The democrats could hardly help having some display this evening, as by law no politicai parties are allowed to assemble with music, torches and tie like within ten days of the election. At just ba)f-past nine o'clock the head of the torch- light procession reached Chestnut street on its way up to Girara avenue and thence around wo the Union Leage Hall, which was selected as its ultimate desti- nation. At the time of its approach the streets in the immediate neighborhood were densely packed with men, women and chiidren, while a many houses were illuminated, The exhibition of torcnes was immense. A long waving line of fire extended along Taird street for a distance of about three miles and presented a very brilliant coup d’@il. ‘The Philadelphia Invincibles made a splendid show. ‘The New York delegation was repeatedly cheered on the way, and made, next to the Invincibles, the best appearance in the ranks. It Sok about two hours for the procession to pass a given point. No dis- turbance was reported on the route. Almost one handred bands filled the air with music, and the weather being particularly fine and agreeable made the whole demonstration both @ success and an en- joyment. The procession numbered perhaps 10,000 persons, THE MASS MEFTING AT THE LEAGUE HOUSE. ‘The meeting held in front of the Le House to- night was the largest and most enthusiastic gather- fag ever assembled opposite that Vullding. Although -past seven was the hour set down lor the com- mencement of proceedings, an hour before that time the whole space was completely covered. A more cent sight in the way of public meetings has seldom beea witnessed in this -city, taking into con- sideration all the surrounding circumstances of the event. ‘he League House was brilliantly illumina- ted by aed sparkling jets,and among the daz- zing Inscriptions in conspicuous places were “Grant Colfax,” “Lincoln,” tS tie. ag “Meade,” “Geary,” and in the centre ‘Wel- come to the Boys im _ Blue,” and some neatly executed devices. Of the numbers who at- tended the meeting it would be diMcalt to forma correct estimate; but certainly not less than 5),000 persons col in Broad street. The eilect was striking and imposing in the extreme. A brilliant light shed a lustre for many hundred yards around the vrightened faces of the multitude. The st number congregated around the main stand in front of the Union ¢ House, and though the other stands adjoining the locality was were attended long belore the meeting commenced the it earnest- ness was exhibited by the crowd, who gave vent to heir feelings in loud oT for the republican party. As faras the eye could reach up- turned faces could be seen in all directions, and although at times the greatest enthusiasm prevailed no disturbance marred the proceedings. ‘The meeti to order ~ | Colonel J. W. Forney, who briefly referred to the brilliant spectacle before him, and said such a magnificent demonstra- tion was sufficient to strike consternation among the democratic Legs eee was such as to give com- _ assurance of the victory in store for the repub- party. This metting would certainly produce the aesired and he had no doubt that General Grant would be elected President of the United States without further observations. He then intro- duced Governor Geary, to whom he referred in highly euiogistic terms. SPEECH OF GOVERNOR GEARY. Governor GEany, in coming forward, was cordially received. He said:—. FeL.ow Crrizens—I feel myself peculiarly happy to address this monster assemblage on this great and festive day. I feel that there is no common honor conferred upon me this evening in receiving my fel- low citizens on 60 great an occasion as tl My fellow soldiers come from the North, the South, the East and West to mingie amongst us here i ila deiphia, this proud and ancient city, the fi that gave birth to freedom, (Cheers.) We are here as- sembied in one vast congregation, almost within the shades of the location which has given birth to American liberty. (Cucers.) I feei, my friends, that this is not a time in which we should go into argu- ment on the great issues that are now before the American people. It is a time, indeed, when every heart is fal! of enjoyment at the glorious pros- pects that are in advance of the republican party, and i shall content myself with presenting w you some of my experiences in travelling over the length and breadth of this, my old State—(applause)— rather than presenting any argument upon the mighty issues at stake. It has been my province for five or #ix weeks to traverse this great State and now prevails in Pennsylvania tha’ e present to you glad tidings; for certain when Isay to you that Pevnsyivania never was aroused as she is on this occasion, never has her whole people, her thinking peopie, her tnteiligent people come out as they have done to-day when the le are on the qui vive. (Cheers.) And nation for the last seven cat death and mourning and desolation to ade in almost every household in the land. Those of us who did most of it desire the least of it; those of us who have mingled solidly with the fight- see the of it; but it seems to ag' S45 e5d 3 ae : i # : et i i fr i E ei 5 3 2 BEE i i H fl ue 3 g i i-] f t i i i A H i 2 i H 8g iu i Eg! ie Hl el a i | fi i = 35. . ui 7 | He ae a : HH pn . candidate. (Cheers,) Since that time some wonder. ful changes ha to pass among our political Mente Set ene tee New Yous Mansi has country, the princi versal liberty. Grant in ea! terms, char ng him as t soldier and an able statesman, the speaker inced the democratic candidate, calling him the personificatioa of the rebellion in New York, He concluded by calling on the multitude to elect General Grant. SPEECH OF GENERAL SICKLES. General Sickigs then came forward and was en- thosiastically cheered. He said:—Again it is m: privilege to witness another pageant in Philadel- phia—another magnificent ovation of loyalty, an- other proof to all the world of your hospitality, of your patriotism. Thousands of soldiers of the Union ‘are here upon your invitation to join with you in the vow which you have recorded to-day, and which you have ratified to-night, that no honorable effort, no Gacriflce that a freeman make, shall be Wanting to complete the great victor; Union pore of the country 18 determined to make the election of our hero chieftain, Grant, to the Presidency. (Cheers.) The soldiers are here not for any hostile purposes; they mean no malice towards any one. They come with no other thought or sentiment than that of duty. They come to save in peace and at the ballot box what was won on the battle field. (Cheers.) They have met here & cordial and characteristic welcome from the loyal people. They have here the same kindness, the same appreciation, the same hospitality that you ever have extended to tho brave men who have served their country throughout the war of the rebellion; and there ‘ts not a soldier in all the North- ern and Eastern States who does not look back with grateful and lensing memories to the patriotic people of the diy of Philadelphia. There is only one exception to this kind welcome, and that is of & characteristic sort. While all your ponnianon. even though some may differ in their political views, they have nevertheless refrained with honorable reserve and courtesy from offensive displays. Bat there is still an exception, Wm. Wallace, chairman of the Democratic State Commitiee of Pennsylvania, for- getful of courtesy and regardless of the sacrifices and sufferings of the brave soldiers and sailors Of the re- pan, @nd who are here to-dav, has presumed to hrow in their faces an insult in the su; tion that they come here to defraud the people ennsylva- nia of their just rights at the ballot box. (A voice— “It a ite”) The ol ter, the services, the history of all these brave men are in Spmecires Samappant Eola pon uk 6 —(cheers)—an ope the rty of Pennsylvania is not so unmindful of what is ue to hospitality, so Se ages of the appreciation which I know a few of them have for your sacrifices and services, 1 trust the democratic party of Penn- sylvania will find some proper mode itself to stig. matize such an outrage as it deserves. Why ts it that you see such feelings of bitterness towards you? Why do they hate you? Is it because you saved the oon, they would have lost? (Cries.of ‘That's 80.) Ts it because your lives are a rebuke to their lack of loyalty? Is it because they cannot look upon you without feeling a sense of humiliation and shame for their overthrow that they abuse the boys in blue? (A volce—“That’s what’s the matter.’’) And here I want to call attention to the admirable bearing of the boys in blue under these repeated provocations. I hope they wil’ continue to look upon them with forbearance, I cannot say without indignation, for that is impos- stble; and that under no circumstances should they make themselves responsibie for a breach of public peace. When the time comes—if it ever unhap- pily coes come again, and when it will be found ne- cessary to employ force—there are a million of us as ready aa’ willing when summoned by proper au- thorities to put down rebellion in the South and revolution in the North—loud — cheers)—as effectively as we put down the armed rebellion in the field. It seems that the democratic party have received very recently a reinforcement. (Cries of ‘Baltimore.”) There bave been two pro- cessions to-day in Philadelphia—one, almost count- Jess In numbers, of loyal veterans, and @ proceasion of rebel veterans on their way to the station house, (Cheers and laughter, and shouts of “Keep them there.”) While Mr. Wallace was pouring forth his gratuitous insults, imputing to you dishonest de- signs, his rebel friends from Baltimore were endeavoring to promote the very frauds which he had the audacity to impute tos you. Now, then, as Grant has establisned, with the help of yourselves and your comrades, that the war was a success, that the Union could be preserved and that it is preserved—now Mr. Seymour is up for President and Blair for Vice President, to see ifthere could be some means by which the iaws could be overthrown and the recognized loyal governments of the South broken up and rebellion reign in our land. (Cries of “Never, never.”) In return for Seymour's services in 1864 General McClellan has been imported from Europe to persuade you that you are to vote for Sey- monr. The next steamer is to bring another reinforcement in the person of George Francis ‘Train—(laughter)—and after it will not be surprisi if a telegram should summon Jet? Davis to take the stump Seymour. (A voice—“We are ing to hang him.”) ‘Idon’t think tt worth while hang Jeff Davis now; let hin go to Tammany Hall. Since treason has been made odious by the endorsement of Tammany Hall and traitors have been made infa- mous by the reception which was accorded them we may wnt an amnesty. (Laughiter.) It is not strany that ‘the soldiers and sailors of the republic should rally for Grant. It is not because the General of the Arty has become the leasler of the party. Itis because the rebels presumed to seize the government they vainly tried to destroy. This spectacle sounds the bugle for the soldiers and brings the sailora to the main deck. All people who prefer to follow the lead of Wade Hampton and Forrest should go for Sey- mour; those who prefer to foliow Sheridan, Ktlpat- rick and others will go for Grant. (Cheers.) The private sailors who did not go down to the depths of the sea will go for Seymour; the gallant tars with Winslow will go for Grant, and so will the tars who followed Farragut go for Grant. (Cheers,) You remember we were told in 1861 that thig government could not endare half slaves and half freemen and the war of the rebellion was proof of this admonition. We_pre- served the Union by making it all free, Every State in the Union must be a loyal State. (Cheers.) The loyal people in all the States South as well as North, must be recognized and sustained as the only sate custodians of power. We have been told that Congress was radical because Congress disregarded and denounced the rebel authorities in the rebel States; and now these gentlemen who took that ‘conservative’ view have turned against us and determined to support Seymour and Blair and in denouncing the laws by your representatives in Congress as void and unconstitutional. They first tried rebel- lion and failed, thanks to the murder of Lincoln; now they wili resort to revolution of a State to nullify the laws of Congress; next they assert the right of States to secede from the Union. Fail- ing all down at the point of the bayonet, they now wish to have the people governed by a dictator. Now if the people affirm the infamous doctrine of their platform, as explained by Blair's letter, that their President ma: be dictator, it 18 only sanctio} in effect what expressed by the rebels, to which, however, the people will never agree. Fancy ye democri what would have been the state of your leaders of Thomas Jefferson undertaken to elect himself to the Presidency by Le cng Beale the tories of the Revo- lution. e ‘er here proceeded to review the career of the democratic party and commented se- verely upon the fact of receiving the rebels as their equals and giving them a controlling voice in the formation of their platform and selection of their candidates, and concluded by predicting a glorious victory for Grant and Colfax. Governor Geary, General Stevens, of New Hamp- shire, Senator Harian, of Iowa, and others addressed the assernhlage and were frequently interrupted by ofc in these, and put the passage of clubs. This was continued until the arrival of the procession, when it passed in review, each club endeavoring to rival the by precision of thelr one pee f marching. The scene was grand, being brightened by the display of fireworks and other demonstrations of welcome to the “Boys in Blue.” Aiter the line had passed the assemblage dispersed with cheers for Grant and victory. Thus has ended the largest and most animated political demonstration ever witnessed in Phila- deiphia. EUROPEAN MARKETS. Tae LONDON MONEY MARKET.—LONDON, Oct. 2— 5 P, M.—American securities closed firm. United States five-twenty bonds, 74), ; Illinois Centrai Kail- way shares, 97; Atlantic and Great Western consoli- dated shares, 4054; consols, #454 for both money and the account, FRANKFORT BOURSE.—FRANKFORT, Oct. 2.—United States bonds have been excited to-day; quoted at 76% @ 16% for the issue of 1862. Panis BouRSE.—PanIs, Oct. 2.—The Bourse opened ata dectine, Rentes, 69 franca 7 centimes. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, Oct. 2— 5 P. M.—The cotton market closed buoyant at the fol- lowing quotations:—Middiing uplands, 10%4d.; mid- dung Orleans, 10d. The sales of the day foot up 20,000 bales. was some business In cotton to Mg of ee ad — made at 10 per e Li cotton at. sea, bound 10 the Uni jJast evening were 95,000 bales, of which 17,000 w: taken for ¢: and 9,000 pt n. The stock on hand is estimated at 424,000 bales, includ- 107,000 American. ‘ATE OF TRADR.—LIVERPOOL, Oct. 2.—The market for yarns and at Manchester quiet. LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, Oct, 2.—The market is firm. Murcer ls daft Red Wheat bas defined 2d. and. Is augted at 108, ta. per cental |AVRR COTTON MAnceT.—Havas, Oct, 2—Even- _—Cotton is ordi 136f. ecarce; Propuce Manksr.—Lt Oct, 2—5 P. M.—Common rosin is quoted ‘at ba. 00. Spirita turpentine 26a, LONDON PRODUCE MAREET.—LONDON, -5P. Oct. M.—Sugar, to 2be. 9d. @ 208. Market firm. PETROLEUM MARKET.—ANTWERP, (Oct. 2.—The po troleum market is flat, EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 2.—The steamship Holsatia, Sn veers, which left New zoek September 21, Port at noon to-day. ERNSTOWN, Oct, 2.—The Russia, from Kew YOre Beptember a3, arnived at ‘seven M’CLELLAN. ‘Welcome to the Hero of Antictam—His Old Soldiers in Line of March—Madison Square Ablaze. ‘The grand reception to Major General George B. McClellan, whose return to the United States after a prolonged sojourn in Europe was duly chronicled in the course of the past week, was given, as previously announced it would be, last evening by the National McClellan Legion, the members of which turned out by thousands and marched and countermarched past the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Madison square, for nearly two hours amidst the almost continuous shouts of an enthusiastic assemblage, which m num- bers surpassed similar gatherings on pre- vious occasions in the same place, the flut- tering of banners, the burning of fireworks, the G'splay of long lines of torches and illuminated lantéfns and the waving of handkerchiefs by the hands of beauty, while inspiriting strains of music filled the air as the seemingly never ending columns of the legion defiled past the hotel, on the balcony of which, supported by several gentlemen of the Com- mittee of Arrangements, stood the General, somewhat thinner in body and paler in complexion than when he departed for Europe, but with eyes as bright and 100k as resolute as when on the bloody fleld of An- tietam he led his soldiers to victory—giving to the rebellion on that day of doubt, of despair to the re- public its frst and deepest mortal wound. WITHIN THR HOTEL. At an early hour in the evening the Fifth Avenue Hotel and the space immediately in front of it ex- tending from the Worth monument to Twenty-third street, and Fifth avenue and Broadway, and within and half way across the square began to fill up with those who desired to witness the procession of the National McClellan Legion and to participate in doing homage to the hero of Yorktown. At half past eight o'clock the space immediately in front of the house was densely packed by an orderly, well dressed and intelligent class of citizens, while within the splendid structure the hallway, vestibules, galleries and parlors were filled with ladies and gentlemen, many of the former being in full evening dress, At twenty minutes past nine, accompanied by one or two citizens and unostenta- tlously attired, General ellan entered the vesti- bule on the second story and quietly, almost unno- passed through those who were listlessly lounging therein and awaiting his arrival, and en- tered room number forty, which had been engaged by the reception comm! ittee for the night. A few minutes subsequently the Metropolitan Club, com- poe of about a4 peatierees. and with badges on ¢ left tapels of their coats, passed the room, the door of which was opened for the occasion, and near which the guest of the evening stood, and repeatedly bowed as they acknowledged presence, and ,then slowly moved onward. ON THR BALCONY. At a quarter to ten o’clock several gentlemen, de- corated with sashes of a “‘Solferino” color, surround- ed the General and accompanied him to the large parlor fess rg 4 behind the balcony. A police oficer preceded the procession and succeeded in opening a passage way to one of the windo ing on it, through which he immediately p: stood confronting the vast assemblage beneath who, with upturned faces, instantly burst into cheers that swelled and roared al columns like great waves beating tu soleinu calonces upon a rock-bound coast. THE WELCOMY. For several seconds these ch from the throats of lusty men—whose hearts beat loyally as they greeted the hero of the old soldiers of the legion wad of the vast majority of the people—con!inued, and then, a8 the banners waved to aad fro, the calcein lights placed near the north and south ends of the square were turned first on the populace and the: for a moment, on the face of him whom they had as- sembled to honor, while the bands sent forth sono- rous notes of welcome. The spectators could not longer contain themselves, but in very joy renewed their roars of welcome—their cheers for the savior of the Union, the organ’ of its armies, out of whose discipline came eventual victory. The welcome given to General M have satisfied iim that he yet retains ti of the people, who have not forgotten lus sacri in the cause of liberty and unity, and who canao’ be persuaded that any soldier should ever have sup- planted him in the field or in the hearts of the loyal men of tie republic. General Ward then stood forward and said:—Sol- diers and fellew-citizens—I have the pleasure to imtrodace to you General George B. McClellan, the great commander of the army of the Potomac, (Cheers). REMARKS BY GENERAL M‘OLELLAN. General McClellan having acknowledged by fre- juent bows the homage ot the people, addressea them in a few words. He said:— I know, my frends, you will not expect a speech from me to-night. (Cries of “Louder.”) I am sure you will be content with the expression of my sincere and hearty thanks for this kind and cordial welcome on my return home—(cheers)—a welcome a thousand times Spee than I had aright toexpect. | know you wiil excuse me from making a speech. The General them bowed and retired a few steps, On a@ signal from the Marsha: the procession tien resumed its march, the General standing and re- ceiving the harrahs and plaudits of the people as they marched past with bands of music and numer- ous torches, ‘The procession was hardly half an hour in Passing the hotel. As the rear of the body marched pas Colonel Pierson presented himself on the platform and agdressing the concourse said:—General McClelian, through me, thanks you for this demonstration you have given him to-night. He is now about to retire, and I propose that we now give him three hearty cheers. The immense gathering joined in cheers, which were kept up, cheer after cheer, for some time. ‘fhe General then left the balcony, and was escorted to his room, where he waa shut in by those having him in charge from further intrusion for the night. After the disappearance of the General the immense concourse of people quietly dispersed, PRELIMINARY SCENES AT HEADQUARTERS. At an early hour ascene of bustling animation and excitement was the National McClellan Legion ae at Masonic Hall, in Thirteenth street. Outside the street was densely crowded, and above the uproarious tumult of many voices thundered cannon, while the incessant shooting of rockets into the ~— of the upper air gave a pyrotechnic liveliness the scene. But if it was compact and noisy outside it was more com} and nolsy in- side. A surging throng crowded about the head- quarters room. The fact was not long in being de- veloped that there was a =e of torches, Chinese lanterns and corps flags. It was found that those who came firat would not only be first served, but that@those who came last would not be served atall. There was some tall swearin: among the officers to keep the besiegers =. and there Was some tail swearing among the besiegers at the dilatoriness in dealing out the articles so voctle- rously in demand. The whole thing was managed as well and expeditiously as could have been done under the circumstances. Pent up trate feelings on either side did not exceed the limit of emphatic expletives. “We are doing the best we can,” continually reiterated the officers; and #o the clamorers for torchlights and Chi- nese lanterns and corps fags soon found, and their irascibility: ve way to atniability and a pleasing disposition accept the situation and what was iven them. The preliminary chaos resolved itself ito substantial order. After an hour or so the sup- ply of the hundred accessories to the forthcoming rocession, Lys by no means coming up to the jemand, was exhausted, the crowd inside surged outside ‘and began to form in readiness for Procession. FORMING INTO LINK. | This was neither an easy nor expeditious undertak- | Ing. There was in the outset a good deal of una- | void@bie confaston. The marshals had their hands | fall supervising and directing the formation, and | both they and their alas were zalloping about on | their horsesjwith somewhat of the liveliness incident to forming a grand battle line. At length the dif- ferent organizations were ranged in their respective pisces and ready to move at @ moment's notice. ‘hey were formed in Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, with their right resting on Fourth avenue. THE ROUTE. This was the one upon at the final sesston of the managers on Thursday evening, viz:—Down Fourth avenue to Bond st through Bond street ip Broadway to Fourth street, through University place, thence to Waverley place, through Waverley fs to Fifth avenue and venue Hotel. IE _ PROCESSION. At half- eight the procession began to move. ing {t were the carti containing the Com- mittee of Al came the Chief Mar- then Gi the the band followed the mem! of the National McClellan Legion, bearing their handsome banner in after them the Sixteenth Ward McClellan ; mext the Eighth ward McClellan Legion. ae ee organization bore lanterns inscri mour and Biait” and ‘the Union Forever.” Next in order came an announcing Itself the medium ofa fs the “Fifteenth Gentiemen’s Sons Who served Under McClellan.” Marching on next was the Legion of ‘They had two transparencies the first in blazi ‘Antietam, Welcome Home," and. “Little ‘Mus’ Por nee In the wake of this Gressed A red shirts and wore 3 in the marched twenty and twenty-five de ling up the entire width of the street with their moving column. A lack of ad torches rially from the bi y detracted very mate: of the ame. 5 ee further nya that there were many Procession as the managers nad proclaimed and, doubtless, anticipated would turn out, At the largest calculation there were not over ten thousand in the line. Their reception ou their route of march was, however, most enthusiastic. The sidewalks and doorsteps, aud balconies and windows were filled with peopie, and all along were offered cheers for McClelian, which met with cordial response from lusty masculine throats, while immumerable ladies waved innumer- able handkerchiefs in token of hearty joining tn the General tribute to the once commander of the grand army of the Potomac. SCENES IN FRONT OF FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL The culminating scene of excitement and entha- siasm was in front of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Long before the procession arrived here the street was lied to ita utmost capacity. Many came of course to see Little Mac, the hero of the ovational display, and to hear the music of the serenade and the Speech he would utter in respons. It was certainly @ noisy crowd, but the noise was that of hearty enthusiasm and engendered by genuine esteem for the gallant hero of Antietam, ~ As the head ot the procession showed itself they rent the air with cheers for General McClellan; as the procession halted the cheers were renewed; as the music of the serenade ceased the cheers became more wild and tumultuous; as General McClelian showed himself on the balcony still more deafening rounds of cheers Tose from those myriad throats, and as he closed his speech the cheers reached the acme of tumuitu- ous enthusiasm, While the procession passed in re- ‘iasm was keptup. It came in with it only departed with its ebb, ROBBERY IN WALL STREET. The Anancial centre of the me‘ropolis has been frat ful of sensations lately in the way of heavy and daring robberies, and was yesterday the scene of another of those cool operations, startling alike in their concep- tion and execution, with a slight variation upon the latest previous efforts in this direction of the pro- perty stolen, being in this case bonds, not specie, but equally characterized by seeming reckless ness of consequences and contempt for the chances of interraption. The particulars, as far ag have been learned, are as follows:—About noon Mr. Dater, of the firm of Philip Dater & Co., No. 112 Wall street, sent a boy to a bank for a box contain. ing $10,000 in bonds, When the boy returned, bring- ing the box with him, as he entered the store a stranger, of gentlemanly seeming, came in will him fed permission to look at the di- He was shown to a desk in the centre , Where the directory lay; and while looking over it Mr. Dater spe and taking the bonds, five-twenties, two of the denomi- natio n of $500 and nine for $1,000 each, out of the box, placed them in one of the drawers of the desk and shortly after left the office, the stranger almost immediately following him. The latter, however, in afew momenta returned, and, apologizing for 80 doing, said he had forgotten to copy the address he required, and could he again look at the directory? Certainly, was responded, and @ mo- tion towards the desk accompanying the spoken per- mission, the gentlem: appearing man proceeded as before to the desk. No notice was taken of his movements while there, the clerks who had seen him in conversation with Mr. Dater having no suspicion that he could be other than what he seemed, and af- ter a few moments, he a second time left the office, walking out with an easy, nonchalant air, as though relieved at the satisfactory conclusion of some little matter which had but slightly exercised his mind. He was not long gone when Mr. Dater returned, and going at once to the drawer where he’ had left the bonds, upon opening it discovered that they had disappeared. Inquiry, ot course, followed, and the later movements ot the gentlemanly’ appearing man being related to him the conciasion was naturally reached that the stranger was a thief, and while the second time turning over the leaves of the directory with one haba managed to extract the bonds from the drawer with the other. Moral—Instruct clerks to keep attentive eyes upon gentlemanly appearing mcr Who ask to see the directory. \. 8 @ little singolar that up ¢0 a late hour last nisht this robbery had not been reported at police headquarters, CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN CHINA, . We (says a flong Kong paper) have been endeavor- ing to obtain some authentic statistics of the mis- sions of ail denominations in China, The following respecting the Roman Catholic missions has been courteously communicated by good authority. It 1s the first compilation of the sort in modern days:— The whole of China has been divided into twenty- four Cataolic missious, directed by nineteen bishops and five prefects apostolic of different nationalities, viz., Italian, French, Spanish and Be'gian, bishop has under him not less than four Buropean missionaries, and some of them have upwards of twenty. Each mission is divided into so many dis- pica according to the number of European mitssion- aries. The number of Christians varies in each mission from two thousand, which is the lowest number, up to ten thousand. Colleges.—in each mission a college for natives is kept, where they are taught Latin, philosophy and theology. There are also schools and orphanages, which abound in every mission, The most important is the gs kept by the Germans and itatiune a6 Si-ka-wi, distant from Shanghae three or four miles, There are nearly three hundred pupils, who are taught trades, painting, drawing and Chinese literas ture, and several of them are sent up to Pekin to take the degrees. Printing.—In several of the missions there is a Es office directed by the missionaries, That at hanghae is worthy of mention. Several works have been composed and printed in Chinese, among which may be mentioned the Gospels, with explanatory notes (five editions); works on mathematics, theo- logical books, which, a3 far as regards the idioms, are kept as classics by the Chinese. Severa! parts of theBibie have been translated into Chinese, but al- ways with explanatory notes to adapt them to the natives’ mental capacity, with a dictionary in Latin and Mandarin. A new one has been printed at Paris in Chinese and French by a French missionary. Dif- ferent maps of China are printed at Naples, in Italy, under the Italian missionary in the Chinese College; and a map of the See-non district, near Hong Kong, has been printed at Leipsic, having been drawn by an Italian missionary. Sisters of Charity tn China.—They have cight es- tablishments, viz:—One in Canton, where they direct an asylutn for foundiings and orphans; two in Hong Kong, with an asylum for foundiings, day and board- ing schools, and an orphanage; one in Ni , with orphanage; one in Shanghae, where they direct a hospital; one out of Shanghae, in the country, with an orphanage; one in Tientsin, where ny ? have an orphanage, schools and hospital; one in Pekin, with hospital and orphanage. Two more are Soing to be opened this — one in Hangkow, a branch Italian Sisters in Hong Kong, and one in Han-chow, @ branch from Pekin, ‘The twenty-four Catholic missions in China are:— 1. Kwantang and Kuanfu. 2, Hong Kong, with the adjaccnt isiands and part of the mainiand. 3. Yan- nan, 4, ‘Ti-bet. 6. Kwel-cheou. 6. Szechuen, East. 7. Szechuen, West 8. Szechuen, South. 9% Ho-nan. 10. Hu-pe. 11. Shan-si. 12, Hu-nan. 15, Kiang- wan. 14. Pel-chihil, East. 15, Pei-chihti, North. 16. Pel-chihll, South.’ 17. The Kiang. 18. Kiang: 19. Shen-si, 20, Shan-tung. 21. Fo-kien. 22. Core: 23. Manchuria. 24, M CURIOUS WILL OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRELATE. The Continental (Europe) papers are publishing a curious document, purporting to be the late Cardinal @’Andrea’s last will and testament. The following is a translation:— ‘ Narnrs, April 12, 1868, I trust very shortiy, on the co: ion of the ill-ad- vised displeasure conceived against me by Pope Pius IX. for the frivolous reasons now notorious to the whole worid, to be abie to return to Kome, my usual place of residence. Our difference ig wholly uncon- nected with religious matters, being a mere question of punctilio. If right were might the cause would be mine, but where might is it the victory is on the side of the Pope, who, during the severe iliness with which I was amlicted, presumed to act as my physician, and because I chose rather to be guided by my medical advisers subjected me to a most discourteous, treacherous and immoral persecution. I dis- tinguish between John Baptist Mastal and the Ponti Pins; but the Pontif, retaining the nature of Mastai, is liable to error; and, in fact, through natural Indrmity the Po) erred in childishly allowing himself to be the dupe of Cardinal James Antonelli, of Patrizi, an ignorant and ambitious ascetic and @ mean souled courtier; and, lastly, by that notorious scoundrel, Caterini, of Arnano, in the district of Acquapen- dente, province of Vil Tam a bette: Catholic than Pins 1X., who at the commencement of his. Poritificate, and afterwards, committed various acts not consistent with Catholt- clam. In ad uncertainty whether I shall be abie vin Rome thereby make © Tough draft of my jr haritable institutions in Rome I be- cS the sum prescribed by law whenever a will ® The and the Bee eee ens, my are to be divided eres een churches toll ini to for he note which I