The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-21

my this occasion, and pleased with the conf
dence in which the call implies. And may ask
there any particular subject ON which you would like
to hear my opinionsl c'Yes:" "yes-The City Govern
The Police Refom"-"Down with the Policen-"The
Police is down already"-"Where's WhtngP'-"Where's
which Were silenced by Mr. Johnson who said Gentle
men-you are cutting out work enough for me till next
election But it is not talking that will bring about re-
form in our city government We don't want talking
we want voting Cheers and the cry "Well give em
notes. You must give them votes if you would have re-
form If reform made it be made by your
selves in the ballotboxes Great cheering) Our city
fathers will never make reform the council chamber
never = Dld not the wings promise us reform during
the whole OF last yoerreform in the police department.
reform in street cleaning in the fire department.
msRs reform So Ao Ney did, But did they
touch the subject of police reform for fear if they did they
should lose their election last spring They were afraid
the primary meetings They said of use to pass
any ordinances Of reform for If they did the Mayor would
veto them But hey should nave done Their duty and left
Wing Common Council did not do their duty-they did
nothing at alland we kicked them out Of the Common
Council with the right foot-c'right and mstakeD
of 5000 voters good men and true loud cheers) say
kicked them out for then ofoco Tam
many Hall man, and SO am yet, SO far principles
ples-(I CUES not"-" not exactly ~ recollect in vari-
conversations last year with Alderman Purdy that he
always promised if the Democratic party into power
this year. that there should be thorough Police reform
and street cleaning reform asoand the leaders of the
and Wings two very promising daughter and
cheers0 but that all You can say OF they never
s PdS but ks my PRINCIPLES t bet
love Rome more. ! go for reform, and not promises.
Checrs go for Police that shall give security to
Police my friends that shall give such security to our
that shall not be exposed to being murdered in
most public streets the midst of long and bloody
rows, like young Stanley who buchered night be-
fore last in Canal street far cruelty than you would
butcher e ., Gre sensston3 80 for Fire
snrance e. So will we, and vote for tooo Is it not
right fellow citizensax payers ofthe city of New York
fifteen millions of dollars for croton water secure
yourselves against the desoaon of such fires had
in 1898 and isse-is not right that you should have fire
duce your insurance 1T is our right and we will
have it too1 But if the Wings will not give you these
ty.D If the Democrats who in office will not
give you thorough Pocean efficient Fire Department
clean streets-and rerenchment of taxes then fellow
citizens, who shall "a tremendous shout of The Ame-
rican Republican Party"-'we will"-"our votes at the
next charter election.0 Fellow citizens, you afraid
to vote in favor Of your own prncplesl-(A universal
NoD Will you vote for men who will carry out your
principes'-one and allvyesD Will you vote for good
French nor the Dutch, nor the Devil nor any other
foreigners daughter great applause and another tire.
ustrious and promising friends the whias and ocofocos
promise at the next charter election you shall have
Mayor and Common Council, who will give you re-
form in accordance with your principles(mos enthusi
astic cheering, amid which Mr.. Johnson retired)
After Mr.. Johnson had concluded, there were
loud cries for Brown, Thompson, Locke, and other
popular speakers of the party Messrs. Brown and
Thompson were not present, or rather not outside,
and therefore Mr.. William Adams Locke, of the
third ward, mounted the hogshead, and addressed
the people. Mr.. Locke is gentleman of very firm
and dIgnified bearing-formerly, as we understand,
house carpenter, but now retired upon fortune.
He appeared to be about fifty years of ages
Mr. WILLIAM ADAMS LocKE-Gentlemen and fellow
citizens-(Cheers)- regard the formation of Native
cious to the affairs Of beloved country The party
has been formed suddenly, is true; and although in
cheering) And not only in strength man but even
its councils and in its speech and in its deeds is
man. But what would say is-ior am not much accus,
this young the American Republican party will be
heard throughout the country( 1t is heardo Yes is
press-iere some one cried out Three cheers for the
independent public press" which were given with
great the voice of this young party
will be heard at Washington by Senators and Re-
representatives. In two weeks Congress will meet, and for
what purpose will they meet To make President
cried twenty voices Yes believe may justly be said
that the principal business of the ensuing Congress will
be to manufacture Presidents and is with shame that
Representatives to Congress for the purpose of manuiac
turing President aloud Nos" from the multitude)
ogrong, backing and filling, schemng and wire pull
ing with other object in view but to pull down
no." and loud cheers) But what do you send them to
Congress forl Is IT not to maintain pure American
publican principlesto egslae for the public good-and
to mind their constituents Observation-Disclosures cheer
ng)
Here Mr.. Locke was proceeding to say some
thing about the influence which this party would
eventually produce even in our halls Of national lie,
sisation, when he was interrupted by a gang of
rowdies, who, with the design of disturbing the
meeting, cried out 'Thrce cheers for Daniel o.
Connell-three cheersfor Repeal--and three groans
Repeal were given, but by the time they came to
the groans for slavery, they found themselves all
knocked into cooked hat. The way they were
used up was caution to the trinity of O'Connell,
Repeal and Ant-slavery, when they attempt to In
terfere with true American citizens.
Here there were loud cries for "Cobb," "Cobb,'
and in few minutes young man, in the garb of a
mechanic with fine intelligent face, modestly
mounted the hogshead just vacated by the last
speaker and recited in a deep manly voice, and
with good gestures, the following poem =
The American Republicans Dream.
By BENJAMIN CoBB, JR.
heard deep and angry cry,
Loud and deep it rang on high,
Borne by the bondless winds along,
From eager and an earnest throng,
That thought as freemen only dare,
And wore the look that freemen wear.
heard voice ring through the crowd,
Methought its tones were clear and loud,
And told Of glorious days OF yore,
OF the laurel wreaths their fathers wore,
OF trophies won by land and sea-
In their sires' ships for liberty.
Methought it asked, "shall servile band,
The refuse of many wasted land,
Now lord il DER a sunny cline,
Their fathers lost in olden time
II they would yield to honeyed words
The trophies of their fathers swords~
thought an answer loud and shrill,
Pealed from many distant hill,
Rose from the sands of oceans shore
Mingled its notes with tempests roar
thought with brighter light did glow
Their gances as they answered mo"
thought it not an empty dream,
Not fading light their eyes bright CLEAN,
That times would come when Celt and Gael,
And the Swabian that dared assa
The freedom of their native race,
Would be heard no more in council place.
Every stanza of this poem was received with
tremendous applause, and after Mr.. Cobb ceased
citing, number of the multitude, in the enthusiasm
ofthe moment, seized him and bore him in triumph
on their shoulders
MIR. PETER DE LA Rec was then lnldly called |