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

well drugged with bad brandy, the animang spirit Of
campaign of sl0 the history of national saturnala
Of drunkenness. So il began, continued, and ended
Drunken braggadoco, drunken abuse drunken violence
drunken disorder drunken folly, characteristics
Great applause and cries Of that's true Yes fellow
ger recall these melancholy times of national folly and
error But, thank God the people have been awakened
from these bacchanalian orgies Cheers) The day has
gone by, pray and trust for ever when any politician
can dare address himself to the les passions of human
nature and seek the alliance OF depraved appetite and
grovelng vice in the prosecution of his schemes. loud
cheers) And with what indignant and whitening rebuke
should not the be visited, who by such conduct in
ready again to with kindred infamy loud
applause) Indeed, If any excitement wanting to
lover of decency and order-every admrer Of virtue.
against the partzans who have polluted the country,
could find il in their eeeoneering conduct What an
public perseverng insults have they heaped the cha
racter Of the people, by this system of recommending
themselves and their nominees! They must estimate
freemans voice and vote at prodigious price surely,
when they offer for it, gn.sling pint Of hardcider
daughter and hisses) But, fellow-czens, this sad
farce can never be repeated. Cheersl The American
Republican party comes before the people in the modest
garb of plain republican, and speaking the words of
truth and sObeness 1t appeals the and the vir
tue of the citizen addresses itself to the understand
ngs of the peope-regardng the citizens OF this country
| as rational bengs-as men
Z" Who know their rights, and knowing dare maintain
them"
It seeks their SURFACES by the only which
and morality suggest and sanction (ireat appause)
To no chanalian eass do invite you. Not with
the poisoned winecup.do we court your aid. welcome
to you with that great charter of bery-the Declaration
of lndependencen hands and we ask you and
as ctzensas intelligent and accountable beingsto come
forward and take part in that great conflict which
commenced between corruption and fraud, and vice OF
every description on the one hand and patriotism, mo-
raly and virtue, on the other tremendous applause
amid which Mr.. Jones retired)
Then there were loud calls for "Oakley"-"De
La Ree"-"Hopper,, Ode La Ree"-"HopPer''
The chairman called out in stentorian voice
"Order-gentlemen, order-you must keep, order
and when the chair tells you to keep order, you
must keep order" This stilledt the audience
The next thing in order was the reading OF the
articles OF the Constitution of the New ASSOCIATION
of the Ninth Ward, with the preamble and by.
laws. These went dead against the present School
LAWN favor of Fl years before naturalization
and none but American Republicans for office
These Were adopted unanimously. All who wish
ed TO join were invited to walk up and sign their
names.
Again there were loud calls for "De La Rec
''Hopper''-"De La Ree"--"Hopper'- and the
chairman again ordered them to keep order. eve
are not gong to have any disorder, and we will not
have It, while | am in the chair This again pro-
duced quiet.
motion was then made to appoint a chairman
pro tenn, and also secretary for the New Assoca-
ton whose constitution had just been read, in or
DER that hey might Ga meeting and organlzhem
Loud calls again for De La Ree.a The chair
man said, :. We are not ready .yet-;we must go on
sent Calls for Hopper. Mr. Hopper from the
midst of the audience said, +" Gentlemen, l beg to
be excused; came here to listen, and not to
speak" cloud cries of " Go ahead, go ahead, out
with it, fire away y whereupon he then came for
ward. MIR. Hopper is stout man, rather inclined
to corpulency, with round, open, honest counte-
nance, full OF fire and fun, and a man most admi-
rably calculated interest popular audience. III
we are not mistaken he is whoe-souled teetotal
temperance man, who is exceedingly popular in
their ranks he Is cartman, and will easily bring
with him 1000 votes at the next charter election.
Mr.. Hopper proceeded -
Mn NATHANIEL HoPPER.-Gentlemen, when ! first
heard of this meeting, thought would attend all
but they would not let me off, and when did come felt
ash could not speak at all especially when looked
the speeches / felt kind o scart9put to non plush
Cheers But gentlemen, can say any thing for the
c;tinen am ready to 90 Hnoud eee Fellow
and have felt deeply aggreved when have look. |
ed around me- and seen what kind of men have in
own unless merit not to have been tw months
in the conntry-[Applausel-b Common Council
are willing to put men in office if they will vote for them
for coppers. Loud appausel Gentlemen am a Re
pcaer-yes, Repealer-[A voice, mot Irish Repeal
er go nar aa w and kna 81 repeal
OConne goes for the principle that his country should
be ruled by thorough bred and native ishmen
and go for just such principle, that city and
country should be governed by thorough bred:and true
born Native American Citizens; Here the applause,
stamping and cheering absolutely tremendous sha
ing the building to its very ioundation This was the
very principle for which orefahers fought bled and
cheeringo But governed by native American cit
zens' No-but by who have yet got their brogues
ing an Irshman at the polls who still the old
gray coat that he came from auld Ireland in He'd just
Hudson river's land faith your honor behave that
have-and I'm sure of it, and" says what part of
lside splitting laughter The fact is that most Of the
Irish who to this country ignorant children
years Old There are exceptions some are Of bright
prove! Where there one that is qualified there are 20
that are not "a voice, "More than thatD Who is it that
commit most of the robberes and hets and murders in
this city and country and against whom do we turn our
keys when we lie down night rest Is it not the TO-
reigners of every nationhe vagabonds that kicked
out OF the old country because they too wicked to live
in it-and then don't these fellows they
come rulers? Immense appausel Yes they eli.
Their our rulers or our robbersrule rob u.s. Now
don't believe American citizens will stand it much longer
am for having them live here twenty years before
naralizaton twentyone years short enough to learn
our anguage-to learn our laws and our manners and
customs Let them serve as long apprenticeship
have we lived here twentyone years before voted
repeal of the schoo b anu Wiling to sSe all
religious sects their rights, whether they be Ca
say them ALL You shall have your rights the Con.
stitution of country guarantees them to you But
public schools The Bible not sectarian. Our fore
fathers read it, and constitution formed on it
Washington read it, he read it while he was alive and
was by his bed side when he died-[sensationl And
go for the Bible and I'll fight for it too[APpause]
Take from and what better off shall we be than the
heaens the Hottentots the IIindoos the
pie of Italy where the Pope lives Great cheering MIR
Hopper dwelt some length this part of his subject
| which well received by the peopel know Catho.
lies nothing about it, athoug they by it, hut
I'd hardly take their oaths upon stack of Bibles
Laughter and applausel But don't want to weary
your patience[Cnes of Go on, go on"l Its nothing
but cartman that's addressing you Cheers and cries
of Go on. But the cartmen not to be despised-he
way the tow ocks forward at the last election
caution Here Mr. Hopper related the story Of Irish
who about to give in his at the charter
to vote for ~ why" says l. q" going vote for the
Common Council" 80, git out" says he, you're voting
the wrong ticketrm not going to vote for any Common
Council at ALL at all-Tm going to vote for Alderman
shaler again" Shouts of laughter and appause) Here
Mr. Hopper related a number of very curious and
what extraordinary facts relative to the dongs of the
Common Council in appointing for Inspector of Carmen,