The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-25

themselves in support Of
your cause. Putihere names
out OF view. and you can.
not, in the lists of our po-
litical candidates, find that
Of one solitary public man
who 10 not understood to
be pledged against US.
What, then, is your
course You now, for
the first time, find yourselves
in the position ID vote at
least for yourselves. You
have often voted for others,
and they did not vote Tor
you, but now you are deter
mined to uphold with your
own votes, your own rights
-CThunders OF applause,
which lasted several mi.
nutes Will you then stand
by the rights OF your oil.
spring, who have for SO
long a period, and from gen.
GRAFTON to generation, sui.
ferea under the operation OF
this injurious system2 (Re.
newed cheering Will you
adhere to the nomination
made 2 (Lou1 cries Of I'VE
will" eve will" and vo.
ciferous applause.) Will
you be united ! (Tremend-
Gus cheering-the whole
immense assembly rising en-
massse, waving Of has,
handkerchiefs, and every
possible demonstration OF APP
plamse.) viii you let all
men see that you are worthy
sons Of the nation to which
you belong J (Cries of"Ne-
yer iear-we will Z" We
will till death !" and terrific
cheering Win you prove
yourselves W orthyof friends
Tremendous cheering)-
Will none you finch7 (The
scene that followed this EN-.
phatic query is indescriba-
BILE, ana exceeded all the en-.
thusiastic, and alm0st iren.
zied displays OF passionate
feeling, we have sometimes
witnessed at Irish meetings.
The cheering-the shouting
the stamping OF feet wa.
wing of hats and handher-
chiefs, beggared all powers
OF description.) Very well,
then, the tickets will be pre-
pared and distributed a.
m0ngst you, and on the day
of election 60 like freemen,
with dignity and calmness,
entertaining due respect for
your fellow.citizens and
their opinions, and deposit
your votes. And II you DO
not elect any OF your friends
you will ut least record
your votes in favor of jus.
tice, and in favor Of your
principles, which must not
cannot be abandoned, and
you will be guiltless Of the
sin, and shame, and degra-
dation OF electing men who
are pledged to trample OH
you If they can ! Great
cheering.) 1 care not for
party men--.their profess
sions-their cliques-and
all that. Bring them to the
test, and you find great pro.
mises-lean performances.
1t is time that you should
convince them that you, the
interested parties in this
great question-you the de-
nizens Of a nation proverbi.
ally faithful TO every EN-
gagement-you will con-
vince them at least, and per-
haps for the first time, that
you are not the plant tools
they mistake you to he =
loud cheering.) You will
have nothing to do with the
men who go to Senate and
Assembly, pledged to act
against YOU loud cries
OF " no, no, no > /" that we
won't" ind great cheering.)
They may find votes enough
to send them-(A voice, mo
they shan't!')-iet them 60!
But they will, in that case be
obliged to confess that they
were sent by your enemies
Jet them do the work OF
their masters daughter
and chpers.) | ask then,
once for 8ll-and with the
answer let the meeting close
will this meeting pledge
its honor, as the represents
tive OF that oppressed por.
ton of our community, for
whom / have 40 often plead.
cd, here as we'll as elsewhere
will 1t pledge its honor
that 1t will stand by these
candidates whose names
have been read, and that no
man composing this vast au.
dience will ever vote for
any one pledged to oppose
our just claims and incon
trovertible rights n (Terrife
cheering and thunders OF
applause, which continued
for several minutes, amid
which Bishop Ii. resumed
his seat.)
Silence having been at
length restored, the ticket
was adopted by reclamation
and the immense assem-
blage adjourned in the most
peaceful and orderly man.
npr.