The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-04-05

inc DutAes Oh the ttlcn towards the POOR
the Revelation II apidiy Advancing.
That well known rallyipg point Of the whig
torces-National Hall,in Canal street, was again
crowded excessively last night, to consult on the
best means to rescue this city from the foul re-
proach OF nativism, and TO hear the Hon. ID. Sci
den address the meeting.
The apartment was entirely thronged, and as
the audience stood up, the number present must
have been very large in proportion to the space
occupied.
The Hon. III, Fish was nominated president.
Mr.. ToMLINsoN read an energetic address to the
wing young men 1t was well received and adopt
ed; after which
MIR. JOHN Fowler. IT., offered the following re-
solutions which, were adopted Iunanimousy:-
That the approaching charter election 10 one
OF extraordinary importance. in which tho safety and
imperatively demands the energetic action Of ali who
claim to be wings profess Interest the establish
men. Of wing principles and earnestly call upon the
candidate for Mayer Dudley Seldom in whom We recos.
nise an and fearless advocate of whg principles
ana afathtul, capable and honest man.
NResolved That rejoice in the prospect of the speedy
condemnation Of party whose conduct has proved
20 the interests OF our cause-whose peculiar
political doctrines we regard as utterly repugnant to ci
vii and religious freedom-lbersl in their character
ana proscrptIve in their operation and effect.
Resolved, That inamucn the recent greet political
dissster has left our faith unmpaired and fidelity un-
shaken In the virtue and necessity of whig and
wing policy. the democratic whig young men Of the
city Of New York here proclaim our firm reliance on the
hope OF future success and and hence forth unyied.
ing 70 opposition with PRINCIPLES unchangsd shall stand
on the old battle ground holding fast by our integrity
When the resolutions were disposed Of there were
loud cries for Thaver, Selden, Tomlinson and others
ME- THAYER responded, saying that the eloquent and
them reminded them of their duty as the whig Young
men OF New York. and az one Of them he happy
see them once more assembled together in numbers and
M hair
duty Once more, after defeat disastrous and un-
expected they were met to renew their iabors and
that night Much applause) What then rckindled
the spirit and mated the soul OF the great party and
which spoke out to every faerng spr-go back to the
old rallying places and join in the old rayng cry The
to prove @ ey an ene
Henry Clay dishonesty, foully and disgracefuy
that was not in reality victory 1t totally in
deeply indebted to him. accomplish his defeat by
fair means Net of the locoiocos coudbe found to
similar that Of the boy who was upbraded BY some o.
his neighbors with stealing his stockings. He came
home to hi. mother in tears and being asked BY her
what the matter and what he said to his
piled "What could say7 hadn't ] the stockings nay
legs7 Mr. Thayer commended at length that the native
sidental election, and being abborren to the rural
classes on account Of M proscriptive, narrow and
ts%pts,s principle that its existence even in the city Of
and enlisted the vote of the foreign citizens against them
An absolute necessity existed them put down that par
ger be connected with nativesm. Mr.. Thayer conclu
ded a. follows: One thing 10 now certain that was but
Is now harmon,ed and combined for future action and
energetic movement; and how has this been accomplish
Cd! Il has bssn accomplished more By the bold action
enthusiastic cheerng) Gentlemen, the convention that
make that nomination made youresponsIbe agents
your satisfaction? Yes yes and cheers) Yes they did,
they knew what cause required they knew that all
roquired to ensure success was bold popular and
less (Cheers) and that they found in Dudley
Selden (Great cheerng) They remember him 10 years
ago. daring resist the formidable and relentless
show the who had the boldness to turn against
Jacksonism in 1885, and will show you honest man.
He ended by calling upon them all to do their duty land
It was then ascertained that Mr.. SELDEN had ar.
rived, and the cries for him were universal.
MIR. SRLDEN then made his appearance and was
waving Of hats and handkerchiefs, and every posi-
BILE demonstration of applause and appreciation. =
He said
Ward having traverssd the whole city during the last
fortnight from Harlem to the Battery loud cheers)-
And assure you that whatever may be the complaints
made against candidate for Office in undertaking
70 speak to the people, feel that have committed
fault and been guilty of no wrong (Great chesrng)
% S
to discuss the subject of the relations between our native
and foreign popuiationoi their respective rights both
interests II 10 not my purpose now to sdvert again
to that subject except to that my language on one
point has. in some Degree been misunderstood and in
much greater degree, been misrspresented supposed
that 1t was matter Of common knowledge that we claim
ca European origin imposed that every man T knew
and supposed also that every knew that instead Of
our fcrefshers upon their arrival upon these shores
their national differences, they amagamated one peo
pe and eventually became one people and one race an
gin and in its progress destined to terminate in
people. the like Of which had had their story told
from the of the history Of man Cheers
Why. we would suppose from the criticism which has
been applied my remarks that there were men who be-
aborigines Of the country. Qaughter That they
real natives who could claim their deacent IN drsc
line through the savage tribes to the Great Father tha
lived the Lakes (Roars OF laughter am not one
Of these and therefore, those who differ with mo point
of fact not entitled to be met by in point Of agu
who had studied the history OF his could
have disputed ihat the first settlers in country
must inevitably suffer from disease and that thor
constitution must be dsterorated Does any man doubt
It who has ever had the fever and sgue7 daughter y
Can any sensible man. for moment suppose that meant
to convex the idea that the American inferior
ono That really undertook to libel my own flesh and
bones Chsers) who can claim an American descent
for two hundred years. that should assa the native born
American people on the ground of an interior physical
constitution Gentlemen. do myself exhibit specimen
oft? Naughter) Am l one Of these wheeling beings
whose lungs not larger than the easement Of epne
watch Roars of laughter and loud checrng) Igo for
the American race and for the improvement Of it,
(Cheers) am not of those who believe that either
IN or mental structure has the human
rived ct the highest pitch Improvement. Under 60
vernment like ours, where every man moves erect
we've every feels freeman and acts q freeman
where all are supplied with the necessares Of life In
superabundsnce-wheret the people can claim such an
origin, am not indeed justified in anticipating still
greater improvement Of the racs7-(Cheers) 30 much
gentlemen for that subject Let me now call your aen
ton p another important aspect Of human the
relations Of rich and p0orof the and pro
the employ and the employ edof capital and
labor These expressions intended in ordinary import
to express idea to discuss
these relations and fyou will hear me think you will find
that my discussion will terminate that has terminated
with regard TO the relations Of native born and adopted
citizens to the good Of the people OF this cty-oud
cheerh) When we use the phrase rich and poor" we
obviously intend to indicate two extremeshat on the
one hand, Of the who lives entirely upon income
and the other that OF the who compelled to obtain
his support entirely by his labor Now these two
remes-these two relations in life constitute a
small portion Of the people Of these United States The
intermediate classes those who possess ess
wealth. who unite labor and capital together, in varyn
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