The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-25
Native American County Convention
Ketchum and Knapp-Smai Meeting.


other noisy instruments; and though they bowed
away, and some two or three hundred good talow
candles burnt till they gllmmered in their sockets,
the people didn't seem disposed to come inland the
largest number present. through the evening, was,
we should think, about 800 AT about 8 o'clock, the
meeting was called to order. and VIM. b. C0zzens
chosen unanimously as Chairman, and large num-
Der Of persons as Vice-Presidents. The name OF
Mr.. Cozzens was received with great applause,
which having subsidized, Mr. Cozzens arose and
said =
baton We have embarked in glorious cause the
cause of native landI trust that the ticket your
meet with your appreciation. We had great difficulty in
getting ticket some were afraid they would not be
long as have an arm to WELD shall be welded in de-
fence of my country The call for the meeting was now
read after which, the report OF the committee was read
which stated that the native party was the only one
which patriotic that they were about sending men
to revise the constitution ofthe State that they should
we're, that Amsricans should rule America applause
They deemed it proper to establish, as constitutional
MEASURE general registry act through the city and
any person born in foreign land that should not be
naturalized till after the revised constitution to
be entitled to the right Of suffrage, till he had been here
at least 81 years. lAppause). They would require
that the Lieutenant Governor and other officers Of the
STATE should be natives Of the State, well as the
Governor The following names were then presented
candidates for delegates to revss the state constr
Ogden Edwards, VIM. 8 Ross,
Elias H. Ely John Lloyd,
David E, wheeler, Nicholas schureman,
Lora Nash, Burtis Skidmore,
Hiram Ketchum, William Pyatt,
Mnard Laievro VIM s. Pral
John Leveredge, jacob Townsend,
Shepard Knapp, Harris WILSON.
These names were received with great applause
There few nays however, at the name OF Hiram
Ketchum. After these names were adopted. genius
arose and said, "I'm native American and see two
names ticket who are also on the wing ticket
want to know If you are going TO- take wings (Cres
that both those men had signed the native in,eogato
ries and natives the wings chose TO take them
ss1sr IN with cheers
Here there seemed to be disposition for row. caused
by the genius who objected to Hiram Ketchum and Shep
ard Knapp When this was quelled gentlem man arose
to read the which the caud
dates and stated that he wished the room as quiet
Committee appointed to draft resolutions who re-
tired for tho purpose Mr. Allen being called for,
Of the election before usbut there are those Who
consider the election before a. one Of the most
Importance You have before ySu number Of names
there Is no mixture there-there was no crossbreed
ing They are oil native Americans. ,(Applause
state Convention guarantee to them all the rights they
deserve But what right have they hold that IN any
country foregners right i subject to tine win o. fe er1
OF government they have the right to leave our soil
native Americans desire the perpstuty Of our In
what foreigners mean to entail upon In Brooklyn
you ind foreigners who have ceased working, form in
and " AND .sud ssr
the Common Council, to compel their employers
to pay them. more wages and, shame on y, . an
s foreign influence or rather foreign insoence. Who
are our rioters Are they Americans or those
houses and prisons Europe to be sent here and made
excellent voters7 In regard to those names would say
was sorry to hear no to one Of them but know that
that lost him the udgesAp Of the first circuit Of New
York Is Hiram Ketchum an Americana [Cries Of Eyes
Of these men you know personally They are men who
will revise the constitution according to your principles
position You naEs1 II is to deprive courts Of the right
naturalizing foreigners ! cannot express my aohor
at the mode these petty courts have OF manuac,
any thing freemen but in the manufacture of them
only believe in doing in the natural way Laughter
courts and give it to some court where this petty ma
noeuvrug could not be carried The next 10 the re
gstry Of names Isn't this fart II man will not Sc
and register his name. he 10 not worthy of vote IN
free land. Unless II desired to defraud, no one car
object this The objection is this-that there arr
necessary Moreover, would have in every naturali
zaon paper the person and when ne went 70
vote have the say g nm royuoson noi
make It necessary for foreigner to become citizen
that he should be here 81 years (Applau,e) Anotne
year before he votes-that's proper. hope You vii
sustain the whole ticket shall vote for IT, The com
mitee returned, and reported numue. " $500
lions expressive of the sense Of the meeting and re
CONNIE nding the persons nominated for the Sute Con
vsntion, to the SURFACES Of the party.
Mr. T. H. OAKLEY, being called for, came FORWARD AM
said he believed that there had been no question pre-
sented the people since 1900 SO important as this
the ,n' on
day. to cleo, sixteen delegates, oneeghth Of the who'll
number who will assemble to revise the constitution
Our Committee have nominated sixteen and believ
them to be good and true men-men who bavc don,
their duty fearlessly for three years la not worth
our while to make even srsater exeon at this cleo
ton than We have made beforel But say
have NO chance Of success-the wings have ticket AM
they will it. But they have put two of our
and Il our party will come up to the polls, in all hei
strength, am not sure but shall elect ticket II
full even in the democratic party there man]
who will vote for ticket Suppose the wings sue
rs Seward is exponent Of wsss
altogether Then we shall probably have al
amalgsmation party, composed OF blacks and whites
to carry out Dudley selden plan of"nixng the breed
We shall get nothing by joining the democratic party
We must stand on basis I mean to support th
Native American candidates. If hate them az / do tn
devil Tremendous applause hops you will all d.
the same. (Applsuse After he had concluded. phio
sopher came forward and sang song, in most disma
manner.sst to tune somewhere between Hom
sweet Home, and mix my Dolly" After singing sbou
forty five stanzas he stated hai that want only part
II, but he was so hoarse he couldn't sing any more
whsrsupon some gentleman moved that he % excused
on account of his hoarsenes Tho meeting BY this tint
having dwindled down TO about 50 an adjournment wa
moved and carried-upon which the meeting broke up
PACKET SHp SULLIVAN The undersigned, pas
sengers in the packet ship Sullivan respectfully re
turn their thanks to Capt Thomas q. Waite and OF
fcers, for their polite and gentlemaniy attention
their lat 1 sua .S Uus wsr
Kunhardt, Duncan Ingrsham, J. Mckenzie, Jane