The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-08


thusastic assemblage was convened ia and out
side National Hall, Canal street, last evening, at
half past o'clock but long before this hour, the
large room in that building was crowded to ex-
cess, and numbers, unable to gain admiuance,
| had assembled in front outside.
Attwenty-fve minutes past seven, the meeting
was called to order, and the following named
gentlemen were elected TO preside, viz =
| j. De Peyster Ogden.
| pfce Presidents.
Stewart Marsh, Edgar T. Ryder,
| Henry Ruggles, Jacob Bell.
William H. Aspinwa, Richard r Carmsn,
! Robert Hysop, John Stewart, ~
Stephen Conover, Charles H. MARSHALL,
syivanus Gedney, william H Pinkney,
William Vaudeville, Arson O. Phslps
Jonathan Nathan, Robert T. Haws,
James b. Taylor, James c. Blake,
John T. Dodge
After the Secretary had read the call Of the meeting
Mr. j. De PsssrEK OaDEr rose and said, that the
meeting was assembled to receive the report Of the
wing delegates who attended the conventonfor the no.
ton in So~e1Ssr The del. q. sa snosn
guaranty that they have performed their duty These
delegates ask Of the wings OF New York to respond
opinion may arise both in regard quesGns of general
importance and interest," as well a. on minor questions
Thse @
opinion entertained by few individuals should be given
i the EsSS Of the 10
of the common good The present !. period Of great
moment perhaps more momentous than Any in the poll
such sacrifice to V be- maSo Ts ums spe
Of the wellknown wishes Of majority Of the people,
the year lsio and which it will be our duty to re-
peal, as it was done before Tho administration
as which VAN sna e d
sroy that branch OF industry, and which VIII make the
Heaven They have engaged in foreign war that viii
exhaust the treasury and entail on the country large
national deb-a these have been summated Ey
the present administration It, therefore becomes the
wings to know what they are aboutin the important
S susary for
the year lS4s II the wings but act heart and hand
will succeed in defeating them shall not detain you
any longer and will only say that unity and harmony
all we require to secure success
PaILp How. ESQ., then said il was his duty as chair.
main Of the delegation from this city to the whg
venton to make report Of the proceedings of body
the asd Of last month was first minated that the
it thought advisable from circumstances that have
occurred in our city, that an elaborate report should be
approved Of shall be made more public than il the chair.
man had given it verbally has, therefore, been
PRINCIPAL reason that make. hs eorse thss
there disposition to defeat Of the nominees the
convention in this city but in No other place Some few
they right doubt the opinion Of the i2s
who composed the convention. Their opinions
shown themselves all occasions to be true wings,
want know whether any enc of u.s. whether he holds
his nomination Now would put il to those gentlemen
IN this way. You don't like John Young-wen, do you
hS r
right to barter away single vote from the wing par
is, that one occasion he gave vote which they did
not Like and therefore they will vote for slas wrghtit
Mr. OsDEN then read the report Of the City pelega.
ton, which was received with exclamation.
The report Of the General Committee was next read.
There being many calls for Mr. Greeley from different
parts Of the honse that gentleman and proposed the
Resolved That we hail the nomination Of John Young
for Governor, and Hamilton Fish for Lieutenant Cover
nSr WIN hearty appreciation recognizing in them bota
In prosperity and in adversely in gladness and gloom
and we confidently hope TO bear the wing standard
wherein we have inscribed their names, to glorious
Resolved, That in Charles Cook and Thomas Cloves,
our candidates for Canal Commissioners recognize
faithful and untirng fellow aborers in the whig cause
capable, worthy and upright; aud shall gladly put
Resolved, That We are, have BEEN whigs--the
advocates of to homo industry end the foes
a government shinplaster bank under color of hard
money Sub Treasurv-the friends of internal improve.
ment, of sound and uniform currency, of economy in
public expenditures and Of justice in dealings with
foreign powers; and we look forward with confidence
to the speedy triumph of wing principles in the
ellis Of the State and the Nation
considerations we will give our best exerons hence
forth to the success of the whg ticket and the whole
when we hope thrill the hearts Of our brother wings
throughout the Union with tdngs Of struggle and
our victory.
Mr.. GREELEY then said he had addressed the wings
OF New York many times when the question wss-could
the wings elect their tcket7 The question will
the wings take victory? How can it be ques-
toni We have in John Young a man who for
thirty years has acted with US. If you doubt
with him-ask the members of the legislature who wnen
they met after the struggle Of 1884, with accord
oricnc fheva
give him their vote This is the whom it is said the
wings mus. put down Can any man say that with such
good man, and true whig and will make as good Co
vernon as we ever had. woto US il put in silss
more he will be President that is the ocofoco cslcu
laton If we elect John Young James X. Pc is bro
who lately have been through the part Of the
State, and they report that the locofocos abuse Polk
worse than We do in order to get rid of the odum that
rests that party accoun, of his veoing river
and hsroor bill and to get rid OF Polk they calculate
elect Wright for Governor, and then make him take
Folks place victory the wings now, is therefore
victory for six years myself lately travelled through
this state and had the pleasure Of seeing Willard Fill
he told me that he knew he could not combine many
votes as Young could he also said that he wished the
wings to let him alone because he had his private BUSH
ness to attend to- and he would aid to elect MIR Young
with oil his influence (Chesrs) The friends of inter-
nal improv the branch canals-of the Erie
railroad-all will remember Young in this election
they are all his friends Mr. Greeley concluded by say
will be elected 10 Eli The gubornatorai chair ICheersS
Mr. THAyER next spoke to the meeting. He said that
again he in National Hall to address his fellow
wings. When see, (said Mr. T) the besming faces
around me, they remind me Of former occaons when
watchword was victory. We have passed few years
in comparative quiet, but again the wings turn
out in their sire gth and arming again for another
ict with their old enemy and they beat him before
they will beat him again. We have suffered enough to
break party down. and If there had not been within
the wings something more than the complexion Of
politicians, our light would have gone out, but
here again united and combined and at the end of
years we find ourselves united joint by joint with bands
Of immortal strength Go to the broad West look the
acres which produce nothing but strength for the wing
cause and hear the valiant wigs declare that they have
they ever did The locofocos don't wish to aliuds to
them. MIR Thayer then alluded to the administration,
and said he could give his opinion OF them in better
way than by relating an anecdote Of who
markabs tor his maedctions and his oaths II appears
that this man had occasion to cart ashes and the
tail board of his wagon fell out, by which the
ashes scattered on the road, strewng it for long
distance. The mans neghbors perceived it,,