The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-28

General WING Ratification Meeting Last eve 4.
ing, at Lafayette Hal'--Confusl0n and DISC E.
dor-CoI. Webb and Horace Greeley on tn .
| War, sc.
The wings Of the city and county Of New York asser
bsdn convention last evening at Lafayette Hall
Broadway purpose OF receiving the report Of the
delegates to the Syracuse Convention and rsspondi ng
to the nominations there made for State officers The
meeting called for half past O'clock but
arrived there before that hour and found the
ersbly well filed The time that elapsed until the me
ing called to order passed very sgreesby ,e
excellsnt band Of musicians played several
lively and patriotic airs
The hour having arrived, J. II. Hobart Haws ESQ no
minated for President
VICE PREslpENrs-stsphen Whitney Bsltus Moore,
David B. Ogden, Joshua Thurston David c. Golden,
Stephen Conover, Joseph N. Lord, silvanus Gedney.
William Vaudeville Isaac Walton, Jacob Bell Thomas
Carnley, Thomas Kennedy, John Stewart, George w.
Blunt, Floyd Smith, Anthony Lamb, ThemM w Har-
sEcRErARIEs-George N. Franklin, VIM. NJ. Scott,
Charles II Osborn Jonas Bartlett, George Carpenter
and fellow wkgs could not, perhaps better evince
the honor yeu have conferred on this occasion,
saving the time Of this meeting which viii be filled up
more agreeably and more prohtsbly by others Permit
me to make my due acknowledgements, and allow
to proceed to the duties you have been pleased to
impose upon me. Rarely have we, as wings met Co.
gether under more favorable auspices; rarely have
been more encouraging whether we regard our
principles, our cause or our candidates We
our principles and candidates Ia such presence this
need not say anything, for they are already writ
ten In living characters on your hearts ana you hsve
always hitherto been devoted to them, as know you
will continue hereafter to devote to them sour
honest efforts. OF osndides msy be permitted to
the contrary in the language of the Spanish pro~erb
I'VE have eaten peck of salt with them an. and
intelligence their integrity their estraordinary csps
blity and habits Of business rs well ~ their
sss% s tSsy have been to their principles and
public good their election s certain Iheers and clap
ping. But may not enlarge The meeting Is now
organized and ready to proceed to business Mr. Bra
dish sat down amid applause.
re.d th rsport in shs
ton vt Syracuse which was received with tokens OF
qualification and applause fiom al parts Of the house
oeptance Of the was put and carried unani
mousy.
read series Of resolutions, as foows:-
Resolved, That the wings of New York assembled in
poeI
whg name ID insepsraby identhed-to protection and
encouragement to home industry by the udicous tos
terng and Of such branches or
undeveloped essential to the prosperity not Of those
only but Of all and calculated to foster not manufac
direction Of the fiscal policy and oower of the federal
government will tend to preserve soundne unifor-
nifty ana In the general OF the
ry-to the Improvement OF rivers ana harbors ana TO
internal improvement generay-and In short to what
tends to promote the morality, the enlightenment
Resolved, That while we recognise the fact that our
country now In state Of war with Mexico, and will
faithfully discharge all the duties constitutoruly in
vovsd in that condition, nevertheless condsan, as
have heretofore condemned the lust Of errit orsl
aggrandze%ent which was the original cause ~ TINS
war, and which now dictates It's continuance we de-
plore each day of such continuance additional ca
lamity ana we VIII DO all IN our power TO terminate us
honor of the country.
Resolved, mat tnougn we condemn the war, as We
nave ~ we are not the less insen-
sDie 70 the essntry OF our ntte army In Mexico or the
unsurpassed eputy OF us commanders ana omcers; and
We trust the Gay not distant when they Will be called
70 receive 'ns non0f' que 10 tner patronsm ana
Resolved Th.s we earnestly ssprecate and will resist
70 sns usmost, 1ns e1ension OF human slavery under
our laws and our nag into any territory previously free
rom tnas we deny the oonsttutions Tight 30
to extend and establish II; and we call on all who love
in syertng the evi ana reprosch OF propagatng bond
sg0 ron IN" no Doss'eo iSno ., iresaom ,.m,
Resolved, tnat IN hamnton Fisn, wizard FMmore-
Christopher Morgan Ambrose L. Jordan, Alvah Hunt,
sno so seOvOsseD W snO why Sss.s soAee, Me nave
:. proven mssSyI n 0Sp1o,ty un
sunso CnsS S sna wig wno%
We arc plouo 70 IeoognAe anu Poipt 10 - Oh
our cause ana We WIN SIve mem nenceorIn, ana esps
olAy noAt l1esIsy .na. soppors ~nSn a sy ,
y oeseIvo anu ~nlcn oul 0oun''y' koou s"p"s"0A''y
's4Sa.e e, ~ 0u Tht 10 all rno, ali ,,,,,.r. ,ho ,.
nS ;m.,,os nrn.nar;tv and insrhs csrns sove
dohf tn tha
T~S.ds snS VOTE for the whg osuss and ospdidatss
for the of hnm.ntv and Freedom and its worthy
rsrrsssrtativss
Mr. Blunt said there were other resolutions to be Of
s.rad h, Col W.hh hitch he vou,d ssv in advspcs no
sgrssd Nth
Co Wrpa than rose and sad that he had resolution,
Ia osr which met the snnrovsl of ali on the oommittae
sYcsnt ons which hs would offer "a .nhstitnta for
thoss read lila then read the resolutobs Which we're
A follow: 'A' '''' "-'NA "'''
Rsso,vad That q. ub,o. and Amer;can cit,zsn. wa
r;oos In ihs triumnb Of our in Msrico and
havs besn avoided FAR time Mt least n not ALTOGETHER
nv the eIerc,ss NJ wise on the bart of
the Presdent Of the United states We recognise the
nrs,o;nia th.+ 800 ;,SoiraJ n a. q ths dutv ~
~ tsnd NV tbs countr and units in The
sdontnn Of bs.t cscnatsd 70 snstain the na
t.I 49, " .v. S t %; IT. , 81 40 honr.hi.
@ "onof' anu W ." "nu ."
Rso,.a That mn oo-a.,,, onnrovs ., tho conduct
-, 49,. h,, n NO So ~ cny appVv ~ " h;I Jn
tha LIZ. ns~s,, s ~ th 18th SS;." p,a fon Siab
and nstrot;o notvo. xotad tbs nscossary means for