The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-01
r1,. Voice of the Empire City.--Immense rally TO
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great War Meeting which has Just taken place In the
city OF New York In view OF the present crisis OF the
country, and OF the present position of the democratic
party in New York. regard this almost unprecedented
demonstration of the enthusiasm and unanmity OF the
people in favor of the policy pursued and recommended
by the administration in relation to the war, as an event
the most important and suspicious which mas oc
CURED of late in the politics OF the country Inc SP
of the cannot be better described thah III inc
following passages from Introductory aftice upon Inc
subject in the New York Globe: "Never' says tna'
;ourn,, shave we Witnessed within the walls of Old
T,wm,nv more numerous assemblage than that which
convened on Saturday evening last Among the 'hou-
sands who assembled there but one feeing preVaied'
and that was an enthusiastic determination to sustain the
administration the prosecution OF the war until an non
orabe peace is obtained This meeting will dtuse Joy
and eadness throughout the Union 1t was one OF the
most harmonious political assembages ever saw. Our
wing opponents confidently relied upon disturbance The
perfect harmony and cordality that existed throughout
the entire proceedings astonished Them well as some
few in our own party who would have preferred to have
had division among democrats this important occa-
sion One thing is certan-the democracy OF tins
great commercial emporium determined to sustain the
cause of our country in the in which she is en-
gagged.
There was no mock support of the war, or hypocri-
teal enthusiasm manifested within the old democratic
temple on Saturday evening last Whoever attended
there, is convinced that sincerity the support of our
counys cause and deep devotion to her honor, were
marked upon every brow in that vast assemblage
Each countenance was lit with enthusiasm and each eye
beamed with glory, when the various speakers concu-
ded their patriotic remarks Let remark, that he
aOfO
among our city democracy on the question of sustaining
the administration in vigorous prosecution OF the
war; with view to a speedy and an honorable peace,
must be deranged And bear in mind, il must be peace
bringing with it full indemnity"
In addition to all this, for ourselves undertake
to state with the confidence derived from an ample OPP
porunity of information that small part OF the vast
auditory thus assembled in Tammany Hall was made up
OF class of men not usually found at political meet
ngs IN our large cities tits true, indeed that the most
able and active politicians of the democratic party in New
York. took the vigorously in hand and showed
once by the energy the prudence and the noble con-
catory spirit of all their arrangements, that they
thoroughly in earnest in their good work. Yet the
meeting was by no MEANS in its mass, assemblage OF
those who make political activity habit OF their lives
haired men were there in numbers, who have long
SINCE retired from the ordinary contests OF the political
arena Quiet and substantial citizens were there by
hundreds and by thousands, who hardly known as
parsans otherwise than by their votes. and who now
came forward to take their place in great party de-
monstration because upon this OCCASION the spirit OF
party most manestly, and in the sight OF all men, den'
tilted itself completely with the maintenance OF the
highest and most capital interests of the country The
meeting was made up of the very brain and body OF
the people gathering together with mighty impulse in
crisis and in cause which mperatvely demanded that
the people in their power should rise and the
whole popular heart beats strong and high with love
of country in the great metropolis where the wealth. and
the revenue and the industry OF the nation find their cen
e should now make its throbbings heard through the
length and breadth of our land AS in the ancient days.
seemed that those who charged to eglsate for the
people needed, if they did not ask for sign And ver-
w. from out of the very depth and solid mass of the pop
ular conviction and feeling hath sign been given to
them II is sign to show that the of the country
must neither be fatered from deserted and that the
administration trusted by the people with the mane-
nance of their rights and character must be- and will be,
at all hazards and at all sacrifices nobly sustained
We regard the very call for this meeting framed and
phrased as is as being most important and suspicious
uted to majority of the committee from whom the call
emanated in relation to certain abstract questions which
have heretofore assumed conspicuous place and for
mdable shape in the deliberations of portion of the
democratic party in some sections of the countrycon
sderng the wise and mastery moderation, which, for
great reasons of public policy, saw fit to refrain upon
this occasion from any agitation OF these questions,
being in such connexon wholly ill-timed, if not I'M
suitable and dangerous-we cannot but hope that the
same elevated and patriotic spirit which led to the call
for this meeting may continue to acuate the democratic
councils of both sections of the New York democracy,
and may find another and yet imposing and hope
full and harmonious utterance in their future action.
In such event, confidently believe that the democ
racy of the Empire State may yet harmonic in the
ing presidential contest, and march onward in unbroken
phaIanx to assured and glorious victory the
foe Should such grand result be reached through
process 80 NOBLE the entire democratic party of the State
of New York will feel with proud and patriotic satsfac
ton that during the next democratic administration it
must inevitably stand before the government and the
country in an attitude OF than its ancient pow
er and majesty, with all its spendor and all its moral
force fully recovered because while seeking harmony,
it will have found strength Also by the exhibition of the
mingled moderation and firmness which always conquer
in the conflicts both of parties and of nations. Should
the opposing sections of the New York democracy adopt
rds other nf the naramount