The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-23

Eh'husinsfic Taylor 1eetinS at jersey CITY
The friends Of Taylor and Fillmore assembled in
mass meeting last niyht in front of the Hind ,ou
Hone. &, O., 80.
'iouSe, III "fsn' e'ree''
Atthe appointed time, the house was brilliantly iu-
minated and decorated with a number of bal ners in.
sc,,haa NTH ~. o. ,;,,os ~ f,, r,o. -, =,
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atey over the 'front.' door was large transparency re-
presenting the General OLD Whitpyn in the atti-
tuds If command Dodw<r,,,s correct h,s mo-. l,
'o' NV '@nu was III
attendance, ana disooursed several martial strains
before the organization aud rockets and the roar of
cannon toYetoid the gen.ra, huxvas which v.r. 70 g.,
~ ~ " 'o'-
low.
The meeting was organized by calling PHINEAs C.
DUMhFR to the chair and the OF several
Vice Presidents and Secretaries
MIR GUNNER. in u very brief manner, expressed his
thankfulness for the honor conferred upon him He
said they al met together the OF their
try and Tor the greatest hero OF the country. The
clouds which had hung the wing party had bee
dispeed the star o. Old lack shons brighter and
brighter The letter of Mr Clay declining to
run against the regular hation, only test Of
his devotion to the cause Tor which he had been long
battling, and victory certain.
Mr. GAMBLE was loudly called Tor, who appeared and
sung real Taylor song.
dress the meeting, was here loudly called for. He
came forward and said that he responded with great
ala Gritty to the ce that had been made upon him on
the present occasion. (Cheers) He rejoced to have
the opportunity Of meeting with his WING brethren
upon the platform that would carry triumphant
succefs to the WING under the auspices OF such
cheerpg) He prese nted hmseif on the present occa
sion, not without feelings OF deep and overwhelming
embarrasment In the nst instance perhaps, because
he was entirely unknown, aud was utter stranger
among tEeDlc No, no and secondly because he pre-
heretofore expressed and to declare anew opinions
which be had In relation to the wing party
(CheeIs) 1t may not be known to them all but still
there We're many among them who did know, that he
felt himself called upon TO dsapprove OF the
of General Taylor candidate for the presidency at
the Pbadelphia Convention; but the events of the
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him tosay that he stood once more upon the great
wing platform, Gimme use cheerns) under pledge to
nomination. Cheers) He feat ne ought not to trespass
upon them with individual opinions, or any former
occasion but he felt it que Co himself to state that in
regard to General Taylor, whatever opinions he had
heretofore entertained towards him were entirely re-
moved by the frankness and nobleness In winch ne
avowed himself wing vccierous cheerng) In his let
ter He had decared in that letter. that In the event
of his being elected President he would be the Presi
sdent Of the whole nation (cheers) and he would not
feel himself called upon ruthessy to prescribe every
one under the government, who would not lend him
self to pass laws to meet the views OF heads OF the
executive. (Cheers) After this, he would honor
Zachary Taylor, and he regarded him as true, in
flexible, and sterling wing (Cheers2 Within the
trust the most important In aecton with the ad-
ministraion Of the great and glorious government OF
the country They were to decide and declare in
favor of opinions, which would give power to that
government which it to exercise for the benefit Of
the country and he would claim the liberty as an
American citizen, to address a few considerations
to them the present OCCASION in relation to the
question whether the executive this country was
to be confded to Van Buren,, LewW Cass, or Zachary
Taylor. This q question which they were called
upon to decide not from within, caprice, prejudice
but from calm and sober reason. with regard to Van
that individual for the Presidency (Cheers) He
knew there were men prese mt who imagined that be-
cause there differences in the wing party, Van
Buren, would get votes to him into the Pre-
sidency of the United States But he would undertake
to say that his ow state which ever before
q n n ant ia
would undertake to would be found to go in favor
of Taylor and Fillmore (Cheersl The whig party of
New York. matter how deeply they revered the name
of Clay would stand ready to do battle the of
Taylor (Cheers) The vo ce Of the " sage ofAshland''
had inspired zeal in support of the principles they
possessed. (rhree cheers for Cass and Butler, were
louoiy caiea ior oy voice IN Tue ctowel tney neea
hot pe az al airaio a. W .ne uly ~ peIe
hst va r" y, INV
i -; o,,3 NJ 70 20 thv had stnn, FL ~ t ~
feat him-a who had been well known to them as
the Northern man with Southern principles" Mr. q.
here reviewed the recent course OF Van Buren, in rea
ton to free SOIL and the new doctrine of the free soil
with the old and settled PRINCIPLES of the great whg
party and therefore the idea OF supporting Van Blu.
rem should NOT for a meme mt be entertained by the
great whjg party (Cheerpg1 His opinions in rela.
ton to the national bank and the puoc lands those
erea. anu ieauns measures Vi ueny my, "ere a.eo
W 10 " o'oiy W. wing Vu III - CIV "
~ 80 80 ,hn ~ 800 ~ o,b 80 90 n, p fnr
him' CHEERS, and cries Of +" No,' No.'D They
should also consider that every vote given for Van Bu
rem at the approaching election, by the wings, was
given in favor of Case who had abused the powers Of
sbuse of the sane General cas- had dissraced the
nation by his conduct towards TAYLOR and Scott du.
ring the ate Mexican war nv his supporting the adj
min,st, alton on this suh.ct After advertino to the
course OF the locoiooo party ana tne presses IN en-
ueaNorips 70 create preJuulce aeainss oenera. ay
!or, because ne was oouenerH au, WE. ". "ent on
" ~ h na 10y % thI shonid IN tnL 81
into consideration in such as that of the Presi
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called upon the whq party, shoulder to shoulder, to
rally for Taylor and Fillmore and go boldly forward
and support the wing ticket. Mr. Graham, at the
conclusion OF his speech, was vehemently app auded
Mr. CHARLES MISSING then appeared, and sung the
following song, composed by hmsef expressly Tor the
occasion =
When the trumpet sounds to wars alarm
Old Rough and Ready fears no harm;
You'll find him teaching his gallant band