The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-12

MEETING OF TIE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MASS
MEETING IN the Park.
The friends Of the Homestead bill assembled last
evening, to the number of some forty or fifty per-
sons, in q room, ia Military Hall, Bovery, for the
purpose chiefly of expressing their contempt for the
majority Of the committee ia the Senate, BY whom
their bill wes reported adversely. Mr.. D. G. Smith,
70 the Seventeenth ward, was appointed Chairman ;
and d. C. Croly, Secretary.
The following resolution, expressive Of the senti-
nents Of the meeting, was introduced by Mr.. JoHS
H. KuIsER.
Resolved TIst we boj indignation gathering in the
Park at early day to express our dsapproba'icn of
the naou Of the majority cf the recrcant land
committee Of tie present Congress- in suppressng the
Homestead bill after RECEIVING ne sanction OF VIC donse
Of Representatives and sustained 10y the universal voice
Il the people
Mr.. X. in moving its adoption, said he thought
his body could not dea, too severely with the 90
ects Of their censure, they even vent go FAR as to
burn them in effigy.
Mr.. PAgsoN L. DALE concurTcd in the terms Of tho
resolution and the sentiments Of the last speaker,
with tho exception, that he thought that the three
gentlemen referred to deserved to be hung on tho
eibbet quite much AS Arnold orlnny other traitor
Mr.. JoHS CuMNEIsFoRD Giso spoke N faVor oil Tue
resolution Ii was bis opinion that King. the de
mocratic candidate for Vice President, selected
these three men who formed tho committee. for the
express purpose OF DONG what tney hau uone.
He would not support Pierce, because be was hos
tie 20 the measure this ass0s cation sought TO carry
They had been working now in this cause teu
years, and this Pierce who now stands as the front
rank man o. the democracy sod TO answer the
question whether lie would support their Efforts
That was the reason why lie was his decided enemy,
and lie would vote for sry other candidates in pre-
ference 70 such men as King ard Pierce. Tho
HERALD had toto them in a ia article chat they
were O parcel Of men Who had GOT toyetber and
were lazy thai II ey could not be got IL work with
ten foot pole. Tbs was isf char acger tic al the
HERALD; But there were Dea IL the rooul at inc
preseDt time who would give satisfactory evidence
Of the untruth Of such sta.sm3nt. They did MOI
regard rebuke from u mCrccnary orgnsi like lie
HErALD but they sholld act according 10 the rsso-
Luton offered 20 that they should send a thriIl
of terror to the men who have acted in opposition
10 the bill He concluded hs affirming that he was
En- favor Of the proposed meeting IN the Park
Mr. w. v. BARR asked what we're they going
to lose By defeating Pierce and King !--a1goluteiy
nothing; but they should consider whether chez
would gain anything by the election q scott go
Grsham He would not say whether be would vet
Tor the latter but Ne certainly would Dot vote ~
Peroc and King. He would 60 with the la9d fe
brmcrs AND adopt their measures. They coud r"
be par,issns Of tbe democratic psrty ~ oil evcnt
But before they should piedga themselves 20 supppf
Scott and Graham they sbould consider woo me.
are, The only two purcha4esble members Of la