New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-20
THE WEBSTER MEETING.
Two Hundred Voters I'm C0uncil-Addresses
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, &c.

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Two Hundred Voters i'm Council-Addrcsscs
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS &c.
Pursuant to a call issued anonymously
several days since in The Courier and Enquirer, meet
ing held last night at Medicinal Hal, Cara lst The
call especially directed to such yourg would
be entitled to cast their lt in November next and
who desire to ct that time for Mr.. Webster for
President But the persons preeut were by no means
remarkable for juvenile appearance, aod did not seem
to differ from the usual mddlc-aged class which forms
such meetings The weather was very BAD and at tho
hour o. meeting there were not hundred present.
When the meeting was called to order, (nearly 5A
o'clock there might possibly have been hundred
present besides Reporters AT its fuc-t there not
more than eco in all.
MORGAN MoRGANs, ex-Aldcrman of the
Seventh Ward chosen President, and the usual
number OF vicePresdent and Secretaries were elected
CHARLES RoLFE then read the Address,
which says that the persons interested have resolved To
make an effort to elect mot nomHdte) Daniel Webster to
the Presidency Ii the people fail to elect Mr. w, they
will violate the very principle Of system of govern
ment, which Is to choose the best man Having eulo-
gzed our elective system, the Address proceeds 70 cay
that Daniel Webster Il the best qualified for the
Presidency by alen long service, &c The importance
OF voting Is then dwe upon the people should vote
themselves and not trust protested politicians with the
choice of their rulers BY the prosperity OF our coun
try, by the commissions OF Europe, by the settlement
the slavery agitation the Address to elect Mr.
W. People who say that the Union bias not been In dan
ger told that they the who have brought 1t
into danger Sectional excitement is deprecated, and
Mr.. w. is the man TO keep II down. We have been ON
the crumblDg brink Of destruction, but Mr.. W. saved
The Address closes with postc appeal TO Young
America to elect Daniel Webster to the Presidency.
There Is not word in the address resolutions in
and Il
not mentioned The afir to be strictly ndepen
dent of all parties tire address Gays the young men
have the power and will elect Mr.. Webster.
After the reader sat down, three cheers
were called and two given for Mr. Webster followed BY
six for Henry Clay. The Address adopted, not
unanimously there being baker, dozen Of noes"
MIR. ANTHoN rose TO move the resolu-
TONS He WIS encouraged the energetic, hearted
young men of New-York were here. They will carry
these plans into effect with the energy OF youthful hearts,
He speak OF Daniel Webstes services and
soid You have met here tonight nominate first
OF the word Daniel Webster t0 the Presidency fcbeers
Your shouts will be heard from Maine 10 California.
The speaker proceeded to eulogze Mr. w. 1.-THE cheers
called for Mr. Webster were In almost every instance
by a double number for Mr.. CayJ The salient points
OF Mr. Webstcrs services chosen by the speaker were
ma King England apologize for the isot to the PRONE
theus his general fmness in foreign natters, &c Tho
speaker wished to know If Mr.. Webster had ever
in 1924 He proceeded TO euogze the letter TO Hulsc:
man, and dcnomiDated Mr. Webster the warm hearted
champion OF freedom everywhere
The resolutions were then read. They
are to the effect that Mr. Webster Is the first choice Of
the meeting for President that they have full confidence
in hs patriotism that they honor Ills craftsmanship. de-
Tense OF the Constitution and championship OF the
Union; that the young men are under greater obhga-
tons TO MIR. w. than to any other man that bis writings
above all uDnspircd productions that his memory
shall never reproach the young men OF this City with
ingratit,de The second resolution we must give In
full: .
il we could the conviction that Mr. Webtes heart
rs Young as S1s every Podoa o. Una. large nssn n,s
humanity to liberty To repubicanism 10 the defense
OF the oppressed and to the overthrow Of tyranny IN every
These resolutions were adopted, and
MARCUS ID. BoRUcK was introduced,
and spoke awhile He said Webster was the grestest
Statesman thst lived voicc-Except Henry Clay:
with hisses for both He thought was time for young
express their opinions; he claimed To belong to
Young America &C. &c He bad always been Clay
man. (Cheers The Wings Of California desire Mr..
Webster for the President but they will support the
nominee Of the Wing Convention He closed BY sdvis-
ing united action, the only means by which the long
desired end could be obtained
Cries were given for "Chandler, ~" Peck
hsm" and others The President called Mr.. Chandler.
The Peckhsm men renewed their CALI. Neither were
present. was said, though there was great enof
10 show that he was.
REV. CHAs. w. DENIsON, Of Mass,
editor Of paper called Our Connry) at last came "
az a Compromise speaker. Gentlemen hsd sp1 ,r -
Henry Clay; he came Q fnend oil oen. hy,,
ICheers and hisses He represented me orisna
men The &c men will never forget the oess,te,, ~ IN
Taylor They will rally 70 the support u . w..
He said Clay never urged an import"h, n'eesuig "a.
n.,;sI yYebster did not advocate ne spPeaeo 70
-, @sI ,en 20 support Mr. Webster An sllnsion 10
81 De- ps;dent called forth six cheers for Allsrd fi-
We he prophesied tbst Webster would be joined ~
m ~. FIIlrnore men. He Che speaker ssdd he bad
e 6ffeen hundred speeches In the last three months
@ Daniel Webster Through bis paperl He went on 70
spesk of the popularity Of Mr.. Wcbter' wnien
xss greater than that Of sny living man ne nad
found 300 Democrats In Boston who were going
for Webster The speaker ssid he was one Of tie
ear, ist no urge the election Of Taylor he would do
ch more Tor Wes,eter he wos!d Gacrihce thousand
Hyes 10 serve him Webster Is like Saul among the
,,o,bets head and shoulders taller than any man Of
,heu He next eulogized Mr. Websters love Of the
noor He YVES de man u The people. lie can move
he p,asscs az no other man can The feeling getung
up we are to have in place Of lack Taylor and hn
rcaeh-and-resdy coat old Black Dan end his cnowder
pos He cautioned politicians against opposing tns
movement and encouraged the young men 70 proceed
in their work Old Dan 10 coming. mounted upon
the horse Of public opinion, and we hear the