New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-18

tbs srsa, and rapidly sro nss ecSasry wiss poYcis
ton Of about twenty ave rsiions 7f ias,bitsnts-s
country die most hSp2, al psO,D-rc1, which ths
ever shone upon. The time Is aos fast spproschiay
when We are 10 decide INTO whoss hand We shall in
trus, the heim Of STATE and become. the duty Of
every citizen 70 determine bis duty 10 ths glorious
country with her energy and snierp'lse, sg,a 10 be
crippled and degraded In the eyes Of the whoe world
IN 1870 when the Whiss were in power the country
va, 10 peace and prosperity When James h. Polk
WA, called 20 the Presidency the country ~ns Involved
IN war. our treasury impoverished and the ssdc.n
soil enriched By the blood OF thousands Of our Aisr
can citizens He also spoke of the many ser'css Of
Gen. scott 10 the country, not only IN the oatie aed
| bus in civil capacity.
Mr. ,poke of this uIgh.y country With Is broad
axes ard glsanac rivers and said that hundreds OF sea
| men find a watery grave, and thou'sn'd oil dousrs
worth of property are snnusy sacrificed because otss
obstructons to fre.h water navigation, and the want OK
| piers. bescons, &C. Tne Wings so for the Improve
rnept of our Rivers and Harbors and have embraced
their intention Ia their platform The oPpoiing party
have nominated Franklin Pierce for tue Prsstdency-a
man who opposed appropriations for River aud Hsroor
improvements, and voted agsius; bills whish Andrew
Jackson and Martin Van Buren, iignod- His hostility 10
| this measure Ia beyond doubt
The speaker also noticed the TArF question: and sid
thathe believed hat the American mechanic should be
protected against The foreign pauper labor OF England
ard that protection nothing short Of protective tsrtt
will secure AS an evidence thst he Loco-Foco party
would destroy such measure he referred 10 the fact
that Con- Stockton destroyed hl, chances for nomins'
don By the Opposition by making speech favorable 70
protective tsrih If Franklin Pierce Is elected what
will it avail to send protection tariff men 20 C)ncressl
Speaking of the candidates he said have nothing 70
| ssy of the opposing candidate; do not know him;
had heard OF other men from New Hampshire, but no'
| Of him. He could not, however, believe him to eea
coward il ia no. In the blood of the American people
OF Gen Scoa he had nothing to say; he needed
nothing said, no is known throughout thu length and
tresdth Of the land. He however, enumerated a NUN
Der of the transactions In bcha OF the Government In
which Cen Scott had displayed his great ability aud
discretion Ia civil sfAirs.
Afsr some further Interesting remarks By the speak
err bo closed bic address with great appaulc and Mr.
Cook, of NowYork, sung song.
Issac w. Scudder, E'q and K. GlchrlI!, Jr, a,o ad
dressed the meeting IN an able manner
| WIG NoMINATIONs.-At ting OF
The Convention of the Tenth Assembly Dstric, Q2lh
ard 10Th Wards held last evening pursuau, to CALI
Abraham Wakeman was elected DeeeNe 70 the S:a'e
Convention and william T jennings Alternate TINS
beet feeling prevailed.
| MYTH ASSEMBLY DIsTEICT.-(SiX-
,senth aud Twentieth Wards)-No Delegate to tho
State Convention chosen 10 this District lai! night
Another meeting of the Convention will be held this
| evening.
gg Ira G0Odcnow is Charter Delegate
\ A.. a. : "a "a.
ported.
e The Whigs of the Fifth Ward have
heightened and other wise Improved the appearance of
their liberty pole, in Wes. Broadway, opposite their
headquarter, and dung out FRONT the Scott and Ora
ham banner.
FREE DEMOCRATIC GENERAL COMMIT
| rEE-An adjourned meeting took place, last evening
, | at the Chinese Assembly Rooms, in Broadway, tn
object as stated In the CALL being 10 make arrange
ments Tor public meeting to ratlfy the nomn Al 'n
the Free Democracy, Pittsburgh, of Hale and Juia
| There was a fair attendance of the prominent Fro
Sellers and Abolltonists. The meeting was organizes
st7l9 O'CLOCK, by the appointment OF Hiram Barney
ESQ Chairman, and Tnomas s Barry Secretary
On taking the chair, Mr. Barney who had just rsacho
the City from the western par. OF the State, congratu
lated The meeting upon the ENCOURAGING prospects h
had met In the Western Counties There no douo
10 hs mind but that the friends of Hale end julia
would carry some of those COuntles Ills rem rks yer
| received with applause. The Secretary called the ro
ofihe "tred and true friends of the cause which T.
say the least respectable as TO numbers, occupy
| Ing some half hour In the readOg. q lite number
ssr ed the rob The meetiog W" addressed b. Tnoma
| 5. B'rrl, DIR. WINS, and others
DR.. Y. made some inquiries concerning the views NJ
the Free Democracy upon the rights OF foreigners. Ii,
was replied TO, that they knew DO forei9aers In the
| party, bu received all men Tho sedng pro
ceedd TO appuo delegates 10 the State Conv sntion %
| D. held at Syracuse, the 18th mat.
Tne following arc ihs Delegates elected for the 70
| spec.ve Dis,ric.s
| Ist Dist w. I. Dawley. 9TH Dist. Benz Wooster
| ID piA. VIM West. 10th Dist. Dennis Hsrriss.
I 81 Dit. Eugeoo Leue. llth DIST. Alex Mcdonald
| It'll Dist r b Vionis. 18th Dist. WIN. 3. Hambsn
, | "a DIST Thomas Ritter ljth Dist. AOnzb =. Bali
| 6'h Dist D. NJ. G. ahsm. lNh Dist. ID ID. Mansfield
eth Dist a has Scholiy. 18th DIST. Andrew Lester.
| 9Th Dist. Asa Parker. 10th Dist. .Eph Tfead"sll
Committed of one from each Ward was appointed
20 nominate Guy, County and Judicial Officers.
The Committee were instructed 10 call a meeting at
tho sane place on Thur'day evening.
Dr. Wont, Addressed the mesungin loEcible spseco,
when the meeting adjourned with three cheers for Hale
and Julian
PRIMARY MEETINGs.--A card, purp0rt-
ing to be signed by 500 members OF the Locotoco
| party In the Thirteenth Ward was published on as
. | 18Th Inst which sets forth some Of the operations
which controlled some Of the ats Primary Eections OF
the Opposition party In this City. Ii charges that the
Inspectors abused the trust reposed Ia them by
aging the row de, and by receiving hands full Of tick
e. from one person at time aud throwing the tickets
of those On the floor who did not vote according to
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