Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-26
THE GREAT MEETING IN NEW YORK

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THE GREAT MEETING IN NEW YORK.
In our last issue we mentioned the congrat
ulatory meeting of the national democracy Of
the city of New York, held on the evening Of
the 23d, at the Metropolitan Hall. We also
published the strong and patriotic letter which
Senator Weller, Of California, addressed to that
meeting. Since then we have received full
account of the proceedings; and we are COM
PEELED to express our regret that we cannot lay
them before our readers, although the resolu-
tions that we're adopted contain feature which
we humbly think should have been omitted.
We look with confidence to the Senate, under
the full belief that it will act wisely and well
with regard to the duty imposed on it by the
issues growing out Of the New York contro
versy.
At least eight thousand of the sterling demo
Gratis of New York, and Of the neighboring
States, assembled ut Metropolitan Hall on We'd
nesday night, to congratulate each other and
the country on the victory which the national
democracy had recently achieved, under the
most disheartening circumstances, over that
traitorous freesoil organization which has more
than once given the empire State to the whig
party. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed, and
the occasion was one which was well calcu
ton, which had allied itself with abolitionism.
and pressed forward to the accomplishment Of
its wicked purposes, until the democratic party
was overthrown and the foundations of the
Union itself we're shaken--a wicked faction.
which had sought admission into the demo
cratic party in order to corrupt and destroy it,
and had attempted to carry out the infamous
plan by seizing on the democratic organiza-
tion-was rejoicing two weeks ago in the full
belief that speedy success awaited its long con.
tinued, systematic, and persevering exertions.
BY the artful management Of those whom they
had corrupted, the freesoilers Of New York were
enabled to use the influence and thepatronage Of
the federal government They welded also the
influence and the patronage Of the State gov
ernment; and having the control Of the canal
board, they used the influence and patronage
growing out of the extended canal system Of
the State.
Being thoroughly corrupt themselves, the free
sellers believed thatwith thesupport oftheir soft
and plant mercenaries, and with the means and
appliances which federal and State patronage
would supply, they could intimidate or buy up
and purchase the democratic party of New
York, and crush the honest sterling national
democrats of the empire State into the dust.
and thereby pave the way for a new and more
extensive and more formidable Buffalo league
But the game has failed. The freesoilers Of
New York have met with defeat at the very
moment when they thought that their subtle
schemes and slippery evasions were to be
crowned with success. The plan of campaign
was matured in secret. The onset was sudden
and unexpected; but the national democrats,
nnorganized, undisciplined as they were-with.
out military chest-without means to prefer
brides to the corrupt-without power to threaten
the timid-without offices to lure the ambi.
iious-with nothing but honest appeals to hon
est men, have beaten down their confident enc
my, and given assurance to the whole country
that the democratic party will soon free itself
from all faint of freesoilism, and present itself,
without spot or blemish, as a great national
party, based upon the principles Of the Consti
tuition, and fully able to preserve the union Of
the States by upholding the rights Of the
States.
Mayor Westervelt presided at Metropolitan
Hall, assisted by lightweight vice presidents
and fortyfour secretaries. An address was read
from the democratic State committee to the de-
mocracy Of the State Of New York, which was
received with much applause, after which q
series of resolutions were adopted. Then let.
tiers were read from Hon. John B. Weller,
of California, Daniel S. Dickinson, Greene c.
Bronson, Samuel Beardsley, Alexander c.
Morton, of Georgia, Colonel B. +. Hunt, Of
South Carolina, Beverley Tucker, of Washing
ton, Edwin Crosswell John D. Fay, and James
Maurice. Speeches were then delivered by Com
modore Stockton, Francis B. Cutting, General
Walbridge, and Henry Foster, esq., and the
meeting adjourned, after having given suita-
BILE response to most noble triumph.
Having presented this hasty SKETCH we have
not space TO do more than republish the ad.
dress Of the democratic State committee, which
we have already mentioned. 1t does not mani.
fest factious or violent spirit. 1t censures
the impestinent interference of Mr.. Guthrie
and others; but it proves that the national
democracy will not be driven by designing
men into opposition, although it is stern.
ly resolved to crush out freesoilism, and purify
the democratic organization, SO that the prin.
ciples of the Baltimore platform, and Of the
Presidents inaugural, may be sustained by
pure and patriotic party.
RUSSIAN RELIGION.