The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-16

GRAPHIC LETTER on THE NEW YORK ANTiNE-
BRASkA MEETING.

NEW YoRK May IA, 1864.
Surprising few words in relation TO the anti-Nebraska
meeting held in this city yesterday might be
Of some interest 10 your Washington readers write this
wish could dagusveotype the scene. A literal de-
scrption of the entire performance ii could be had
would be instructive.
First little man, on corner OF a rude platform erected
for the occasion, opened and differed the meeting.
In New York meetings planned and controlled pre-
cisey as Barnum manages his Museum;
few individuals obtain leave TO hold public meeting
IN the Park Next they hire carpenter to make plat
form and protect with railing the steps they place
guard, and no man go upon the platform but such
as they permit As il is their iadpidua property they
call ON the police TO take into custody any who would
ntrude
This custom has become settled and no one attempts
Interfere The people merely attend spectators and
listeners, not actors Hence yesterday little man. in
one corner got up and read printed list of all the Off
GERS another got up and read printed address and
other printed set OF resolutions
To be sure the Of the officers were submitted pro
Jormd to the meeting but Of the ten twelve hundred
persons present cannot think twenty persons said
aye or no. II seemed to be understood matter Of
course that those who had been the expense Of building
the PLATFORM advertising the meeting and printing the adj
dress and the resolutions had right say who should
preside whilst they rehearsed what they had gotten up
the instruction and amusement Of the spectators
The president seemed, far as could learn, unim-
portant personals politician without respect has
been in the State senate but whilst nomnally with
party acted with the other and carried his by giving his
opponents power to carry their measures fair, but not
brilliant specimen Of the trading portion of New York
politicians.
The first speaker Benjamin +. Butler This was
suitable opening, ! had good look at the man, single
glance at that cold calculating would give satisfactory
evidence that when General jackson told him his legal
opinion rroag horeusedi and made it stronger
than when on the other side
He wished to for Colonel Benton for President
would vote just cheerfully for William H. Seward He
abused Judge Douglas and the Journal of Commerce but
could inspire no enthusiasm. ! surprised had
supposed him man of power before the people. Dn-
ring his long speech not general and hearty shout
or cheer was provoked--not did he get his au-
dience pelbound and breathless orators of genius
often succeed in doing The meeting dead failure in
numbers Buffers speech dead failure in its eff
fects.
The balance was tame or Ineffective positively inju-
rious to the cause the meeting gotten up to
The next speaker what they call here swella
man by the of Haven. He spoke with his hat
Scarcely any one knew who he was but as could
learn, he is man about town. without any employment
any influence All reoced when he got out of the way He
was followed by violent old abolitionist by the
name of Fessenden He it was that wished Judge Doug
las tarred and eaered by the citizens of New York when
no hereand he it is who will be the last say
insulting word of Judge Douglas only in the midst Of
gang of aboitionss at safe distance from that gentle
man. The same remark is applied to i. f. Butler, who is
rs mild as lamb in Washington though clustering as
Boreas here He made remarks yesterday that he did
dare and never will dare to make in the presence Of
ators whose conduct he maligned.
Ogden Hoffman, who announced as a speaker did
not attend--so of others They not disposed to
train under John JAY Mark Spencer Greeley and other
notorious abotonsts. or the respectable gen.
temen named vice presidents in their printed list
did the stand in the crowd 1t was
phacally paper meeting, got up by abotonists for for
eisn consumption And cheer elected, but from
the abolitoniss and from them only when unusually
gross alusion was INDUCED in by speaker.
The great object OF the few managers who expended
money to sc mp the meeting is developed in resolution
but untouched by the speakers. That object
aoneyhrstly for themselves and secondly TO promote
the spread of aboionsm. 1t reads thus:
Re.eired, That the general committee &c &C., be
they be further requested take immediate for
organization of effective scheme of emigration the
southernmo border of Kansas and Nebraska open to emf
grants with view Of excluding slavery from all territories
from which excluded by the Missouri Compromise and
that they appeal to the bery of merchants
and citizens generally TO crease al ample fund for the Of
the said committee"
The real managers esconced behind great names
set Of men who live by sharp practices and they making
use of this excitement TO fill their pockets And they will
succeed They viii raise large of money FOR ALL
nearly ALL the natica clergy who have nterered pre-
vent the people of Kansas and Nebraska from having their
rights will raise money from off their people to aid any
scheme that looks like nuring the South of It will
stick TO their holy fingers of course; but have large
confidence in the cohesive power of Of those hun
gry-looking chaps that the stand
SOUTHWEST.
LOCAL NEWS.