Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-05
From the New York News of the 1st June.
GRAND JUBILEE.

GRAND JUBILEE.
Mass Meeting OF the Democracy-Twen-
~ Thousand Assembled Speeches by
Messrs. Cochrane, Morton, English, Col.
Dohony, Nye, and others.
An immense throng of citizens began to as
sembe as early o'clock Yesterday afternoon.
IN the Park, in front Of the City Hall, where the
cannon began, about the same hour, to thunder
forth its hundred gun salute for the election of
Henry A.. w Use to the Governorship of Of the Old
Dominion State.
The Tammany Hotel was illuminated at dark,
and the hall thrown open to the people and soon
filled.
The masses of the people, however, remained
outside Tammany Hail. and meeting Of several
thousands was organized in the open street, on
the arrival of the Democratic Club and the Ward
Clubs of the Fifth and Seventeenth Wards, with
music and transparencies. These transparencies
bore inscriptions of g Down with Presentation
and Intolerance, g Sam can t beat Uncle Sam -
Virginia, the Breakwater," SC. The meeting
was organized by calling Thomas A. Glover, esq !,
to the chair, placed upon temporary platform
in Park row. There were no Vice Presidents
and Secretaries, and no accommodations for re-
porters, in consequence of which we are unable
to give sketch of the excellent speeches de-
lvered MIR. Glover, on taking the chair, ad-
dressed the meeting in few remarks. He was
followed by Colonel Alexander Ming, S. H. Cone,
esq, the Hon. Mr. Warren, of Cortland county,
and II. P. Carr, esq, all of whom were enthusi-
astically cheercd. The applause of the auditors
frequently interrupted the speakers, and could be
heard at considerable distance. The utmost
enthusiasm prevailed in the vast assemblage, and
the street was crowded with the masses of the
Democracy.
Within the hall, among host of prominent
Democrats on the platform, we noticed the Hon.
David OKeefe, Councilman Dunlap, the Hon.
Daniel b. Taylor, James p. Dunn esq., ex-Al-
derman Wheelan, Richard d. Connolly, esq.
About 81 O'Clock, while the guns were still
firing, the Hall having become densely crowded
the meeting was called to order.
John Cochrane was called to the Chair and
said: FELLow-DEMocRATs; This is no ordinary
occasion which assemblies you together. 1t is not
merely a Democratic victory in Virginia-Demo-
cratic victories are ordinary in Virginia; but it is
the defeat of Known thingism. [Cheers.l 1t
is the triumph of Democratic principles and the
defeat of the dark lantern party. Virginia was
first in the phalanx of States; here free institu-
tons had their birth on the soil which had given
liberty champion in Washington, against the
foreign foes, and champion in Henry A. Wise,
against domestic treason; [cheers;l and on this
soil the principles Of Jefferson were indicated
against this midnight conspiracy. A cloud had
lowered over the North, it had rested on the bor-
ders of the East, but the day had broken over
the western hills of Virginia, and dispelled the
phantom of ignorance and intolerance.
He alluded to the motto, "America for Ameri-
cans. There was no jnster thought or truer
word; but who were Americans? Are they the
members of secret conspiracy There are men
from every land who have come TO this ASYLUM to
be renovated and regenerated by the genius of lib
erty. No matter were born, the man who main
tains the dignity of humanity is the citizen and
the American by right. Exes from every land
nd bvs tbair into
race to dictate laws to the world, and give free
dom TO mankind. Gentlemen, look at this his
toric truth, no nation had remained independent
on their original soil-Britain had been con-
quered from the Britons by the Danes, Saxons,
and Normans. 1t was thus with France, italy,
and Greece. Rome became the arbiter of the
liberty of mankind by opening asylum for ex-
lies and even criminals Thus was the super
structure laid that became so general. She
made citizens by her triumphs. None but the
stranger was an enemy; the very word 'hostis''
implied equally stranger and foe. All mankind
were Roman citizens. There was but one in
stance opposed to this, and it was in the cradle
of despotism that this foul egg was found, in
Egypt, the land Of darkness, and where the pyra-
mids rose at the command of tyrants. Here
Busiris was monarch, and sacrificed all foreigners
to Jupter-that respectable deity on Olympus
typifyng all the voices and selfshness of mans
wicked heart. Here was that infamous seed,
drawn like the wheat from the mummy, that the
astute Know -nothings have planted until it met
a nipping frost in the State Of Virginia between
the principles of the Know -nothings and Busiris
and those Of the cradle Of liberty there was
deadly opposition. Thus, then, he traced and
characterized the principles Of the silly Know
nothings and the Wise Democrats.
While the list Of officers was being read, bril-
liant crimson Drummond light was burned on the
balcony, illuminating the hall and surrounding
buildings.
A teegraphic dispatch was then read announc-
ing that 20 900 Democrats were assembled in In
dependence Square, Philadelphia, within the
sound of the tocsin Of freedom, and they pledged
themselves that the Keytone State would stand
by the Old Dominion.
Mr.. Mcleod Murphy then read the resolutions
as follows:
Resoired That the Democracy Of New York,
in assembling here tonight to celebrate the De-
mocratic victory in Virginia, and to offer their
congratulations upon that event to HENRY A.
WISE, the Governor elect, have peculiar cause
Tor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., mol the result of a
victory, doubtful or unforeseen, but from the
fidelity with which the Democracy of Virginia
have fulfilled the expectations authorized by their
former history; and the example set by them to
all, who, forgetful of the past doubtful of the
future, have wavered for a moment in their ALE
glance to the Constitution.
Resolved That this evidence Of the returning
Sense oi the american people IL PROOF tndt the
"sobcr second-thought" is always best, and that
the true principles of Republican Government,
of which the Democratic party alone has been an
exponent, arc fortified and sustained by a self
recovering energy that must ever keep the masses
secure against the assaults of faction or fanati-
cism.
Resolved, That the election Of Heny A. Wise,
while it exhibits the effects of personal energy
and high ability in striking manner, demon
strates that when united on principle the Democ-
racy are unconquerabe, and that every combina-
ton, party coalition, whether openly or Sc
cretly arrayed against them, must ultimately end
in ignominous failure.
RESOLVED, That the election in Virginia is prer-
nant with great results, since by her action the
!" Old Dominion of the South, " stretches out hor
hand to the Empire State Of the North" and
bidding her grasp it, pledges herself to stand by
her against all forms of political error or anati-
cism, until the North" and " South" shall be- |
come obsolete words in the political dictionary of
the Democratic party.
Resolved, That the Empire State will stand |
shoulder to shoulder with the Old Dominion until |
thegreat popularreaction against Utraism, Higher |
Law-ism, Know nothingsm, and every ism shall |
DO complete and until all disorganizing theories,
however draped with sentiment, shall be ex-