The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-02
GREAT MASS MEETINGS. or THE DEMOCRACY IN

NEW YORK AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TIC REJ0ICINGS OVER THE DEMOCRATIC VIC
TORY IN VIRGINIA.
The whitening and overwhelming rebuke so recently and
eiecualy administered the enemies Of civil and reli
gous freedom Virgins seems TO have touched chord
whose thrilling vibrations felt BY every democratic
heart throughout the length and breadth Of the land
True patriots regardless Of personal and political Predee
tons now turnnot with doubts and misgivings, but
confidently and eonfdingy the democratic party which
has now proved It has proved shield and abeacon
against the mad waves Of anatcism intolerance aud per-
seeution.
ON Thursday evening last great mass meetings Of the
democracy were held in the cities Of New York and Pha
dslpha in order exchange congratulations on the re-
suit Of the election in Virginia Such an outpour
ing Of the people seldom has been witnessed in this eOun
Try even during the most exciting presidential contests
From the report in the Daily News we make up the
following Of the grand jubilee in New York, in
which upwards Of twenty thousand democrats particle
pated
An immense throng OF citizens began TO assemble
early o'clock yesterday afternoon the PARK front
of the City Hail. where the began about the
hour thunder forth its hundredgun salute for the cleo
ton Of Henry A. Wise 10 the goyernorshp of the Old Do
The Tammany Hotel was illuminated at dark aud the
hall thrown open TO the people and soon filed,
The masses of the people however, remained outside
Tammany Hotel and meeting of several thousands
organized in the open street. the arrival Of the Demo-
Club and the ward clubs of the fifth and seventeenth
wards with music and ransparenoies These Transparent
ces bore inscriptions of Down with prescription and in
olerance,n Sam can't beat Uncle SAM Virginia, the
breakwaterp sc. The meeting organized by calling
Thomas A. Glover esq the chair placed upon tempo
rary platform in Park There vice presidents
and secretaries and accommodations FOR reporters in
consequence of which unable give sketch Of the
excellent speeches delivered Mr. Glover taking the
chair addressed the meeting frWre He
followed by Col Alexander Ming s H. Cone, esq the Hon
Mr.. Warren, Of Cortland county and ~ Z Carr esq3 all
of whom enthusiastically eheered The applause Of
the auditors frequently interrupted the speakers and could
be heard considerable distance The utmost enthu-
sas prevailed IN the vast assebage and the street was
crowded with the masses OF the democracy.
Within the hail. among host of prominent democrats
the platform, noticed the Hon David OKeee Coun-
Gilman Dunlap, the Hon Daniel b. Taylor James Dunn
esq, ex-Alderman Wheelan Richard ID. Connolly esq.
About half-pas eight o'clock, while the guns still
firing the hall having become densely crowded the
ing called 10 order.
John Cochrane was called to the chair and said
FELLow-DEMocRATs: This is ordinary occasion which
assemblies you together. Ii is merely democratic
victory in victories ordinary in
Virginabutit is the defeat of know-nohingism Cheers
1t is the triumph Of democratic principles and the de-
feat of the dark lantern party Virginia FIRST in the
phaanx of States here free institutions had their birth
the soil which had given liberty champion in Washing
ton against the foreign foes and champion IN Henry A.
Wise against domestic treason checrs and this soil
the principles Of Jefferson vindicated against this
midnight conspiracy cloud had lowered the North
it had rested the borders Of the East but the day had
broken the hills Of Virginia and dispeled the
phantom Of ignorance and intolerance.
He alluded TO the motto, America for Americans There
juster thought word but who Amer
leans? Are they the members of secret conspiracy
There from every land who have to this asy
um be and regeneated by the genius of lib
erty No matter where born, the who maintains the
dignity of humanity is the citizen and the American BY
right Exes from every land come and by their inter
mixture will dictate laws the world and
give freedom mankind Gentlemen look at this historic
truth nation had remained independent their orig
na soil Britain had been conquered from the Britons by
the Danes Saxons and Norans. 1t thus with France
Italy, and Greece Rome became the arbter of the liberty
OF mankind By opening asylum for exles and even
criminals Thus the snpersructure laid that became
so general She made citizens by her triumphs None
but the stranger enemy the very word hostis
piled equally stranger and foe All mankind Roman
citizens There bu instance opposed to this and it
in the cradle of desputisu that this foul egg found
in Egypt the land of darkness and where the pyramids
the command of tyrans Here Bnsirs WAS mon
ARCH and sacrificed all foreigners Jupertha respecta-
BILE deity Olympus typying all the vices and selfish
of mans wicked heart Here that infamous seed
drawn like the wheat from the mummy that the astue
knownothngs have planted until il met nppng frost in
the State of Virginia between the principles OF the know
nothngs and Busiris and those OF the cradle Of liberty
there deadly opposition. Thus then he traced and
characterized the principles of the silly and
the Wise democrats.
Mr. Charles H. King then proposed the list of vice pres
dents:
Vice Presidsnts-Josiah ". Brown, Michael Murry
Robert c. Montgomery, William Miner Charles Fletcher
p. G.. Muoney William Baird Florence Mccarthy, John
A. Kennedy Henry Hofmire, Henry H. Howard John
Quinn William NJ Tweed, james Murphy, DR.. Francis
Fleet Col Dan T. Delayan William d. Kennedy, Solomon
Kipp Elijah T. Purdy Charles Francis, James G. Wilett
james X Steers Terrence Mcguire d. F. Tiemann, Edward
c. Mcconnell, Peter Mitchell John H. Chambers VIM. r
Powers S F. Harrison d. W. Norris, VIM F. Havemeyer
james Cassidy, William Coulter, Thomas Reilly John
Murphy, A. S. Mathews Arson, Herrick, John g. kipp
James Fnrey, William Murray John kinsley Thomas Nc
Coy Michael Connolly George ID. Davis.
Scretdyies.-Michael Doran, John NJ. French, Thomas
Munroe c. Dougherty, James Lawrence Patrick Kelly
Michael Wall, j. Mckibben, j., Thomas Fay, Henry d.
johnson, Wesley Smith John Macarthur, Thomas II. Fer
ris Thomas Boese, Wm NJ Cooke John McCafrey George
Caulfeld, Maurice DAILY, Philip Foy, VIM MeConkey G.
H. Haswell, Il. +. Fairchld.
While the list being read brilliant crimson Drum
mond light was burned the balcony, illuminating the
Hall and surrounding buildings
Geographic despatch then read announcing that
10000 democrats assembled in Independence Square
Philadelphia within the sound of the tocsn Of freedom
and they pledged themselves that the Keystone State would
stand by the old Dominion.
Mr.. Mcleod Murphy then read the resolutions, as fol-
lows
Resolped That the democracy OF New York, in assem-
bling here tonight celebrate the democratic victory in
Virginia aud 10 offer their congratulations upon that
Henry A. Wise the governor elect have peculiar
cause for qualification not the result OF vic
tory doubtful unforeseen, bat from the fidelity with
which the democracy OF Virginia have fulfilled the expec-
tatons authorized by their former history and the exam
pie by them all who fogetu Of the past doubt
full of the future have wayered for moment IN their allie
glance 10 the constitution
Resolred That this evidence OF the returning Of
the American people proof that the sober second
thouuht that the