Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-06-27
The American aeetl,.g In New York.


The American ratification meeting in New
Yogk, on Monday night, is spoken of by all the
papers Of that city as an immense gathering show
my that notwithstanding the Tribune has announc-
ed the destruction of the party in all the free States
there are still some found even in its own bai
wick, who are willing to stand upon national
platform. The Times, which is not in favor of
anything tina. is not favorable to Seward, says OF
the meeting :--BaLiBsore ,4mericGn.
There was grand turnout in the Park yester-
day-a prodigious gathering. And it was essen
TALLY an American gathering. Ii there were any
Irish present-and there were-they did not make
public their rich brogue. If there were any Ger
inans-they kept closed mouths and spoke es-
pecially no language but the English. So far as
the spectator could discern, it was altogether an
American meeting. And it sounded like one
The band played Yankee airs. The banners
looked like Yankee banners. The speakers spoke
right out about the Pope and John Hughes, aud
called the sons of the Emerald Isle, Irishmen, and
the phegmatic people of Germany they called
Dttchmea. The great American throat was re-
lieved at last BY an unchecked free speech-with-
out hemming or having, or any apologies.
There were several thousands on the ground
by 5o'clOck-the appointed hour for me citing
but the sun was right in the eyes of the people
and anxious to hear, would have faced such bur-
ming sun. But after sunset and evening had sci
in-theu the crowd thickened-a and all the open
space in front of the Hall and the steps of that
building, and all the windows were black with
people-some ~, 900, perhaps,in all. The feeling
Ofthe meeting rose correspOadently. At 5 O'Clock
cheer was given out of sense Of duty. AT b,
it was pleasure; at it was the easiest thing In
the world at o'clock it was good deal of job
to keep everybody from hurrang.
A row had been talked of during the day
The police reporters were on hand in full force,
locking for long chapters of items-but they were
sadly diaapponted-not ''a item" turned up. In
the first place, everybody was. in good humor,
and didn't want to disturb anybody else and, in
the second place, if ybOdy had come to disturb
he couldn't have got in. There wasn't room for
rowdies-So it was as quiet as one of the churches
before which our Mayor has stationed couple Of
policemen.
The Courier, who opposes the party because il
is not committed ~ the restoration OF the Nilsson
ii compromise. briefly remarks -
An immense assemblage gathered in the Parl
last evening to respond to the Platform adopted by
by the majority of the late Convention in Phila
pelphia. The number present was yarlouSly eS
timated at from fifteen to twenty-five thousand al
though the meeting was very large, II cannot bC
truly said to havs been animated with any thing
like hearty enthusiasm. The speakers were wei
listened to and their remarks upon foreign intlu
ence, protestant principles, &c., were frequently
responded to with cheers of decided spirit auC
force. The tone of the speakers in regard to the
"ssttleSReat" features of the platform, was, 6
the most part, apologetic, and at no time assumed
fearless and commanding character; and it was
responded to with applause OF corresponding fee
bleness.
The Journal of commerce says oft -
The Know Nothing demonstration in the Parb
last evening, was immense in point of numbers
and enthusiasm. Three separate platforms were
erected in front of the city Hall, from which
number of speakers addressed throng of mer
numbering not less than twelve or fifteen thou
sand. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed through.
out. The speakers generally gave their firm ad
hesion to the Philadelphia Platform, and express
ed their determination to stand by the principle:
therein set forth.
The next notice is so Characteristic that we
need not quote its origin:
The demonstration of the "Natonal" Know
Nothings is given in another part of the paper
1t was a regular Silver-Gray affair throughout
The long array OF Southerners who aided Barker
&. Co. in adopting the pro-Slavery Platform at
Phiadelphia TO the diSr1puon of the National
Council occupied the whole attention of the meet
inc, and they were determined to let the dough
faced Northern members OF their party know that
"there is South - at any rate the preponderance
of the Pro-Slsvery element among the speakers
disrusted those who have been deluded into the
Order, but who are not yet prepared to be made
hewers of wood and drawers of water for the
slave lords OF the South.