The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-28

lar democrat for Speaker Of the next national House OF
Representatives.
MASS MEETING AT TAAMANY HALL.-A SOUND
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
The democracy of the city Of New York met in mass
meeting at Tammany Hall Thursday evening for the
purpose of ratpg the nominations for city and county
officers lately made by the democrats large and
enthusiastic meeting but the feature in II which viii be
peculiarly gratifying of New York is the fact that
took high national grounds the great issue Of the times
The meeting was addressed by Messrs Grover and Kelly
and an eloquent letter read from Mr. McKeon. The Hon.
Cornelius W. presided assisted by vice pres
dents from each ward.
Mr. John Cochrane read the following resolutions; which
were received with loud applause and unanimously adopt
ed:
"Resolcsd That the language Of the Nebraska Kansas
BILL which declares that the people shall DO LEFT perfectly
free to and regulate their domestic Institutions in
their way subject only to the constitution OF the United
States is the honest language Of the whole northern de-
and that view with equal adherence every at
tempted invasion Of this their right upon whatever prsence
it may be grounded, from Whatever quarter may bc d.
rected confident of the capacity of each member Of the
Union and trusting in the healthful In
american civilization eventually to dispose,
most satisfactorily to party and most safely to the
whole Union, Of the question Of domestic servtude We,
therefore, opposed to the repeal OF the Nebraska BILL BY
which this question virtually settled and equally OPP
posed to all attempts restore the Missouri Compromise
unwise impoltc, and useless.
" ssoeed That, while congratulatng the democracy up
the brilliant riumphs has won over know nottingham
it proud recollection that Tammany Hall promptly
and boldly forward the champion equal rights against
its atrocious league Other political bodies bent before it,
sought its dangerous friendshpTammany Hall opposing
it, she opposes every invasion Of the peoples rights
masked its hdeous features exposed the fraud
and rescued the constitution from the contagon those who
would have prescribed nen for the accident Of their birth
for the form of their religion.
Resolved, That the entitled AN for the suppress
zion of ntemperance pauperism and crime, fitting
the memory OF Of the most corrupt legislative
bodies of and desperate party and that before it,
transition into black republication the whg party could
no act SO pregure the hdeousness of its coming change
by the passage of law which strikes at the fundamental
principles Of all law, endangers the constitution subver
all justice leaving the character the fortune and the happ
of the citizen At the mercy of cced preached na
csm and enforced BY machinery little less than nquisitoa
Against this law and all other of coercion upon ndvd
ua conscience and private rights old Tammany her
mocracy have protested This law of denominations
be repealed. 19
Resolved, That the national administration faithfully
impartaly and energecaly carried the principles
the democracy under circumstances Of peculiar distraction
and difficulty and that the increasng unity
umphs Of party in the late elections the beat
dence that the patriotic of Franklin PIERCE evncg
his devotion to the constitution and union Of these States has
been justly appreciated.
" Resocsd That the people of the United States in spite
OF the envy, clamor and detraction which have asaied
Franklin PIERCE convinced that the democracy
mistake their man. elevate to the hgnest office in the
public unonted to their confidence unworthy of their
admir- alton.
esousd That adopt the following resolutions Of the
State convention Of the 2sth Of August viz
"l That the prodga and proaigate appropriation and
expenditure OF the pablo money by the whg administration
lobby the Legislature and the increasing and wssfu
expenditures for canal we'll In other depart
Of the demand thorough and radical
form bring the government back republican ru
gality, economy, and integrity.
and the increasing deficits which tho from wear to
year exhibit have justified the forebcdng Of the dem
ocras Of the State and calculated to alarm the already
heavily burdened taxpayers with apprehensons of cumua
tive debts and endless and the expenditure
the last granted By the people for the completion
make 1t certain that when the whole authorized to be
borrowed shall have been exhausted the canals will be
the work and that IN his view sps o
opinion that the interests Of the State well those who
navigate the canals and Of the contractors themselves
that the remainder Of the money should applied
put the whole Of the canals in navgabe order for the largest
class of boats At the earliest practicable period.
Rotcsd, That it is tho duty Of the democracy to sup
port the State ticket headed Samuel L. Seldom Nicholas
Hill, rac 7. Hatch, &C., the ticket regularly nominated
by the regular democratic State convention Of August TO-
and that all objections private feelings should
sacrificed to the good which only be secored
by the triumphant of the democratic party city
county, and State through firm adhesion to regular nom
nations.
Resolved That we the democracy of the city of New
York, in council ass-nbed unanimously ratify the nomna
tons Of the late convention in h place for city and county
officers and call upon all democrats who desire the harmony
and union of the party the Of democratic principles
the security of the city treasury the impartial adminsra
ton oustcc, the rebuke of venay and corruption
right men for the right place, to vots for them."
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