The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-05
CITY POIlric
AN ARTFUL DODGE.

W. lem that Dr. Connery one of the candidates for
the Office Of Coroner who injured BY the fall of the
platform in Tom pkns square Friday night is much
better and viii be out again. He has issued the
following card
To ras EIEcroRs Cry cousry Nsw Yoax
o. evening IL, mn attending mass %s w s.
sys been rs &. has oy
ing lie hands d he people polls
count 81 % s sa w S On aS
have upon nay name Tor ss once Of
gratitude for tins appreciation o. my twenty esa service n
bose placed proud pcson in which am
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81 ,ererxheIp!ng majority mao o ,.., m ..,,,, :,
@ ballot box heart r. and my x e Nth ~ In
ssrdss Of what your social condition. your birth place.
ss Let me ss you then 70
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THE TROUBLES OF THE SOFT SHELLS.
SPEECH OF JOHN cocHRANE AT THE DEMOCRATIC
MASS MEETING IN THE EIGHTEENTH WARD IN
REILLY TO JOHN VAN buren,.
AT large meeting OF the democrats Of the Eleh zenith
ward held at the corner OF Fist avenue an Eighteenth
street. Friday evening last in order 10 express the
entire confidence and concurrence OF the democracy OF
that locality in the city an county nominations made
by Tammany Hall tie suajon address delivered By
Mr.. JcHS CccERAsE who, OF being introduced by the
Chairman advanced 10 the front Of the platform amid
reiterated cheers and hu1zas. Wnen silence had been
rrstoiej, he said =
thank you. feiiow-citizons for thee cheers with
which roy ap .nce Ii greeted to nigh. cone t. you
the he all Of othe aeeugs in other parts Of the .y
ADD ask OF YOU to bear with for short while in
counting the ex its Of your democratic brethren
eewh here not only throughout this city but lroughout
tie Staepot only throughout the state but throughout
tbs vast Union. tyerywhareall ne broad ezpiuse
Of tus land-arr eyes Turned upoa the
q is to be taken now on the coming 9th of this mou'h
anxious that that stal be democratic one and
that its shall end has always ended when
democratic
in triumph. Cheers and cries OF ''Gool!p) Fellow.
citizens am here night to speak 10 you from place
that il Inc centre of the masses New FORK
This vas. conceurse about me i evaence OF the fact
limit: this ,igcr indicative OF early manhood; this
utauinity, always attendant On democratic principles
all ali evnce th,t the de ICY this city are once
the country thai ,he e,y Of New York has the strensth
thai abe has the viii, and that she Mil exert power
of demelbng all apagonsts ana OF overtime sing all
advessarcs. (Chcees) Fellow citizens, bear witt,
ao,ne Of the principles which sh ,ud nerve and in
Vi .orate your effort; for it !, we'll hnown tra-
pie at stake, here can be 10 hearty eection-that
with Democrats unless 'heic miads a.a Judgments
ne decided action with the foe The, how do
slant You baye city ticket aud count 'iret pro-
which sou all woshipIammar y Hai-she organization
Of which you ,eeogni1esn organization which is recog
nzed by the State, and which Is esteemed BY the MON.
That organization, through your representatives., has
given 70 you ticle for your support Those Of you who
divided support democrats disposed at upoa and
enscsce hat which regular and in accord with
s sa at n which
also happily adopted by an opposed 20 u.s.
THUS i i. that With city county, Judicial and Senatorial
nominations you have before you candidates who COM
maud your surages for they have ecuied yonr conf
dence and secured confidence upon principles which
Synonymous with your democracy. And what are
those principles Permit NE to few moments to briag
notice one or two of them And rs' in the rank
Of those pfsco,nina,ipg s.auds the nhex5ie oppoon
of Tan Hail. and all o. her candidates to the intt-
nous doctrines OF Know Nottingham Thee she sanos
pillar Of lie erected ii the darkness political might
There stands "a fortress formed by Freedoms hanl
--remmany Hall, standing from the earliest pesod OF
this hitter nightf,l, the unrelen ing, incorporating
OF all societies based upon he netious princ
pies Il Know Nothingi or q opposition to the rights Of
Aud then fell Jw-ci.igns ,her very important ppc
pie, standing .idc by size wi the prominent oae 10
which hsve sllrded il the opposition OF Tammany Hall
and al her candidates every coercve law lesisia
tive enactment which shall Infringe opprc.s the
Liquor 'ae which tamilss upea your liberties iHpars
your iishts destroys yoqr piyleges and ovsrin3ws
Of he success Of your ticket (Cries Of no )" No. an
whea FAY to YOU n suygas.n an additional 'ntent.
i've that upon hat ticket you have inscribed the name OF
Lorenzo b. Shepard
yoicE-Thfee cheers tor Lorenzo g shepard (en.
L,r coCnnAsr-whcn announce that fact, am conf
deaf that all ofyour all Of your cnthusia m as well
every title OF your inclination viii be devoted to the
supporS Of VIII, cctan,and your confidence person
ally, and who Identified with The principles o, Tam
attention the platform upon which your State cani
dates placed. II have sufficient confidence in the
intelligence of he democracy land think that have)
repose sufficiently upon the understanding OF this audi
10 believe that unless the principles Of the men upon
msnd your confidence, you cannot-no matter whence
cnanate their nomination. give your entire and cordial
support to those gentlemen And now fellow. ezeus,
ALLOW 70 direct attention to subject somewhat
foreign to your lecal interests You must, how
ever, bear with pe patiently for the effort Is nccdfa
a stage OF The canragn, and what shall be said
here tbs evening IN your presence with the concurrence
and The impress Of this mons,e, meeting will upon the
wings OF the press 20 abroad over the state MS the
voice OF the democracy OF the city of New York
In respect therefore hi branch Of the subject the
question IT, what principles are they which your State
Convention put orth a. s. for whatever those
principles may be- the gentiemea who claim your saf
fages upon The State ticket identified with them and
you should know what they and understand them in
the length aud breadth before you can give yonr cor
gen icmen compose. make ruson to this part OF the
subject ecntlemcn, ior the reason that think, aud
Of bat convention, ana consequently the principles oil
the candidates itstickc have been misrepre entc
Ssve bead We have hand "nsouuesa and VIM
air Of authority and BY gentlemen too who took part
in he cangs of that convention tina, placed
both principle and IN action, upon the Platform o
the barnburners OF 1s4s Gentlemen, Is that so. II
cannot be 50 u there be any nth in history, OF
fii'h in politicians In reference TO the first part
Of this assertion you VIII fccollect that they who
a. one time we're barnbarners or hanker', when
protested opposite principles upon the subject OF slavery
rather upon the power Of Congress slavery ia
the Territories. Those Of you who travel back with
in your recollection OF public events will well remembe
that al The Rome Convention in 1872 and subsequently
nj the syracuse Convention OF the year resolution
adopted by which these difercn sections Of the
party united and thence acted in concert upon the
common platform, that, whatever opinions individuals
might entertain on that vexed question: they should
Longer be considered, and longer considered
test OF their democracy IT, therefore that the agee
men at the time (and gentlemen who were personally
PARTIES to the agreement had In the convention
syracuse in August t Is possible that the coatrsc.
winch united the party in lsia preserved lie union
"
nouhcement OF single gentleman th the pril ipcs
aavocated oy the resolutions OF the convention 81 the
th OF august last carry the d-morrnti, party Of New
YORK back upon the platform OF 1882 II in Il length
and IN rs breadth monsr,us mistake II Il n s.ate.
nent which cannot be relied uppn in Tho f.no os the
facts, and Of the record self what I, that re,n~s
And in pursuing the inquiry allow me gcntle;,en 4,