New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-10
REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION.
GREAT GATHERING OF FREEMEN.
ENTHUSIASTIC ENDORSES ENT.
SPEECH OF SEHATOR WILSON.
SPEECH OF GENERAL NYE.
Remarks Of Judge Culver and Others.
SPEECH OF GENERAL NYE.
LETTERS PROM THE CANDIDATES


rshed, the mass meeting of the Republican party
to ratify the ticket recently nominated by the Re-
publican State convention at Syracuse, was
held last evening in the Tabernacle Nearly all
the available space in the house was occupied,
there being more than three thousand persons
present. The meeting was characterized by the
most perfect unanimity and enthusiasm. The
audience was composed Of solid citizens of those
who constitute the State
Men bishmirdsd men who know their rights,
And knowing, dare maintain.
At eight o'clock the meeting was called 10 order
and on motion, EDGAR KETCHUM was called upon
TO preside.
On motion ex-AideImen MURPHY, Doctor ALoSzo
BALL. LFBBEUs b. WARD aud CYRUS CURTIS were
selected as vice-presideDts
Ex-Aldeimsn NJ. G. HART and JAMES o. GESSETT
were elected secretaries.
Tie President after announcing the object of the
NEE ing introduce MIR. WILLIAM ID. MURPHY, who
offered the following resolutions:
ResOlrcd, That the resolutions adopted at Syracuse
September 27th by tbs Republican State convention
ss their pla form Of princies meet our hearty apprD
baton.
The said convention, consisting OF Preston hins ior
secretary Of state loud cbeers james NJ. Cook Tor
Controller coLtinued cheersl Abilah Mann, jr, for
attorney geDersl cheeIs; Alexander b. Williams for
treasurer; Daniel M. Bissen for canal commissioner;
Wesley Bailey for Sate prison Inspector, aud Brad
ford X. Wood and Joseph Mullen for judges OF the
Court Of Appeals receives our most cordial approoa-
ton, and we pledge il our enthusiastic support loud
chCelsl
LuMAN SHERWOOD, Esq was announced by the
chair as the first speaker.
we have a report of bis speech in type but II Is
crowded out by the Foreign News
The Hon. Henry WILSON, United States Senator
from massachusetts, then introduced 10 the meet
ing and received with loud and long continued ap'
plause When it had in some measure subsidized, he
commenced his address:
SPEECH OF MR.. WILSON.
FtHot-.citi-ens Of Neio York: Thank you sincere
IN for this kind and Coz dial greeting Amd the bitter
and harsh denuncia;ions heaped 70 often upon me,
am grateful for kind word from my fellow-citlzens
anywb eIe and especially of the commercial metr0p0-
lis of the Union cheenl. Yesterday, while engaged
in the exciting and somewhat angry contest 10 my
own State Of massachusetts, received your kind III
vitation TO meet with and address you tonight. am
here 10 night gentlemen, TO congratuiate you OF new
York on having inaugura'ed Repuoncan party 70
carry out the grand idea OF Ihom4s JEFFERSON pro
posed in 1854 the prohibition of Slavery IN the terri
tories of the United States lappausel. congratu,
late YOU upon the splendid platform you have adopted
with 60 much unanmity IN New-fork congratulate
you especially upon the candidates you nave oeen 80
for innate as to present 20 the freemen OF New-l OK
Standing upon that PLATFORM they are worthy OF your
support and their election will carry 10Y to the hearts
of The American People You are not here tonight,
fellow citizens TO commence warfare upon any sec
ton Of our beloved Union. | know, gentlemen, that
you embrace in your affections every loot over Whlch
waves the banner of the Union lcheersl know tnai
Won embrace in Your a cons the people OF the whole
OF the country OF every race and OF every color zap
pausel. / know that you are not here to night 10
heap bitter words bitter reproaches upon oar fellow
citizens of the South or of any section OF this Union
Icheersl You have no upon the Solth cheerngl.
i know gentlemen, that | utter your sentiments as
well as my own when say that you OF NeS-fork 90
not war upon the South applause But you are here,
gentlemen, to resist with all the power that the Constr
tuition gives YOU the encr0achments OF tue slave
power of this country lapplausel You ore here TO
dethrone American slavery and to enthrone American
liberty in the government Odd cheering. We are
met entlen en- in the outset with the declaration that
this movement endangers the perpetuity of the nion
Gentlemen, the movement is within the limits OF the
Constitution. Within the limits Of the Constitution
and within the Union We intend 10 battle FOR the over
throw of the Slave power of the repubic cheer We
accent with all our hearts the declaration OF Andre
Jackson "lhis MON must and shall be preserved
(applsuseL We accept the words OF tRe great states
man that lies al Marshheld: "Loerty ana Onlon'
LOW and forever. one ani insepardble lCheerlngl
Nr Caoate told US the other day ;hai he co1ld he
belong 10 party that did not carry the us ana
keep ;ep 10 the music of the | AlOu. Ihe heguo'
Gcan patiy carries the banner ana keeps step 70
tbe music OF the Union lChee'sl. Aud above
al gentlemen the Republican part csU1es toe *
and KEEPS step 10 toe music of hoety lOGd eheerl
For myself, SIR, / say tina. the kepuOlcm parry Il
uf,5npeutly the party of the constitution snd OF the
NJ on that we mea1 10 main an the consiGi Of, TO
secule the OLE ssings of liberty 70 ourselves and or
ros,tritv forever, thai We mean 10 mantam the
nuion because WE love tne union, the wh0e country
al he people all over this brosd aud glorious land
al Ne belle toat il we are tru9 10 the constitlloo
a, the uuion we shall overthrow the slave power OF
,be country and prepare the way when we snau pave
a Government wi.host a despotsm, aud al ap're
without A bondm6n. For myself gentle men, VIII
vote every dollar in the national treasury aud III tne
rockets Of the people and every drop OF blood IN me
Veins OF the country TO m 4intail and defend the
constitution and the integrity OF thsi union
Intended TO secure the blessings OF liberty 20
the American people (applaUseI Aud, Ss1't-
men ne wish it TO be understood let 20 s1foad o.
tie wings OF every wind thst tie gathering hosts %
por.len reemen who are rslyng u1der the oanneI OF
the Republican psry intend to maintain WIN uuia'et
ing fidelity their constitutional obligations ana 20 ;
preserye alton Of the aIoi OF the Stses lCheer' pu
Gentlemen let il 60 abroad, let II 90 to tae c3uu OF
eyery ind in the words of the Chairman OF ihe ~
tioual Democratic committee that we, the RePuoh A1s
OF the North, opposed to Slavery IL ever! io,l
and color and in favor of Freedom and free sou
wherever man lives throughout Gods hetrsee bou1
cheersl That sentiment gentlemen lives IL ue