New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-25
REPUBLICAN, RATIFICATION MEETING IN
BOSTON.
Bosroy Mond.v c..-~ o, ,s.s

The Nominations OF FRrxoEr and D.vTsr ~s,a !,
dorstd by the Republicans of Boston and v;e,;, III.
evening. Delegations were present from son. NJ tI,s
ne'ehboring cities and towns Bands Of mn ,ic Ter,
Id ATTENDANCE, rockets and other fireworks were u.~d
the headquarters of the Fremont Club and the ofBc.
Oh me Chronicle Newspaper were Illuminated. and
much enthusiasm was manifested.
Faneui Hall was packed at an early hour. and A.,
O'Clock the assembly was called to order bs the Hoo
'. II GOODRICH, on whose motion John s. TrIlR WAS
chosen President, and the Hon. Franklin Dexter and
eleven others Vice Presidents.
In returning thanks the President said. the present
sate Of affairs in the country demanded the holding of
meetings by the people az much az in the DAYS of
Bunker Hill. For himself, be said he had been an
old-fashioned, old line Webster Wing tCheeringl he
considered that 10 the present campaign, dsregsrdng
men, We must look solely to principles for success
He then introduced the Hon. THOMAS G.. ELLIorY.
Chairman of the Massachusetts, Delegation to Phil.-
dephia MIR. ELLIOTT, in giving an account of his
stewardship as Chairman Of the Massachusetts, Delegs-
ton to the Republican Convention, alluded to the
causes which necesstated the calling Of the Ccnven-
ton and animadverted severely upon the presen, Ad
minstration, saying if the policy pursued By our
Government should prev all in the future, IS: loved
Republic would soon be byword, kissing and re-
In relation TO the manner of the nomination Of FIRE.
mont be gave the credit Of great magnanimty to the
New-York delegation in resgning their claim to put
New-York's favorite son, VIM. H. Seward, in n. nina
ton Cheers for New-Ycrkl. He also compmented
the Ohio and Illinois delegations In support of Mr.
Fremont he cited the nomination of Col. Washington
older officers in the Revolution to lead the patr
OTIS to victory. He was then engineers civil en-
gineer lChters
just so in regard to the next Presidency, we have
done. We have non mated Col FREMONT, a civil en-
gineer to lead to victory in the coming campaign
He claimed that FRl lacked of the qualities
essential to make good President. He then referred
to the nomination of Vice-President, and said when
the Convention came to that duty, then it the
Massachusetts, delegation had to say, Hands off."
There was CHARLES SUMNER mime cheer- aud
HENRY WILSON mime morel, bat NJ 4ssachusetts told
the Convention she wanted CHARLES SUMNER and
HENRY WILSON where they cheersl; that
CHARLES SUMNER occupied better post in the Sen
ate; that n p. BANKS could do more for Freedom in
the Speakers chair than nominee for the Wee.
Presidency; and HENRY WILSON declined in person.
Then when the time for the nomination came WV.
l.. DAYTON received il unanimously.
Judge HoAR was next introduced and gave a gra-
phic account of the proceedings of the Convention
Resolutions indorsing the Philadelphia nominations
were then read and unanimously adopted.
Hon. HANSIBAL IiAMLIN Of Maine, ON invitation adj
dressed the meeting On taking the stand he was re-
ceived with storm Of cheers. He said These shouts
Assure that the spirit Of the Puritan Fathers still
pervades the bOsOms of their descendants. Within
theee haowe ed walls where the infant form OF liberty
was Graded, we are assembled to protect it now.
Then it was a ovolution Of force, it is revolu
ton by the ballot box ICheerl. These shouts shall
carry dsuay into the heart Of every bunker Democrat
in Massachusetts, lCheerl. The question is not that
the South shall be Abotionzed but wether the whole
Free North shall be Afrcanized; not question
whether the slaves of the South shall be emancpated
but whether the treemen Of the North shsl be made
slaves; and he who is not ready for such question
would have been a Cowboy in the Revolution
ICheers.
He charact4r the Democratic party as the Negro
marty and az more sectional than all the Garrisonian
Abolnioniss in the North lCheers. The Republican
marty. he said was founded Constitutional basis
Let the North unite and stand by the principles of
Washington Jefferson, and Adams and they can DID
defiance to all other parties in the Union.
The meeting dissolved about II p. m A great 1um'
Der unable to get within the Hall were addressed by
various speakers from the steps in 'front.'