New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-22
EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

The Electors of the With Congressional District
met in grand meeting last evening to rah'y the
denomination of the present Representative of the Dis
trict. the Hon. Abram Wakemsn The vast hall over
the depot of the Sixth avenue RaroadDe was filed
with an enthusiastic mass of Republican humanity at
an early hour An idea of the size of the hall may be
formed from the fact that it is block long. The Dis
trict consists of the Twelfth Eighteenth, Nineteenth,
Twenty-frst and Twenty-second Wards, and delega-
tons from most of these Wards marched in with bands
and banners in the early part Of the meeting.
The Hon. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD was appointed
President and the following gentlemen Vice-Presdents
and Secretaries:
lie, P,eident-Chr..an s. Sloan Edgar Ketchum Angus
tu. Bradbrock Joseph Dewey. Franci, MasnOn Edward
s,roDs Robert Le Roy. iSbea. b. Ward Dr. John Ives
Robert Paterson Jonathan COddinstOu Isaac n Phelps,
john " Edmonds Stephen Hyatt Isaac II. Bailey Severn
ID Mouon Edward Dayton Christian Swartz John hayiland,
Joseph Keen Frederick Tnck Thorndke r Saunders Jno
See,e.a,ie,-Heury D. sedswek, VIM. Browne, Joseph
2 JOY Thomas B. Van Buren, Jonathan TToiter Hugh Hugh
MIR. ScoTT reported the following resolutions, and
they were adopted amid loud applause:
RS.oired That the Republicans Of the With Congressional
D.tr hereby ratfy heartily and unanimously the nomins
ton of Absm keman their Representative in the next
Hescred That the present between Freedom aud
Slavery ard upon its will depend only the fate Of
Kansas direction be sven national councils IN
Gil n alters affecting the iDstu.ion OF human bondage
That iISs s NO
is III will every honest endeaT'r to make the
Eored That Abram wstemsn the present member of Con-
gress this District has proved himself an able
lives all for which we teodeI him our THANKS
Kesoirsd call upon all friends Of Freedom in the Dis
and all who va the inc epentenee 81 the h9use hep
r.s.ntaiives work with US in Teolocng MI akenan
Mr. FIELD responded to his appointment In few
words Of eloquent encouragement, which were warmly
responded to. He briefly urged some OF the stronger
arguments for Republican votes and concluded oy In
wiling the meeting to call out her Representative to
Congress to give an account of his stewardship
Mr. WAKEMAS then came forward amid loud ap-
plause After giving thanks for his reception, he no
iiced some of the requisites for member of Congress
Pbysical endurance he said, necessary in Con-
gresham. TIE Democratic party declared all that
az necessary to secure Democratic Speaker was to
continue IN session until the Republican,, were all worn
out. But after session of more than twenty hours
they concluded that they should give out first, and at
o'clock on the morning of that long session more than
one-fth of the Democratic members were incaPs-
ci'sted from glviIg a vote unaer''sndngiy,
them when their votes needed. There were times,
too durirg the sst Session when for Northern man
to speak his honest sentiments required no small
amount Of moral courage. The great question OF HUI
man Slavery against Freedom would continue to agi.
tate the country until it settled right. tie believed
that il would be settled right in November, and then
every true freeu would reap the rev Ard OF their
good deeds. Out OF the thirteen States WHICH nad
passed through sTentonal Government, six were now
Free and seven Slave. There had been no serious
controversy except in the of Missouri. Mr. Wake
nan passed through the acton in relation TO Kansas,
and the trying times through which the last Congress
had to pass closing with the passage of the Army bill
Had he voted for Mr.. Fuller, it was probable that
that one vote would have elected Gov. Aiken
and had Mr. Banks been defeated the FIRST triumph Of
Freedom for fifty years would have been still longer
DELAYED and there would have been investigation
into the unparalleled frauds in Kansas. But Mr. Full.
Ter was too ssent in his devotion to the interests Of
human bondage to receive bis support. Mr.. Wake
msp gave in his adhesion TO genuine Democracy and
TO the Union. He for Liberty and Union indisso-
ubly Joined together. lie went into the halls OF the
House Of Representatives with desire TO infringe
upon the rights OF any of our Southern brethren Sti
more he had a sincere regard for them and he deeply
regretted that the OF Slavery was upon them.
He would vote Just as quick for bill for their benefit
a. be would for ours. lie had sectional sentiment
but he couldn't vote for the spread Of Slavery over
apy Territory Of the United States. He concluded by
declaring his pride in his constituency.
When the applause which followed Mr.. Wakemsn''
speech had died away the Rocky Mountain Glee Club
gave two or three songs. The meeting was further
addressed by Mr.. Brewer and others.
The proceedings of the most enthus .stc char
acter and the meeting adjourned at late hour with
loud cheers for the Hon. Mr.. Wakeman and the Pfesi
DENTAL Candidates.