New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-16

for President Of the meeting, and the DOMINATION was
ratified with loud cheers.
Mr.. NIeoLL then came forward and said: return
You my thanks for the honor Of being called upon 10
pIe.de over this meeting of 20 respectable body Of
my fellow. citizens. will not detain you by any en-
lsrged observations as TO the purpose fT WHICH we
have assembled. Permit me simply to cay that there
10 a wide spread feeling through this community that
our metropolis ia the worst governed city in Cnsten'
dom. That's So. by every consideration We owe
it to Ourselves to free NewYo from this great re.
proacb. The time has come for actin. l trust thas
you sufficiently appreciate the fact thst nothing can be
effected except by united and vigorous organization
opcert,ating ard giving force to the opinions and
wi shes of our citizens in their individual capacity
this be done, but not otherwise, we may promise
ourselves a cure and glorious victory ICheer'L
The following Vice Presidents and Secretaries were
appointed: .,..
Peter Cooper Alon1o R. Peck,
Jane. $. Libby, S John 81 aS %:s"1sS''
VIM. LottimeG Robert ii; nGCGrdJ,
Tbonss G porem,us Thomas Otis Leroy,
Nahum Sullivan, Charles Athos.
''N'' '''' JOSIAH osh. Hoffman.
,.,,p urn., S''''''' Edwin }. Brown
Mr.. JOHN Fl. GouRLrr was next introduced; he
read the following
ADDRESS AND RESOLUTIONS.
FrLLow CITIZENS; 1t 10 reprOachfully but eIult-
ir DIV said by the partisan friends Of Mayor Wood that
ycut interest in the municipal welfare Of this city is
one Of words and not Of deeds but if this was ever
true the alarming aspect Of the times calls for cor
recon of your position There no soiIoTsr IN the
than the City Of New.York. Yet, the taxes are
enormous, ard, under the administration Of Mr. Wood,
have sweled by, millions Of dollars Tue Sosepn
sanctioned by the Mayor. Two more pears Of his
rule Will prove your ruin. Now that the purest and
beet Of bis own party are Oudest in their dssatisfsc
ton at bis course, and ursnmty OF opPonuon 70 ms
has arrived for the mott effective organization snd
combination for the purpose Of electng better
Mayor Therefore, the sense OF the citizens, mer
obsI "a and traders In this meeting assembled,
P,,olrtd. That our platform is " An honest man and
{" an honest administration" for the Mayorafy, IRE
spective Of party position.
Resoyced, That the ant. Democratic sentlments and
actions recently adopted by Mayor wood, ana last
night deservedly denounced at Tammany Hall, are
demagogcal in their inception and dangerous In their
tendency. 80 Il.
ished with the political infngues OF Mr.; Wood that
have dismembered bis own party and endangered the
CITY, and that respect TO ourselves and our regard Tor
the municipal welfare require the determination OF an
ambitious admins ration which has resulted 10 the
promulg alton of farciful theories without any pract
cal COED to the metropolis. go
Resolced, That the thanks Of the citizens. msr-
chants and traders, in this mass meeting assembled
are hereby rendered to the various political orgsniLa
tions and to the several distinguished gentlemen who
have been ramed candidates, for the good temper
which seitates every broast-" Must Fernando Wood
vet again be Mayor T.
This question was answered with . thunder OF Noes,
and the resolutions adopted by the vast body Of
the meeting. SOre of the Short Boys however, were
told to cry NO." and did so Justify.
The following gentlemen were thsn appointed Go n
mtee to confer with Committee, which might be ap'
pointed by other par to person to be presented
a. candidate for the Mayora!ty:
j. Jarvis, President Of the Citizens Bank, Demo
crst), Fifteenth Wsrd.
William Ii. Appleton, publisher, to'd Wig, Fiji
Robert T. Haws, retired merchant, tRepubacan),
JChn Nj. Read, architectural hon works, Amer
Abram S Hewitt, iron merchant, tReiorInsr),
Eighteenth Ward.
Gus.avus A. COnover, builder, tDemocratl, Six
teenlh Ward
Stephen r. Kirby, physician, tAmericanl, Nffeepth
Ws,d
William II. Anthem, lawyer, Rspuhlicanl, Ffteelth
Ward.
A young gentleman with drsb whisksrs appeared on
the bsus,rsde TO the left Of the speaiels and taking
of bis hs., shouted
Fellow. cise,s Of New.Yosk "
PREsIpISr-Mr. Charles II. Marshall VII address
this assemblsge IpretestinR Me-. Msrshshl.
GEkrLEnEs ~ rHE SiRErr-ITo young gentle
msn in d. 40 whisksr l-Ae you Wood or Ant Wood
Yepso GEsTLyAAs-AhtiWoed God.
Loud cries Of Marshall, Marshall" Pat hiu
cut" Order, order"
Several gentlemen, prominent among Whom Wa
ez.Counclmsn Wild, spoke to the yonns gentleman,
and be put bis hat on.
Mr. NAR.uIL- Fslov>eif:ztns have not come
here to-day to make speech. cannot make speech
[''Go OIL Bus have come here to-day 10 cay few
words TO Jou The object Of this uestsg is 70 nom
mate per.on TO pre,de 90 Chief Magistrate Of tns
city, after the expiration Of the tenn of the present
eve, and you want On honest mar. l an sbort 70
offer honest 10 you sno 70 ssk your nass1or %
approval Of him-a man 20 whose nane 700 wli Gil
i''perd. 1 am sure no IL tined msA-s man VINO Is
no~n 70 be AZ hosse. rras; and although II sener,
Ally u destsod 'hss The 4. RtlemaA win not esrve sl
rave reason 10 believe that DO vii. Therefore
psssh ahs osA the uD.I iGouA vote OF this meeting
on ne nsnnshoA Of VIM. f. Hsvemeyes
The sesrrs'on was received With tanultuous sp
plsuse SAD esppsg Of hands, and thee cheers were
given fs Mr. M,.~s,er.
TIE Pms'pIET thu put tAs Sosstio, OF the noniss
ton Of br Hsvs~sJsr va responded 70 viii 4
n, nesdOus Aye"
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o6Isos bseats, gsve rs Aie ,Ans % w. Ashley Ftll.
yes sypesIsa the sa,s rsss some ~ &c,
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