The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-04
nsss Meeting In the Fourth ward FsWx
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ana Great ExeitsnAsAe.
Ahrrs .,A v.ry s.snussaass nsslSs 4 ~ ssveeFsu
a ne Ysuvth ward smesisd n the junction Of Asdisso
szsss and rev Bowsyy yesterday evening, In pursuance
% NOTICES posted up through Ne ward In Gaming charac
.srs, and whesaho appeared In the daily pspen cling
WON them 70 assemble in order that they mis unite Ia
defsnceo their municipal rights, by their
sentiments opposition to tho Obncx sc,s passed by tho
late Legislature,
Before tAs nns arrived It vnioh tic asstls Va. !,
have assembled p /sr had besn ersa.sd for me con
venienoe OF the IT asc who wero = address the meet
Ing, Tar barrels eaed al the neigh ,oring pro
0esson DeS <e tanners and torches displaying The ooe'
"Dvidec 70 ns" "sAte rights" and many ohers; and,
meade by Thetonb Band, marched through the varoa'
s~ sie VI ne ward, and arrived 81 the platform,
<sro very large number OF persons were already a.
sennbkd, which wM nor increased By this addition
10 u leaai 4,e0o. In the meantime several OF
no speakers lad arrived on The platform, and W. j.
Rsxe, Eq, moved 70 the chair, and received with
Tree times three hearty cheers by the multi ude
sons Why Ss meeting Was called and expressing his GOA
odeDoe In The 10Y sy and ~or'by senmen1 sne
so S 1ssa ss
which we're 70 be oferet, as also letter from hJor
Wood who VAS 10 have aten, ed The meeting, ous was
prevents by The stAed In the following letter
MAYORS orrIcr, New York Sept g. 1887
q ~ b ss deco Ia ySsr
Nj. % ss e s
should rsraAe Of he common, sen'msn, OF ho yio the
fis;s ,sSs IN,
and rssSls YORK ia Ss med ,pssis Of
wS,s; g
better tfan be iued By prohgae and corrupt black re
but, fellow cizens AZ CT ALL have Ne remedy in
bonored privileges and franchises, making counon
from vii
SD he Gus he pwsn and
ss.y s's city Stats. ss. be swept so saominoas
.eo rely upon IT, shall be found in the hea. of the
FERNANDO WOOD. Mayor.
Messrs. 0reHcE " CAssfRIv, &C, 90 hoo eceE street
AMER the revolutions, which expressive Of their
deteyml alton 10 be united the true value OF unity, tae
power Of the democrscy when they became united, and
read, %. John Kelly was loudly called upon to come
forward and address the meeting and upon bis standing
mp 70 do 90, no was received with 'he hvehest accA
On order berg restored, hon JOIN Ks1y CONNER ced
hs SPEECH which ~ss tong and eloquent by nsnlins tn.
with y them he then spake 10 tbcm on the value OF
the charter Ct which he ctsens OF New York have been
lately deprived the iutnen Of the which led
them 70 complain asans the laws enacted By the late Al
bsDy Ies,s'alure-whst these lass are, Wis the Pohoe
law the law for appointing Com missoners TO lay out
park Them and last though least tho License
that viii ebd 10 resse the habits Of tie people Of this
he aemocsrc ssry wa: going to be urteo and he only
regretted that IL tied long ago,
In reality Why should be wiso and concfu ded
by say tina! when united VIII cemonstraso 70 the
black Republicans that able 70 achieve great victory
and preserve the municipal rehS o. New York in oppo
d ion 10 republican esblA0 and arstocratc opposition
Cheer upon cheer burst forth 81 the ocnclusion Of mis-
speech, and .his was followed BY tumalt a. 70 Who
s0mo Failed loudly Tor Colonel Ming Others for Mr.. Psr
kips and IN tho mdst Of the excite mcnt tho speakers
chair occupisd by third parry Counsellor Shechan
mo Counsellor in On ebunson q feeling, attempted 70
speak, bat IVES uDceremonicusy compelled 70 leave the
l platform
The uupun rev Increased sssfold tho tables a which
the rercstes wrote were knocked d3Wn; the chair
MIG and NJ Pafsia Fe6oubed ~ their respective pav
hspe hr. PafSxs was ~ length pressed 10 the cha!r
which 10 seenct0 bot % hs rcDciug 10 speak O.,
sipgS PARTY cried him down until their favofits
| should spfst Crit Tho Colonel then Stepped up
In pace and rad thai DO hoped he woud i've TO
that 'be denocysr Of this c snow the arisocrAic repub
hears that there men who able and willing 70 do
fpd The Of FIRE Sides the highs OF tac choice or
also aid that hey net q, legislators who would try
exclude what they pleased 10 call fore gners from the
rights Of citizens and thui make distinctions between the
men OF dhsrent Lstions and different chimes, thing
much 1t variance with the priocp'es FREQ people He
concluded BY esy tbss bo felt great satisfaction seeing
such la ge pumber Of The democracy before him
~iin sine the interest that they manien subject %
important and impreHirg upon them the Importance Of
| conbra Ion Of action and unity 10 everything
Bis address, which eloquent and appropriate was
received with the moot exavaEapt applause AMI he
succeeded by Mr.. Psrsipss g. Dllsyc Esq and oher
Gentlemen Al intervals between the speeches The band
kept The auc Ter co lively with AMI mating music while
rockets dchareed In The air In rapid succession
The meeting, which was almost large II the conclusion
OF the speeches ~ the commencement did not break
until an unusually sss hour and then dispersed amid
the fcppd o. marta music tho discearxng rockcts
6o chse rpg Ind many other imposing Demonstration