The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-21

/ RKPEsl OF OPPRESSIVE CONSTITUTIONAL
NIGHTS or TBR PsoPLE
Shortly after O'Clock q honf o kinded on the
nearly opposite the speakers stand, from tar Tar
res which during the evening together with large
ser Of torches constructed OF aud pitch aud which
were burned in the crowd and the PLATFORM sent forth
q 'ecufary IN pleasant smell
About O'Clock crowd of people, preceded by band
Gd bearing arge number or ansparencies, shrted
from the eronnd a tour through the ware, or rsps
portions thereof, aud returned TO tie ground stS4 hf
hour thereafter with their numbers greatly aaesDsa
The band tooA their PORTIONS on the platform, uhsS
also was placed large portion OF tho transpareaoses
some Of shich read Is f lows
! OUR STATE CONSTITUTION AND OUR MUNICIPAL kIGHrs.
I rIu SOVEREIGN POWER Is LODGED IN THE BODY OF THE !
PEOPLE KINGS, EsPSRoRs
( TIE BALLOT Box-oUR COURT or LAST RssoKr
After TIL process had all got the ground, Co
mee OF Arrangements With akers, officers Sc.
oQthe platform and received With great applause
cheers by the assembled thousands the street
become filed with of human beings for som
distance on either side Of the platform, when Mr. n a
Fowler proceeded TO call the meeting order and
rated as Chairman OF the evening Col Mencke, Sermso
which was received with uoiver,s applause
tof Vice Chairm' and secretaries then read and
pted when Mr. Fowler preceded TO read les Of
resolutions noupcing the OF the Legsa
appointment of Mr. Conover 10 The of 80 of
Street Commissioner, which greeted by such
- "ro hell with him, may the devil seize him' 'corca
his black aear,ed seul &c, by the crowd; denouucng
the COO uci OF he police authorities in the recent
Sever teenth ward RIOTS and accusing them of oiodshe
ana unr eces,ary the District
nsy FOR having raked up dea and nearly obsolete as
reference Sunday traffic goods and issued mis- pro
ciamao3 ags.net vioston thereof saturday la {
udirg Mayor wo,d for the course be has pursued and
ooncoiins with Mr. Deyln for the prosecutions hesped
upon him by the oia for daring to stand up
These resolutions received and adopted with ,1e
widest mars Of enthusiasm and applause
Loud calls we're then made for Wood Wood, when tho
Chairman said he had received lee- from the Mayor in
which informed him he coui be present wing TO
indisposton, which he sorry say bu.
too true ne Gar wood) had peen obliged to leave his
Office earlier than usual in the afternoon Consequence Of
nlness He isen read the folio ing letter.
MAYORS OYFICE, NEW YORK, July 20, 1857.
Dol kEcKs:-DEAR srn-l Deg to assure you, and
through you the gentlemen who may assemble this
depreciation JOS, Of Legislature. II IS
howe-er, graeyng to know that auappcsl to the ballot
boz yet be bao last resort and that the flhess
Representatives who have III these odious erscmenis
upon vii thus be reached and swept from power
lAppsuse) livery muco regret that Il viii be mo,ss.
bic for the to be present aud address the meeting this
evening. Yours, very truly, FERNANDO WOOD. s
volesz-Three cheers for Fernando Wood, which
The next read a letter from Hoa John Kelly
excusins himself from being present and addressing toe
meeting in consequence Of very sore throat
M CHAuscEY OF Saratoga was then Introduced, and af
ID applause which greeted his introduction hat
VITA. subsidized proceeded to peak substantially ss follows
purpose Of demanding be repeal Of odioas Stamp act
assembled In Boston, and their demands for repeu
care no, for q King whether no be the King
Of Esgand or OF Bruins ick. Of Prussia or the
King sho 'iu AZ Albany. Applause aad cries OF "Dosn
semhase that the great pulse OF the democratic party
the Interior OF tie ate, with them 10 this great rght
(App suse Ami be assured them that n they would be
DIT the mseves, and heal all their petty dvsons
amcpg .hem,eves in this city. the democracy Of the In
terror would not be wantn in extending aid 10 them He
he ia mai all
revoutiJns must begin, and was ne fer that demo
o~scy 10 come forward and commence the revouoa aud
the ADVICE Of very many lawyers IN the
Safe, many Of whom black republicans,
too, and they all assured him that the reaasoung
Of Mr. Jasce sro-n vas far ahead Of sa OF Mr. Iusice
DEMO on the Metropolitan Police question Applause aud
grcsns Il had been said that he METROPOLITAN Police law
passed because there had sst win,A been
here; but he vas willing To take h. civ and compare
with any Other city or town having prcporopa,c all
ance Of citizens, the world, and II would be folnd that
New York far ahead Of all other cities IN the small
amount Of crime In proportion TO the number and class OF
the Inhabitants, not even e ceptng the district from
(Applanse) he next proceeded 70 vieT the Police
sw IN al Us ~peet, ana 70 cnsracte'izs
tire fer the express purpose Of striking down MAJOR
Wood Unm, nse applause, and groans He Wished TO
know who had done anything for this country but demo
cra and who had opposed Is progress out those sho
had been op ed 81 the democratic Iary. Applause
be fsthsr" for his father favor Of 81. the old
hereditary Laws II England and he assured tnem ns the
democratic patty had 70 nsh, tais old coon xnerever
born wherever he may, tould be . democra, com
ing TO Tits cevntry, ~ they <ere freeues toe moment
toey came here (spplau,e) he continued ibs, ever
Germsn lhould be aemoc, al, and nolhins elso "a;
plsrse And my friends continued he. rom the lle
.et oosss-ir'm Irns lsle-timneose apsau.e, sad
noerais, IN a mar. (Prolunged aSpiause)
ooIonel ASxAsDKs MIG wS the neat speaker The
and taey we're the people ~ho coud unmSxs them wnen
they ceased TO perform ,bs duty corrsc'y raey
che people sho had bu the churches ani the fronts
Great appause) Here dssur eAnce took place 10 root
Of the speakers stand, 10 Consequence Of asking
toe Colonel who built the churches aud stone frSnei No
sonaes bad be asked the qnesion thAn be vas set
upon by q sang Of fellows about hin Knocked
dosp and hus rom the crowd amid the grea
fusion In conclusion Col. Ming raid, 10 baud
ourselves together and march 10 70 the ballot box To-
geiher, sDd &c viii give such majority asao.t the
sso, nE AGAINST The Sunday law sssn.i he police law,
onset sppauseO a. shal make the black republicans
made an address he ,Ld-FeiIow citizens, there
y a Father kAihers, msa addressing you. but curse
NE LlSor aw QsSghierD would never be induced
gro seed - speak o. the Police law and some Of the
Pece appointments in TIE Metropolitan police wnc,
hao seen recently ana who assuming the authority
Of poicemss, many Of whom he in The old ocun,ry
and that we they .hy, they tnen nex, TO the
haoguan- ibe mesnest and worst Of ell Cots creation
(Gteai and prolobgei spplspse) Tor bis part he
had PIKE a. home which he bad brought
o. and tmuealed through TIE British colonies and he .s
surtC he audience N for kne hoe 10 would
use 4, " everhe police attempted 10 take his franchise
s.sy rom him lProloosed Appl.osel
Col bsrcK 81 Kentucky, was the next speaker, vhe
after spessipg Ct the odous ensctmepn Of the Leisls
ture. proceeded 70 ssy that for the purpose
o. killing Mayor Wood and eonding him IN hell tia
ibe Legislature bad passed the Metropolitan Police
bill (Nec@-"Tksy can't kill sm, though (" "To h-ll
With them" &c) lie Dert proceeded 10 speak Of nd
sicse the late action Of judges Peabody Dsvis. In
rssetiop 10 The Stree. Commssiooershp he had lived
nearly sixty years sod would Ike TO I've sixty years
bear ed - - swept frsm the earth (Ap9lause
In conclusion he sdmonsled the democracy Of New York
70 s.Di Brm tits fall, ssj sseep the black republicans
rom POSER
C0sRAB svAoFBABk was the next speaker. THIS was
q ihe popular expressions Of ke public feeling
wkich has et ben had In tbs oty aeans
% he ate black beuted bleck republican Legislature
of the saie There bad been I've thousand ffeemen
assembled IN the Tsentleih sord for the purpose n
WHAT ~ committing bl,odshes OF resisting sesi No,
no such thing, tocry "Repssl repealw sne W carry