The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-13
GERMAN STAND.
rLooENT sPEEcHHs-G ssAr ENTHUSIASM.

rIooENT sPExcuHs-G sxAr ENTHUSIASM.
ybe meeting ut this stand organized by tho appoint
neri Of CONRAD swAoHAxER, ESQ, az President
ADDRESS OF Mr. swAcxHAhgR-
On assuming Tie duies Of his Office he said that by
Grange arrangement be had been seectcd preside
over . German meeting They would have speeches
from German orators well two In tho English
language and be would no4 object o Irish addresses.
(Tud appause) In assuming 10 act FOR you chairman
raid the speaker, permit nc 70 say IN all seriousness hat
popular sentiment Of indignation which in the early days
% eur country swept the centralized British power from
he continent Of Ameriea Tho rights Of privilege IN
have been violated and usuIed by the central
power al Albany. You will reueuiber, my fello cia
Ecns the constitutional couventcn which framed the pre-
sent corsLiuiop OF which was an humble member, had
for liz lsadng nsve tho decentralization q power the
state Of New York. Tor series 81 year. The Albany
luno, was called controlled the destiny Of ths state;
and one ~ the cading motives &C the trainers a. the pre-
scn; cunsu,uuon was 70 bring nome TO the citizens Of he
several cities and villages within The State the right
gulaie their own municipal natrs, AMI fact 10 govern
hsms Ives The so called republican Legislature q New
convention, holding all Law and all authority In IL;
hands dare net st'emp, 70 nnot upon The ers.' and
powerful city OF New York. They have with
drawn from you those chartered and Constitutional
TigAls or attempted TO do 10 which have DO lht tie
Court Of Appeals viii determine Bu belong % ,he rce
men Of New York. They have mr,ed assume rghs
and powers which am proud 10 say the chief executive
officer efyonr city Fernando Wood (onthussuc applsuse,
and a majority Of your Common Council are determined "
fcsAt with all their might And why no,f Why soud
upon bB devoted city, which 10 dcmocraac b. over
twenty five thousand orty, VINO cngs god Ia
1872 In bringing Hesssns from philadelphia with
marks uIon their sars 10 order " defeat the demo
cratic parry. hsssrs. Brown and Draper and Others
were engaged In he1e exploits IN your early days;
and Governor King, wboee royal blood ooursed
through his views has made commission Consisting OF
those very who RED 10 rob y,u II your hcorcS
1s4s And yet hcy say a no, Political board Of com
mlss:oners have 10 patience 10 talk about tho msttor
II IL 81 tboee issues thai u 70 be met BY snJ
By speech The people Or This ciy their mi hi
and drive back the Infamous and degrading which
uoud checrng have osly alluded 70 one solitary act
there are Eve OF the same character. Millions ~ bs
expended in busng the CITY Hall and the Central Park
sDe CON ooDers from Albany are sent here 10 dsburso
the msbey and emp oy The men, and your Common Council
COMMANDED 10 levy taxes and make Jculsions for the
purrcse Of affecting these diburscnts. when Franklin
B,th emesIes si enpted 10 des4se wnaI they called
The mob there ems no more " compAa Of Than there
for The citizens u New York tonshl N complain Of In
these unprincplcd efforts, deprive them Of their right
liberty and property. We are here by million, for the
equioas system Of legislation but Also here in our ma
jesy and might TO proclaim W the Commissioners appoint
never permit their rshs 30 usnplsd upoo with Inps.
pify Without proper and judscious resistance. Tire
nsDdOus ches) Mr.. Hsld he leadlsd black rspaso.a,
lawyer tod W the othor day In bis argument, 70 Which
MAJOR Wood has properly appealed for redress, that
s,s~mpsed resistance In New York would zee the In
crusb on, ue citizens u this cry when Mr. King uses
the execu We and military authority vrcst our charter
sies .ubory q The eesi city Of he Uno 70 preserve
them and drive back our snemss 70 where they came
from. Ooua appause) Tho worsa policy Cor the black
republicans 70 threaten uhe democracy IL New York
They never were frightened tosrbed, and a. jus,
God lives they never VIA be. (Appsuse) Hand OF I'll
the Conit q Appeals decides that you are entitled
70 80; chen they do 90 then you may act, and
ve vin not Interfere With your prero<adves
ues that there Will be trouble and anarchy IN The city
We give the fair warning, the Court Appeals should
decide that tb law " cofstoe, al, hco viii appeal
the free md sovereign people Of Of New York
for fedress and that appeal v be hoard next fall This
" only no beginning Of The end. The day coming when
the ban Of dhapproooiion VIII DO plarcd upon al who
duties The day is coming when tho erst ptin S,os Of
our government must be cc,eced IN he 6ats q New
York-~hcn the ciues ovns and VILLAGES shall have tho
right they have under the oos.sutuuon, govern and
subject simply 70 ne rulcs q rsht-,be coz. |
6ltason Of The Union and THIS charter n /
or city, The grand 6emonstrnJoo 70 ught will con.
visce TIE men who have enssged In this crrde aga nss
fsl 70 convince every riga, minded In the community
hat New York r. still 10 her INTEREST," and 10y
% The consntuuon. no President retired amid great
DEMONSTRATIONS Of applause.
Obe Of toe fecrcsTes Rad the ryoutonr Which we're
'nsn mouely sdorted.
Mr. Y,usrEg fRRs was Intrssucod 10 the meeting and
delivered brief bnt eloquent atdress in German which
ras loudly sppAadeA By Tie Gotnan portion az the
.1ditory.
Or. PmtR Nuxr, was the ne1t sp,,ter Tue Chairman
Introducing him said be had been associated with The
cctor for the las, twenty years IN every democratic
agr. He commenced by observing that The Legislature
Albany determined 70 give Nusens a set Of
Ulcers who would cat them out OF house and home but
biz great assembly In the time honored Park that evening
Ould teach legislators that tho citizens Of New York
wide awake au ready 10 all ,vul measures 10
soiy " BIS hesSsys were Germans, asd therefore I'd.