The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-18


and that specimen OF pure nnafutarated
ana mdescrbabie human meainess, Recorder smaa-
inenaoie thing, senus Munday. (cheers and roars Of
isughter) What think you OF ne pcsureY DO You no,
regard them as NJ and proper black repSo' 81 o
fsNo," "nonl But what think you, my democratic lei,
bow citizens, OF Prince Shallow Van burens (Groans and
placed YOU IN the power your enemy Dehh placed
samson in the hands of the fhiistnes. Great APP
plause And what is stll worse this not the first
second time that he did (Cres Of That's so.') 80
sure az he ncarnac and without political principle no
kno W. that his suicidal acton;o his boiling treachery
to his humanity love OF revenge and ambition
and his unconstituo theories Of free sosm VIII
ram H. seward ana Preston KING owe their places in the
United States Senate to day will willingly that
err human. shall as willingly grant that to forgive
hun for the past and TO forget his conduct, generous
warded usY But one year ago our State declared
in favor of black repubIoanism by majority Of
eighty thousand votes .ew months later, and the Legs
sure then elected passed. JOINT resolutions vioiave Of
the federal constitution declared itself in favor OF abo
icnsm, sectionasm and dsunion; Irampied upon mum
eipal rights and legaized fraud Great appause The
people were outraged, wronged, disguised; and,
consequence at the recent State election, by the hand
some majority Of 600 votes they reversed their previ
decree Ccheers) What, then did Mr.. Van Buren,
DO? He where Herkmer and other interior
ties of kindred political antecedents Stood and instead Of
redressipg according to PROMISE old injuries and closing
up old wounds, he cast his influence at the following
charter election into the scale Of united Know Nohingism
aud black repubg0nism-shook hands with treason and
proecrpti0nand goried in behOldng the laurel wreath
Of triumph escircle the brow OF nggersm. Qsapturous
sympathse and cooperate with that wretchcd demagogue
that slave OF black repubcansm-tha berayer Of our
Ionged groans and hsses.) And this person. too-who
hherts all the meanness and yiiaDy Of ago without
poss, ssiDg of his redeemng Guatiesn deserving
served our party rightly His rcachery was but Just
retrbution. The democratic party was Instrumental in
eIevating him from the most marked ptfai
and degraded condition Of dependence to which
man in his dcgeneracy may sink Yet
he unblushDgy repaid il by voting with the black
republican party in the last legislature by secretly
joining the ranks of the enemy in recent municipal
election by sedulousy laboring to form combination
against the national ADMINISTERS lion similar to tina. which
defeated present Mayor here by falsely stating that
President Buchanan favored the election Of Iemann and
by publicly declaring, black republican meeting held
At the Volks Garen in this city, ON the 9th u THAT
the influence exeted at Tammany Hall was not exerted
n behalf of liberty but in behalf Of desposn, in com
parson with which the despotsm OF Russia, Austria,
Prussia would not suffer" (Groans) That is the tes
composed Of your deadest political foes II was reported
next day, in his organ the New York Tribune. do not
pretend tolbame Messrs Van Buren, and Sckes for en-
tertaning any opinions adverse to which they may
choose but am free To confess TO them that entertain
profound contempt for their duplicity, and despse
their iimsy and disgraceful pretext for betraying
. man they saw unanimously nominated by
the spontaneous action Of Democratic County
Convention, consisting of hundred and eight
delegates. This result was brought about by the con.
joint action Of two consolidated committees of which
<he "copper", it is well known, was merely faction
without constituency. "a voice-Thats soy Yet
for the sake OF harmony IN order to give the New York
democracy prestige OF unity and in total disregard of
Mayor Wood entered into treaty Of comfy and amty
with them, in good fahgranted TO them aud
Cessons which they dill not previously dare 10 expect,
and in the State ectop was instrumental in the eeya
ton of their friends What then their next beha-
vory Allow me TO reate-At the commencement Of that
fatal crisis and monetary revulsion through which
now passng-when its utter desoiat IN was most agra
vatod; when between thirty and forty thousand souls
suddenly cast out OF employment, and left helpless
and penness in this metropolis; when the banks
pended specie payments when the machinery of progress
stood idle, and when distress literally written upon
faoG highways.
fashion and amusement, in places OF divine worship
Fernando Wood in the fulness OF his great humanity
said, Remember the poor - Great applause He
mpored the city government TO succor the stricken
He pointed to the Central Park TO the grand Reservoir
70 public sreetsal Of which, the state legislature
decreed, should be built made, repaired-and for pur
poses a immediate relief he urged immediate acton.
{Cheers.) Daniel Slckles called this "agraranism."
Hsses And Prince the Shallow conceded for this reason
with non-nspred and unprophetc Dan flaugbter) Now,
that this treason" was fictitious, Will make clear unto
you. in hB Honor the Mayors message TO the Common
Council, dated January 1855, lie writcs-1hs Is the
time 70 remember the poor. DO we not TO industry
everything II Is its products that have built this great
city. Do not let be ungratefu as well inhumaue.
DO not let be said that LABOR which produces every
thing. gets nothing and dies of hunger in midst
whist capital which produces nothing, gets everything,
and pampers in luxury and plenty" (Cheers) Such,
The opinions Of Mayor Wood and but little more than a
month SINCE when the demon OF Matched beneath
her dismal wings the suffering hungerng sons and daugh
ters of New York. the good genius which spoke through
him TO them then, inspired hun 70 repeat those identical
words again. prolonged cheerne) But how different
their effect In praise Of the Mayors message In 1855,
Mr. Van buren, exhausted eulogy, and so did his black
"republcan organ the Erening Post But the difference
consisted in this that when the former message
written the Mayor just commencing his term Of Office,
whilst he candidate FOR election when tho latter
wagons, to william Seward which il IS admitted by all
he is to night (Applanse) At any rate and upon this
preext, slekies and Van Buren, deserted (Avoicerhe
devil 90 along with them) They did not find Il hard or
unnatural TO do They were rs genuine black repubh
Weed or Greeley could desire. They knew the
path which they had travel for jim Nye and Abijah
Mann had gone same road before them. had Have
meyer ynd westerveh and Cutting too, out Of whom
Breckenridge frightened the little democracy he pos
sossed sreat cheerng) Then followed the lesser imps
-Rynders, Sanders, Butterworth, Cisco, Hart, and
Fowler all Of whom were federal oficers-ali
Of whom compromised the national admins
Eaiion by their action; and all Of whom con-
uibutcd to the defeat of the democracy and tho
black republican rcmann, who In lsts, was nativo
American and In 1855 Know Nothing--a man, com.
pared with whom Fernando Wood AZ Olympus to mole,
or ossa TO a wat (cbccrs) Yet their underngs voted
for him-canyassed for hm-labored for him. Federal
gold was prusey spent to defeat the democratic candi-
date The Deputy Surveyor with his horse and carriage,
devoted two days TO the pedding Of Temann votes.
(Tiiscs.) Yet Mayor Wood received 4o,sos votes.
(Cheers The avorte Of this clique, however, Anthony
bugro who upon the same ticket with Mr. Wood ami
date or Governor OF the Amsbouse received but
AZ $40 votes or fourteen hundred and than
former Here, then you perceive Sckles, Van Buren, 4
Co. aided by tho Post office the Surveyors Office the As
say Office the Naval Office ndnohery Bnsteed office, in
fueLccd 49, votes ia favor Of Temann (Cheers and
hisses II was enough, however, 10 elect him. Cast In
favor Of Wood and despite the 5000 fraudulent votes &C
KNOWN 70 nave ~ Tue
result would be different from what Il now -. (Cheers)
have, gentlemen, am well aware, detained you over
long already. and you must this have been wcarcd.
(voccs-tNo, no; 80 on.' The object Of this meeting,
originally conceived TO respond to the message Of
President Buchanan and endorse and approve OF the
doctrines Of his administration This prepared 20
do (nrrah and loud oheers) This will always do;
this have always done (Cheers We do not love trea
con- ungfaefu not disposed 10 be unjust
and hence although denied entrance 10 Tammany Hall by
his Office hoders-athough compelled encounter the in
clemency Of the night between the City Hall and the
wigwam OF The democracy-we authorize the lightning
him that there this city and county erty
thousand democrats who, IN just and patriotic cause,
prepared 10 stand by him and his administration 10
the death (Great spplause) 80 far RETAINED from al
1udng this topic. because wished 10 illustrate 20 him
the character and anteccicnts OF that portion of his OH
Gals in this city, who, having betrayed US in the last
election their shame aud guilt by refu
sing the OF Tammany Hall TO democratic meeting
called the purpose Of endorsing the national admins.
tsaAon f0h, oh and groans let the President no, be
deceived. Tnose who betrayed Mayor Wood are in a