Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-10-09
From the New York Times. Oct. Il

THE DEMOCRACY OF NEW YORK CITY.
The Academy Of Music was crowded last evening,
10 response to u call from the Young Mems Demo.
cratic Union Club, to inset and endorse the nomina.
lions made by the Democratic State Convention
The private boxes were filled with ladies, and the
rear of the stage wss lined with men more or less no.
ted in the ranks and as leaders OF the Democratic
Party. Soon after o'clock the band concluded q
series of popular airs, and Stephen D. Dillaye, the
President Of the Club, made the Introductory speech,
and was followed by Ex-Governor Seymour, Thomas
Francis Mesgher, Hon. Chas. l.. Scott and Senate:
Foote. Of California;; Hon. John E. Ward, of Geor.
gis; MIR. Tremaine, tue Candidate Tor Attorney.dene'
raj, and Hon. Daniel E. Sickles. The speeches were
ali we'll received with the exception of certain ex.
culpatory remarks Of Senator Fvots, of California,
relative 10 the Know. Nothingism of that State. A
series of resolution, were adopted, ard the following,
among other letters, wers read:
From Hon. Daniel $. Dickinson.
BISGHAMroS, Monday, Oct. 5, 1857.
My DEAR SIR am favored with your kind re-.
membrance, inviting me to attend and address a grand
mass ratification meeting Of the Democracy Of the
city aud county Of New York, TO be held under the
auspices of the " Young's Mems Democratic Union
Club" at the Academy Of Music, Tomorrow, aud re.
greet TO cay. that by reason Of the sitting Of our Cir.
cult Court this day, 10 continue for a week, | shall be
deprived of the pleasure Of accepting.
| have seldom indeed more heartily desired TO par.
ticipate in a struggle than l do in that now in pro.
grese, between the Democracy of the city and county
Oh N6W 10TH, duu IL ldW Ohii W edppCto VI
miners aud spoils men who have ridden, rough shod
over the Constitutiou-swallowed up the contents Of
the State Treasury, past, present aud future, at a sim
gle gulp, aud are now serving up the city OF New
York ss a dessert. S%hriekiug like a bowling Dsrvish
over the woes Of bleeding Kansas" they have
drawn the life. blood from more than three millions
of people whose toll, and muscle, aud perspira-
ton, they have appropriated to and bound with ne.
fsrious schemes of partisan plumber and job leglsla'
ton. Temperate to the last degree, they imposed on
the people a License law which could neither stand
aloue nor hold water; and while roaring for freedom
and the inherent right of self.goyernment with more
tyranny and less generosity than was displayed by
all.conuuering Rome. they seek to rule the people of
the first City of the Union by governors from abroad,
having all the political vices and none Of the man.
hood Of Pontius PLATE. But let our fellow Demo.
Gratis be Of good cheer. Though the letter of the
constitution has been cheated, the popular spirit eau
not be, nor can the enormlty OF such legislation be
concealed by subterfuge. nor justified, nor upheld be.
fore the popular Judgment by all the cobwebs oftech.
nical jargon which have been spun for the last cen.
tury. 1t has been condemned by the verdict of the
people, and its execration is only q question of time;
and woe be to those who would attempt to procure
its seprieve.
I repeat my regrets at being unable to join you, for
l would most gladly be- q participant where the popu.
lar missiles are to ring upon the brazen helmet, Of
the Republican" Cloths, and congratulate you upon
the prospect of a more suspicious future. The De.
mocracy OF your City are again powerful and invinci.
bic in reunon-the National Administration is sue.
CeeHIul UoJUuu luo IcdSUudUlb 6dDGCIAuOQb al Iii
most sanguine friends, under circumstances of uuu.
sual embarrassment. We have a ticket worthy of
our best exertions and entitled 10 our most cordial
support; aud last, if not least, a feeble, half.suppress
ed, murmuring reply from the sympathetic "forty.
three in the atmosphere Of Yale College to the Pre-
sident's rebuke, assures us that the tragedy which
has been 90 often repeated, has finally degenerated to
q farce, and ceased to draw, aud that the people,
having given their corps of actors a benefit, are now
about 10 close the engagement for the season.
Sincerely yours,
d. s. DICKINSON.
S. ID. DlLLAYE, Esq, President, sc.
From Hon. Henry A. Wise.
RICHMOND. Va, Monday, Sept. %, 1857.
To Stephen d. DtNdye, Esq, President, sc:
DEAR SIR:-I have the honor to acknowledge the
invitation Of your Committee in behalf Of the Young
Mems Demo cratic Union Club, to attend and ad,
drees a Grand Ratification Meeting of the Democra-
cy Of the City and County of New York, the 9th
proximo, at the Academy Of Music. regret that it
will not be. in my power TO comply with your request,
but l heartily congratulate you upon the cordial 70:
union of all true Democrats, and a Termination Of all
past differences" in the only National party ofthe
great Empire State. And above all, gentlemen, a part
Of the Common Law Freedom which our ancestors
have bequeathed TO the true descendants Of the Anne
rican Colonies, everywhere in the United States,
is The freedom of our municipalities. The tyrant or
usurper who invades these, strikes at our homes
and strikes us at our .frcsides The acme Of evil
which can beiall American Institutions, Constitutions,
Laws, Corporations, is when Metropolitan power shall
become 80 consolidated as to break down the local
municipalities aud invade the popular patriarchal
power OF sel::government in mc,shborhoods and homes.
We have a Federal Government. Its consolidation
must be guarded against. and the State must be pro.
tected from its overwhelming preponderance-and
State Governments. and municipalities under them
must be prote cted against centraliz atiou; or the peo-
pie individually "a nnot be and remain safe in their
power of local and personal protection and self.gov.
ernment. Let the Empire Democracy unite, then,
With cordial intent to war upon consolidation, to guard
their home.teads, and to preserve self government
| cheer them on with the shouts OF my appreciation,
and am, sir, Yours, very truly,