The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-22
TEE OPPOSITION IN TIE Field.
Mass Meeting In the City Park Speeches BY
Justice Peabody, Senator Dlyen,
Hon. Calusha A. Grow, Chaunccy
Shaiicr, and others,

cep the platform erected for the speakers which was
the possession of troop Of ragged barcheaded and
footed boys and girls who seemed delighted with the ia
Cities there afforded them for the display Of their antics
AT half past five O'Clock the Sixth ward +. ID. Morgan
Guards with two six FOUNDERS entered the park bringing
an additional number of boys with them. The firing Of
the cannon eventually attracted somewhat of crowd,
but the boys continued to the last prominent feature Of
the gathering and ways backward in making
themselves heard, continually putting in cheers the
wrong places and otherwise taking part the proceed
ngs before the close OF the meeting they constituted
majority Of those the speakers stand There might
have been at one time thousand twelve hundred per-
present, Of whom third at least small boys
ard persons under twenty years Of age Sundry IA
barrels were burned and rockets and Roman candle
fired Off The enthusiasm manifested did not threaten
any very serious consequences TO the democracy in No
vcmber next.
At SIX O'Clock the meeting was called to order by
DYIArnuD SMITH, Esq. Chairman of the Joint Committee
Of Arrangements for the meeting.
Hon. Charles A. Peabody, Justice, chosen Presi
dent
Hon. luther Bradish, and hundred other gentle
men, were chosen Vice Presidents. w. H. Anthem, Esq,
and many others, wcrc chosen Secretaries.
Mr. SMITH then read the following resolutions, which
adopted
Resolved Tba, republicans Americans and anti Iecomp
ton democrats Of the city OF New York hail with electric
thrill joy The dngs Of triumph them from their breh
Resolved That sweeping defeats sustained BY the adj
forces N ns Ne ss and in the young and
ies Of the opposition in Maine Connecticut and Vermont
people the econss,n the tyranny and the extrava
Il e %e s & 5 arm the
Of the executive and Judicial departments Of the
as our fathers Independence Of our country aided
only so sy on @ n Of sDs 'f oGSn
scendan's can restore her waning liberties IN other
and msny representatives who will unswayed by
Resolved the course of the President Initiating the
crowned heads Of harops in re his By official
stucn calls the people 10 demonstrate their
and power may not be forgotten by the und the wagering
and Of warning u our friends in hose dsi rs
where the opposition the spurious democracy II
States sacrifice personal preferences and past prudes
Resolved That while regret branches of the OPP
position are not here wholly united upon sngie state ticket
an omen Of and defeat our common foe
state toward the honors and emouments of city
Resolved That the noble public works which have illus
,ra,ed The name and augmented The wealth Of the Empire
embarrassed ~ temporary supremacy OF the demozed
That We regard the question whether or not the
ballot lox TO be efficiently guarded from violence and fraud
IN by no subject 10 which he Attention Of hd e
be directed that as the leaders Of the administration party
example of their chief
bribery intimidation, behooves the opposition 70 enact
laws and construct in order that the bo. box shall
interpret the will and smother the voice OF the Amer
Resolved That the experience of the city Of New York in
democratic rendered her
witnesses against the reensons OF that party TO longer
Resolved That We our fellow citizens friends
@ and h Snss prs s
s IA &m a. asss 's %m FOR s
County Clerk Thomas Little, for supervisor; BENJAMIN W.
for District Attorney: James scoed Charles Riddle ssm
HAL and sn ar ws n wo.
viii rally the combined hosts OF the opposition TO bene
Resolved That eahort the honest shake of the
a free
TO s nssp, and the heritage Of our
The President then addressed the meeting lie said
that they at this time IN receipt OF intelligence from
several neghbong States showing condition Of feeling
reference W the leading features OF the national admin
istraton Of such great interest that II demanded
phatc and formal acknowledgment at their hands. He
oontrasted the ~ the present administration with
that OF Administrations laborng had done,
establish slavery Territories Free using all IL
powerful influence for that purpose IN which had wei
nigh been successful. far Kansas concerned
The effect Of these efforts was showing itself In the late
elections. Pennsylvania had rcpudiaicd cher iavorte
son !" and they met tonight 10 rejoice the
stand she had taken.
TX Senator nyES said that a contest was now being
waged the principle Of universal slavery and
principle Of universal freedom Every at
popular election had It's bearing upon that great
Were not for that the eectng Of officers 70 admin
ister their state and municipal affairs would hardly be
worth while 10 In these public meetings to dis
the principles Of parties. The patriots Of the city Of
New York at the coming election had ia their power
to determine this question, and put " everlasting
confusion the enemies Of freedom lie referred a. the
Cincinnati platform snbvcrsvc OF the principles
mulgatcd in the Declaration q Independence Pennsyl
wanna had declared for Buchanan In 1855 but owing
20 the fac, that was proclaimed throughout the length
and breadth q the land thai Buchanan In favor II
freedom But when that prcicnce had been stripped from
the Democratic party, Pennsylvania had taken her
position He referred To the bred decision a. being
fully favor OF the extension of slavery. lie took
10 compare freedom To the ghost 81 Banquo, which
Freedom not Banquo) would continue 70 rise 10 plague
assaults OF slavery.
Hon. GAi,En. a. Grow then introduced 10 the
meeting, and was received with hearty cheers Three
proposed by the crowd "iOr the
WHO noored kcltt, which were gwen
Mr. Grow said that the Quakers q Pennsylvania had
voted AZ last and the allies Of slavery had met With
Waterloo defeat The they bad not voted In 1856
was because both parties claimed 10 be for Kansas
and they thought they both in favor 81 making
kapas free state there was need IL their going 10 the
polls Having found out their mistake, they had voted,
and the result was known TO all The Keystone and the
Umpire had marched side by side upon every mpr
,otica battle field IN the history o the country with
exception, that o 1855. Pennsylvania 10
New York and asks her 20 JOIN hands with her uphold
ing the tenets and principles Of your Jay and her frank
lin Her eyes blinded in 1850 by state pride for her
iayortc son But now she vindicaics the memories Of
her bygone patriots, and asks New York TO again stand
with her shoulder shoulder 10 redeem the country from
the Generalization 10 which had been reduced On the
sh Of July i11G, the soil of Penn Thomas jefferson
had startled the world self satisfied conservatism by
proclaimng the doctrine Of mans relation ~ govern
ment, by asserting that all born with in
selsbe right 10 lie, liberty aud the pursuit Of happi-
lip 70 that time the world had been taught that
mankind had been divided into two clsssesthe mi
Bory the welborn and arisccratc ~ rule the other,
constituting the great OF mankind 10 be ruled and 70
administer to- the whms and caprccs OF the other lilo
eulogzed the constitution the proudcst monument of
the wisdom Of On mo,icn Of Mr.. Madison the word
"slsve bad been stricken from that instrument thin there
might he nothing in " recognise the principle Of proper
~ But the Supreme Court Of the United States in
the bred Scott decision had put forth a
sttuion, not made by Convention, but the result u
n judicial construction u the framed by J.nsrsnn
And In pursuance q that decision the President day
tells the world that Kansas is much slave State
Georgia South Carolina There two great cc.
mon in M
administration. The the great free labor in.
terest, where every man owns his own labor and the
fruits Of his industry and interested IN adding 70
tho comforts of his home and preserving the well
being Of society. The other composed of three
hundred and thirty thousand who owned three
half millions q human beings, who owned not their
bones and muscles, the souls their bodies hav
ing stake the well being Of society aud interest
surrounding their hearthsioncs with comforts, for they
could leave no patrmony their children but their chains
and their cfs. The stake In this conflict the hroat
Territories Of the United states The republicans claimed