The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-25
TIE BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY AROUSED.

TIE BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY AROUSED.
Enthusiastic Ratification Meeting i'm the
Psrk-seward's "Irrcpressible Conflict"
Denoumced-The InstiRators OF the
Harper's Ferry Massacre Branded
Speeches or John Cochranc, Senator spi-
noIa, A. o. Perrin, Colonel Dohcny and
Others. a.se s-ft e4 tseeeeot h1se.r
A large convocation Of the democratic electors Of
Brooklyn took place last evening" in front of the Brooklyn
CITY Hail. for the purpose Of rafyng the State, city and
county nominations. largo and commodious speakers
stand erected in front of the Hall steps, and with the
nd Of pyrotechnics music, booming cannon and general
hilary, the occasion was rendered one Of the most in
spring ever Witnessed in Kings county. There have
been several thousand persons present the ground
M p NJ, the hour Of opening the meeting.
Postmaster PECK called the assemblage to order, by
naming for chairman the Alderman of the Third ward
Mr.. John T. Moore, well known merchant Of this city
Mr. MOORE, on taking the chair, acknowledged the
pGment, and announced that the Committee Of Arrange
ents would submit list Of Vice Presidents and secreta
res, and series Of resolutions all Of which were read
and adopted
The resolutions endorsed the State and local nominees
Of the democracy condemned the irrepressibe conflict
doctrine Of William H. Seward, denounced the course of
the republican party the canal question demanded the
repeal Of the odous Metropolitan Police law and the Regis
Try law, and endorsed democratic principles generally.
The following the irrepressible conflict resolution:
Resolved. That in the late nsurrecon Harper Ferry
tose ncendiary doctrines put forth and defended BY
G 0e g. s D a he
% plunge country peaceful and prosperous into all
State against a
@ oa # h. s as
- mon heel Of an rrepressible conflict.
The President then introduced Hon. John Cochrans of
New York, who spoke as follows
SPEECH OF JOHN CocHRANE.
FELLOW CITIZENS BROOKLYN AND KINGS CouyTY-N is
with feelings of pleasure that have responded
vaon Of your committee appear before you this
hg 70 speak upon the topics that excite common and
general interest The spech; occasion upon which you
are assembled relates TO the ratification Of your county
ticket. II is Of no importance that / should com
ment on the details of that ticket. It's nominees
are known TO You ALL they preferred to You by your
fellow citizens in regular convention assembled and
need not say that tho democracy of Kings county equally
with the democracy Of other parts of the State feel the
obligation and are always willing to support proper
offered them for their surages through the Instrumental
BY Of their regular conventions. II is, therefore, with
prOpriety that remark that only by you as pa
oc citizens, but also by the democracy Of other parts
Of the State the regular nominees of tho party be
supported with confidence, and particularly may hope
mat you VIII render them cordial and effective aid
There are other themes, however, which d.
mand equally yonr attention tonight themes that
are suggestive of the lofty principles of the democracy
you profess which agtating the community and ex
citing the public mind in the first place you arc di-
reGcd to the support OF the ticket
only In regard 10 the executive functions OF your repre-
sentaves at the State CAPITOL but also in regard the
ustncss of the men and TO their personal fitness for Office
qualified by their democratic education and by the char
acter Of their principles they the who have borne
the reputation of the State forward in its financial career
who represent the democratc sstop and pay policy
the standard bearers the party who have opposed
themselves uniformly to the expensive and mpovershing
policy OF the Seward -Ruggies clque who, when d
rectng the affairs OF the state have directed them
with reference TO the financial power Of its revenues
and not in respect TO a credit, inflated by the
necessities of system devoted 10 party capital.
One of the chief influences which have assembled YOU
night, appeals to the condition in which the pecunry
affairs Of the State discovered. To State pride States
reputation is OF ncalcuablc value. Whether the victim
Of repudaon and involved in bankruptcy of creda-
BILE repute and sound financial ability, tho honest demo
crat either elated ysage shrinks with the
shame Of insolvency IT is now more than twenty years
the two opposing parties of the State took decided
issue upon the OF its financial action. The of
An expanded currency inflated prices, and extra VACANT
expenditure usbered in under the auspices Of William
H. Seward and his subservent political friends Splendid
schemes of political sgrandizement demanded and nau
guraed progate schemes OF State embarrassment Year
after year beheld the golden bubbles initiation. The ef
of the democratic party The stop aud pay policy II
1886 characterized the exertons Of those old fashioned
people who not afraid Of the homey but express
sive proverb Of " Pay you CO." Their exertons
were, however, Of but little avail; aud now, after
many vicisitudes, We find ourselves with a debt Of
$40, 600 of old canal and general fund debt,
10 pay the annual interest Of which the canal
barely sufficient Thus the annual interest OF sl2,
coo 000he canal debt-unprovded for and that too
desgnedly. For do you remember that It was owing
the cupable remssncss of REPUBLICAN Legislature that
the Comptroller of the State recently compelled by
private arrangement to borrow of corporation in Wan
street the OF 1856 000 with which to defray the
July October and January interest of this debt and
from utter ruin the credit of the State? Let but
slider the slow but sure effect of such system of borrow
ing for the purpose Of liquidation OF interest
thus becomes automatically omp1tnscd, and what is
but $2 900 600 debt viii Of principal and interest,
have accumulated in twenty years s4s 900 000 in sixty
years 77sooo0o0, and in seventy years to 81 557,
0OO00 Now the assessors valuation OF all the real es
the year 1858, only 81 404907 679 that, during
the lives of your children and before Yourselves shall
have passed from the Of action this process Of
pounding but this branch of the State debt will have
exhausted the O., entire property Of the State But
sion, with which to lqudate the interest only
Of merely portion of the State debt serious ques
ton is The debt itself WHAT its amountY republican
leader in our late Legislature announced It auhoritavcy
to be $40 GOO Every cent of this debt must be paid
manfesty or the State be subjected to the pains Of repu
diaon Then how is it TO be paid Why, II is lien
upon every mans shop, house or farm ii requires
great wisdom u answer that it must be paid by taxation
And the which will only and no more than cancel
this enormous debt must accurate computation DO
nearly eleven and half times large the State tax for
each county for the present year Know, them my fol
quota by this computation will fix upon you additional
taxation Of 50 4s7 Such OF the fruits Of the
runous republican policy which has involved and is des
troying the finances of the State. might proceed far
fher with my enumeration Of evils endured and still
appeal your sober judgment and patriotism in behalf Of
shat democratic economy which would reduce the
rate of expenditure to MEANS and crcumscrbe the
wild projects Of political enthusiasts by the deliberate
Judgment of a sober minded, debtpaying people.
Fellow citizens there several other subjects TO which
should direct your attention, though but few OF them
be referred to by this evening". You have heard
Of what has been termed the s'irrepressde conflict"
volcE-What Is your names Frequently repeatedly
Mr.. CoCHRASE-My name will be given to you before
finish this discussion; can't the gentleman who is so
anxious for my name give the audience his OWN
Considerable confusion was here accustomed by tho
process of hustling out the intrudng gent.
Mr.. CouRANE COMMUNICATION have heard fellow citi-
zens, Of the Nirrepressble conflict born of the
brain of VIM II. Seward. The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT was do
hberae. Its growth has been prodgous. And
In its unnatural strength you must meet IL,
and fellow democrats you must meet IL It has been
pronounced by this celebrated republican leader that tho
country is engaged in irrcpreasbe conflict irre-
presbe conflict OF the free States against the slave
States If this be SO, and irrcprcssiblo truth ia
requisite and necessary that you should know it, and to
meet the emergency should stand here night with
your hands opposed to your fellow citizens at the South
We have always insisted that the .cqual citizens
OF common land that when foreigners are received
into our midst and naturazed laws provide they