The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-20
OUTSIDE SCENES AND MEETINGS.

Three Stands In Operation-Grea
CrOwd-General Scott Nominated for
PreAident, and Sam Houston for Vice
Observation-Disclosures Appointed to Pre-
pare an Addrcss-spcoches OF Judge
Vanderpoel, j. w. Savage, Capt. Ryn-
ders and Others-Chcers for Scott, Wood
and Wise, sc.
Before six O'Clock people began gather the steps
Of the Academy On Union square rockets sent ap
and cannon fred, every discharge of which two
three spans Of horses up Fourth and Broadway
at furious rate Of speed One carriage qne smash
ed in this Bonfres bazed in Union square and
Fourteenth street.
The doors opened about half past Six, and con
slant stream Of people poured until the building wa,
full A New York publisher took advantage OF the &C
cason to advertise his wares and scattered broadcast
circular setting forth the merits Of book slavery
The boys, too, were active crying out, "Heres your
black republican Salt River ticket, only cent'tc
which some enthusiastic man responded in loud voice.
Hang John Brown, and there's an end ont ~ which
sentiment elected fervent " amen" from the
steps, The who poured into the Academy, however,
were Of very quiet and respectable kind, and went
steadily on without looking to the right or left The blue
coats and buttons Of the police conspicuous in
the Streets the steps and in the vestbule but there
was occasion to rise the clubs.
anticipation OF greater crowd than could find with
in DOORS About o'clock the building began to
over and tide Of pouring in and out at the
time Then the crowd began TO gather at the stands
and soon the outside meetings organized.
At the stand the south side Of Fourteenth street J.
Brown, ESQ., Of the fifteenth ward chosen President
with list Of Vice Presidents from each ward in the city
Mr.. BRowN, in calling the meeting to order, made
some appropriate remarks, in which he said
their object in coming together was not 10
excite people, but TO allay excitement. BE
deprecated disunon sentiments and he believed that be-
conservative party would prove itself strong enough for
the occason-would say to the clques Of the South,
You are our brethren, entitled equally with to the
protection Of the constitution and the blessings Of SELF
Mr.. j. w. SAVAGE, of the Twentieth ward then
the resolutions that adopted at the Academy
appauded and the audience demanded 70 hear again
was accordingly road the second time, amid cries Of
That's y That's good, }" &c. Mr.. Savage said
lions in the city of New York. and the fact mat such
necessity conclusive proof the serious
dangers WEIGH bcset this government and Union. L
even here. Sectionasm must be rebuked-sectionaism
South as we'll as North. We must have no more such
meetings held at Cooper Institute last week sym
pathize with traitors What we needed more than all
else administration Of strength and poweran ad
miDsraon which would make the whole country feel its
power We needed such man Jackson who would
say that by the Eternal the Union shall not be dissolved
and make disunonss feel that he meant what he said
and would carry out In my opinion, said the speaker
have one such man in the country at tho present ime
and only one
VoiCE-Who is he2
Mr.. HAvAGE-That man is General WINFIELD SoorT.
cloud and prolonged appause.)
nate the following national ticket for 1860, and that the
nominations be adped 70 the resouods areaey adopted