New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-27
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION MEETING IN
BROOKLYN.
SPEECH BY THE HON. HENRY WILSON.

A large and enthusiastic NEE ing OF the electors OF
Kings County wss he'd lat evening" IN the Musical
Hall Brooklyn to ra,fy nominations Of the Republic
party N the pepoiDg canvass. The hau was crowded
IN ali paTts and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed.
Gen. H. b. DusYEA was called TO the cosir, aud
hst Of Vice Presidents and Secretaries were put In
domination, and elected.
On taking the chair the President made q teE
cheering ieGHks. He spoke 10 high tens of the cam
dtatee after which be made lucid exposition of tue
principles ot the Republican party. He characterized
the recent sttemp. al Hspers Ferry as an attempt 10
conrayeLton Of the principles OF the Republican pp-
ty. II was blow struck at Mr.. Seward lappau-el
whose words they determined TO dstort and per
yert Tie Republican party was iouudei because
foIce was used against our institutions in Kansas
Thus founded, the Republicans would not consent or
tolerate force now.
Mr.. RopnAS then read the resolutions. The irst
irdorsed the nominees The second vinoicsted the Re-
publican party from the s,persioDs OF the Democracy
that it had con plicy with the Hxpers Ferry out
break. TIE third stated that the objsc OF the party
vas to prevent the extension Of Slavery ard not to la
terfere with the constitutional rights OF states and to
make institutions 10 preserve the interests OF free
labor. The last resolution called all who favored the
non exersion Of Slavery to support the candidates of
the Republican party.
Mr.. WILsoy was then introduced, amid loud sp-
plsuse. He said that they were nov TO exercise their
dearest rights and to decide the policy OF New York
upon of the great questions OF the age Oar terri
tory divided into Free and Slave States La the
seventeen Free States we mad seventeen millions Of
engaged in every branch OF industry and the con-
dton Of society is rpch rs could not DO found any-
where on ear'hr. Nowhere was labor so digulfed.
We we're solving the great problem OF free labor. 10
the fifteen Slave States were four five millions Of
people with f. ur hundred and fifty thousand slave
owners and four millions OF slaves Inc Slave Power
bsd take Of the Goyernmens Of tho South
erp Saies The President, Ike his predecessor, Was
the sbect slave Of the Slave Power. The Sense, too,
was il its grasp snd he Superior Court founded by
jay had been forced to decree that four millions OF
men had no rights which white men were bound to
IA tnn ff tha Arnn-
CT alto party Of the United States. Ii owned it moro
than it Ow ned its taves. Toombs. Huoter, Stephens
and the Others Who led public opinion IN the south,
owned the John CochrAnes and others who spoke tor
| the Democratic party here. What was demanded by
| the South of them, they quickly aoceded 10. Tnis
degradation becoming deeper every day, and the
Democratic peIty was whipped out IN the North: AS
the Democratic banner went down in the Free States
it Up the South. Recently JnO. Cochrane who III
1913 had the virtue Of rebellion, but VINO ROw was
plant tool Of the slave pOwsr had abored in speech
Of the Republican programme No man knew the
faseness Of this assertion better than John Cochrsn
himself nephew Of CERT Smith. lApPlausel. The
Republican party was MADE up Of the best Inen OF the
county and IL had had it, peer in this country
fApplause.l fits one and half millions of voters,
five hundred thousand Democrats ongnslly, end
they formed he picked men of the old Democratic
party. Where education, and religion, and rehnemsnt
and wealth ard property sb0uoded, there could DO
found the Republican party the strongest Amid pow
erty and equsor, and bad morals was the Democracy
strongest Yet John Cocbrsne said that the Repubi-
can patty wa party % AID in insurrecton. Lsush.
teri In 1913 John Cochrsne uttered the sentiments Of
the Republican party Dow-and went in strongly for
the " irr.pressibie conflict" lie said at Cieveati
ha. they should surround Slavery with the atoios
"phere offreedom, and the Slave power must breathe
It or die" (Applsuse. The speaker then alluded
bre fly to the successive steps which had brought the
Dem Jcratc party TO its present AFFECT position, each
Of which the Nes. York Democrats had aided and
sbettsd. Yet John Cochrane attempted TO arago the
"a .~-... 4. a.nTff oh heA0
understood the eternal opposition bet ~een right
and wrong, on every day, age and nstion.
The charges bad been rupg in Mr.. Stewards re-
marks about the "hgber law" and despite thst,
men now believed that God reigned, not man. Yet
because OF the assertion Of the Depressbls conflict
the attempt was being made TO tx upon the Repuoh
patty the responsibility OF the fiou tsring raid OF
Old John Brown against VIginis-for 1t WA not an
cip!es of the Republican party were o. Variance With
any such effort. They had asserted, time sot time
again. that they had DO right and did not purpose to
touch Slavery In 1y State where existed, but 70
violent act of AIhSlavery men against Slavery only
enured the beret Of the slave 20 YER the violent
sc.s Ct slavehode against freedom only enured to the
benefit of freedom. lApplsuse.l Had Missourians
Brown would never have attempted to arouse an to-
surecton Of slaves in Virginia. and the latter was tha
esi innate frui: Of the former. When Nicaragua fli
dsnned ard censursd BY the Democracy. So 100, Of
the sccas,ion of the Democracy that the Rspuol-
can party desire the dSso,ution OF the Uaoo:
No Republican states nan hsd ever uttered
such sentiment; yet John Cochrans Affiliated
politically With Tooubs and 5i TELL and Mason OF W.
gnia and Pres,on s. Brooks. md Keitt, and Mr.. $50
rotary Floyd who were disnnonists and svowsdly 20.
And Gov. Wise said in 1856 thai if Fremont va.
| elected he should 20 for dissolution He even said
that the Virginia chivalry the H1pers Ferry chiv-
| airy probably daughter would hev ther way
| through all opposrg legons." Renewed laughter J
He had gone to Raleigh, TO meeting ct Soota-
en Governors, where q plan wss devised to dissolve
| the Union if Fremont was elected. The Rs'uol CA
party intended to elect President as soon ss they
ccudhey said this TO Southern traitors, that In thst
event the end Of their expedition 10 overthrow the
| Government would be more ignomnious thsn toe end
| of the expedition Of old Brown. tAppIause.I Tue
slavehodug policy hsd SACRIFICED the Interests OF this
| continent. We m gbt have $50 OOoO 100 Of commerce
with the people south Of If we hsd preserved the
love OF the people there for They had lot thsr
I've for us 6ecsose of our flibu.teripg raidA While
| We were bfawing out the Monroe doctrine Eoglsnd
| With her chips was getting the commerce Of
| thst country. With an Administrations opposed
| TO flbust<rng, We would REGAIN the copftsnce
Of tie people, and ooY commerce reach two hundred
| millions Of dolars. Hal Mr.. McLsne's MISSION 70
Mexico been to get commercial treaty, be could have
got it. Bot he wanted not thai. but territory for the
slsve power. They intended to elect Q msn 70 the
! Presidency who committed 10 the doctrine OF
Den-eI,eDsion of slsyery. It nigh. be Wan.n u.
Seward applause, Salmon p. Chase, (appla1.el, n.
p. Barks, lspplause), Judge Read Of P.nnsyivsnis,
or W. z. Fesserden Of Maine tspplsusel, or Old Ben
Wsce Of Ohio (spplAuse)-v ,oeyer seemed 70 % toe
| strongest man, and who would dssh dewa tie ffc-
Giayery Deroo(racy Tothe nc fkiuzusa % ap >caod,