The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-01

House Of Representatives be adopted the rules OF the
meeting.
Mr. Low, Of scnoharie county % gray bearded young
governed by the rules Of fair play.
Mr.. VAN ALLEN. OF Albany, moved, as amendme IT.
that Jensrsons Manual be adopted a. the rule Of The
Convention.
The motion was agreed 20.
Mr.. TOWNSEND, ON. Y, moved the appointment OF two
persons from each Judicial district Is o Committee on
Credentials
The motion was agreed to.
Pending the appointment OF the committee, sugges
tion made by Mr.. j. DAGGErr HUM, Of N Y, that
Mayor Wood Of N. r. and Ex-Governor FooSe, Of Mss
be invited 70 address the Convention. CHER names were
Mr. LEynN of Albany, suggested that the list OF dele
gates be read and that only those names to which obec
ton should be made should be referred to the Commit
tee on Credentials He apprehended that il that
followed there would be no necessity at all for The
appointment Of such committee.
The suggestion proved acceptable and the list Of DELE
gates read.
The reading Of the list was nterfercd with by sugges
tons that Mayor Wood, who was to leave the village at
Mr. J. BARNETT COHEN, Of N. Y, and others, objected
to the interruption Of the proceedings for that or any
other purpose 1t represented that this was not
mass meeting and that If members wanted 10 hear Mr.
Wood speak they should 90 outside and have him al
dress them After the exhibition Of considerable feeling
on this point the reading Of the list was proceeded WITH
pidry.
to address the Conventions business being suspended TO
hear the address. As Mayor Wood entered he was
greeted with vocerouS applause, the whole assembly
rising and giving him repeated cheers. He said
MAYOR wooD's SPEECH
Mr. President AND GEyrxnES-I regret exceedingly
being obliged to leave Saratoga by the first train and
that therefore, cannot crafty myself by submitting
any extended remarks. gives me pleasure TO see this
s s yTsng Tosb 0t there u
where there enthusiasm there energy Of purpose and
integrity Of purpose congrstulate you upon the aus
rty Of the coupryupon the abundant crops which
mother nature has vouchsafed to us and that our
merce and manufactures and all the elements oil naona
Union still stands (Applause)- this glorious
government is stl maintained in its integrity IL rests
for 10 hand down institutions 10 posterty uni
paired All federal administrations have been truly
national Whilst the democratic party has at times been
defeated yet all administrations have been national and
patr otic Even the administration of John Adams
national II eomprehended the whole country the South
well as the North and the East The administration Of
his son, too, Of John Quincy Adams, was en-
tirey consistent with the welfare Of the whole country
But party acting under the same banner as the black
oe the Country hs. EXPERIMENT has got to be tried
and let you and me and all Of lay down our lives be-
fore we permit such calamity 10 be perperaed ZAP
from black republican administrations. We have now
Our state credit rcpudiated Our State tax has been
Ss action nv under Rss the ps freedom sns
humanity, has gone on till the great Empire
State 10 utterly demoralized and DESTROYED II is Tor us
10 whether the same theory and practices OF govern
ment the competition the same buying and selling
Of shall be spread throughout the country and
every patriot that he called upon at this crisis
10 lay all pers ,nal and political preudices and rally
standard Of his untry for the sake OF the Union
and the country. New York is the centre Of this
great contest Had the selection of the candidate and
platform for the democratic party am free TO say
that that candidate and that platform would not be what
they are. But have ,rifced my predictions,
and say that the only way TO prevent black repub
can triumph is by raying TO the standard Of stephen
A. Douglas (Applausc) He Is worthy Of all our efforts
in his favor From his ability his honest devotion TO the
interests OF the people his proper appreciation Of the
epIee Of tnah In
as between him and Abraham Lincoln for between them
rests the contest( Apparsen the state OF New York
let US, therefore, endeavor to the State Of New
York Let the Bell men and the Breckenridge men make
q with US 10 accomplish 80 glorious pur-
pose the defea, OF the black republican party Zap
pause)
Mr. Wood confined with grea, power 10 discuss the
principles involved IN the struggle, until the hour
rived for the departure Of the train when he retired
amidst the most deafenng enthusiasm.
The Convention Men adjourned until seven O'Clock r.
NJ when Governor Foote, OF Mississippi and other emf
nent gentlemen would make speeches.