New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-08
THE RAIL-spLITTERs BATTALION.
OPEN.AIR MEETINGS.
RTE RES LUTio q.
Speeches by Hon. 2. N. Blatchford, VIM. n. Evarts,
Cen. Jas. W. Rye, Judge Tracey Of California,
Lieut.. Gov. Busch Of Iowa, Gen. Bruce
Of Madison County, Geo. VIM.
Curtis, and VIM H. Fry.

Central Committees for Mase Meeting Of the Rspub
leans Of this city, to rafy the nominations Of ABgA
HAM LiscoLs and HANNIBAL HAMLN, for the Presi-
depcy and Presidency Of the United States. Long
ere the hour of opening thousands Of citizens, eager
to unite in this first great demonstration Of the cor
diay with which the ticket s received thronged into
Bible. House Square. Soon the various Ward Asso-
Citations and Campaign Clubs began to march up in
quick procession; the doors were thrown open and 1t
did not take many minutes to the great hall Of
the Cooper institute with the most dense and enthusi.
sstic assemblage which that room has ever held
The platform was occupied with eminent Republi-
can speakers ard invited guests As after another
of the peoples favotes appeared thereon, cheers Of
greeting rose from the imne audience. Among
those present were the Hon. Charles King, President
of Columbia College; Horace Greeley, the Hon.
JOSS ph Hoxe, the Hon. T. b. Stil'man; James
Davis, esq.,, President of the Ratification COMMITTEE
Daniel ID. Conoyer, esq, President Of the Republican
Central Committee the Hon. Charles S. Spencer,
President of the Young Mems Central Committees
the Hon. Charles A. Peab dy, the Hon. james Mitch
ell, the Hon. Daniel Ullmann the Hon. james A.
Briggs. There were also present the speakers an
nounced 10 address the meeting: Judge Tracy of Cali
fornia, the Hon. William NJ. Evarts Messrs. George
William Curtis William III. Fry, T. Delaiield Smith,
and others.
The arrange ments of the Committee in charge
very complete. The Repu 3liean Gee Club, under the
leadership Of Mr.. Cook were on hand with their
spi,ited songs Dodworths Band was also present in
full force.
Meantime. ard after the hall was thoroughly filed,
thousands kept arriving, crowdng the entrances, the
vestibule and the street, from avenue to avenue.
These. with cheers for Lincoln and Hamlin, stood
awaiting tie formation of outside meetings, and largely
outnnmbered hose fortunate enough to get within the
hail.
JAMES DAVIS, ESQ.,, called the inside meeting to or
der and said: propoe that this meeting be now Or
oonized, and for that purpose nominate the Hon. r.
NJ. BLArcnToRD for Chairman. Loud applause
The nomination was unanimously accepted.
MIR. BLATCHFORDs SPEECH.
Mr.. BLATcHFoRD said: Fellow Republicans, should
be alike nsen sble and uDgrseful if failed to appre-
ciate and acknowledge the distinguished honor con-
ferred upon me by selecting me to preside upon this
occasion. [Cheers But for an accident which de-
taips him at home, my place would be filed by one
we all delight to honor and whose influence IS tower
OF strength any TO which he lends his Efforts
and his influence. | am authorized by him to say
that those efforts and that influence are with US
tonight | allude TO Moses ii. GRIsSRLL.
Loud cheers ellow-citizens-We have often as
seubed in this hall on important occasions, but never
ON one no mporant aid involving such deep and such
interesting results We have met heretofore hare to
10 ratiiy State nominations aud municipal nominations
but 80 vast assembly as this has never met any
where in this city TO ratty great national nomination.
And we NAV congratulate ourselves fell 'w-cIzens
that we can meet tor and that approve OF, and
that we can ratfy such ticket as has been pre-
sented TO us by the Convention at Chicago. lap
plause. We congratulate Ourselves tnat we cam
and that we will and that do pledge ourselves 10
4,a of flp OF that Convention.
lCheers In Abraham Lincoln as our standard
bearer. Here the whole meeting rose and
gave three cheers for Lincoln, the band
Ilsyn "Ha to the Chief" The applause
was prolonged for several minutes. In Abraham Lin
coin az our sandaI dbeaieF have true, aud faith
full aud tiled ana honest Republican, mbued with our
principles, and one who, If elected to the Presidential
| chair will do al honor TO our party and an honor to
our country and will carry into the National Capitol
stern integrity and principles Of honesty and upright
nese which viii put TO shame the corruption which mas
20 long usurped and abused the Presidential chair.
[Applause Fellowcllizens, let us then resolve to-
| night and determine that success shall attend our
eii,lts 1t requires nothing but our strenuous exer-
tionJ 10 insure the success of our candidates The
| great harmonious Democratic Party are now
Laughter and cheers no agreed IN nothing but
TO differ They are demOralized, broken IN pieces,
never to be united The late irrcpressble prize-ght
AT Charleston lcheers and aughter is to be for
lowed by the double mill at Richmond and Baltimore.
| IContinucd laughter. What may be the result OF
those conventions we 10 not KNOW Dut VIC cppu
know Ii may be that peace will be patched up but
il will be temporary one, only made for the purpose
Of securing the plumber and the SPOTS which the Dem
ocratc party have 20 long enjoyed and which they arc
| now ~ reluctant to part with But believe fellow
Citizens that Mr. Douglas and his adherents wall sur
render TO the douineelng will OF the slave power and
believe the task -asteIs of the South will compel the
Northern and Western Delegates, who have thus far
stood by elm surrender their principles and to give
| way to them.
But fellow citizens ii matters not TO who is noml-
mated AT Richmond or BoltmOre or how many caildi-
dates there NAV be in the field. Our course is equally
onward and is equally sure. We 20 into
the contest for principle, not for plumber Applause
Our principles are founded on eternal justice, aud right,
ard freedom, and truth is mighty and must prevail;
ICheers Fellow citizens, although we have candl.
date who is 10 lead us 10 victory yet cannot oohceai
the fact that if had had our choice, we would nave
preferred the great statesman of New-York PRO-
onoed applause aud "Imee cheers for VIM n.
Seward. fhThree cheers for Horace Greeley" with
few hisses Oh the platform. We have
known him long and loved him we'll Some OF us nave
known him personally and intimately. !, for one,
have known him at his domestic hearth lie has been
the friend of my early youth, and OF my manhood and
of my Iiper years; but, gentlemen he aud ana All
his ptrsona friends, submit with cheer'uiness 10 te
non nation that ha been made and VIII yield TO II our
hearty our cheerful uniilnohng our uniting sup
mort ii oud appliance. I" Three cheers for Blalch-
ford" We must not only carry the State OF New
York; without the State OF Pennsy lvna we sndi nave
a barren victory. The State Of Pennsy lvania oe
eye can also 6o carried for Lincoln and although the
delegatnn at Chicago from thai State defeated oui
| fayorite, yet, if Pennsy lyania should requ's.
| the MD of New.York, pledge myself ina
the personal friends of Mr.. Seward will be found tore
most to lend a helping hand. IApplause.l | hac the
pleasure of being at Chicago to witness what was dom
there. cannot fail TO speak OF the generoua OF th
noble of The patriotic bearing OF our delegation from
the whole State, both inside and outside OF the Con
ycpiiou Nor omit to allude 10 the clSsug acs
the distinguished chairman Of that delegation, when
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