The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-23
REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION MEETINGS.


Ratification Meeting.
ADDRESSES BY HORACE GREELEY AND OTHERS.
a meeting 70 ratiy tho noaination OF lincoln aud
Haniin held yesterday evening by the Young Ser
Republican Unio3, at their rooms in Suyvessut Ipsuts
large number presAnt aud the proceedings were
conducted with great enthusiasm.
Tire President, Mr. Branard, Introduced
Mr rIurIrr FRANEESHsiMR, who came forward and
sdd that he glad 10 the 80 fun ana the
people ready to enter into the contest for the support
Of tho republican principles thai We must trus' " i'i
and Keen our powder dry that God with them sai
there Was no such word fail. But they would have I,
comoas Wfh other parties, and would not do to let
ukewafm spnh spring up He said II necessary 10
80 among the ignorant and talk TO them. There was
time when the democratic party were right, and had
! great principles; but thoy had none TIE re-
puelicsrs were ready to go With the oppressed hand
IN hand, and to give al their rights. he hal
l como from the South, and il was there that
Re had the honor OF being made q citizen, AMI no knew
What the Southerners were; they genera g, ave.
~ They were boand up il it, aad no right 70 be do
prved OF II. The republicans did not TO deprive
asm Of their sSve, they only wanted e provide as,ns:
power 10 prevent IT, rhey knew II was an evil and they
would ny of slavery, 50 far shalt thou 20 farther
In conclusion, he said that the nomination Of lincoln and
Hsun thing the repubhcs as could hsys lone
The Rocky Mountain Cleo C1uo next sung campaign
song which produced loud and n1ed cheeriag rho
dieDce, and called upon him to address them
Hon. JAMES A. BiGGs ther forward aad sa.d that
the right men in the right place" Mr. s,.ard SAID he
had many friends IN the Convention, aud true ones but
the Com enton knew that they could cleo, HIM. All
WAS not right TO say that he had been struck down by
the Convention was not But the republican party
owed more 70 the principles Of the party than any mSn
that Seward could war his tme but that they nov nai
the best man Il said that he an unknown an:
but was not Washington unknown But no had the inez
rity end the honesty, and SO had Abram Iiucoln The
nal 10
shouting at The Cooper Institute By thousands knows
to9eihns o. Apraa Lncoln he Lad defeated him on,c
Chicago u nominate good man, and they
had done so, and the democrats had better look
10 split democrats well Is rata The democratic party
saia he, Gan see nothing pu Negroes and would plant
wanted to plant free homes tor the people The demo
cratic party wanted 10 plant niger stalls while
the re1lehcans wanted TO PLAT churches Toe de
cratic pasty had to stand with the Ite SqGster Sove-
res5r - and they mus. be short Of funds one OF the
slua'ter cregns bad LACEY taken immense amount
o. II out OF the county He said taa he had gone
the meeting Il Cooper institute 70 hear tAe re oution.
read, AM they were very "highfautip but they di
not cay about toe Postmaster or the Coyote Com
miee IN concusop, he said taat the republican party
would elect lincoln and Htmn by n large majority Just
rs toe Gentleman Dg Horace Greeley csme ato
the room, AID received with the most deafenpg
cheers, aud waving OF hats and hADdkerchofs Inc Gee
Club again edned the asecmblage with campaign so,g,
entitled, there's good time coming Al its c,ncla
s.cp-
Mr. HoRicE GREELEY came forward and aid.-lhe pas,
they VIII &c about the streets While we devote ourselves
10 the vg present, with its pressing duties In vast re-
spousbilsts and us glorious hopes Simply cal ing your
attention 70 tie supenaous Developments OF odlca
and, recuaiion and then recently made before invest
gatrg committees At ashnaon and the federal Offices
IN this city, aS you 70 unite With me In this resou
ton
Resolved That We recognise not oue merely bu, two
rreprtsabe coracs-,ne lrst between expsnsive free
ahor the hand, aggressive all crashing save
~ propagauier the other the second-not lees
vital no. Loss INN nen;bct Secn frugal govern c,snt All
lOrqs MT NJ al nj dc Sufao
tive corruption, legislative bribery and pecilave lob.
berry on the other and we recognise In honest Abe Lin.
colo the right man TO lead US In both.
The resolution was received with great cheers Mr.
Greeley then proceeded and stated mat be would rAss
V.x.ry oason ana IA 0oSe punsed INTO ,he
another inch Of ground in these states That WAS IRE
s,aen, Basssnan ami 9ssaera governmeni TIA, were
PIE only an honest President and they would care Of
the slavery question: that the present government was
me last election was Stolen nom the rep- bicans nv
bribery aud corruption That the democrats boaght 40
every one and everything and had esor, 70 fraud 70
pay The people Contracts given people 10 furnish
articles that we're not wanted pay fhsrn AND
nc w ,s,u rs'pe, no, zee me republican party
He said that Of the delegates the Baltimore Coo
ven.ion had al their expenses paid By the democra,ic
y cham. Who was going TO vote for them That il
was done 70 take votes from the republicans that
Doug somebody else thai in 1859 men hsa voted
Tor tmero with honest Intentions they thought they
mss, be see 70 carry The state q New YORK Dat
tween corruption and virtue. He stated corruption
in The c-t once had been going for time and
why's q robbipg IN the fosi orcc bcsdcs The Fowler svs
The robbery Of the clerks not estimated in he
most corrupt one thai We have ever seen ana that the
oehcspces would bsftCful when the present Incumbent
len lie spoke Of the late bribery In the United
a,,s Mrshss oSceswherc he said men watched vessels
'hey were prearng 70 20 on slave voyages hose who
went ser them sere given ssvsr. thousands Of dollars
not be found that the present government rotten
and corrupt, and he vas the people Old wish H.
10 make the government model one and he certain
the people would support them. The the govern
corrurucn o lie Governors He said that be would ssv
but htiic about the nominees That he knew lincoln 70
be supcrcr man, and smart - Douglas vas that lin
coin had beaten him IN the state Of Illinois. and that be
the 1rst republican elected 70 oce in State
and he sure there vas good time coming BE then
spoke OF Hsmn, Who. he said was demccra, whom he
knew him, bot wko had resigned and come over 70 The
republican party In conclusion he said that he was sure
hat In coin ard Hanln would Be elected He loud
y spplauded throughout IN address
There was another cong nom the Rocky Mountain Glec
cico which vss received by cheers The singing Of this
elue . .soe'et, and served TO relieve the monotony q
The cnsyx,s addressed the people for . few minutes
Trma5s Family 70 siss song, curing the coming can
nfn. wosh hfotmsuos w. received wh evident sasis
. Son ~ me sossncs New MEMBER asd the roll,
J,nIx Fans.s was nexs introduced and spote 10 the
sS sns ..p, s ~ W. ,suo We goyssn
70 protect The people, vbs slecslon Of I.co,. ana
HAaln vas % give evcy scdy prosecsoa, and found
the mpc~xulmy OF squaey sovereignty ana psched mo
the democratic party with nal that Ne fuy svprs-
Mr. nsirmsns remarks concluded IN. programme. and
The audience retssd
Republics mass Meeting IN Breekiy~.
INSTALLATION o. rHR NEE "wIevAM"
ma meeting a ths republicans Of Brockyn wss hsid