The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-19
The Meeting Last Night-The Revelation
I'm Parties, and It's Lesson.


The Breckenridge and Lane ratification meet
ing held last night at the Cooper Institute was
great success.
When II is remembered that a few weeks ago
Tammany was able to exhibit but half 6lled
hail. notwithstanding the fact that the sachems
were there in grand costume, the old war horses
of the democracy came in full tide, and all the
appliances and the once honored name of Tam
many were invoked to respond to the nomina-
ton Of Douglas and Johnson, the spectacle
presented last night at the Cooper Institute will
be looked upon as an evidence of the grea
revolution that has taken place in the popular
mind against the old corrupt organizations. The
glory has passed away from Tammany, and the
seat Of power over the masses Of this city ia no
longer in its Coal Hole. Corruption has worked
out its legitimate result, aud the venal leaders
that have so long betrayed the trust conided
to them have now been abandoned by the right
hearted and right loving people.
But the success at the Cooper Institute last
night proves to the selfish politicians who have
80 long betrayed the best interests of this CON-
the people cannot be marshalled except In de-
fence of the great constitutional principles of
the land, and that without these parties can
neither be founded nor held together. The mer-
camille and industrial classes of New York have
thus far refused to lend the sanction of their
presence to the political gatherings Of the pre-
sent campaign, because on the side of the black
republicans they saw only an aggressive assault
on some Of the most vital principles of the
Union. and, on the part of other political
cliques that endeavored to gather them together
neither principle nor honesty of purpose
With the exception Of Mr.. Dickinson none Of
the names presented to the meeting last night,
or of the prime movers in II. were those
Of old leaders whom the people have
been accustomed to follow. A new set
has come forward. and the enthusiastic cheers
which hailed the hearty condemnation that was
poured by the speakers upon the venal and
corrupt Albany Regency and Tammany clique
show plainly the new tide that has set in In
the popular feeling.
This new tide Is turned in support of the
principle Of the equal rights of all the States,
and the condemnation Of all distractions and
aggressive assaults upon any Of them. In this
great fact we End the triumphant evidence that
the great revolution which is going on all over
the country has at heart the preservation Of the
Union and the complete destruction of all se-
ceders, disunionists and revolutionary dema-
gogues. The profession al politicians and
spoilsmen have overleapod their saddles. and
the people have revolted from them in disgust.
and left them to a merited contempt.
Let the lesson be an instructive one to the
new men who are coming forward to lead the
masses. Let them adhere to principles, and
not men, or else the tide will leave them as
suddenly as il has turned in their favor.
A RAILROAD GRmnoS SxAsHgp-One of the
Eve email railroad gridirons which were juggled
through the Legislature last winter has become
the subject Of litigation In the courts, and will
probably be regarded as test question with
reference 10 the whole Of them. An injunction
was sought for and obtained In the Supreme
Court on Tuesday, by the people Of New York
aud others, restraining the grantees Of ene
Seventh Avenue or Broadway Parallel Rail
road and the Corporation from taking any &C.
ton towards its construction.
The injunction order granted by Judge In
graham. Is made returnable on the 18th inst.
The legal warfare against these Infamous rail.
road bills Is thus commenced, aud may continue
until the next session of the Legislature, when.
II the people are wise enough TO send respecta.
bic. conscientious members TO Albany they
lay be al wiped % .Ae statute beck IN bath.