Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-06-09
The Ratification Meeting in Eoston

The Ratification Meeting in Boston.
The BELL and EVERETT ratification Meet
ing in Boston on the 3lst ult., was a glorious
| and splendid success. Old Faneuil Hall
was crammei and damned to its utmost ca
pacity, while thousands fingered on the out
side. unable to obtain admission. No such
meeting, remarks the Richmond Wig. in
| point of numbers and respectability, has been
held in Boston for long, long years, with the
exception Of the one held there last Decem-
| Der to denounce the John Brown raid, when
fifteen thousand ''solid men" of Boston turned
! out to give expression to their sympathy with
| the invaded and outraged people of Virginia.
On Thursday evening last, not less than ten
or twelve thousand OF the citizens of Boston
assembled in Faneuil Hall to ratify the NOM
nations of BELL and EVERETT; and they did
ratify them with pride, with hearty zeal.
with an honest and noble enthusiasm. The
meeting was addressed by the Hon. DANIEL
4ki--~ Hon. SAMUEL F. ELLIOTT, Hon. J.
THOMAS SfEr--'~soN, Hon. Gro. S. HuLARD,
Hon. LEEERETT SAI--axsTAII, General GEO.
! H. DEvEREC1 and MAJ. U.-srAyUs A. HENRY.
OF Tennessee. Ii was a glorious and soul
| stirring demonstration. and is but the fore
runner of other equally gratifying exhibit
tons all over the country. We believe, in
deed. from the spirit thus braSely and proud
ly manifested in Boston, that Massachusetts,
Will cast her electoral vote for BELL and Ey-
ERErT, and stand forth redeemed, regen-
Grated and disenthralled" from the degrading
chains Of Black Republican domination
The Boston CourisT. in a long and interest
ing account of the meeting, says:
1.-THE rocking of the Cradle" last night
made the Bell ring loud? 1t was a cheering
peal-such as has not often sounded in our
ear of latei Words are hardly sufficient to
give full effect to scene so inspiring, so
grand, so impressive"
sIn a word, the hall held all it could; and
the crowds which were unable 10 gain admit
lance proved what ltirring spirit has been
reused in the multitudes, inspired by The
announcement of such glorious nominations.
1t is dificllt to speak of then in the terms
to which they are emitted, for their mere
mention at once conveys the clearest eulo-
GUM. To all men and to all parties, they
give at once assurance of unsurpassed
ability, of unsullied honor. of personal in
tegrity above the reach of temptation, and
awaken the earnest hope that an election
may be now effected which will give US ma
tional administration worthy of the most
glorious days of this or any other Republic.
Upon the whole. the meeting in point of
numbers assembled, with eager desire to
listen to something once more ahnE@ r.SJ"-
dice, above the r>-~,I, narrow anu frivolous
eiaP-trap of the day. Int embracing the
whole vast interests OF a great and noble |
country-and which was amply gratifed by |
the eloquent and patriotic utterances of |
those who addressed twas all that could |
be desired
Thus commences the rolling OF the ball in /
behalf Of BELL and EVERETT, in the CONNER |
cial emporium of New England; and may it
continue to roll until city after city, and |
State after State, at the North and at The |
South, shall fall into line, and strike an effect
nal blow in defence Of violated Censtita- |
ton and ~ impeyillea Taiea! /