New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12
CITY POLITICS.


evening, when George William Curtis, esq., and
others will speak. They extend cordial invitation to
their brother WideAwakes TO be present.
The Republican Convention Of the VI Congress
sicpal District met again last evening, o. A Dana pre-
siding. The Eleventh Ward contested seats came up
once more for confederation, and the Convention adj
iourned to Monday evening without deciding upon the
matter.
The XIIIth Assembly District Republican Con-
yeption met last evening at Washington Hail. Eighth
avenue. DR.. John Ives recsived the unanimous vote
of lie Convention as romLe to represent this dstric
in the lie gislature of the State.
TWENTIETH WARD REPUBLIcASs.--A special meet
ING of the Republican Club Of the XXth Ward, was
held last evening in the hall Of the Bloomngdale
Tprn Veren Thirty sixth street. near EIGHTH avenue,
the object of the meeting being the revision OF the
membership rolls of the Association. There are In al
about 2, 000 members OF the CIu6 many OF WHOM, ~
was thought had removed from the Ward while 9th
ers might have moved in in their places Mr. stewart,
President of the Cub occupied the Chair and the Work
of revision name after name, was not concluded, II az
all until a late hour.
TwESTY.sEcoSD WARD AUXILIARY REPUBLICAN,
CAMPAIGN CLUB.-Tbis young and vigorous organiza
On held their regular weekly meeting at the Mason
House, corner Sixth aud Forty fourth street,
on Tuesday evening, Oct. 8, the President, George
McDernot, esq, in the chair. Messrs ii. X. Luding-
ton of Sullivan Country, and VIM Taylor OF thls Guy
addressed the Club with effective and telling speeches.
The ball was well filed and from the rapid manner IN
which new members becoming enrolled, IL Is EVIL
dent that there will scarcely be found hall IN the
neiQhborhood large enough to accommodate this Club
The following resolutions, offered by MI ROD ety,
were unanimously adopted:
Rered Thst the Twebtysecond Ward Auxiliary Rspubi.
can Campaign Club ndorse the nomination Of Benz W. Bonney
Judge Of the Supreme Cout Thos Van buren, ioI ne.
Surrogate John Key,er for RICHTER and VIM Stewart for
peschabe character viii give them our earnest supPo: at
Hon Abraham Waterman to again represent the Freedom loving
constituency this (vIth District In the Congress OF the
Freed md WIN by Efforts at the spproashin eec ian
manifest appreciation Of his able ard fearless oil the
great eaufe OF Liberty Progress, end Human hights
THE GERMAN REPUBLIcASs.-The German Rspubii-
cans Of the Eighteenth Ward, held meeting
Last evening at Kirchntrs Hotel. The Hall was
crowded. Mr. ArOn Frank presided and speeches
were made by Mr.. Frank Gov. Rusch Of Iowa,
Adolph Douai, and Friedrich Knapp. The enthusiasm
confidence Of the meeting Of the highest erder
Gov. Rusch, especially, made ao exceedingly hunor-
GUS speech. lie exposed the pusiilanmity OF the
Democratic Government in failing 10 protect nanra-
izsd ctizers when on visiting Europe they have been
reclaimed by their previous soveTegns. Mr. Douai
gay an account Of the German settlements in Texas
and the influence of Slavery upon the settlers paper
established ct San Antonio for the purpose OF
making Free State of West Texas. In BGee State
their farms woud be worth twenty, thirty, and forty
dollars acre, while III Slave State they worth
Only two three, and four dollars per acre. Mr.. Doud
gave an account of the German Convention there,
where il was resolved that Slavery was an evil,
and they intended 10 make Fee State Of West
Texas. He traced the efforts by which the Slave
Power had broken mp the paper and repressed the
avowal on the part of the Germans of forming Free
State. From that time no emigrant chip had called
from Germany to Texas; free speech was depressed,
snd war was made on every freesouled German.
Ire Texas Homestead bill abolished, because il
favored freedom and code of Black Laws enacted Of
the greatest severity Mr.. DOusi gave some instances
Of IT, From these facts he drew the strongest argu-
ments TO prove that every German who wanted 10 live
in a free country should vote so to put down the
dreadful tyranny which was now weighing down the
free white population OF the Southern States Mr..
Douai closed by account Of the difficulties under
which large portion of the Western farmers were
now laboTiDg, which would have been entirely re-
moved had the Home stead bill passed.
Mr. kapp closed with brief and convincing address,
and the meeting adjourned with three cheers for Penn
fylvana, Ohio, and Indiana, and three cheers FOR Lin
coin and HamGn.
COMlERFoRD FOR CosGREss.-The Fourth Ward
for years of the stronghods of PlugUg Dsmoc-
Iacy-last night witnessed gu unusual and almost
unheardof scene, and one which il undertaken but a
sholt time sIce would have bred riot, and doubtless
tIuCu III U4OeutHSu 80 DtDn liit STOVt0
Of Republoanism and go widespread aud popular are
its principles becoming, that in this tmehonored
hotbed Ct Democracy large and respectable number
of Republicans assembled at its very center 10 listen 10
Republican speakers and TO hear them expose tue cor
IuptOn CT the Democratic party.
AZ the corner of Roosevelt aud Madison sreets-the
junction Of the New Bowery-a stand was erected ano
from il various speakers explained the Republic III
Platform, and compared its living truths with the gar
ing fasehoods aud misrepresentation OF the mi5uaned
Democracy. The value of the Homestead bill 10 the
wcrkingman which the Republicans all labored 10
pass, and. which the Democrats kle1 was duly Get
forth with telling effect The audience numbered
between four and five hundred people end throughout
the entire evening good order prevailed The stand wa
lighted by half dozen Wide-Awake torches, and upon
1t were some of the most influential citizens Of The
Ward. The main object Of the meeting was TO rltfy
tie nomination Of MIR. John CommerfJrd, the Rspubl-
can candidate for Congress for the lNh District Mr.
Commeriord is promintn' wOrkingman Of the Ward,
aud las ever been deeply interested in the success OF
the HOoestead BILL and every other measure designed
10 benefit TIE laboring classes. The enihuasm which
prevt lied last night in his behalf was very great
The meeting was opened with a few remarks by the
MIR. i. G.. Van Wycke who concluded by
Mr.. james Beeny Of tne Eighteenth Ward
Mr. b. announced 70 his hearers that he was like them
lab, ring nan working daiy for biz daily bread. lie
iitTbBted the degraded pOfiiOn now occupied By the
boring classes 10 the fact that there many OF
hem copyrighted together. Why 10 this 80 Becs1ss
ne wide Nestetn pra fles are shut GU. from them be-
~ enter lcl0 ny tltcualOIb or government That IS
opposed 10 nee white labor. The speaker proceeded
show that the passage Of the Republican Homestead
ID would give 10 each no desired it land enough
4 tie Wet TO make aim home and a home for ms
hldTen, free Of cost This is opposed by the Demo
ratio party, who desire 10 pOute the God given free
III with Slave Labor lie asked the worki1gnen OF |
he Nonh if they would submit TO this, Or, by eec.ing
onest 10 Office they would secure the public lands
or Freedom. lie concluded his energetic aud effective
Cdress BY heartily ldOrsng the nomination of Mr. !
CmmeroId, aud urging the electors Of tia: diatrc. to
End bin TO CongraHa where his vote would ever b.
.ccrd, on the side OF the right.