The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-17
OPEN AIR POLITICS.
shna Gathering and No En-
thusiasm.


city held last evening Union square, to ratfy the
nomination OF Lincoln and Haln for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency Of the United States The platform for
Ms speakers stood In front OF tho Union Place HOTEL and
the leo Of the Warrington equestrian statue and
the sidewalk the southern gate OF the square,
WA o calcium light TO illuminate the scene. There wcre
banners decorations Of any hind about the
platform, which was, however, posted round with
poupcemepts Of "Lincon and Hamlin mass meeting"
there had been anything like puncsualisy observed
N commencing the proceedings the call TO order could
only been heard by Of straggers who hung
around the platform, and squad Of police officers who
were stationed about. After time band of musi,
came on the stand and that of course brought together
hundred people, but there Of the elements
Of political gatherings observable in those who sur
rounded the stand At this time it looked il the
meeting must prove egregious failure. By and by
darkness threw its curtain around the numbers began
10 increase somewhat Then national nag procured
and spread over one side of the platform.
The call addressed TO citizens, irrespective Of
party believe that the interests Of our country
the stability the Union and the success Of our free in
situations will be best served and promoted by the ecc
lion Of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency"
not iii twenty minutes past eight that the meet
ue called to order, add then there were barely
xhcusaDd persons collected Judge VIM. Mitchell was
called 70 ana lst OF icc PRESIDENTS
Secretaries read and approved
The following resolutions ware then read and adopted
Ne the sentiment Of the meeting
Whereas Presidential election once more approaches
whereof the issue e already manifest; therefore
mo s vii @ I @ sa o.
GALAXY mbeciy and sectional dcord and usher in the rule Of
Integrity economy and nationality restoring the golden Of
l T S s ssSS e n wS s asn
IN full assurance that their election will insure renewed and
ss. q e country too long made the spo. Of faction and
'Sf OF
eoUpSe who Viii cordially and earnestly labor S
store The era Of liberty, honesty and national prosperity
Letters were read from Mcssrs Roger s. Baldwin of
New Haven; Jas. O. Putnam, Of Frcdo,a, N. y and Will
liz Han and Truman Smith, Of New York. Sentiments
expressed those letters Of the freedom OF the
Territories and Of the election of Lincoln applaudcd
though the reading Of theetters at length was rather
me CHAIRMAN introduced Mr.. HORACE GRu1EY, who
was received with very slight approach to cheer he
dArd Of Henry Clay and as one who has FEW words TO
say in behalf OF old friend OF his, Abe Lincoln
here tonight o. address you. ] am here TO
been made ssains. Lin ,oin. (cheers;) Let me
Why wings Of the old party Of former days should
Dow rally 70 the support Of Douglas against old Abe LIN
coin my hs, 10 ws .ns g s
platform which nominated Lincoln not the sectional
Inn can be against Lincoln can Be- brought with
greater force and greater truth against Douglas heers)
r. his particular sssaisntf James Brooks iGroansI
Now propose 10 test Lincoln's doctrines alongside
Of those Of James Brooks upon this occasion.
wings Of this city held Convention for the purpose of
nominating State officers Brooks was member Of tina.
Convention WIN he advocated doctrines which the
present time be has denounced. And say that no
Of Lncons life has been sectional that Of those
who oppose him. Abe Lincoln came 10 Congress
soon after the wbig doctrine Of OF slavery
was put forth. With thai doctrine Lincoln fully concur
red did be 20 further In IN any question Of
sectionasm than did James Brooks; out on the con.
trary, he far conservative than Brooks Cheers
Not only that, ou, he Dcolp} was one Of those men
Of whose record he would speak went TO Washington
representative Of the people In ls+s and found Abra
ham Lincoln and Washington Hunt, whig members Of
Congress aad you compare their records vote by vote
position by position, you viii ind that Abraham lincoln
in advance Of whg principles in reference 10 slavery
tive view OF the question, while Hunt and Brooks had
always taken the other side In this way he would show
those pakes opposed % Lincoln sectionass
- republican party did not parake Of any Of the
principles secticnaliss. Mr. Greeley went on to con-
tend that M Lncoln had been ever conservative in his
principles while his greatest opponents the present
dsy-Washmgion Hunt and James hooks-had avowod
The principles Of Henry Clay with regard 70 slavery and
said thai Lincoln fully agreed with all those principles
he called the attention Of the meeting to the material
that involved IN the questions Of the present
day, aud showed that the mercantile community op
posed hedoctrines laid down by Douglas Recommended
that II Bell elected President, they would have
Congress composed Of democrats who would put stop
70 the busness Of the country But he could tell them
mat II they voted 10 Ipcoin they would have . man
who would represent them honestly and feare-sy and
Who would give prn ica attention TO all the Affairs OF the
county and who would ensure the peace the safety
and prosperity Of the Union. He called upon them 10
unite upon such man and to elect Abe Lincoln a. the
next President of the United states
The Chairman then introduced Mr.. RuFrs y. ANDREWS
70 the audience. He sad that II be understood the obct
Of the meeting was for the friends Of good government
Lsspec.ve Of party VINO believe .ns' the best interests
Abraham Lincoln. CHEERS, and cries ofsNo, Douglas
The maoD He should briefly call attention 70 Of
the Why In his Judgment, the duty Of the
fr,ends Of Clay webster and Fillmore 70 asht in The pre-
cent crisis for Abraham Lincoln Before dong this how
Of the poca parties In the country. The convention
that Asscmblcd IN Baltimore and nominated Bell and Eve
s sS s 70 be had st
that every poied Tor them n vote thrown away
He had gres, respect for their sasesmahshp, integrity,
ard 20 OB but they sound the goose" and
could rot Therefore receive his support The platform
Upon which they came before the country was " the
Union and the constitution" But not the plat
form Of every party the country based on the same
pylnciplcs9 was the Union 10 be dissolved by
OF difference between them, however aud that was
IN reference the spread Of slavery territory
Who yas poas,an SGnser r srosus and intense con.
sure howl In November next. they would keep still
for few minutes he would tell them what . miserable
the history Of the compromise and the circum
stances attending their repeal concluding with the
mark "And this pirstica Individual stephen Douglas,
was the man who undertook 10 bring up the qaes-
ticn. aeonize the onion and deluge the country
In blood" Douglas, be said, had claims upen
The heart or affection OF any individual
whom be sought lean Tor support He had been and
demasogue, and has pursued The object Of his own
bision ~ the expense q his country a voceDry up
A. Breckinrdge and lane they were the candidates
Of the Southern party alone and tho2n this metropolis
Who undertook 70 suppcrs them giving 10 their al
hercocc 10 the principle q slave code Cor the Terrific
yies. A. old line wbigs they could not consistently
support enher Of bese parties and the only refuge they
had was In the ranks Of the republicans and under the
banner OF Abraham Lucou The speaker then went into
hong historical personal and political Of Mr. Lincoln
eroueA out all his good points, compared him 10 Clay and
webster and endorsed him Of the nbieet Anne.
ria produced He treated length upon hts
record Congress. and epdcavored show by eytracs
&c that he occupied the platform a. Clay and
webster other statesmen q their time was even
more conservative In his ideas than many Of the active
whier who participated In the events Of the day
Throughout his remarks the speaker was constantly
nterrured with the good natured sies OF the Gro xi