New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-25
REPUBLICAN NEE TINGS.

DEDICATION OF A REPUBLICAN WIGWA AN.
SPEECHES BY HORACE GREELEY, DAVID DUDLEY
FIELD, AND OTHERS.
very large and enthusiastic meeting was held last
evening at the of DeKalo and Classon avenues,
Brooklyn, to dedicate the wigwsm of the Seventh
Ward Republicans The wig wan was crowded, and
many were not able TO enter. Toe Wide-A wakes OF
the Seventh and Eleventh Wards were ont, and made
a fine demonstration. The Hon. Mitchell Sanford
was chosen to preside over the meeting On taking the
chair he made few remarks at the conclusion of which
be intr, duced Mr. Horace Greeley. Mr. G. after alIod
ing the BeDougas fosion said they bad fused
sgsin yesteIday. They had put seven Breckenridge
men on the Elt ctorsl tcketno because they thought
IL would strengthen the ticket but for the purposs of
roping in moneyed men. He didn't believe the honest
Dopglas men would support such a ticket. Douglas
bimself was opposed to fu'ior He the speaker didn't
believe the PEOPLE would allow themselves to be cheat
ed on. of electipg their Pre- sdent lie didn't believe
the Union danger but if any thiog would put i
n dan GER sending the election mo the House woid
do it. He didn't think the House would Dc
sble TO make an election ard tnen it would
90 TO the Senate. which would appoint
man for whom not single popular vote mad cast.
It had been said that they were lighting about mere
abstract que s,ion SupposDg WIRE 30 ne wOuld asx
Freedom was lot as good a word as SfareTy = Ii
the people were TO choose President II would bs
Abraham Lincoln, whose platform was that which
Washington and Jefferson were sponsors Tor. Inc
patronage of this Government had been Iavisned 70
Of pft them. N~' '' ~
The Chairman then made few more remarks, and
was followed by Mr.. Backus of the Seventh ward.
SPEECH OF MR.. FIELD.
The President taen introduced David Dudley
Field, who was loudly spplauded9n taking the
,tsrd. He sad that after what they had
heard from Dir. Greeley their Chairman, and Others,
there was but little they could wish to hear from him.
TIE speaker who preceded him had asked what they
had to do with the questiors 10 this canvass. He
would answer they had to decide WHISTLER the slave
holder to call his elave roll on Bunker HI or IN
New-York. They had to decide whether the Terrific
RES TO be divided up into plantations for slaves,
or into free homes. This question was presented to
them in ,be following manner The United States had
land enough give every human being in the world an
acre and a half. The Republican party advocated
Free Homestead bill, by which that land would be
given to the who would cultivate it, and the Dem
ocratc party opposed that bill. They were to decide
this question al the polls He said he boys before
there was boy as poor ss any before hin, driving
oxen on the ssnds OF Kentucky, and yet that boy ID
now the Republican candidate tor President OF the
United States. Applause, Ii was fais7ho Cd that
the Republican patty wished to interfere with Slavery
in the Safes They believed Slavery should be left to
the Staee it in bus they did seek TO keep the Ter
ritories free. Tley were now free, and they
wished to keep them 30: If Virginia had
pursu.d the policy Washington laid ont for her she
would ct have been tbs foremost State in the Union.
IL az bt st for the Staee-it best for NewYork,
that the Ter itories should be free.
Two dangers be said threatened the RepubEc-ore
came from Slavery and the other from Official Cor
ruption. He asked could they conceive of the depth OF
bat eness to which a falls who sells himself! A
msn told him once that he had bought six Aldermen
Just as one would buy Sleeper hog. II there was
any r4th in rumors became them toput their foot on
the monster Corruption. The corrupt official not
only sold himself, but he betrayed his constituency
betrayed a irust And hs commits the Third crime of
perjury. Now what was the remedy twas 80 elect
hon. ct men to office. They should pass la v making
it Ienal to solicit the passage Of any bill in the Legis
lsture except before Committee in public or 10 writ
ing He would have the Legislature make penal
offepae of what is called "log rolling that is, the
agreement of one member that he will vote for anoth-
ers bill in case he will vote for his. He would also
have the Legislature provide that the member who
should convict another of corruption should be exempt
from punishment in case he was implicated.
AZ the capacity of the Wigwam was too limited to
accom- mediate all those who present, meeting
was organized outside at which short speeches were
made by Seth B. Cole, and others.