New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-31
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
REPUBLICAN, RATIFICATION MEETING IN
BR )OKLYN.

Last evening large and highly respectable and en-
thusisttic MAS meeting of Republicans was held az
their Headquarters No. Court street, Brooklyn, for
The purpose of confirming their nominations for City
Offers. The meeting was called 10 order by Mr..
James IL. Pratt, and Mr.. John G. Bergen was elected
Pretidebt
Mr. BERGEN, on taking the Chair, returned thanks
foI the honor and said tn the meeting had been con-
vened 10 receive the report Of the Nominating Com
rntee, no had presented Thos Field Tor CoIee.,a
of Taxes; John Williams for S.rest Commlssoneri ana
John DuIyea for Commissioner OF Repairs and sup,
phes In presenting these gentlemen, he ieIt assured
tina; their nomination would be most enthnsastcaIy
ratified. lApplause.) They were honest, capsule,
Trustworthy and every way deserving of the s9rases
of The peepe AID he felt confident that il the Repnb-
hcans did their duty, they would be elected.
The following Vice-Presidents aud Secretaries were
PTesident.-Jesse Smith Richard s. Williams Henry
R. Person Epnce Aaron s,oTeI George T. Kent "a al
Luesc Anersy VIM H. sg d fTanhn 0H "sSs
se@,e.a,iss-J.nes T. Wharton, wm Hobbel, George
Tie following Committee on Resolutions was
chosen: Seth Is. Cole, Aid, j. Spoouer, JOS Reeves
Mr.. CoLE subsequently, reported series of resolu
tons ga follows:
Reogsd Tha, the success of the Republican other
cities calls peculiarly the third city IN the Union
to add ts galaxy OF stars which exhibit Its
Seoised That we with pride and pleasure the receu,
influence that as citizens desidng prosperity we
o0S the o. soce Ond a%
fort shah render Brooklyn increasingly attractive and dea
ResOed That the cunatioD Of Thomas W. Field as Cose
tor Of Taxes and By the cry Cony'
for an boDe and tncopptiee mAn whose lna
aaabs Of ae city, in his hands, VIII be well and faithfully ad
ReCrsS That the nomination of John Williams Street
Commissioner meets with our approval and that we IseGsn.e
The Duties Office OF Street Commissioner and
whose residence in the city and connection with its bust
ties to the satisfaction Of the community.
Resored That e name of JoHs C. DuRYRA as Commission
Of Repairs and Supplies, receives most hearty sPpooa
ton and that in him also see an old citizen ed worth
economy in the disbu public mones aud osna
butte reduction the heavy taxation which has recently
RoSed That we heartily endorse aud ray the excellent
nominations for Aldermen Stpevots and other city oes
to insure the election Of the whole ticket
insist upon economical honest and careful adninsra
Municipal Governments and that 10 the presentation
against hon no personal objection truly mge by any
give the best evidence OF desire to secure the public
long needed reforms in our city afsifs.
Mr.. sPoosER in moving the adoption of the Iesolu-
tions said that he always proud to speak IN behalf
of Republican measures and in support Of men repre-
senting them. Some 90 years ago, an old citizen Of
NewYoIk had sad to Judge Edwards: I" In 90 years
Brooklyn will be the largest city IN the STATE. And
Why Became IL hss room TO spread. lie SAID tina,
they ought ali to be proud of having III their hands the
future destiny of city which must become greater "a an
that of New York To perform this trust they were
about TO put forward their best men-men competent
TO carry out the great economical measures necessary
10 the webbing and the upbulldng OF the third city In
the Uuion He believed that all the parties desired 70
have honest men, and when he heard the music OF the
opposite party he felt warmed by the thought that they
had arrived at such sense OF dignity and
duty as to have three parties all periodically
desiIous for the advancement Of the citys interests
Bot he greatly preferred that the trust should be
e Dr. liam. Inau
who were leaders of parties apt TO be corrupt,
and with their corruption they were sso apt to mpell
the same vice in others. Jefferson had said that
"great cities were great sores ana however u le ths
might be. il only argued that true patriotism would
dictate strong desire and perseverng activity IN the
work of the conservation OF the various institutions IN
the city, which calculated 10 pro note the ad-
vapcement Of liberty and right lie was glad that the
Republican party was full and firm in its principles,
free from corynpon and internal di'cord There wac
powerful indication Of its condition IN that meeting
IL was unusual TO 30 many persons assembled Ia
the interest Of a charter election. He could
only congratulate them on the goodness OF
the cause and the goodness OF the candidates.
and he hoped they would vote the full ticket next
Tuesday lie would not cay anything disparaging Of
the nominees Of the other eide. He was glad TO say,
Oh the bass Of long acquaintance that on the tickets
of the other parties there was not the name OF a -
Individual who had not exered himself with commsnd-
able zeal in behalf OF the welfare OF the city, bat Tue
Republican ticket was spotess and unexceptlonabIe;
He commended the candidates respectively, and hoped
BROOKLYN went to the Legislature for most OF s legs-
laloD but there good reason, for t1ey were ex-
pandng very fast, and progressing very suddenly IN
many things.
about TO enter upon Charter election, the object OF
which was TO put In Offices of rust men in whom they
had confidence, True, Brooklyn a single city but
she city which, when she spoke, spoke 70 De
heard and noticed far beyond her own limits Long
had she been looked upon az the hot-bed OF Democ-
racy; hence the importance of Republican SUGGEST
Judge Ros6ter had IN recent speech attempted 70
dispose of the Republican party by assaillng henry
Ward Beecher stating that s downfall inevitable;
ut when Judge Rossiter assailed Henry Ward
Beecher he fired his pop-gun at an eagle, when,
when the Judge should be no more heard OF,
would be soaring higher than he even dared
10 send PRAYER. Success was important as It would
augur well for the election Of the right man by the
Republican party in the approaching Presidential con-
test He then proceeded 10 canvass the claims OF the
several candidates, and compared them with their
rivas Referring especially TO Mr.. briggs, one of the
Candidates the other aide he said that at Duchtown
he had presented to the people taat he had formerly
been cartman, and subsequent occasion he
allowed himself TO be presented TO the people In the
fashionable neghborhood OF Remsen street as an edd-
Gated gentleman. He assured the meeting tina. the
success OF principles depended upon no such fnsy tests
or contrasts of social condition. Il
MM. Ii. BURIEIGH said that the contest before them
not one between persons so much "A; bet "een
principles He did not hesitate 10 say that they were
the Of great contest, which was 70 shake the
nation from it's center TO its circumference. No matter
what the occupation of tue citizens they bad com
mon cause as wording men-they were all working
meD and their contest against the drones of 60
ciety against the Don-produciDg classes, who lived
upon uncompensated labor. IL was contest between
civilization ana barbarsm SO far as the Issue OF next
Tue ebay wss concerned, be overlooked the men, and
saw in the magnitude Of the principles they represent
ed something worthy of AN effort. City after city
town after town had been for weeks pouring IN their
Republican msiorities and promising success for the
coming contest, and it the duty of Brooklyn TO
ADJ TO success, victory. and the country would teke
courage 70 do lkewise.