New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-11
CITY WIDE-A WAKES.
DEDICATION OF TIE NEW HALL.

An tNIutHCt vi Ilc anu N4uod"dhceI'c-
ness now prevalent among The young of our city
was seen last evening at No. 63S Broad gay on which
occasion the " City wide-Awakes' dedicated their
new room to the Republican cause. This club was
organized last April and has now 1872 names in it's
roll It's officers are President A. NJ. C ,n Secretary,
j. S. Ruerbaud; Marshal S. A. Bonce. They have
lately procured tue room at No. 638 Broadway; which
they mean to keep open day and night, as head
quarter station for Wide Awakes. The room was
early crowded TO is utmost capacity, and many were
obliged To stand in the hall way.
At liule after o clock the PRESIDENT called the
meeting to order. He said this association had been
formed on kind of missionary principles TO serve in
any of the Wards of the city where they might need
demonstration of this kind, aud they were ready TO
march any point a. short NOTICE, and always ready
aud willing TO work for the Republican cause.
The Prairie Songsers were then called on for soDg
TO which they responded and called forth hearty ap-
pause.
Tue President then introduced the Hon. JAMES A.
BRIGGs Of Ohio, who was received with loud cheers.
He congratulated The Wide Awakes on thus occasion
upon their organization and the young men OF The city
that they coming back to the principles OF their
fsthers 1t is TO the young men in all ages that the
Goddess of Liberty hes looked for help Liberty is
allied 10 Educ on and Slavery ignorance. This is
the only land where man may not speak out boldly
for Freedom in all rtiOns OF it In Old Virginia, the
Mother OF Presidents, it to-day penitentiay Oense
10 cay the has the right OF property in
another He thought this state of things might
yet be changed for would be revolutions in Vir
nia though if any went there to excite insurrec-
ton let them hang him if they catch him. but in the
fight between master and slave he did not much
which whipped. 10 Texas to-day they are hanging
men for opinions 1t is sad are sectional; but is
Freedom sectional May we not think as we peass,
Dnlefs of the South give liberty to do
80 No, thank God arc born free, and we will
make our Government free, too We will correct
these things by the election Of Abraham Lncoln. We
will make the country free and Slavery sectional 1t
il new docttiLe thai the Constitution carries Slavery
with it wherever il goes and that 1t 10 necessary to
Iephlate Freedom into a Territory but ,hlt Slavery
goes there of ITSELF This was not the doctrine of Con-
gress for 20 years. il not the doctrine of Marshall
woo dignied the Supreme Court but the doctrine OF
the most Infamous Judge, who uttered the most infa
ous opinion, uttered from the bench of the Sd
preDe Court by any Judge any party in the
world He referred to tie man who disgrsced the
Chief Justice ship of the Supreme Court OF the u. ST.
Roger B fancy, who got his Office by doing illegal
ac, at the command OF a President who violated la w.
IL is now declared by the Supreme Court that black
has rights that white man is bound TO respect
No decifiOn OF any Judge Of any Court under Heaven
contains 60 diit olical a sentiment. In land where
Ill declared TO be equal Judge declares that
there VINO have rights that others bound
respect can murder them steal their children
and they have no redress. But there is higher
law tran ali Constitutions. Man is more sacred tbau
Constitutions, and wong done to one mao, be he
black or white of any cline, the child agy cretd
il done to the whole race. We linked together
by GOO who made US, that you cannot iaure one
without iDluriDg the whole race, for God n ade OF
al nations to dwell on the face OF the eartr ..Tnere ia
a higher law emanatug f6om God that repsis with
scorn 90 damnatle sentiment that uttered by Chief
Justice fancy He was for Abraham Lincoln, be-
cause he stauds the platform OF the founders OF the
Constitution; because he believes all men are born free,
ana equal; because he believes freedom is national,
and Slavery sectional; because he would give free
homes 10 free men; because when Douglas and the
Beeverett men, would plant the slave block he would
erect school-hOusss when they would plaut the ave
mart, he would plant churches; and when they
would plant slave plantations, he would give free
homes free men, to PR them To freedom, for
An ercan industry. Mr. Douglas mads the discovery
the other day that Pennsylvania was not exactly 50
well protected as she ought to be. Bat man mgh.
as well lie down with crocodile to sleep az to trust
the Democracy, or this new convert to protection, with
this great interest of protecting our industry.
Sir. Horace Greeley here came into the room, when
the whole audience burs, into cheer followed by the
Wide-Awake ZDuaye cheer
Mr.. BRIGGs said they were making good deal of
fuss snch fanatic. Rene wed cheers
Mr.. Briggs went Cd to say that ne was for Lincoln,
because he mad digned labor and made it honorable.
There are men IN this city who have grown rich on
free labor, who tell their employees chat they mus
vote for Lincoln, for il won injure their Southern
custom. Bat the Southern hate these doughfaces,
aud like an honest outspoken man. Ii Webster and
the great Clay Of Kentucky were alive to-day, they
would be with the great Republican party, fg1ting for
freedom. Mr.. Breckenridge made a speech in Ken.
lucky, the other day, the grave of Henry Clay
and II be had rld anything OF Dsunlon, the bones OF
the old patriot would have ratified in his gave till he
could not have been heard. The Republicans like the
early fathers, have put their all into this fight and the
Wide-Awakes will lead them to victory. This is
day; forty -seven years ago the gallant
Perry whipped the British on Lake Erie. He then
drew an eloquent contrast between the Ohio of thai
time and the Ohio of to-day, when she had S. 900
vor'h Of schCOlhousee, aud $40 900, 600 worth of
churches, whose spires point to that aud where tbs
subject equal to the king and the slave par with
lis msser. Mr. Briggs was frequently interrupted
with loud applause
The Prairie SoDgsters gave another song.
The President then Introduced " the gentleman
from Oregon" when Mr.. GREELEY rose, and re-
ceived with rousiDg cheers. lie said he had news
from Oregon to-day and she AL right He thought
If the could be taken to-day Lincoln would have
ms oIty ia this city there WAS 80 muc1 co1fdsion
among the Democratic They were fusiog aud iefus-
ing I'll they don know where they are. IL was con-
tempated 10 strike of tho ticket the dumb men, and
then when they pat on the Breckenridge men, it Is
doubtful if ANY BODY viii vote the ucket sra glt