New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-25
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
THE PEOPLES CITY AND COUNTY CONvEN-
TION

| TON.
Agreeably to resolution adopted at mas meeting
Of tie people of the City and County Ut New-Yors
without distinction of party held ut the Cooper lnr
tae, the 2th instant by which the officers Of said
meeting were constituted a committee to organize
The Peopss Ua,Op Party Of the City for the coming
elections, convention If said officers was held Lis'
evening, Ut the Medical College, corner Of Fourth
avenue and T~eniy-'hird street. Cbarles II. MAR
SHALL. esq called 10 the chair, sDd Frank W.
BALLARD and +. e. WAGSER were appointed secre-
| tares.
lowing resolution under which the meeting was called,
was read:
hereby eoSs,u cd committee to organize the Peoples Union
patty Of the ciy Tor the coming e-ction
Mr.. Isaac j. OLIVER moved that q committee Of five
be appouted 10 pr sent plan tr the organization o.
TIE party, wEi,h was amepini by Mr. CakPrSTER,
VIII asked that one person each ward should 20
appointed.
A further amendment was made by Mr.. IvEs, that
the committee consist Of three from each ward, repre-
seuing the three political parties.
Mtrsrr. PROSPER Al. NETNORE and A. j. III. Du-
CANINE opposed the amendments and briefly addressed
the meeing deprecaring any menti OF parties or po
hisal ciqn.s tie eedings of the COnyentiOnand
nrging hNmoDy Of action upon the oee common
ground of PAIN itism and Union.
luton that Committss of TWO Democrats, two Repnb-
li,ans, and Two Urion ui-n, should be appointed ey
their respective parties present who shonld seiect xix
men from earh Ward, consisting OF two from each oi
the above parties, aud that the ELK mes so selected
from al the Wards should constitute City and Coun'
~ General Committee.
Af.rrootjderable dscus ion the amendments offered
Ly NJ. Ives and Mr.. CARPENTER were vi bdr~wn,
AID DIR. Dees resolution was tabled BY Unanimous
vote.
A motion TO adjourn was lost, only two or three
voting in favor Of ".
MIR OLiyIR motion was carried, and the Chairman
snl oured as such commitIee, Mesrrs. Isaac D. OLI-
YKE r.. j. Blows, }. =. LIBBY, H. +. hASlERRk,
and PROSPER N. WETMuRE.
Mr.. WgTsURE desired 10 ne excused from serving
and named Chas. II. Mbhall his substitute, whose
tan Q war NC, epied 10y the meeting.
The CHaIRatS declined either 20 serve on the Com
uittee, to permit Mr. Wetmore TO withdraw there
from.
Tie Committee then retired for conference, and
during their absence the Convention was addIessed
by its CHiIRNAN, bIessrs. hETcHAa, CowDIS, D. u.
BUTCHER, and other.
Mr. MAR.HALL stated that the great object which
called them together 10 seiaLli.h great Union
party, Union Of tue people aud 10 encourage Others
TO 40 on ia tho gosd work. The war IN which ~e
were now engaged, would cost money and won eoet
life Tut IL han be carried forward, 10 peroytnsis the
glorious UuiOn winch fathers had established, and
tie bond Of which they bad sealed with their own
blood. What grtHter insr'nnce, he would Ssk, ronlo
We leave % our children our cbildrens children
Money could not be held up In comparison To It, luis
| rsb- lion musi be- put dowu-thefe wa no chance 70
escsPe-no dodting-no turning = we must h4ht
| IL through. lie looked upon tie flag of our
| country as he looked upon his own child,
with veneration, aud he would regret that u
.hoald ever he tarnished in any way. lie ~onld
rather see the whole country ia general CO ugr
,iou than he ruled by that "di Ius Rete hag lie
then went Oh % sJesk Of the SIuthern peo ! whom
lie bni chara, teIzed yrntlrg en'h=n Ms Re els-
thea Us rsscsls and said thai ever ey lot Tie np
! r.r hand they wonld chow no mercy 10 the North.
| Slavery bad nothing do with the msueF, for they
| had not lost "a single uiggsr,' but they were Al
tempting TO break ny the Government simply becaq'e
tney IN danger Of lOsing The hold upon winch
| II sy had had ever rncs ts esirtsDe-.
| Mr. Fp6AH kFrcHAs being lnudly called for, said
be- did bot cone 20 spesk, bot Ia hear neither did he
culr TO v. sdVics AT 10 re- eve II. lie spoke vi the
great war Ia which We we're now engaged ana said
| ih., II dbl prevail we should certainly come
u,d the IL bel governments OOyoremsni that had no
| m.rcy--no f ReppLliesn is.tituti 'ns-Do
Genre Of lusiire-t would eOJn dcmolsl
sgd arniiiiSe or fiuiiutiion they wers NOT OF
tn,Ir kind lie besougbt and all TO unite la the
10 work, TO put by slI party direcpces shd to en-
courage every Ouo TO lend Lepng hand In support Of
| The great e.ure.
NJ. r. e. cuwDN saiI tba. he VIA ready TO join
heart ard hand With tie country, aud IL was matter
To him who unfuied the banter IN tho breeze long
| AZ IL wa. planted upon tho Union and the COurtlfu-
ton This msttef musl lie segtled-he for one wanted
II sttled sud there many Others WHO cOinci1ed
Win liu-but II uiufI be setted for all tine. lap
| planse He hoped that the loyal cit zen. Of tie
| south would be prOiecI.d, bat he would show no
mercy Ia the trutOts-they nut 10 handled without
gloves In concluding, be urged one aud I'LL Ia pot
tb.ir shoulders 20 the wheel In support Of the Union,
the Consituioo aud the supre macy Of the laws, and
| implored in Heavens name the PEOPLE Of tie North
TO pus by all party differences, and ~ treat each other
| US brit efb
| FRAsK w SHEFARD made a Or Of speech, and
| followed by SiLAs Is. butcher, who bisl ~ CON-
! lnended the movement in which had himself joined
Leart and baud. II aBy party ss such shOuld n-
trrferv with the movement, be wond sink him 70 low
IA oblivion that the trump Of tho ArcA1gel would not
laise hiu--or # auy Political demapoyue to in
terfere th the meeting ~ attempt IA any way to
| dstufb H. 10 would ,iuk bin 20 low that he would
never be heard from again Our glOri0us dag should
be handed down unbranded 10 our children aud our
children children, aud be hoped that before the Rebel
ba,per should hUat over country, the stars would
STOP tLeir twi king the moon her nigbt- wandering,
| aud the SUI cuase illuminate the heavens
| AIR. EEAsIUs BROoKs made very patriotic speech,
| and WIS frequently ineuup ed with tnhultuous ap-
,ause As he rOn1luOei, Tue Committee fstul"ed hhu
reported the ollown. preamble AID resolutions which
were Ado after Inch toe meeting ADJOURNED until
| Fnday evenings
nA..a m. fend, of Constitutions, 05vsrnmsnt Ia Uuion
stss Convention assembled 81 sytaeue erPi ~ ana IL IN
Union equrst'd 10 meet Ia thsT
aud 20 such rau rs - theJ msh
dts best to seeuie the eecii ~ gus utsr sd
srAIE TiCKET ben In tho 0OuI' ~ local Tickets
| fepre,sbtiIE the unou ssEtimen'' aud ~,
WArreas s,ins nsid o. Cooper Institute on friday
sem 30 tbs oic-rs Of h4I eng constituted CJn-
se 20 organize the Usios fAaTf for the coming election IN
Rs.orsf Thai Committee Of thiee representing the Union
,.unslt OF s.h Wsd, be sseotd By tho chairman, Wbih
a, The enuifE election the Committees be selected
from 4 tue nsttns held at Cooler lnsio sept
ils 10 be- b, Id Al this places friday ssrniug next
hfE,d That pogsoD hs u placuS upon TIE foregoing
Couyo.aon-
RATIFICATION MEETING AT MADISON
SOlJAkE