The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-28
CITY POLITICS.


Meeting.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM AMONG THE TEUTONS-THR rHia4
ELnMKNr REPRnsKNTRD-THk MAYOR DOWN Oh ruD
sAHDATARIANs--A GOOD TIME COMING FOE OLD
KING COMMUNICATIONS BIER AND wHIHKEx 40
LIBIruA-srSECH OF MAYOR wO0p, ETC.,, src.
Yesterday evening q mass meeting Of our Gsrmaa
population In favor Of the reelection OF Fernando Wood
for Mayor held At the yoks Garden In the Bowery.
The attendance scarcely warranted the application N the
designation "mass a. characteristic Of the numbers
sembled tho OCCASION but what was wanting in nx.
bers made UP speeches from the platform
and great enthusiasm the part OF tho auditory TAs
demonstrations OF the latter indeed indicated 4
times 10 those tho platform that many psesen9
present in front, dcnse the couds d g.
tervals OF the cheers.
Dr. FREfH after the usual reading by the Secretary a
the list Of President ard Vice Presidents spoke stra
pleasing to his hearers as was evidenced ~
the applause which broke from the clouds in front.
Mr.. WEI VAN GRpHnBAcK next took thu stand. aaA
while addressing his almost invisible hearers Mr.. Woo
entered, and received with Immense cheering. H
brought with him large accession TO the meeting eho
shape and form Of h Celtic supporters The presenosse
tho Mayor In and posse short time dispelled Tho
clouds which previously had hung low the crowd N
'front.' and which had left it matter Of doubt whethr
the odd gimpses caught Of uptrned faces was mirage
OF the vision or reality. The speaker possession q
tho stand after resisting most energsticay for tes
was at last forced 70 retire and make room for
Mayor WOOD-WhO. on presenting himself, wasreceivs4
with bostcrouS cheering When silence Was reaored b
sadFcllow citixens appear before you to night, uoe
not TO indulge in eloqnence, but TO talk little oo-
to you (Che0rs and cries OF Good for you.
have regretted any attempt 70 continue distinctive
nationates and national preudces have always he's
and believed that when once the man merged into IL
citizen he merged his nationality and ne became - Il
wore dissolved into the general community, without any
other appeiation rights privileges than thoss wcA
sppertained to every other in tho community
(Choers.) White, however it was the duty Of mvu v
had stptt0
right to crcse the acts Of the and the laws
under which they lived. The people OF New YORK bad
free Hamburg possessed municipal rights whatever
The naked fact is that II these oppressive acen
had been submitted to the people for ratification
they would unanimously reject them There is in tAs
Legislature at Albany great Rreponderang power over
exercised by men, too, IN every sense II the WORD
foreign u.s. and opposed to in every element AnA
every which goes to make great and tree
people. These men. and make LAWS for our govern
ment, while they take care that these same laws shall b
imperative against themselves Cheers and "ThatN
SOL We have longer the right to make
laws. We have longer the right to tax ourscves-s0
must ask permission OF the Legislature at Albany We
have been deprived OF the right TO appoint own s
lice; 10 build own court houses; 10 lay out
our public parks, or TO say what shall be ene
have the right to say who shall be licensed Wis
shall not be licensed We can no longer say who shall
deal in malt LIQUORS spirituoas liquors, have Ne
longer voice in thosc domestic arrangements which
every community controls except those who live in des
potic countries. (Cheers) We have been deprived oC
my Judgment il not only 20 the city but ~ the
State the whole country Faint chesrs But fellow
downiroddep people Mi no longer lie s,ien. and cuist
under oppression Of this character. baeve that The
good OF the people Of this city will restore 70 ~
those rights will restore power to the government the
State: will the power of the Chief Magistrate
Of tho city, hesrsl-restore to the people Of Now
York the right 70 make laws and e -
that right which every community enjoys, u .pakA
those peculiar laws which NEE! TIE aAas .r,ocpI..
II. a,fa
and rights and Insrsas sas people to be governsA-
rights wiz D. restorsd-f"Good for youpj-that ths
timeh coming, before next spring, when the IAss
aepre ut Albany vii! restore to the Mayor New York
the right TO govern the city Of New York
close Of thu sentsnce lest in chsersl And Il ~
my good fortune 10 be elected 10 this oce only
say to you that If those duties devoivs upon aud
have the power Of controlling any Of these social
nestle relations, hero pledge myself 10 allow tho fuest
community. cloud chsers} am opposed 70 dicsssias
any whether he shall drink water lager basr.
rum. (v0citerous cheering and cries o. "toodv ~
chsch On Sundas II hs chooses 10 go an whars slss
Continued appanse.) ain opposed TO imposing un)ust
cbeyons in itself lam opposed also, 10 regulating by
law what man must eat and what be must drink ,sAa
what he must wear. Loud cheors and tries OF sgood
again) will let mans safety hereafter depend entire
y ~ matter between himself and bis God f0r deav
the right Of any TO step in between and my MakH
Ali this will leave to the individual In short,
peating what said before-al Of these social matters
all OF these quest Ions appertainng TO nero oonscence
all OF these matters which rcst in mans own heart win
leave to himself ask him only to conform 10 iaw-1 ask
HIM deprive his neighbor OF his ask him
to peaceabe and orderly and soberl ask him
violate any OF the rights Of the community. In short,
ask him 10 conform only to the regulations necessary 10
the safety ~ the community. Bit go no farther ana
long you do this, 30 long are you entitled 70 the
protection Of the government and all those inaenab1s
rights which God and nature has vouchsafed to
(Ch.ers) have referred to party which denomnats
abolition party party that has brought this country
10 the verge u ruin and destruction and precptated upon
ia EVIL VARIETIES, sThat's so']-a war which. II We
It. more than any nation has bscn abc to d
under liar circumstances. party that is in favor Of
frcen slave that he may rid the South OF slavery and
hrn untck labor in competition with the white labor Of
the North. party who gives all its sympathy to the
black has all spare for the poor white
the North. party who will Cypress You by the in
terposition OF unjust taxation and exacton-wbo viii
grind you down to the carth-who will compel you -
work for fifty cents day, and even withhold that from
you it can by fraud. (Checrs.) And yet these
South (s.That SOY toll you that so long % this
pay rules the country there is peace for the country
These not only IN favor OF prosecuting the war.
they in favor OF perpetuag and tina
war They in favor OF the 50 long dollar 0c
tho public money to be expended and ia the expenditures
they can part icpate. They in favor OF the
long slavery exists the continent and they VII pro-
so long drop Of Southern blood is to be she'd
and so long as they are themselves removed from the
scene OF danger tCheers They will get rishmsn and
Germans fill VI The regiments and 60 forth dofond
The country under the idea tia, they viii themselves
home 10 divide the OF plumber that is -
10 distributed Qheersl If This party get possession
of the city government God help you. tCheers and
laugher They have driven the Union 10 DESTRUCTION,
aud they battling steadily against the old Empire
State Itself which if il falls, repeat God help US Ny
friends ofNcw York false aboltionis ynes in midse.
tell yon instead Of the laws i've under. we
will have others Of ten thousand fold severity they
succeed getting possession Of this democratic city q
New York, they have got possession OF tho state
And If they who have already done 80 much IN Albany
to rid you Of your rights. II they who in Washington
plunged the country into civil. and who wrung nvs
hundred millions Of dollars from the thews and sinews
and the industry Of the coantry that they might have
ccntracts and that they might sbolish slavery ana
shed the blood of Southern men, did this before, what
would they not do when in addition TO the power they
got control Of the city adding to the load Of wrecned
mess and misery under which the country already abors
1Cheers1 Ihave discharged my duty hitherto for shs
nublic benefit without reference TO birth or nationality
without reference TO religionwhich is matter betwesa
= man ana his God--and will only say in coneusioa.
thar have no doubt Of glorious triumph on Tuesday
newt fChesrs, and cries Of st1hats so.') have NO
doubt that the people Of New York are and
national and that they democratic and believing
that they are conservative aud national and democratic
I cannot believe that they ready to yield up
their rights that they are willing to yield up this
proud commercial emporium OF tho American contnsns
into the hands the worst enemies the country suoh
enemies as we now afflicted with Cheers