New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-28
THE 7AMMANY CANDIDATE FOX
MAYOR.
RATIFICATION OF GUNTHER.


After an hours incessaut 6nng Of cannon In the
Park, liberal display Of calcium light and va
riety Of fireworks from PrIntiDg.Hous square,
which had the effect TO gather considerable crowd
the doors of Tammsny Hall were thrown open on
Tuesday evening for the rattle ion of Mr. c. Cooley
GuDiher as The old party candidate for Mayor.
AT 7:45 O'Clock Judge CossoLLY lose TO intro
duce Mr.. joins l.. DEvLIS AZ President Of the meet
ing. Mr.. Deylin entered directly upon the merits
Of the canvass by dealing Fernando Wood several
hard knocks of the character 10 wbirh that gen.
tleman bas long been accustomed But without
wasting time on Mr.. Woods eaee, the Republican
candidate, Mr.. 0pdyke, was next considered as an
opponent to Gunther and TO say 'ometning 'sngiole
against him required more tine aud abs'ruse argu-
ment MIR. Opdyke's public career had been OF no
great consequence he said, and If be had ever doDe
ANYTHING at ill it's resnt was only disastrous 10 the
poor labonng man. Everybody knew, Mr.. Deylin
said, that the conteet hay between Gunther and
Wood; Opdyke had nothing left to DO with the
business
More than q hundred Vice-Presidents and Secre-
taIies were here voted to portion OF honor on the
platform. JOHN classy followed by reading a
lengthy address. IL states Mr. Gunthers auteee-
cents and claims from the Tammany standpoint;
arrays some figures TO prove the weakness Of Wood
and Opdyke VS.. tie might of Tdmmauy; calls OPP
dyke an Abolitionist; gives instances to prove Wood
corruptonist and Seeessionist; and advises all q"
be safe by voting the middle grouho, iainuaDy' wa
tions and War ticket.
Jude HEAns read a letter from james I. Brady,
excnsing bis absence and pitching Into Wood. The
audience put In every variety OF cheers, among the
objects OF which Col. Billy Wilson of Santa Rosa
clubs interrupted the meeting by marching upstairs
and into the hall with music and smoking torch
lights.
THEODORE L. ToNLISsos was the first regular
speaker. He began ON bixh pitch, Tie subject
being tho precaiious condition Of the Ship Of State
he or.tf Qrfy vrAs ~
The speaker eu pbssized the assertion, that by COM
promise only ccnld this war ever be concluded.
Slavery was not the cause OF tiis war, but II was
the pretext. and the devil Of Abolition was blamsble
for the split that occurred in the Democratic party.
The people Of the North and tie people of the South
were brothers to-day. Marshal RyDders cfied out
from The audience that " in spte OF all the Ab0li-
toniss in creation, the North and South were broth
ers to day." lie offered TO make speech outside,
but nobody on the platform seemed willing TO run
the risk Of making TammaDy responsible for what
he might say II the Democratic party, Mr.. Tom
lnson continued, had been Ia possession of he Gov
ernment, there could not have been dissolution Of
the Union. He appealed whether sny one believed
disuniOn could continue 1t the Democratic PARTY
were reinstatedf Therefore all should vote for
Guntber. Fernando Wood, for some mysterious
reason which the speaker could not understand had
n strong bold upon the Irish population. Voice
Becsuse he lie u Know otbing.
Mr. ToMLISsoS did not eDdeavor TO explain 1t, but
elected applause by sayiOg the Iisbmsu aud native
American were sleeping eide by ride the field of
battle Some closing remarks eloqueDily In favor
Of prosecuting tie war, were loudly cheered.
Gen. WALBRIDcE wss called for. Being unwell,
he merely offered the folio wing sentiment, first
Dounced by Gen. Jackson and always sustained by
Tsmnany Hall: " Tie Federal Union must aud
shall be pressyved." Applause.
Judge PEckBAs Of Albany said that In this war
we were fighting over again the battles Of the Revo
luton. lie showed up the aoimus Of the ProSlavey
rebels. The usual number Of objections TO Mr.
Wood, as upsound Oh the national question, were
embodied in the latter part Of his speech, which Ia
yored war TO the successful end.
The meeting then adjourned with six cheers for
Billy Wilson.