The New York herald., 1862-10-14
THE UNION MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED.


one OF earliest made to the meeting
by Captain Rynders who read nete from Mr. Peter
Cooper requesting that the audience would abstain from
splitting the seats carpet. knowing you all. :. said
tho Captain be gentlemen who to be hung short
ly, ! thought would make known the request
This nsnuaton against the good Of the crowd
provoked general laughter, and IL continued to amuse
itself ~ demanding cheers for various individuals among
them Richard O'Gornan, Mayor Wood, Gen. Mcclellan,
Gen. Cochraue, Harry Genet and Horato Seymour Some
times the chip. hip-hurrah" only issued from one
sAroat, and then was met with jeers and laughter.
Some sntorprsng newsboys got hold Of copies ef the
Caucasian containing Mr.. seymours speech. and sold
shem at two cents the lobby. The "star spangled Ban
played by the from their station the PLATFORM
brought down Of patriotic applause. There
calls for encors and in compliance herewith
psated. Then there cries for "Garry Owsn" and
the old Irish air raised the Hbernian spirits to high
point. The "wdow Machree" followed; but before 1t
eame TO close there incipen panic, arising from
the breaking Of benches, and seemed to
know what il all about looked for time f
the consequences Of the rush might become serious
last order was with some difficulty, restored.
The meeting then called to order. II presided
ever by the Hon. Horace + Clark.
SPEECH OF HORACE r. CLARK.
He spoke of the terrible circumstances Of the hour,
produced by rebellion without parallel in the history
q the world. Tho Of the North, he said, showed
in this that they born soldiers because they
were born brave. fApplause For nearly fifteen months
the had been in progress A hundred thousand new
madc graves attescd the heroism Of our soldiers
Industry stood parayzed. One army remained motion
less the Potomac, while another army had gained
honor by successful retreat to banks Of the Ohio
But alasl the Confederate flag still oa,ed the
rers OF Richmond. Why thisS 1t not for him
now say The democratic party of this state had put
m nomination Governor Horatio Seymour-(cheers)
whose very namc WIS an honor T. the party. Dir.
Seymour the representative OF the great principles
OF constitutional liberty and constitute nal government
(Cheers for Horace 4. Clark aud Iuratp mour) In
0 the generals Of tho army Of the republic In
other words one was the candidate OF the
people of New York, tho other the candidate of
The administration at Washington. (Hsses.) 10 was
hexcusable that at the opening Of the campaign the
cry "trat rs sho I'D b, raised against those who sup
ported fo alto seyIour Major General Clay had recent,
y In annectng at Brooklyn sad that so far from criti
osng action Of the President for sspendng the ha
bcas corpus he was inclined him for not
pending Hor alto Seymour by a rope. (Hssses.) IL
slme TO think OF the principles OF liberty and self govern
fsr two years to the OF those principles The
democracy claimed that tho constitutional liberties OF the
ble men OF the North may not be destroyed in order
that similar preroavcs may be conferred the slaves
Of theSoufh. fHsses They protested against the
sablishment Of military dspotism upon the ruins or
republic They protested against the change Of the
government which the trainers OF the republic cstab
iishoi They claimed all the great rights Of personal
seymour at the head Of the state government under
The conviction that he would defend those rghts
in peace against whoever might assail them (Appause
fey prayed the enemies Of the republic should lay
down arms when conquered In honor able warfare
before proclamation OF freedom 10 the slave should
bo erectuai il eiIecua il could ever be- They doubted
and than doubted the wisdom Of that proclamatn
and expressed their apprehension that any councnance
ration Of the Union and without servie insurrccton the
proclamation could have no effect Believing that their
lives liberties and property would be more secure the
executive power OF the placed In the hands Of
Mr. Seymour, they would support him In the hope that
vhe darkness which rests on the nation would soon
We way 70 brighter skies
RESOLUTIONS.
Tho cplowing were then read and adopted as the
.o,u,,ons <pf the meeting
Resoved That desire vigorous prosecution Of the
ss.:r already oily f
mon V y he prssens we s Of he
r ". sn no, y so Sss
he ss q isr sna aa esagsea q
Se States but ass %sp,sn ma the o
Inc eOnsgon and tSe States '1 aspee III se
aSs son iss issss are a''0mp'Asd fc
esosed That the invesga Ssas sy Consres q AMI The
saic ss.ures have dscossd. s. q ,,sriu and
sSss % checked The Who us s
VOWED in bankruptcy and dshonor; thai ssy In the admi
,sa y, 'ne y pSf AFFAIRS we rs.s and Dr. y
mo- n s On Hn the ns mn"
Jersey we solemny protes, agams, such reckle'
Resolved, That highly approve OF and chseriu ipa
dorse the truthful arguments against who ale ema
ou presented by President Lin on ~ hs in,slvisw u
aChcago delegation In the month Of septcmeer IN "
satisfied arc IL the language OF the President hnse
ns sn Ss ps,.ss Ss ood sa from the
Issuing OF such proclamation -.
Resolved That In the language OF the revsers OF the
statutes OF this siac te writ OF habeas corpus ~ ne
bulwark personal liberty the ctzen that II IN
I'm ian1 II points out 10 tue humbst individual IN the
realm enec,uai as well e release himself though
uncousututionaly misuse him. then III this republican
country should at least ce as effective pro,,ct an Ame
rcan citizen from arrest upon ere suspicion ends
that we hold that The pry o the writ habeas cor,
Gan only suspene by act Of Congress, and that the
- T. -. -ident and ourselves Yield
Rss"lyeJ That faithful TO record we rem ew oar
VOWS OF oyav TO the Union and the constiuo and stand
,y az ever >porting the strong Of the rnmeu
az ,hs oniy between OF
she Of the unitcu STATES ana the rising nood or
wheImina force ani lawleesness
Resolved .ns, - - SSg.. ~ ~ % ~ AZ waas-
s,vrr " lhs Espfqllss PaIss ;sss
sonsuiion IL and tho Union as u was and tho