New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-21
Meeting OF the Young Mems Lincoln g.
Johnson Campaign Clab.

meeting OF the Young Mems Lincoln q
johnson Campaign Club was held last night nc the
Rooms Of the Twenty ttirstrect Association, Mr.. H.
G. Parke President in tie Chair. There was iaii
attendance, and Mr.. jay who was expected TO I'D
dress the meeting not having arrived at O'Clock, the
Chairman called on Mr.. Warden. of the Eighteenth
Ward to address the audience.
M WARDEN then made few remarks in which he
referred to the politics OF the soeaed Denocfatc
and compromises that the country was In It's present
position reference by the speaker 10 the victory just
won by Sheridan called forth tempest Of applause
q. W. JAY. esq. having entered the room was chen
introduced to the meeting by tho Chairman and after
apology for having detained the meeting, said he
lsbored under the embarrassment Of being Democrat
and had never voted the Republican ticket and be
hoped he never should. But when the Rebellion broke
out circumstances forced him 10 join the Republican
party for the time for when he saw Howell aud Cobb,
aud Breckenridge fighting in the Rebel armies, and on
the other side IN the ranks Of the Repubcan party
not single disoyal man, he was Constrained to say!
this people shall be my people and THEN Goo my God
iCheeIs. He believed the masses Of the Democratic
party we're as loyal and honest the masses of any
other party, and he believed that majority 0f Demo
erats were engaged in this war; (oi ke was bound to
tel the TRUTH that is IN both armies. lCheers and
ssugbter) Unfortunately he felt now that no man could
be Democrat without lending his influence to the Re
cellion, and all the men such as Dix aud Butler, and
Dickinson had been read out OF the party and who had
they got in the place Of these meni why Fernando
Wood and Brooks and others whom il would be a desc
GRAFTON 10 mention in that He did not vote for
Abraham Lincoln. because he was a member OF the
Democratic party bet he must that he believed thet
Glncf the days OF washington no lfder ttiOi fu DC
euped the Presidential chair than Abraham Lincoln.
Speaking of the violations Ofthe Constitution charged
tie President by the Democrats he said was just side
3sne for there could be doubt that the COBstt
authorized steps that necessary to preserve
The Government. The present contest between
srstotracy and democracy, and the election OF Mr..
Lincoln was simply pretense for there nothing in
the nomination Of = A. Douglas ti ought not 10 nave
suited the most ultra-SOuthen gentleman, II the South
t-n men had not been resolved on the destruction of the
Democratic party and the election OF Mr. Lincoln, to
afford themselves an opportunity OF denounelng the
North as resolved on abolition crrtddc He had
nothing 20 say about Mcclellan whom he believed was
a. loyai man az Il Democrat could be. and when lie
first took command Of the army be was quite loyal Dc
cause his fortune safe present and prospective but
unfortunately August Belmont had got hold Of him and
took him 10 the top of exceeding high mountain and
after showing him many things sad: All thee thihSs
vii give thee If thou wilt fall dow and worship seces
zion and Mcclellan had not courage TO say, gelice
behind me Satan" but said, "count me in" LeugA'
teri IL was perfect nonsense to talk about
The arbitrary arrests ond want oil freedom Oh
speech, for the Democratic papers, WI, l b bnclr
ident who though tailor. as they SAID, II ,hes
would only give him stick would baste every one OF
them. the lie TO this assertion every te they a'
tered IT, The fact was there was 100 much license Tor
treason because the President was too lenent and had
TOO much heart Then this same patty which cried Out
90 against arbitrary arrests ana yeI nrsonsd 1 news
Isper editor suspended the habeas Corpus, ara IN
nrisnned the Judge who tried 10 enforce H. WIN tne
editor and raised the devil generally these men ~,
tai culd do nothing but oppose the Government aud
ne,haps ferret out defaultig contractor but had op-
,csed every measure for tie benefit Of the army ana IN
H, state the Democratic majority in the Legislature had
unanimously voted down a petition. signed Dy 4GoW
nance. asking that the soldiers should I've allowed to
vote becansc il was unconstitutional; IN TACT u was q
wonder 10 ace what number of cOnsttniiO1M JuT.ts
Asd lately been developed, the Judge Of the 81
prsme Court down to Paddy c'Rafferty on the canal
lie was 10 bolitionlst from any nawksh phanihrops
,ootyps bat he did claim that negro slave aOT shoD0
As allowed 10 come into competition with free whiie
s.lO,. Cn,y few weeks ago every uSiop maD aust