New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-31
Illgrri!auf1us.
Ratification in TIE Twerfy-arss Ward.
WIZ. E. DODGE FOR CONGRESS.

An enthusiastic ard very respectable meeting
was held on Saturday evening in the Tweutyfrst
Ward at Ebbtt Hali corner Broadway and Thirty
tbrdst 20 ratfy the nomination oil WM. Il. pODeR for
rongres,man in thc Eighth District II is seldom that
pJtieal gatherings call oeeIEeT 10 large bp.per Oh
our most respectable business men. accompanied ~
their wives ard dnurht.fs is ths neeing prcsentea
The meeting was called t. oder At nalfpast seven
o'clock BY HE Hon. JAMES ~ IELi&is, ant ai,cT tho
reading Of the hit Of Wee frsiGens ana secretaries,
and letter from ihe lion. ID. L. CoDplNoroS regreN
ting his inability 10 e i-csent. ana e4 ressinS ~ sym
patLv with the Onjcct @. hr mceiHg, NT. b. ALfEk
PuriPs was introduced I'D made few remarks npon
the hiBess of hr DoDGT for the r"shion ioi when DO
ives nominated.
Col. FAULKNER WIS the next speaker, and
commenced by saying thu; il We arc snecessf N crush
ing the last bulwalk OF Siavct! tl:,, hi instiiioh
VIII he wiprl from be scghcUa 81 the nation forever
The last :cc II barbarism viii uHappr1S we ste
living In fcarial crisis. inc crisis 81 o' existence rs
upon u.s. 1ne next Congress IS 10 seit" e nih o.i.-
culties arising ont Of the Perhaps u VII CONTAIN
more intelligence than airy Congress that ever con.
veueJ. VIC win be .oItunate IN celng represented
thoTein by such man az "h ~ no.oi y" lneu
money When the Cover gnei. Heet.ed tbs necefsary
they trTnei toward tho metropolis IL u TACT to be
regretted, one which Should bring binsh 10
or cheeks tha soui be represented IN the Legis-
ature 1t Albany sGd Il Congress by men OF 10" sli'e
In life or of 10 ability, ana WIS IRE cccnd by greg
shop influence ard By TIE vote oftieTes. Thank TOD,
cfar,e Ia coming for Ney--York m this particular.
" 40 over heard o, lsdss attending D.mcc aie iaeet
il.f Was there ever EcnOc-atie gathering sEeh as
we have here 10 night iteii nominating connexions
are COMPOSED of q different class oi men. Tic HeXt
Congress Kill 30 faithful and lC.s n the ihioa ana
We must contribute our share Of Hight 10 the viory OF ms
constellation which will tbCra sse ~bir IL by hoon
or crook or hy stupond0Gs Tauf, tie toDI-l loads
should succeed IN electipg tLeg Presidential Candidate
he can do little against q Union Congress.
After stirring song by DEGBo's Union tilee
Club Mr.. WILLIAM r lodge vas loudly oalieI io5
He cane forward md TIE following u syhop-s
Of III. Response: donh. very much. Friends, II you
would he TO be in my place. /. IS to NE very serions
matter The nomination IA Congress was pess',i spph
me as patriotic duty and tsciC was roii ilS zen re
but TO accent To say thai thank yea for IBIS evi.
denoe OF your confidence ;ai less thin tie feelings OF
nv heart would pgugpt me to say Yea are called npon
10 decide whether yn1 country IL worth sivlht " not
People say this war is n faii,re Do we believer ~
What were our prospects when ne kebe!len broke on
with neither army nav. and ouI resources ilo'e;
ishod Sec what we h.ve dOHo-the gigantic success
We have already achieved and rhen say whether the
war il failure or not The speaker then entered INFO
al able and eloquent review vi tae progress we nave
made In the overthrow Of tho Rebellion. AMI Grew
hopeful picture Of tho ccunrys future. HIS remarks
were received with enthusiastic applause.
| Vigorous speeches were teen aeh'srrn py
Meesrs VIM CtGris NolIs aad ). i. CAiiT%pfNi
after which Col LF,;RAND CANON read i'ti.f rom
Gen JOIN Wool, expressing the pleasure ne ieit at
knowing TIA, an honest and able man Wa nomina'eu
for Congress in the person ci WILLIAM Il popok
ROBERT IIBygY HEyDEEsEOT, the drummer.
bog Of the Rspp ,hanncck vas thea introduced ana
gave M cxhiniion OF his skill OF tho drum aiieF when
the Meet! Is adjourned.