New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-28
Local POLHTscs'
uAss MEETING AT PATERSON, II. GRAND
RALLY FoR THE UNION.

-, The tbrongs in attendance and the hnmI'AO'e
enthusiasm which universally prevailed were enough
and ore than enough 10 give ample ASSURANCE 'hS' 'he
Ct 10 n, last 20 be redeemed from he coplerLeed
Democrats.
The Grand uroeossion which had been for some time
IN preparation was to naugurate the proceedings Of
the day and according TO programme. II commenced
to move at shortly after one O'clock. To afford any
fling ike worthy description Of the scene would I'LL
columns instead of paragraphs. AL the trades and
manufactures were represented. with appropriate sym
bols Of their different branches and decked with an
unusual display OF stars and stripes The horsemenied
the procession. and rade most briliant show NUN
herring several hundreds. Next in order came TIE
grand car drawn by twenty i've horses aAC pdFliY.
with the national cO1rs while WITHIN were H'"'u W.
array of beautiful madens each U them oVar'
ing shield with the name OF STATE upon y, NJ
their queen the Goddess OF Liberty M the center :" h
car, the observed ri al ooser'ers' F.'"Ni'. -, Il
an apparently interminabe procession a.! llumPUu,,
cars dressed in Gorgeous aud patriotic Due-' ana
legions Of honest voters bearing hangers WAN appP
mottos 20 the tune OF She,,lSn hio"s NV 80 ~
will sow him NJ Sc SO. Wc do not know the length
Of the procession, nor the numbers composing w. uul
timed It's passage, and II was lIst t~eNt vn a
minutes in moving by given point. ne s/c oi 'ne
display was considerably augmented by the delegations
from various neighboring towns and c0unties among
the former Hackcnsack. Passac ana "thers u" ""D'
rOus 10 mention
The procession was admirably planned and condneted
by the Grand Marshal. Col ABsALoA H. WOODRUFF
assisted by his Aids Can't JOSEPH JOiEnAH anu Lieut.
c. BrcKwITH Among the MaTshals to whose exoriiohs
The affair owed 50 much Of its success. were MAJOR
VIZ BEcKwlIn. Lieut. CnAs. H. WINFIELD Major
JoHE ] BROWN. MessIs IL Is. CROSBY Ihos. lhoRf'
JOIN u. HOGAN. and many others.
Bergen County represented IN tho procc Sslon Dy
LINCOLN and JoHNsoN Club, under the ieadersnlp Oh
Cant C. W WALTON, Who IN nineteen battles
during the present wsr. with fs Aids Johs hAhlAus
and GERREI Van DiEN.
Tho nrocos siun was greeted by immense and enthGsi
astc tfrones on the sidewalks through the whole dis
lance traversed hy H. and disbanded about BAH past
D. m in the large tract Of level ground. which had
been prepared with three speakers stands, i0r te
meeting which was follow. The space allotted FOR
this exceedingly spacious bat YVES soon aH'"i en-
and Jersevwomen impatient 20 hear the expected ora
tons
Tie meeting was called to order by Gel. iloXEY, who
nominated a. President Of The meeting MT. En"hp H.
STANsBtRY and that gentlemen unanimously chosen
forthwith
Mr.. W. c. MARTIN of Vermont was the first
speaker introduced and he commenced by saying TINT
tie ship Of State was In danger AID that nj haucs
were summoned 10 save her, from not only shlpWeeA
bat mGiiny. The most contemplate class are mos"
by and refuse heir assistance in this awful
emergency. But now, when the Rebellion gets COURAGE
10 continue trio fight through the assistance OF Their
Northern Copperhead allies they attempt 20 prop mp
the Democracy" by hypocrisy ana eayn. When tnc
Union appeals ~ them FOR succor these hucksters say
the Constitution has been infrneed They are Willing
10 anything that President JEFF DAVE nay Iednre
Tor the sake ana the ktN. thNH ~ W 'DD
snifes amen and whispers lis brother BFS to pess
round the contributiOu-box. We are engaged IN the
struggle whose desperate intensity was NOT born ~ thi
had birth in the relcous oi Ire fiXiernth
century These spring from the c'6s OF opposing
ideas Our is now what those wars weTc tncn-tho
rrarue between arstocratic and democratic eie
ncnts ABRAHAM IIscOLS is the exponent 81 The latter
principle and we must elect him or our liberties are
gone forever.
AZ This stage Of the speakers remarks The platform,
strained Ia It's utmost capacity by the crowds upon abd
around IT, gave way with crash preopiating sone 81
its occupants the ground but no one was materially
injured, and The meeting adjourned 70 all ADJOINING
stand wheie President STAN-BuBY introduced the Hon
THEODORE LITTLE Republican Candidate for Congress
man.
Mr.. LITTLE said that bis heart was too full To
Snrcss the gratitude which 10 al: at seeing tho yast
concourse assembled before him In the II the
Union and liberty and 10 promote The success 81 u
situations which our fathers have handed down TO o.
We have come important crisis. For twenty i've
successive elections We ave carried on our iree mru
TONS :, the only way In which free government cnr
be conducted. T.enty-lour times this greet political
parry hes been defs cu 49,. s.st es geny times II hss
bowed TO the majesty Of The law, and deciaieu 10 lau
world that the majority should rule this country. The
great principle which Is at stake in this country
is. whether the minority shall Tulo the majority
Or ,he majority rule the minority IL Ia not within
tho power Of man % change the great tsue hoirc
Ii never has been perry erted changed. When we
entered upon tins controversy. The Issue was wther
that las Of snolld or sh"an not boat the
tire domain OF this Government fChcors.l And
whenever the Rebels now in arms. come to the con
clusion 70 Jay down their and gubit 70 tie Con.
lion that our fathers framed there VIII be peace IL
Ills whole land In he first honr of our conn
tys tiial II We may believe The testimony 81 nc Demo
crate party Of the Counties Of Sussex and OF Norris
they proclaimed that the question 70 be settled Oh INC
battle field is whether tbs g rcus Zee Government 10
10 be preserved MCCLELLAN also made the same an
sortion Of unsworvng fidelity 10 tho cause of the GOV
eminent That question which being settled Oh the
field OF battle in leGl is The some that Is
being settled to-day. The meaning Of the
Democratic party Is tat The country shall be for the
few instead u the many. We on the contrary uphold
the right OF tie majority 20 rule the land The speaker
here took up the Chicago platform and did not pt "
down until lis fgces and hcrczics were fully exposed
They decsre the war to he failure. Where do they
yet this fact front Not from any OF our armies GRANT
says all he wants Is an undivided Norm. ana iha u
this Is accorded him. there can DC 10 in,infe. Inc
Copperheads Of the North depend upon defeat 10 Tho
National ains for thc promotion ana success o. ihem
cause. These loyal meetings all over the lend show
that the heart OF the American People has been
reached now IL YVES reached nj Snmtffs
fan How are the mighty fallen. when hejorGeneral
Of the Army OF the United statce ia wrgto 20 before
the American people faun'ingthe American banner
lis folds: The the wer is feiluyeT Again, McClEL.
LANs letter does not repudate the Chicago Platform.
Us ia often assorted. He knew what the Chicago Plat
form long before no wrote his letter and tho writ
ing Of that equyOcal letter. under the circumstance.
should condemn him in patriotic eyes. II nothing else
could As for rENpLEIoN. ho never pretended
to DO anything else than peace nan.
the election Of MCCLELLAN and his Peace platform how
long would II be before the Confederate agents In Eg
ropo would be able 10 obtain recognition Of their Con.
federacy The Democrats Gag that the soldiers ali
with them and yet they won't give to the noble soldiers
The poor privilege VI voting at all. New Jersey, at
present, IS The only dark spot Ia oil the North
branch Of the Indane conspiracy Is sad to have been
sured-as ABRAHAM LINCOLN has assured us-"if we
fail We viii submit 70 tie m hjjmdt when
We are t oe''t9 Roh the and 0a ,sei, yoy
ern alice believe in reaorting 20 the bullet. We must