New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-01
youpr Wen. Republican Union.

A large and attentive audience assembled last
evening in tie room OF The above association corner U!
broadway and Thireepthsi 10 listen TO speeches from
distinguished gentlemen. DHNng A. HAWKINS pre-
SIDED, and introduced 20 the audience
Prof. c. i. MANSFIELD Of Rockland County,
who in a humorous speech. portrayed the political
aspect @. airs ia that County IL would increase its
onion yoie largely this Fall The speaker stated that
10 had spoken to acres people IN vaIons pers OF the
state and he WAS satisfied that matter what might
be the prcpOndcIanoe of votes cast for the Mcclellan
ticket in this city and the Hudson River Counties II
would be overcome in The State by large majority.
The character Of the adherents Of the Democratic party
IN this city and In the State portrayed IN glowing
language The trainers Of the Chicago Platform were
excora,ed and the Platform itself disseeed and shown
up piecemenl. Tho falacy Of tho assertion that this
war was n farre. was fully proven. Probably u few
dscontented persons who voted the Republican ticket
four years ago will this Fn vote the CoppcThoad cket
Fifty times that number viii ucolsc tic Union ticket
WILLIAM CURTIS N0YEs was then introduced,
amid much applause. He was not positive that the
assertion Of the frat speaker that We were certain Of
carrying the coming election wac good one lie had
seen many cases lost during bis Hgnl career by one
LAWYER undertaking TIE strength or ability OF LIS OPP
poncnt. We had to deal With bold and he feared,
interruptions foe. The idea OF defeat Was terrible
-Four years ago We were told that If Lincoln was
elected the South would secede We did not believe it,
but II occurred nevertheless The Chicago Convention
had resolved Itself into permanent body. until after
the electona thing unheard Of before. He had heard
Il stated that IL done in anticipation Of Sioenoc.
What violence did they anticipate. unless invoked
by their adheIents II had been stated that in CAGE oi
Interference with the sancty Of the ballObor blood
would flow. What meant by this interference with
the baloboxY II could only refer 10 the tesoath thai,
voters must take before casting vote in many sections
Of these states That oath could only crate harshy on
tract from the speech q! leading Democrat OF Brook
lyn, who had declared that in case Gcn. Mcclellan
after being legally elected. were defrauded OF has just
election The people of tbs country would take him in
their arms and bear aim onward over al! opposition
into the Presidential chair There one other source
Of danger. Gov. Seymour bad lately Organized State
National rard The bfigadiGrs and coonels appointed
by him were without exception men Of notorious
COpperhead pTocliyes One Of these very brcadieI in
letter lately pubshcd has stated IN abiding TO Cen
Dixs recent oIder preventing secessOniss from voting
that Ia case the order attempted 10 De carried ont
he Ill consider IL violation OF the sancty oi tho bal
lot box, and viii turn out his command 10 prevent H..
We mug. roll up such majority that thcrO be
caying attempts to diso the result on the part Of
our opponents. Gen. Mcclellan was very aniablo
man In private life and did probably make very pas
sable engineer Vice President OF railroad. but the
idea Of raising such TO the Presidential Char
was simply absurd il was the first time in history
that an Unsuccessful general had been taken ~ by
The pu1lic life Of Gen Mcclellan was reviewed
by the speaker, and pronounced failure in
every particular. lie did NOT like n man who was
ready in excuses for not performing certain things
Grant or sherman, glorions Phil sheridan did
not complain that they lad not been supported
BY tho Government Suppose Mcclellan had. been
placed in The position Of Sheridan few days since
Had he met army beaten and lying Ike sheep, could
he have rallied them ured the lest guns and camp
eQupage, capture greater number OF guns tlaa We
originally lost, and sent the enemy once more "whrl'
ing ND the NacyP No; IN such ease II followed he
would have fallen back 20 the North Pole. The
OF President Lincoln was then reviewed aud CON.
mended Elec, the Union candidates, and you insure
universal freedom throughout his wide domain.
| Capt. GEO. L. MOVES, for two years officer on
the staff of Gen. James :. Wadsw0rtb, followed in al
eloquent speech, euogizing that dead hero.