The New York herald., 1864-11-01
TIE PRESIDENTIAL CAMpAIGE.

The Meychants' Mass Meeting sn wall
strsct--LincoIn and Hts Policy Rouaaty
HaDdlcd--Asnerscsn SMsps Compe peiI.d to
Ssek the Protection ortnc Brstisn Flag
The Only Hope Of tho Countay y An tnc
Election OF McCleIlan-The War Demo-
crasic Convention To-day Denounced.
Yes, orday afternoon meesug Of the merchants
and business men the city held IN wall scet,
tho corner Broad. Two platfcrms escctsd
IN Wall tho other II Broad slrssdecorated will
flags bsArug the OF Mcclellan ana rend'ecu fol
President and Woe President OF the United Status. Al
the appointed hour-tbrse O'cock-crovds began
sooc aud 70 take she stand on tho steps Of tho Sub
Treasury building, and tho street completely
blocked mp by imponssrabIo mass OF people, all
enthusiastic 10 the that bad brousht tbem TO
sehsr principal faced Sub Treasury build
Inc, and here busness opened ~ sho appointment
or Nr. JAsM GAIATIN oharmap who addressed the
meeting He referred 10 the past acts Of the admins
t.a'Oa denouncins them - iul o. danger and peril 70
Duty and remaincd for ths psrple ~ home 70 rally ~
the polls the sh Of November next and hnr this admin
power Isg tho people bur be true TO them
selves, spd uatns TO vidonce there was no fear Of
the republic. Bnt 10 be true TO themselves they must
elect George n. Mccieao. (Cheers.)
Mr. II. B. psssISs then came forward and read long
list presidents and sccrctar'cs, the appointment
Or whom was ratified by acclamait"n
series OF resolutions then read sDd adopted,
peising the mscos 10 veto for Georeo Mccsinn sod
CANDIDATE.
AIR 8 j TIyDAlI OF Tennessee tnen proceeded 20 nd.
the meeting. None had deeper interest in FREQ
dom and liberty than thenerCnan,s " New York, and
hs was glad I, tho Of wealth coDgregatng with
nSscs upholdbg The principles Of irc government
and free nsi.ntions. The errors OF The administration
umors we're set anoat 10 deceive The people they
Mr. Lincoln, thay bad deceived themselves
e.ec'ins MN ~ ~ s ~ uss,,ans ,,s ,sco ,v,,,
os.y mako b. the aho't M slavery Win Gene
shpuf uft ma
- the spakerl adverse slavery IN the bstraci.
At tho time q the Trent affair. suppcsios var bad proea
oui between Fpglaud and Anerice, what conditions Il
\ would you oIcr? You DO no, ikc The tioase "
lords. lcr,es u .No' roud you have esa ,here uoad
peacs t they had abolished The House or Lords,
or ths. they should eytlrlato thor aiisgrs'ie nsn
tions No; such coriiio's would be simply ,'npracii
cable These Oyndtiniis of Lincoln ist iraprh
! cable Can yol CONQUER subjugn'e tee Sovtht
posrg ycn coua, how vii keep IN seinga,on eight
blacks to ssslat yon. You must depend white
| people atone 10 rscirim the South A rre
1 SAD tnst penal laws failed 10 coercs rsorle
| for raciacaiion you must come 10 comproms,. You
! raay hsht ica years more and tne1 yon n,n
,ssse sub uenisd states winch Of ,wo csnd,da,ss
| IL tor the un,onq George g. ssei.lan--fchcvrel--
,sssss Inc condition ,hn, slavery be sooshsi
tGrcans for Lincoln Thsi is Tue Question 70 ysssc
tho election Go 20 ths polls give your votes for Mcei-
Ian (Chsers) You give them Zoe Union ana oopetitu
tlona liberty. tArpau1el nsrchan,s Of New York ono
shog Illuminating mus, read 10 you rho speaker then
read the N ships that Stree the war bad boco
could yen,ups oct In pursns o. heir legitimate
seas There 10 hoyo that The North thowsd
20 people the South that they cold return 20 the
Union under the constitution, you could fcra Northern
psriy In the South Lincoln bad offered tsrns tn Ds
Sonh he would have oomr~e ths snuih 10 declare upon
what conditions they vcnld como, and hesc we're such
could no, BE- accepted tne AoTta would bave ksown 10
What erisn, the ~sr FOE tne uneu snoad so carried ~
This woaid have gven much needed knowsdae ard In
formation 10 the people, The state of the nn ncsr was
such 70 threaten the worst oensequsncss 10 The
Try aud " there was NOT SPECIFY end 10 these thioss
there would fan upon The country such blow that 10
feared swap horses while crossing ns stream, and
the orlorn hope or tho county he wRs tor the
who would carry ns ras aofs aud oy pe.eeiu msa,s.
old Gag original power, n floats svery
OF soil from the IaEss 10 the Golf elected General
for bad confidence w the and Ia the measures
be adopt 10 bring peace this distracsd and
torn country Cbesrs.) lie would again cal them
rally round thc polls and the right man IN tDs gbi
place the SIN November next
Hon. RsvsRDy JoHSsoH the next speaker. tie
briefly reviewed The acts OF the administration which,
hc paid had brougnt tho country TO tue verge ruin.
The only salvafon for the pespe aud Tor the Union
10 The election % the democratic candidates. The military
Blt be not alarmed these tbingsbs nos alarmed ~
the totally Illegal mihtary order Of General DIX
cheerslfor an order that with iget with nery In
dienalion every Tue Amer ican heart. Do nct be
alarmed the rsccn, threat OF partisan OF Lrcon who
has it'd The American peopIe that the ciiiyens OF New
York dared to wregis ~ ihs election II Lincoln tnev
we're TO look Tor their pors Your port 10 10 he
block ,ded, your tustom House closed, and martial
Law declared Jon dws 60 asscrt the rights of 'rse
men--h 700 dare 70 show ~ wriggls that you
differed from iinc6lu. But should sucn atsempt bs
made inc N Lincoln and the arms of adbefeuIs
', moa,s tho ~ rmps state %rsns s' AZ. ssa
thogs cannot continue tbore daef fssa.d detesa.
sku oi iyraany IN every nesrt and an equally deep
ses,ei attachment 10 hherty, whlcn. n arOsei,
van ,ho lVser of = miabv svnarchs vp,t eoooer or
Ia n a. \ denspce AGAINST all VII, ~ all dare a. invade
.ocr rsn,a toheers) ms vsry earin sses. te1 m.