New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-07
uNroN RATrpxCATIOS MEETING.

A meeting Of the citizens Of the Eighteenth
Ward was held on Friday night IN the lorg o. The
Union Club corner Of Twenty.t third street 10 ratiy
tie nomination Of Lincoln and johnson as the candi-
dates Of tie MON party in the forthcoming campaign.
There was q fair attendance. The speakers announced
not being punctua TO che honr advertised he President,
Wu. Atkinson, esq called on the Union Glee Club to
an,r.e the audience by singing some patriotic music.
The members Of the Club then sang Hail 70 the Land
az tho Free" after which tie President called on the
Secretary 20 read the following resolutions:
HheyeGs The Union representative 10 National Cohytn
tcn assembled. hove unanimously Nominated Apra9em IN
COLI q roi f6 President aud Andrew johnson 81 IeiIes
Nice-ircdent OF the United states tneie1y ss'-
preston 20 he sentiments oi majority oi the ''ys 'o'
bs5reI Th-' We heartily express satisfaction at the
Mo desire 10 main ain the Union unnpaed IA the endeayos
10 procure the election Of Hore, Abraham Lincoln and the
patriot Andy Johnson who nave oeinonsIa.ee y ne
past ha they deserving the confidence o. we PEG
DE end have shown determination 10 DO eyeryihiIe ~
mower 10 restore Ire country intact from the hands OF
the traitors who The pa three years have endeevoed 70
PrsI That II is tho duty Of all rghtminded citizen. TO
recognize he THAT in the present crisis there Gu De pot
couutenunce should be given to those VINO oal OIL sg
would be guilty Of supportn TIE cendlas'es 81 mos h
oons an Ia their power 20 defeat ne " '
Efforts 10 secure the peace and welfare OF me nao. ~
Rcs1rcf That hail with siadness the dawn 81 OIighiei
u tire history Of our nation BE- the general avoi' WIN
which emJnc ration Is obtaining among al nteseh o@''
n t.fa emit
Bl,eJ That We eongrsiuate the Border state,
Nlryi.rd ia freeing .eli bondage which bfoooed
fc nigh, over her Tor domain ana telt Ioi ny 81 NJ @
as made she viii be thousand times rewarded by pro
rros.ing IN arts science, nul the highest ciyilston
The resolutions were then put to the meeting ana
The pfrsnFST then introduced to the meeting the
H. u. SMITH esq who said be priced the meeting. rs
il proved the intention Of the people 20 raify the nomi'
nqtior Of the Union Convention even though its Lomi-
nees came nom the lowest ranks Of the people There
were but two issucs upon which the people were ulde
int rest or PATRIOTISM. They wanted country ana
be GREAT issue resolved isef-this American nat on
atty now aIl forever may 10 be perpetuated lChetrs
The consideration OF interest was one Wmch en- iseI
every American citizen who advocated Free Labor AS
orposed 10 Slavery. When Columbus discovered the
cInntrv ne found the red savage ana the cues
ton was whether lie should be forever permit
tad 10 occupy these lands or they De opfLeu 20
white emrraiOn from Europe a question IKE tRls was
presented now What did they find IN the SoutA; IN
stead of smell farms they found plantations of two or
three thousand acres owned by little white family
GIVEN No % them and two hundred lat negroes
10 the exclusion OF the white ahorer and en- grant Inc
patty opposed 20 them ean themselves ny
we're nj chcd 20 the tail Of tlis arisiOcratc kte Inc
I lruiun marty proposed for Pres mt man no CON
foenced life as a boatman the man they proposed ioI
Vice-Prosident began as !ourneyman taioI'
ard II any Unionist didn't IKE 70 bear that'
lat thcm stuff their ears Wlfh cotton. Unhse many
mon his voice had held by thes principles as ne rost
in life ard though rcprescntins slave STATE nc ONE
sad ''if Won put Slavery before the Homestead Dh
ann r tbs Homestead bin" lis loyalty had also been
So,fte6 hut thew knew who il was that said "a
JcT DAVE q" III were President Of the United STATES
would arrest YOU. would tiyyon and SO helP me uOu
/ yyould hang Won" lCheerS.l Mr.. SMITH then con
cludcd by recitug some verses OF his own composition
with reference 70 the Rebellion and sat down amid con
siderable applause.
EX.Goy. NOBLE Of Wisconsin was the next speaker
/ lie said he would first speak OF the candidates
Of the party OF all men they represenitca true oe
r0ocraey they had neither rank nor lineaSe' sne
thew had been nominated the score OF real merit
! Abraham Lincoln elected in leS, end among th'
for his reelection this that the men IN arms
a-inst tie Government hated him, and hated liberty
m All It's forms He not there 10 euoglze the FresI
Sen Int he submitted % any man that no one cOalt
hayo sat IN the Presidents chair and Drought more
sorpl round hard, common sense into Nthan d.
hss The whole fault finding crew had never once dare,
10 mpugn hs honesty and IN these days an h1ne nsi
was very scarce thing 10 man has yet Pet us M
mon one single departure from the straight me OF mp
] r{ehtress r,cttude and honesty IN Abraham Lincoln
Cheers Some people SAID WY uaun no or ,o.
snyery In the beginning Why because no one ma
IN twenty then thought but that the Object OF Inc ""
was he pres. ~ alton Of the Union IL had oeen 90
Ected that because John c. Fremont ISSUE
a PROCLAMATION, and Mr.. Lincoln reenle
/ I, The, he was 10 blame. Wen who ruled ga
rssronsibity upon his shoulders. and If tina
%'Scy bsd been allowed by man. another nigh
have adopted different one. and the PRESIDENT salo
don', rroprse 10 have many policies as there AZ
Generals In the field" The great uoupie OF sne son
nencsuen. OF tins war 70 decide whether he Noe
80 ~ rho Union were az the North or the Sonth an
thew hsd 10 shape their policy 10 as 70 move .ne P
osyard hut as time rolled on people became more Al
nnre convinced u the necessity u stikns az ns LvS
81 this matter and when the proclamation "Ss assuc
people Joined in 1t. and mace . .a'ona
PyyP's Local policy After arguing at son
i""-.h The light and duty of the Goyerhmen
~ ocrce the people OF the Seeded states Inc speeAe
90 iocoin aud Johnson were nominated not ny Cot
venlion Of 256 men representing Only 'ne"-'''''' WV