Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-22
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
THE NEW YORK DEMONSTRATION.
Cordtnssd from the Nan York World


CoEdtnssd from the Nan York H0Tta' 4 r
Ths LARGEST uaang in mint of numbers, the most mag
ucent in point Of display and the most Enthusiastic III
view of the zest unanimty and uni'ersahy VI 'o PoP
lar EXPRESSIONS of appreciation ever held 10 'hs Guy oA
place on Saturday evening at uoon square pursuant ~
the su0peston of the Chicago Convention 10 ceeoranon
f tn snvsrssry OF the adoption Of the Consu ion, the
anniversary Of the battle OF Antietam and primarily IN
ratification OF Mcclellan for President. .
The demonstration compraed all the attributes of q
great meeting aud each feature especially developed
to its fullest capacity that part of it, in any Of
the details, failure. To the hundred thousand of
citizens who witnessed the hevvid recollection
which they have Of it cannot be enhanced by any thing
that be written concerning it and to those who did
not witness it, it is impossible to convey adequate idea
Of it by description
Ten platforms erected around the enclosed space
of Union Square facing outward upon the open street.
making entire circuit OF the square and opposite repec
lively lower Broadway the Maison Doree, Fourteenth
street the west side Fifteenth street Sixteenth street.
Seventeenth street and upper Broadway, the Everett
House Fourth avenue Sixteenth street, the east side
and the Washington monument. The arrangements Tor
illumination and decoration appropriate and tasteful
and on the most elaborate scale
The excitement OF the commenced after dusk,
when the people began to assemble in front of the stands
and in front of the Mason Doree The whole male popu-
aon Ct the city seemed gathered into the space desgnat
ed for the meeting At time there solid OF
human beings filing the whole vast space every side Of
the square, before witnessed in New York.
From the stands OF swayng faces interpreted with
lanterns banners and notices seen on cry side.
The crowd suged into the surrounding upper and
lower Broadway Fourth avenue University Place Four
teenth aud sll the side streets. r
STAND NUMBER ONE.
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range ments called the meeting order this stand aud
it organized by tie election of the following officers.
CHAIRMAN. @.
Hon. C. Godfrey Gunther. a aa.sE
syIcE PRESIDENTS. H4
Jobn Ciscof VIM a. Hurlbert
Horace II. Day, DAVID Ogden,
George Greer, George lay Mao
VIM Butler Duncan Aug. henry Ward.
Frunris B Cutting, hoysl D r Inal.,.
VIM. a. Aspinwal.
sroRRTARIEs . geg
Robert G HStehinsa mm = Z F ans los
Join Fox Cha les Parkss, Hs
VIM G. Hurd Joserh Mcdonald ii
George w Brooks, John Brce,
Thomas Leavy, John Hardy Go ,#..a
SPEECH OF MAYOR GUNTHER
Fellow citizens: On assuming the Office of may" gave
forth and declared should not during
strictly identified with any political organization Tt
said declaration have faithfully adhered but find
the present time general uprising in this community The
people maintain and declare that they shall be heard
that they will known their opinions the
of this Administration. Cries of that's and cheers
You asked to preside at this meeting and accept
the duty cheerfy, believing that those constitutional
powers of which have been bere will again
returned unless all unite and elect George Nc
Celan President, [Cteers for Mcclellan. Cheers for
Mayor Gunther
The President then introduced Gov. Parker of New
Jersey who received with rounds of cheers he made
excellent and very efec'ive speech. Good speeches
also made By A. Oakley Hail. Egg. and Col Spencer
w. Cone.