New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-19
LOCAL POLITICS.

H.
xonpru DISTRICT UNION CONGRESSIONAL O0N
yENTIoN.
The regular Convention for ;hls District met
-, ,ha Finh Ward Ho,el Saturday evening III l.
y Van Wyck in tho chair. sld j. Oakley seeie'si!
Rp Gilbert ESQ.,, nominated by sccamHuoh o.
candidate for Congress at the approaching eiecue"
The Convention was enthusiastic ano HARMONIOUS gu
n IA understood that the nominee will receive tue SOM
,u,ror, of al the Union organizations IN the Di'''
Ee 10 the present Assessor Of Internal Revenna II 'hs
district aud is ieseryedy popular With fa classes u
citizens.
MEETING OF THE MANHATTAN uSio CLUB
The youngest OF the political oIed aza.o na y.
ssr city the Manhattan Club last nisht henFleeu ~
entrance into the political campaign py hcsins n
tone Of which augured well for the spi u WIZ VIZ h
$500 .. Lo~c fnr the Union. Ike piaoe of assembly
Nas CLIFTON Hall AS0r Fiacs WIZ " "vs, - -
Biz audience many Of them ladies' H'erea so,o .,,'
tSrs the honr advertised for The G. OF the
roeasdinos The meeting was Or Jled TO order oy the
S,asi3ent OF tho Club, VAN ~ chLAS ESQ, ~no eA'
planned that the Club which esa nyitea me
- cnro.ed Of gentlemen Of special political party
s.,,ay oIicehunters. but 10 felt great Interest,"
a. ,he coming election in whc tho people OF the Nortn
,oIled or 10 decide botw national ruin IN tbe
sccenanoa Of the Chicago ~ Itiorm and natoD" sa's
t,or In the election Of Ahra ham Lincoln 1hey we're
rond Of the present Union Presidential oandiaatss M
aerQ
Se5ublican American I'M iiiutions which gave every
..n however pour aud humble. an opportunity Of
Visng TO tho highest nors which cod ne o"n'cTreu
.r ary mar by free re cple. He compared tre army
nndef Grant before Rc amoBd to the srmy VI Alexander
Setained on Tho hanks Of the Indus ny huge SNAKE
AID so tie Union arni IS woTo b'ndered IN tneI
Sy the Copperhesd Axe but he was happy to say tha'
tSis snake rapidly dying under the doses o Se'J5y
ADMINISTERED by Grant and sherman loheefs.I ne
copouded BIZ calling al psrties TO unite IN carr
sSs TTnon candidates for or set OF men he'd any
more right to abstain from participation IN national
political srugglea than tho soldiers IN the front TO 'e
TSe USion Glee Clab then sang gee with consider.
Able spirt which being CucoIed was replaced ny ne~
version OF Yanee Doodle one OF the sispzas oi "hen
Mcclellan, too la. ,snsh, Us t!s
Fer which we owe him Que vote'
Thst NspoeonIc strategy
IL hiding in gunboat.
TIA PRESIDENT then introduced TO the meeting A. j.
re-TrDporrrR. ESQ.,, who said:
NJ rnrst choose between Lincoln and Mcclellan,
Gohueon ard Psndletnn-betwesn Baltimore quo Chl-
sego There no Alternative Ihneo:n ana 1o,n pa
SIston both lie Northern States Baltimore Is South
s-n aud Chicago q Northern city. We who have been
Son,pern men and build our Platform in Southern
ity. While our opponents who have called tDen5cYes
HE aonal party Por ercence have constructed inef
Ystf.rn IN Northern city, and mounted on that fia'-
er-ntwo Northern men. The party always hostile 10
Eesery noinstes born in Slave states while they
ao eiSays favored Slavery select "a their representa-
owes man born beneath the free skies OF lac MOTH
This he the IessOn-cur candid are southern men
with Northern prlncipice-ther canulhhes' -Noft
men win Sos;hern principles. ON nominees reared
emid Slave Institutions. knowing thet slavery uea-
son pronounce q the weakness OF me th'cn
che strength Of the Rebellion tue perpetual case oi
wur aud that the death grappe either HE Union OF
slavery must be stTsugiedi hence they aecoTo
.ss, Slavery must asDd Pe .Ta1 t TDg in So
nee North support Slavery becsnse IL the ~retass oi
tho Union and srengk Of the South They say Slavery
rust not die though its death 30 necessary 10 TIC
he ofihe Union Their patty car riae INTO power oy
On the backs Of human slaves Its sscendanoy IN the
Union is utterly lost without tire representation 10
which Slavery is entitled. The lass save VIII De ici
loved by the last Democrat bev0iling the loss 81 s
power and rather than do without power N the rion
The Democratic party viii do without Union fseH We
ought not 10 DC surprised at tine efforts aado by Nc
Clean to Jump of the platforms made oil southern tim
Der agreeable the 6reeaters % the soeth u is 100
bat for hs-perso, always more tender than his con
s..lence The speaker then said that the Democratic
marty could not find candidate in the Southern Slater
ouslde Of The Rebel armies FOR the reesol itai ne
loyal Southern Of influence In favor Of crushing me
Rebellion are all anti.slayoTy aud as the pelnocfa.c
parry opposed To crushing the Rebellion u s'efy re
crushed With IT, its candidates wese taken ron we
Northern States simply because neither lee nor
Hood could yet s spare ANY ARM I;ncoa
and johnson were both. FOR many years of their
Vyes working men; both engaged In manual pnr-
suits both oed and earned their bread BY the E eai
of me brow Approaching the dignity aid utility oi
isbor their efforts directed 70 the elevation OF tie
lsboring elasses by roofing out system that oonslgns
the labo-er 10 bopeiess slavery Morkingnel them
selves they strive 20 smanopate and ske the sbackes
rem the limbs Of working men. Mcclellan and Pen
Aefou both Of wealthy parents labor IL the inter
ess of the narrowing arstOcracy ana isndcd gentry
the country their pole, aud Efforts directed to
sBstan Institution that sanctions lhe night OF the
capitalist TO not only the labor but The iahurrr
himself. Lincoln ana johnson rom an hunpe oig.n'
have raised themselves 10 he masters OF TIE ayeh0ders
Mcclellan and Pendleton from their lofty ongIn have
lowered themselves to be the slaves OF the
What sublime commentary on The ineslnaoie bless
tnCB OF free Institutions! y n3t-bOatnan 1Te5i
dent not because lie Was nst 'boS,man' pay
because his mind was strong Dis lhie,-
lecf was bright his heart iaiRe ana bber1ii
tailor Vice-Presidcnt-n0. Sof-use he YVES tlior,
but because merit integrity D. efty and Intelligence
fearessness and fidelity 10 country are roeoglzef and
rewarded in of TO humb!est origin N0TSingmAn.
1eborcrs Men OF the North Granted that the cadi-
dates OF both parties equally II favor OF The uo'
enc ODlOtcd 90 the RebehOn; yet most as,grcdy the
uel who by their vigor aud strength Of mind have
raised themselves from hrnhie p0siOnR, high nJDyo
charged the duties imposed upon hem, should be PIE
feYrec 70 the candidates who, with al the advantage Of
wealth and education, have DOtShslanding JesSsd III
whatever tbey have undertaken and lien seek 10 less.
ure the extent OF their failure by the achievements OF
others Mr.. Lincoln las had years OF experience in
public lfe understands fully the requirement. o. the
foyeTnlnsst In the midst " the most terrific forms
has safely g.corcd the ship 0f state; with foreign Pow
Cor prstox;s 70 make war with the ULtvn
foYulor with their people and thereby sJengl len the
GcbcliOn he las avoided all complications. Tbs
man. II Is insisted shall be suppanicd by Mcclellan,
without the sghtesl knowledge Of public Oicers, who
never held public Office, end Hho kn9ws nOtbg OF the
sooEce Of government. whose mind has been tioined 20
understanding military y.oblens only and whose only
effort az Ia civil lie was Superintendent OF
some WestsTu Railway where doubtless he was trst n-
strusted bow not 10 stand on The platform. IL the
resources Of sistesmansip ara ct sny fine ~ DC sp
ped where they most likely Dc found, In the er:
9er.fpced IiLcOln In the entirely inexperienced
&cclellanf Bnt u IL said lincoln has az tnee blum
d.Ted Can the DO found VI whom IL can he POSI-
lively asEeTied that h5 would not have hlpnfcrcd IN
such trying times (uDess II be Mcclellan, whose whole
Estery Is supendous blundcr) 1t Is notorious that