The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-10
Republican IL Ratification Meet
ing at YOnkers.
SENATOR WILSON ON TIE STUMP.
NEGRO SUFFRAGE DISCUSSED.
THE HERALO's POLICY ENDORSED.
PRESIDENT J0HNS0N'S DECLARATIONS.
DC. Nc &c


republican ratification meeting held last evening
at Yonkers Notwithstanding that general complaint
was made and disappointment manifested that very little
notice was given Of the proposed meeting there
large attendance Of the Of the and neghbor
hood. Among the enthusiastic audience was consider
able sprinkng Of the fair Outside OF the place Of
meeting there evidence of enthusiasm gather
ing Of the rrepressibles music other signs Of cleo
pioneering excitement and nothing to disturb the won,ed
quiet Of the little town OF Yonkers.
The meeting was called TO order by Mr. BAXTER, who
and in very brief words introduced to tho meet
ing Senator Wilson, Of Massachusetts,
SENATOR WILSON'S SPEECH.
Senator WILSON, who was enthusiastically greeted,
then addressed the meeting He said:-Mr. Chairman,
Ladies and Gentlemen- years ago came here, by
request ask you to vote for Abraham Lincoln for
President of the United States. The storm OF denuncia
aoD ridcule and rcproach rested upon him, upon you
and upon all of u.s. Your purposes msrepresenttd
here and everywhere The winds OF dsscnsion ware
loosened aud demagogism swept over the land. We
were told that we elected Abraham Lincoln the govern.
of fathers would be shivered from turret
foundation stone. Unawed by denunciaton un'erried,
trusting In God, with hearts that loved and with
sciences that approved we went to the ballot box and
made Abraham Lincoln President OF the United States.
tCheers) Five years have passed away, and
New York, II you regret the vote you gave five years
agoS you sorry you then voted for Mr. Lincoln
the nobest that graces the nineteenth century,
Are you prepared TO renounce the faith that actuaed
you five years ago2 Are prepared 70 renounce the
glorious that carried the country then
that has carried the country through four years OF
principles and your own poicyp Are You prepared to
die and let party live that four ago denounced
Mr. Lincoln and the republican party and that has gwen
hating and hestang support to the country through
the four years Of bloody through which we have
passedf Ono ago the naton was stirred to It's pro-
foundest depths Presidential election was pending.
Civil ragged throughout the land Our soldiers
in the field facing the enemies Of the country We stood
before the people and asked them 70 reelect Mr. Lin
coin President OF the United States and we wore met by
the Chicago platform We were met by the declaration
that the war for the preservation Of the Union
in which were engaged was failure, and that
there ought TO be cessation Of hostiHtes The
who in 1850 opposed the election Of Abraham Lincoln,
and who afterwards denounced the efforts OF the people
for his reelection these men denounced the for
the Union failure and demanded cessation OF hos
election guns Of the country numbered response 70 the
victories OF our gallant soldiers In the het When the
| sun went down that day the American people were
victorious, and the cheers OF people at home and
the cheers OF soldiers in the pauses Of battle min
ged together in victory. And tho whole world under
stood the fact In London and Paris 10 was understood
well understood in Richmond, that the Amer
people had tthat they had resolved that the
last Apr YOU were startled with the intelligence that
Abraham Lincoln Ind been murdered. That nte
gcnce as went over the land and over the world drew
tears from the eye of manhood. His body passed
through your town. along this noble river TO its last
resting place IN his own Illinois, and the world resounded
with his fame and the you elected In 1860 and
elected in 1864 has left second 70 but
Washington IN all history second TO none in the
\ nineteenth century Why ID III IL was because Abra-
Lincoln stood before the world the embodiment OF
the nationality the love of liberty the OF justice
and the humanity Of America ! stand here tonight
proudly In the conscious dignity that belong 10 party
,ha measured by the standard OF patriotism, Of liberty
or justice, OF humanity has never had peer on this
planet-never tApplausc) The republican party no,
liberty, of justice, OF humanity and the advancement Of
ns ever Taa IN s e , any 0'0 %e pas
| pausc.l do not say that all the men
that belong to this party are better than Others although
do say that embodies the great midding interest OF
this country. and that II has intelligence, OF
character In ils ranks than embodrd in any
that its leading all able men, good
mon; but do say that " IDEAS, principles aims, ana
ton OF Independence And has lived upt IL faith
Open the history Of country for ten past and
where do you dad III Al every moment Of time,
every question that has ariscn ind the republican
party standing the representative Of the higher and
better sentiments OF the American people. Now, scno
men, put question TO YOU What has the republican
party done that should die and what has the demo.
cric party done that II should vcs Every act in favor
Of the preservation ion Of the Union and a. The
by tho republican party. And stand ready here u
night 70 assert that upon every single question touching
the rights OF IN America for the last ten years
party has false and recreant Mur.
murs Of dissent) You doubt ny Look at the record
~,
foot especially New York. Of tho leaders Of the Chi
cago democracy get Of s bad position and try
tho load 81 d oser wnae
Scott but Franklin Pierce elected President On
the 9Th OF March, 1883 he declared that peace concord
and union prevailed that the country strong and
prosperous and that the repose OF the country should
not be disturbed during his administration: After eight
years Of democratic rule the 4th OF March, 1861
States wore Of tho Union and Southern confeder.
acy organized with thirty thousand rebels in the
field and two hundred and ninety Thousand muskets
gtn llgm nIrn unqn And tlgaR
| now who took the government from their hands little
more than four years ago mere wreck floating on the
political ASK who have broken down this rebel
lot and crushed and ground IL TO powder, who have
restored peace to the country, and thanks be to God
the great work Of craftsmanship begins, when We have
got President and Cabinet Of choice forty out Of
MY Senator's and one hundred majority the House
Of Representatives to forget who and what we arc and
what about and turn Il 70 the hands 81 those
who turned IL over to Us shattered wreckY Who are
| they and what theyf know them ] have slept
with them and sunmered and wntered with them "a
Vocc-"Never slept with the Twontysecond hassaahu-
| stis, thought Laughicr) know these men know
| their object I remember their record. In 1854 the
slave asked them to open tie territory Of Kansas
aud they did IL remember The long struggle y save
that Territory freedom remember when the Chief
Justice the Sapromc uttered the mpious decree
that the black had no rights that the white man
| was bound 10 respect, that they sanctioned
that utorance. remember in 1860 that they strobe
the halls OF Congress- telling US that u We dared TO elect
ritorics they would plunge the country IN civil war
| And when we elected Lincoln seven democratic States
reyolcd, and democratic President said we hal
right to force them into the Union Then They insisted
on a compromise, called, by which slavery should
exist south OF ~ 80 and the citizenship or the black
should be denied everywhere. But we stood by
the constitution and met the issue Civil war cnsued
The speaker referred 10 the progressive STEPS IN tie
showed that the democrats opposed every important
measure, down 10 the armng Of the blacks but the
republicans were successful spite OF the democracy
The democracy In Congress voted Tor
Unless got It's pay for t (Appause The speaker
denied that the democrats supported President John
sons policy Did they support the constitutional amend
mcnu No man stronger In favor OF that than the
President There great deal in that amendment
IL authorized Congress, by appropriate legislation, TO
make the emancpated slaves In all respects freemcn
and citizens OF the United States Applausc.)
THAT amendment would be adopted BY the
requisite number Of States, and Congress would
mako the freedmen really freemen. Applause
We under that constitutional provision declare null
and void all the black code legislation Of any Of the
States Of the Union heers)and put the cclored PEG