New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-16

of the South were er knees to him tho temptation to win
strong for him I Se p pea ac1 then S Sg @
eloquent strain the sacrc,s na haa een ae ny hc
people in the war and asked If all this was to be IN vain
REMARKS OF Y. W. COHEN
Mr. FRANcIs w Cohen of New ork was tne next speaker
He declared that the contest over the Sohstuona Amend
ment would result in its triumph everywhere as Il had already
gOrous in ana one hat anu assonon WAS
pending the country He sent up ms prayers that sacn
Seward who could stand up ana ASK Ine people %
they would have Andrew johnson for hg or Nouu
be hurled back the darkness where helr 9n potngs
nnore The johnson ticket and said that they would be driven
in The election back TO the canada ne 10 hose o
theirs who sympahcd much with their cause oy Fenton
Nos rcd not only 10 the wntrodden cause OF Ireland but
to the eghthour movement On the next 'lh Oh No.epe
The Sar woud celebrate second rumphthe men who had
crushed the Rebellion would then have crushed t pans 9 .e
usurping President Mr. Cohen continued a soe lehs'n III
He was followed BY Counselor Miles and Mr. X Herbert
had Iust listened TO- and characterized it as unsatisfactory
and non eommtt retieent the subject Of the Presidents
course and without word Of commentator for Congress
The meeting at stand No kept up until late hour the
crowd manesng great interest in the speeches and much
Mr. Thompson made brief but eloquent speech returning
for the honor conferred on him. and introduced Cen
Hiram Wabrldge as the first speaker
GEN. wALBRIDGEs SPEECH.
Cen H. wALBRIDGg said Independent Of the issues In
polls the coming election is 10 determine whether all the
powers Of the Federal Government to be absorbed in the
hands the Executive Shall the Inauguration OF what de.
nominated the Presidential policy usurp the action OF Congress
the principles Of the Government and pave the to
10
yoyed in the approaching The Prime Minister Of the
President has audaciousy asked the people whether they
desired Andrew johnson President King Such an nt
nation Is 0t once an Insult ana an ouuhge W the
intelligence and patriotism of the American people,
and concusyey proves that in the civil contest in which we
are engaged we duties and responsibilities aruous 10
be discharged those which fell to the lot Of Our brothers in
yndcaed the integrity and maintained the renown OF the old
flag The President OF the United states is one OF the depart
ents of the Federal oyenmentts executive department.
carry into execution the enacmens OF Congress Shall TINS
President be permitted TO absorb within his own person all inc
If
the cognomen OF My Polcyf Is there TO be readmted
without security for the future into the body polite that
the Government Are all the sacrifices OF blood and treasure
to which recently subjected IN maintaining the
Constitution be ignored and forgotten in order that the
Federal Executive may be sustained to the detrment OF me
public interest and Of the public goodi These are the questions
that this time exciting the attention OF the people OF me
North And their found recorded in the triumphant
glorious majories that have cheered rs from the great
States Of Pennsylvania Ohio Iowa and lndana-maoues 10
be- reechoed In the coming November when ms great Empire
State with majority in favor of the Union nominees ana
Union principles shall demonstrate that so lar as the people o
this State are concerned IN peace as in war i6ey a.
Niagara Falls the Secretary OF state SAID he was wng
of should be given for the Administrator
coming contest because be alleged the people were WITHOUT
leaders He did not realize that great Intelligent and patr
march 70 victory without leaders animated SIMPLY ~ ora
oyernmen Notwithstanding the President and
the expression of his inyeerate hostility to tha BODY
restored their practical relations with the Federal Govern
1t has prescribed the mies and most begeteent terms
overthrow its constitutional power simply demanding that
the South shall recognize all the citizens Of each State
o s SSs s al SsS Y p Sey that S
Constitution and broken it, should not be restored to Their pol
% power S SIis e & soIe in maintaining the s
y Of the Union should be guaranteed while he debt mat had
fostering the Rebellion should be forever repu
dated These are only demanded by the Congress Of
United States and to say that they will not be ss'
intelligence and patriotism. AND 10 DcueNe mat
they are ready and willing at the Arbitrary
and restore TO power and patronage these Rebel leaders
is to suppose they ready to subyert the principles OF
become crnTas and abIec slaves But Il dsregardng
mild conditions the of public sentiment in the recently
to the Federal Government and refuse to place these
guarantees in tho Constitution as security for the
after other and stringent conditions shall be
demanded BY that great and victorious party which success
fully carried the flag and the Constitution through the pes Of
the Rebellion We do not forget that at the darkest period OF
the struggle that act Of universal emancipation oil Tue
departed Lincoln that dused life and JOY and gadness through
ou Republic We do forget the debt OF obligation We
that element Of southern society recently esa,sd Pg1
by the OF victorious arms made free ana by me b
OF Civil Rights recognized as citizens Of tue United
by the States seeking readmissio We declare they can
only be readmtted And II they refuse TO enuner'
ton they shall be deprived to that extent Of that representa-
ton What maptain and upon what we intend 10 insist is
that the elective power Of citizen Of the North shall be equal
that citizen from the South; and that citizen OF South
Carolina In the exercise Of his political privileges shall not ex
State Either The negro must not be counted, he
must vote. This constitutional provision, in regard
t representaton Affects the North well as the south
II removes all sectional issues and makes us homogeneous
peope-one entire united and forever ndv'sibe-recognns
no North no South, East no West, but one common
country bound together by common interests anu hat must
share together common fate These sonshtuon1 aena
ments be adopted there viii indeed be ound Moses
shall sad these emancpaed ireenen through the I sea
Of and bondage to faer land oil hpety ana peae o, ~
the memorable language Of that President who declared that
should be made odious and tnors punsned We
declare that n, 0y ~, men de,,iTe Of this great
We understand the policy Of te President al tns UNI 70 e
SeS had under slavery when the white
was empowered vote not only for himself but Tor III. es
Congress demands white in the Southern states
shalt have as much power and more, than the
white man in the North and West The Consti
utionA Amendment leaves to the respective States the
decision as to who TO the elective franchise
So far these Xnend4ents are concerned me cues
ton OF negro suffrage Is not recognized But II they
are rejected let those Of the South that When
we dictate further conditions they shall be on the prn
cipes OF impartial and universal justice Elevate the political
standard where YOU please Place the conditions high rs
will But il shall not be condition predcated on color or
caste In the additional guarantees demanded shall insist
that those who fought beneath the flag shall have for them
selves and the they represent the dement's ana munes
impartial justice And this no less than TINS VIII De- ihe
demand OF the great Republican party who carried Inc
country triumphantly through the Rebellion
Gen wabridge concluded by saying Ours is party OF
progress and freedom Its sympathes and purposes are large
enough embrace the Of liberty and humanity IN all
lands As emboyng tho OF this assembsge
upon this subject offer the following resolution;
s With honest heart. and I'us pupo:, sc5s 70
their political cannon
sympathy aud moe, earnest wishes 10 eehs
II the freedom aud political redemption Of Ire
land all peoples aud nsionaes struggling Tor
political hrsldon 10 to make common cause and
that uneseryed expression
by behalf Of freedom In every country ana concert
Of recognized ends will be found by each me surs
means by which o attain their desired ends.
The then unanimously adopted with yocieous
cheers.
STAND NO. GERMAN.
This stand presided by DR. LOUIS NAuNANN was sur
rounded by most enthusiastic crowd Of and Dr.
was the first sneaker He said We did begin the