The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-23
The Now York Mass Meeting.


that city, on Monday evening. The World
SAYS that there never was q grander ga
thering in tho city. From the Horlrs re-
port, we extract the following:
Union Square and the surrounding
streets were crowded, last night with Il
hundred Thousand of the many true and
loyal men of this metropolis who want the
Union restored, aud want it restored at
once; who want elf-governmcnt, by con
sent through representation, to continue
to prevail III these States, and who do not
propose to subject their liberty to the risks
involved i'll the establishment here Of anv
other sort or government twhatever-eitller
9 dictatorship or - despotism by rump
Congresses.
The surroundings and decorations OF the
meeting were quite unequailcd as spec.a-
Gle. and speakers of known repute address
ed the thronging thousands from vsrious
stand5--our gallant standard bearer John
| 1. HOLMAN, Gen. Dix. Samuel J. Tildcn
ana Judge C0mstock, OF Syracuse, among
the number. The enthusiasm with which
the torncr was greeted was tremendous
But better than the speakers, or the bands.
or the blazing fire works, WAS the sight of
| the thronging thousands who gathered
under the statue of Washington, and
pledged all invincibe determination to put
down, finally and forever, the last enemies
of the Union which he and the fathers
fram"i. New York cries aloud to all the.
nation. Put down the last enemies of the
Union. Let the nation hear and heed
Gen, Dix, who had expected the nomiaa-
ton which Mr.. Hoffman received from the
State Convention, was the frs. speaker.
ne took strong ground in favor of sup
porting the President, his policy, and his
friends.
The resolutions passed embraced the fol-
lowing excellent ones:
Hesolced That We regard it as the great
felicity and chief distinction of the Ameri-
can people that they are governed by a
written Constitution, which il the'suprene
law of the land, and that the coordinate
branches of tho Federal Government, the
legislative, the executive and the judicial.
have no powers except those derived from
that Instrument: while the declaration bv
the majority OF the present Congress that
the late civil war has invested them with
the irresponsible powers OF military con
querors, and that they recognize no rules
except those by which the conuuering soyc-
relgns OF Europe have been accustomed to
tyrann'Ze over subjugatcd nations, is ab-
horrcnt to every lover of Constitutional
Government, and it acquicsccd in, will re-
duce 5000, 900 of American citizens to the
condition OF subjuSatcu aliens, and CON
vert ten States into ten Poiantls, tea IIuu-
carries or ten Irclands
Resotced, That Congress. by an Act de-
tnlnS treason and it's penalties expressly
conferred upon the President Of the United
States the right to exempt from punish
ment, by proclamation of amnesty and
pardon, those who had committed acts of
treason or resisted the authority of the
United States; that, in compliance with
the authority so conferred, President John
son, ut the end OF the civil war, issued 4
proclamation OF amnesty and pardon,
" ,ifsI fl,<, 0,,,
common law of the land, r,habilitatcd the
Southern people included in its provisions
m all their rights; and that to disregard
this solemn amnesty, which in all civilized
nations would be deemed an "obl;vion to
all offences, to persist in their disfran-
chlsement, taxation without representa-
ton, threatened contiscation, and the i'm
position OF every badge of scrvitudc is all
outrage on humanity and Il violation Of the
national honor.
Resotced, That the precise and clearly
defined Issue now before the American peo-
pie IS whether they will elect a Congress
that Will respect the imperative commands
OF the Constitution, as to Senators, Repre-
sentatives, and Presidential electors. or
whether they Will continue congressional
majority III power which gives 40 guaran-
tee that it will not by conditions precedent
that multiply with the exiGencies Of party,
not only indefinitely exclude States from
the Union, but overthrow our form of CO.
vernment itself
HeSotred, That We arc profoundly CRATE
ful that Andrew johnson, i'll his high office
untemptcd by the proffer from Congress of
almost dcspotic power, has maintained
that love for the Constitution of our fathers
which charactcrlZcs the true American citi-
zen; and that in his mastery State papers
and familiar conversations with The people
he has demonstrated that he not only com
prehcnds the Constitution, but that, true
to his oath Of Office, he will preserve. pro-
tect, and defend it.
Mayor Hoffman then came forward.
The whole assemblasc burst into the most
tremendous cheering, accompanied by
waving Of hats and caps, and with every
demonstration OF understandable enthusi-
asm; cheer upon cheer rose for several mi
nutes, the cannon Opportunely roared ont
in unison, and the band added it's accord
ant notes to the triumphant shout. From
this side and that there came cries of
''rhree cheers for Hoffman," which were
always responded to until the desire to
hear the voice of the next Governor over
came tho enthusiasm at his presence. Mr..
Hoffman spoke as follows:
My fellow-citizcns-t"T cheers for
the Governor of New York" 4 great
shout. feel that l am at home, and sur
rounded by tens ofthousands of MY friends.
Tremendous cheering, That's so; that's
SOL rejoice ut this vast asscmhlagc Of
the American people, gathered together
on this anniversary of the adoption of the
American Constitution, to ratify and en-
dorso the policy founded upon that Con
stitutiou, and to denouncc Il policy ut war
with it, and with the best interests Of GU,
common country. lChcets. Irejoice that
this is the second time within 4 few days