The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-07
mon IN NEW YORK.
Gen. Butler Assaulted by . Copperhsaa
Mobile Literally skins his Assailants.
Especial Telegram to the Chicago Republican

Especial Telegram to the Chicago Republican.
NEw YoRK, Nov. 4-Miduight.
The mass meeting advertised to take place
at the City Hall Park at 8 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, TO ratify the nomination Of Horace
Greedy for Congress in the Fourth District,
came off according to announcement, and
proved grand success, Notwithstanding the
disgraceful efforts of gang Of Democratic
loaiers and rowdies, backed up by the Dem
ocratic politicians of the City Hall, to prevent
the meeting and to break il up after it had
assembled.
About noon, Stephen b. Knapp. builder,
who he had engaged to construct the plat
form for the speakers, commenced to erect
the platform on the steps of the City Hall.
Before proceeding far with his work, he was
accosted by Mr.. Roome, the jantor of the
hall, who told him he would not be allowed
to erect platform there, and that this was
the order of Mayor Hoffman. Mr.. Knapp
then moved his timbers from this spot and
commenced to erect the platform ont in the
Park, some one hundred feet or more from
the hall steps While engaged in bis work,
he was visited by Alex. Ward, Superinten
dent Of Lands and Places, who told him he
must not erect stand in the Park; that these
were orders of Street Commissioner Chss G.
Cornell. Mr. Knapp, recognizing in Ward
an old acquaintance who formerly belonged
to an engine company with him, laughed at
such an order, and replied, jok,ngly, that he
could Mt play that game on him, and went on
with his work. Ward then called on four or
FIVE policemen, who we're standing near, to
arrest Mr.. Knapp, which they declined to do
unless SO directed by their superior officers.
Ward then applied to Captain Bracket to
L.
would telegraph to headquarters for direc-
tons. Whether he did so, or not. is not
known; but Mr.. Knapp was not arrested, and
went on and built the platform in q thorough
and substantial manner
When the time arrived for the meeting to
assemble, the City Hall steps were noticed to
be in possession ofa crowd of men and boys
whose personal appearance was sufficient
guarantee that that they had not come there
to lend any encouragement to Republican
ratification, but rather to create disturbance,
and possibly to incite riot No such array
of low-lived, vicious looking cut throats has
been seen in front the City Hall since Gov.
Seymour addressed q similar crowd of his
friends there three years ago The leaders
of the gang, numbering fifteen or twenty men,
were collected on the west corner Of the steps,
near the windows of the clerks Office of the
Board of Councilmen. These windows were
6lied with city officials, members of the
Common Council, clerks from the Mayor 5
ONCE, and others, whose conduct showed that
they had organized the disturbance which
followed, for they backed up the crowd Of
loafe1 on the steps, told them when TO eroan,
when to cheer for Hoffman, what epithets TO
use. de-, dc.
Soon offer p. N. the meeting was called
to order by the Chairman, Gen, Walbridpe, At
Which time there was some 800 TO Zoo men
in front OF the stand, Tho Chairman then
introduced, a. the 6rst speaker, Mai Gen.
Benjamin +. Butler, Of Massachusetts. No
sooner had the General made his appearance
in front of the platform, than the gang OF
rioters on the City Hall steps set up the
most Internal yells. grosns, cheers, and boot
ing. completely drowning the first utterances
OF the speaker, and rendering it utterly i'm
possible even for the reporters on the stands
TO catch word. Gen. Butler did not APP
pear q al disconnected by this demonstra-
lions, but stopped speaking. and stood calm-
ly waiting for the din to subside. Wben AZ
length, there came luil in in the storm. he
again essayed to open his lips, and was
again greeted with groans and yells. inter
mingled with vile epithets for himself and
cheers for John T. Hoffman. After irving
three or four times 70 make himself heard
without suecess, he temporarily gave up the
attempt, and stood facing the audience for
ten minutes or inere, rs if vevolving in his
mind which OF llr TWO were the viler speci.
mems Of humani's he rebels Of New Orlean,
Or the Cope hrai sympathizers Of New
York. Having a'''ded this question to his
satstaction, and ling there wss no likeli-
hood OF his be,ag i.ermitted to speak with>
out interruption, IL finally, with the advice
ofthe Chairman, concluded to 70 on. ID
spite Of the inter- .,tlon, and succeeded as
follows,
Fellow-citizens The issue is now before
rs, whether the men who, by force and BY
fraud, sought to d. 4,roy the county. T0roans
and cheers. say the issue 10 nov upou az.
vheahse those who. BY force and ffsnd.
oOuaAs 70 overthrow this country, shall here
nNsf control otherwise III glorious destiny.
fila audience here became 90 vioIsnt that
Due1es eoold not make himself hoard. end
whils - waited for an opportunity 70 pro-
sssd, H. ssowd gave EFoAns ard yslls, altsr-
aately for Better, HoGman a1d Feason.
When H. eoufasion bed somewhat suboided,
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don gsatlsmsa i ~. taxs taksa yoer tine,
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