The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-04

discussed But men who drive. to the polls Ike
sheep to the sbambles who OILY do bndy as they
willing that others should heVf they are unable
themselves TO comprehend, And perhaps no better
in the scene before ~. where few men-simpy by
force OF noaee uDdv the eye OF their leader, whom
By such argument they hope n 70 !, elect ., Ss s
order which dg graces the city where II occurs,
aatsempt % PIT down free speech. And the man
who tacty sanctions this outrage by refusing
sim II will De seen by all good through the
try, to be following in the footsteps OF him who, from
addressed murderous mob Of orphan kilers Cheers
followed by tremendous voiley Of groans) One man.
pcy w tn the mob spirit has for condemned M
self TO y at infamy which mobocracy must find in
TINS co. inry Another man, who would be Governor,
Of big office, sets on hts reainers at 80 much
aw~ek to put down free speech and free discussion II
hos been said that this disturbance is only personal
myself ask no higher compliment at the hands OF nv
fellow citizens than this. have compared with
Interest this spectacle the third day before cleo
ton in 1860, with the third day before election in 1854
when had command Of corps Of the Army OF the
S, w oon
On tner mats as 40 now, Initiating the servlity he
there Is any argument in favor Of despoc rule and
against the ruae Of the majority republican country,
but few more such to determine the great Ma
tional Republican Union party TO to It, that there
peace IN New YORK every election there in 1864
The question has been more than asked. us II
possD thar the city Of New York be governed by
the majority Of Its citizenss" And II It's leading
form "rngs;" If its officers unfaithfu TO their
now doing; and II BIO controlled by no
sas Of New YorR 5 SEQ 10 e that there ns
voice In the election is not to be stifed by the OF
'You a robber'-)tha they can thus interfere for
the purpose OF achieving mere temporary triumph
n hOr sir hfal mn dn Enp xuill
come back to all the true Of the country and while
in particular place the voice OF that reason may be
TO liberty, and not only liberty, but liberty governed by
law Applause, with cries from the back Of spoons,
spoons II has been this spirit OF and
rule that has brought this terrible war II ia the
same spirit OF unrule which has been introduced
and which has brought on these ontrnres u mon
the liberty OF the subject and upon freedom
Of speech. There are, J doubt not, within the
for protection, during the from the South and who
are now attempting TO introduce anarchy confusion
into this city. They who fed from their section
during the they had provoked and are now endeav
orna to excite the bad passions OF the men Of the city
which gave them refuge For the true honest honora-
bio OF New York certainly would never interfere
with freedom Of speech II is only those refugees who
under the cover OF darkness numbers undertake. al
though In meagre minority to interfere with the rights
Of others There can be no better argument behalf Of
the republican party abn that where II bears
sway IN the country from Maine even unto Georca-ay,
from Maine TO Now 0reansthe right Of free speech Is
held sacred saving only in the city where mobocracy
~
the democracy-if this s the democracy Of New York
the sooner such democracy Is cleared out the better
u there any church In the city which teaches ITS
municans such conduct the that church ban
shed from the country the better II there any set OF
men attempting TO govern the city who bring into this
Of their crimes the better Organized thieves systematic
plunderers, with their hands up to the elbows in the
treasury, they have hired these ruians attack those
they dare not meet IN any other way While one can
easily pardon and pity tho poor delrded who do
their masters bidding, yot indignant people viii not
hnra md
charge this mob upon Hoffman. precisely as here
and and now ! charge the murdered bsbes and chill
dren upon Horat!o Seymour Both equally
responsible, and both WILL sooner or later,
meet the rsproba,ion Of a Indignant community.
BUTLER BEGINS scoLD.
what can you expect olse than thsf Tho men who
are now yelling and hoo.ing tho men who in 1868
killed negro children-mnrdered innocent babies when
they dared not look the men in the face When the
power Of the United States armies here these
murdere were the first to bow thor heads Why, you
poor iools have faced your sperors in Baltimore and
New Orleans; have hung your beters and II You do
not behave yourselves, shall get the chance do tho
yoa with In ,hcir hands, and vet 1T nnched DO
you suppose shall finch from onion. rtinkng breath
you think that you are the equal OF the negro Oh no;
| the negro rs immessuraby your superior as
90 not fear YOU Men OF Five Pointsi DULLES OF the
6awdy house thieves Of the lobby and burglars Of the
fombs ! simply declare here, a. the voice OF this
nation that you are not ut for tho exercise Of the elective
franchise, and In no octer way than this could you
TO handy words with an ignorant foolish excited
crowd and have only used these few and weldescrb-
Ing epitbeis in order that may understand that
neither lore nor nate YOU and that there an end
patience No discnsson-such rs should govern
Ing men-would pront here ] sw At first that
IT. was not 10 DO hoped. and ! determined,
after waiting In vain for the men who might
perhaps be but the incidents Of crowd TO withdraw,
that order could not be restored, from that moment
would speak the men "a they deserved and in Ian
guage which they could under because familiar TO
them. General Butler then retired. feeble attempt
was speedily drowned In overwhelming burst OF
hootins, yelling and grooming
Horace Greeley, Governor Curtin, Mr.. Chance and
Major Hsgary also delivered short Addresses being
listened TO by tho crowd with marked attention and re-
spect This change OF conduct ON the part Of tho
audience was evidently intended convey that the in
teTuptons which bad occurred IN General Buffers
speech had been prompted by personal dislike and
from any desire 10 etie free speech The meeting
Adjourned al about Eve O'clock and he crnd