The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-29
NEW JERSEY POLITICS.

Democratic Mass Meeting mt West Hoboken-
Addresses by q. &. Burr Henry Clay Dean
and Others.
democratic mass meeting under the auspices OF the
West Hoboken Campaign Club, took place last evening
at Piets Hotel in West Hoboken, and the occasion
OF large gathering Of the democracy OF the heights
Mr. McGregor. president Of the campaign club. pre-
bage 10 order introducing the speakers G. G. Burr Of
Hoboken, Henry Clay Dean and Mr.. Bceoe, Of Brook
Ign, with . few brief remarks
having been greeted with loud applause which occupied
svme minutes In subsistence Mr.. BURR proceeded to
address the meeting in the following line OF argument
The speaker began by reviewing Tho general political
situation OF the country under the radical reconsruc.
tion regimen Union rent asunder, nation torn nd
mutiated BY conending factions, q government sub
santiay bankrupt people carrying heavy burdens OF
taxation and staggering hereunder and attempted
negroization OF the social system-these the speaker
commended had been among the results OF radical rule
radical ascendancy. Virginia the mother WASH
ingon and the tomb Of the hero the mother
OF Jefferson and host OF other brilliant statesmen whose
had become proverbs Of wisdom the nation,
Virginia had been given over to Hunnicuts and his CO.
adutos and TO be subjected TO the shameful ordeal
OF social and political Africanzaion So Il was with
South Carolina Georgia Florida Mississippi and Lousi
ana In all Of which states negro supremacy was 70 be
power and retained there In spite Of the protests OF the
entire white population Of the country. Even in the
negro the ballot box and 10 make him social clc-
mont spite OF the steady and emphatic protests OF the
people OF tue several connexions the
hrst to rsbuke tho madness OF rsdicallsm, with
hs theories OF negro suffrage and social anal.
gamason. Maine had followed ia the wake,
essentially reducing radical majoritioa California
had been wakened from her golden dream uIed By the
airs Of the Pacific, and bad cmpbatcay recorded her
voe In favor OF the white Pennsylvania had heard
the voice Of her protesting sisters and had alike en-
pbatcaly pegatived the radical programme; and Ohio.
the Etate of vineyards had 20 the rescuc having
reduced the radical vote by about one hundred thou.
sand. These voices ought 70 have been sufficient, but
less they might not have been New Jersey must join
IN sxiug her bouored revolutionary name the list Of
nesativss--as he believed Nov Jersey would In the
90 ming November election. The weight Of Mr..
Burre argument devoted the illustration
Of the progress Of Africanizston under tho
radical rule II vas now admitted The part OF the
leaders Of the republican party that the nation OF
the South utterly and OF the North far ~ possible
vas shs aim Of the parry Of which they were the ex-
ponsnts and representative men. There was no clam
10 else their part than that the fosting OF
the negro upon the American people ruling. social
and political slcment was their main purpose To secure
this and their Of the white population OF tho
southern states had been their purpose aud 10 secure
noshne else. The negro ana the white had. how
ever, nothing In common; and nothing less thsn
bitter OF races could result from this attempt 70
negrelse any part OF the domain OF ths United
veins would could submit 10 be dictated 20
By the negro either social political organization
This government vas founded BY white men, had been
supported and raised 70 iu high dignity OF national
power among the greatest the earth by white men,
and the defendants Of the old conunentals would
ueyer submit 10 become secondary and 10 have
secondary voice In the modelling and administration OF
its nsaifutions period muss be put 10 the radical
ascspdsBCy Or the Ores Of strife would soon be rcRbisd