The Portland daily press., 1868-10-28
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT TAMMANY HALL
SPEECH OF GEN, BLAIR,

OhAOChATlC MEhIlNt~ Al VAMmAN1 HALL
SPEECH OF GEN, BLAIR, a
NEW YORK, Oct. Plan immense mass
| meeting of Democrats was held this evening al
| Tammany Hall and Union Square Fourteenth
| street. Tammany Hall was filled to overflow
| ing. The meeting was called to order by Hon
| o. K. Hall who nominated as chairman Hon.
| JAS S, Thayer who delivered an able address.
At the confusion of Mr.. Thayers speech, Gen.
| Blair was introduced, his appearance being
| the signal for an outbreak of widest enthus-
| iasm. He said he bore to the Democracy OF
| the city of New York greetings of their brother
Democrats of the West who would wiring from
| their adversaries the victory in Novembei.-
He favored generosity and kindhess towaru
the South; he desired this for the good OF the
North as well as the South: 1t hsd been ar
raigned for certain expressions ., VI nis, Wnlcn
simply declared in eff .ct that II the reconstruc-
tion laws were in violation OF the constitution,
thew were null and void and should be treated
as such.
He then proceeded to discuss the Recon-
struction acts, with the view of showing their
unconsltutionality. He said that the cutlery
against himself was a contempt for its cleo
pioneering pretence. IT elected he would have
neither the disposition or power to inaugurate
a revolutionary policy. In the event of the
election of the Democratic candidates the gov
eminent established under the Reconstruc-
ton laws of Congress would perish of them
selves. Abiding to Gen. Grant, he said it
would be very bad policy to imagine he had no
policy; he had policy, and that was, if the
opportunity was afforded, to establish and per-
petuate dictatorial power. His policy was that
of Cromwell, and Napolean; possessed mill
tary instinct that taught HIM that the party
who had established military dominion in ten
States would not hesitate, If the opportunity
was afforded, to establish 1t In the remaining
States of the Union
Gen. Blair was greeted Enthusiastically on
his introduction and throughout his speech.
CITY AND VICINITY
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Four thousand two
hundred and fourteen foreigners have been
naturalized in Brooklyn the last quarter.
The case of Leonard G. Khnck against
CHARLES L. Harding and seventy-fve other
dry good merchants of New York, is on trial in
Brooklyn. Plaintiff claims $50 900 damages for
false imprisonment, he having been arrested
in 1868 on the charge of conspiracy to defraud
in purchasing 100000 worth of goods on cred
1t and selling them in Cincinnati and else
where and absconding, of which he was acquit-
ted.
Peekskill has been selected as the point for
the Hudson River suspension bridge.
Nearly 800 persons have been naturalized at
Hudson City during the past two weeks.
The examination of Benjamin b. Rosenberg
arrested on charge of having sold forged and
fraudulent naturalization papers, was contin-
ed to-day.
This morning fire broke out in a brick
building on Saw Mil river, Yonkers, occupied
by S. +. Messmore as tobacco factory, David
s. Sanders as machine shop and John Cap
cult as a saw mill The building and contents
was totally destroyed. Loss estimated at $751;
800; insured for So ,060
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
BINGHAMPToN, Oct. pa destructive fire
occurred in this city early this morning. The
stores of H. j. Fox, dry goods, Harrington &
Porter, stoves and tin ware d. j. Lane, whole
sale boot and shoe store, s.. Robbins, hide
and pelts and j. j. McElroy, sewing machines
with all their contents destroyed. The Dem
ocrat Office barely escaped destruction. Dam
age $4,000; loss from other property destroy
ed will reacn $4,000; insured for $4,000.