The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-03
CITY POLITICS.

The Republicans of the Sixth Assembly
District-.aass Meeting and Banner Rails
ing. ~-e~Y.e,y ~,-,s.
The republican citizens Of the Sixth Assembly
district Of this city, 1t being composed Of the Thr-
teenth ward, held their great party festival for the
campaign at their headquarters, No. 470 Grand
street. at the junction Of that with Pitt and Division
streets. II consisted in the raising and ''unfuring
to the breeze Of large banner, swung across the
wide, open space from house to house. bearing the
names Of the republican candidates for both national
and State offices in prominent characters upon 1t.
This was followed as q matter Of course, by mass
meeting. At the raising Of the banner Mr.. J. O.
Ellery, the Secretary Of the club made few appre-
pirate remarks, and after the ceremony was COM
peted the majority Of those present repaired to the
club room up stairs, when Mr.. James M. McCartin,
the President called the meeting to order. Colonel
Willis was the first speaker, who exhOrted his re-
publican friends to stand firm by the cause. The
Secretary Mr. Elery, then read the following reso-
buttons, which were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the cheering from Vermont should
stimulate every Union republican to increased eseron to
Ss s Of
recognize emineny qualified to lead the great party
hail
sD Of sa he o na %
their election. .@
| Mr. VIM. II. Burlegh was then introduced,
| and made lengthy aud studously prepared ad-
dress, during which he traced the history of parties
from the days OF Jefferson to the days of Calhoun,
1.-THE father OF modern democracy" declaring the
| present democrats to be 'the bastard children of
| Calhoun, the father Of a bastard democracy" He
then proceeded to narrate how this 'bastard democ-
racy struck hands with slavery' that the true DEM
Ocrats, who maintained that "free men have rights
which Shareholders were bound to respect" lett
their party; that the radical and progressive elements
| OF the wing party joined with them to create the
party Of freedom and progress. The speaker then
made severe attack on the "old pub func.," the
late James Buchanan, and proceeded to the
| events OF the war, which he claimed to have
been accelerated by the leading democrats, such as
Frank Pierce pledgng themselves to cooperate with
the South in the dissolution OF the Union. He then
referred to the present situation Of the parties that
the only division between them was loyalty and dis
loyalty-lOyaty on the republican, dsloyalty on the
democratic sde-and that the success OF the demo
Gratis meant rehabilitation of the rebel element the
refrigeration OF the principle OF secession. Mr..
Bureigh closed with poetic apotheosis OF the Stal
Spangied Banner, ana on retiring was enthusiastic
cally cheered. He was followed by Mr.. LOvegrOve
| OF Staten Island, who commenced by declaring that
he fought the democrats since his boyhoOd in r. B.
and that wrong oppression, crime and villany
| all comprised In the term democracy" as that
term was understood by the opposing party. After
| him came Dr. Snodgrass. Several other speakers,
| like General COchrane and Mr.. Fithian were an
nounced to speak, but did not do So The latter gem
tleman the room for While, but left again to
| attend another meeting.