New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-15
THE PRESIDENCY.
GRAND REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION
MEETING.
SPEECHES BY GEN. WOODFORD, HORACE GREELEl'
ANA Atu LNlN q COIT

The intelligence ana WOIJn Oh DIOV'N'J
the Academy of Music in that city last hisn' anu
mOnstrated beyond cavil that the citizens VI ' y
Churches are for Grant and COfax; for he p'9 on'
every dollar of the National debt ana ior Pepo'ua,
preservation of the Union, freed rom 'lo S'i ~
venom OF Copperbeadism. II meetings inc"n any 'i-Ds
the meeting last night means tn'' 'no
,or,ocrscv will not roll up next November IOVO0 ma
Ior,- N Kings County for their candidates Ior
nos,tiops OF honor IN Union which they ana
th,r more courageous friends arms sought Tor Iour
years 70 destroy Inside the Academy OF MaSc every
seat was occupied aud notwlhstanuIg any t treaS
warmth Of the night, the people fingered ana listened
until the last speaker had closed MS reaths Oo'
ronps of citizens who unable TO enter the auolO
num gathered in Montague-St from court 10 non,S,
and talked euthusiasucaly OF an uqouD'fu N l
Grant and ColtOX, Grswold ana the Union IN NoNen9cI
All o'clock Horace Greeley, Gen. M0Odt0rd, ana
number of distinguished citizens OF Brooklyn entered on
the stage aud we're cOIdlally recelSeu. vi. "a IN
Reeves called the meeting To order, ana nomhateu lOI
ont.C;oyer1or of this State and the nomination was
warmly ratified On stepping TO the front of the stage
me General enthusiastically cheered, ano, on the
restoration Of quiet spoke in substance as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS: For the honor OF presiding over
mis- great gathering OF worth and patriotism OF our
good City Of Brooklyn, be pleased TO accept my siath
blanks have come from Ins sifk oianDfr 70 NV INV
Tnon cause and add my heartest Godspeed to the can
vass which you this night begin Applause Yours rs
the cause of victorious loyalty against treason ths Ir
who with prayers and tears and blood saved our
land IN the hour Of danger against the cause oi
the bold bad men who plotted Seees 5 .., Wlo
organized Rebellion and who furrowed our land with ira
tern graves Appause Yours is me cause Oh 0f9e s
oaths who upon the Stars and stripes who fought
o9 the held are Seeking by stealth wrggle back into
the high places the nations power and trust ana Wh0
with thelr hands still dripping with your DrOhers bOOd
ask that batte.scarred flag may be again gwen TO
their traitOrous keeping lGreat applause Yours IS
she cause OF public economy against prOgate and
travagant expenditure Yours is the cause OF public
morality against official corruption and welcomes
I'm nigh places Yours the Of peaceful and loyal
demonstrations against anarchy, violence aud the dread
rDIe ~ the Kn,KInx Khan. IApplause Yours is the
which grants full and absolute forgiveness 10 the repent
ant Rebel aud welcomes him lovingly back TO the home
and the flag of his fathers against the cause Of that
false mawkSh, and reasonable seuumentaAty when
and warm lin again into life before his faugs had been
pucked ont and his rattle cut loud appiauseI; which
would crush the negro soldier with MS empty sleeve
and Scared brow, into the very dust and
place on guard above him the men VINO Ti stood senti
Florence and Andersonvle. (Applausel Who stripped
their homes and who jcered in your and
bravest died those prison pens under the bIong sun,
reconciliation and brOthery unity This peace and re-
Cancellation, and UNITY must come on the sure iounda-
tons of unconditional loyalty to Union and our flag,
of hearty and honest acceptance OF the grand
ideas of hOeTy jg restored a9d f3Ra rse5 to
fairer proportions and lOiuer nights; lAppiause.I
hood Which Would pay the public debt good hard gold
10 the very dime just as IN me dy OF Datte anu u
against this wonderful new doctrine OF paying our dept
by creating another, and Of DaiaIcS n account DS
signing with brave hands and alge IUuIISu eM anu
Imposing o. U. But for this starting ana De1enceht
idea in political economy Ley fenaieon sISP 10 It t
tbroes s' OF lf banfrupcy the thought had birth aud
Tot p s erest author and thus far most famous
exemplar, is wilkins Mcawoer. lGItaiI lauEnIeLI be
labor and capital are today one. The
Issue OF green6aeks TO Fete and sD. po9Gea
ton Of all monetary values, ana the loss would ial
where IN financial PANE anu aS.eI dCsS aI%ayS j
be interests 81 ali our people-of the farmer and the
IN
ing and the capalstare to-day bound up together
With nations as with men, honesty the best
policy" lApplause few short days passed, and on
riots broke out in New-York City. Now 1 do
mot SaaG u do charge that these riots We're the Stu
raj logical and almost necessary results OF his speeches
Hbee the tdines of these riots and of seyno conduct
along dusty road Of Maryland IN pursuit OF the retreat
ing Rebels Painting under the terrible heat some ia;
ing and even dying by the waysde, our men were sl
pressing The loyal arms mad been Victorious at Get
tysburg and we mad heard the gau slcksGuR
We weary, but sim We could see the end and the
dHT Fs t Rga aPE S IS
of this cowardy uprising at our own home against the
and rage Firm lips closed in fercer wrath as they
whispered down the ranks, and muskets were
Known before in sKirmish and battle Gould We have
hed that day into Broadway, there would have been
Ne had left home fight your battles and we felt that
you were bound 70 tax yourselves needs be- 70 yogr
last dollar 10 pension widows u succor our wounded
and feed our little ones. Applause and voice God
bless en- We were Just a. nncl ioI our sse as Ior
had right 10 achievements that you were bound IN
strong men, even If your old AID boys had 20 work
your factories and your had 10 t the fields We
were terribly IN earnest we were ngAung refers. We
meant stand up 70 work and very sOlemny IN
tended that you should stand squaey up 70 yours HOW
Teyereny We thanked God when me good Lincoln ana
the lonhearted stanton said the draft shall be enforced
Renewed cheeringl And how cheered the soldiers
who sent from our midst 70 enforce TIE law and up
hold the honor Of our flag against the Northern mob
You feel how soldiers, fee toward His TX
oelency. HOraO Seymour Applause aud hsses In the
ment for faith IN our courage, ana no fath IN the
final victory. Now IN our Triumph, when The
again We have no need for thee Horto seymour zap
plsuse and voice; o. spare him Let southern rebels
the deserter, aud the skuker from the draft,
Irvine lauTels for thy brOws; viii sand by the old nag
low the great captain OF our arnet our own Ulysses
Grant: lGreat applause and hisss drowned by re-
newed eheeringl At the battle Of Lookout Mountain,
as following the line Of IRE, climbed up the
hilly steep, they met four soldiers coming down
laying their burden tenderly down, they asked
the doctor 10 look at their wounded color ser
BY a shell. The surgeon kelt, and putting the halr
back from his manly brow, asked, my brave ienow'
he family answered, almost at the top" No no,
my good man; whereabOut are you woundedF' AGAIN
his dying eye opened again his pale lips moved, as ne
whispered Il almost at the top Sir, bearing tht od
flag, when the shell struck me. One moment more ana
brave spirit was gone forever And dear friends IL
with US to-day We almost at the top In faith ana
Of struggle until now we are above the clouds fighting,
Joe Hooker applause fought up In the clear sunlight
ebOws-cose up the ranks Only more press up the
mountain slope and we shall plant our dear Ola nag
for liberty and the rights Of man. Great cheeringl
Calm patient WISE Oya ana nore IT a1 Hy1SS n Gp
his person enbodles the Sprt ana purpose OF
seadfaty pursued its purpose OF crushing rebellion and