New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-10
THE DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION IN UNION
SQUARE.

/ SMALL CROWD IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BY
THE HON. JACK ROGERS, THE HON. TIIoS. Z.
ACKERs, GEN. WADE HAMPTON OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, GOV. VANCE OF NORTH CARROLL
MA, GOV. PERRY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COL.
CALL OF FLORIDA, AND oTHERS-THE RAFT
FICATION A FIZZLE.
The Democratic national mass meeting which
assembled at Unionsquare night, ratfy tho
nation Of Horato Seymour for President and Gen Frank
r. Blair for Vlce-Presdcn was very much OF a hzzle
both in point OF the numbers in attendance and In the
quality Of most Of the speakers who seized the oppOrtu
nifty 10 ventate their spread the prospects
Of false and failing cause. The speeches were delivered
from the balcony the building occupied by the Man
haitian Club on Fourteenth st., University place. At
the hight of the meeting not than 1900 100 people
we're present Even Gov. SeymOurs particular friends
as he himself styled the deonac mob Of robbers incen-
diaries, orphan Nsy luu ~ LIE
and the the fostering scum Ot the EARN That went
10 make up paudemoninm OF the Ne~-fork riots OF
ecg were not represented In such force might have
been expected from the general belief prevailing that
their sofstyled intimate friend, tie chosen candidate Of
the National Dcmocrauc convention at lamIhahy hail
would address them, aud accept the nomination accorded
to Inn by aud their colaberers OF the Aforesaid
Convention OF course the inside u the Cub House
crammed 10 su1ocation, for whky could be had for
nothing In the back room upon The proper presentation
| being made 20 the doorkeeper IA charge. But the
gang of unterrihed Democratic voters and Rebel
sympathizers the outside wa not only insignih'
cant ia numbers but evidently dissatisfied In feeling.
Though promised present treat in spcech from Gen
south Carolina eXRenel ccneral-As well at sub
sequent period from Gen Frank r. Hair they very soon
ug " the Hon. Jack Rogers Of Newersey who appar-
entity s gores in the fact that he had come into the
world harefooted" II will be remembered he publicly
brilliantly declared In Jersey campaign Of the pasJ'
and Others Of like nature; and would probably have
had the accidental rng OF two or three Chinese lan-
terms served 10 keep them IN comparative good humor
Tie Hon. JACK ROGERS In calling the meeting 10 order,
made Of his Characteristic haraugu,s ia which he
congratulated the Democratic party upon the
their standard bearers IN the coming contest ANA assured
them a number OF FORMS the expression 81 which &C
I ed
and that they the hgbroad 10 being freed from
/ tne msrue Of the Radical yAudals 40 Washington.
The Hon. THOMAS T.. AcKEKs OF Missouri followed IN
similar strain aud was succeeded by Gen WADE hANf'
/ srfEcH oT GIN wADE HANIToS or SOUTH CAROLYN,
Upon Gen Wade liangtop miAing ls % 1o
applause The prUpo-al OF three cheers iur The brave "a
I,ui J t te GSneT mind sont Carolina barbecue
~ the oldcn times aud three more were also given VITA
equal enthusiasm, for the state Of South Carolina Cen
Ieiioc Ci.cns or Ner York: am you viii believe
that had uo Intention Of addressing pubic meeuuen
solely to the good feeling OF the people Of New YORK 70
their generosity and uobicncss toward the STATE I'p
/ sent, and toward the southern states III sehoIA
! Great applausei lAt thih JunctuIe' coupe
head Of the speaker took fire aui eXtngushed "
the beating ~ the blazing fabrics by one or Two gent
the balcony. 20 the no small Amusement 81 the au
icncc whcreupon the General Irrumcdl did not lok
to have a fire IN my rear A voice In the crowd lm
and cheersi come then, solely that might thank yn
for tho Kindness you have eKeded 10 ms, aud 10 All TIE
d
YOU Why wo are here this great city at the pre-it
time When came North IL was determined by US "
nearly all the representative OF the southern states =
well. that We would take prominent part IN tbs
National Democratic Convention because We we're AFRAID
encc any particular candidate, might accidentally
select a man who would bring defeat up'n
t te Of he Coming November We were, therefore d.
mined from the very start 70 permit the convention
make such choice would insure the success OF tic
party the pols, aud relieve our people OF the Radical
despotsn which mas 80 onE W. AZ Tst cat
vote for the President Ot the lned staeS ANDRE"
Johnson who had been steadfast friend for so LONG,
WHO had stood between and ruin, and wins stil heD
cay persisted Ia remaining the friend 81 our oppressed
and down.trodden people at the South. II was then
great young OF Ohio Mr. George H. Pendleon
ives of south Carolina gave him their un-
qualified aud hearty support h the Sonyen-
! eral and noble soldier from Pennsylvania, Gen Win
Held Scott Hancock great cheerlnB seemed To be the
fayorlto in the Convention, and when MS name was
presented we tOOg him up and voted steadily aud sOhdy
| Tor him 10 the very last. Renewed eheeIlhgI Ana
when at last the noble OF HOatO Sey n0ur became
the chosen one OF the Convention for him heart
and soul little State came next 10 your own IN
ndOrsing the nomination Of who has ever been true
TO the principles and best interests Of the Democratic
party, who sporss In his private NE as ne Is honor
party is true TO itself is destined be our standard
bearer 10 victory at the coming contest longcon
which induced 10 take the course we ala IN the Con
vention that has today concluded its IaDors
happily and 80 Satisfactorily ~ mas peon o
| desire of the South 10 join sincerely ana nearby
with the Democratic party and we live ID inc Ir't sht
valuable as II was OF old. Applausel II we nau peeh
willing go to the Radicals misses ana groals we
| could have had our own terms but we could NOT ana
would lot, an alienation OF our oppresseu and ul
Democratic party the North as trusted IN them be-
fore the Great and continued applause Win three
cheers proposed by an nebrated individual houne up
iamp-post and given with will We believed that, II
we 10 ourselves should yet see the pTlgh
not f0rsake need and that would AZ last DC
freed and delivered from the ruin which has Deeh I'M
war. lCheersl Now, gentlemen ! know know tina. that
many Of you know already good de Sa about about
and OF the Southern States in general But there are
many Of you who know nohing about th en- Great
laughter Aud propose TO give you few can
trust myself 20 speak Of many OF them%dch NH
state Of South Carolina, which will serve as an ideH 10
H n coposed Of iss members from whose halls
used 10 high an intellect and noble patriot
nun rss over 100 Gges Kisses and croan NIB
Cen Hampton pronounees the word Niger WIN al tns
bitter roll OF the ~ and grating OF the e
peculiar to the plantation strain-a good
point in addressing crowd OF MeLropol ,..l
10 but little more than $500 and half OF that paid py the
myers and carpetbaggers is even under he pan OF
tax onT state THIS only the condition OF one
state It viii illustrate the tyranny that Is exercised
rather shaky and husky-I believe with you General
white mans eoyernesIr' nnd on ee on9 9neher
This great Democratic party II they viii only come our;
and guarantee that the white people OF the sOut sl
have fair vote in determination OF their own affairs
1t is all ask OF them Tor the present ana they s o
support ICheersl only want the vote fafr l
don't like 10 touch these themes ! only proposed to
courtesy aud generous feeling which have extended
| to my sonthern friends aud myself The nominations
ident Gen Frank p. Blair for vicePresdent meet
with tho hearty and powerful Endorsement OF nearly an
| In good faith aud laid down arms IN good faih
and only crave a peace among US 10 good fah'