New-York tribune., 1868-02-19
POLITICAL.
NEW-YORK.


supervs and Aldermen five out Of eight Of the Repub
licans were elected.
REJoICIYGs OF THE REPUBLICANS.
SYRACUSE, Feb 1S.-The Republicans, at the
charter election to-day routed the enemy horse, foot
and dragons. We elect the Hon. Charles Andrews
Mayor by 124 majority John A Green r his Demo
cratic competitor. Party lines strictly drawn rep
resentatiye nominated, and great victory
has been achieved The Republicans also elect five ou'
of eight Aldermen, giving the entire control OF the
City Government We gain the vote Of last Fall l95
and on that Of last Spring S64 We all rejoicing 70
night with cannon, speeches. and music. We have hau
hard fight and the enemy We send You greeting
and feel have made good beginning for the TIoSF
Dental campaign.
MEETING OF THE OLD UNION REPUBLICAN PtEol-
DENTAL, CAMPAIGN-CLUB AT COOPER lNoIl-
TUTE.
Cooper Institute was jammed last evening at
an carly bour on the occasion Of the opening of the
noion Inv the old Republican Presidential Club, which
did such splendid service during the last Presidential
canvass The hall was elegantly draped with American
banners full band of music was in attendance and
patriotic airs were played and loudly encored at various
periods of the meeting. The audience was large and
enthusiastic aud every reference to the past umphs OF
the Republican party and TO the record of Gen Grant
was loudly cheeTed At 1880 the Hon. Charles 3 spencer
called the meeting to order, and spoke as follows; We
meet again. Union Republicans OF New-i0rk ana TIE
Union Republican Presidential Campaign CinD o NeW-
York. we meet again! II is more than three year.
since met last. Our last meeting was mere was
election of iscl with a telegraphic instru
with the Union from the Golden Gate Of California and
the most distant part OF Oregon TO the furhet pine In
hours we remained hore and left with The proud song OF
victory upon our lips Who that was IN this Hal then,
will forget while life and reason last, the exciting nc
dents Of that glorious night and that closing sublime
spectacle of thousands OF triumphant aud exutlng men
the hour aud excitement OF victory, remembering
from whom the blessing came rising in this vast hall and
singing " Praise God from whom al blessings now,
ocean, in foreign lands have been met and congratu
lated by gentlemen who here on that great night
political organization in any. country: We meet
again. We parted having fulfilled faithfully our
duty, aud confident in the future. The war had
not ended but the tide Of Union victory had set IN The
brave and gallant leader OF tne uhop army tnen' Wdo
Ulysses s. Grant, was lighting IL out on, on that me-
its head upon the bosom mother the loyal Uniouss
of the country cOnfded in and trusted Abraham Lincoln
The traitor bullet Of assassin sped upon its mission by
its wing the great and pure soul OF Lincoln from time TO
eternity Il was my melancholy fortune witness that
murder The VIcePresident OF our choice becoming by
this President proved an apostae an migrate in
famous black traitor fearless unconqucrablo True.
CONGRESS has fought him from Che first hour OF treach
cry until now The Old battle must be fought over
from ms rcraned and realized aud upon tie immortal
platform equal rights and equal justice to all tins entire
To i1ote movement which Shall Bear its effective part
in the realization of this result this Club marshas its
new Campaign The memories OF its past triumphs, the
consciousness of the truth and justice OF the cause II
advocates and its unfaltering confidence III the ultimate
and complete success of the right nerves encouragesh IT,
urges it on. We viii fight II out under 10 DISGUISE DC
racting not ot from extreme republican principle ana
confident that it viii receive as II mas III thc past the
confidence the & astance ANA tne ws 81 e % copbrT %
After excellent song by the Anderson Gee CUB when
was rapturousy encored the following resolutions were
RsorsS Thai whereas It was Originally mssOa Of the RPubcau
p1 p1ss SsS sPSa ts a PsI9ed The bounds land
called upOr faheance Of the great object to defend and
keentb nd II has SOL no
Isolred That the war between treason snd loyalty y s lp9 our
that il upon and cHcrsie forces for The
combat that hTst duty is TO place at the head o. ih army
commander whose aa history are TIE non o. yo s9a
whose character, ds@Oned before s sss Tg u h p ne
6unne integrity devotion 70 the right and intelligence to see The
That ,P - ' Bit S ri i;'ons o s. Of t.: s.sss, s. T S
sS@TS Ss, trust s "n1 ia ny T sSea w ,so saiios me
RsE,a That the nsmss Of Fepson proposed BY late
their best efforts meet our cordial ap2ooa and or
them We pledge Iaous and hearty support Snd our most Ae
Roisd Tfst conscious that contest have to ss
pui dsgsced bat hungy and desperate fae91 's{ed
democracy who have been weighed IN tee balance s9a l
ne m oso5ls Whose decision is blood that traitors ha
Tia. we ndo aud r1 principle, announced by
late C9nvsDtSn a. syracuse S%op,& & - % b & en- ampbpt Ia the
contest With destined firmly believe 70
Intended 70 be- dwelling place Of freedom Of justice and Of equal
letter Was read from the Hon Thaddeus stevens in
which he regretted his inability 20 be present win the
club He was too much dehiltated 20 travel SO long
tourney. MT Spencer then introduced the Hon Lyman
remain whose speech win be found on me secono page
marked that he had the pleasure and the honor OF intro
ducpg to the Radical e ' Hon o stewart L.
WOOdford, the present Oi ay se
State St Of % TsGlTng to the and
rather compliment paid hln by MT spencer, ne
blessed with husband children. who was asked ny
one Of her neces why she mover was married Aunt sally
posed We have met tonight for the purpose OF ratiiy
ing the action Of the Syracuse Convention III presehg
offices Of President and Nice-President OF the Dhted
States. We will abide by the acton OF the Shoago %
drawn, and we fight for liberty In mem,
ory Of wounded and dead, IN ooiltel memory Sr
are working out destiny Of freedom Every General
who had stood in the path OF the had oGsn cen
for standing by his flag and Gen. Grant had been pelore
the bar OF the nation ls eI 5e Sad reaced that point
thanks TO that General who teegraphed ms re-
ply that he TGed TfeF Gov woodoTd
Guided by saying that under the shadow OF he stars ana
sripes be never knew the color OF any nans Iaee o
had never here elsewhere noticed the color OF one
who bore the FedeTao obayonet and ded IN ihe cause,
sneeoh which was received with hearty applause but
e crowded state OF our columns and the ateness OF the
oup5c9 to meet again on the eth Of May when there
win be ratification Of the nominations Weh are 10 10
NINTH %ARD DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION.
Last evening large audience attended to hear
the address OF the Hon Andrew Rogers upon his an.
nounced subject "The Theory and the Government OF
the United States" The speaker proved 70 his sasfac-
tonprobaby to the satisfaction Of his attentive listen
ersthat Congress in all its Reconstruction acts and all
its other acts THAT at all potca, was fraud upon
the Articles Of Confederation the Resolution OF March
13, l772-the Constitution itself The point OF his argu-
meDt that the idea be ignored that the masses
of the people have anything to do with the Government
simply that the States such have anything to do with
the legislation that nasmuch the Southern states are
not mmaeria hOw ch at present represented IN the
House and Senate all legislation Is not only void but Is
TO be treated as though never enacted at all Much was
said about Congress. not at all complimentary. The De
as campaign document. We suggest the addition OF