The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-19
THE PRESIDENCY.

Mass Meeting or Republicans MT Cooper
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by Lyman Tremnine,
Stewart l.. WOodford and James HaGserty.
Grant and Fenton republican ratification "corrobo-
rec" held last night 10 the large hall Of the Cooper
Institute building under call Of the Union Republican
Presidential Campaign Club OF New York city. The
room was appropriately decorated with flags and
bunting and the Independent band and tho Ander-
son Glse Club discoursed tho patriotic music OF the
occasion. II was announced In the advertisements
OF the meeting that about twenty five eminent speakers
all Of whom were duly named and ranked IS state
Governors, Generals United States Senators and As
ssmblymen from State legislatures, had bsen invited
to be present." but shortly after eight O'Clock, when
the meeting called TO order. there few
Of the gentlemen named present Tho hall we'll
filled by an orderly and respectable asssmbags Of ladies
and gentlemen. The meeting called TO order BY
Charles 8. Spencer, president Of the club. who
addressed . few remarks to the auditory Vi
relation to the object OF the meeting.
preamble and series of resolutions were than read
vindcatng the action and policy of the republican party
and endorsing and pedgiug support 70 General Grant
and Reuben E. Fenton the Of the Syracuse
Convention and Of the republican party for the offices
or President and Vice President OF the United States
The chairman then introduced the hrst speaker Of
the evening, LYMAN TREMANK who made very lengthy
and .n;.,. able address upon the grss. national
from H RADICAL ..sndpoins G IN siiadu v'"s 70
the removal q Stanton from the War once
by President johnson and his subsequent re,a-
statement he charged the national Executive with a
violation OF the most nagrah description OF the const
tuition and the laws more particularly Of the Tenure Of
restoration. The Cabinet evidence which had been
adduced 10 che GrantJohnson correspondence be said
amounted nothing In its general features and II n
manifested anything definite upon careful
the evidence was overwhelmingly favor of the
raj He designated Secretaries wellcs and McCulloch
a Uatth mir ,pfAr
WOW but what the President saw; who heard nothing
hut what the President heard, and sneezad when the
came forth from that conflict be had every
other fight through which ne had passed. the and
to induce Grant into his schemes TO resist Con-
and the successful operation the laws been
guilty Of an attempt at conspiracy of which Oakley Han
could convict him upon his own evidence before a
jury OF one half coppsrheads and the other
half radicals The action OF Judge Nelson,
Georgia and Mississippi injunction he heartily en-
dorsed he did also the legislation of Congress IN con.
trolling and regulating the Jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court and he proud that Alabama would ere long
be represented Ia the national legislature by or
her vote on the new State constitution The democratic
successes oil 1857 were due solely to local issues No
iional Issues whatever were involved in them, they
were controlled solely By questions Of canal
sion he rejoiced that Congress was devoting
Itself 10 legislation looking speedy return TO specie
payments and the reduction OF taxation and national
debt and denounced the Pendeton theory OF repuda.
ton as an appeal TO the worst passions of the people
an attempt 10 array one class against tie other, the
poor against the wealthy.
the Gee Club then sang the .Sword Of Bunker Hill"
after which letter from rhaddeus Stevens, dated at
Washington, was read stating that In consequence Of
debility ho constrained decline the invitation to
be present.
Lieutenant Governor Stewart l. woodford was intro
duced as our next Governor and having received the
greeting OF his audience proceed review the vari-
Gus acts Of tho President in the deposition from office
OF General Sheridan and the removal OF General
swayne He charged Andrew johnson with attempt
ing practically to organize revolution by the creation Of
tho new Military District Of the Atlantic, with General
Sherman At It's head and the nation would
hail with joy the manifestation Of the LOYALTY OF the hero
OF Atlanta and his attachment to Gen.
eral Grant, In his refusal to sccept tho
profered honor Reconstruction was the desderatum
for the country now and reconstructien must have
and Alabama, IN tho van, already knocking at the
gate for admission He closed his address BY his elo
quent "Forsard' peroraon In precisely the language
used at the Syracuse Convent n. In which he kened
the republican party, In their sorwadn progress
the children OF Israel crossing the Red Sea-
bref address was made BY Major James Haggerty
and the meeting dsm ssed. after the singing Iy the
Cleo Club OF Stand Dy the Flag" at half past ten
O'Clock.