New-York tribune., 1868-07-02


saw, more than two years ago. was thing TO be. Jap
plausel And we expect to elect them. We have not
do further After these States have in with the
gh5s M OF tne people al secure we viii relieve some OF
ing perhaps few who have been great criminals and
allowing the mass Of the people TO know that we can
forgive, II we cannot forget lAppausel We intend 10
do all 70 develop that brokendown section OF
feeling as well in fact; TO bind it together; to
secure the liberty OF all the people, TO encourage educa
uOn TO develop industries, 10 build up the great
constitutional republic OF humanity that God has given
10 this people to build The election Of Gen. Grant viii
be proclamation Of peace all parts of the country Of
repOse business OF the country to all classes
of our people who labor that end lie; say
cuson, that we shall fight this battle in this spirit We
ask the people Of the great commercial capital Of the
country this great city that has 80 deep an interest IN
the result we ask the people OF this great Empire state
to unite with in this great struggle and in this crown
ing victory shall all that have achieved in
the dark and terrible years OF Tue past We ask the
electoral vote Of the Empire State not because cannot
elect Grant without your votes but we want you 70 Ne
1885, IN 1861 and in 1884 when you helped to elect Abra
ham Lincoln President OF the United States lGrcat ap
plauSe. during winch air. wilson retlred.l
The President then announced That III consequence OF
the intelligence OF the sudden death Of his brother Gen
LogaIsgOul not be present.
The Won. Charles II. Van wyck was then introduced,
SPEECH OF THE HON. CHARLES II. VAN wYcK.
Notwithstanding the OttSepeated productions aud wishes
of our political opponents, the Republican ,arty Is evl-
IDENTIFY yet dead 1t born OF the eoe sty of the
hour II sprang into existence finding an almost bankrupt
it poured out its treasure blood water carrying
the Old Flag TO victory hundred battleheds, finally
has the history Of the Republican party the
past and yet IT'S mission son Is not full. fully accom-,
the Republican party and Cen Grant Well this re-
minds me OF the story OF two men who one day Went
came upon bear, which took TO swamp John sta
ILL., he said TO out the bear o penetrated the
swamp, and soon he saw Bruin and Mr Bruln saw jim
When he suelt Jim and saw him, he took after HIM
tLaughter.l And jim, when he Bruin, started Tor
iump Finally as me swung round the circle lrenewed
Sear!" efCreat iaughterl SO it is with these men;
they have routed out Gen. Grant In the same way
Laughter and applause There timid men in the
party to-day said the speaker; but so there were III the
army during the war. Such men said when the great
criminal arraigned for his crimes " II this Repu6-
can party does not succeed IN mpeachng Andrew Joh
son, then the Republican party is gone" Was tt NO.
as did the enemies in the field, II rose to higher and
hOher purpose. lAppause The Repu6lcan party
rising from this defeat are ready 10 march forward to
another and, trust, final victory lCheerSl Dsis
tiers are every cause but we are getting the
enemy now where we can hold him. Rest assured,
as the Rebels found the grave Of the Rebellion at the
foot OF the Appomatt0x tree so this Democratic party is
now within the shadow OF another AppomattOx tree
Grant is after them. Applause These men GO nor IKE
Grant. Oh, no; Of course not. lCheers H' whipped
their friends down South during the war Laughter ana
cheers Gen. Wade Hampton ana several other sontn nun
ern men were IN town at present. @ te zen , rO
rest of Fort Pillow infamy-and they ala not IKE Grant
very we'll Here body OF " Tanners, win tne olu
fashioned wide-awake cap and cape bearing Ell
tered the hail, and were received with the %
time OF Lincon's first campaign me enthusiast nav, nS
ing subsidized AIR. Van Wyck proceeded Cen iorreht
the war did not like Grant Simon Bolivar Buckner, at
Fort Doneson did not like Grant because he could not
time when he asked upon what terms surrender would
be accepted humane and did not like to waste vau
the reply that he would accept nothing but an
unconditional surrender. and proposed TO move
the class OF mon that do not Ike Grant
Some Of them here IN the city last night
speech at the Metropolitan Club, he said that he was
not habit OF making speeches but as he was about
would say something. Laughter He said he had been
soldier in the Rebel army but he conld say tnat he
eager he may have been 70 shoot down the standard
bearers. Kisses OF ndignation Here IN tLnS loyal
free city of North OF the men VINO caused
blood OF brothers 70 redden Southern soil
the life OF IRs nation could say ~ S suSH sSp Of mr.
0n 0nN the Aeld of battle, sedgSick Wadsworth.
"a the standard.bearers whom such this
Rebel Colonel were eager 10 shoot down, Inc mtn
and In the streets of this city this Rebel Colonel who
declared that he had shot down the standard bearer now
said that would not submit that the negro must Dc
submit They proposed submit themselves, and they
intended that all Others should submit 70 the VIII OF the
people. Loud oheersJ Ihey had submitted 10 the re-
ention OF Andrew johnson, however unpleasant II might
be- and the people now knew now u, ac}n,Ila c mao
party did send assassin 70 put bullet through MS
brain Cheers he thanked GOO tnaI ron one Gnu @ 70
the other Of the limits OF THIS great Hepubhc 70 ther
was Wilkes Booth 20 rise up ss the champion OF
he ".
publican party resorted to no such base actions u was
reserved FOR those 10 cause the death O Harrison
ana OF iayier iney mL Nina lin 70 taF The cbr and
they had murdered the great Lincoln because Johnson
was behind INN 10 TAKE ihe ohaf. ~ was was st,anhg
that wesshOuld be arguing the ueceshy AZ Is uo VI
eeetng the great captain OF the % the Presidency
leaders Of the Democracy were all committed 70 MN
They were IN the past IL was oIy snort v ue % ta5
they had declared him patriot me Aeio- l0rh nora
while he was acting Secretary Of War, and the Demo
cratic papers had repeated the euOgy' Was ne not
be received these euiociesi Why were these
arrayed against HIM and the kepuDncah
Seymour delivered the other night and u was there de-
cared that they meant 10 undo the work OF Congress IN
positive platform but the work OF destruction They
Intended TO roll back this wave OF human progress OF
power back the hands on the dial OF free
dom. lCheersl The Democracy now sought 70 nave an
adjunct 20 their Convention in the form OF soldiers and
sailors convention. This was something new but
where the Democratic syInpathes during the WsrI
who ever knew then OF Democratic support OF sanitary
fairs or OF the soldiers In the hedi To be sure there
gallant men, noble men, who mad been Democrats
they had 10 leave their party 70 serve theiI county
Mr. Van Wyck alluded 70 the sOdlers Vos anrlng m the
war commenting the OF the state OF NewJesey
refusing the ballot 20 Its soldiers IN the held But
when the soldiers home they soon overturned the
STATE IApplausel He commented upon the course OF
Gov. Seymour during the war, commenting at length
pon the Ith OF Jny 0ration in which Mr. Seymour asked
where are your promised vctoriesp And the answer
in thunder tones with the news OF the sIehue vi
without proprety that during the riots In this
CITY when innocent men, women and children
were murdered by Rebel sympathizers, Gov.
Seymour addressed the rioters as " my friends
The the Democratic party were now 90 anxious 10
forget and forgive the crimes OF Rebels that they
wished their own sympathie and support Of the rebel
lion forgotten. Alexander H. stephens was sent from
Georgia TO the United states Senate and the Demo
Gratis quite satisfied with that method OF reconstrnc
tion. he walked up to the door OF the senate
with certificate election from the State Of Georgia IN
one hand and pardon from Andrew johnson aughterl
m the other found ne had not quite washed away
the blood hands and the black stains OF treason
from ms heart "Bravo" and cheers That was Andrew
Inhnsnn,s recnnstr policy. Laughter But they