The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-21
CITY POLITICS.

Grand Republican Demonstration Mt Cooper
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by Gerritt Smith, At.
torney General Brewster, Of Pcnnsylvanin,
and Others.
The large hall Of the Cooper Institute Building was
last night crowded by large and enthusiastic au-
dlence, embracing Goodly proportion OF handsome
and elegantly attired ladies', for whose especial &C.
commodation front seats had been reserved. The
occasion was mass meeting Of the Union Republi-
can Presidential Campaign Club, the Griswod
and Cornell Central Campaign Club and the
Central Grant Club, In combination. The hall
was, as usual handsomely decorated, and
the Union Glee Club and brass band discoursed To-
vorite music. Charles 8. Spencer, Thomas Murphy
and Rufus r. Andrews, Presidents OF the respective
organizations under whose auspices the meeting
was held, acted as chairmen.
GERRrf SMITH was introduced as the first speaker.
and In an elaborate and characteristic address pro-
ceeded to discuss the questions involved In the
pending canvass. After dwelling at some length
upon Congressional reconstruction, which he
warmly endorsed as measure OF prudence, peace
and safety to the country at large. ne re.
rom the canvass Of 1850 down to the present
crisis in its history, and claimed that had fallen
and forever. There might be democratic parties,
democrats and capable of great power and USE
funess but he meant that with its present principles
slavery being gone the great taproot Of the party
was gone, and the party Itself must soon wither
and die. Nothing short OF slavery could sustain SO
survive year, DAY unless It had the carrion
flesh OF slavery to feed upon or at least, its bones
to pick upon. The only thing the party could do
to recover itself was to seek to concate the ex-
STAKEHOLDER by doing what II could to put the whole
political power OF the South into the hands OF the
whites Of the South. This was what Andrew john
son tried and that moment the democratic party
and Johnson and the South became one again. BY
the force OF democratic dogmas the feeling OF the old
shareholders OF the South, never kindly disposed to-
ward the negro, have been supplaned by an undying
policy was the numbering, plunderng and outraging
OF loyal men, black and white, by hundreds, and
then II was that the great republican party Allowed
themselves to resist this Internal policy.
stitution he held to be O wrong to the
black man and to the nation, In providing that
where state DISTINGUISHES race IL shall have no
representation I'm the councils of the nation for that
ally when all other races were franchised, was to
outlaw that race. He also severely rebuked Presi-.
dent Pierces course during his administration as
encouraging the sentiment that ultimately ripened
Into rebellion by his inaugural address and hts first
message to Congress- And when Pierce uttered
those sentiments he lthe speaker resolved never TO
know him, never to take MIN by the hand or darken
the doors OF his mansion and he had kept that resolve
He could not do otherwise, representing AZ he did
a constituency who believed In human rights, under
whatever color OF skim and who elected him that he
might stand up straight for our grand common hui
mainly. The speaker then proceeded to review In a
caustic manner the record OF the democratic Pres.
dental candidates, and compared their career pot-
cslly with that OF the republican nominees closing
with able appeal for the support OF the principles
and men of the republican party.
The Union Gee Club then sang the republican sem
sational campaign song, "The Union Oath,n amid
great applause and enthusiasm, after which BENJA-
MIN II. BREWSTER, Attorney General OF Pcnnsylva-
MIA and other gentlemen addressed the assemblage.
The meeting adjourned at late hour.