New-York tribune., 1868-08-15

POINT.
The Republicans of Greenpolnt are d, Woe
awake aud active their preparations for the coming
camP The names OF Srapi ana ToT on 8ar 8s ne have
s9rTed up the old enthusiasm OF 6O and a. and they
promise on the third day Of November next To ron up
vote the who proposes TO fight It out on thS
lo fully equal 10 either OF those east for the ainened
Lincoln. They have opened pleasant ana convenient
ROOM at tho corner of Greenpont and Franklnayes as
business headquarters aud readingroon 1hs Is com
fortaby 6ttcd M and supplied with the leading h1PU pup
ucan Journals and is open every evening as FalylhS
point Tor the Republicans OF the Seventeenth Ward M
John cDarmd the President Of the Association with
Joseph " Reeve as WOePresident, William Penny, Sec
tctay, and stephen Clark Chairman Of Inc Executive
Committee
EIGHTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT UNION REPUBLICAN
ASSOCIATION.
The With Assembly District Union Kep9D-
can AssoGatop met last " evening at w NO ~ 1 tSa e6ar
MI james Lucas made peceI dlT " ne
United states and ndorsiug the platform TIE meeting
well attended, and very enthusiastic Fifteen new
members joined the club The ordinary routine business
having been transacted Tie meeting adjourned.
NEwBURGH, NEw-YoRK LANCER'S CLUE
AL the last meeting of this Club composed
" discharged soldiers s9o saSr @ @ nS az T ,T nre
vailed W G. Anthony, esq spoke at length OF he fres-
forms his speech elected much applause He was fol-
lowed 10y Robert H. strachan, esq who made surI2g
their power further the election AZ the conclusion
the Lnce gave three rous6 cheers Tor the ucAet ana
the platform
GRANT AND C0LFAX IN PLAINTIELD, n. J.
The people in the town of Plaintield arc an
right for Grant and Coliax on onIhqrsday night spirited
the more prominent men Of the vIcmity Addresses
eiSsG o. o. IL, wnS = , f viTaDI wherein iova doctrine
Ho9t Is l2 De p''a'n'0 un'H 'u' "s-' '-' ~ -
GRANT AND COLFAx AT JAMAICA, Ii.
4 Grant and Colfax Club was formed ut
@cS H. On TaSTsS aS eyeqF sse s na S PSeden
John NJ Crane; VcePresident, Alexander Hayneri Cor
y. II. Mecks Treasurer, j. c. Hendrickson large
number Of people attended ana signed pe roster OF thS
Club. Tie Republicans Of Jamaica are enthusiastic ana
are resolved labor earnestly for the success OF tie
SatiOual and State tickets
THE CAMPAIGN IN ORANGE, n. j.
The Republicans of Orange are making Wig
2rous canvass, having organized Grant and ColiaK
eti Of tbe Si1b are beId at Central Hail every Mon
iay eveveniug. No efforts Will be spared TO redeem old
Orange next November
MEETING on STATEN ISLAND.
Gen. J. L. Kienan will address the Irish
american citizens Of Staten Island at Middleton on Mon
lay evening
sEN JOHN A. LOGAN IN POUGHKEEPsIE-
SPLENDID TURNOUT-ENTHUsIAsM.
POUGHKEEPsIE, Aug. 14.-The Republicans
Of Poushkeepse hocked TO Pine Hall this evening to
hear Cen John A. Logan the issues Of the campaign
The newly-erected galleries Of the hall were crowded
with brilliant array OF the 1t was ono Of the
largest meetings ever held in this city fine band Of
music escorted the General from the POughkeepse Hotel
and the Veteran Corps fred a salute in honor Of
the occasion The meeting was organized as fol.
iows: President. ]. II. Jackson; yicePreHdents,
abo ESaf p po1ras Eyery Benson o. y ISnS
Aaron Innis william J. Thorn. W. w Hege-
man; Secretaries, W. Morgan Lee, Robert w; Frost,
George severs Charles Eastmead, and VIM. r. Woodn.
Gen. Logan received cordial welcome and spoke 70 an
attentive audience or hour and half He began by
contrasting the effect produced upon the country by
Democratic aud Republican rule respectively, showing
that the Republicans had assumed power at ume when
the Government disorganzed the Treasury empty,
the navy scattered and the army nefcient and haa N
remeded 70 that extent the evils Of Democratic rule
The great ofense Of the Republican party that it
had conquered treason and the southern friends OF the
Democracy and for that Oense the people asked 70
Es S 5sSag SS Is IKE epea o@Ss @ Sst Sae 4Re Se
Democrats who aege that the Republicans are violating
the Constitution must per CONTRA believe that the Rebels
she Reconstruction policy Of Congress as the only just
predicted that If the Rebels should attempt overthrow
It. there would he bOOdshed than we have yet
permit the Democracy turn National aud state
Governments Rebel rule. He thought that the North
had got past being frightened by Southern threats OF
war and revolution and whether the South liked recon-
suction or NOT II would have TO stand IT, Applausel
showing that the Government had prOed 70 the extent
Of millions of dollars in taxes by It. He reviewed the
financial question demonstrating the faacy OF the Dem
ocratc theory Of State taxation OF Government bonds
asserting that II the States allowed TO tax the bonds
the credit OF the national Government be de-
sroyed by Rebel State Government taxing the bonds
out OF existence tAppanseJ lie exposed me aaey OF
Pendletons theories and warmly advocated the Repub
lean doctrine Of national honesty lie skillfuly con-
uasleu tHe behavior OF seymour ana Ulhht qnIng we
making 1t clear that while the one doing all in
MS power 70 ad the Rebels the other was CALAMITY lead
ing our armies TO conquer them He also o0ntrasted
the personnel Of the Republican and Democratic |
Conventions exhibiting the former made Of loyal
men and those who had fought for the Union while the
Democratic Convention had delegation Of sS Rebels
from the SOUTH beside their Northern sympathzers He
remarked that while the Democratic Convention had |
but cOOTed delegate, who the only loyal Repre-
sentative from the South, the Republican Convention
lad two He took up, se1aitD, the campaign charges
party, and exposed their faacy, especially that Of
Grants lack OF statesmanshp: He said that Frank |
Blars revolutionary notions II put IN practice would
ne sad retrograde for the Republic, aud de- |
elared that the policy was the keynote OF the |
pictured the consequences Of repeating the !
amendment to the Constitution, and eOluenty |
exposed the absurdty well crminality of the at
tempt the part OF Southern Rebels like Wade Hamp
Ton and Forrest dictate the true constitutional course
70 the people OF the North He closed with earnest
appeal 10 the soldiers OF the country so well represented
10y the yeteans who listening 10 his earnest words
20 continue IN the noble which they had begun and
20 sustain e country 10y their ballots they had already
efecualy done with their bullets depicting IN glow
ing eolors the happy results that would follow II
rung OF the couLtys denies shall be left the hands
0f those who have saved the heritage Of our fathers from
tie hands Of the despOcr.
Gen logan warmly congratulated at the close Of
ais speech.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT PATERSON MI
PATERSON, Aug. IA large Democratic meet !
ing TOOK place al the Opera House here this evening.
many lades. Philip Rafferty, was chosen Chairman. An
outside meeting was addressed by Capt. Whelan. The
picdgcd New.Iersev for the He Ead tbat
Democrats could not be called drunkards while Grant
lives. and hoped 70 be elected l.. o. Perrin spoke two
hours asserting that johnson President LneOlns
recJnstructioniG Paterson would be making loco
motives for Southern roads but for the legislation OF Con
gress Slavery In America he admitted 70 be dead, but
tie freedmen, he claimed, becoming Democrats
Less than 100000 fought for the Union and the
Southern whites far exceeded that number. We
nothing the negroes The Freedmens Bureau and the
ntery cripple the South. We should let South feed
its people. He did not advocate repudatoD but he
was ~ favor Of greenbacks. Seymour he admitted
Knows ess OF war than OF peace and Grant may prevent