New-York tribune., 1868-07-24
POLITICAL.
MAss MEETING OF THE DEMOCRACY IN
BROOKLYN.

NAss MEETING OF THE DEMOChAOi
BROOKLYN.
spvvcu,s By THE HONS. HENRY C. MURrill, o
q cox. RICHARD o'GORMAN AND A. J. koUhl',,
Tbs Democrats of Kings County heiu in"o' i'''
-, e,st eyeuipg at the Academy OF Music brooAy -
q, r.tif the nominations OF the Nationa
ConVent IN. The building which was n"' . hand
dsoOrat s. was well fed in point OF eonrsed
~ uus was in attendance which at atinterVa' 49,
VIM a ,,o troi,s IN the delectation OF d tne aa, aod
iont calcum lights shone, bonILes I sion
powder burned with the roTd of the unwashed,
whlch ed m ~ nv local orators troiu rl was
platform Al oeoeKEI o ION {i0 Henry G. Murphy was was
nominnt,-i as chairman anu mavernor of the Em-
audiencr as tho htH sG APPLAUSE that greeted
Ris s,c-,ree had subsdcd MT M@uI1 @ sad tIcir names
iaudato, N seymour @ ana INTERESTS Of party but repre-
sentjvc ,e treasures demHnuou, dged TO tbe restOra
cies OF cHu states to their rights and tue leNeIsa
~ tbe y which had cs9 9eispeo 1SU Wenf and TO the
reyY xne yn,cnt Of the national deDt accooe ~
bond. 'ppi3tHg presidents and Secretaries was read
"a dhe ,ed bv the meeting, when the following lo'oi"
tons we a. most heartily end cordially iudore the gom9a
&c. Of President and yicePesient Of tue t9'eo & G Of
IsceH. We pledge the County Of Kings to give ~ Tue coming
slse4,n ty of25OOO votes 70. tns defender Of the
oGs, be We y ildoe approve the platform PH: m lies
a. S Distinguished candidates were nominated & S ana DS' " W chose
;sr..ts Of el vel as Of the poor demand 'n' u
Gss,y III % Sr GISPSri1'G1 SP rnG and o are
20 & az sTlps na S SS e tV than the bullet tie
fs9s, Of q stated thai letters had been received
FROM H. Hon Geo H. Pendleten ana Gen @ 1 EMlHei of
.. uOe In inability to be present. The henVn VI
gTetqns ems name was the signal for burst OF APP
PsMnse cox was then introduced, and began by refer
ring IN ,.,e "pcace" which Gen ulaia u - - @ 3 fr,,n
ShS hScb n rot come He asked why our nag noaeu from RON
M Mnlrn Il lis and forts IS emblem OF misrulc ana
S~smpS, ~ N mis- he our condition South who was 10
bpmS9 IN his opinion, the southern people most GER
pto u = fbe discomfort existing at the SOuth was
taS it :" j beng tho result OF military tyranny. the
EHlso H -" civil restraint, aud the domination OF the
aDse.CS asses Aluding 10 the financial question: the
sDoeker said that no plan 1or tne PeaTe Ct o .I.o
country aid be permanent ana fs debf G awf
money i, iaId down in the Democratic platform ana
lawful Sey. to Democratic memory meanl So'IG.nlnk
tbat e. a For its payment he would heNtt Issue an
StneI u % Having debated on the disastrous results
psfk 9 o 20 gursued by the Republican party since its
acSessoi 10 power the speaker concluded Dy eNoSzhe
Tile U n Richard OGOrm4n was introduced, ana re-
marked That there are times IN the hVes OF men
snIed IS rights infTinged upon, II becomes 1ls duty
10 ress and resistance is pusllanlmlty 30 u
sometu in the lives Of nations, and such crisis IA
now upo u.s. 1t is not usually from the quiet indus
trious W. ling classes that popular eXcltelnets occur
Tbsv ar Usually satisfied to attend to the concerns Of
ds p sud 10 let politics alone; but when crises occur
that inv e the welfare Of the whole nation becomes
the duty II every citizen give his voice aud vote for
thS ssf OF his country and then every man becomes
DoIiteia, Every thoughtful must feel that 1t is
not well with this country at present We are told that
not bury ITS dead. Ten years ago prosperity IVlSleu
thrOughcu. the United States. Our flag was every where
respected our commerce was on every sea ~ non molS
and abrO was peace and prosperity. HOW Is ~ low
GO 70 yOlr whSrVes and sec the scores OF men VINO are
vainly docking some employment Our commerce Is
fast Eon the hands Of an old enemy, Engl1d ana
chs naticu which, ten years ago, could protect Martin
KoEs turkish waters, does nOt now protect ltS own
otSens N England We never expect pro
tection - our Citizens from the Republican party We
Z "a Democratic
three ye since Gen Lee surrendered the last Of inc
Rebel at AppOmattoX Court House and why have
that the the War De
partmer hNge steadily increased millions of dollars I'm
money i millions Of ratOns have been issued TO the
Idle tr negroes of the Southern States and yet
have aud good order restored To-day In this
young Il pubc, wei find oil the symptoms Of decay
eKhibteG by the efete mOnarchies Of Europe.
Our cor rnerce isl diminishing, our manufactures
are '-ressng, some houses Of industry
have e,lmost disappeared altogether: the
poor growing poorer and the Fch richer This is
what - from Republican rule. He would state the
reasons y he should not vote for Gen. Grant First
because pc had stated that he had policy; and the
speaker npgt that the President Of the United States
ought 10 policy Second because Gen. Grant was
mitaI nan and had repeatedly declared that he was
not acql, ,uted with political matters. Gen. Grant
pFdos hsnseM his speechlessness, but he Thought
1t bettc to have man in the Presidential
chair W could now and then give an opinion
ON imp0 0tsnt matters. EIIe would not touch upon
the repu habits Of Gen Grant he would leave that
80 Wend, Phillips and his friends, but he would say
that IN who could not stand up before bottle was
not an ii ght man. Lastly and chiefly he was opposed
90 Gen. mt because he was me nominee OF the Repuo
loan pa whom we are bound 70 oppose for hlinseu
he shoul vote as he always had done and always
peeted t. 10 the regular Democratic ticket An express
siOn of cple which moved the heartiest applause OF
hs aud. ry9 Al the conclusion OF Mr. O'GOlmans 5
apoeoh ts Chairman introduced Mr.. Jack Rogers Of
EeWJer whose appearance on the stage was the sig
nal and stampede from the house, and al the close
OF his s'eech the small remnant Of the auditory ad
i0urnea