The New York herald., 1869-09-16
CITY POLITICS.

Democratic General Committee-The History
and Genius Of the Democratic Party-Ad.
dress by Mr.. Henry Morrison.
The regular monthly meeting OF the Young Mems
Democratic Committee was held last evening. MIR.
Joel A. Fthian presiding. There was large at
tendance. The call Of the roll was, on motion,
unanimously dispensed with, and after the reading
OF the minutes, resolutions were read by Mr.. Sul
van in favor Of n0minating Mr.. Hennessy as member
OF Assembly from the Fourteenth district COM
prising the upper portion of the Seventeenth ward
The resolutions were adopted.
The chairman then delivered q brief address, In
the course OF which he said that several apostates
had endeav0red to create feud in the regu lar dem
ocratic organization. He had made diligent inquiry
and found that there no dsaffectlon existing at
all. Even If there should be the young democrats
OF this city should stand the more nrmly.
Mr.. Henry Morrison was then introduced and
came forward amid loud tokens Of appreciation. He
said he was present in response to the invitation of
the committee He was there in performance of a
duty to deliver an address, and II the committee felt
aught of the pleasure by him experienced In the
honor OF the effort he would be fully paid. After al
luding in complimentary terms to the name of HO-
ratio Seymour the speaker went on to state that
the genius of the democratic party was as
eternal as the country and that both must
expire simultaneously without hope OF resurrection
by the light OF the past In the silent watches Of
the night the watchman's response was thar the
waters were there In their waste and in their
volume rolling In and In this immensely OF expanse
and inundation the good old ark OF democracy
timbers strained but sOund-was floating yet, and
by the light OF other days which had not taded the
morning dawned. 1t broke, and with 1t came the
dove upon the deck bearing In her beak their omen
and their pride; she came with evidence that the
Empire State had given ner foothold and well
come. for each leaf and evergreen, in letters
OF light ana n.oI life again to the democratic
Tho aarIv daty W ic 10 cradl Of bo
country shed light almost simultaneously upon the
cradle of democracy. He contended that the repub'
lcans OF 1883 were the democracy OF 1885, that the
republicans OF 1888 were the federaists OF I7ss
History was again repeating itself ana the republ-
cans OF the present day were known by the same
the livery OF heaven to serve the devil In.
tLaughter.) The great question or the day yet
remained Observation-Disclosures the general gov
ernment was the master Of the STATES or the
people Of the States were the masters OF the general
government-as undetermined as II no life had been
lost or no dollar had been spent In the great national
struggle which had terminated Aside from minor
questions the democratic party rose In Its majesty
above all other issues, claiming the confidence Of
the people by its very fears as the needle trembled
into place. tAppause.) The sacred history Of the
democratic party was the properly OF mankind by
experience long anterior to the necessity oil It's ex
istence In the United States. The accursed his
tory of It's antagonist -centraiization-was the
chronicle OF the headsman, the faggot and the
rope, the lost liberties Of peoples, the wreck OF
states ana the death Of commerce. (Applause.)
The light the spirit the genius Of democratic prin-
martyr was taken out TO die. The axe CLEANED IN
the air TO crimson the sod with the life stream that
followed as the spirit assembled. Mr.. Morrison then
proceeded to give most minute and interesting his
tory OF the democratic party, showing principally
the fatal effects OF centralizatiOn He traced with
considerable accuracy and clearncsx the formation
Of the several political organizations. lie referred
AZ some length TO the notifications OF tne term
OF this Union by the new compact known as the pre-
sent constitution. the declaration OF independence
or the colonies states was founded upon acts ol
the vocation OF The crown the rights o. the pe9ps
caused Dy GENERALIZATION OF power which crushed
those rights. After very lengthened reference u
the general and state governments the speaker al
luded In eoquen. terms to the history OF the demo
cratts party, which, he said, was invoked Tor lts
genius. The nsidi0us course OF CONTEMPLATION was
ike the little stream that glded down the lace ol UNI
mighty rocks; gathering strength, II lived rivu
| let; flowing and joining some wandering current
| 1t became a torrent, leaping to the pain, wnen
| mighty In It's sudden increase, the cataract TOR
| down the barriers OF nature ana desonted ln
| work OF ages. Applause) Already there were
satraps and horics OF government oficials IN tl
name OF their government, at the vlas OF the peopi
| collecting revenues and taxes according TO the max
| mum standard OF their own interpretation AM
making their returns In the minimum letter OF thei
| waITants-poltlcN sardlnes packed III sho mos