New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-03
BsOrEcT1oN FOB AMERICAN CITIZENS
MEETING AT TASMANY HALL-oPNIoNs Ex-
PRESSED.

William NJ Tweed proposed for Chairman Mayor
Hall, who was enthusiastically elected MeSsrS'
Hitchman and Houghtalin were chosen Secretaries
Resolutions wer6 adopted, calling on the Govern
ment to confront the dogmas OF Great Brit
ain concerning citizenship pronouncing the
claims OF Irsh-Amerioan .citzens more pm
portaut than the Alabama CLAIMS extending
the sympathies Of the Democratic party 10
the struggling Cubansi declaring that alacrly III
defending American citizens would vlndioate the
national honor better than aacrity in hunting Cuban
refugees asserting that the outrageous execution OF
American citizens Polhamus and Wyeth by the Spanish
Government in Cuba should have received instant ana
urgent attention at the hands of the Grant Admnstra
ton declaring that any attempt to buy CUBA VIII oe
vain while American citizenship Is so reckessy us
regarded and finally prononncing IT the duly Oh etGg
patriot to demand, as we Democrats IN mass meeting
now assembled do demand that the head OF the GOVERN
at once to right the American nation upon these
questions OF outrages by british auu Spash onG T
Chairman read the following message from Gov HON
Received yOur dispatch to-day my return to Albany too late to
enable NewYE to join IN the denomination a Tsumany
dsgraced BY is failure protect American citizens
IiTplu.s 1t the missOg Democratic party wipe .ha
oo, saw Let have ptscs While the rights Of
MAYOR HALLS SPEECH.
FELLOW DEMOCRATS: Good bOy!" and applausel be
fore assuming the functions which your mas D
face the volume Of the evenings ENTERTAINMENT mhdS
Kentucky are doubtless rejoicing their usual August
State victory. Applause.l Tomorrow the AIaP IAN ma
considered by the motley Radicals Of that state ap
plauSe on Wednesday there Will be local odeo.Ion s
throughout North Carolina and on InmfsuS Es the Re
the State election in Tennessee when WI" nnd good
and appause And to-day in Ohio under the gallant
22d il anSg Rsa PACKER the Democrats
iuaucrate their expected October victories tApplause
tbc Ct reobe comes at an appropriate political sea
The call for this meeting erltlclses the AdunlstTa
servants for junketng at the watering places 70 the
detrment of the great question We have met together TO
discuss doubtless saw by the morning papers that
after little horseback exercise on te peac U t3y
afternoon the President listened TO sermon IN the Stet
danced O the military Guadre to The tune Of "Let
have Peace from preacher from washington on the
text saul saul, why persecutest thou meT Laugh
teri No could have been selected for more APP
pIop@te sermon dOr 6dnb
israon preacher gave the application that we would
Halpie appause in his English prison she stood
beside Wyeth and Pohamps on the spanish Famparts
eighty OF citizenship by naturalization ana doI Ine
G ON exea8 8n Ulysses Ulysses Why porSe
cutest thou me, the Genius Of American Liberty e.
least four facts be admitted in regard to this meet
ing First that Halpne when on his trial he claimed
told that the British crown did not re-
con1c ibe forms by which he was invested with Ameri
can citizenship, and that his remuneration OF the Brush
PoISamUs and wyeth, when they claimed of Spanish off,
Gals that they we're American citizens ana had com
were denied the right which had been accorded yea
with Spain to every American eitzen OF tsl ana 9V
Irish case ever the 9th day OF March, has been cog
the Cban case was apprised OF it through Admiral HOf
who, as American buebottle ny Laughter as ne
upon a courteous invitation, and after little bufz2s
threw himself back on the reserved rgnS % Sa
cratic party only the metropolis but throughou the
1ffages upen the sovereignty Of the American citizen
Neither England Spain have claimed that the men
Great Britain that Fenanism is but roOus demonstTa'
ton and Spanish officials dende themselves WIN dhe
Creole race smartng under half century OF despotls
s q O a56 span hereoe are esopPed from reference
the claim that in time OF actual war AMERICAN ciuSens
ReGt 'iS ifo1 shont which we meet Is one which
lies beyond the relations OF Irish oppression to British
despOtism-and Of Cuban wrongs to Spanish tyranny
The momentOus consideration s, shall American citizen
shin be allowed to remain snubbed in Great Britain or in
spdini 80! no.! Unless Ias the BIltSh G0yeIn men
when a Government confers rights OF citlzenshp ~
should at least protect and enforce them lApplause
Aud certainly our Government sho9o Ie"lOusy salu
the mmuuities Of IT'S natvebofn sunects ana as eHeO'
lively Rocky Mountain bear guards ITS CUB when the
hunter suddenly enSts H e dv srsi0bt 10 the ewes
eagle Ia her N9ysa9 Syp 0 yyades the nest where
her young aTel Loud appausel ana yet the American
eag SSed 10 soar IN the Clouds Of Democratic freedom
notice it said by Administration print that IN due
time the Secretary OF state VIII 80 nshg ~ nese ueeP
waters and that so as Gen Grant and hls Gener
ais and Admiras have TeestaDlshed their health
shattered by recent CONNECTS WIN hnsIy IauCa'
oficeseekers then the OF the lnshman and AmeI
will be attended TO. Due tlIne ludeeul IN lle5e
days OF cables, rapid oceanic communication, and rail-
WAYS. red scalngwax should be broken ana red tape
NEGOTIATIONS about outrages on POhamus and Wyeth and
American citizenship should be opened on the quarter
deck OF frigae lappause and not by the deepdanna-
tiOn Of some Admiral HOf but by some man animated
by the spirit OF the Commodore ID the kOZta case OF OF
the British Government when intelligence reached II OF
the Mason and sldell seizure upon the West INDIA
steamer and her Ministers adopted stringent measures
compel appeasing Of the outraged British lion
Vanly 90 we claim to be great peoplc-yanly do we
sing the DrakeHaleck hymn
float that standard sheet,
Where breathei The foe. but falls before Us"
unless orr people are always able 10 hurrah for
spontaneous action by the Administration in behalf
of the sovereignty OF American citileenSmp or at
protests, shame the Administration into maintaining the
National dignity As the call OF the meeting wen says
unfortunately the Democratic party - in minority OF
the Administration upon these questions Nevertheless
let the Democratic cannon thunder down the line OF an
months after; and perhaps when Congress meets
and the Summer iunketings Of Administration officials
some justice may be done III maintaining the
sovereignty OF American citizenship!
RICHARD O'GoRNAS's SPEECH.
FELLOW DEMOCRATS: Remember that at the last
Presidential election 100000 voted the Democratic
tcket-4JO.OO0 more than voted for Abraham Lincoln
ing when the old principles shall again get hold OF
the mind Of the American people, ana the American
love the Constitution, Will again be loved at home ana
respected all over the earth. lApplause.l Az
present must watch the Administrator, and protest
boldly against 1t when 1t so conducts Itself as TO afnis
the honor Of the American nation What is the honor OF
nation Its broad domain its wealth. its armies ITS
nauesl Mo- The honor Of nation Is In the strict fulfill
mcnt Of All its duties at home well as abroad and
while II tuih It's agreements win 0her nations ~ VIII
rgidy protect every one OF its citizens from wrong
fApplause Now how stands the case Some years dgo
several naturalzed, IrshbOrn citizens Of the United
states arrested In Ireland tried convicted and pun
ished solely the ground that they were not American
citizens but British subjects. The English law at that
time made every BIishboTn subject his children ana
his grandchildren, British citizens for life and thus
der subsection TO the British crown Under that law,
respected and hOnOred among you nave Deep prison