The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-20
4 CONGRESSIONAL SUNSET.
The Member from the Six. ~.
Public ISSUES.
Congressional Follies, tls Decline Of Com
merce-A Free registry, the African
and Chinzman-A Eerenads.

Last evening, shortly after sunset the Hon. Sunset
Cox appeared before An immense crowd which had
gathered at the corner OF Hudson and Barrow
streets, greet him upon hrs return from an ardu
GUS seven months labor IN Congress. The four cor
ners were hung with Chinese lanterns strung over
the pavement on cords; and calcium lights and fire.
rockets and other fireworks were displayed In the
presence OF 5000 people. The barrooms, soda water
fountains anu liquid resorts in the entire neehbor.
hood were kept up TO their highest points OF enter
prise. and the occasion was made Us lively and gay
as the mercury at ninety degrees would permit.
A grand temporary stand was erected at
the northwest corner OF Barrow street, whereon
were gathered many municipal lights, who, with
immense diamonds, radiated q reflected ether In
the faces OF the multitude below band was In at
tendance and by quarter after eight O'Clock at least
10000 people were on the ground. The great crowd
was called to order, and James 0'Ne, President OF
the Thomas Jefferson Club. took the chair shortly
after eight, Joshua Israel officiating as Secretary
The proceedings opened in neat address by the
Chairman, followed by stirring appeal from Mr.
". - Wolf, VINO referred to the emnence or the
guest Of the evening" his large atrainmenrs and great
value az a Congressional representative He sat
down amid applause. series OF resolutions were
then presented and adopted in which 1t was
Rsso!ssdIha we avail ourselves of this opportunity as
thanks to the democratic members Of the Legislature who
to the Hon W H. ?wsed r the ans
Jealous Discrimination with which he fought the battle Of
him Is justly due the honor of achieving Success
fu combination OF the enemies of reform
The Hon. 5. S. Cox was then introduced. and his
appearance was greeted with storm OF enthusiasm,
three cheers, playing by the band and general
application OF damp cambrics to heated brows
Mr. Cox said ne mad just returned from his exact
ing labors at Washington where Tor seven months
he had been lighting Tor the peope. lie felt there
fore that he could look his constituents in the eve,
and he was not afraid to submit his record TO the
tariffs, st. Domingo acquisition and ali
came from the Executive or Congress. The radicals
had boosted producing the taxes under their admin
lstration seventy millions, but he would show the
people how they had tried to impose burdens born
of rnbecility and rascality. He would show them
had deterlorated simply TO enrich a few IRON
mongers OF Pennsylvania and few monoposts OF
the policy OF Congress iii Gripping American COM
MERGE The radicals had swept our commerce
from ans, the seas by their Ignorant and
the workingmen from employment and had
destroyed the interests OF fortyone per OF the
population OF New YORK. Every truckman, every
man who drove cart. every one who was in Tie
reln0test degree connected with onr shipping, was
injured by TIE destruction OF American commerce.
year ago he had sailed from one end OF the Med
terranean TO the other, and IN that voyage he had
not seen an American nag Was not this disgrace
FUR tSensatoa.) Now our steamers and commerce
were confined 10 the coast trade and beyond vessels
sailing for Brazil and 10 that quarter we had no
Ti2hfnly belong 20 America was now under the
Gags OF Germany, France and England. Our Navi-
under our nag, and but for this prohibition New
YORK would be alive with business, her streets
would teen with wealth. and she would again as
sumo her proud position the gateway OF the
world. As the NEW YORK HERALD had said, this
morning twentyeight German ships would have 10
cease operation because France, as marine power,
was six times rs STRONG as Prussia. These vessels by
wise law might nave passed under the American