The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-05
THE REPUBLICAN RUPTURE.

Meeting Of Horace GreeIey,s Committee
Their Opinion Sumner and ~. Don,in 70 :
Endorsing FcntOn.
regular meeting OF the Union General Committee
was held last evening at their rooms, corner OF
Twenty.second street and Broadway.
In the absence OF Horace Greeley the Vice presi-
dent. Sinclair Toucey, presided. Alter the read
ing OF the mites the secretary read list OF those
members who had been absent from three consecu.
tive meetings.
motion was made ana adopted, in accordance
with the bylaws, that the OF John r. RUSSELL of
the Seventeenth district be vacated, and election
be held 10 I'LL the vacancy. Donaldson, Eighth dis
frcL and L. o. jenkins, Sixteenth district, were
likewise expelled. The Others were excused.
The chairman OF the Executive Committee re-
ported that the hall had been hired for another year.
2nd also recommended the adoption oi the following
res0lutlols:-
Resolved Tha. the deposition by States
nal IDENTITIES defines to the American eye with startling dis
seated stricken blow The 10Th Of March ISL,
blow. Fifteen years passed senate house
ras the So
biow sped BY y,cariou , vengeance nowY :, :.
IN its commercial and agricultural value, and naval
rbbesn sea makes Its acquisition desirable the United
r .nS q er
against sedtlous assault and conerminous enemies; the
Suired BY proportlonaley enlarged national gs-
and river and hareor IMPROVEMENTS al time when
HE sna sroans nnaer me went 81 Ies imposed 70
three hundred millions OF dollars should TO hesitate
Is stated 70 have been spprosched 40 Involves The
question OF with others less favorable
P0ps the Pro,sel inaeanl.ey -,-, :. ,....o.,
so ace aes ana & ye we bn @
she area inst now needs protection At home more than
Resolved, that approve Of the provisions Of the bin in
laws have fallen thai me people nov buraened
economy 70 the expend.ure the pubic moneys shall be
o. clear does not comport with the under which
Sosscor o. Customs aud surveyor OF the fort o. New
per year Tor services which oneenth Of the would
have amply compensated
Considerable debate followed the reading OF these
RESOLUTIONS. Mr. ftcn. Third district advocated
The adoption OF the resolutions except such part
referred 10 ~. Domingo; that portion In his opinion
should be laid the table for al least month, for
by that time the reports would be received from
those now engaged In making surveys for the inter
oceanic canal; a. they found the route practicable
Coaiing station would be needed IN the Caribbean
Sea, and st. Domingo would be the place as long as
we did not possess Cuba and ne fof one was sorry
we DID not tCheers.l Lei us have ST Domingo.
That part ~ the report OF the committee ia regard
20 iBring the room was adopted.
Mr.. MiLLks spoke brieiy IN favor Of adopting the
Mr.. FiTcH proposed 10 vote on that nan which
condemned tue deposition OF Charles Sumner ana
that part which applauded the action OF reuben f
General CocERASE submitted that the gentleman
was not III order; motloD 10 lay part OF report
on the table laid the whole report there. He then
spoke IN an eloquent and AUDITORY manner o. the
Course OF action followed by Charles sumner from
lhe very beginning OF his career up TO the
present lime In regard TO the acquisition OF ~.
Domingo he thought we had better secure freedom
70 all our citizens-south as wen as elsewhere
before acquiring any more territory. lie also spoke
Al hlp b terms OF Reuben h. FeniorI
during hrs speech he was frequently applauded
aud the or sumner aud Fenton were received
with cheers.
1he resolutions were finally adopted.
General CocERANE, from Committee on Address,
reported tnat the address. which had been printed
Houi1 be distributed.
IL was ordered that the address be placed upon
che minutes. several communications were READ
from The dierent Assembly districts. The announce
Menf that General Palmer had been elected as
delegate from the Twenty-nrst district In place OF
hr John Olmstead, resigned, was received WIN
considerable applause.
6cneral PALMER thanked them for their warm re-
caption. but declined making q speech. During the
SINE nc held ONCE ne had RETAINED from mixing In
my party organizatons thinking that an Office
SoioT VINO did his outs served TIE administration