Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-13
POLITICAL.
Liberal Mass Meeting in New York.
Large Attendance Of the NOtabIes.
The Speech Of Senator Trumbull.
Liberal OutpOuring at COOper's In.
Stftute.

Stitute.
New YORK, April IA great meeting
was held here tonight to advocate tbf
| Liberal Republican policy of the Cincinnati
| Convention. It was one of the largest in
I hunters and most imposing in composition
| ever held in this city. An hour before the
| commencement of the meeting Cooper's
Institute was throDged to its utmost capa-
city. Thousands clamOred in vain for ad-
mission, and falling to find it, remained for
I hours outside the building. Every seat
was occupied, and the aisles from the plat
form upwards were densely crowded.
The audience was emInently respectable
and representative. The platform was lit
orally packed with men prominent in the
political and social circles of New York.
Among them were Horace Greeley, Sinclair
I0usey, Moses II. Grinnell, Hiram Barney,
Marshall o. Roberts, George Wilkes, Frank
Leslie, John A. Dix and a large number of
other prominent men.
About half past : the densely crowded
audience began to manifest some impa-
uence tc witness an opening of proceed
ings. To meet this demand the list of Re-
publican officers who had signed the call
for the Cincinnati Convention was read.
The names Of many of them were received
with lOud cheers.
The meeting was then called TO order by
Hon. Ethan Allen, who said, "Fellow-clti-
zens: As one Of the committee who signed
the call for this immense mass meeting as
sembled In the Interest Ofpolitical party and
reform, L have the honor to nominate as
your presiding officer Col. Frank A. Conk-
ling The nomination was enthusiast
ctly endoIled.
Col. COnklIng On coming forward was
greeted with hearty cheers. He said,
neutrality-suspicious., We are honored by the
presence tonight Of two Of the most distin-
gUtshed statesmen of the Republic, TGreat
appiaUsel, ], one Of them born in New Eng
land, the other Graded on the Rhine.
[Cheersl, both Of them representatives Of
The imperial West. which in all coming
time is to control the destiny Of our COM
mon cOuntry-Lyman Tumbull. of Hi
nois, and Carl Schurz of Mis-
souri, Prolonged cheering 1t
is hardly necessary for me 30 say that
throughout the length and breadth of land
the names Of both are associated with the
defense Of Constitutional liberty and of the
rights Of local self-government, with the re-
striction Of delegated power and with the
firm and unfaltering advocacy OF the rights
Of the masses Applause. In view of the
near approach Of the Presidential election
they have consented to leave their places in
the Senate Of the United States for the
purpose Of addressing US, lot upon the
dead issues Of the past, but upon the living
issues Of the hour. Applause. Thanking
You for he honor Of being selected to pre-
side over this vast assembly, / await the
further p e. sure Of the meeting"
A list OF Vice Presidents and Secretaries
were read and elected unanimously. Among
The former were Horace Greeley, Sinclair
TOusey, Michael Doherty, Isaac Sherman,
Waldo HutChius, Moses S. Grinnell, Hiram
BUTney, Charles A. Dana, T.. l.. GOnkin, |
Parke Goodwin, Marshall .. Roberts, Geo.
". Palmer, Richard NJ. Blatchford, John
x. Porter, George Wilkes, Saml Sinclair,
Rufus Z. Andrew, Mhthorne Tompkins, !
5Ohn A. Dix, L. &. Squier and Alfred
Pen.
The following declaration of principles |
was read and endorsed with tremendous |
cheers
"We believe that the political action of |
Individuals and conventions should be left |
rec from the influence of patronage; that |
A9iAANo9 AtAtll siDAii.4 hyb DC UllAkBE lEdt vi
unjust official interference with their affairs, !
)r be compelled TO pay tIibute for political |
purposes. We believe that public officers |
IRE or should be created for public conve-
lience and not as rewards for partizsn SER
-ices nor for personal aggrandizement: that |
be acts Of officials should be confined with
n the strict lettSr of the laws creating
such officials. We believe that the triumph
If Republican principles is Of paramount
Importance to the country, and that the sue
,ess Of those principles in the approaching
national election does not depend on any
lne individual. We believe that the pros
Derity Of the country demands a thorough |
and immediate reform in all departments of
he public service, civil, military and naval,
and that the one term principle for Presi-
'cntial office viii COndUce more to that end |
han any other measure"
About quarter before eight Messrs.
,ChUTZ and VTumbUll arrived, and Werere-
,eived in the most enthusiastic manner.
Ateight O'Clock, Fred. A. Conkling, the
President, briefly introduced Mr.. Tumbull,
who spoke as follows:
"FellOw citizens-It is now nearly six
cen years since had the pleasure of ad-
iressing an audience in the city of New
York We were then inst entering
upon what was known as the Fremont
,amnaign. The question then before the
ountY was, whether slavery should be
pread into the free territories Of the United
states. Many people thought that the
Government of the United States, then
controlled by the slavehOlding power,
vas oppressive and unjust, and party was
hen organized which did not succeed in
hat election, but whose seed was then
catered which bore the fruit in 1850 in
he election Of Abraham Lincoln to the
'residency of the United States. The