New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-11
HARLEM FOR GREELEY AND BROWN.

PAIGN CLUB-SPEECHES BY W. w. NILEo'
GEN. GEORGE W. PALMER, F. II. SNYDER,
AND GEORGE W. ANDERSON.
with booming cannon, excellent music stir
ring speeches and hearty enthusiasm the XXIst Assem-
bly District Greeley and Brown Campaign Club ratified
The Cincinnati nominations last evening. The meeting
was held at Lincoln Hall, in Onehundred-andtwenty-
fhst near Fourthave, and largely attended, the
being crowded 70 over1oWns Asher Barnett pre-
sided and said:
We have assembled here tonight regardless Of party
20 ratIfy the Cincinnati nominations ana, IN the IAN
guage Of candidate for the Presidency; 20 GASP
hands with our Southern brethren the chasm that
hes long divided forgetting that we have been
must hencefOrth remain brethren. lAppl@nseI
The following resolutions then read by William
H. De Camp, and unanimously adopted;
Resolred That the electors OF the XXIst Assembly
District without distinction Of party, N mass meeting
assembled do declare ourselves unreservedv IN favor OF
reform in national state and county affairs, ana 70
end do most unequivOcay approve Of the plat
fOrn'and nominees Of the late Cincinnati Convention
Grant-nepotsm, present-takng repaid by high Official
appointments, corruption in Office, despote military
use Of patronage for personal aggranilzement
and peggniary gain, the prostitution Oh ,r me
~ the pubic press the dsgraceu panderng 20 foreign
pride disregard OF public interests in the selfish en-
ioyment Of personal pleasures-a prove The wisdom OF
that one term the Presidential Office is sufficient ana
most especially in view Of our experience with the
RcsolDed That bold and persistent attempt Of the
partisan majority Of the United states senate 70 put
through tne infamous rorce Di oy achIng ~ UPON w
Civ Service Appropriation bill in the last hours OF the
session To- utter disregard OF special rule, ana IN Viola.
non OF the rights OF the minority Is ake unprecedented
aud dsgraceul; and we regard this measure, whereby
the President Is enpowerec 70 pace an arloeu
crowd Of DIS own pOhuca hrtungs az every
polling place throughout tins country ostensiby to'pro
tec but reality % intmidate and overawe the real
voters but another attempt 70 perpetuate the power
present Federal Administration against the Will
o the people, and join together IN an earnest and
Efatetu vote OF thaaks 70 NOSE true VI
che people in both Houses or COngressi WHO nave stood
up night and DAY, boldly and dehantJ, IN opposition 10
i8essiSed. That in Horace Greeley our nominee for
known and recognized the champion Of honesty and
reform ia Governments man who was far IN advance
principles that elevate and ennobe American clzensp,
and who has had the holiness 70 favor right and Justice
and denOunce corruption and injustice whether II
affected political friend OK foe and we pledge ourselves
20 that earnest and enthusiastic support 70 which his
past services much entitle him.
Res0lped. That in Benjamin Gratz Brown, our candi-
date Tor VicePresdent have Of those bold,
orous and uufmchng advocates OF honesty and puriy
IN public affairs who would rather sink party than be
carried INTO office upon the wave OF pOnuca eOIrupuon
and whose determined opposition 10 every effort
OF the Federal Administration TO enforce upon the cou,
Try against the Will OF me people, ~ tue ~
the writ of habeas corpus and by the military power OF
the nation, the continued exercise OF uesoue anu coz
rupt government Is worthy OF our nearly support ana
earnest labOrs.
Mr. Barrett then introduced the Hon ". ". Niles Of
Westohester who sad
What "a lot q soreheads :" had idea there
80 many m this Association. i am " s2Ienssl, 700,
although have bad sought an ONCE from the
me time has MT come 70 make set speeches, but I
propose talk 10 you little OF the reasons for our
action We have tried Administration and 10 has
failed. have nothing TO say about Cen Grant per
sOuay out why do you want 70 substitute Tor MIN tat
ase ~ MS favoT1fsm in tie administration of the
Government and because Of that disposition Of his 10
keep around him military ana naval officers and 70 force
measure upOn the people at the point Of the
hsvopet tbat ar, repugnant 10 our sense OF Justice
is 10 true not that you feel force other than
that of reason on the part OF Gen. Grants support
ersi DO they attempt 20 reason with you and show
tho magnificent success OF his Administration, or
do they try 70 force you 70 bis support
admit that his was successful war record,
bnt protest against giving him the credit OF all In tine
ing hhn all the glory. award all honor 70 the man who
stands in the battlefront IN defense OF MS country
but thai is not the time that Tries mems SOUS mat
tine comes 10 the man who, year alttr year
despite contempt ana sneers anu oDsOgel, s,eS ~ ~,
the principles Of right and Jstce-t0r tle enanc ilon
Of man. universal amnesty Mr.. Greeley has Tor %
been ahead OF u.s. s INVITING 2 Peeoe B[
Ho has always been the who stood mp for the ugbt
strong on behalf Of the workingmen and ior
me rights Of labor. The masses Of the peo-
up the highest position in the land The question is
nov put TO us whether We vii nave TINS great warrior
the next four years after the fourth or March ;
,4hetbeT We viii nave a score OF bayOnets pointing
sf IA over the haiot-box, or whether viii have
peace ard permitted 10 i've With orr brethren IN har
mopy Tie Democratic party coming with us this
progressive Republicans. We are determined 70 leave
behind IN men who cling 20 the past as wen enough"
We going % have progressive partya DetnOcIale-
Republican party in truth and in name
You have for your candidate as President man
against whose character the slightest suspicion has
never been breathed You have for your candidate
Yicetresdent man OF al Others EtJed by Intelligence
and character for the position. b. Gratz Brown
man, who, brought up among the slave
afstocrlcy ont boldly Tor freedom and for many
long years he stood up and fought the battle enjoying
the confidence OF that pillar OF Democracy Tom Benton
when tie war be OF the first raise bis
company and his regiment, and put himself the hght
fol the integrity OF his country No two men
than Greeley and Brown but they were united IA tie
feeling for their country aud their lenow-neu. TIE
and b. Gratz Brown, and we viii march on % tie
cigantc victory ever achieved
Tic uext speaker was Gen. Geo. " Palmer who said
FzLLOw-cITIzKEs AND SEIGHBORs: I did not come
here 10 make speech i came, weary In body and
sOrey sntten IN soul personality but conse nted IN the
interest OF greatest issues that have been discussed
for many year 10 sink my personal feelings IN tbs
absorbing campaign. This y no ordinary canvass.
IL Is above and beyond all old party machinery. We
are 10 sink the partisan 20 cut aside old party names
aud fight the battle American citizens " by the
Zee Of hoyemer the people snail not DC eaneatea up
this point shall have lost conhdgnce IN Americans
~ We shall fail ~ prove 10 the people that change In
TIE Administration s requisite 70 the stability OF the
Government usti shall despair OF my country men,
dad to make speech, but merely 10 talk
oFcl aars ana respectfully solicit the asking OF Ques
lions 1y any present before who may desire 20
The old issues dead beyond the possible hope
81 resurrection. The which has divided Tie
two great parties Tor the pact sixteen years
tae question Of slavery In 1866, old party
lines brOken, amalgamati0n OF certain
poFl0us 81 the Wing and Democratic parties took place.
and divisions called. respectively, the Re-
publican and Democratic parties. A new issue aroe,
ana tie parties divided mat. That Issue has
settled b. the arbitrament OF the sword, amid booming
and glIiterag bayonets fields OF carnage and
blood Now, the guestioa whether those who honestly
fOuL against aDd EhO aoEnoW edge tleir and
who ask " regara theIn a. American eitlzens shall
BE- pern e - easP bands acfoss INA bloody chasD"
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