The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-18
SCENES OUTSIDE.

Speeches OF Colonel Tenncy, Delafield
Smith and Isaac III. Bailey.
There were from two to three thousand persons
assembled on the square in front of Cooper Union,
unable to get inside, while their ranks were cOntin-
ually recruited by others coming out who had
hopeessly essayed to get within hearing distance
of the great guns on the platform. band of music
discoursed stirring melodies from the p0r-
tico of the hail. Pyrotechncal displays
were made at each corner of the square, and Chi
nese lanterns with the word "Unionn upon them,
hung across the roadway from house to house.
platform was erected in the centre of the square,
lavishly decorated with flags and notices The
"Solders and Sailors Grant Club of the Twentieth
Assembly District" came marching through the
crowd at halfpast eight, and ranged their flags and
banners alongside the platform. General Joseph
W. Jackson was called to preside at the meeting,
and as the first speaker introduced Colonel A. w.
Tenney.
Some few days ago, said the Colonel, the advance
guard of a small army stood in this place, with the
words inscribed upon its banners, ION to Cincin-
natl" We are another army and we propose to
inscribe upon banners ION to WashingtOn"-
an army standing by General Grant, recognizing all
that he has done for the country, both in war and
peace. In his administration he has turned over q
new leaf in the history Of nations. He has taught
culties need no longer be submitted to the two
edged arbitration Of the sword. They can be set
tied by peaceful arbitration. am not OF those who
believe that the Geneva arbitration Is failure.
hold no office and represent no patronage,
but citizen OF these United states
l would rather thousand times that not one dol
lar of damages be received for those claims than
that the nations honor be compromised. lCheersl
General Grant has reduced the debt one hundred
million OF dollars year since he has been In office,
his treatment of the Indians has received the
paudits of the nation, and his foreign policy has
been wise and statesmanlike. Voice in the
crowd. How about his relationss'D I'll tell
you about that, for 1t seems to be all any one
mas against MN. Ana inc only reason feas any one
tabishes bad precedent. Well General Grant
has done many things without precedent, and for
speaker then went the record of Grants vic
tories in the and said they were without prece
dent He shouldn't have done it, He appointed his
father postmaster at the Cross Roads in Covngton,
at salary OF $500 year, and he shouldn't have
done it.
Mr. u. DELAFrELD SMITH followed Colonel Tenney
In q short Speech in which he claimed that the de-
mocratic party had not been punished enough for
its reasonable tampering with the rebellion. TO
restore it to power now would be to restore the
enemies Of the country to high places
There is such a thing as the unpardonable sin
The United States was laughingstock to the
arrogant nations Of the Old World. 1t was called
the beginning Of our civil war We Tried all kinds
with no eject, until General Grant came forward;
and then Americans were able 10 stalu up uno
say, '.We are vindcated." , a.. .
Mr. ISAAC ii. BAILY then addressed tne crowu,
speaking he said, as business man. ne naa no
interest in the distribution OF the patronage Gene
raj Grant has been an upright, faithful ana inte
gent President When you have got such a man ls
e. the utmost stupidity to change him
or Won can't do better, and you may
do worse. He has . fulfilled ., every pledge
,,ortv died in July last and was buried in NOvem-
bber:' but these OBJECTIONS from the republican
Marty seem likely to resurrect IT, All great parties
pmusf sufYcr directions. We must expect them,
b,t new recruits will come In and I'LL up the places
in the old ranks with fresh and vigorous young
blood. -
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Baiey's speech the meet
ing was declared adjourned, and the concoursc de-
parted, except a few unsatised bodies VINO per-
sisted i'm remaining about the doors hoping to
hear something OF the sentiments OF the greater
guns still speaking inside.