Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-04-18
MORNING NEWS.
THE dREAT MEETING IN NEW YORK.


The great mass meeting, at Cooper Institute,
in New York, to endorse President Grant, was
held last night. The attendance il reported as
immense" thousands Of peo Il teiug unable
to obtain admission to the hall VIM. E. Dodge
presided, and the list Of Vice Presidents included
| Peter Cooper, Edwards Pierrepont. James Cor
don Bennett, H. B. Clafn General Sigel, Henry
Ward Beecher, Henry Olews, Alex. Taylor, An
thony j. Draxel John Hoey, Thurlow Wrei, W.
II. Vanderbilt, q. ID. Morgan VIM. II. Vermilye
l. p. Morton, \ b. Ruggles, Alexander TAYLOR
and other prominent citizens.
An address to the people read and adopted
with immense applause. and also a series OF res
olutions. the last Of which says THAT in the
judgment OF this meeting the majority Of the
people OF this country expect, desire and decree
the denomination and re election OF Ulysses s
Grant"
General Daniel L. Sickles, was the first speak
or. He said, among other things. that all the
pledges on which Grant was elected had been
fulfilled by him he had carried out the princi-
pies and promises of the Chicago platform with
fidelity, and the result was our present condi-
tion OF prosperity at home and peace abroad.
Grants foreign policy has been marked by some
OF the most signal triumphs Of diplomacy and the
treaties with Germany and Great BritiLn were
cted The people Of this country love General
Grant. Applause They confde in him !;
they know his courage and his honesty and his
patriotism. No schemes OF rival ambition can
impair the hold he has on the hearts OF the
American people. Appause He will carry
every State in 70 that lie carried in 'Gs; he
will carry one more at least-the Sate OF New
York applause come what may of all these
factions come what may of all these efforts
to disoIgAnize and demoralize the Republican
party. The Republican party has seen
defections before II lost Seward and Johnson
II lost Chase and Fessenden and TrumbIl in the
most critical moment Of its fortunes. 1t has
survived their detection and all treachery, be-
cause it is immovably implanted in the affee-
ton and confidence of tho American people
applause aud that same Republican party
that elected Grant in 1868, and that has achieved
line Of triumphs without example, will make
General Grant in November next his " own sue
oessor." Great applause and three cheers for
Grant.
Senator Wilson was received with great ap-
plause. His speech was scattering aud able
review of the attacks made upon the Admins
sration by the Cincinnati managers. We shall
try to print full synopsis of it hereafter. Sem
atOr Morton and Hon. j. IL. Rainey also made
addresses.
A telegram was received, signed by all the
Republican members Of Congress from Pennsyl-
in the President and the Republican Party. Sim
liar kilograms were sent by the Republican dele
cations from Tennessee, Wisconsin, Indiana,
Kansas, South Carolina, Maine, Illinois, Ohio,
Vermont, Georgia, New York, Michigan and
Iowa.
Letters of encouragement were read from SEN
ators Conkling and Elmunds, George W. Curtis,
Vice President Cofax, Lieutenant Governor
Pinchback, OF Louisiana, GeIit Smith, Fred.
Douglass and George W. Gibbons, President of
the WorkIngmen's Central Union. The last
named said that ''the members in this State,
numbering 10000 men, will vote and work for
the re election of Grant"