The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-18
G R A N T..
Monster Administration Meet.
ing at the Cooper Insti-
tute Last Evening.
PHILADELPHIA VS.. CINCINNATI.
The Victor Of DonelsOn Again
Demanding an 'Uncondi-
tional Surrender"
THE OPPOSING FORCES REVIEWED.
Will Fight It Out on This Line Should
1t Take All Summer.
THE COALITION MOVEMENT DENOUNCED.
The Washington Treaty the Great
est Achievement of Mod
ern Diplomacy.
REDUCTION IN THE NATIONAL DEBT
Commercial and Financial Conf.
dence in the Administration
of President Grant.
Commercial and Financial Conf.
dence i'm the Administration
of President Grant.
THE INDIAN PEACE POLICY SUSTAINED.
All the Acts Of the Administration Re-
viewed and Eulogized.
Speeches by VIM. E. Dodge, General Sick
les, Senator'S Wilson and Morton.
RESOLUTIONS, sc.

There is c0gent argument Is numbers; there is
more-magc, force power. The meeting last
evening at Cooper Institute is well deserving its
preliminary characterization-the Peoples Great
Grant meeting. The immense number gathered
within Its walls, filing every seat and aisle and re-
hottest standing room, and from the densely
thronged halls and vestibules and steps extending
into compact mass outside, was an argument
expressive of popular endorsement of President
Grants administration and determination at the
next Presidential election to extend to him re-
newal OF his lease OF power as the executive head
of the government at once short, sharp and deci-
sve, like his own military operations. 1t was
mass gathering of the business and working men
of the cty-the two classes being the deepest in
terested in securing an honest popular govern
ment, and through the continuance of President
Grant In Office preventing destruction in the future
OF the good already accomplished. 1t was, in
short, magnificent popular tribute to the govern
mental policy OF the past three years that has 80
greatly enhanced our national honor at home and
abroad, so greatly strengthened our national
finances so greatly reduced our public debt and so
wonderfully relieved taxpayers OF their
burdens
It's Importance as public demonstration
seen in the earnestness and intelligence marking
the whole proceedings, and in the emphasis and
In these elements 1t was in striking con-
tlast with the Cincinnati meeting OF the other
night. At the meeting last evening there was
manly straightforwardness of speech-a series Of
speeches whose basis of argument was the plain
logic OF events of the past three years of President
Grants administration.
Among the vast asscmbage were occasional
ladies and frequent policemen-a judicious combi-
nation for the preservation Of order at q political
meeting, but whose presence or services in this re-
gard were not wanting, as, excepting at the begin
ming of the Presidents speech, and then only for
moment, and occasional calculations of some NAL
contents on the outskirts and groans and Kisses
for Horace Greeley when his name was
mentioned, the utmost order prevailed dur
ing the entire continuance OF the meeting.
A good arrangement was rcserving the mont seats
for the ladies. Marked mascullnity of mcn, such
as one would naturally look for In ladies OF peculiar
political proclivtIes and ambitious OF the rights OF
suffrage characterized some OF the gentle
auditors, but the most were of the or,li-
e eaty holiness and EXTRA womanly curiosity
to see and hear the distinguished gentlemen VINO
were to address the meeting had induced to
attend II is unnecessary to say that the vast
hail filed mt an early hour. The doors were
opened at seven O'Clock The noise of the tumui-
ing tide. Nearly an hour passed be-
fore the speaking began. Meantime tho
ned with the political dgnitaries assigned seats
here, and brass band on one side OF the hall dis
coursed medley of patriotic airs Opportunity was
also allowed to take note OF the hall decorations.
The national emblem was the leading element Of
ornamentation, of course, draping the pillars
Presdents desk. hanging in graceful festoons over
the stage and IN It's rear, formed In shield
shapes, and throwing its patriotic folds about
Franklin and Henry Clay. Back of the
stage was the ever-popular American insignia.
standing out in bold relief among this pa
triotic environment were various Grant notices. ~
they may be appropriately called 70 the following
was given the place OF honor In the rear OF the
centre OF the patorm:-
{ Reduction Of the national debt under tnitcds
Estates Grant, 5000, 5i9 1852.
Reduction OF annual interest. Sle,263,o72
Reduction OF taxes, SS4,00o,oOO.
Next 10 this GU the right was
Reduction
4 OF the Debt ana Taxes :
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
! And further on the right President oraht ne"o"-
ble words ut For Donelson:-
| II intend TO move :,
mmed ately your works.' s
on the left came that other memorapie u,'s ,r
ance of the President ut the cOinhlencemcho VI INC
closing campaign OF the war =
ii propose TO fight IL out on TINS me II IL
| takes all summer"
! ....,~<<s~ s.,-~~.~e~>~~~>~
Do mo aide of this was given f. M. Stanton's estl-
| mate OF the character Of PRESIDENT uraht'-
| z The thanks OF this department and OF the gov
>ernn,ent and OF the people OF the United States-s
sthe reverence and honor have bcendeserved-will$
Che rendered to you and the brave and gallant$
ssolders OF our army for all time.
Concluding the series were those sententious
words whose uttcrance once on a time at Vcksburg
carried with them such potent force:
UNCONDITIONAL
SURRENDER.
At eight O'Clock while the roar of cannon outs'io
| lis the air. the gas ~ turned ON Win nv "oe'