New-York tribune., 1872-05-27
TIE SECOND ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

A GREELEY AND BROWN RATIFICATION MEET
ING-ENIHUSIAsTIC DEMOCRATIC lNDORsE-
MENT.
The lid Assembly District was brilliant with
fireworks and manycolored lanterns last Saturday even
ing in honor of the ratification of the Cncnnau plat
form and nominations large stand, erected at James
ST. and NewB Bowery was filed with prominent citizens
OF the district and speeches. indicative OF the most un
qualified approval of the Cincinnati nominees were
made and heartily cheered Among those present were
Stephen j. Meany F. A. Gill Of The staten lsdnd Leader
Andrew ]. Rogers, Hamilton Williams, Ihomas Me-
Grath Richard E. Field, John McDermott, and
NJ Hayes The gathering was called 10 order
by Dennis Mclaughlin President OF the Id Assembly
District Association who stated that the meeting had
been called 20 express approval OF the nominations at
Cincinnati and also to ndorse the PLATFORM ald down
there Mr. McLaughn's remark that they were all in
terested in tho election OF honest man TO the Pres
dency was interrupted By three tremendous cheers Tor
Horace Greeley. Raymond Condor then read the follow
ing resolutions which received cordial Endorsement.
Res0lred That in the Liberal movement now in pro-
eress we discern the only way TO the overthrow OF tha
dlsgraceful neposm ruthless disregard OF law depotc
marked the course OF the Federal Administration for the
last three years and hail with unnxed satisfaction
Brown for President and YicePresden and pledge TO
them during the coming campaign our united ana
Resoird That the platform OF principles laid down at
the Cincinnati Convention meets our unqualified ap-
prevail and the letter OF acceptance OF the nomination
by Horace Greeley worthy the great nlnd and honest
heart Of him who penned IT,
The President then called upon Stephen j. Meany ed
itor Of The Irish Democrat, who said:
FEILow-cIIIzESs: am an American eitizel an old
time Democrat and also an Irsnan and In that trune
capacity am here to advocate the canddature OF the
only man that believe is before tho country to
save the country lapplause and TO raise my voice In
behalf OF the next President OF the United States Horace
Greeley. Three cheers In private and In professional
life have always admired and exolled his honesty and
uprigltness and l am not ashamed OF the course
/ have taken, and that course 1 shall
not depart from, matter what complications arise
NAV be accused have been before of inconsistency,
have clung 10 support and sustain man who was
bitter enemy Of that party; say we have had new
deal in politics. The old landmarks are broken down,
and the interest of the great country in which live
must be interests, and every man who desires It's
material prosperity ana advancement must give
up old associations, old consistent ineonsis.
tencies, and range -, himself on the side OF
that party that will produce the best Gov
ernmen for the best people and the greatest number in
this land. Applause What is all Government but the
greatest good to the greatest number and we to 80
and knock heads against the wall and call 1t perse
cuton If cannot carry everything our own way Let
us have in this coalition, this amagation OF interests,
this throwing down of all divisions and party landmarks
such happy family in this eountrythat honest men can
each other by the hand and ignore the nonsensca
differences that have divided them. [Applausel
stand here an Irishman speaking to large num-
ber OF rishmen, who know well that ingrattude was
never an Irish Characteristic; and when they remember
all that Horace Greeley has done for them-fOr he was
words but the sympathy OF exeron and practical zeal
for the downtrodden OF my land-l know they VIII de-
pos their votes next November for no other man than
Horace Greeley. tApplause.l My mission is simply to
say that, as a Democrat the platform that Horace
Greeley represents cannot but be acceptable TO every
Democrat and my mission is also to tell you that the
Irish particular bound by tie OF gratitude to
stand by him, irrespective Of those sentimental divisions
that have kept us apart. tApplause.l II you would
conserve the Government II you would make this land
what 1t intended toibe by the founders OF the Con-
sttuton-a government Of the peope-yOu will IN your
might next November cast your votes for Greeley and
be able hail him the day the result is announced
the choice alike OF Democrats and Liberal Republicans
the President OF America. [Cheers]
The next speaker was Andrew J. Rogers who made
short but pithy address, He rejoced that the time had
come when the men Of this country, without regard to
their past political affiliations. have determined to turn
their hearts from bloody strife and TO the contem
paton Of the blessings OF peace In this and and this
not by establishing the military power the civil law
not by having great marshas TO usurp civil authority
not by keeping those States that were once rebellion
under the iron heel OF military power but by uphodlng
the same principle which established the Constitution
and the Union. Peace is assured by the nomination
of the honest candidate-Horace Greeley (Applausel
misled and deceived by ofce-hodeIs. Horace Greeley
promises to make the civil law superior to the military
he promises TO do justice by the South, TO be friend 10
the foreign man, who here to be good citizen 10
stand by every elementary principle held by the Demo,
identical principles which laid down In and are ne
soul OF the Cincinnati platform. lAppausel r,,,.
Francis B. Onyer addressed The meeting as Nv
Democrats" because, said he 81 don't know OF the
existence Of any other class OF people In this ward ana
address you because by the unity OF your voices a
the enthusiasm OF your spirit you have so
the delegates that Convention sends TO Baltimore
that they will be bold urge the request that the
known that the Convention win give our leader In
the Presidential campaign that good and great od man
Mr. oliver was nhSdi followed BY Hamilton williams
young but well known Democrat of the ward ana one OF
two Others after which the meeting separated