New-York tribune., 1872-08-07
LOCAL POLITICS.
PEACEMAKERS COUNCILS.
WHAT AMNESTY MEANS IN THE TWELFTH DIS
TRICT.

workngmen who listened with earnest attention TO the
speakers. DIR. Creger. being appointed Chairman OF
the meeting, said that their banner had been thrown
out and the campaign already begun, and 1t would
surely lead 70 victory. He Immediately introduced
Charles j. Guiteau who said:
congratulate you on magnificent flag in honor OF
Horace Greeley and B. Gratz Brown. About 80 years
ago. Horace Greeley came to New-York without a dollar
in his pocket look at the eminence to which he has
arisen by his own energy You know he is to be the
next President Of the United States. He has always
been nv first choice He has for quarter OF century
been the friend OF the oppressed Of oil lands put
especially of the American slave.
Prof. Theodore Glaubensklee was the next speaker
He said:
The occasion which has brought together is no ord-
nary one We at the beginning OF great movement
which has had no equal since the Fremont campaign OF
1856, when the people themselves crowded together
for the purpose of defending the great principles
OF government; in the way We are
assembled to-day. II is the people who are organ
izng this great movement Tho great mass OF the peO-
ple are thoroughly disgused with the course OF the
present Administration. Among other things, arragn
the present Administration for trying TO subyer the
principles which this great Republic is founded 1t
has been formed the democratic principle that all
government is for the benefit of tho people and not for
that OF a particular party or clique. But the present
Administration has forgotten ITSELF its organs them
selves admit it, also arraiGn the present Administration
making worthy attempts 10 enect a
between the Northern and Southern States Ihe great
principles of universal amnesty and universal suffrage
have not yet been pronounced Although the Adnihls
tratiOn, forced tO did pronounce certain amnesty t
II Is not universal amnesty ana 10 De gOOd III must 10
Secretary Boutwell, has said that he does not approve OF
recOrCatOn-he does not wish the bloody casm ci0Se9
1 say the bloody chasm has already De9n Et5u, ~ &
and that too with thousands OF bodies. BuI II ne
thinks it has not yet been closed he VIII soon
find that we snail fill It by burying secretary Bout
well and the present Administrator III IL. lApPa&useJ use
The movement at the Cincinnati Convention had been
the minds of the people long before " sprang rom
We We supported n f GTSccy at
thought the great popular movement needed great
popular leader and throughout the United states there
more popular than Horace Greeley lIouu ap
pause His whole life has been devoted to the interests
Of the whole people
The Hon. Thomas Dugan of Brooklyn was then intro
duced. He said:
We are in the midst of great revolution, in which
Horace Greeley destined 10 be elected President Mr.
Greeley is a man who never saw an ldle Gay, Whos99
has been silent in the cause OF 1sce ana
whose principles have never been bartered Ihere Is
not a man in this meeting however poor he may be-
who would extend his hand To receive one OF te nlOes
since 1869 Applause. In the revolution wmch Is now
going on have stronger weapons than the bayonet
namely the ballot and that is the instrument which VIII
elect Horace Greeley President III November. -
The next speaker was L. c. Waehmer who spoke Of the
hearty Endorsement which the Democratic party had
given Greeley ana Brown althOugh MI, Eresley 1Su %
been such an enemy 20 it, This was explained by the
that Mr. Greeley is an honest man, and one in whom
AN honest people put full confidence At the close OF
Mr. Waehmer's speech. the following resolutions were
Rsoi That hail with enthusiasm the nomination Of Horace
Greeley for The omee Of President Of t6 Une States by the Convection
the nominee for Noepesdent our brn UNDIVIDED and jealous
Rssod recognize in Horace Greeley thoroughly Of
people, strongly identified with all the great Of th county,
candid oupokea sincere ana ra nones suu o "hoe Janus
administration the affairs OF the National Government NAV be conhded
Resoirsd TIA: candid,te for vcePent B. G Brown has
recently 6J his admirable Governor Of Missouri shown
himself to be man Of nglt oen' e1PeLe3e & ela aDn iay
Is destined to be elevated.
assembled Baltimore selecting az iber candidates the choice
Cincinnati Convention that the voice OF The people
oa f5r vcePredent ami We feel confident that under Their
people will united and the country prosperous aud
Alter brief speech on the resolutions. by H. F. Raney.
James ODOnnrl, addressing the lrish portion OF the
assemblage reviewed Senator Wilson's KnOw-NotLnS
record and insisted that he had always boen their
foe. Irshmen could not vote for him for any Office A.
sperry of North Carolina made brief speech IN which
said that Grants mnions in that state were endeavor
ing MerrimOn out, but that he did not believe
they would be able to do ". The meeting then ad-
iOurned.
MILITARY GOVERNMENT DENOUNCED IN THE
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.
A crowd of perhaps 1000 people gathered,
last evening, to witness the raising of banner at the
headquarters of the Xvth Assembly District Greeley
and Brown Campaign Club, at Third-aye and Twenty
third-s stand erected III Twcntythird-st, east Of
Third-ave decorated with flags Chinese lanterns,
and banner on which the significant words For
President of the whole American People, Horace
Greeley of the United States" The exercises
preceded by display of ireworks there bonlres
in rontof and behind the stage and band played
intervals The officers of the club President, Will
liam Atkinson; Vce-P Presidents Willian Bell. Samuel
brewer; Secretaries Samuel Murray, William Wheeler;
Treasurer. Aexande: Ciinch; Sergeautat-Arms, John
W. Duke. Soon after 8 p. IN. the meeting called to
ORDER and list of Vce-Presidents read The fol-
owing were then adopted:
Rsd That heartily iniOrse and ra the nomination. made by
Convention Baltimore Of Horace Geeey for President and b. Ga
which this ling the breeze to their service pegng
Resod That platform adopted by the Conventions Cincinnati
sri Baltimore declaration Of the principles which esntslto the
people will effect needed reforms and abolish the
suffers Amnesty will reconcile dcouten and
pun5ered South and Permanently restore the Union by ecnmsnd3g
principle faithfully carried out will prevent that prostitution Of
OP and 'ee9e & genuine h Cy M nsS s% v,,y for ,e Liberal cans.
or Carolina A. an that the people alive
the and determined that uo te threats ban
against an Administrator which pledge, abused
good work they have done we here resolve through earnest hd g1
for Greeley and Brown in the Empire Slate.
Meanwhile, a large openwork banner, stretching
nearly the street, had been unfurled John +
Baker of New-York City then introduced and in
substance said:
Once again had begun the clash Of party with party,
Some Republicans stood for the Administration and
lease Of hate, while other Republicans who stood
by Fremont and Lincoln, joined hands in the Of
Reform At the head OF party stood Grant at the
head Of the other Greeley. Applause. What was at
he bottom of the division Grant headed party which
advocated harsh measures toward the South. He said,
Let have peace but 1t was the peace of force He
elected the Oneterm principle, but for two
lis Administration had been bent denomination.
Roscoe Conkling his rghthand man. had failed 10
nce anybody that the President should be reelected
fter Senator Schnrzs efOrtit fell tat The speaker
hen referred 20 Gen. Grants efforts to Senator
churz by patronage, and gave list OF Oftenses on
which the American people arraign the Administration;
wet the prOstratOn of the South, aud the North
jarOina electioneering; drew parallel between the
present campaign and that of 1874; compared Gen. |
jTants III TO the fate of ByFOns wounded eagle
,udd the NJ he iheral lpau