The New York herald., 1872-10-10
WHAT THE BROOKLYN ssLIBERALs,, SAY.
They DO Not Despond, hut VIII Move
Forward Shoulder TO Shoulder.

They do Not Dcspond, hut VIII Move
Forward Shoulder TO Shoulder.
There was q special meeting OF the Liberal Re-
publican General Committee OF Kings county held
last evening at their headquarters, corner OF Jay
and Fulton streets, Brooklyn. The chair was Occu-
pied by W. w. Goodrich. Among the mourners Of
the sanguinary chasm calamity present were:-
Archie NJ. Bliss, Charles GODDARD, Joe Reeve, Jamea
A. Van Brunt ana II. NJ. Bellows. A list OF memberS
was called, to which about eighty delegates re-
spOnded. resolution was adopted calling the
primaries for Wednesday evening, 10Th inst, when
three delegates viii be selected from each ward
and county town to the City, County, Assembly and
Congressional Conventions, which will be held on
the 18th and 10th inst. The chairman was called
upon for speech, delegate. remarking that II
arose and said that he presumed, had
circumstances been different, they might ally
ea% eavs is notice t ere Was % NO falling in sS
attendance of delegates at this meeting despite the
the result OF the elections which have just passed
OH lie remembered well the gloom that was cast
over the entire North when the news OF the defeat
OF the Union armies at Bull Run received. Yet
rallied and wrung victory from defeat. 1t is not
always the first movement In the campaign that IS
the harbnger OF the final result. Fraud and re1
pcaters from New York had carried the State OF
Pennsylvania for Grant. There was not, he be-
o n
more encouraging As II let the result rather doubt
fu. He was happy to see that the organ OF the
''berals" had nailed its o0lOrs To the mast and
boldly asserted that they were now ION the home
stretch to victory. "a voice. '.Iell us OF Georgia
and COnnectcut.'.) Mr.. Goodrich said that tho
elections OF Tuesday would have the effect Ol
driving many timld men from their ranks. Let
such men drop out at once. The brave OF heart
and honest OF principle win stand all
the more firmly by their guns. Like
the men on the good frigate Cumberland
in the encounter with the rebel
Merrimac, in the Elizabeth River, II they must go
down 1t would be firing the last gun The cause Ia
just, and the effect OF the present movement will
be felt in 1876 In 1856 the republicans lost, but In
1850 they came out stronger than ever. Justice,
right, reconciliation and amnesty must be tho
watchwOrds OF the country. He urged tha
'lbcrals' to WORK harder than ever and retrieve
their losses.
MIR. JAMES II. ALLEN. OF Delaware county, who
was present. was called upon to speak, and re-
sp0ndod, stating he felt somewhat desp0ndcnt,
naturally, at the news. He was we'll aware OF the
extraordinary EFFORTS made by the administration
to carry these states by repeating, or ii necessary,
by false count OF the ballots. This is II lament
able state OF things, and as long as the adIninistfa
ti0n resOrted to such means IL IS incumbent upon
all honest men to labor more cnergetically IN the
cause OF reform. Delaware county, at all events,
would give 60o liberal votes III November next.
RAY POTTER also spoke in the interest Of the
'berau cause acknowledged that they had been
disappointed, but they shoud nail their nag TO the
mast head and work ike beavers from now until
election day.
The meeting on motion then adjourned.