The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-29
MEETING OF TIE MERCHANTS.

MEETING OF TIE MERCHANTS.
A Greeley Gathering Among the Cheese
Warehouses Of Chambers Street.
At two O'Clock yesterday afternoon meeting
was organized In Chambers street, between West
Broadway and Greenwich street, and opposite the
Police precinct station house, and speeches. were
then and there delivered to the effect that Horace
Greeley, OF Chappaqua was the first, last and only
desirable candidate for the Presidency Of the
United States. A banner was raised and at two
O'Clock the footing Of half q dozen horns allayed
the anxiety Of passers by to the and effect
of the gathering. Grafulla's band had been pre-
viously announced, and the half dozen captured
street musicians endeavOred to preserve an dir Of
dignity
At precisely three O'Clock the speakers, who had
arrived few moments previous, came forward
upon the stand.
There were thirty-six Vice Presidents announced
and hundred held In reserve. The Presidents
name was D. W. c. stamford.
The first speaker was COL F. A. Seaver, who
was followed by General Barnum In speech that
elected shouts of applause from the crowd gath
cred the street. He referred particularly to the
battles in which he had been wounded, and
spoke Of his gallant Adjutant, Captain Oliver
T. May, in glowing terms, to exemplify
the fact that those approaching nearest to the
rank and file deserved at times the greatest honor.
Then he said:-'I, az q soldier dare criticise the
campaigns Of the army, and !, as a soldier say that
no one man won them. Some OF the most brilliant
battles OF the were won by the rank and file in
spite Of their generals" The speaker concluded
with an eloquent tribute to the services to free
rendered by Horace Greeley. Colonel J. r.
Fellows followed and Hon. James Brooks delivered
SPEECH OF HON. JAMES BROOKS.
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Germans, Frenchmen, Spanish Americans, &c, Is en-
titled TO the rees sort Of trade that the necessary
enues Of the Treasury Will permit Thus London no
city, with like commercial freedom be, with its
three and a half millions Of people, makes the whole
broad earth its tributary America the greatest and the
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three and half million Of population with like liberty
in commerce and trade. Manhattan Island would not
hold us, and Brooklyn and Jersey City, nay,
| Workers. Real estate everywhere around would
double In value and of railroads entering metropolis
and suburbs there would be three five in number,
where one exists now
should vote for the perpetuaon Of administration
which not only drives off flag from the ocean, and
lessons exports enhances the cost Of transportation
and crippes our commerce In every way but which, all
~ rags and money True, well sad have
been ruined nothing ruin the American people. not
civil war pesence famine, for God has blessed
great young and fresh country with lands and cmes
cripple. nay, has crippled u.s. damaged u.s. and II pro
| drive our flag from rivers, and Danish the axe,
The "a, adze and the hammer, Of the shlpwIight:
St. Lawrence and elsewhere, by the great cost of trans
poraton on steel rails to our eeaboard. Hence be-
lieve that with change Of administration wall come
poraon, rails railroads and sounder and,
OF course better currency and II less gold and stock
gambling In Wall street. aer and urer margins for the
then the adminstr atom. change in twelve years
s necessary for the government and salutary
change in the air atmosphere the dead Gains Of
the ocean Follow out then the laws Of nature and feel
they will be good for commerce and trade for
the lie and sustenance of men,