, 1875-01-12

MEETING AT COOPER INSTITUTE.
Speeai Lpspatch to The Chscaas Tribune.
New YonK. jan. 11.-Iho extent Of the feeling
which has been stirred up by tho noHs from
Louisiana wns indicated BY tho numbers and
h-a ing ct the audience in Cooper Institute to-
night. 4 swelling crowd fmpatientlJ awaited
tAo opening Of tho doo1s for long hmc
bofo1e 1t mas given insress. Within
nino minutes every Reat was filled,
aud the narrow spaces OF standing
room which remained wero quickly occupied
Many minutes before the tine set for tbs open
ing Of tho meeting the aiBles could posnibly con-
tain no moro. All open spacrH front md rear
wore SO full THAI tho people could scarcely move,
and ono man. who w.s determined to 70 auay
was passed over tho hea,l7 OF thu multitude.
ON Tt:E PLATFORM
| wero gathered so mauy that acanty room Taa
left for Tie spenkcrS Tho thousands who suc
| within tho halt were far outnnmbcied by the
disappointed company without, wheto Nns held
| voluntary uoetiny not forcBeen or provided for
| in tho arrangements. The1ntcreSt which Wa3felt
by those who wcro too late to get within
waA shown By the fact tint after the iron gates
| lefaro tho eutrancu had been closed. aud several
pa:rolmeu had heen placed at each, lho eager
mon outside did not abandon thair desire to reach
tho Interior and whenever gate MAS opened for
persons departing; there wan An urgent effort
Inhde by many to presa in. The most heated on
thusias1n OF sharp political campaign nl,eo ut
its height could not call out more striking eyi-
dcnccs Of detci mined feeling.
The audience rcmainnl at the tnte hour when
ox-Gor. HuIonon APPEARED Oh tho platform aud
fnn,io III address, The mcetins was in solnc
aenss PARTISAN one u the Demo
cratic element predornhated. Among tho
| prominent DEMOCRATS on tho platform during
| tho evening besides Tho speakers nere William
| Butler Duncan. Howard Potter, Edwonl Cooper.
John Kelley. Commissioner Townsend Cox. Con.
| II. T, MachlaIlon. Emanuel Is. nArt, r. +. Mar
| bury, Gen. II. ". Averilt, Dr. William 4. llanl-
kealey and Kelly.
were the venerable Potnr Cnoper. Elliott G.
Co~dn, William E. Dodge. E. l.. Godkin, Horace
| s,t,pu,al, aud ez Assistant Aid. Keloc.
| There were many others who have long been
kuown ts Republicans. but whose names hare
not como prominently before the public.
! The Liberals wero represented BY Comnl!ssion-
e,s Thomas E. stowart. Dcsitt q. Littlejohn, of
OAwexo. Gen. john Coehlano., coneresBlnan
l,enj. A. Willie, IL. n. T@ombly, Samuel ].
| Glssaey, Asher Barnett anu Dr. ". ". StEew.
+ 4 nla crowd.
New YonK, Jan. li.--The indignation meeting
| l,cli in Cuoper Institute to.ujsht to dUnouuce
| the outrages ngainst tho political rights OF the
| 1eople OF Louisiana Has onG OF lie most re-
| markable evensB OF the kind ever Witnessed ih
llis city in point Of numbers and enthusiasm.
| The doors were opencd hat-an-hour be-
fore the usual time. The. The rush ,,t "aa
atanding.room could not 10 had In tho great
hall. Tie confusion became unroarions shortly
betore o'clock, lcpoltrrs ut tho eldes Of tho
s:Iye having 10 boat letTeat bolore oVeINhclM-
| iuE numbers OIL either flank. 1ls onttance Ut
| Mayor W,cllla.n aud crowd Ut friends VAS tho
! siXnAl for applause. which, 5000 became lost in
yclIs sud lauJ Ltsr at mon clan,bcFiug into tha
organ-galcry. lAs platform MAS througea, 10
around tile chair. Those on the platform ap-
MOSTLY DEMOCRATS.
Mr. bryant and Peter Cooper wero among tho
last to arrive, aud were hearti!y eleetel.
and proposed Mayor WicAhanl ~ Chairman:
atr. Wickhanl took tho clair and said Ls had
iubt bean handed dsratch fsuln our suffering
brethren in tue South, aud ha asked tlelr atteu-
tlon to il:
not 10 g.,a.led .no conflict with the United statrs
trt'rs 4 con,mi.ttes il rsrsrng eridsncs to rtfue
support Vt our si.er Staes 10 featurs il. Aerscan
frsrincn ou. right Of .elf.sorernn'ens.
tlnlmonss appiausc.t
| Thu dispatch WAa signed by john McEuery,
Governor, aud other officials.
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
| thon addressed tle nitettnE. liz aaid tho prosi-
.snt had no right to intermed1Ie iu the a1siss
Of 4 State sayo iu two casss: Fi!st. to pro-
| tltt lilo 6kAt0 IFoW 1uF4slpu Rilu hGt-
o,ldly, on application Of The Legislature
or Executive When tho Legislature can.,os
10 convened to protect tho stats asalust donea-
lie v4aleuco. Illo wrong done las NJ possible
extonuAtion. regard tAis question eoio,y \
solemn question OF constitutional law, no mat
ter WHO desired tho Interference OF the military,
it should not l4avo boen gl.en, but ~ tho
way of tho constitution, othofwsse it is ~
act from which no citizen has right
TO Withhold Lls condemnation. 1t nlOot
be rebuksd tas instant II IL psrpessatsd. The