The New York herald., 1879-10-16
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING.

STIRRING ADDRESS AT THE COOPER NsTI-
TUrE-MR EDWARDS PIERREPoNT AND
GENERAL BANKS ON THE ISSUES OF THE
CAMPAIGN.
The great hall Of the Cooper Union was crowded
last evening at the republican mass meeting. fair
sprnkling of the gentler sex being present. Among
those occupying seats the platform were Gov
ernor Rce Of Massachusetts; General Nathaniel
Banks, of the Same State; s. b. Ruggles. Salem H.
Wales General Horace Porter and Elliot @. Cowdin.
Collector Merritt sat In the body OF the hail. facing
the speakers. The walls were profusely decorated
with the national colors, relieved at intervals with
the flags of Germany. France and other European
nations. Mr.. Luther II. Marsh, having been called
to preside. expressed his regret at the absence
of Mr.. Hamilton Fish, who through illness pre-
vented from occupying the chair. He alluded to
the dssenson In the republican party In this city.
and said that all should lay aside their personal pre-
dilections and vote together otherwise the party
would bc shattered.
Mr.. Edwards Pierrepont. ex-United States Attorney
General and ex-Mnister to England. having been In
troduced by the chairman. saii:--
'Thc Presidential contest opens with this canvass
and when the vote of New York is counted on the
4th OF November we pretty surely know
whether . republican or Confederate will
be the next President Of the United States.
Momentous issues hang. on this result
perhaps the issues Of peace or war;"
The speaker called attention to the sixtyfve Con-
federato soldiers In tho House Of Representatives.
Who on the 4th of last March. "took their places
TO iegislate for their conquerors, and block
the wheels of government by Withholding supplies.
Speaking election contest in this state. he told
the meeting that without New York the
have no chance OF victory, and that without 1t the
republicans have no better chance. In portraying
some of the results that may follow loss OF New
York TO the republicans by the possible election
democratic President. no predicted general distrust
about the financial question: aud also that do
mand would be made by the South that the freed
slaves should be paid for. Revcrtng to history he
mentioned William tho Conqueror, as being
the natural son of tho Duke OF Normandy,
by Arletta, the handsome daughter OF y
tanner, and how when William held his
army before the revoltod town of Alencon, the
bescged hung rswhides along the walls OF the town
with the jeering cry, work for the tanner adding
that the revilcrs porished before the conqueror's
fiery onset as subble before tho flames. The son OF
n tanner has Just landed on shores. hope that
he will not be called to DO tho kind Of work which
the Norman did. But IL no is called he will do 1t
thoroughly This alusion to General Grant elected
great cheering from the audience.
General Banks having been called upon delivered
q merry address in which he hercely arraigned the
Southern leader and urged his hearers not to let
the government pass into the hands OF the South.
LETTER FROM HAMILTON FISH,
During the evening the following letter from Mr..
Hamilton Fish was read to tho meeting:
GARnisoS's, Putnam county. Oct. IA, 1879.
General CHESTER A. ARTHUR, Chairman -
MY DEAR sIRl regret inability to tho
ment had made to attend tho meeting tho Cooper