Year: 1869




nnd any fault with the republicans for doing so.
There we're new issues arlalpg ana new principles
that were dividing parties In the country. He did
not dnd fault because Gen. Longstreet drank out OF
the social glass as General Grant, the leader or
the tnion army, because tne i9rner now enloyel
good fat ONCE. (Laughter.) There was great df-
terence OF opnlon as TO what was wrong in me body
polite llthey asked an old democrat who had served
democracy and the devil for haii century tnat
abolition was the virus that poisoned the body.
Every man mad his special speclhc, but the spefiho
was 10 elevate the working classes II IL was de-
sired 10 rise 10 place and honor and be angel ana
De nns, crowned win glory ana honor' you
instead o yos o%S e speac
stating publicly IN Cincinnati that he had qualified
ms voice Tor public speaking and Tor pubic lie by
attending upon three yoke of oxen aud shouting aud
screaming al them. Laughter.l The next day sew
era OF his constituents expressed their great surprise
did not believe there would be any liberty until tho
millions were emancipated. Why, the war was noe
merely for the emancipation or four millions or
people; no, IL was Tor the emanc patton of twenty
millions, and not for the keeping OF them In
bondage for ever. loud and long continued cheer5.)
Mr.. Carey referred to the progress when had been
made, both material and spiritual. Since he nad
1t mad done SIX thousand years before. loud laugh
teri Why, when he was o boy they had
an old wooden board plough that would NOT
would scratch with its snout IN q muute. t.auphter)
In speaking OF the improved machinery OF the
age ne SAID that in examination OF a committee In
Congress as to the desirabillty OF extending the
patent to Brown Bakers sewing machng, one Of
the foremen Of A. T. Stewart was examined and
machine women at eight doUars per week. and ne
was asked what . sewing machine was worth and
Ses snS lie ecos se eas
the modes Of taxation and said that sherman
had described 1t In OHIO as being mode Of taxation
man whose feet we're in warm water with :
bleeding leg, he knew nothing OF IT, though
o O eVeg D and % esa ave soar
day gave every one food clothing and shelter, ana
the remaining five hours was given to the classes
who did nothing. II the platform OF the republican
party was closely examined 1t would be seen that
the great idea OF II was rehabilitation. lie apollo
gtzed for keeping them SO long and urged the desra
bility OF registration


REMARKS OF HOMER NELSON.


Mr.. HoMER NELSON was next introduced, and
briefly referred 10 the trIumphs already sustained
by the democratic party IN this state. He dllated
upon the corruption which characterized the admin
the faithful performance oi the promises made by
the democratic champions. The latter had displayed
both capacity and integrity; but The united energies
OF the people were yet required. The speaker then
referred TO the policy adopted regarding the canals,
administration OF the democratic cansl-board. The
welfare OF the people was now OF stake. The party
divided authority and divided responsibility
were disadvantage TO tue people OF the
STATE. There was considerable talk about
corruption IN ollce. Had the people ever stopped 70
think against whom those charges were made He
could snow that not one OF them could be laid TO any
Senator elected by the democratic party. In the
list OF the pubic men OF this state they could not
pick out single man sent to represent the
people by the democratic party agaln..
whom charge could be brought But
while the prospect was most encouraging
the assistance OF the people was now required IN
order 10 perfect the work which two years ago had
Huspicousy been begun If the city OF New
YORK did Its duty in the coming election every por
ton OF the state would nobiy follow her example,
and he felt confident that there would again be no
less than sixty thousand majority. tAppiause)


The CHAIRMAN tnen introduced Mr.. +. Robinson,
who said that but for the aeness OF the hour thaf-
past eleven oclock) he would have delivered an
address. lie wished particularly TO nave referred
to the originality or radical hypocrisy-th univer
sa suffrage OF the negro. TO the exclusion Of she
intelligent white population OF New York AMI else
where


The meeting then adjourned.