Year: 1866

signal defeat of our Jacobin radicals at the
approaching elections. Should they be sue
cessful, which we do not expect, we may look
for reign of terror and decentralization like
that which prevailed during the first French
revolution.


Preparations for n Grand Mass Meeting.


movement is on foot for an extensive mass
meeting in this city to ratify the proceedings
Of the Philadelphia Convention. The following
call is being circulated, and thousands Of our
citizens have already signed it. Among them
are many of our leading merchants and busi-
ness men -


NEW York, August II, 1855.
To General JoHS A. DIX, Hon. SAMUEL J. TILDEs Hon.


HKNRy j. RAYMOND, Hon. CHARLES r. DAILY, and other


delegates to the National Convention residing in the


city OF New York -


proceedings Of tho National Convention lately assembled
at Philadelphia; we think they have been conducted
with admirable discretion and good sense, and cannot
fall In our Judgment to exert most sautary influence
upon the whole country IN again uniting the people OF
all the States and Territories In common bond Of Union,
thus restoring substantial peace and prosperity
beloved country accomplish these results eectu-
ally suggest that the proceedings of the Convention
be followed up by popular demonstrations Of approval
We take leave, therefore, TO recommend that public
meeting of all citizens who disposed to ratify the
proceedings of the great National Convention be forth



the city OF New York. at such time and place tho del
egates may designate.


Not only are our citizens endorsing the move
ment, but they are showing their earnestness in
the cause by subscribing literally to aid in the
campaign. II is understood that one hun
dred thousand dollars have already been prom
ised for the purpose Of paying the expenses Of
circulating documents, sending speakers into
every section Of the North, and for other legti-
mate expenses of the campaign now upon us.
We have no douN that if a proper effort is
made half q million Of dollars can be raised
without any trouble to assist the conservative
party in the Northern States. The questions at
issue are 80 momentous, the prosperity of the
country and our commercial and business in
terests are so affected by the result of the poll
tical contest, that those who have their capital
invested in that direction have too much at
stake to stand idly by and allow the radicals to
destroy their future prospects by forcing upon
the country their revolutionary schemes. Our
capitalists put their shoulders TO the wheel and
responded literally to every call Of the gov
ernment for means during the war in order
that the rebellion might be put down and
peace again reign In the land. Now that the
Southern insurrection has been crushed, they
are anxious for the peace which they labored
for and are ready to use their influence against
any party or faction that may attempt to deny
this boon to the country.


The mass meeting movement has already
made sufficient progress to insure that 1t will
be grand success and one Of the largest
gatherings ever held in this city. It will show
that our people are in earnest and that they
are just rs determined for the restoration of the
Union now as they were for the overthrow Of
the rebellion in 1861. We are not aware
that the time has been designated for
holding this mass meeting, but it will
necessarily be at an early day, when the city
Of New York will speak on the issues now
before the people In no uncertain tone. twill
show to the radicals that the Philadelphia Con-
vention has aroused the people and revived
that latent sentiment for the Union which has
Ior months past been abiding its time and
waiting for an opportunity TO exhibit It's power.
It will reveal to the revolutionary faction
which controlled Congress the utter disgust
and contempt which the people have for the
action Of that body. Already we begin to see
some of the results. The bare mention Of mass
meetings has caused most of the radical jour-
mails to lose their temper and indulge in lam
guage that they could only have obtained in
the Internal regions from the mouth of Satan
himself. A few Of the more moderate papers
on that side are, however, advising their party
to abandon their extreme measures and throw
Wade as the Jonah Of their ship. But we fear
that IL Is too late to save them; for the radical
craft is so far at sea, the storm is 80 severe and
the extreme men have obtained such complete
control that no mutiny on board will be able
to put down these leaders. The only saliva
ton, the only hope for those who see the
danger Is to desert the ship as soon az possible
and give their support to the great conserve
tive movement now sweeping over the country.
This is the only way that their efforts will
amount to anything, and II is the only course
that will accomplish the overthrow OF the
radical usurpers. Political affairs have pro
gressed 30 far that either the radical usurpen
must be repudiated or another civil war-a
war Of races-will soon be forced upon the
country.


How EXTREMES MEET.-Both the Now
York Tribune and the Richmond EhQuiser
denounce the late Philadelphia Convention, but
from different motives. Thus these sheets are
again playing into each others hands the same
AZ before the war. Neither has learned anything
by the stern events Of the last four years, and
they are now laboring together for the pefma-
nent disruption Of the Union, and doing oil
they can to forcs upon us anarchy and civil