The New York Herald Newspaper, November 24, 1857, Page 1

THE NEW- YORK HERALD... WHOLE NO. 1754. Great Ratification Meeting in Tam- many Hall in of Fermando ‘Wood for ‘ TREMENUQUS GATHERING OF TE PEOPLE, Tereblght Processions, Hasie, Banners, Big Guns, Calcium Lights and Sky Rockets. Mgeothes of Hon. John Kelly, Hon. Jehn Cochrane, * &. D. Banks, of Va., and Michael Doheny, &e., &e., do. One of the largest gatherings and most enthusiastic de- ‘Monstrations ever witnessed in Tammany Hall, was ‘@at which took place last night in response to the follow- ing call:— : : le in the of the The sage Rencip in the support FERNANDO WOOD, Rann COUNTY seo ta cy ta bg regular tothe Bs TAMMANY BALL, on y Evening, NoveMBER 23, At 734 o'clock. Por the purpore of ratifying the following nominations R MAYOR, HON. FERNANDO WOOD. FOR GOVERNOR OF THE ALMSHO! ANTHONY DUGRO FOR SUPERVISORS. WIHLIAM M. TWEED, ELIJAH F. Bue, TRAAC BELL. JR., WALTER ROC 6. COR JOHN R. BRIGGS. LET THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE BE HEARD. ‘various democratic ward committe es, clubs and orgami- sations in this city are respectfully invited to unite with the BDemecratic General Committee on this occasion. And to march down to bp em Hall in processions. A bundred guns and a display of colored lights will precede the ‘Meeting, and a flight of rockets will announce ls organize ton. ‘The various stands will be illuminated by calecian ‘Wallace’s, Shelton’s and other bands will be in The big gun of the Empire Club did its usual loud-Mpped service in behalf of the cause. Shortly before the bopr appointed for the meeting arrived, the doors of Tammany were thrown open and the hall was soon cramme4 to suf- oration. But still the tide came pouring in, and working its way where there appeared to be no channel for it. Sky- rockets shot up into the air from the balceny, filling the room with a sulpburous atmosphere. A couple of calcium lights algo burned from the balcony, casting their lurid glare on the immense crowd that was congregated out- wide. Torchlight processions, attended by music, arrived at short intervals of time, and added at once to the density of the throng and to the picturesqueness of the scene. In these processions were carried banners and transparen- cies, bearing mottoes complimentary to Mayor Wood and the other county candidates of the democratic party. Altogether, the demonstration was, as we have said, the largest and most enthusiastic that was probably ever seen in Tammany. ‘The meeting was called to order by Jomn B. Bricos, who said—Fellow citizens and demotrats, we are met bere to-night under peculiar circumstances. We are met tm obedience to the call ef the General Committee to ratify the nomination of the democratic candidate for the Mayor- a@ity. The black republicans have declared that we must have two elections this fall. So let it be; but as you have given a victory to Tucker in Noyember, you will give a ‘yietory to Fernando Wood id December. Our enemies have cht out what they call a people's candidate, but ‘we have the candidate of the people. I now — a ebairman of this meeting the . John Kelly. (Cheers.) HON JOHN KELLY’S SPRECH. ‘Mr. Kxxty then came forward amid renewed applause, and:enid—We are assembled to-night under the most try- pS Reg rrearipe oper the nomination of our i- for Mayor of this city—for the man of our selection ‘Aas been assailed by the black republican Press, and, I ‘am sorry to say, by some people, too, who cail themselves members of the democratic party. But Las been tried by the people for three years, @em to put their finger on asingle crime, either moral or Politica, of which be has been guilty since he has been our Mayor. You remember that during the early period ‘his term of office charges were brought against him connection with the Joseph Walker aifair; yet the case was investigated by Common Council, they exempted him from all the charges, and he stands perfectly clear of the crimes alleged against him. Now they hnve trumped up another charge, in relation to the glass ballot boxes. These men must be very deficient of capital when they resort to such contemptible tricks as these. It is true that Fernando Wood is an ambitious man. £0, I suppose, is every man in this crowd. He de- sires ition, and he has obtained it. He has brought the oes ‘of the Mayoralty more intellect, more ta- Jents, more ability, than any man who has preceded him; for in all these necessary requirements most of them were wholly deficient. Many of the men who denounced the Police law and were once with the people, he was sorry to say, were now to be found meeting together for the pur of defeating the man who stood up boldly and man- ‘Uhat bill and all the rest of the corrupt black H racy going on the stand and denouncing Fernando Wood Wood received the juce. Fernando as he had regular nomination in that building, often done before, and there never was @ man who filled the ehair of the chief magistrate with more ability since the days of Daniel B. Tompkins, There is a small party of men now aasailing him who will ‘be coming back to this old building and asking the people to forgive them and elevate them into position, but ho they would make «ach men feel the condemnation “= most infamous Dlackguard the purliews of the can , ofthe people. He spoke boldly and fearlessly, caring for no man, nor set of men. (Cheers.) Every crime in the was charged against Fernando Wood. They were told that he was responsible because the taxes were raised from four to eight millions; but was he the legisla: tive as well as the executive power? The democracy of Tammany Hall do not believe these charges, and if the secrets of men’s hearts were known it would be found the people of the city were in favor of him, thongh the repablican and American party were against Besides, though he made no distinction between the rich and the poor, Fernando Wood was emphatically the rt Mr. Kmuixy then read the lar democratic ticket, calling for an expression of the will of the meeting on each name, to every one of which a unanimon® answer of ‘One man ventured to say “No” to Mr. hat he must be jor's who wanted to show his friend. by being in tl 7 conclusion, Mr. Kelley proposed that when the meet- ong they shoufd proceed en maser to the St. Nicho- b promised them, the man who was vilely assailed would defend himself from all the charges made against him. “The following list of vice presidents was thon read and ecceptad — Wards. 1—Michae! Mas Whi. Wilson. ‘James Leon Thomas Maloney 3—Morgan L. Harris, Dr. MeNulty 4—James Riley, Patrick Crowe. 5—Henry ire, Richard Winne. 6—Jobn Clancy, Henry Hughes. 7—Ieaiah Rynders, Wilson Sunall. BR. W. & Bronson, Wm. Deldmater. so-bash fwrey,’ Jona i — y jon larah. T1—James R. Steers, F. J. Boole. Thos. B. Tappan. Peter Mitchel. ; A. I. Byrne , A. F. Hillyer, John Gregory Anthony Richer? . » John Ro Briggs. on, George Weir, James Moore. K. B. Conolly. Henry L. Ryers ‘The following gentlemen were then nominated as secro. tarien:— Wards. 12—Major G. Dyckman. A 13—Dr. Philip Mervkle. Senn Sen Vol P. Wont 4—Patrick Coyle. 16—Thos. C. Clarke, 5—W. H. Baker 16—J. H. MeCunn. 6—Patrick Garrick. 17—Arthur Woods, ‘J—Patrice Carroll. 18—John Nesbitt. 8—Emmett M. Fay. 19—Francis J. Twomy. 9—Win. Droge, 20—Wm. Joyce. 10—Ashae! Reed. 21—Stephen Connell. J1—Bernard Kelly 22—Christopher Moran. Mr. SrePney D. Druave was then introduced, and read the follow ing address :— ane TO THR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN ELECTORS THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEY YORK. Fetiow Cinarys awn Feuiow Democrats: —But a fow have passed away since the democracy of New York achiev ed one of the most glorious of victories in redecming the Empire State from the clutches of treason, of undisgiived fraud, and of patent corruption. The enemy which was shen Ce petompelis Dy pat at with confusinn, shame , y ita too notorious infamy, har the reckleseness to once more solicit your confidence and euffrages. Having learned some wisdom from expe rience—finding fhat you have no confidence in black re een and that you are opposed to all kinds of po \ turpitude; but more especially to those who are not Dound by their official oaths, who have studiously and de + MORNING EDITION—TUESDAY, -—finding, en see con oe eee ing, we and broken faith est democratic hearts, they resort to the vilest trick- ery, dupit and customary fraud, in the hope of so- hi straightforward line of politi. t they are the moet immaculate of sinners, nay. t the very best of democrats, since they have solectod sae one Meaie vary Heese eed ween Senate Leeeie ke didate a mann as their ca ro 2 tay att perverse falsehoods—si of Horace Greeley and the coadjutors of A. Oakey Hall alone could utter or invent. The only democratic candi- date—the only pg a erg pe wn tive of the eitizens of New York, is our heroic intrepid a, pera oa bape In a full ounces conven- an one hundred and eight delegates, my by whih all of oar rs wore nominated pe Be 0- the voice of fia Touow yor for the two ensu- and consequently the present election is but ‘the result of the vile action of a snd ta lature and corrupt State Executive. He has been 1 to our im- tereets, true to the instincts of our historical and time- honored organization, and loyal in his fidelity to the great principles of municipal independence. When the liberties ofour re 3 were stricken down, he contended step by step, and inch by inch, with the enemies of our inherent rights. When the Albany centralizing tyranny sought to bring our political prestige down to thegutter, there to be trampled upon by the basest of nigger rasa: ogee who but Mayor Wood was foremost in repelling the insulting and degrading invasion? When old renegades and recusants from our party, like James W. Nye and others of that stripe, were placed like hungry leeches to draw suste- nance from our honest earnings, did not Mayor Wood do battlo, fearlessly and boldly, for the right? And since big induction into office in 1854, does not his official career present a line of unsullied purity and freedom from official dereliction? Nay, but he has in that time initiated more important reforms—won a larger share of the confidence and esteem of his fellow-man, and in spite of every oppo- sition which the malice and ingenuity of a rancorous and malignant enemy could devise, he bas performed more solid labor, and rendered the public more lasting services than any other Mayor who has held the reins of our city government during this century. How preposterously absurd it is, then, to assert that the hearts of the cemocratic party are not with him! How supremely ridiculous it sounds-when we hear it said that some individual, heretofore known as a democrat, may vote against sucha man! There is no democrat in New York, of political position and ambition, who would thus consent to dig his own grave by opposing the re-election of @ mayor who rallies around him the united enthusiasm of the democracy from Montauk Point to Sandy Hook—from the Western Laker to the Atlantic Ocean. As for those political windfalls—James M. Smith, R. J. Dillon, C.G. Gunther, W. F. Havemeyer and their satellites—they were never gifted with democratic instincts; they never reeeived our firm confidence and reliance; the former of them, who had the assurance to present his name to a democratic convention, we recently cast out of our midst; and now we set the mark of Cain upon them all, so that they and their few renegade associates in political ‘treasoa shall be ‘fugitives and vagabonds” in political circles for- ever hereafier. Fellow citizens—The democratic party has never de- ceived you—never sought your suffrages upon the presen tation of false issues—has always acted broadly, fairly and squarely with the people at large, and never pandered to the base passions of midnight associations, or to the ram- pant fanaticism of any sect or clique. What it has always ven it isnow. The issue which it presents to you issimple, clear, fair and straightforward, viz.: “Shall you indorse the action of Gov. King and hie Legislature, in depriving us of our independent rights and outraging our sense of jus- tice and Co the election of the candidate of the black ‘republicans,’ Daniel F. Tiemann; or will you de cide in favor of the observation of constitutional guaran- es, in favor of local self-government, and in favor of the sacred independence of municipaliues: meddlesome legislative usurpations, by re-electing Mayor Wood?’’ Be not deceived by the lies of the , oF the Times, or the Bapress, or the Courter and Enquirer, by the wile” mouthed abuse heaped upon your present chief magistrate by graceless, Godless, characterless and disappointed de- magogues, or by the cajolery of those knaves who fatten upon the spoils of our metropolis. If you elect Tiemann you virtually endorse and justify the julent and cor- Tupt laws of the black “republicans.”’ By your action on the Ist of December next you will declare to the world whether you are willing to have your laws made at Aibany—your Street Commissioners and Jadges appointed there—and your Mayor selected frem among the pliant tools of William H. Seward, Thurlow Weed and Horace Greeley. Fellow citizens—We have no fear for the result. Prover- bially loyal to the constitution, true to democratic usages and to the great interests of all classes of men, your unit. ed power will be certain to uphold and maintain the right, and to utterly rout the neous ‘ation of abolitionists, Fourierites, Kansas shriekers, communists, Know Nothings, shoulder hitters, women’s rights advo cates, infidels and atheists who oppose the man of th people—Fernando Wood. The allusions complimentary to Mr. Wood were loudly applauded, and the applause was followed by groans for Daniel F. Nemann and the black republicans, . Mr. Joux H. McCusy read the following resolutions:— Resolved, That the democracy of the city and county of New York, here aasembled, do cordially, unanimously d by acclaim, accept and ratify the nomination of his Honor, Fernando Wood, for Mayor; and that by every just and legal means within our power, and in the potent exercise of our free and independent franchise, we shall heartily, resolutely and strenuously labor to secure his re-election, thereby to cover with s! and well merited obloquy, his unprincipled and anomalous foes, who, as enemies to equal rights and municipal independence, rally. to the support of the unknown, untried and incompetent Daniel F. Nemann, Resolved, That with equal unanimity and cordiality, and in a spirit of similar and kindred sympathy, we do accept, approve of, and hereby ratify, the other nsminees upon e democratic county ticket, viz:—Anthony Dugro for Governor of the Alms-house; and William M. eed, Isaac Bell, Jr., Elijah F. Purdy, Walter Roche, William C. Conner, and John R. Briggs, for Supervisor; and that, with ail the characteristic and unflinching zeal of the New ‘York national democracy, we shall ly work on the Ist of December next, from the rising to the setting of the sun, to secure a glorious and final victory, in this fair and prosperous metropolis, over the faithless, corrupt and fex—ecullions and slaves—of the treacherous olition regime. That the distribution of political power, and the equalization of civil rights, by means of municipal in- dependence, is the first vital and all-pormeating principle of our republican instivations; that in the simplicity and universality of its justice it secures to every citizen in the State an inalienable right to local and independent seif- government, as well as a common Partnersbip and parti- cipation (upon the broad platform of incontestable equali ty) in the affairs of the commonwealth; that from the en Joy ment of these benign privileges we bave been partially deprived by that designing, corrupt and covetous political hybrid; against the fraudulent and tyrannical actions of which we do moet earnestly, solemnly and resolutely pro: test; and that, in opposing by every fair, legitimate and available means within his reach—and in a manner strenu- ous and determined as de did—the special and oppressive enactments of that anti-republican Executive and Legisla- ture, which stripped us of our political rights—which spit upon the conatitation, and which converted taxation and the administration of municipal affairs into a logaliand sys- tem of plunder and robbery—our present vigilant and pa. triotic Mayor, Fernando Wood, acted in strict harmony with the spirit of democracy, in a way completely satisfac- tory to us, and with a consistency, fearlessness and bold nees which should endear him Ww every magnanimous and unprejudiced eon of New York. Resolved, That the issue to be decided in the coming charter election is simply whether we are capable of in- dependent local self gévernment, with a Mayor of our own choice and selection to preside over our municipal affair, or whether our laws and local wants shall be made or pro- vided for us at Albany, and our Justices, Street Commis. missioners and Mayor appointed or selected by his med- dlesome regal impudence, John A. King; that the opposi- tion (nominating and sustaining Daniel F. Tiemann, and composed of a conglomeration of abolitionism, free love- ism, Fourierism, Greeleyism, Know Nothingism, woman's rightsiem and all the other odds and ends of special or general fanaticiem), are pleaged to the assertion and Maintenance of this diabolical usurpation; that, on the the democratic party of the city and county of rding with wholesome aversion the prag- matism of our corrupt opponents—dof proctaim and will maintain, that the citizens of this great, free, prosperous and civilized emporium should be the only judges of their own local requiraments, have the strength and capacity to govern themselves, and the equitable and constitution- al right of choosing their own chief magistrate Resolved, That the fearful and alarming increase of crime in this metropolis having since the first of Zine last, muiltéptied nearly one hundr ef cent, and which is now making such rapid and dreadful strides ha t0 carry «cease of insecurity and consternation into homes of peace and industry, may, as an infallibly natural result, bo traced to the base and partisan aetion of the black ‘republican’ Legislature, in divesting Mayor Wood of his rightful con trol over the police foros; and that not until that control is placed agatn in his hands can we hope for relief from ruf. nism and vagabondism, or security to life, property and female virtue. Resolved, That the vital element in our political anta goniste is pure and ui black “republicantam ,”? and that it is base and cowardly in it to deny this; that denominating Mayor Wood's t—as the result will show—"‘the re e's candidate” isa vile fraud, kindred to a Kansas lie, that the story circulated by the #ectional preas of adivision in the democracy of this city and county in an absolute falsehood ; that it is equally slanderous and untrne to assert that any democrat of respectability, influ. ence oF position , i oppeerd to the re-election of Fernando Wood, or has embraced the heartless phantom of anti ro- pubWeahiem; that men like poor Recorder Smith 1856 to serve as ing years; (anid to haye formerly belonged to our party), never had the instincts of democrate at heart, but always belonged te the school of James W. Nye, Preston King and Abijah Mann; and that while we eiways conshiqsed (hem diciasteful, diegracefuy NOVEMBER 24, 1857. PRICE TWO OENTS. and to us, we hereby to their entiro ‘wartof political honesty or principle, therefore com- fitness for the party to which they now happily bong. Resolved, That the contumeiious and vituperative at- tacks made upon Fernando Wood by ill bred and vulgar writers and public speakers have served but to exalt and tions or his enemies are malignant and froundlees, mst enemies are mal it remembering that spective graves by harpies of a similar ‘Resolved, That the democracy of New York November,’ 1856, clocte Tomor,” Fernaito Mayor of this city, bi " rood, is office should not of right expire until 1868; that, hor , for the Purpose of pro: cipitating him from his will of the people—to studious}: wrong the democratic —and to “republ ‘was passed by the Albany anti- natural fn a special law repub! Legislature; and that, quence, we are in duty, patriotiam, manly instinct, bound to unite in solid, Chief Magistrate at the next charter election, which, all coming time, shall be a terror to the enemies of muni- cipal Mberty. ‘The following letters received by the Committee of Ar- rangements were then read:— el terfeit, you will not have an enemy in the field worthy of an old fashioned democratic onset. They are, however, can- vassing shrewdly, threatening art hg mong a ir warlike pre- number of candidates for the contest. parations thus far remind one of the Bashaw of ‘Tripoli, who, when his town was blockaded by an American fleet, threatened that unless the blockade was raised, as soon as he could procure one brig and two sloops, for which he had contracted, he would blockade America! Congratulating you upen the. recent democratic triumph, as wellas, in advance, upon that which is near at hand, 1 regret that circumstances prevent my attendance, D. 8. DICKINSON. To Col. Daxt. E. Detavan, Chairman, &c. FROM GOV. HENRY A. WISE, OF VIRGINIA. Ricumowp, Va. , Nov. 21, 1857. I would be proud tofbe at Tammany Hall on the 38d inst. , at 736 o'clock, to join in your rejoicings over the triamph your democracy has achieved in New York. what strength and virtue there are in union and harmony. It proves that democrats can unite “for the sake of the Union,” and that when they do they are unconquerable. You have every reason to be bound together as a band of brothers for ali that concerns you around your altars of home, and for all that should inspire you around your Thail your victory as the harbinger of altars of country. peace and sufety to the confederacy. HENRY A. WISE. FROM HON. JAMES K. PAULDING, LATE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. Hyoe Park, Dutchess county, Nov. 19, 1857. Ihave the honor to acknowledge the’ receipt ‘of your invitation to attend ‘“« grand mass meeting of the united democracy, to be held for the purpose of considering and ratifying your nominations for Mayer, Governor of the Almshouse and Supervisors, at Tammany Hall, on Mon- day evening, the 234 instant.” Tt is, I trust, needless for me to say those principles, which I have always cherished from my youth, and always maintained to the best of my ability. But the same causes which have heretofore prevented my accepting similar invitations not only continue toexist, bat are every day acquiring additional weight. My retirin, habits, and 1 may wd my increasing infirmities, admonis me of ihe necessity of refusing; and I hope you will re- ceive this as a sufiicient apology for respectfully declining your invitation. J. K. PAULDING. FROM HON. JOHN ROBBINS, MEMBER OF CONGRESS, OF PENNSYLVANIA. KENSINGTON, Phila., Nov. 21, 1867. Accept my acknowledgments for your kind invitation to attend the mass meeting of the united democracy at Tam- many Hall, for the purpose of reins. the nominations of your Mayor and other municipal $,0n next Monday evening; but Iregretto add that my engagements are such as will deprive the pleagure of being with you on that important I need not assure you that the friends of the present ad- ministration in this your revent State election, and that A ed rights havo been threatened by your political nents, yet we feel an terest in common with yourselves election; ‘ith the belief that the true in regard to the reeult.o®your coming municipal and we flatter ourselves friends of self-governmentwill rally round in such numbers aa to ezable you to carry have the State, by a very large our standard city, as you nt IOHN ROBBINS, Jr. FROM HON. CHAS. JARED INGERSOLL, OF PENNSYL VANIA. Puiapmnrnta, Nov. 19, 1857. 1 beg you toexcuse my non-acceptance of the invitation with which I am just honored, to attend your grand mass meeting at Tammany Hall next Monday evening. As a citi- zen of another State and city, I feel no inclination or right to meddle in your local or municipal polities; but as far as they are nati |, 1 take adeep interest in the restoration of your Empire State and city emporium to the “ natural, economical and liberal policy” by which, as you say, the United States “have grown great, populous gud power- a By Hamilton, Jay, the Liv! fons, and other New York founders of our institutions, of all shades of re- publicanism—shining lights in the American sphere—two of the modern republican—latterly known as the demo- ‘cratic—party are entitled to universal gratitude for demo- cratic national conservatism nobly maintained in two of the most trying conjunctures of our federal government : Governor Tompkins, when, as chief magistrate of your ocom- manding commonwealth, he resisted and overthrew the treasonable machinations of Eastern disunionists to ruptare the States, and lay them at the feet of merciless foreign invaders, in 1813, '14 and ‘15, and Mr. Van Buren, as Pre- sident in 1837, in'a currency crisis like the present, when, sacrificing his place, he immortalized his administration by recurrence to the fiscal and monetary foundations on which President Washington, with the concurrence of his superior Secretaries, Hamilton and Jefferson, built up the prosperity morality and equality of our individual liveli- ‘and tational welfare, May your great State, gentle- men, and magnificent city never ey from these prin- ciples of political salvation. Too often and too long you have been ignominiously and disastrously colonized to the same aseailants of the Union and contaminators of its only constitutional currency, who assaulted President Madison's administration in ‘13 and ‘14, and President Van Buren jm 1837. Many like me, who have no local interest in what your invitation boasts as ‘ emancipation from the madness of black republicaniem ," and, let me trust also, the mean: ness of paper money, cherish the patriotic hope that the independence of New York State and. city from Eastern trammele is complete, and will be durable. Among those well wishers I subscribe myself. ©. J. INGERSOLL. FROM HON. JOHN C. WRIGHT, LATE STATE COMPTROL- LER, OF SCHENECTADY. Sewexectapy, Nov. 19, 1857. Tshould be most happy to join personally in th» con- gratulations of the democracy of the city for the recent glorious victory in the State, and for that other victory which they intend to win in the coming municipal elestion; but a journey to the West ready arranged, prevents it! The democracy of the metropilis should be jubilant over the result of the late election. They have rolled up a ma- Jority for the State ticket which exceeds by thousands ite overwhelming majority in the State. It i# & proud record of the indomitable energy of the living demooracy of the heart of our great State, when animated in acontest for principle. While opposed aa citizons and democrats by the partizan, unjust enactments of a republican Legislature, they have not been forgetful of their duty in sustaining ade- mocratic national administration, or rescuing our State ad- ministration from the contro! of men whose feebleness and extravagance have resulted in bankruptcy of the treasury and a total suspension of the public works. The democra- Cy of the nation and of our State unite in expressions of praise for the victory already achieved, and their ardent wishes for success wil pany the efforts of the un- terrified democrats of New York in their stro erie come. JOHN ©. WRIGHT. FROM HON. AMASA J. PARKER. Ataasy, Nov. 20, 1867. Greatly to my regret, professional engagements, entered into before I received your letter, will detain me here on the 23d inet. and prevent my accepting your invitation to attend the democratic meeting at Tammany Hall, on the evening of that day. I have no doubt that the meeting will be large and enthusiastic, and anxiow for the o - tunity, which the approaching election will afford, of re duking, at the polls, the unwarranted and despotic inter- ference of the islatare with your municipal rights. AMASA J. PARKER. FROM GOV. RODMAN M. PRICK, OF NEW JERSEY. Treston, N. J., Nov. 21, 1867, Tregret that I shall not be able to attend, as requested by your invitation of the 14th inst., the grand mass meet- ing of the united democracy to be held at Tammany Hail on Monday evening, the inat., to ratify your nomina- tions for Mayor and other officers of your city government. Your triumph is undoubted: but I should bave been glad on the oceasion to have expreased the deep sympathy aad interest the democracy of this State feel for your success. We watched with intense anxiety your late struggle, and rejoiced over your glorious victory, which soem ly. vindicated the great principles of our party—popular sovereignty and mounietpal rigite—as well as to end approve the conduct of your distinguished chief ma- gistrate who has so nobly defended them and you. This makes the assault u) him @eree and vindictive, and Must canse all true democrats, whose principles are thus aseailed—aill lovers of civil liberty and republican gov ‘@rnment—to unite in an overwhelming vindication of him who bas been the devoted champion of those immu. table principles, and whore re-election would be @ double triumph. The democracy of your city have lately Promised that they were consolidated and a perfect ‘union of all sections consummated. The defeat of For nando Wood would be breaking this i#e upon the lips, ‘and crushing the hopes, tat! and asenrances induced by your late victory A® to the future political con dition of the Empire Ste, The democracy, when tug conse- ‘and by virtusof every and un- broken phalanx, bound toachieve a victory in favor of our spurious and true, to consolidate their forces, I fear It proves t I heartily sympathise’ in every triumph of felt the most lively interest in they most sincerely Tejoice over the great victory which you have so nobly th in a distant State, knowing that your charter- to themecives, have your city and State. Wanted harmony, discord and dissension in Sida ee anaemia ats pore Sa an 5 ° OO iilns- ed yh rvance and the withholting support to regular Bees 1 can Pays kaye neosiel tar tine nes ve our e that your whole ticket will have a larger late victorious election. Coalition with elements must be treated as treason to the democratic party It would if it were 20, to the democracy of dissentions of the party in your the uy of the party in the national government, and a renewal of division would the New York democracy were . But T do mot doubt. my = ind benef and renewed regrets that mstances prevent my acceptance. RODMAN M. PRICE, FROM GENERAL FREDSRICK FOLLETT, LATE CANAL ‘ COMMISSIONER. Batavia, Nov. 18, 1867, ‘Your invitation te.attend a grand mans of the i, on the 23d inst., vo ; Was received by me Tam mocracy is united, like the summons’ for Scotland’s clans in the proud days’ of her noblest sons, is calculated to awaken the best feelings of those who worship at her po- Kitical shrine, and would prompt me, were it at all consis- tent for me to do so, personally to respond to the invita- tion #0 kindly given.’ But as itis not, the will must be taken for the deed. ‘The democracy have indoed achieved a glorious vigtory in the contest through which it has just passed in this State; but I trust its glories are not to be arrested here, or its brightness dimmed by the result that is soon to follow in the contest for municipal supremacy in your great city. However nobly the democracy of your city may have borne themselves in the November elec- tion, let them not suppose their duty ended until the standard of victory shall be raised high in attestation of condemnation for the attempt to rob you of your chartered rights. Mayor Wood has nobly thrown himself into the gap, to stay the flood of misruic throngh which the black republican leaders bad hopad to override the popular will of your city. Let no man desert him, or the cause he up- holds, in the present emergency. It is the cause—it is the principle—not men—that is involved in the present strug- gle. Twarn the democracy of New York against being deceived by the syren song of ‘no party candidates!’? With just ax much propriety you might as well talk about white blackbirds. It is an old and shallow device of the enemy, and no man, especially a democrat, should be mis- led by it. But, says one man, ‘I do not like Mayor Wood.” Suy you ‘don’t, but you do love the time-honored principles of the democratic party, and you condemn the unhallowed usurpations of the corruptionists who bore sway in Albany last winter. Why, then, do you vote for the candidate of that party? Do you gain anything by it? True, you vent your personal spite upon Mayor Wood, but it is at the expense of those great principles to which "you have devoted a lifetime to build up. No, no, let me coun- sel my democratic friends in New York differently. In war the maxim is a good one, ‘My country, right or wrong.” So in politics, stand by’ its’ principlés, whoever may be its standard bearer. Because removed several hundred miles from you, you must not suppose that we, in the rural districts, feel no interest in the struggle which is soon to take place in your city. We have watched with deep solicitude the bold, base attempt to rob you of your chartered rights, and beheld with admiration the stern and inflexible opposition with which it has been met. Suf. fer not the men who have stood foremost in the fight to be ingloriously stricken down. Let a spirit of emulation per- vade the democratic hosts. Let all do their duty, and your anticipations and the hopes of your friends will be more than realized in “the double victory” that shail crown your efforts. FREDERICK FOLLETT. FROM HON. JOHN J. TAYLOR, LATE MEMBER OF CON- GRESS, OF TIOGA. ‘Ownio, Nov. 20, 1857. T have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of ‘an invi- tation to attend a grand mask meeting of the united de. mocracy, to be held at Tammany Hall, on Monday even- ing next, for the purpose of considering and ratifying the recent New York city democratic nominations. I need not say it would give me very great pleasure to bo The glorious seecess which has: followed tho union of the democracy of the State—a success to which the ever-reliable democracy of your city has so largely contributed ; the recent democratic victories achieved in so many of our sister States, and the bright prospect before us, under our present wise and patriotic national administration , make this peculiarly a time for us to meet and interchange congratulations. While the democrats of the country are not so directly interested as those of the city in the success of the ticket, the nomina- tion of which your meeting wili ratify, they feel an inte- reat scarcely less. For no crime but unvarying fidelity to truth, an unprincipled party, seeking to a Cupidity whicn could not attain its ends through the ballot box, has taken from your city its vested rights, and set up for it a government not deriving its powers from the consent of the governed. Our self-styled republican op: ponents are copsistent in one thing. Under all the names which they have taken to themselves, they have always, and in all places, practically repudiated the idea of self’ ernment. In respect both to Kansas and the city of ew York, they maintain that some ther power will gov ern better than the people themselves. Wherever vested with a little brief authority, they act upon the modest as- sumption that their superior capacity to wke care of other e's interesta gives them the right, not only to do so, jut to pay themselves liberally for doing it out of the people’s pockets. In this, we must admit, they are not without precedent in the world’s history. "Kings and dea- of whatever name have always based their claim to rule and oppress upon the same idea. It becomes us all, |. whether in the city or country, to take a deep interest, at this time, therefore, in the political affairs of the city of New York. If wrong principles may be applied to them, #0 may they to every city, village, town and county in the State. Let the temptation exist, and it will be discovered that each one of them mismanages its affairs, and certain patriots, at some central point, may be found ready, disin torestedly to relieve the People of the burden of managing their own local matters, ify, then, the democratic city nominations—firet at your meeting and then at the polls. Let your Mayor, in whose person the right of self. government itaelf is attacked, be elected by a majority which shall amply vindieate that right. regret that fessional and other engagements will not permit me to personally present at your meetng, which will doubt- less be « large and enthusiastic one, and aid to swell the majority at the polls, which we all earnestly desire and confidently expect. JOHN J. TAYLOR, FROM HON. CLARK BURNTAM, OF CHENANGO. ‘Saenet Nov. 21, 1857. Your kind letter, inviting me to attend a mass meeting at ‘Tammany Hall, on the 23d instant, for the purpose of rati fying your city nominations and for celebrating the demo. cratic victory at the recent election, is just received. Be assured, gentlemen, there is nothing would give me greater’ pleasure than to be present on such an oe casion, there to exchange sentiments with my old democratic friends; but engagements of a private nature will po doubt prevent. The present shonld be a time of general rejoicing with every true hearted democrat throughout the State. The democracy of your city especially, have reason to feel proud of the vote given at the last election. 1 bave no doubt that Mayor Wood and the democratic nominces of your city will receive a still greater majority than was given at the State election, notwithstandiing all the wrath and malice heaped upon your worthy Mayor by the black republi cans. The biack republican party! where is It is said that the wicked flee when no man pursueth,” they have fied politically never more to return. ‘ CLARK BURNHAM. OF BUFFALO. W. 10, 1857. Teannot be in New York on ; but in ac. A of your note imviting me to atten: democracy to be held on the even- ing of that day at Tammany Hall, 1 take occasion to say how much pleasure it would give me to participate in your Tejoicings over the lately ascertained result of our Stato election. By a statement in an opposition paper now be- fore me, I find that the democratic majority is eighteen thoneand over that party which a year ago gave a ma- jority of forty thousand against ug Such @ victory is alike unprecedented in the history of political parties and gratifying tothose in and out of the State who feel an in- terest in the support of good government, faithfully and economically administered, and in the maintenance of sound constitutioal principles. The example of your city , £0 nobly set, and here and elsewhere so nobly followed, has aroused in the people a spirit which can nelthor bo conquered nor allayed; and your approaceing municips! contest will again demonstrate how signally in this spirit the democracy will triumph over ite enemies in whatever shape or combination they may present themselves HARMON 8, CUTTING. ‘The Crarnmay aid he would now try how many there were in the meeting opposed to the nominations. Tho first was Fernando Wood for Mayor. (Cheers.) All those in favor of Fernando Wood will say “Aye,” A general shout of “aye” followed, amid great ap- plause. e The same scene was repeated in connection with the other nominations. SPRECH OF HON. JOHN COCHRANE. The Hon. Jou Ce Was next introduced and ad- dreased the meeting. ‘said it was imposible to look on sueh an audience without being mapired, and without recurring in joy and triumph to the deede of the last few wooks, and without being led to say, that notwithstanding their flag was bom yh triumph in the breege, there was still another breach be stormed, another flag to be struck. The contest was not yet over. ft was time that they had overthrown black republicanism and Know Nothihgiem combined. FROM H. 8. CUTTING, ™ , (Groans.) It was true that in this city the democracy had at the last election a majority of 16, votes, But still the battle had yet to be fought and yet to be won. ‘The issue made by the black republicans at Albany wat accepted by Tammany Hall. The democracy met them on the 3d of November, and victory was with the de- mocracy. The Saratoga was fought on the 34 of Novem ber, and on the Ist of ber woutd came off the Yark- town of their liberties. (Cheers. A voice—< Wo'll give them jessy.) Their ti were attacked and prostrated by the black republicans at Albany. (Groans.) Not a conetable could be elected wader thoes laws by a domo erat, not a Supervisor, not a member of Assembly, if that Principle were carried out. The rights of localities were sacrificed by this huge python or political serpent. The citizens of New York had forced upon them such usurpa. tion a# bigh minded men conld never tolerate But the State was saved from this despotixm, now it was for the city of New York to say whet! that gross attempt would be successful. They had elec ‘Mayor for two years—(a Voics— We'll elect him again! —but the black republicans legislated him out of a year of his effice. @ Mayor of their choice was thus hurled out of his chair, and the rights of the citizens tarn from them. ‘Then came a Police Commission emanating from the capa- cious brains of black republicans aeated at the head of tide wator—(Hisses)—signed by John A. King—(Hisses) and sent down here one murky morning to such men a% Gen, Nye—(Hisses)—a respectabie nan enough, but who. if awakened early {n the morning could not probably tell what ward he lived in. Then thore was Sim Draper, but he retired, and now was able to take his luach with honest men, (Laughter.) There was an agglomeration of black apirite and grey, Dive sprite and white, of black republicans: and white Know Nothings and one or two democratic Mayors thrown in. (Cheers.) This commission took up its headquarters in White street—the blackest place he ever knew. He, in deference to the colored brethren er around there, would call it Shinbone alley. (Laughter.) . The first act of that was to cast ovt @ democratic police. The ences of that act were known to them all—riota followed, and fellows were appointed as police who themselves required a police to look after them. (Laughter.) Democrats were cast out of office and thrown on the community in a season of dearth and want. (Hisses.) Thi body of Pelice Commissioners acted at times in morning when it, en ee: and pg pene their certs suggested. ter.) Among the causes assigned severing the colonies from Great Britain was that the King Dad created new offices, and seut here swarms of officers to haraes the people aud to eatout their substance. The Diack republican Legislature did the same. Were not these Commissioners, when they would not sit after 3 o’clock because it was their dinner hour, sent here to eat up the substance of the people? (Langhter.) I have re- marked—Mr. Cochrane proceeded to say—to you that Fernando Wood was legisinted out of office. I have ex- ett to you how you were oppressed in your liberties; now explain to you how your rights have been usurped. ‘The man whom you elected to fill the office of Mayor—as bas been stated from this rostrum to-night—for the space ‘of two years, was legislated out of office ere one of those years bad expired, Now, then, if you would redress right—if you would resist the wrong—you must repl: that which has been displaced. (Cries of ‘We will.” You must in your sovereign might declare that whenever the suffrages ‘of the independent Voters have been inter- fered with, they who thus interfered with them shall be taught that the act is not to be cone with impunity. ‘They must be taught that whether right or wrong, if the peopje have willed it, that will cannot be interfered wit and that if it be, intert ve despotiem. Are you ready for despotism?—(C “No, no.) Notone of your (N°, no.) Ther night, when you are called upon here to resist th sion of your rights, in that the sacred privile, government is taken from you, you are also upon to reinstate in office the man who by that act was also legislated out of office. (Cries of *We will, we will.””) AxomurR Vowk—Give us a good substantial democrat. That's what we want. Mr. CocukaNk—You shall have substantial democracy; you shall have that democracy established where the 1ighta of the people, proclaimed and enforced by themselves, are sustained and vindicated. Now, fellow citizens, I have, in the few moment left to me, one or two further remarks to indulge in, and I trust you will bear with me patiently, for I believe the etfort Will be for your own ultimate benefit. (Cries of “We will.”) It has been stated here this evening that the op. position is arrayed against us—that all parties, however much they may differ in principle, (and itbas been alleged and averred that black republican and Know Nothing can bo more meet and mingle than water and oil can meet and mingle,) are combined against us. Here then are men of all parties and of all principles co operating—and for what purpose? For the simple and avowed purpose of prostrating a démocratic nominee. You have heard already from this place what has been declared in reference to the 1 of the candidate of yourchoice. These things are well known to ou and have been affirmed by your applause, ere is another view to take of this ubject, which It ia my duty now to advert to. Fernando Wood’ was the re- gular neminee of Tammany Hall. (Three cheers for Fer- nando Wood.) Tammeny Hall is the headquarters of democracy, notalone of the democracy of the city and county of New York, but she is the political gd the democracy of the Union. It is at this light that ever burns here, this vestal flame of pure and undefiled |i- berty, at which the eye of the democracy of the mation is fixed.’ It is to this sacred place that pilgrim after pllgrim. comes up from every quarter of this broad land tw par- take of its inspiration and to participate im its triumphs. And this proud place having once emitted and announced her nominations, ft is not for irregularity and die order to derange them. These nominations have concentrated on the names of certain gentlemsn. Among these names is the name of Fernando Wood; and were he a devil incarnate, so long asin the judgment Will be proclaim of the upright and intelligentdemocracy of Tammany Hall, with opportunities qualifying them to judge, he has been . -supitatathtaied standard bearer of these prin- ciples— (Here a stentorian volee bellowed out, ‘a better man could not be there,’ and the sentence was left unfinished. } ‘Mr. Cocmanr—Now, fellow citizens, one or two words in reference to the rights of parties. I’ take who are bere to-night are democrats. who are assembled here to confirm nominations, are those who belong to the party which has its headquarters in Tan- many Hall. They who are democrats always follow the lead of the party; aud for the reason that the party is always right—not that the party may not occasionally err, but that always on the second trial, and always on_ reflection, the [Arty feright whose principles are right. | Tammany Hat! as always represented the principles of the party, from thore dark days when, in the life time of Thomas Jeffer #01 hand waged against the strong power of the fede. ,down to the Ume of Andrew Jackson—(th rs for Andrew Jackson)—when Tammany Hall stood faithful by the old man permanent. Tammany Hall has always led the van in the democratic race. Her chil’ dren, who are guided by her light, always stand by her acts Lill those acts have been pronounced to be injudie: or contrary to democratic principles. When that part, forsaken the whole country and her Institutions must fal) into anarchy; for, fellow democrats, you well know that without the } aggysgay Dag party there is no means of opposition—there can no combined and uni- form effort. Unless you stood here to-night organized and ordered as a party, your adversaries would wage a successful War against you. It is because they have no party—it is because they have no party organiza tion—it is because they have no party principle, that you, with party organization and with party principle, will overwhelm them with defeat on the coming let of Decem ber. (Cries of “good.'") Now, fellow democrats, I have explained to you the strength of the position which you occupy to-night. In the first place, it is not for persons that you are assembied here. It is to sustain those great principles that you announce; and to sustain those princi ples it is necessary that you should elect the ticket that you have nominated, In the next place, I have explained to you how no democrat—no consistent man of you could = 4 Ucket which is regularly nominated in Tammany jail. (Here the speaker was interrupted by the entering of the Knickerbocker Club.) Mr. Cocunaxe—There come the only true natives of the country. Turn round and take a look. After the look was taken Mr. Cochrane resumed :—I haye shown to you why itis that you should feel confident of your position. Ihave ‘ou why it is that by feeling that conSdence you ple to elect your ticket. Therefore, with su nce—with such a ticket as you have ratified —th: can be no reasonable question that now in the coming struggle you will prevail, as you prevailed in the ante: cedent one. Look at the figures staring you in the face. You carried this city at the inst contest majority of 16,000 on the State ticket. You carrie majority on the local ticket, at over 12,000; and that a majority all combined opposition. “And si en there have been gentlemen who have come to our shores for the purpose of partici pating in our liberties, and who have received the right of naturalization. These men, to the number of over two thousand, are added to your strength. If, therefore, you take these figures into consideration, you may be inspired with the belief and confidence that success awaits your efforts in December. Let me congratulate you, therelare, fellow citizens, that under such auspices and ‘with suctt apticipations your banners are unfurled, and that you aro ‘on your line of march to victory. Suagain your arms, cover your enemies with defeat, and you will do nothing more than what you have accomplished in November ‘You will do nothing more than what is expected of you by ail your fellow democrats throughout the State and the nation. (Loud cheers.) Captain Rynders was loudly called for, but the Captain excused himself, being unable to speak from the effects of a severe cold and sore throat. SPRECH OF MR. A. D. BANKS, OF VIRGINIA ‘The Chairman then introduced Mr. A. D. Banks, of Vir cinta, who said that he was proud to meet, for the first time, in council the democracy of New York in old Tam many Hall, that lion hearted democracy whose name is a synonym of devotion to the Union, not only in the city and State of New York, but throughout the whole country: But as be came there aa a spectator merely, and to hear the eloquence of the orators who were to address them, he mast claim their hospitality and become a private lis tener. ‘MR. DOENY'S srErcH. Mr. Micnart Domexy was next introduced —He had first to present © them, he said, a cane that was voted to Brooks, of South Carolina, alter he w 4 Sumner, the libeller of the South, The cane belonged to the poe maw'who had preceded him (Mr. Banks), and he (Mr. D.) presumed that a more ‘al present could not be affered to the people of Vew York. (Some applause and some hisses.) Municipalitiee—be went on to say—were born before nations. Tome, in her pride—when her sway ex. tended from the pillars of Hercules to the frozen zone, and from the Ganges to the Guadalquiver—bad no Utle so ‘oed for her people as that of being a Reman citizen, em Uunietpality of London always stood erect, with ita head im the clouds, and with ite institutions centred in the sentiments ‘of the English ; and to-day the Queen of Great Britain dare enter the city of London In her official capacity, unless she had the liberty of the Lord Mayor of London. Even if Louis Napoleon cared to offer to the people of Paris the insult which a black republican Legislature offered to New York, his power as Emperor would not last twenty-four hours. Yet this proud bes had been robbed of her proud privileges by a miserable faction, who concocted the scheme In seme back parlor, (Groans.) Never yet did Tegislatore assemble that was ko beset, 80 beridden, so haunted and despised, as thé last Legislature that assem bled at Albany. It was said that this law was made by the Legislature to make places; bit that was not so. ft was the places that made the law. The law was passed, and it came down ready made— (Langhter)—and an appeal was made to the courts of dustice to declare whether the Jaw was law, The Goyer- nor of this State found a gentleman in this city of great learning, and be made him « Supreme Judge, ani this Judge had to say whether the Albany law was’ law, and he suid it was, because the office of Mr. was a new office. The conclusion of that was that Tallmadge would draw to himself and absorb Mawell. Se? Now, he knew that his friend Tallmadge could absorb good deal, but it was too much to believe that he could absorb Matsell. by tied was again submitted to another udge—a Supreme Judge (to use language)—and Derto decided that the law was law. Mr. D. wld @ story ot a Chief Justice in Dublin, who in deciding a case, after his two Associates Judges ‘had given their opinions, said he apreee, with his brother Crampton for the reasons stated by his brother Pennefeather. (Laughter.) Thie was the principle on which the Supreme Judge at Albany decided. The Commissioners of Police now got salaries Of $3,000 a year—not for protecting the ‘but for pro- tecting and screening the murderers, (Voicee—'That is s0.”) Now he came to a committee of gentlemen, headed by that gentleman who bad the good w convict Mrs. ningham and not to convict hundreds of forgers and burglars, who had got up @ circular telling over again the old vine story and other guch ridicu- jous stories, His friend Oakey Hai! )—had found out, now that he was leaving office, that all the democrats are patriots, and all the w! are zealous for place; and therefore ofl ag his in fayor of a democratic nominee. drat Wall street. ended without any result The q blush for shame. That meeti 9 Committee 0° Conference, the members of wi felt individually that. the one on the left wonld cut his throat and the one on the right pick his pocket. (Laughter.) They mast have & rare time © it im conference. Horace Greoloy (hisses) could never have found his way to the dark roorn Whore It assembled unless he were lighted up by bis friend, Booby Brooks of the Eapress, or his other friend, Chauncey Schaffer. Another meeting was called in Wall street, and they got a man to speak whom even the blushing the granite could not stop. (Groans and hisses for Recorder Smith.) Mr. Smith commenced his speech with the expletives of robbers, forgers and villains. If the maa against. whom. he levelled these names at all committed any crime, it was the erime of ever having been led by Recorder Smith, Infact, Recorder Smith included the wh this asvembly as robbers. (Hisses.) Now, broth bers—said Wr. Doheny—I remember the time when James M. SnBth, Jr., got the suffrage of every one of yor robbers, (Laughter and hisses.) ‘That man came down frem the bench—with his ermine, as it were, about him— and told the people in Wallstreet'that he would count the ha revolver at the head of each canvasser. If the unfortunate casualty that befel the Citles of the Plain should ever befall this city, he hoped that James M. Smith, Jr., a8 the only immaculate person in the city, would, \as be ascended the Harlem heights, turn round ,like Lot's wife, and be turned into a glittering pillar of salt, with a revolver in each hand, as a monument to all eternity of his own immaculate purity, (Laughter and applause.) ® Fernando Wood were this Q p robber, why was not Tiemann presented to tha people of New York, not as a democrat, not as an Ameri can rule America, but as an honest man? This Mr. Smith was acandidate before the Convention of” ny Hall for the office of Mayor, and out ot one hundred and ten robbers who were in the Con. vention, he got the vote of bat one honest robber. (laughter.) As to Fernando Wood, the poor man was honored by him as much as the rich. The widow in ber rogs and tears had his office door open for ber aa much ant more than the richest nabob in street. (Applause. > One great crime of Fernando Wood was thie—that he sai no man should starve while there was wealth in New York. (Cries of “Good.”) He (Mr. D.) was no leveller, but he would say when poverty comes, give the poor mam work,and not aims. (Good.) He hoped that the prevent distinguished United States District Attorney of New York would get an honest hearing at the Academy of Music to morrow night; but he should not appeal to the Irish voto so long as he made a Jew bisassistant. He had no ob Jection to Mr. Joachimasen because he was a Jew, but still he thought that some Irishman or American of merit. conld bave been found to draw Mr. McKeon’s sentiments towards him. If Mr. John MeKeon could show that no ever did favor or good to an Irish man or w then he might appeal to his Irish follow citizens against Fernando Wood, (Cheers.) When they voted for Fernando Wood they voted not so much for him as for the representative of the democratic party. (Good ) He never asked a favot of Fernando Wood or of any other American citizen in this ie He sought no crumbe of comfort from any man. he would wil m when it came to voting they were bound to vote for principles which were the inte rs of trath to nation, and for the champions of those principles. planse.) They were bound to proclaim to the Soath if the South were true to democracy then democracy ‘would be true to the South, After an eloquent peroration Mr. Doheny withdrew amit much k ary And then, at 10 P. M., the meeting adjourned to ‘to the St. Nicholas Hotel, to serenade Mayor Wood. THE MEETINGS OUTSIDE. As it was impossible for Tammany Hall to hold all who desired to participate in the demonstration, it was found necessary to organize two other meetings outside, Ip an- ticipation of this platforms bad been erected, one inthe Park, and the other on the space opposite Nassau sirect and in front of the site of the old Brick Church. About fivo thouxand were assembled around both these stands and in front of Tammany Hall. The greatest enthudasm was manifested by these, and every allusion that was made to the Mayor was received with repeated cheers. Bofore th + mectings Wero organized the democracy amused them selves by discharging rockets and other Greworks, while two bands played several spirit-stirring and patriotic airs. ‘Then there was a long procession formed of associations from the Fourth and other ward®, displaying bangers with appropriate devices. Among’ these were the fol- (Ap- 4 one lowing — eecoreececesees: covers @ FOURTH WARD DEMOCRATIC ASOCLATION. OFPOSKD TO WLACK RAPURLICAN LURGISLATION | eevee eeoe serene Tn front of Tammany was displayed the names of tho candidates, and under them this significant inscription —- serececereverocooespcore reas ea f ‘UP, ual ND AT THEM AGAIN." Jarececcroceces The whole space in front of the Hall and the Park was Pluminated by calcium lights and an innumerable array Gof torches. Altogether the demonstration was one of tho most imposing and most successful ever got up in thus city, and augurs favorably for the success of Mayor Wood, in the ay ching election. About eight o'clock the meeting about the platform in the Park was organized by Mr. Eugene T. Sollivan, president , and a large number of gentiemen officiating as vice presi dents and seoretaries. Mr. Sullivan, having call the meeting to order, spoke of the objects for which jt had been called, and of the manner in which the democratic candidate for Mayor had been assailed by his po litical opponents. He had been accused of all tho crimes in the Newgate calendar—there was, in fact, no thing too bad for him to commit. This was the kind of warfare they waged: they had adopted the mean, coward - ly acts of the slanderer, and by vituperation of the black est doseription ¢ d to blind the people to the ja tice of his claims. however, they would flu, They had said he was ni preciated and were determined to reward hii ntegrity he had exhibited in his official career, and. his devotion to the interests of the people. (Ap plause.) ed by Mr. MeManow, who, fa re: been made by bogus democrats iuavion at tho ed for him, one for James ifrey €. Gunther. As for n falaoly catled “the people's ent tw say of him that he was a ping in 1856. In he exp the means of aed the hope that a party which hart the taxation of the city to utterly annil L in the coming election that they would never be Deraet again. (Applause.) Col. Mixe, Who Was next introduced to the meoting, tantially as follows ‘ou all Know me, said he, aware that | have alwaye belonged to the demo- cratic party. Mayor Wood knows me and I know him, and, fellow democrats, if you can believe a man who baa no other motive under heaven than to do justice and to k the truth, you will believe me when itell you that all the sianders the vile party press have raived Fernando Wood, constitute one eternal lie at = manity. But it ever has been the policy of the aris tocracy—it ever has been the policy of those who rule by the power of wealth, to keep down and to crush ont the; true democratic spirit of the people and th who are ready to stand by them in any and every emergency They have endeavored, and will endeavor, though vainly. to foster the spirit of foreign governments in our midst, and to destroy all semblance of papalar liberty; and for this purpose it is that they seek to overthrow thoee who have the interests of the people at heart. These are the men who are endeavoring to foster the aristocratic spirit and feolings of monarehical countries among ae, and who would revive those odious distinctions of classes whicty are the curse of the Old World, These are the men who bring up their sons and ters in the exclusive habits and customs of foreign society, and who would make wealth and dress the criterions of a man’s character anc his recommendations to association with them, | We have always had these men among us from the earliest days of the republic, and their feolings and instincts have always been on the ‘side of monarchieal and arristocratic insti- tutions. In the da} jefferson they opposed shat great, Tight of the democracy and sought to ostablish thoi prin ciples upon hie overtirow, and in @ later day they abuse? ‘and villified the character of another great democratic thieftain—the immortal Andrew Jackson. This has been their course from the beginning but, thank Heaven, they have always been defeated. Is it any wonder that they hould, true to their old instincts and true to their vile an~ tantly policy, endeavor to blacken the character of another Prand atthe people and a trae son of the demoarany Fer Wood? ( Applause.) Now, I say, t people pao Wendy (ippnane) Now. ty eae ee ace Gineial positions will be merit and true personal worth, And not fortonate speculation—not stockjobbing nor ths issuing of tag bills. No, these men—these aristocentes. fare not Willing that @ man whose great pride is tha he eprung from the people—they are not willing that [CONTINUED ON EIGHTH Pac