Editorials: The Fusion Meeting, The Beginning of the End, Cheap Water, The Tailors on the Prince’s Ball; THE PRINCE AT BALTIMORE (10/9/1860)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 10/9/1860

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The meeting of the Coalitionists last night was a very large and imposing demonstration. It was one of the largest political gatherings we have ever seen in this City, and was distinguished by a very marked degree of enthusiasm. It would have Been singular if the meeting had not been large, for it embraced three political parties not only of this City, but of Brooklyn, Staten Island and Jersey City also. As a popular demonstration it was all the most sanguine friends of the movement could have desired. The speeches, however, were by no means equal to the occasion. They were without exception pointless and spiritless, -- entirely lacking in practical argument, and dealing only in those empty generalities which satisfy no man's judgment, and express no positive and distinct opinions. Gen. DIX presided, as the special representative of the Federal Administration. His remarks were especially tame. Their whole tenor was apolegetic and despondent. He thought that if the fusion ticket had been nominated earlier, it would have had a fair chance of success. He regretted that it was not constituted differently, -- and thought that, in spite of the objections urged against them, coalitions were sometimes perfectly justifiable. If this is all the Administration has to say in support of Fusion, it cannot claim to be very thoroughly in earnest, or make anybody believe that it is hopeful of success. The other speeches were quite as feeble and ineffective. With the exception of Mr. O'CONOR's, they were all written out and put in type, "cheers," "applause," "laughter," and all in advance of the meeting. We print them just as they were sent to us, -- not at all, we presume, as they were delivered.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum
Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas, Harper’s Ferry, the election of 1860, secession – all the events leading up to the Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

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Editorial: The Fusion Meeting – 2
Editorial: The Beginning of the End – 2
Editorial: Cheap Water – 2-3
Editorial: The Tailors on the Prince’s Ball – 3
The Prince at Baltimore: The Trip from Richmond – 4
The Central Park: Seventh Citizens’ Concert of Saturday Last – 4
Brooklyn News – 4
Base Ball: Atlantic of Brooklyn vs. Liberty of New-Brunswick – 4

[colorado tanker]

More about that Base Ball. The rules don’t make much sense. Think that’ll ever catch on?

[Homer_J_Simpson]

More about that Base Ball. The rules don’t make much sense. Think that’ll ever catch on?

The teams only tallied 25 "runs" between them. To gain popularity they will need to do better than that.