THE public feeling in favor of the nomination of General bry GRANT for the Presidency, which has been rapidly increasing, not only in this vicinity but throughout the country, for some time past, culminated in a grand mass meeting,' at the COOPER INSTITUTE, on Wednesday evening, December 4th, held in response to a call from a large number of our most prominent merchants, bankers and business men, representing all the great interests of public industry. As the first public demonstration in favor of General GRANT for President, it was a great success. Seldom has the Cooper Institute been filled with as large an audience, or one better representing the various classes of our population, than the one assembled that night. A good there on number of ladies were present. The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion with the Stars and Stripes, and the flags of the leading nations of the earth. Suspended at the rear of the platform was a life-size portrait of General GRANT, while in front of the speakers' desk one of Rogers' beautiful statuettes of the hero represented him sitting at his ease in his chair, smoking the inevitable cigar. On the right of the platform, and stretching to the inner entrance door of the hall, was the motto: "I will help the boys to take one battery more." On the left: - A 2 "The Constitution it lives forever."CLIW And at the back of the hall, fronting the platform, the legend: dt to revit ut cairól 2.dng aHT "The Union must and will be preserved." la svou promis drei vainly ends ni yio son gri The following is the call under which the meeting organ Merchants, Bankers, Mechanics and Workingmen of New-York. A eew di tre bied¶ yo CALL FOR A MEETING ON WEDNESDAY NEXT. wo toe marlo spla · New-York, Nov. 25, 1867. The undersigned, citizens of New-York, desirous of promoting the welfare of the country, respectfully invite a mass assemblage of all who honor distinguished and patriotic services in the National cause, at the Cooper Institute, on Wednesday, the 4th of December, at 8 o'clock, P. M., to present the name of General ULYSSES S. GRANT for the office of President of the United States, at the next ensuing election: com pilt de 13, noqoʻi M any poOR MA CHARLES GOL GOULD, HENRY M. TABER, J. Q. JONES, PAUL SPOFFORD, LE G. B. CANNON, JOHN E. WILLIAMS, 10 OTR) OR. H. MÓCURDY, JOHN C. GREEN, HUZATAJ HENRY ELDAVIES, CHARLES AIKMAN, WM. W. CORNELL, HENRY T. KIERSTED, JOHN GEORGE P. BRADFORD, ALEXANDER SHALER, Wol OHENRY NICOLL, T ATIVAZCHARLES CHRIST, WILLIAM B. WHITE, JOHN V. GRIDLEY, MINTHORNE TOMPKINS · WILLIAM R. STEWARTIRA O. MILLE JOHN FROTTMAN,dono baSÁMOJOLIVER,olda doni IRD ASOLON HUMPHREYS t } ELISHA SNIFFEN, „zilogort Kira pooroltegra and several hundred others. w le antalge I I A number of distinguished speakers have been invited, and will be present, of which notice will be given. Boldmates sved W motq of ylioa and #129 Although the meeting was announced for 8 o'clock, yet the hall was crowded to its utmost capacity by half-past |