The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-10
From The ~ y Times.
SPEECH OF N. p. TALLMADGE,
DELIVERED IN MASONIC HALL, NEW YORK,
On the Sth OF March, 1892

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! DELIVERED IN MASONIC HALL, NEW YORK,
On the sth Of March, 1899.
| Mr.. President and Gsnticn,en:
have not words 10 express the feelings with
which appear before You The gentleman who
has just taken his seat (Mr Brooks, editor of the
Express has addressed you in style Of eloquence
far beyond any thing could aspire TO- were even
10 attempt H. ] cannot initiate those glowing APP
peals 10 which you have been accustomed 10 listen
in this hall. even try emulate that which you
have just heard with such admiration and delight.
g | am no orator as Bruus is."-Bui, like Mark An
tony, am "a plain blunt man that love my friends,
and only speak right on" For the enthusiastic
manner in which have been received on this occa-
sion, tender you my proioundest gratitude. Far
be II from me to appropriate this manifestation Of
your feelings to any mt rtS Of my own. Il is a de.
monstration in ayorof the great principles for which
we are con,ending, and the great of the
tryin which engaged. From my peculiar
position, have been the humble instrument Of car
ryng out your wishes, by resisting the destructive
measures of the administration, well as the
croachments Of Executive power. | have been
| placed upon fororn hope, where expected TO be
cut down in the contest; bu confden; belief that
The main body Of the army would be saved, and
would b. eventually victorious, has been sufficient
| conSoa ion 10 me throughout the struggle. In my
| political course, claim exemption from those
rrrorS To which public men always, more less,
| subjected. | have, no doubt committed many
| whatever they may be, they have been errors Of
Judgment. claim for myself honesty OF purpose in
| ny political action, and II | know my own heart,
am conscious do not make such claim unlustly.-
| Whatever therefore, NAV have been our past diff
ferences there be no officially nov, II we duly
appreciate each others motives, in aching In concert
! for The com non good of our conmnn countrv-the
present crisis 10 public affairs demands that we
should merge all minor considerations, and unite in
me vigorous effort to tree The country from the mis-
rule of an ad ninislration which mpairS best in
lerests, and which dsyrddes its character both at
| home and abroad The glorious result Of the last
plp la fhaF pt In
that contest, the mYrmidonS Of power were cut down
| by the patriotic Of treemen. You came out
! at that rnunsnious struggle W ID honor and with
| uiunph You struck terror into The ranks uf your
| foes They confidently expected 10 recover the
| ground which they lust the preceding campaign -
They excused their defeat then, by alleging that they
bad a corps de reserre Of forty thousand men, who
were moi engaged in hat battle But the rccrre upon
which they relied turned ou To be Blucher'S instead
oil Gronchy's ,rp>-and they were again destined
10 Waterloo defeat. After the close of this glo-
| r,ouS campaign, YOU assembled in this hall to
| c'procaie congratulations. We are now assembled
| for different purpose. We are about commerc ing
| new campaign and il could Il liter myself that
| could c,mmand your attention, without too much
! worrying your patience would undertake TO pre-
sent what deem the true issue before the people
How long this contest is To continue 1t is impossible
TO forete But whether it be longer or shorter, for
myself am free 10 declare, enlisted for The
war. There is studied effort the part OF the ad.
minisraion and It's friends now to suppress the
issue before the country. Finding that this SuB-
TREA>uRY SCHEME was odiouS with the great mass of
the people, they are now endeavoring 10 keep il out
of view. During the recent session Of Congress,
they have avoided all discussion of il. No bull was
introduced into the Senate establish 1t as hereto
foreand the bill for that purpose in The House was
suffered TO remain quietly on the table, and never
called up for legislative action. Notwithstanding
an hIs apparent apathy, the President and his lead
ing friends are more jealous than in asserting
their determination 10 persist in it to the end and
until II shall be finally established. As matter of
policy however, il Is deemed best not 10 agitate il
before the people I'LL after the election II the
president can succeed by this temporary non. COM
initial policy, in electng his parsans TO the State
legislatures and 10 Congress, he calculates he can
al any time harness his Sub Treasury team and he
knows full well now TO make them draw without get
| ting their feet out of the traces
Let Inc true issue not be lost sight Of Let the
| public mind be kept wide awake on this subject
Let the people TO longer be deceived BY naines--
Let them no longer be misled by the changes VIII CHI
have been rung on this Sub Treasury scheme Il is
all matter OF deception. II is to be imposed on the
country by force or fraud. In illustration of this
permit me 10 refer 10 an amusing incident on visit
| made 10 the western part of the State during the
last autumn, when the gallant Conservatives were
rallyiag for the contest. For let b. remembered
that had brother residing in that region, and
thought had as good right to visit him as Gov
Marcy had 10 make tour in search of his brother
on both sides o: the Hudson river. On my tour
tell in with an old Republican acquaintance who at
once commenced upon the Sub Treasury. He said
ne agreed win me IN my views IN regard 10 i-lha
he had opposed Il from The beginning, and would
never consent TO its adoption But since the Sub
treasury bad been abandoned, and the Iadspenden
treasury had been introduced he rather thought the
iausr would answer and upon the whole he had
n,aue up his mind 20 aiek 10 ts PARTY, which he
S"h no' have done il the party had stuck to the
Nd 49, s sad Mr.. T., tha, Mr. Van Buren, has
~ np "n issue upon The finances and currency of
, hav sou,y know II has ever been his policy to
G,ra H. neI 'elgned or Otherwise, for trial be-
OF his issue consists in lis interference with and ne
interruption of the business Of the whole con,r II
| II were a mere abstract question wonld ~. 80.