Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-26

MIR. Hiii-Weil, as we're all temperance, 1 guess
there's no sense nor argument in hard cider.

VT A%h-- Ell, AS we re All temperance, guess
there's no sense nor argument in hard cider.
Ihe tail man IA specs rose and sdid-Our mode of
doing business is different from the noisy clamor Of
other political meetings Here all is order, and
quiet, and sound sense. We cut loose from both
parties and shun both. We're not men n single
idea, without worth, sense talent, as we have
been represented. have heard speeches tonight
that have admired for their sound sense although
have heard the godlke Daniel speak; aye, .r AZ a
time when he made very different speeches from
those that he has been making in his reesnt pc
bulations through the country for poti cal effect
Three years ago, at Niblos ke uttered seatinenss
which every Abolionist might have safely and co...
scientousy said 80 Amen" to. And now he eats his
words Sir, the whole subject of political economy
Is open before us, and pleased see the stretch
OF thought eynced to-nig ht. And hope those who
came here thinking we were men of but one idea,
wiii be convinced of their error and follow our no.
Bile example at the polls.
Here stout Quaker rose and said-Sir ora
word. The Hon. Daniel Webster in his celebrated
wall street speech said that the most exciting topic
IN the country was the currency. Sir he was right
So do |. But he thought the currency wa. pspsr
based upon bullion But Henry Clay said they had
acurrency of sl20,0OO 900 in the South So they
have. But sir, this currency is all locked up. It
wants to come to the North be circulated through
the country, and it can't come; it's chained to the
South Strike Oft chains then, and let this twelve
millions of capital circulate all over the country
and We shall hear cries about a want Of
capital. (Cheers)
The following resolutions were then put and car
ried -
Resoired, That so long as slavery exists in this
country, so long shall have those fluctuations in
finance and commerce which have proved so disas-
trous to the country.
Resolred, That by prolonging slavery we are iiv-
Jag down the foundation principles Of happy in
situations.
Mr.. Learin said-In these are the words of
James e. Birney; and he is a republic rooted and
grounded, believing that all are born free and
equal. And it is true. Slavery crushes all liberty
Slavery has destroyed the good old Saxon Habeas
Corpus in the North. BY the habeas corpus we are
enabled to walk the streets in peace; blythe habess
corpus our daughters protected from the spoilsr
and seducer. BY the habeas corpus our wives and
chidre remain in quiet at home when we are away
Give up the habeas corpus and the weak are at the
mercy Of the strong; the few at the mercy Of the
many.
And yet the President the Secretary Estate, the
District Judge the District Attorney and the Dis
trict Marshall all trampled on the habsas corpus in
the of the Amistad SLAYER and her cargo An
application was made by habeas corpus to bring
those men before Smith Thompson Judge Of the
Supreme Court of the United States to try IL they
were not illegally detained. And yet the prevalence
Of this slavery principle completely binded stu
ped, and besotfed the brain Of this learned Judge
that he assumed to consider they were claimed A.
property, and refused to 20 into the legality Of their
detention in prison. There legal form Of
preeept by which these men could be dstained-ne
| ah.lA n - G. a
Of claiming them as property-aHd the Secretary Of
State, John Forsyth. lied, when he said they were
claimed, in the face of documest before him :
and Judge Thompson affected to consider this
lying claim so sacred, that he refused to cxa-
anime the right of these living men to liberty and
| committed shameful and illegal est, ~ sendi ~
them back to prison. These are strong positions,
but they are true. The whole habeas corpus was
trampled under foot by the executive, and this
Judge set his seal to the horrid outrage. We have
thus, sir, lost the habeas corpus by the existence
Of slavery; and have thus lived down the fouada-
tions of glorious though not perfect constitution
Mr.. Thatcher rose and said, agree with my bro
Their. And say more, that the President and that
Judge, in thus tramplng the habeas corpus, have
committed perjury Yes, and more, ersry member
of Congress toho rotsd for .itsrfon famous gag
ido, committed perjury also. And shall we elect
such men to Office. (Cries Of {" No. never.")
No, never. Before l cast vote for any such,
may my tongue cleave to the roof Of my mouth.
and my right hand forget its cunning. (Cries Of
"Dtto.")
The man in specs then made some prosy remarks
about the Amistad. Resolutions were passed that
all should vote for the liberty ticket and do all they
could to support IT, and the meeting adjourned at
eleven o'clock; the darkies shook hands with tho
| whites, and slid