Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-05

not how to draw up a bill Of Indictment agsins.
whole nation of people, and say man is anthor-
ised in reference the display Of majesty here to-
day, to speak OF us This day, and of this anxious uni
versai agitation of the public mind the result OF
| factious excitement No, no, my friends; the great
issue Of 76 is come forward again say II fearless
ly, and if you will do me the honorto accompany me
| in the remarks which propose to submit to you
this evening" doubt not you will hold me justified
in the declaration make. that the whole course of the
present admins ion has been standing on the
great interests of country, and fragrant conspi
racy against the rights and liberties OF the Amel lean
people. (Applause.) say this, fellow-citizens,
| beg you to understand, under the influence OF no
| passionate excitement in my own bosom speak
under full sense of the sacred obligation which
| Tree representative OF the people ought to feel,
when he discourses with his fellow citizens on the
interests OF their common country; and II do not
satisfy you that, in pronouncing this declaration,
have but uttered Sc the words Of truth aud sober
ness, then, feow-citizens the failure may be atri-
buted to the feebleness Of the advocate and not to
defect in the truth and justice of the cause. nay
friends, in common with a large majority OF you
whom have the honor to address tins day, sup
| ported honestly and heartily the election Of Mr.
Martin Van Buren, to the Presidency OF the United
States. Numerous voices in the crowd cried " So
didI.') Geatlemen, that is the response expected
| from this large Assembly. l know you did; and ]
did so too, and for precisely the same reasons
that You supported hm-because reposed faith and
confidence in those professions of his Democracy
which no man more eloquenty and unequivocaiiy
made than Mr. Martin Van Buren,. But also sup
ported him as Southern man and virginian, for
| reason not common to yourselves. was glad to
have the opportunity, Virgnian, 10 manifest to
| New York, in the person OF one who was deemed
her favorite son, that debt of gratitude which was
due to her for standing by the Sons cfVrginain our
great constitutional battle for liberty; and can say
| in truth, in the Of my own hsnored common
wealth, that she too by this impulse Of gratitude,
was glad to come freely forward with the energies
OF her whole mind and soul to support citizen Of
| New York. But my friends, when we found that
MIR. Martin Van Buren,. by every measure of his adj
minIsration, from the outset to his latest act al-
| Tying those republican professions on whicl we
| gave him our confdencs-when we found his con-
duct in office conflicting with the professions
which brought him into it-when thought hon
estly that l did see him Psrsuing in spite Of
| remOnstrance from his State and all others OF
the Union, measures which believed were fraught
not only with certain destruction to the prosperity
of all but 18th imminent danger to our common hber-
before my honest compatrots of Virginia, and the
| whole Union, and continue my support to him any
longer. (Applause.) Fellow citizens, did more.
Placed by the confidence Of my fellow citizens OF
Virginia, with yonr own noble son, who has just ad-
dressed you-(Mr. N. p. Tallmadge)-and who
never will deceive you-(great applause)-in the
Senate of the United States as the Of
free people Of America, did not satisfy myself with
a mere negative discharge Of my duty by refusing to
| give my concurrence to the measures which were
proposed by his administration l felt that had a
higher duty 10 peri rmto cry alo.d and spare not
| and because l, with my honorable friend, Mr. Tall
madge Of your own State-(great cheerng)-and in
| concurrence with another noble champion Of Amer-
liberty, (Mr. Legare) who has come here TO aid
us this day-(renewed cheering)-when we thus in
terprcted our duty to our country and acted thus
fearless OF all consequences and looking only for the
appreciation of our God and the thanks Of our coun
try, which We this day receive--when we
pursued this course, As we were IN duty bound
fearessiy to pursue 1t, ysu heard us denoun-
ced from extreme to another traitors
and apostaies. For what, my fellow citizens
For one glory in the name. (Great cheering) j
glory in name, my fellow citizens, with which,
| public, might aspire to some humble praise-a
name which consider the highest title Of dietinc-
ton, and which hope 10 trans NIT to my posterty
(Applapse But Task my friends and IL there any
Of Mr. Van Buren, frierds present, with whom in bet
ter days had the honor to stand SIDE b, side, fight
ing the battles OF constitutional liberty IN this Bile s.
sed land OF ours-l appeal to them, and i ask
them say how have been traitors and apos-
tstcs 7 Have betrayed a solitary principle
Of that cherished republican creed which We pro-
| fessed in common with that individual who now oc-
cupies the highest office in this countryl i call in
vain and ever shall, for any one TO specify one soi-
tary instance in which we have departed IRON sin
Gle principle cf the old and orthodox creed OF this
country, that we ever profcsssd, and TO which we
still adhere. There l. not one. Well then, my
friends, have we been traitors to- yosl mo. no
No, no. friends; Il is that SIT and unilinchng
fidelity with which we have stood by you and the
common liberties Of our country, which constitutes
our highest offence in the eyes of those who thus
stismatize
What Is u, then m friendsl Treason 70 Martin
: Van Bureul (Shou,s Of laughter) | thank God.
my friends ard iellow citizens. for myself, and
never tool, the oath Of allegiance to Martin Van
Buren, or To his government; and so long as God
spares me the Of my faculties, to direct my
tons, never will. Ummen.e cheering)
But have taken The oath Of allegiance to my own
honored commonwe altn, and took the oath OF lde-
lity 10 support the common constt tion Of our COM
mon coon,ryj and feel a.d trust ever will feel
| the solemn and sacred obligation which such an
oath imposes, when brought into conflict with sub
miserable considerations as arc eopneced with mere
, party discipline cloud and coni,nned cheering }
de-, (r,e han. Ia
peal SUCH you shall have opportunity To day, il
ny strength, already nearly exhausted in lie. fields
action IN season and out OF season, and my voice
does fail me, and your patience viii enable to
20 on with the development-I will enable you, by
the light Of TRUTH and the unerring light Of history
to Judge who are the real apos'ates and who are the
who stand before you, who have been arraigned for
these high crimes and misdemeanours against our
common country, or those who have falsely accused
as. (Checrs, and cries OF" Them, TO be surely
| Gentlemen, and beg leave most respectfully 20
appeal 10 every man who answers TO the name OF
Repubcan-wheiher he stands IN the ranks Of Mr..
Van Buren, amongst the great body OF the people
W no are In opposition to MIR. Van Ruren's measures
Il appeal to ALL without distinction Of party, TO say
whether the measures Of Mr.. Van Buren's admins
tration have not boon, from beginning 10 end, one
continued struggle, 90 build cp executive power,
and 20 build up executive ratrunage-to use his
own language in the better days Of bis history,
for his copdomnatio 'to absorb al snwcr from
its legitimate purposes, and To ccndcnse IL under
single head-and that the executive" And this lsas
been done, gentlemen, by sen Of the state NJ New
| York. will not cali him her favoric son, fnr you
| disowp him. "a voice in the crowd cried nut I'VE
wo, own him fer SOM As told him to his face,
he has forgotten all those traditions which in his
earliest history bound him to your service, and 10
| the principles Of democracy. What did Mr. Van
buren, say In memorable debate in the year 1S26,
when reviewing the history cf political parties in
this country, ard defining has own Posiiiont He
| then, when putting forth the speeious creed Of his
democracy and republication, 60 AID him in asper-
sing the hi CHEST station in this ccontry-the execu-
| tive--hs then thought proper 60 give Ms with the
light of his experience and his matured reflection
I ON the subject, these remarks, on the distinction
| which he drew between thc2rtval crceds of demo-
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