The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-08
Tremendous Mass Meeting OF the Jersey
Democrats at Newark, Yesterday.


day afternoon. The place OF meeting was Oh the1
"Miitary Common" one of the handsomest public |
parks in the Union. The most admirable arrange !
ments had been made by the committee, andsthe
day being very ne several thousands of the sturdy
democracy of the surrounding country collected
on the occasion. The chair was taken amid loud
cheers at 3 o'clock, by General DARCY, of New !
ark, who introduced to the meeting
MIR BENTLEY delegate to the City Baltimore Conven-
ton, from Jersey City. Mr. B. officially announced the
suit OF the deliberations OF the Convention and made
number Of excellent remarks the character and claims
OF the candidate.
Mr.. BARBER, of New York. followed in brief but elo
Hon JOHN M'KEoS then introduced to the meeting
and received with enthusiastic cheering He said :;
thank you, fellow democrats Of New Jersey Tor this
evidence OF our feeling towards have come among
you OF the great democratic republican family OF
the Union Nor am not very distant relation, Tor live
only the other side OF the daughter and cheers
And certainly pretty numerous family in this
in such numbers evince in most significant manner
the deep feeling with which you regard the approaching
election confess that am surprised to see SO many as
sembled here on this at period OF the day when
most persons occupied in attention to their daily bust
This convnces that there is spirit OF inquiry
abroad and that many willing to lose little time for
the purpose of acquiring al knowledge of the subjects
which divide the democratic party oil the Union from their
opponens.he wings IN the d spproash,ns cleo
country, will be called to express yonr opinion
upon principles and not npon men ! admit here as
mecratc party have selected men OF distinguished ability
their championship have at the same time express
ed the fear that in consequence Of that very distinguish
ed ability they may be likely to misesd portion OF the
public mind. The question is now to be settled
on the principles the constitution
planned by the elder Adams and by Hamilton, the
ed by Jefferson and by Jackson. Cheers and voice
'by Jefferson and Jackson) friend IN the crowd sug
gests by Jefferson ard Jackson The principles OF the
former well displayed in the Issues made by the whg
party. According to them the government shall be adj
minstered that the wealth OF the country shall govern
the labor Of the country by indirect meansby oppressive
debts-by burdensOm taxationby means OF bank-by
the distribution OF the proceeds OF the public lands This
the mode of administering the government for which the
wings contend And the question submitted to the
peopes whether they will sanction and establish such an
administration whether they will have the affairs OF
government administered in the spirit OF those prnc
pies for which Jefferson and Jackson contendedwheth
administration shall be conducted with that .im
intended to be characterized by oreathers who
fought the battles of the revolution and established
what rofessons our opponents made when they were
out Of power. will not recall the common slang
Of h win that sy no
the administration OF the government under the demo
cratic party But ell these promises were made merely
for the purpose Of disgusting deep intended wrong to the
American people, and very well exemplifed the story
tsd in Eastern fiction Of the tiger who approached
row Of pendants with blessed palm in his claws
with which he concealed his deadly purpose Of devour
ing his victims Cheers2 will shew you by reference
to theacs how have h; tailed in the nm
mower, you will remember how they wrung the changes
the alleged enormous debt with which the country had
been plunged they said by the democratic party They
that debt amounting to forty millions OF
dollars happened to be elected member of the extra
of Congress in ls and of the first questions
put to the wings in the House was what are the
items of this alleged debit At no time was the return
the actual facts they appear in the documents OF the
United Satas We called for information from the Sec
Of the Treasury as to sh of Of deS ns s
March, ls4l. And what was the amount returned
Eight millions tcheers) And that could reduce to
three millions by the reduction of several items but let
il stand. Well what the amount returned as due
when the last report OF the Secretary of the Treasury
was made Upwards of twentysix milions (Cheers)
The comparison Of the two statements will present the
National Debt, Dec l. ls4s. 500 7429 4s 80
National Debt, March l84l. $4,000 81
Increase in two years and three quarters IS
There's a business for you daughter and cheers)
The leading wings in Congress charged before the cleo
ton Of ls4O that we had created forty million debt.
That debt been discovered but submit to
the consideration Of this audience that it will not re-
qnre many at the rate they have for
opponents create 40 OO0 GOO debt in fact Cheers
can inform you that the appropriations which were
had been carried out the debt instead oil
millions by the time when they will be obliged to give
up the rens of government-the ath Of March next
loud cheers) My friends you will probably recolect
III there any of my wing friends present and hope
there may (cheerthey will certainly recoect the
celebrated declaration of Senator Preston that if the
Wings put prescription itself would be prescribed
They said no should be turned out Of Office nc
of his opinions and General Harrison himself said
in a speech at Cleveland Ohio, that than
a public officer account OF his opinions. he
would suffer his right arm TO be severed from his body
That the spirit Of the declarations othe wings
Whist their practice Let how they used the
scythe-(Cheers) On the 10th of March the work OF
destruction began by the removal Of the Postmaster Of
Albany the dayone OF the receivers Of Indiana
was removed Onhe 27th President Harrison seized
with his fatal Illness but when his death bed the fol-
lowing Ismov Ss oSa a Sa
Treasurer of Mint ID of Apr-On the Ah OF April Gen
era Harrison died and was buried on the th While he
reposod in his but unbnried the following removal
appears 5Jsmes N Barker Comptroller. 9th April. lSil
But let Just compare the number of removals which
dapcy prev ous to the 4th of March, sa and the
Der of those which took place in the FIVE months otter that
date OF bureau officers we removed IN Twelve years
in FIVE months the wings removed 6, Cheers OF Sur
veyors general removed, in twelve years, Pin i've
months the wings removed g. daughter and cheers Of
removed in FIVE months s. cheers) Of district aornies
in ~ years removed l6the wings in months re-
moved 10, (cheers0 Of marshas we removed in twelve
years 20 but the wings took off 10 heads in Eve months
cheersD Of postmssters in twelve years, we removed
1.-The wings managed, IN nve months 10 XIII OIL
a that rate OF going for short time Cheers and laugh
ter) Such Is specimen Of the manner in which wing
how do stand in relation to the wing pary1 Mr. Polk
is what they call freetrade and Mr. Clay is they
say the advocate Of protection to American industry
Well let us try both by what they say, for believe in
the maxim of Mr. Jefferson that what others say Of
man rarely IL hurts him. but what he says Of him
self sometimes may At all events let give these gen,
tlemen the benefit Of their declaration Of opinion,
and my belief that you will find that this point MIR
Polk and Mr. Clay occupy precisely the same ground
Mr. Clay in his seat in the Senate the 18th Of Feb
Isl2 offered series Of resolutions amongst them was
one that the I've raised should be wentysix
millions of dollarstwentytwe millions for ordinary ex
penses two millions for payment OF debts and two for
Another Of the resolutions provided that
in the adjustment Of the tariff to raise this amount The
principles Of the Compromise Net should generally be adj
h.red TO- Mr.. Polk has in OF his speeches late
y delivered, said he was opposed to direct taxes
that he was opposed TO prohbitory du'ies--he did
not wish to of mportaons In other words he in
favor Of reducing the duties to The RATES If e compromise
act Mr. Clay and Mr. Polk both unite the compromise
act so that great which gave peace to the
Union they stand together. When the resolutions came
to be acted on the both March, 1s43, Mr. Rves pro-
posed TO amend these resolutions by resolving that the
distribution proceeds Of public lands oughtto he suspend
ed until national debt should be paid that the proceeds
should be pledged to the extingushment OF the debsnd
Mr. Rives wanted that In new adjustment OF the ia
riff the principles end provision OF the compromise act
rhn ha adhered Mr. RyaS' amendment sus. |