The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-09

Mr.. MORRILL, then rose and introduced 10 the meeting
amid the cheers Of the meeting and evidently laboring
under severe cold, spoke as follows -
Mr. Chairman and fellow citizens-It has been said that
one of the most important qualifications of an orator to
be able TO make excuses My voice will make its own
apology. When my name was announced in the papers
to-day, of those who would aidressths meeting
had very little expectation Of being able to do But gen.
tlemen, my heart IL with you; am known to most Of
Since came to New York and have cast my lot amongst
you as the editor of democratic newspaper have heard
often repeated that the which the paper itself has
vndcaed calculated to defeat the ends and purposes
OF the democratic party In indicating the course which
editor, felt my duty TO take would vindicate
the proceedings which you yourselves have already adop
ted This is momentous question It goes back to the
very prime which liberties people depend
In what do we differ from the monarches of Europel-
What is the grand characteristic OF our government IT
is that the people capable of wise and efficient self
government 1t is that he people are capable and not
only that they capable but have an naenablc right
Of selecting the rulers into whose hand they commit the
administration OF the government in all its branches and
with all its responsibilities What s the principle for
which eontehd this evening, and which has been an
nounoed in tho resolutions just adopted His that the
machinery Of party has run SO long in ono direction.
that the will Of the people in the selection of their
chief magistrate not to be respectshatthe exercise
of their privilege and right OF choice is to be defeated 1t
Is only necessary that we prove thatha we show that
the operation Of party discipline has been such to con.
troll and herebydefaat Of the people in order to
present full and complete justification Of conduct in
what differ from the monarches Of the old warld2 1t
is in this he who administers the government Is Sc
ecsd ~ the people Here the head o. the th
regnty Of the country rests. derives his and @
10y ~ inheritance the sovereignty Of the people
rests in the Executive OF their own chace ana seiscton
Cheers.) But, has boon remarked ny the gentleman
who me- has been charged that are disor
ganizehait the disposed to take may put
Mr. Clay into p0wer-and that thus we may cause the
of chief magistrate whose principles we do not
approve deny the fact In tho first place. the proceed
% wAs s
been compelled to approve Andnow let us LOT moment
examine the position in which placed II is this
General Jackson in 1924 candidate against the eau
Gus nomination He denounced by the albany argus
and the Richmond Enquirer for permitting his name to be
ton rS Hep0s aau 70 rs told that he was
Unworthy ~ to hold the situation, and the Rich
mond Enquirer said that he was no more fit to be 9
President than COLT Yet General Jackson was elected
President notwithstanding the opposition Of the albany
Argus and the Richmond Enquirer The candidate nom
petent discharge the duty if he had been elected The
candidate the Congressional caucus was the
Of Office seekers who wished to enrich themselves upon
the spos Of oce and he selected because he was
be the instrument in the hands OF those by whom he
nominated. The resolutions which you have adopted
have declared that you opposed high and protective
tariffs And why sol Because the principle Of Co
vernment is that should pay more money into the
public treasury than Tor the proper ana eco
principle Of the is that those to whom you
entust the power Of government shall administer it,
ea s w @ PC Who
the parties who taking the most active part in the
selection of candidate according to the old party ma
men who are In office, who expect to obtain Office or
who to he benefited in shape other by the
election Of the candidate whom they put in nomination
And what is the reason that they unwilling that
the people should have voice in the selection Of cand
date i not the apprehension that Il the people be
will distribute office amongst them This. then, is
question in which are all deeply and directly con
your resolutions And hence it becomes necessary that
you should in the language of Mr. Jefferson, Iecur to
first principles the means Of carrying out your will
charge that are about to defeat the democrat.
ic candidate ! lay it down a: ga proposition
be unanimous in the support Of candidate the cam
not be elected All that ask therefore, Is that all who
insist upon making the nomination tat Baltimore, shall
therefore the support Of the democratic party.
Now, the proposition first made that the nominating
by Maryland ard other States, but the nomination was
postponed till the first Of May s'me OF the gentlemen
before the country were written TO- and M Caln n;s
his acquiescence to nomination made by "a Convention
fairly constituted and properly organized The pledge
hus given was OH the solecondon that the democratic
party would thus organize the Convention because that
the only condition on which harmony was to be Sc
,nred Now, have they done so' Does any one doubt
could not recognize the Convention ns binding upon
him. and why? Because he has demonstrated have
properly organized" and therefore il will not command
the CONFIDENCE q he PARTY wno. a"i'",rs' by
candidate which may be nominated by This Convention
(aready condemned to vote for the whig candidate
70 whose principles we ore opposing. Now, what
10 you DO you come forward and say that you
will vote for Clay because you dsapproyeof the organ
.aon of this Convention Certainly not You say to
hem that you recognize them democrats although you
believe sosmnly that the proceedings in this respect,
LANCER the success of the democratic party You say
are unwilling to put the interests of that party the
welfare Of the country itself at hazard and invoke them
unite with you mi the effort to the confidence
md support Of the party And what do you do You
give them time You call upon them to make nomina
ion at Baltimore, but unite with you in Convention
he Fourth Of July, that yon may that spot, where
-FOUR fathers declared their independence again unite
your united support and thus be elected (Checrs) Now
fsyou taking ground with the other party, they
,mion is already in the ranks Already you have seen cen
Mr.. Buchanan In the feM-ncyt Mr. Calhoun-and hold
letter in my pocket from General Cass which warrants
Convention. you will have candidate. (Checrs) Now
gratcd that in yonr resolutions you have not tied
ssss to any M S1
hall be fairly expressed. You send him with in.
'tructons which viii tend to harmonize the par:
y. You send him with instructions which will
throw upon the other members Of the party who refuse
cooperate with you all the responsibility Of dsunion
send him with instructions which will give the only
promise of And may we not hope that our bret
rem, who say that without union with they must
;essarlybe defeated will remember that union strength
before take my seat will refer to another
fact gratifed that your resolutions have openly de-
clared that you the advocates of free trade Cheers
here
gold in my pocket-A laugh) that am here the rep
of the Anti.CornIaw League will give
you anocdote that point, which has been published
part Of the proceedings at Of tho elections in Eng
land while was there. Some three or four years ago,
there three four young very great
At that time, in Manchester, who conceived the idea OF
forming league for the purpose Of ovehrowing the Bril-
fish law That little meeting there like the grain of
mustard seed has risen up into power which
vuscs the government of England itself and shows you
what perseverance. industry ard intelligence in right
cause, accomplish. 1t should be encouragement
to you to persevere because, being the right side
YOU have only TO persevere to command success
Now answer the charge OF being the side Of the Anti
Corn Law League by repeating the fact which occurred
when in England. II was this: in the of
rancy of the Cathedral Durham) cities that had
from time mmemoral been represented by Tory this
AntiCorn Law League determined to canvass the city
with free trade candidate. II charged upon others
that they were a foreign influence invading and inter-
rng with the rights Of the people of that particular city
They said that as subjects OF the empire they deeply
in every election which took place in the
United Kingdom and they claimed the privilege Of being