The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-13

Great Gathering or the AbOiitionists I'm the
TabsFn aele-spsech Of Cassius M. Caay. Of
Kentucky.
The Tabernacle was crowded to its utmost capa-
city at early hour last evening, to hear Cassus
M. Clay, Of Kentucky.
Abotionists of all sorts and sizes, Quakers, Anti
Texasites, Anti-Whole or Noneites, wings, demo-
Gratis, natives, reformers, &c &c, filed the building
Long before the speaker made his appearance.
Tricky sprinkled over this curious concourse OF
people, and isms, were very large number of la
dies OF all ages and ideas. 1t was curiosity that
brought thislgreat crowd together.
Alter the usual trial OF patience on the part OF the
audience, the orator of the evening, Mr. Cassius
M Clay, made his appearance on the platform, ac-
companied by MIR Isaac T. Hopper and Mr.. Philoso-
pher Greeley.
At o'clock Mr. Greeley arose and said Ladies'
and gentlemen IN the absence OF older and ADLER men,
am honored with the opportunity to you sran
ger IN lace and feature but not in acts and noble deeds
son OF kentucky-born in State where slavery
shadows the Judgment Of all men, young mamie
cipe that mankind have right to possess the elves
He has been willing to sacrifice himself for the sake OF
human rights have the honor Of presenting to you
out three cheers for Cassus NJ Clay which gil
ven alter which, three more were given for the libs
~ r..
Clay stepped forward and said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN FrLLow.Cirrzrr. OF Nrw
YoRx ITO be received a. have been this OCCASION
BY such an audience this 10 honor which has not
ambition has been fully sataed But do not take 10
myself this ebulltion of enthusiasm Il il because
cherish the feelings. on the great question Of liberty
have received this hearty welcome And must here
return to my friend here who voluntarily yielded his
talents and his to my counenance at time when
countenance was worth something, my most heartfelt
thanks know that there said be in this country
two p;1e' which from the very nature Of things must
party Of progression have not the implicit confidence
and faith in the perfection Of the which have
but when look at the past and the trials through
which humanity has come, promise of glorious
future and leave ii with the All seeing God only to de-
has ever arisen aourished and persisted that did not
contain the seminal principles which would carry the
next generation to higher periec.ness. Among the
great principles which have been developed through all
ages, We pretended to have been the FIRST nation who
laid basis for true government We taught all
order to preserve and guarantee greater liberty
was enjoyed in natural state If any government can
care not wha. you cali it-repubiic or monarchy A
government protesting the principles of republicansm
which excludes portion Of the godlike citizens from
participation in the rights guaranteed to the remainder
cannot be perfect government This state of things
lists in this country, and while profess to have the
to the wrongs of the African race while would restore
to them the rights Which the most dusky Of earth
can claim, would at the time say that higher
perhaps more selfish motive, to adopt the
course have 1t is my own liberty and the liberty Of
the great Saxon race whs nhabit America that is in
danger And thank God that he ordered it, that
an injury cannot be inflicted any part of the body,
without spreading its injurious ef,cs through the whole
three millions Of negro slaves but Of eighteen mil
lions who but for the bghting influence Of this foul
system should have been free upon their native soil
!Applause') Men, told BY some. Influenced,
in the long run, by interest; others say that
ony pc moved ~ an appeal to the higher AND noosr
tween these two parties The highest truth taught
by God that justice and interest 60 hand in
hand. When will men learn it7 do not assume my
my own State, and others 1t needed no peculiar fore.
MY o%
from the adoption Of such q Was fond ofpow
or saw existed, in an eminent degresn the free
far higher degree Of perfection in the free. than in the
development Of mind, Of the growth Of intellect
Godlike in all times saw all these in the free
states, So i be mailman. if be miserable ia.
matte would not drag down, would not destroy. but
build up those achievements Of art Of learning and
refnement-those great and glorious achievements of
to be the peculiar conservators If had the
test between liberty and slavery only once decided.
this great battle been fought and thirteen times has il
been won Before began to take the census talk to
a man about slavery and he would tell you, look at
the cotton crop in that the advantages Of the slave
system But dsnerai Toimadss, in ha address before
american Institute in 1884, stated that the little Stnta
OF Massachusetts, produced value in manufactures
than the whole cotton crop Of the southern States what
think you Of that But says the southernsr, large
growth of cotton which il afterwards only manuiactur
ed in Massachusetts,. Very we'll. Yox see exporta
port of Charleston but you do not see the sixty million
which comes to Massachusetts to buy bacon, slave
clothing and other articles. So that at last, the
real value than the whole south ern States together
Wni you examine into that Why, We have seen them
iions about building railroad to the Pacific ocean
will venture prediction that 10 capital enough
the whole Southern States to prepare the road for lay
ing the rails the South should conclude to build
road on which they could away from their homes,
III venture to say that some shrewd Yankee from
Any mag to hs .sn Once at
Washington, and will there least % out Of 100 Of
useful deposited there made by North.
ern men, This instance IL enough. could proceed, od
infntum wished, in order to show that the theory
have adopted othe superiority the free the slave
The same precedents pervade N the North over the
South although there h four times the quantity Of land
In tho southern that there IL in the Northern States
say nothing Of the billy rocky land aud hard winters Of
the Norh when compared with the arabic soil and sunny
climate OF the South How 1t in internal improvements,
those great works which characterize the
We at the South don't begin to compare with the North
in this respects and in the relative position slave
~ is not abolished in the South will remain for ever
or rather will recede farther and farther every day from
the North know that thee in the North shrewd,
men who argue that i is better to keep the
may still maintain its superiority the South. Now
converse with these and they will admit the propo
sition that free labore mpeed the desire Of obtain
ing station in society, comfortable subsistence
will perform twice the labor Of the slaves Now in the
SOUTH take hve millions of the white laborers and
same number Of Northern men, the efore, when North.
eri iaborer creates twenty-five dollars in value the
southern only produces twelve and q half Were the
system Of society the the SOUTH the man who
now produces only one hundred and fifty dollars would
produce three hundred dollars Have you thought of
tnlSf We'll, now, to mental develODmentai There
was young from New Haven, old class mate Of
mnc who went to Virginis to seek his fortune and in
the peculiar Yankee mode he published book contain
ing the hist ries ofprvate families in Virginia He
into Kentucky and said t. him. you came from the
You went into Virginia among the +. s. the regular
aristocacy and what did you nd7" He answsd me- mot
single literary man. Have you thought Of that! In
annals OF their country in various departments. While
IN virginia with the exception Of among the profession
OF the law, there have been OF note. Who
Your histQIiana Have q fhnurht2 10 lsris=