The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-11

| The Speech of Mr.. John Yam Buren, at Herkimer.
transmit herewith my detailed report of the speech
of Mr. John Van Buren, at the democratic mass
ton at Herkimer on the 2sth Of October This report
made under many dscoursgements Your reporters
elbows occupied seats by several gentlemen and
account Of the dense crowd upon the platform it
almost impossible to maintain my position at the report
table. Nevertheless congratulate myself that under
the circumstances the report which submit is very
accurate will be found to be of the most curious
and sarcastic imprompu speeches that deliver
| ed In America.
GREAT SPEECH OF JOHN VAN BUREN,,
The PavOrite Grandson of New York.
Mn. VAN buren, said
Fellow democrats and fellow traitors [Air. Van b.
and the entire radical section Of the democratic party
are styled TRAITORS" by the conservatv the demo-
cracy Of this State have assembled in convention
to "svow their sentiments, and consult to their
future action" and Is novelty in the history Of po-
tcal action that this conduct, their part should
be denounced a. treason The extraordinary proceed
ngs Of the Syracuse have led to this meet
ing; and certainly, occasion could Offer which
imperiously demandsdit 1t 10 claimed that the voice
the democracy Of the State which should have been
heard at Syracuse expressing it, preferences to
didstes and the principles Of its faith been ssd
and that individuals have been put In nomination who
the election for delegates showed not the choice
Of majority Of the democratic electors and that the
sentiments Of the democracy In regard to OF the
most important questions presented to q free
people, have been fraudulenty suppressed. Under
such circumstances he is bold who would assume
that it 10 treason to the party to call the electors to-
gether In their primary capacity to their senti
ments and consult to their action In his
failure to do both would be treason itself Mr. Van
Buren, said that he would not detan the convention by
particular reference to the transactions Of the SYRIA
Convention. He had taken eome pains to lay be
fore the public minute narration Of the acts of that
body and he had every to believe these
question Of fact Il was suoisp st
present to say that this convention had unanimously
the conclusions which stated In the address
concurred. They were thus set forth:-The principle
which lies at the basis not only of the democratic faith
faithful by the representative Of the will Of
the constituent Unless this principle practically ap
Il is equally Indispensable 10 the conventional &C.
tion Of parties for 1t founded the associated
efforts which give shape and direction to the
late Syracuse convention, and candidates who were
known be the choice Of majority Of the democratic
tray of the popular will the part Of those who were
delegated to express it. Nor this the only abuse
perpetrated Persons without the shadow Of claim
seats in the convention were permitted to retain
in IL for DAYS to neutrase the of the regular de-
egatss and to exclude them eventually from the
undenied evidence Of bribery and corruption pro-
ducsd were admitted TO seats. Delegates whose cleo
don had been effected by the seizure OF the ballot boxes
and the polling Of illegal votes welcomed into the
convention, while others, fairly and honestly elected
81 t snd Tor tine
| Instead Of hundred and twenty-eight lembers
| which was the whole number the counties entitled
to send hundred and thirty six persous took part
in the preliminary proceedings which ed the ac
tion OF the body, Committees Of the most preudiced
ing delegates Unjust arbitrary decisions sustained
their partial reports excluding the rightfu
lions and disgrscsfu In conduct shrunk to little more
than third OF its original size, and expired To add
that convention thus constituted and thus conducting
has imposed obligation on you by its action is the
| simple announcement of the conceded truth that
| the fraudulent conduct of no man bind another
The democratic party Of the State them
in one week Of important State election without any
regularly nominated candidates for their sursges
in pursuance of the objects for which they had
bled should declare his views In regard one of the
questions engaging the public attention, and also
The proposed extension Of slavery ITO lands in which it
| did net now exist prominent topic Of public dis
cussion The address which they had adopted forth
fully the objections to such extension and these
ectops had been ably and eloqueny reinforced by the
distinguished speakers who had preceded him (Mr Will
He should add but little to what had been already so
forciby stated. e. Go on" "go on.'0 IT. said Mr. v
B, anything could add to the inhsrens objections to
the may be gathered from nasty
OF the condition of the public mind ct the present time
What said Is the great feature Of the age In which
which commerce has been bound falling before the
enlightened Of the day England, where the sys
tenn OF restrictions Of fortified by stronger in
terests and sustained by more settled policy
than In any other country has recently undergone a
thorough rsform-(Cheers2 The ancient political par
ties of that country which have In former days divided
its people, have merged In the and dis
position Of this subject Those distinguished leaders of
by It to harmony and concert Not England alone but
France, Austria, Holland, Belgium and Prussia have
participated In this great effort for commercial freedom
liberal opinions OF the day The cries of furnishing
millions have thuudcred at the walls of the Va,
| tioan and the Pope, so soon as he was released
from the restraints Of neighboring power over him.
has stood forth the friend OF free trade Tumultuous
cheerng In our country the tariff of 1912 has fallen
before tie exposure Of its injustice and been made to
Weld the liberal provisions of the existing
The great leader Of the democratic party in
State whose early habits and position had probably
clined him to the doctrine Of protection and who had
been compelled by the force Of everything crcumst
wholly independent Of the acts thsmselves sustain
by his VOTE the tariff of 1923 and 1884, retiring
public life to the peaceful pursuits of agriculture and
his fellow citizens the result Of that study and
IN the admirable address which at the recent
Agricultural State Fair at Saratoga Sprpgs-an address
which at the time the clear and com
production Of Mr. Wrghts pen-his precious Legacy
to posterty and an enduring monument to his memory
Freedom Of trade then, ennenty characteristics
of the age and becoming the settled policy of
the world He would not stop to advert to the
which had been made in Independence Of opinion and Of
age, he would simply remind them that the slave trads
had been declared piracy by the Christian world and
that Great Britain at expense Of Gao 100000 had
the slaves In Its West India colonies This
WAS glance at the position Of things And what did
It reveal Freedom Of trade of thought OF action and
Of mind stamped In characters OF living light upon
the face of the civilized globe Hear hear and cheers
Was this atme for the State Of New York, which had
long since abolished human slavery In its bordeo
invade free country through the action Of the general
government for which It In part responsible;
10 expend Its blood and treasure In subusating that
country and to plant upon It's soil the Of slavery
To hold human being In bondage, to buy and sell his
body, and must be repugnsnt TO the ordinary
sibiies Of every Intelligent When such right ex
lists will b the limits Of Ign statea member the
confederacy the constitution protects from intere
renee We had always respected the constitutional
guaranty; but when asked to 20 further. and
asked to pro- agate this evil in lands from IT,
1t seemed to him less unreasonable and unjust than
would be proposition to again legsse the slave trade
IL abhorrent to our feelings and sentiments and
every principle Of nature called upon resist ana
defeat such project (Cheering) II seemed 10 him