The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-05-18

JOHN VAN BuREN made speech to
convention Of barnburncrs in Columbia
county on tho Odd inst, which we find re-
ported in full in the New York Herald
The following is the closing part.
II is our desire To defeat tho Whigs; past
experience shows TINT this cannot be effect
ed By truiilcss efforts to unite the conservu-
ilvcs. In 1916 one Of the ablesi and pu.
rest statesmen that ever lived, was defeat
cd rs n candidate for Governor of this State,
by majority II 10000 make no com.
plain, ct the Wing party, who were organ
lhcd against MIR. Wright. Imal.c 10 com
plant Of the nnti-rcntcrs who stood in tho
same position. II is on those who profess
Cd to support, but secretly stabbed, Mr..
Wright, that tho public vengeance will
light; aud confess, that when | recall the
loss VIC hive sustained in thu, great and
good man, dark, thick gloom gathers over
my heart. which is never dispcllcd except
for ins:an,s when ! SEQ tho lightning OF
popular Indignation scathing aud blasting
his assassins. [Cheers. lie was defeat
cd; the tnll following, the canvass showed
the Syracuse ticket in minority OF g.. 900.
There L. no hope or prospect Of success
held out by vain cndcavors To patch up
hollow truce with the Conservative forces.
New York State must be carried as New
York cl,, has been by The regular nolnina-
tion 81 an honest and capable candidate, n
fearless assertion Of democratic principles,
and an unhcsitating reliance On tho Intel
ligenco md integrity oil The democratic
masses. With these we need fear no nd
vcrsarics let democracy stand now M she
has ALWAYS stood--!or protecting and elc-
waiting iabor--not giving special i.iicrcs
tn capital let her remember that the la
boring man is the main pillar of the Amer
lean edliicc; his arm defends our liberties;
his vote directs and controls our govern
meni his labor is our wealth. and hi. por-
feet protection and ,ruc dignity constitute
our proadest distinction. Honest labor is
with us order OF nobility, and VIC should re.
SIT. ~ The aBnIhilation II our republican
system. MI attempts 10 dchnse and cnslavc
II. The whole continent Of Earope is now
alive 10 this great truth. Great Britain.
= s"HNcs tuS-ti, t.iN IL l.!pFGT, aEu even
Russia, arc feeling the mighty movement,
which, proccodin. from America, i nov
freeing the scrf aud the slave from the
shacklcs of bnndngc, aud clcvaiinr him To
the pcernge Of political and social equality
with his fellow men. Shall the pattern re-
public, in view Of her nnriyalled rrospcri
~ nj home and this encouraging imitation
abroad, now abandon the nuhlc policy which
has madc her sun in the trmament az
freedom: and shall the Democratic party
the breath Of whose lie. IL liberty. lead the
wa. IN this degrading npo-tacs? What
over Judgment INV tc rendered by the cit.
izeHs If other sections, feel tiia, I can an.
swer FIR the democrats nf my native cano-
~, that they vii! rcject with scorn n sug-
gesiien 80 dcrogatar, To the glory aud hon
or Of their past catcrr. They will rail-, Ms
one ,nan in behalf Of The glorious principles
of free trade, free labor, free soil, free
speech, anl free ,nrn, which not only prom
Use constitutional liberty here, but cmanci
patton to i continent across the wnter.