The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-10-13
a Great Sreech.

Inc ADdny Argus 81 lhe 3d INST, contains
a speech delivered ut the great ratification
meeting in Albany on the 2Gth Of Sept, by
the Hon. Il. D. Davis, Of Dutchess, which
is certainly the most powerful argument
against the barnburuer movement we have
met with in the contest. We wish all our
barn6urner friends could rIadit. We have
never doubted but ihat,he masses who have
joined this new movement are honest, but
! We fear they have plunged Into it too haSti-
y, and have not sufficiently considered
whittier they are tending. The speech be-
fore Us demonstrates CLEARLY what mus, be
the end Of the movement, and we are per-
sualed that the honest Tree soil democrats
who are in it,ifihcy could but STE the goal
they are approaching would shrink back
with horror and disgust.
We give single paragraph from thi,
pow riul speech, rather 10 show the churaC-
ter than the f.rce Of the argument, for tina,
can only be shown by giyin-'the speech en-
tire. The speaker had demonstrated the
absolute necessity of but two great pcrua-
nent parties in the Union TO ensure i;> safe
~, had shown the danger Of geographical
parties and factions, and the fate Of al. coun-
tries where such factions, based on tempo
raly issues, had r,'icd in their ta,ns; and
Mcu proceeded:
Bat have another objection 10 This new
third party. |, can't stand y here It does
stand. Il Is PARTY ct progress. 1t must
60 up or GOODWIN. Aud the history of this
country demonstrates that every third party
i bound to perlilion. Laughter and cheers.
Why; a tard party stats always with one
idea. II never cnmrrcEeudS but one sub
jcct: never sees things bu. IN one point Of
view. Look about you. Look around at
your ouc-Idca men IN the community. Who
and what are they: Fanatic, and fanatics
merely -who never accomplish anything on
earth. There j. no condition in life where
man can give himself up to one idea. No
man can prosper himself or be usduito 9TH
erS, who follows the phantom u one idea.
Every thing III life Is the result Of ComprO-
mise aud concession Of interests. No man
can live in this w0.ll succe. sfully or houur-
ably, who follows one stupid, ,tolil, iguo-
rant, bcsoued idea. No man can surrender
himself TO the pursuit of one idea, without
losing sigh, orihC relative duticS which al
tach 20 every man living under a ruli,lcal
organization. We al. us have duties To
discharge TO ourselves, oar fellow men, our
couu'ry and our God. These duties we
must discharge, o. v do not fulfil our de>-
tiny. 80 IN poIi,cS-a maumust act in ref
cglncetoihe grea. interests about him. To
surrender himself up To one theme or sub
ject, ia politics in ordinary Life, is worse
than idle. Another consideration. sup
pose these gentlemen now identified with
this free soil moyement-this one.idca-ism
could succeed. What follows? Can they
stand where they are? No. Why: De-
cause the nature Of their association, the
nr!ncig!c Ct this agitation, is progressive
principle. They can't stop, if they would.
Mr.. Van Buren, hmS elf, tie head and front
Of this movement, gave US an illustration OF
this poSitiOnin hiSreSpcnSc 20 the Utica nom
inaiiCn. In liS Utica letter hcreviews his
course on the slave question, and reitCraieS
all the principles and views he
ever before expressed and ayowed. rs sound
and iuSt-CvCu his views against the aboli-
ton of slavery in the District 81 Columbia.
Bat what is his answer to the Buffalo con-
ciave C,rCum, stances alter cases, he says.
Laughter. Now, as tho nominee Of the
BIiIl,O CouvrHton-tir g0Uiucc 81 tins
new party, made up of wings, ahollliuniStS
AMI boiling democrats-uow, that AIN tic
candidate Of this new party. don't hesitate
to say, that If am elected President again
that was a bold calculation certainly
fLaugh,cr,l II don't think Ic0uI find it in nv
they are all conscientious
mcn-tO veto a bill abOlShjug slavery tie .
District of Columbia. RuarS ofLaughicr.I
| mention this 10 show that this party can't
stand where they profess to stand. The
tide into which they have plunged headlong
will cary them on to abotiou>m-tu wag-
ing war against the slave states, Martin
Van Buren, himself, thirty days after he re-
i.erated all his former views or the subject
Of slavery, gave mp lis principles to aboli-
tloniSm. aud avowCd himself ready TO 20 for
the abolition Of slavery in the District of
Columbia How long, il this party sue
cecdS. will 1t lie before we should hear him
and his followers howling through the land
the loude>t notes of abolitiuniSnI? Not
year. He could not resist. any more than
he could live without breathing, \ voice
cor ont of Office" or out ofofije. laugh
teri The necessity of the thinr-,he result
If his po>itiou-wnuld force to thai,eXtrcmc
and he has already proved that his cudiS
abolition, and his memory is dishonor for. /.
ever Cheering, long and loud.