The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-07

not only under circumstances Of mower and
: molumsnts that the democracy Of New York mani
tested these feelings A citizen of this State whose
good fortune IL TO reach the Presidency OF the
United States, and who experienced in 1910 disas.
trous defeat when returning from defeat and landing
in this city received by the true hearted deocra
cy of this city with warmth, the recollection of
which Is Is indeiible in his heart 1t is with such
appreciation OF the democracy OF New York that it is
my privilege to address them brief remarks on
tho great question which Is agitating the public
mind; nd don't know that can do better than call
your attention to the remarks of an editor of Phia
dephia ia the Spirit If The Tones of that city, After
few remarks in relation to the delegation from this
State to the Baltimore Convention no says .'John
Van Buren, appears to be at the head of the barnburn
ing dsorganizers" &C., &c. [The remaining portion
OF the was lost to- our reporter he believes
it was to oil who attempted to take potes in the midst
of such n crowd. This, continued Mr.. Van Buren, is
the opinion of the editor in regard to me- ndt in
his paper Now let revert for few minutes to the
political history of this State in order to enquire of
you whether the editor had any grounds to make such
remarks upon James X. Polk nominated President
of the United States. majority of the delegates who
instructed to vote for Silas Wright for that Office
chose to nominate Mr. Polk instead On tho fourth Of
june just four years ago, the first meeting called
to respond to that nomination And what the re-
sponse? Let read to you the letter of Martin Van
Buren, tothe democracy Of this State read from this
place, just four years ago to-day. Mr.. Van Buren,
then read the letter in questions, and continusdl
Such was the language of of the indiv duals to
whom the Philadelphia editor alludes There was no.
thing In that letter but advocacy of the nom-
nation of Polk and Dallas and not only that but the
delegation well knew that the repugnanoe of Sas
u.
he was made a candidate for the gubernatoral chair
of this State whose shoulders this Polk was elected
There great measures determined by the success
of tho canvass ana by hts election such as the sub
treasury the death of the United States Bank and the
annexation of Texas. He into power, and the
principle on which he into power faithfully
followed. But he was not renomi mated. 1t may be-
because he did desire re-election but the disho
nest people who claim the right to use all public men
policy Dictates did not desire him, and he had to
yield, (aughter9 and is about to retire: " Weh Mr.
Polk elected The humble individual who
addresses you, did everything. in his power to
secure that election, by addressing the people
publicly and privately, The candidate, of New York
insisted, in the letter Just read that his poll teal
was FOR ever closed and that determination has
been adhered tofrem that day to this. Letter after
letter been addressed him on the subject but he
is longer candidate for public office Under these
is for you to say how far the pro-
ceedngs of the Baltimore Convention authorize any in
to that nomination. And in regard to- myself it il a
curious fact, that the 30th of May, 1 had never
opened my mouth in regard to the Baltimore Conven
ton, andwas not committed TO takeany particu
in regard to it, claim to exercise over
the public either by the press by public and it
is preposterous to charge with it, Anybody familiar
with the democracy of this city know that nobody
control them. Applause }. Not since the time
when George the Third made an attempt to practise
his discipline upon them have they been controlled
They will have their own way, and mau living can
prevent them Tremendous applause)r-from doing it.
They have called convention for the 22d of June,
for the purpose Of nominating candidates for the Pre-
sdency and Vice Presidency if 1t shal BIO deemed sd
visabe They propose to elect electoral ticket in
September next You can't vote directly for Cass and
Butler. e. We can We can't No. we can't,u from
the crowd) | say you can't. If you desire to make
him President you must vote for thirtysx presiden-
tia electors and it is for you to say whether you will
elect the ticketwich Tammahy Hall declares to be re-
gular or whether you will support any ofthsm Three
cheers for Gen Cass '"Put him o1t, put him out ~
The delegates that supposed to be regular by Tam
many Hal attended the baltimore Convention, and
man by the name Of Moses from Florida, was put On
the committee to examine credentials; and he
nounced before he took his seat among the committee
that he had made his mind to reject set Of them
[YoIoE.-No slavery delegations. When such
Moses this the law giver the occasion it is
[Laughter hope that electoral ticket will stand to
the course they adopted, think it is their duty
brave men to stand When we are drawing up on the
field to fire, they should not fly. don't aude to such
men As Charles OConor, who will not stand unless it
is to unite the party don't alude to Francis B cut
teeth of those who delegated 1t to them, the
commission with which they were provided; but
to those who are the snkor-swim-theA Albany bogus
electoral ticket who will stand up and fight and die
necessary and not be found under the after the
fight Is over. Much laughter from all present
Now allow me to call your attention to a question
which has agtated the public mind, and out Of which
has grown considerable portion Of our difficulties /
aliude to the principle entertained by many Of the
people, the conviction that it would be wrong to intro
duce slavery into territory Free and thereby
vent the free white of the Moth from settling
it. That principle has been confoundcd with others
tentou to an examination of it for a few minutes.
believe and always have believed that slavery as it
exists in the States is protected by the constitution
and that should interfere with it. ! believe
that slavery in the District Of Columbia is protected
by legislation which equally prohibit it there, if
there was an express constitutional prohibition and
believing that, think that those abotionists who pro-
coed under such circumstances to agate the evils of
slavery in the States in the District Of Columbia,
unjust to their Southern brethren and unfaithful
TO the true spirit Of the constitution. Applause
1t is for that reason that ] have found myself
the aboonists to agitate slavery in those regions
abolish IL altogether. pity from my heart the condi-
tion OF the slave. have intimate companions and
lations in the slave States whom the
evils OF slavery have been inflicted not by their
votion but, like great many other evils which
from the same source inflicted on them by Great Bri
tain, and which they have no control and for
which they are not responsible But II Is unjust
fair and dishonest to keep them in perpetual state of
which may burst and enguK them Thomas jefferson
James Madison and others of ancie fathers all
considered slavery an evil, this period there
was crush On the platform, which pin ned reporter
to the railing for minute two. during which time
he could not lift his hand make motion Of
any Mind, to the shame Of the" committee be
was TO confnc slavery to the States In which
it existed, to prohibit tho importation of slaves
from abroad, and to prevent forever after the year
1851 tho extension of slavery to future territory
matter whether twas previously free not (Ap-
pause That isthe ordinance under which the great
States Of Ohio, Indiana Michigan. Illinois and Wis
consin, with their five millions of people, admit
ted into the Union; established too, at time when
the whole republic numbered only three millions; and
we want to extend similar principle to territory that
may hereaft be added this country We that the
territory hereafter to be acquired and annexed to this
country, whether 1t be won by the blood and treasure
of the land, OF be added by the peaceabie pro-
of annexaton--we ask that 10 may be kept
open and free to the white laboring classes of
the North--that ii be open for those who seek
asylum in this favored hand from tho expressions of
the old world that they may work in the fields in the
open day, without degradation SO for from this being
abolition measure is based on that great princi
pie of association which prevents the white from
working in the field with the black slave. IL is qucs
ton between capital and slavery the hand and
labor the other by the hands of the hardy fcemen
Of the North. We ask, therefore that this
try be kept open for that may emgrate there
aud till 1t for the Of children and fami
lies, aside from the evils OF slavery to the black popus
ton We ask that the slave population shall not go
into this fertile reg,n, that was conquered by the
hearts aud strong hands of the Northern populations
No white man will go there and work in the field by
the side Of the black slave. ltwould be degrading to
his soc'a and political condition to do so. It would
be- enforcing society into etrogradc movement, to do
This is what call the free territory principle Zap
plause from some and Kisses from otheps-anda rush
towards the platform. - Now. do MT