The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-04

American continent, rather, 1t s given up to them;
whilst the reemen dwell in the less congenial regions
fha make aggression upon the free sell Of the land
(Treme dous applause II our Southern friends look
upon this institution as OF value to them-if they
regard it as blessing voice is, let them enjoy it
unmolested within the boundaries set forth by the
Constitution Let us resist unto death the encroach
ment of slavery The free soil Of America belongs to
the free aborer Of America Enthusiastic and rete
rated cbeers) What is it that gives the lsborer of
America such pre- eminence over the laborer of any
other portion Of the word Why is 1t that the labor
ing men Of America have better food, better
clothed enjoy more Of the comforts Of life than the
blessings to be attributed not only to the benign
influence of our institutions but to the great of
the elevation of the and the chsapnes of
soil. Her lands are at price within the reach Of
every honest and industrious laborer. After expa-
tating 1t some length this subject Mr.. w obserye
that the day is not far distant-the day is at
hand-when the soil we occupy win be as thicky
settled as that of Germany. What will then be the
condition Of America! The result will be that the
last refuge of the laborng man of America will be
the vast territories recently annexed to this
try. They should be kept open for him and his
as have proved to you, the white man is excluded
more positively than by any law of Congress. No
man will come from Germany; no man will come
from lreland-down trodden she isto settle there
Mr.. W. after making some further remarks on this
point stated that 81 600 600 invested in slave
of property In the states New York and Pen
mia put together. He had been brought up demo-
crat-delightsd in its name and principles but no
matter with how much horror he had been accustom-
ed to regard the monster bank with it's capital Of $685.
600 ooo he confessed that be looked upon it as but
pigmy compared to the capital invested in negro flesh
(applause) He claimed to be democrat tone of the
strictest sort too applause) and he thought certain
gentlemen who had long been the recipients Of 60
vernment patronage should get tired they had not
already become so, of reading him out of the party
(sppause3 but he did affirm that this part of
the creed of the republican party, daughter and sp
pause that we should embark in the work of propa-
eating human slavery. Ifthis damnable work was to
be communicable they were to embark In the colo
Of (.nAfo okn az
some other party. He one of those who felt
strained by the highest considerations Of duty, of self
him like wall of FIRE, to oppose the late nominations
made at Baltimore 1t was out of no faotious spirit
II at he had done so. If he Och. Cas had maintain
as far as he who went furthsst in his support. ZAP
plsuse( Mr. w. next proceeded to speak in defence
tf MIR. Van Buren, whom he most ably supported-in-
sstiDg that that gentleman was fully justified in his
recent coursea course that had been brought about
by the extraordinary and unjustiabe proceeding of
delegations from the State Of New York. The right
settlement Of this question: Mr. w sad to deter
shown whether this republc~the hope of the down.
trodden throughout the word-whether this republic
should be sustained and carried on and directed by
the real and true democracy Of the country and the
laboring men, or the slaveholding interest of the
South II the North failed in this struggle and slave
~ was carried out to the Pacific Ocean, then would
the South have the entire control of this 20
and mould and fashion it to their purposes. AZ
ter making few remarks laudatory Of the of
upon the of their being triumphant poti-
cal competitors, he concluded his able, and eloquent
and elaborate speech, (of which this Is but sy
nopss, neither time space will allow of our GO
ing into detas) by saying that those who supported
the proviso were, in his humble judgment, in the
right-that sure there was God in heaven. he
would stand by the right If the cause was right
was just-then let no man fear the issue. 1t would
triumph Let us make this republic what jefferson
intended 1t to be, and which every freeman Of the
North should desire-a barrier over which slavery
cannot pass.
James Nj. Morrison moved. and James J. Butler Sc
conded the following resolution, which adopted
with loud cheers:-
Resolved That freedom only assured the
freedom Of the public lands from the grasp
their appropriation In limited quantities.
DR.. Elder then called out by the audience, and
after brie address from him the meeting djourned
in excellent spirits, 1t about 10 O'Clock.