The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-10

carry this State Every vote for Cass (said Mr. v 81
Is half vote for Zachary Taylor The contest
Dcmne4 Gord cheers) Lewis Cass had no more
chance than Lonis Philippe 0aushter) the man whom
men accuse us (sa>d MIR. v b OF hurting Cass. nd
on the other hand tho Cass nen accuse OF hurting
Nj both IN aud aSus soo u'
quired MIR v. D., when they pretend he'd ng
them BOTH Great aushter) Mr. v next pro-
| ceeded to express his vewS concerning Gen Taylor
But said he, what is the uAe. when the General is
every day explaining in a light his Views
the people cloud laughter, Though Gen Taylor
was nov sixty years OF age he was but just entering
cast his vote for the hrst time this fail. Laugh
tsr) How could he, (Mr. v. b. tell how the old
man would vote. unless he knew what his views
| whig and yet he is a decided wbig daughter }
1t seems to be his principle to profess to have
n0prncipe, and TO have never voted yet in his life
If the country had many such decided wings, the de-
mocras would bave 1t all their own way. But the old
man It seems was nominated because he was ava,la-
be. He was known to be Southern man. aud q
slavehold'r therefore the South took him up. and
forced his nomination This nomination has since
been supported, though it is notorious to oil the world
that he was put forth Southern man aud a slave
holder He (Mr V. b. thought It was idle and pre-
buys and sells men. He lMF v b. hal understood
however, that the wings of the North to be whip
ward piece Of business But whore they to be
whipped in? Into what principles? Into what organi-
zatitn? There was none. This was the position Of
T.
B. then proceeded to vindicate the course aud
duct of his father from the aspersions cast upon him.
and to chow that his actions were not mOtived,
alleged by opposition to democratic candidate if
such there had been regularly nominated In
horstion Of this he showed that Martin Van Buren,
had faithfully supportedMr Polk when gularly nom.
mated as the regular democratic candidate lie, the
aker had been told that the Buffalo nominee
tuated by personal feelings in the course which be
taken but what personal feelings could he have? He
supported Mr. Polk aud is not that enough to dprove
it? He d. cleared too at the time that his public
That celebration le IA n
hered to. But New York had no candidate The de-
mocratics of New York presented no nomination Mt
the Baltimore Convention, and at Utica it only
serted that the glorious principle Of freedom should b.
carried out But it has been said that there is per-
that those Of us who deprecate the extension of
slavery DO so for the purpose of ipjuring Gen.
css WAS
opposed him therefore it is idle to suppose that this
movement was intended to defeat him 1t is, to be
eure intended to defeat him, and to defeat General
Taylor too fer nobody will start candidate without
thinking of electng him. Passing from childhood
through every station of public life to his own salts
faction and arriving at the decline of life, happy,
healthy, and contented, no human being could be
nominee for the Presidency He now solioits no
mans vote. II he did So he the speaker, would be
the last to advocate his cause He stands the expo
him will support him Those who differ with him
will oppose him. Much already has been gained by
we have got Oregon free by law we have united the
non-slaveholdipg community to great extent. Mr..
North is-Qaughter)-but l am afraid that, in his
opinion We have not discovered where the nsrth star
.hn. we DO not find 1t over Marhaeld Movie
dissolve the Union MIR. Benton Gays that the women
and children Of this country could preserve the Union
only stands up for her rights' But what ground
the Union to be difsolved' Why, because
the nonextension of slavery to new territory If that
be cause for the dissolution of the U nion why
not the work of dissolvng it commenced before this
The performance ihould commence now, when
|
| legislation on the subject Mr.. Calhoun says
that this free soil movement will succeed in 1852
He IS man OF great intelligence He has been poll
tcian from his childhood and his opinion is entitled
to careful consideration My word for it, if you make
coed in 1852 will fall short in 1s4S-(sppause)
for find that in this free soil movement there is
train (taughter) Again are told that
| agita.iDg the question too soon. Why there were
ton and since then they have increased to fifteen
| How. therefore, can it be too soon? We have had
Texa brought into the Union by war. 1t has been
| charged by Col. Benton and Mr. Dix that Mr. Polk
promised the annexation of Texas should be &C.
cOmplished, and that Mexico should get some oom-
penfatiop. This Mr., Polk pledged himself to;
but he pursued another policy, and what are
the consequences? Troops were moved by the advice
20 sne b OIL
to insist on the boundary of the Rio Grande, you
must move troops to that line :" And collision was
| the consequence. Mr. Van Buren, then went on to
say that the Wilmot provso has been made test by
the South in this election; and the question is there
|
whether tho next States that will be admitted into the
Union shall be free not We of the North say they
hs no as
Calhoun truly says, it is of vastly more Importance
than any other, for it is one which will operate,
one way or the other, fer all future time, aud 1t
| must be met now. Now is the time to settle II.
The indications of public sentiment show that no
agitation so recently commenced ever produced such
important consequences this has. They attempted
| to compromise 1t south of 5000; but such compro-
mise was defeated by Congress representing the
| Of he no
north of the Potomac however, voted for that compro
mise. Three Of them lived in Philadelphia One of
them, Mr. Ingersoll. defeated in rsnomn alton,
and the others never undertook to get renominsted
Their constituents will dispose Of the remainder in
| their regular order -(Groans for lngersolO- after
which, think sounds will from them like those
| which have just heard from you. (Laughter) We
have an electoral ticket in Missouri, in Maryland,
and even in Virginia we have an electoral ticket.
! The public mind every where is agitated on this
great subject. Every where there is energy and er-
thusasm for the free soil party In the East from
Maine 10 Massachusetts,, the people are alive to the
Importance of this question. Old Faneu Hall. the
cradle of early bsrtys rocking to the sounds of
freedom No man can say at the present time what
and safe undertake to say what the result
will be- but as gentleman recently told the candidate
nominated at Buffalo, he could not say what the pre-
setting up at thinking" and when that is the
case one.balf the work is done. Hitherto the con-
vons have done the thinking for the people but IL
is good thing to see the people do their thinking
as well as their own voting Mr. Van Buren, then read
letter from Ohio, giving hattering account OF the
free soil movement in that quarter and then direc ted
the attention Of the audience to the State of New
York which he said he would for the nomi-
nee Of the Buffalo Convention. He would give his
reasopsfor that opinion. There Sedgwick, sta
ton, Willis Hail. White, and others men who have
occupied seats in Congress and other high offices
who have come out and supported the Buffalo ticket
| Voice, "Where's Greeley! ') Yes, the gentleman
asks where is Greedy Well, that gentleman who has
avewed hostility to military chieftains proposes to
vote for general who be heretofore declared brought
the war by the movement Of the troops under his
o1vf. phn haa hto IN ella
and intends to vote for a stakeholder - who ha:
| declared himself in favor Of land limitation
| and being suspected of anti.rentism, refuses
to vote fer the nominee of land imitation-th,
, gentleman who has been the advocate o
the adopted citizens proposes to vote for caudi
date of the native American party. But it is SON,
consolation to know, that having considered the prn
ce of availability bad one, he proposes to vot,
fer General Taylor because he thinks he be made
arailaIle 10 defaat nmehndx xnrse LanQhterl Rn