The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-19

with II at ALL and at length they had got to talk
what's become Of those who formerly exhibited
themselves as such strenuous asserers TO! freedom
Where are they who once made the halls Of tho
Senate reverberate with their eoquencc, ! am
afraid they are now to DO found in widely dGeren mt
circumstances If one took the pains to explore their
fou nd in Delilah lap Oaughter The Phistine maid
would be found to be at work and the locks of these
WORTHLESS shorn and gone daughter and chcers wish
to know. then. If the great democracy of New York
rePosing in the lap Of Deah mo, and cheers
hole it will be shown that they mott but the
contrary that they will be found, like Samson in the
pride of his strength when without effort he burst
the bonds by which it was vainy sought to bind him.
Cheers Thos. Jefferson had laid down prime Pile
which they should at all times act upon He said that
with regard to all important questions their first bust
ness WAS, to be quite certain that they right.
Once that was properly ascertained their duty then
to their boat right into the current aud bear
away (Cheers Now, that the language which every
freeman sheuld adopt and it by acting manfully
and caressy up to it, that they might expect to
triumph for the principles which they advocated
OF courfe you may expect to be assaied with every
kind of obloquy which the ingenuity and malice Of
your enemies con think Of to blacken your motives
and your actions. 1t is now said that queer
set Of fellows and that revenge is actuating prn-
cple This, however is consistently carrying out the
line Of conduct which they have all along pursued At
time they cheat us in the annexation of Texas,
afterwards in the delegates to the convention they
then conpre for the murder OF Silas Wright and
they say that VIC are mad, Daughter and cheers) /;
that bent dissolving the Union and
tearing this great republic to atoms This IL the
sort of tactics which IL is thought advisable to
pursue in the great States of Florida and Arkansas
and to such an extent have they endea-oured to pro-
pagate such deluslons that Of the people Of
these and other Southern to persuade them
selves into the belief that they by their
connection with the Northern States. They say Mr.
Van Buren, Ia mad As have not seen him cannot
say; but have seen good many friends of his and
have not observed any very striking symptoms of in
sanity about them laughter II the Cass hunkers
had little it would tend perhaps, TO trifng
dmnuton of the chances of the defeat they sure
to sustain at their hands AS to the course adopted
w n fncf natl,
say We have got battle to fight. We
have got to pick up the old democratic banner
from trailing in the dust--the banner with the
inscription of freedom put upon it by Jefferson
that banner on which inscribed the words of
victory "Martin Van Buren, and freedom" (Cheers)
The wings have had their own troubles. At the great
victory at Monterey, General Taylor permitted the
enemy to march away with their drums beating and
their flags waving but the late conye nton he pur
sued different course and made them surrender at
discretion. (Cheers and laughter)
At this stage of the proceedings the cloud that
lowering for long time the dark and scowling
faces of large DO dy in the right wing Of the
semby, burst with great violence The most ming
Butler and it became evident that formidable force
of this section Of the democratic party among the
audience The speaker was prevented for short time
from proceeding with his observations. As he
about to resume another interruption took place
from the quarter and drowned every sentence he
uttered. An Unsuccessful rush was then made to
seize the banner, which portrait of Mr.. Van Blu
was painted, and the most uproarious in dcations
were given that one portion, at least OF the dense
not in favor Of confirming the nominations
made at the Utica Convention. When this storm had
subsidized little the speaker again attempted to make
himself heard, but to purpose for the dsturbers.
emboldened, no doubt by their success, followed up
their advantage by calling loudly upon the celebrated
Mike Walsh to address the meeting. Mike, to do him
justice, appeared no way bashful, and commenced
with of your amateur exordiums ''unaccustomed
as am to public speeking'-but shouted over in
stentorian voice to the who was vainly con-
tinuing the thread of his discourse few persons in
front Of hmAre you prepared to argue this question
with met? This challenge with great laugh
vfn tla.l1x
lied round their champion with great enthusiasm As
no notice, however, was taken of it, Mike began to
were occasionally heard making their way above the
most discordant chorus of cheers and groans, Kisses
and curses, that ever emanated from public meeting
At last after the lapse of quarter of an hour, Mr.
Grover seeing that 1t was impossible for him to pro-
coed further with his observations, concluded by
thanking the meeting for the patience aud the kind
with (which they had heard him. Mike and his
followers then imagining that little physical force
might serve their object quite as we'll moral,
their lungs, began n furious assaut9upon the occu
pants of the steps of the City Hail. This led to row,
and for considerable time the porch and the steps
presented most terrific appearance each party
deavored to dislodge the other Several blows were
interchanged, but We believe that serious injury
was inflicted on any After this edifying exem-
plifcation of the freedom of speech,
BENJAMIN BAILY, of Putnam, was here loudly called
for, amid continued uproar, and cries of Walsh y,
Walsh ~ and cheers He said Fellow citizens of
New York, am requested to announce to you, that
the officers of this meeting immediately after have
concluded intend to form procession for the purpose
of presenting that banner (pointing to banner on
which painted portrait Of Van Buren) to the l4th
ward. shall-(Here the interruption, amid cries Of
three cheers for Cas- ~ was repeated aud another
rough-andumble squabble occurred, during which the
superior force Of the barnbuner party pressed pretty
closely the Walshites Some coat collars seized
and button-holes were rent IN this After consi-
dersbc groanng and Kissing the speaker proceeded to
address the meeting, amid much oufusion 81 pre-
sumo there men-the struggle now going is one
of momentous import-the people of the free North
oh for fhraa Casa I
know continued Mr. B. that the old political issues Of
1874 do not enter into the present contest Chcers)
tariff, the appropriation of the proceeds Of the
sales of the public lands, the national bank, and
the other questions that have hitherto occupied
the public mind (Cheers) You will excuse me for
ranking Cas- first among the prominent men of the
day but when do So do it for my own convenience,
and quite scriptural upon that head Daughter and
cheers for the Scripture tells us that the first shall
be last and the last shall be first" daughter and
cheers) And according to the views of the peopeVan
Buren,, who nominated the last, will undoubtedly
be the first and Cass who nominated the first,
would come in the last, and Taylor would be the
second best off Cheers and cries of three cheers for
Cass," "three cheers for Van Buren.'D All the old
issues have now passed away and Everything has be-
come new. (Cheering) He came before the meeting,
he said to advocate the non-introduction Of slavery
in the soil that free-(cheers)-to oppose that
blighting curse of slavery. (Renewed cheers) The
people Of the free North would not agree that slavery
should be further extended but all would agree that 1t
social and political evil and he would speak for
the whole of his political brethren in saying, that in
others Of their day, they indebted for
the PRONUNCIATION of those free principles by which
the Great Vest was thrown into the scale of
nations. (Cheerng) He was no abotionst, as the
tel generally understood In as far ms slavery
had existed in any of the slave States he did not wish
to tamper with it but far as its extension to re-
Gently acquired territory was concerned. he was OPP
posed to it. (Cheers) In the requirement. Of such
territory it should not be forgotten that the blood of
the North well the blood of the South freely
spiltthat the treasures Of the North well the
treasures of the South expended-and that such
territory belonged to the whole nation. (Cheerng)
II was the property of the whole nation. QRenewcd
cheers) Every citizen and Cengress--(Confusion-
Three cheers for Cass'groans, Kisses The people
Of the South demanded that slavery should be
tended to this territory, and the people had the
power of deciding at the coming election. (Cheers)
there in all it's force and what the result The
whole of the New York delegation was rejected.
(Groans Misses and cheers from Mike Washs corner
Of the meeting where his friends began again to ray)