New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-02

the pos,sgr and the election Of officers ~ inc
and most particularly that resolution ~nen -
the extension OF inst curse Of ciflAzAion-h 80"
ia, ,...ri-, u, 5u. OF the csniIdstes s'lucins l.
Martin Van Buren, on sccount OF his senuuent n fsA
ton o. slavery IN The District u Columbia ana me Aes
OF bic having declared in $50 that De- "o-.d .,'o !
tf rrrv ding tlr tle abolition % slavery n tnai t-
..fsf % have drawn down upon him TIE most '9 ny
srfrk. of be opponents Ills recent t.cisra e. 'Hsi y
-ura hll were o. pass elner acnsc ne ~cl1 uot rec
himself bound % veto H. had sven sresi ul,l-c ~
many Ilis was. 70 tie opinion 90 some Gentlemen
what Tom Rifchie called disgusting hiicnie saN'
that NJ Van Buren, has sunk 20 low. mai ne lss os
every regard for the ~sPpearance OF decency "nlen
hs srpesrs o. esteen more thsn me real.iy
ana vrt -hls was the man who h7i denounced me
Indsuendert Treasury snd supported it-dt precaiea
the election 0f Gen Jackson As curse 70 MS country
and then turned 10 and supported hin three times
Tri- ~. the man who was receiving 50 mlch money
from the public treasury thst he had anassed oiau
In four years and whose partner was no" reuiihs ~"
fortune He 80 shocked ~ trr candilhir % l"e
h--s.0 Convention Richie would nave . s1ff'sS
th,- ever, thing was reasonable that had happened
since = A more sheet slave - The >outh-to me
power of the -outhdoe- noi exist on earn man ne j.
Way. distinguished Western senator, now an oppo-
reni 0i Cen Cass tor the Presidency, tod nim >tl
Van 3 D. on A certain occasion that Mr.. Calhoun were
= tell Ri-ch.e that a negro was white, be say " ~
I1ve 90 Dr. d. how surprising never noticed u De-
fore " IRoars oi slshierl
He here discussed the sub ect OF slavery a. i respects
Whire L,bor.
Til. Is the lsho-ing mans Government i was
made Tor BIN. 70 was erected by those Who LED ircw
oppression abroad f0 establish ~ ariocracy oi ho0F
here-,he b -hesi bes-in< n earth Applause X =
Tor the grant from other countries who seeks 70 - e
in New Mexico and California L = FOR those VINO VISA
O. liant colony OF Ereemen.
The question must BE- settled now-set,led Tor IN
born generations come after "a. The question -
whether 70 20 On planting slavery Nhen az 'uc
enlightened nations OF the world reject ~ ~ -
been forced discuss the evils OF Slavery We nave
stood Tor thirty years by the compromses Of the Con-
stifuron but when the south organizes paruts ana
uoriustcs Presidents l. perpe,uate Slavery IS high
time for the Free Norm 10 assume an attltude OIL
resistance.
Look south of the Potomac and you'll see want 81
school houses colleges. churches manuiactufcs anu
Intelligence and then your eyes % the Norta east
and West; and you vii mat the brains Of ms hstlon
ike the brains Of the natural man, lie above 'Ae Oe
Laughter .
AZ tbi. point Of Mr. T. B's remarks great confusion
prevailed In me rooni and three cheers were gwen Tor
Cas- and Butler by some Of IL II friends Judge Ne
lev .nreng upon the platform and endcavored 10 bring
about Notwithstanding that 10 those persons "no
were disturbing the meeting were arrested and brought
before him the morning he would bind Il m over 10
NJ Nan Buren then proceeded Notwithstanding the
tuuult he said that although !, had been declared by
-outhcrn mcr 70 be unconstitutional 10 interfere WIN
the question Of slavery. yet the oregon on. con't
TINS very provision, or what was termed lne "uinV,
proyiso and IL bad been signed by the President II
had been admitted by distinguished southern states
man that in -J2 Free soil candidate would o. eiec,.u
President Applause and cry OF That's TACT ne
lbr. Y. b. would tell them mat ID the people snoulu
elect President this time and they DO not leave Con
gress 10 do H. We would DO Il In l-i-. ms was 4
movement that politician ever dreamed o. IL oilsr
mated with the mass of the people Applause.
They could not get such an assemblage here TO ray
the nomination of Taylor or Cas- lie SAID so Win 'ne
greatest respect for those on thus moor VINO support
them he regarded the nomination OF Ten lsyot ss 4
total failure. The enthuaissm which was supposed 10
be- Ina existence has never had existence. and he VINO
would undertake 10 get up excitement would nave
narrow escape OF being indicted as resurrecuonst-
iRoa7- OF iaughtcr -
No man who valued his political standing "oui1 run
the risk of being sacrificed IN l-12
Here the umult renewed and a tremendous
rush made By party for the doors after tney mao
made eiectual efor, 10 get up cheer Tor Ca's anu
Butler
Mr. Van Buren, remarked in alusion to the attempt 10
get up cheer Cass and Butler that II was Just IKE
an the Cass demonstrations he had ever seen TOR tney
were so weak that they could not make noise enough 70
prevent a strong lunged man from being heard.
The Tor the Presidency was. IN his opinc9 De
tween Gen. Taylor and the Buffalo nominee New
York had taken her stand, and why should sue not
be determined Az surely a. he (Mr. Y. p saw
this audience. the 50 votes OF that state would
be cast tor the BCiS0 nominee. lGreat applause
lie asked if the ct Pennsylvania were prepared
10 AID I'm the extension OF Human slavery, when
Great Britain the desyOt OF RCssa, and even Turkey
herself ab0shng H. Applause. Can Amer
lea stand In the face OF the world and uphold slavery
when the great cause oil the American lauoIei
the great cause OF American independence, was IN
VOWED Could she prove recreant 20 the great prnc
pies OF Human Liberty lie could not believe The
would not believe IT, PennsyvanIa could elect ne was
sur, the Buffalo nominee and would elect no other
The south Is divided aud necessarily would BE- 50, but
II the North were un ted IKE Garch OF Human Liberty
must be onward and tram phrt-ior when the North
does roar IL 10 fri5htfl ~"'-a- to behold 1T auEn'"r
rfplau-c
Mr. Van Buren, concluded by predicting the victory
Of the Democratic party in November a. moral GER
,anty II they were united and true their standard.
Mr. Van Buren, resumed his seat amid thunders II
applause.
AT o minutes pas; 10 o'clock the meeting, after Civ
ing three cheers for John Van Buren, three for the Free
soil principle and three tor the officers Of the eting,
separated.