The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-11

to attempt to dsorganize and the state
U Uot snhrt & ss ;,h some TN
surprise, who have acted With all along for years.
who have been friends Of Governor Briggs aud Lieut.
for years, but who now join an association, one pro
fessed object Of which a to defeat their election
neg on Reed aon pray shs
What did they do in their lives that any OF these
| g ntlemen complain Of? Not single thing Not a
single vote sentiment, or word, SO far as have OBJ
served has been awarded by Gov Briggs Lieut.
Gov Reed this question Of slavery. which any Of
What then is to be said In such a case why 1t APP
pears to me, gentlemen, to be very extra ordin
predicament in which they have placed Themselves.
They will judge for themselves but so 1t to me-
Here are men who have not only constantly support.
ed Gov Briggs but have received office at his hands
nay, have sat with him, side by side, in council
year after year, advising and concurring tar as
| know in all his recomme ndations Now when men
under these circumstances come out to oppose him,
think they may be called upon fairly ia give such
reason for their conduct shall satisfy the just and
| intelligent Of the community. What aps these rea,
We have found 1t necessary to Withdraw our support
from the person nominated for the Preside ncy the
whig party and we have thought it expedeat 10 set
up Mr.. Van Buren, for President and Mr. Briggs
will not go for him and Mr Reed will not 60 for him
And who ever thought they would? (Cheers> Be.
In this attempt to make Mr.. Van Buren, President
these men join association of the protested
Objects Of which to as fer Thy oar
do not judge any mans conscience leave that to
himself but certainly, I, for one shall not envy the
feelings Of these gentlemen, when they and at the
close of the ensuing election, that they have done
all In their power against their oldest and best
friend. Without accomplishing the least thing which
in this Commonwealth, the {" minions Of slavery
Pray, who are the minions OF slavery? Is Governor
county, known in it as we'll any other man, AMI
known all over the State as we'll as any other msn ia
me here, whom have been proud to call my friend IN
public and private life for thirty years, william Bay
les nominated for eector in this district il he one Of
the minions Of slavery that these free soil talk
about? f. No, nor Van Buren, whig either ~ Far
from it. The wings of the ninth district have nomi
mated a gentleman to represe mt them in Congress- I
have not The pleasure Of his acquaintance but I'M.
derstand that he Is very respectable man. good whg
and as much opposed to the extension of slavery as
OF Fall Rver,-and he is another " mnon Of the
slave power, whose election they will defeat IL they
give just such vote they would desire him to give
On every other question he will give whg vote, and
for that reason these wings who have Joined
soil party will defeat him If they can That is the
truth of It, In that district gentleman whom have
not the honor to know very respectable man dare
say, Mr.. Morton, always q member of the iocofoco
party young man in that party and devoted to its
principles out and out has been nominated by free
soil convention for seat in Congress; and these
whigs who have joined the free soil party will vote for
him; mind that, they will vote for him. think the
taking in this respect, strange bias It looks to
me as If reason hardly held her control their
minds and over their passions, Gentlemen it is we'll
known that there is nothing in this Buffalo PLATFORM
which, in general does meet the APPRECIATION and
the entire appreciation of all the wings the middle
and Northern States Suppose now that all Of us who
wings should go and join the soil party what
would be the result; Why, far nothing would hap
That Would be parry w9ed ~ ing Its
party, it would be the free soil party. We should be
all there exactly upon the same principles upon which
we have already stood; but then they propose to 70
further, and do that which agree would be great
change that is to put Mr. Van Buren, at the head Of
men, children at school, you know. often amuse
themselves in drawing fantastical images putting the
heads Of some animals upon the bodies of Others
thus producing resembances of all monstrous and
prodgious things Now, think If one of these juve-
nile lmners had fancy to try his hand at political
Mr. Van Buren's head upon it-or him at it's head,
rather. he would make an image that would create
Gaughter) Gentlemen, It is not to be disguised that
In a crisis. Whether we look to the state of
affairs in the nation, or whether look to these
newly rising questions and newly rising parties among
u.s. they present case, think calling upon the wings
to do their duty am not distrustful Of the result
am not distrustfu of the result, If be assured
that there will be q union and energy among those
who wish to maintain the ascendancy of the prese mt
| strength of our wing party in the country. Gentle
men, Massachusetts is not apt to be daunted at the
prospect of opposition. That is not the character Of
the wings of this State. They have made their most
successful efforts under circumstances of great
ragement. have no doubt they will make sue csssful
Efforts on this occasion Fellow citizens of Plymouth
say in public on the political Question. nov be-.
1
! fore the country / deeply regret that any thing
| should occur to weaken the strength Of the party
or cloud its prospects; for sincerely believe that
Its success is intimately blended with the preserya
ton Of the constitution and the great interests Of the
| country Gentlemen, the wing party may encou inter-
misfortunes; IL may commit Mistakes but, for one,
| shall follow its fortunes; because | am more willing
to trust myself and trust the country upon wg prin-
cples and wing policy, than upon those of any other
| political party or association. (Great applause)
believe that these principles and that policy
down to us from the days Of Washington see that
this whg party stretches from the North to the South
from the East to the West, comprising much of num-
beers, much Of intelligence and virtue, much Of dsin-
terested patriotism In country like ours 1t is
easy thing to form party that shall not be local but
spread over all the country possessing in very State
more or less weight influence, power, nd numbers.
look to the preservation of that party look to il
great security, If 1t prove to be minority The
wings II united and strong and patriotic and perse-
| verpg, though they may be a minority for twenty
vice. For one, therefore, am for support ng Hde-
cidedly and with alacrity, the nomination, which,
under all the circumstances the whg invention has
fit to make, looking to its influence as the
means OF escape from great and threatening dangers
| Great appause)
TExAs.--By the arrival at New Orleans OF the
| Palmetto, Captain Smith, from Galveston the 18th
ultmo, we have intelligence thence 20 date of de-
| parture
| The cere mony Of re-interring the remains of the
decmated Mer prisoners the massacred volu
Captain Dawson's company and other martyrs Of the
cause OF liberty in Texas took place at Lagrange
| the 18th utimo. Between two and three thousan 4
people were present,
states that the settlement Of French communities at
the Cross Timbers in this State has suffered n Qood