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

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conae Martin buren, nominee for the Presidency the
and the eTs al the eoasdsncs
the free democracy otle Union Believing Cas Adams be
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ring the reading with loud applause whereupon, being
At this ttage of the dDgs the upward flight of
innumerable rockets and distant blaze of coiored
tacle which at the hour Of the night, and In the syl
scenery of the beautiful Park lighted up the
whole was by bright golden blaze of colored light,
all in the mdst Of SO many human beings assembled
together really both grand and striking. Added
to this the loud and eniivening music Of we'll
sorted band bined by its lively tones increase
the interest and excitement Of the scene.
This spectacle which for q nome mt interrupted the
meeting, and directed every eye towards the bright
of the 14th Ward, which came with banners flying
and drums beating, to join the assembled crowd and
Of the platform it was received with loud cheers and
huzzas. Then innunerable rockets and other fire.
works were discharged after which the procession
moved round and becoming intermiDged in common
with the previous meeting, the proceedings Of the
evening were resumed aud Mr. John Van Buren, step
ped forward to address the masses before him
1t was splendid and imposing spectacle, the mo-
mept when Mr.. J. Van Buren, mounted on the rail
of the platform to address the crowd below and around
him. The procession Of the Fourteenth ward blazing
with rockets and lights of every variety and tint amid
banners, and accompanied by loud music, had just
arrived. The cap Of liberty which came with them,
and several of the silken banners, brought up
upon the platform, and unfurled and waived around
him then sudden glare Of red light produced by some
sudden ilumir alton, thrown over the platform,
representing MIR. Van Buren,, as it were, enthroned
high among banners and in light, promin object
to an assembly, numbering not less than fifteen
or twenty thousand persons. The effect at that
time of night lighting up many human
faces, eminently imposing and theatrical
MIR. VAN buren, having now advanced nearer to the
mass below, on the outer edge of the PLATFORM
ceyed with tremendous cheers, renewed at intervals,
and Increasing in loudness and intensity The camor
and loud huzzss OF warm and enthusiastic reception
having at length ceased Mr. Van Buren, said -
FELLOW CITIZENS IL congratulate you on this splen
did assemblage 1t speaks we'll for the intelligence and
independence e..
1t is great denomination of the deep, the pervading
interest which you take in the great and Important
What is that question! It Is not question which
concerns a bank Of the United States. It is net o
gu. site which relates to the independent treasury.
No These not now the questions which call forth
the public feeling. You may travel throughout the
United States from one extremity to the other, and
you will hear any Of these questions agitated.
The great question which now pervades and arouses
the public mind is the question of saverythe ques
ton of the extension Of slavery-whether it shall be
extended in it's and enlarged in its action and
powers and carried beyond the sphere to which the
constitution limited it, into territories free from its
unheard of! Shouts of applause; Ay, that's IT;
that's it.'o MIR. V. B. then went on to describe and
white man, stating that, according to the preponde-
given to the stakeholder in representation the
man who buys and holds slaves buys for himself so
for every FIVE slaves which he possesses he has four
votes; while the free men Of the North and those who
hold no slaves, have but one vote each man. Thus a
STAKEHOLDER Ia made equal to four white men, by buy
ing five slaves, and to many more for many more
slaves as he buys. Mr. next proceeded to show the
increase Of slavery since the constitution formed,
by which it was permitted in the places where
it then unavoidaby and unfortunately existed.
He STATED in this view that whereas, at that day,
the total number Of slaves held in the Union was
but sixty thousand, now their numbers had in
creased to three millions; If, Observed Mr. v B.,
ratio the votes of Shareholders in virtue of the
slaves they hold will soon outnumber the votes of all
the freemen in the United States Mr. " B. then pro-
ceeded in mastery and strong language to depict the
effects and influences Of slavery in ell places where 1t
suffered to exist, upon the poor white men who are
found living among them, not being Shareholders. 1t
degrdes them to the lowest and most infamous degree
both socially well politically. But, said Mr.. v.
ought not to agtateit MIR. v. B. the took up this
point, and argued It in strain OF keen irony and cut
ting eloquence He showed that Jefferson had
been the first to agitate 1t that Washington
had agtaed it, and that the Wilmot Proviso intro
duced in 46 by Mr.. Wilmot of Penn, was only re-
hibiton had first bee decidedly and insisted
upon by Mr. Jefferson In l7S3 and by every great and
distinguished man Of the democratic party. Mr.. "
B. denied however, that the north had introduced
need the agitation Of this question He threw
the charge of having done this upon the snpth. The
south itself had been the first to agitate this question
The south itself had been the prime mover, and had
taken the first step in making this question the great
political question of the day; by making It a test
question in relation to the Presidency. Mr. " b
then enumerated the several southern States
which had prominently acted in this view
admit any as . candidate for the Presidency o.
the United States, unless he known to be,
knowedged himself to be- favorable to the unqualified
! extension of slavery over any and every country
where the STAKEHOLDER might choose to carry his slaves
and set up the institution. Thus MIR. V. B. attri
buted to the South itef all the agitation Of this que3
ton which had ensued and that it by its hat
ftr ID the North either into blind submission to it
outrageous claims for the extension of slavery or to
honest cpIoition to that dangerous, fata and evi
extension Here Mr.. V. b entered into description
OF the Gen Cass had pursued to obtain the
mination of the Baltimore convention, by surrender
| ing at once, and without terms or conditions,
! the demands and commands Of tho South. Mr.. Va
| Buren, here also gave an account Of the manner d
which the voice OF New York had been shifted and 1t
delegation excluded from that convention, by part
bent upon throwing up everything into the hands
the STAKEHOLDER and yielding to all his demands. Tn
South required General Cass to yield to it, and cor
form and he did so implicitly. Under these circum
stances MIR. Van Buren, asked how could General Cas-
be deemed to be the regular candidate, when it
regular convention? when 1t was a convention wher
Jefferson would not have been suffered to hold h
opinion? He thought 1t idle to call such a nom
nation regular nomination, for General Cass Ia