The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-12

took place in the city on Monday night Strong reso-
utions were reported and adopted favor of the Bu-
10 platform and the nominees, (Messrs Van Buren, and
Adams) Upon this occasion MIR. John Van Buren took
the stand witch the world with feats of horseman-
ship" He expaaled the Landowners prospects OF
success and made pretty free remarks about Generals
Taylor and Cass He discained the idea of the Buffalo
Convention being got up especially defeat Cass He
affirmed il ''the object OF this movement to defeat
boh Cass and Taylor"
SIN regard Gen Taylor (sad the speaker) what is the
of discussing his VS. when the General every day
explaining in light, his views every of
questions, except snch before the people
Loud iaugher.l Though Gen. Taylor sixty
years OF he was but entering public life
civilian and about his for the first time
this fall. lLaughter] How could he (Mr. Van Buren)
tell how the old would vote, unless he knew what his
views werel He says he wing. ultra wing;
and yet he is decided whg. [Laughter.l 1t
be his principle profess have ple and to have
never voted yet in his life If tho country had many such
decided wings the democrats would have il all their
way. But the old man. it seems, nominated because
he available He was known to be southern man
and stakeholder; therefore the South took him up, and
forced his nomination. This nomination has since been
supported though it is notorious all the world that he
put forth southern man and stakeholder He
(Mr " thought it idle and peposerous for free
give his vote to a man who buys and sells men,"
To finch with the prospects that are before them; to
falter their enOrt3 aOanuOn OF
by which they had been animated does not appear to
enter for moment into John Van Burens category
On the contrary he maintained the bodest and
ravagant language, in something like the Calnbyses
vein !" The barnburner orator says:
"We have electoral tickets in slavehoding States
We have electoral ticket in Missouri in Maryland and
in Virginia have electoral ticket. He then
gave account of the enthusiasm for the movement
throughout his trave particularly in New England, where
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He also pointed the buoyant continually being
received that of the country which had expe
renced greatest blessings of the Jeersonsn ordinance
the States OF the northwest. He also read cheering
letter froa Mr. Gddngs, pedgng Ohio and the by
about the same majority which Harrison received. In
New York, he said, lour-hs of the democratic party
for Van Buren, and great portion of the wing party
with many of the leading wing orators and
Willis Hall, loud cheers Joseph L. White &c, &c IA
voice in the crowd suggested Where's Greeley also"
&c.]
The meeting which John Van Buren, addressed is var-
ously estimated from 900 to 5000 His friends do
not even despair of carrying New York, wild such
supposton appears this distance from the
of action The New York Globe of the next morn
ing mounts slts and thus pours forth its sanguine
antcipatons:
Itis madness suppose that the Cass electoral icsc
in this State, will poll respectable minority
Rest assured friends, that this State will for
the electoral ticket pledged support Martin Van Buren,
and Charles Francis Adams. We have been told by the
supporters of Cas- that though they expected defeat in the
State they intended carry the city of New York they
could defeat here, in city containing half million
of people, and more than many of the States in the
Union, would afford them ground to rally upon
But the meeting last night when compared those held
by the supporters of Glass; affords basis Of Judging of the
relative strength Of the two parties the Van Buren, electoral
ticket will lead that of Cass many thousands Such
suit we confidently expect" &c., NC.
Here comes fling at the administration
John Van Buren, has not been the only champion who
has recently mounted the stage. The New York Tr-
bune gives an abstract OF "great wing gathering in
Boston the 9TH and sketch of the speech delivered
by Mr.. Webster. He declared that the wing States
should stick to wing doctrines-that among the great
principles which involved in the issue, ad-
herence to the constitution. (by adopting bank, sup
pose and by striking the great feature of the Executive
veto from the constitution ITSELF Limitation of Executive
power, (by garblng the constitution itself just and be-
necent protection to American industry Tin the face of
his great freetrade speech in 1s2O honorable and
peaceful foreign policy, (hat is by dsgraceful submits
sion to foreign aggression, which called for edresspre-
serving in all other the peace of the countrydo
ing all that right and submitting to nothing that
was wrong all of which would be defeated by the cleo
ton Of Gen. Cass as Chief Magistrate of the nation Mr.
Webster mentioned, with great praise the letter of ar
acter He censured, in terms, those wings who
were attempting defeat the election of wing governor
and congressman in Massachusetts by using their nhu
ence in favor of the nominees of the Buffalo Conven.
| ton"
Mr. Webster spared neither the free .soiers nor Mr. Van
| Buren,:
"r Webster in reference the free soil organization,
said that their great ostensibe pncpl old but
living doctrine of the wing party; and il all wings
now abandoning legitimate principle Of their faith
for the article in another creed, go Buff
tlo ticket instead of doing their manifest duty by voting
but would the unparalleled monstrosty of placing
Martin Van Buren, at tho head of the wing party ~
| Thus proceed the two of the opposition-both
abusing Cen Cass, of course but both attempting to
thwart, defeat. and run down their respective favoe
candidates-he nominees of Philadelphia and of Buffalo
We that the Charleston Mercury publishes pretty
much at length the late abolition speech OF, William H.
Seward of New York, recently delivered in Boston
There many rich disclosures in that choice production
rich in sentiment and rich in bold developments for
the eye and ear of the whole South Among other
raordnary sayings of this great leader of northern abol
tonism, we find the following Speaking of our party
contests and divisions the slavery question: he declares
that one party has it. foundation South Carolina and
the other on the rock OF Plymouth" Congress-" he
continues will settle this question of slavery extension