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

Mexico will keep for ourselves have pursued this
daughter and cheers) ] am going through with
the history Of 1t, SO that you may understand
it, OF oourte those of you who have read the
debates acquainted with it but at the time
when they began those constitutional questions,
they began TO talk to you about dividing the party
The great democratic party is in danger, said they,
and If you in the North don't stopalking about
dom, you will destroy the party. daughter Ora
cious heavens ! thought that democracy was free
dom. (Applause) ! learned my democracy of Jeifer-
son. thought that freedom the great foundation
of the party; had improved it by learning lessons of
one Tompkns; and it seemed strange to to have to
bow the knee to the great Baal of slavery, else
our party was gone Well, they put that to ana we
had not learned democracy rightly, If had to fight
for territory and propagate the institution of slavery
there until slavery had the entire control Of the terri
tory and that If that the kind of music had
the party might dance for itself. (Laughter) We
told them that party good thing, long it ad-
hercd to principles but when they came to hitch the
car Of democracy and the of slavery together
the same track with the of slavery little ahead,
we told them that then the party might take of
itself. They whispered to US then that they would
not vote for candidate for the Presidency who
not on their side. Well. when they commenced
to talk in that way saw that some OF them in
trouble. General for freedom, but he thought
that was not good time to urge it. Dickinson was
instructed to go for freedom Croswell growled lit
President that would not go with them Dickinson
sad let 1t pass this session. just let this agitation
pass for this session. Well found our troops
found the rolls First, had to chase after them
they lodged; they could not stand up. Well then,
which is to effect children unborn that is to deter
mine the character of the country that is to deter
mine the fate of millions of emgrants from the old
in half hour. But what did they do? why
some of them were sick, and others were not to
with majority Of TEN and "fV we could Sesr
the paudits from the1city of New York We were
cheated in Texas, but we must not be fooled any
more We were going back to the Jeffersonian doc
trines, he said Well, they went to the Senate and
what did they do there? When their duty was to
speak out behalf of freedom and on behalf of the
white man, and on behalf of millions unborn-not
a word did they say. Something is the matter with
them ] began to enquire what is the rsason they
can't vote. Why, don't you hear them whisper that
the South won't vote for any for the Presidency
who is in favor of it? Your Allen, and your Dckin-
would not vote for any man-for any candidate that
not for freedom! No. Not word there out
of their pusillanimous heads. They as quiet as
could but just as soon they see the old spirit Of
New York work out-the old-fashioned doctrines of
Jefferson coming to light again-that he of Kinler-
hook has raised his voice behalf of democracy
than there is going to be sectional party all at once
They say must throw all the fathers of democracy
overheard, and unchurch them as our delegates
unchurched in the Baltimore Conventions; and by and
by, saw in the Union not the union OF but
the paper published at Washington that If and
would break down the Union. Well, in that the old
fellow right for once; but the union should
STeak down was tn the Union new Pap aher
Texas by fighting for 1t. Our brethren in Oregon
holding up their hands to us, and asking protec
ton; and there nothing done for them. Well,
they got up another bill to give territorial govern
ment Oregon. That bill pending in the Senate,
and the tomahawk of the savage was scathing white
men Oregon and Cass and Alien knew it when they
were here on an electoneering tour, and knew that
troops ought to be dispatched to protect them they
abandoned their duty Yet they say we must have no
sectional party Yes the North has been treated in this
way down to the present time until the blood of their
And what are they doing in the Senate! why, gra-
cious heaven, what can you think? A Senator from
New York bargaining with Senator from South Caro-
lima whether it shall be slave territory whether it
shall be free Oh tell it not in Gath, blush for my
State that who claims to be a represe NATIVE Of
New York and representative of Virginia, bargain
ing with John c. Calhoun give up blood bought
territory Of New Mexico to slavery. Oh what degene-
rate descendants would be of the glorious who
threw overheard the tea in Boston harbor if allow
ed them to bargain away the territory to increase
the profits of slave and slave dealers.
Fellow Citizens-This is the question We have now got
to meetthis is the question you have got to deter
mine now wish If you will allow me, to call your at
tention to little more of the proceedings Of these
gentlemen. You have seen how General Cass maneu-
vred and shifted to adapt himself to the varying
circumstances of his position Another Of these gem
tlemen Mr. Dickinson, exhibited less tergiversa
ton in the of conduct which he thought fit to
adopt and in order that you may have a full compre
hcnson of his exhibition would Just wish to call your
attention to Dckinson's speech year ago this win
ter, when the question the tapis, he gave it
his opinion that it was then premature He was 'gong
1t" by-and- bye Laughter He did not think the time
had Just arrived when any decision should be
with regard to it He then introduced the resolutions
endorsed
for ever this vexed question The resolutions were
brought forward; but as soon as the party
ascertained that the people of the North could
not be cheated again and that they fully
Of chicanery that had been practised upon them
these vertable gentlemen made another wheel and
openly dsavowed the whole power to deal with the
question at all daughter and cheers) Thus you
observe that he and Cass got hold of both sides of
the plank and as neither appeared to afford them
it edgeways Continued laughter) We have got
power said they to determine on the question above
SO 80. and we have objection in the world-com-
PLEASANT as they now avowed themselves-to concede
that slavery shall not seek more northern latitude;
but have got power to deal with it south of that
The constitution they profess gives them all power to
20 SO far but farther than that, it had no control
Now have not studied the constitution in any such
school, do believe that such construction of it
is base upon truth tCheers) Martin Van Buren,
put such construction upon it. sold Hickory
had never taught that. uaughter) When the
such unjustfabe claims in his day, and relied
the support which they conceived the first section
ne
her troops This General Jscksons Interpretation
of the powers of the constitutions and am ofopinion
that rational man can for moment doubt that 1t
exists in much force in Louisiana in New York
in 30 degrees Of north latitude as in SO. (Cheers)
Finding that the postion as far as geograph
have fallen back upon new ground, and are
willing to leave it to the local inhabitants-the
first squatters who may take their quarters in the
territory. Uaughter) 1t appears to me exceedingly
strange that the followers and disciples OF these vasc
atng men evince such scrupuous reluctance to treat
the great question Of free soil and free labor They
most elaborate in questions that not at issue
at ALL For instance, have never done hearing of
the great argument whether General Cass' sword was
broker two or three times at the Hull surrender
(Laugster1 Whether the population of Wisconsin
numbers 10000 or 100 600 (laughter) whether the
Western States reckon population of four five
millions. OF these and similar matters the old hunk
papers give the most detailed information and are
crammed to overfowing But what has this to do with
the great and vital questions that at stake in this
contest and when the problem for solution is whether
shall shall not have free laborwhether this great
republic shall lend itself to the propagation slavery or
the reign ofbery freedom wherever she has
sway? (Cheers) Why don't these men take noble
and straightforward course the subject and instead
of coming up to their work the French have done,
resort TO all manner of expedents for getting rid of
the officially. The very first act of the French peo-
pie was one to abolish slavery. Talk Of the breaking
of a sword Pshaw what has that to do with the sub
ject? That is the way, however, in which these