The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-17


had fairly retired, the flow Of sentiment commenced
with right hearty good will, and the popping OF
cnampaEne bottles gave an unmstskeaoe hint OF the
midst of fray and the dead soldiers as they fell in
rapid succession rolled aside An incessant fire
was kept up by some Of the choice spirits, who
determined not to abandon the field but "to stick till
the last armed foe expired bright sun like 1.-THE
down at his first dawning upon the GLORIOUS little
band !" who had disputed every inch of ground and
came off in the triumphs of one Of the most glorious
victories ever Witnessed It was victory at for the
celebration Of the gods the full force of which
be understood except by those who shared in the ri-
umph about this time. fell in the action and whom
! lawoke to consciousness some kind hand had borne
me off, and as wounded men always call for water |
was deposited in the bay, and there took water.
| John Van Buren, md the Free Sellers In
| Pennsylvania.
READING, Sept. Is 1s4S.
There most meeting of the free soil
in the Market Square this evening platform was
erected within the eastern end of light and airy
ket house, looking out upon the 50 aare; and the
people gathered within and both sides, well
in front, it difficult to estimate their numbers.
They amounted to perhaps between four and five
thousand fine band of music was in attendance.
Colonel KANE, Of FAiladelphia, about eight O'Clock,
who said, that as one of the most able champions
Of the great cause is here to address you, | will
dst1 lin; but ans him b. tho
low citizens, the able advocate of free SOIL Mr.
John Van an, Buren, C'Three cheers for John Van
| fouv"-renewed cheerng)
Mr.. JOHN VAN BvnnN took drink Of water, and
proceeded. Fellow ctizens-I have received invi-
tation from the Executive Committee of the Free Soil
State Convention, TO address you this occasion;
and it gives great pleasure TO comply with that
vitaion. In the condition of the country, and Of the
parties which divide it, find much to excite the
ten'ion OF every free candid mind There is much
| friend of free soil. The candidate of the Buffalo
Convention, (aiartin Van BUREN, and your speak
| er would be doing injustice to you and to them.
selves if did not return to the people CT Penn
sylvania as now do most sincere thanks for the
rsa an
through the whole of his political life. We remember
that in 1885, Pennsylvana gave him her electoral vote
and that in ls4o the surages of the State nearly
| equally divided between him and the eminent man
who elected his successor In 1914 the state Of
Pennsylvania instructed her delegates to the Baltimore
Convention pledged in writing to do all in their power
to secure his nomination. although he defeated by
the twotbrds rule exacted Of the convention b. the
South Under all these circumstances to withhold on
an occasion like this, the expression Of his grateful
thanks would be to affirm that he Is insensble to the
mind Cf any citizen. And that, fellow citizens which
due to this great State pre- eminenty due to the
county of Bira You hfv: sustained him
liar position of pride and of power to the inexble
democracy of this ancient county. 1t is, therefore,
with unaffected satisfaction that appear before yoa
in his Defence that he is presented to you sgsn
under circumstances which / shall describe and the
especially he ia arragned traitor to freedom
and his party If the charge true then he deserves
your demnaton if is untrue then he il entitled
your continuedrespect shall briefly describe the posi-
ton and the he stands as the
candidate OF the free soil party You are aware that
after the convention OF 1874, he announced to the
that, previous to the1ste Baltimore Convention,
he addressed by citissns Of this State requesting
the Of Ills in the convention and that lie
clined it. He adhered to his position New York had
no candidate at Baltimore but We had certain no.
If am understood his will show that the Buffalo
didate had no personal nts to he
unjust to him. it is reproach upon the people who
have showered so many honors upon him It was In
| try and the Baltimore Convention.
What is the character Of this peculiar nstitu-
tion under which man can sell another into bond
deny But our fathers finding it in the States the
adoption Of the constitution, while they could not
with safety effect immediate remedy, looked early
and deliberately to such measures would soonest al
leyiate the evil They declared their judgment in the
declaration of Independence which declares that ell
mel are created equal and which dsnouncss the king
of Great Britain, amc the other causes for casting
of his as having the slave trade
possible to give Mr. Van Buren, to the extent Of our
notes. and that of necessity must be content with
took up the ordinance Of s7 and gave history as
a measure Of Mr.. Jefferson, the effect of which was
time, declared fTse and Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
and Michigan, hat4 sraHn up into free States
and the same principle applied in the Missouri Com
promise And yet fellow citizens since that period,
nine slave States have cos into this Union 50 that
stand fifteen slave States to fifteen free States.
question is presented, shall majority, of the
edem have in tie ssnats That this
is an important questi6hno man will dispute. Texas
was brought into the Union in the election Of Mr.
Polk and it the issue in the convention which
minated him. The candidate of The Buffalo Conven-
ton then declared his opposition to the immediate an
ne8aton Of Texas and though he had majority in the
| convention he was defeated Of its nomination kMr
Van Buren, gave the well known history of the pro-
| cecdipgs in Congress on the annexation of Texas
told how Mr. Tyler bad adopted the absolute FORM and
bow President Folk as testified to by Mr. Blair and Mr.
Dix, had promised to recall Tyler's messenger and
adopt the plan of Col Benton, to send down Commits
| sonors to buy Texas peaceably Of Mexico; and how
Mr. Polk sfter getting the cabinet appointment which
be asked failed to redeem his pledge with regard to
Texas aud how instead of that he marched the army
| to Corpus Christi and brought on the war Mr. Van
Buren, also dwelt upon the expenses Of the war; and
the distress would have brought upon the exchanges
of the country, but for the famine in Europe demand
ing our exports and enabling to bring large ship
specie. 1t is due to the people of the conn
try that they should know how this present question
was brought upon them; and now the war was
BILE 1t is due TO the people that they should know the
fact (Appanse) The learned speaker next gave
the history of Mr. Wimot's Introduction Of the pro-
viso in Copgress, and its successive stsges-the his
tory Of the proviso in the Old Hunker and Barn.
the Baltimore Convention; and, while he exhibited
that the delegates OF Southern States pledged
in no contingency whatevtr to support man ta ,
| riehtful delegates from New Yerk were excluded
s.iey because they were pledged to the principles
| He showed how General Cass had changed front on
the demand Of the South How Silss Wright was
sacrificed and assassinated by the hunkers be-
cause he stood mmoveaby fixed for free soil. He
showed how Mr. Buchanan and MIR. Dallas had
both been bidders for the good will Of the South;
how General Cass had cut under both Of them
and got the nomination; and how, in conse-
| au,nce Of tamrerin g with tho South, neither Mr..
| buchanan Mr.. Dallas, could be elevated to the
position they had so unwisely sought. There had
been no National Convention. 1t was jury packed
by Southern politicians. There has been no binding
nomination upon you. The result will show you how
these conventions regarded in New York and so
will Ohio tell you that the free North Is not to be
rated Mt the footstool OF the slave power. Mr.
Van Buren, in the regular history of the politics of
this eventfu year. to review the Utica Free
Soil Conve nton the nomin alton of Martin Van Buren,
Ills refusal, at first to accept and the endeavors OF
the speaker to the nomination Of Judge Gardi-