The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-19
The Meeting of the Barnburncrs, Last
Evening.

The great meeting of the barnburpe.s which
was announced to take place in the Park last
evening, for the purpose of ratfying the nomi.
nation of ex-Presldent Van Buren,, of Kindcrhook,
as the barnburners' candidate for the Presidency.
took place at the hour appointed. At SIX o'clock
at few minutes afterswhich the meeting was called
to order, the assembage numbered probably twenty
I'VE hundred and this number was increased from
time to time until it reached the aggregate Of eight
thousandf be the same or lcss.r
The meeting called to order by Benjamin F.
Butler, Esq, who nomi mated chairman Stephen
Allen, and number of vices and secretaries too nu
merous to mention.
Immediately in front of the platform erected for the
of the speakers and officers of the meeting there
planted large banners of the following descrip.
ton 1T manufactured of brown cotton cloth, on
which was painted portrait of him of Undertook
AT either side OF the portrait was liberty cap and
one side, was imprinted" Free Soil, Free Labor, Free
Speech leaving one or two vacant spaces; and the
other, "WashinRton,n Jefferson Jackson" and
blank (for Van Buren,, we suppose) to correspond
with the blanks the other side The inscription on
this piece of bunting was Fourth Ward-Free Soil
League = For President Martin Van Buren''-the
whole surmoun ed with representation of the Goddess
of Liberty holding in her hand q staff at the top of
which was liberty cap, and having under her feet
The following resolutions were then read by MIR.
Fowler the reading of which occupied some minutes:.
the sa, sna thu. e can y with
70 the assertion q division among the democracy Of New
antho.s yet Difference he opinion Of he public
who esmorsd at Albany for sas sa
raised BY ths At for
view them saoeroas to the people 81 their Sw
State obequous to the rulers Of the slave Others all
selfish mgOent faction At the Of Office
where found them, leave them. Our path the
democracy aa.r -. =
sesSy,d That while regard all constituents principals
ard their representatives agents. subscribe the
dSsrns which requires the fSr% to conform to and out
the dctatoa Of those delegated authority
OF theirs proposition too preposerou to be The
convention assembled Baltimore the I'D determined
ss. S % M Z ss.s.s sss S
and neither was included within its trusts The
snsedi its whole action into fraud all the States and
Ratd party of this city has been re-
y,ed By the action the late Utica Convention Partakng
@ and s Ts s a M en-
tend the esteem which aeoompane the assertion Of truth and
to the Pre:deney Of BUREN, The leader
11 po ss hs paa0ns s
f S s s, whsn mis- & m noble effort for soil
o. sayy,he has gye new IrS of wisdom and staeman
tie and has s' thus s him.
Se se ns IN Ss eonyo & exo
viii be Instrumental to the favorable decision Of the
ment Gsngrets has under constitution leg
@ for % % of S limited s a to San an
late within all matters of local domestic that it is
slavery the reply
s@ ea @ ii Se%esp R
The NO shall ever be and remain the exclusive abode OF
Resolved That sympathy for the peculiar institution of
the South not than to b, that offs champion for
Ienene and tat compSrts with southern patriotism
sn %ors T nds ms at s Be- pems
doubt the justice of that DOOM We accord to that nstitu
era requires Under the solemn Sanctions Of that
in wh exists 3 M flourish e
pre- Free soil Is the heritage Of the North aud our eft IT: are
parts Of our territory which are now blessed aud honored by les
Received Iha. are ancemprsmisingy opposed to any
es Of The United States has under the constitution
Of planting slavery een and that such enactment by
the for Nc such would Be- an
aTs toe shameful e Be submitted 70 y free people
loder that revolving ceremony which introduces
newly possessions into slavery there
sna but s he pi h
Indiana her by the
almost wishing have been born in vrsns inspires
81 asr Ta me
iIime
misses Of the vital principle Of freedom REGARDLESS Of
The ssa ss s on IN the se
sfCcnss; but sh the hope of favor fear Of punishment
law for the extension Of slavery single square mile Of
sS Or psT a sS 9 10
accomplishment Of this object.
may be he caer by TIE I'm ted States sacred
q hsi EG to % Of asns %
moderate Quantities which shall barely the
opposed ,hs %ssSgoi ef Them y capitalists holding
such from de public domain own a.
here refuge from want and n their native Land
honor Of Gem zachary
@ him the s In the S s a
s9s
s ss
ssned him 10 the q the slave interest That perosys
same distinguished The friend Of Frss Territory At
asua and inns prSducvc
his the Of n sE s lion into
denc We think him the Ct Of that assembly and
al political questions and ss opns
sdoIsd prescribed y t6s .isvs turn win IN
pnep roughly established by his matsd reflections
AMID % sw % G sr sns s na Go
,ss the most imp rant rys in the ev,Sd TS war
dertsisn IN defence honor We ave grateful
turn peace which bring with National security indemnity
aud eyoe We ympsthze with those who have the
memory kindred fallen the stricken field and welcome back
the heroic band who surviving
peaceful shades their honori
and glory But adonshed by the in treasure and in
Blood the which just cocd OF the priceless blessings
ofbonorslc find additional for avoiding the
establishment Of institution in New Mexico and California
which will he risk Of renewed quarrels with late
enemy and the temptation Of farther acquisitions from her
territory a L.I .Il.
Resolved That the interest of Commerce not confined to tho
Alone extends amicatons through
AL the Of great inland and and
therefore it the duty Of the General to make wise
of
those Of local Importance and to afford the former that
fostering aud protection which the merits Of each
rs,e Considered suggested by the wise and honesmnded
Silas WI ght, shall seem to demand.
Resolved That look with interest TO the approaching
e Soil proposed to be held at uao on the 9h Of
August that hope democratic friends In this and other
States who unite with the wish and the will TO for
5eemon IN all coming generations the heritage Of freedom with
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