The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-05


Congress- because objection made to establishing
one in Charleston mere obscure town Of the South,
in comparison to New York. After which, Mr. d. con-
cluded amid loud calls for Walker, Allen and three
cheers for Van Buren,.
MIR VAN WrsKLE next addressed the meeting, in IA
Of the object for which they had assembled The
simple question before them, one involving the
simple issue Of slavery the hand and liberty
the other (CheeriDg) The candi iates before them,
he said, were well known to them, and they could
easily select between them. (Cheers) The South
could say they I'm just to them because they
wanted them to remain whore they were, aud not 20
into States that were now free. t"Hear hear" and
cheers( Slaves were not TO be considered property
1t held by the rie nds of freedom They in the
North contepded that slaves not property Zap
plause.) To be they could take property with
Il oud applause) They should meet it boldly, and
now put it down. (Applause) He called ON them.
therefore to support Van Buren, as he was the great
advocate Of free soil and free principles. Immense
cheeripg)
Mr. BorRKE next addressed the meeting and was
loudly appauded The meeting soon separated, after
giving several enthusiastic cheers for Van Buren, and
free soil.
Meeting of the 6 Rough and Ready" Wing
Club, OF Brooklyn.
meeting of the members Of this club was
held, last night, at the City Hotel, Fulton street,
to give an opportunity to the Hon T. Butler
King, of Georgia, and Colonel Haskell, of Ten
nessee, to address the wings of Brooklyn on the
claims of General Taylor to their support at the
ensuing Presidential election. The meeting was
respectfully, but.not numerously, attended, there
not being more than from three to four hundred
persons in the room at any period of the proceed
lngs.
MIR. SPINoIA, chairman of the club, presided on
the occasion, and submitted motion, that COM
mittee of fve-consistipg of Messrs. Ashley, Under
wood Fisk Hutchings, and Leech-be appointed to
draft resolutions expressive OF the Of the meet
ing, which was unanimously agreed to. In the mean
time,
The Honorable THOMAS BUTLER KING addressed the
meeting. After some general remarks the import
ance OF the struggle in which they were engaged
AID the necessity Tor harmonious action and un.
firing perseverance,. he went to say that the
democratic candidate General Cass) had been doing
nothing since his return from France but to stir the
people for war and annexation. His very sooks
showed that he was actually ready to swallow all Mex
leo. (Laughter) There can be 60 tbt if elected
President Of the United States the country would not
be long preserved from that calamity. Providence,
however, had not forsaken them-(applause)-
would yet secure for them the victory If they we're
only true to themselves. (Cheers) We had raised up
for them man who was the w aShington of age
(chee rs)-that master mind; that man without re-
proach-Zachary Taylor (Cheers) He would say q
few words with respect to the two principal
and then perhaps he might word about the three
candidates. 1t was principal which they all adopted
in private life. that who could be trusted in
small things, could not be trusted in greater After
the war Of 1872 General Cas- appointed Governor
of the territory OF hchigan, salary of two thou
sand dollars. He also -oico lager of Indian
affairs No salary was provided by law TOR this last
Office. Now, 1t might be expected that If he had any
regular claim, in addition TO his aiary he would send
in his quar- tery to the Treasury He did not
do SO, hwever but in 1921 CIR ~ he sent in his ac
count OF $500 a year for what he termed
"other services" He (Air. X believed he was paid
$1,000. Now, in 1879 he sent lin another account;
and go on, frem thine to time, for these
"other services y he claimed and received from
the War Department between sixty and seventy
thousand dollars under the head of extra services in
addition t. bis regular salary of thousand dollars
Not only that but when he was Secretary of War he
made another claim for thirty ave thousand dollars
for" furthtr services He Sr. Ky would not be sure
whether these dates strictly but the facts
So and the documents were Forthcoming 10 prove
them. Now he commended that he had no ca alt able
claim whatever 10 these sums, and he would ask if
such had been his conduct in small matters and if
he had succeeded while receiving two thousa dollars
year, as Governor Of the Territory Of Michigan to
secure for himself one hundred thousand dollars
more what might they expect would be his extra
claims, If he were elected President OF the United
States, at salary Of twenty-five thousand dollars
He had never received dollar for extra services
The one General had always bagged the dollars, and
the other hagged the enemies of his country Cheers
he public men who had served this repab bic in its
infancy, had been all poor Some of those who
had lately done So had not been distinguished for
their poverty self sacrifice. He then referred to
General Cass's military career and ted him
the hero of Hull's surrender Q.aughter) He con-
tended that General Cass had no rgnt to surrender
at all that occasion. With the exception OF one
little skrmsh Afterwards, this all that was ever
heard Of him during the late 1t said that he
render; but that had been dsproved. IT, how
ever. he had done so. he (Mr X, thought it would
one Of the enemy. (Appiause.) Then there was his
military reputation and of HIS reputation in his civil
capacity he had already spoken He then alluded to
the military reputation Of Gen. Tayo and defo nded
him from the charges often made against him.
his inability to write bis dispatches After speak
ing in owing terms battle Of Buena Vista
proved 20 inccntroyertbly the skill, consummate tact
and valor of the gallant general he proceeded to say
few words with respect TO the other candidate, Mr.
Van Buren,. He was the sane slippery, sly, and de-
signing politician that he had been in 1870
(Laughter) His administration had been the most
hat
The public expenditure Of the country had been
rated from thrteen thirty nine millions of dollars
public money during that time, whose corruptions
were too notorious TO require any observation This
man now proposes to come in on the shoulders Of q
sectional party; and any man who did must be
eidered as an enemy to the welfare of the country
(Appause) II had been attempted to be shown that
the wings Of the South were not faithful to the
nomination Of the Philadelphia Convention but
they might rest assured that, there would be no
and he would stake bis life upon IT, Msre IL
sary, that they would be true to the support of
Fillmore, as to that Of Zachary Taylor. {Applsuse)
who had become adopted citizens, had lately had
their eyes opened to the real feeling Of both par
she. proposed in con that half m,oa Of
lars should be voted relieve them but the vote was
negatiyed BY the democrats tCheers) The democrats
were all "blarney to the Irish when they wanted any
thing of Them but when the Irish people wanted their
assistance, IL was refused (Applause He concluded
by saying that he believed Providence was ON their
side, and that on November next, the wings would
triumph, from one extremity of the country to the
other, and Gen. Taylor be the successful candidate
| Cheers
Mr.. SPINoLA then read an invitation from the whigs
Of Williamsburg to attend q meeting there Friday
evening Aext, which was accepted by the meeting
Mr.. ASHLEY, the Chairman Of the Committee on Re-
solutions then read the preamble and resolutions
/ which first adopted by the committee They ex-
pressed their unanimous determination to support
Taylor and Fillmore and were warmly accepted BY the
meeting.
| COLONEL HASKELL was the next speaker, and Was
received with great applause He said that he felt
great pleasure In meeting the citizens of Brooklyn
that evening and that he had delayed three days long
er In town for that purpose Ubi hberfas bi patd,'
was his motto He was proud to say that he repre-
sented the district Of Davy Crockett. Cheers He
claimed that to be the best whg district in the Mon
! 1t was an anti Jackson--HeDry Clay and Zachary
Taylor district (Cheers) They we're now in the
midst Of great campaign and three great parties