The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-29

Ahsss o. fcsf ssntsuce Me- p stoppsd aud s2id the
truth ie General We are very glad TO SO yon but
nust read the rest Of from my paper" and drawing
from his pocket accordingly, paper, he proceeded to
read cordial and appropriate welcome but did not
in the procession either the Postmaster, the Col
octor the Deputy Collector 1t may be that thsss
gentlemen recognize the mproprety Of attempting 30
be that they ars friendly TO Cen Taylor The Offer
ing made by Gen Cass to the South will in all holman
probability prove ,nnensc.uai Amqnss. the dele,
the Postmaster of Buffalo, the Postmaster Of Penn YAM
the Postmaster Of Delhi the Collector Of Rochester
and other ONCE holders under the general government
They aided to procure the nomination OF Gen Cass,
and if in addition to the detection Of the South he
should now be abandoned by the Office holders who put
him in nomination, he wsuid present an unfortunate
illustration of the fable Of Actmon, who devoured
by his own hounds. [Laughter] 1t will be the duty Of
the Utica convention to select a candidate who
truly represents the principles Of New York. The
been made by slaveholding dictation The Baltimore
nominee does, as Col Benton says, come from the
North he does more ne goes to the south, and the
him. The assemblages at Baltimore and Philadelphia
saw that after struggle Of twenty years, the great
treasury, were substantially settled that whatever
disposition there might be to disturb the existing
prevent any interference with that, with the
proceeds Of the public lands at least during the
gard to bank Of the United States, had been waged
since the foundation Of the government, and had
three times resulted In refusal Of the people to
ent treasury was established in 1889, and although
It was repealed in 1910, it was re-established at
OF our citizens The business interests Of
this country have adapted themselves to the existing
order Of things; strife aud uncertainty inju
rious to them than almost any policy and the country
is enjoying In all the various departments of in
exea modify ths pocy Of
the government they that this could be effected
through the election of members of Congress In view
of these circumstances they made the presidential
election turn upon the question Of extending slavery
into free territory. and secured two nominees who
IN In ~ aprt1 aytav To
effect this, regular organization past political differ
ences present associations. public services capacity
sheraton give y to the unyeiding and
imperous demands of slave holding faction. Shall
has thus been presented! II no nominations have
beeu made with reference to past political divisions
basis and with reference mainly to the single great
question Of the day? Can greater question be pro-
ented It mas slfesdy destroyed the Organization Of
the government. II has sacrificed some Of the first
men in the republic 1t has caused others to sposta-
tse from their convictions the faith taught
by the fathers Of the republicand to turn recrcan
the spirit Of the revoiutiou-the brilliant history
Of the repubc-the dictates Of humanity, and
the example of tho civilized world. AND this ques-
ton is fully understood in this State. In
pursuance Of the intention of the trainers of the
constitution. New York proceeded to abolish sla.
very within her borders. The abolition was q
under the avns hus a III
deprived herself Of the advantages Of unequal slave
sss0 nors mas waited thirty years
Southern brethren in like manner to execute the i'm
piled engagements Of the constitution Instead of
upon acquiring further slave territory and bringing
into this unequal Union slave States Having
and Florida, thus to come into partnership which
violates the great principle lying at the basis of
should go hand in hand, she now finds a determine
ton shown to use the blood and treasure of the
~ Union mao to march upon degraded and half evil.
population of Oregon, to overturn freedom and plant
there slave States She will resist this
the South have thus provoked. The wealth Of the |
free States their enterprise and their energy
boundess as is their progress No less distinguished
and remarkable is their intellectual power 1t would
almost seem as # there were something in the insttu
ton Of human slavery which depressed the intellect
well as the energy and enterprise Of the white race.
Look the face Of this country in its local Lega-
lures ITS courts BAR Congress- in all the departments
Of literature, science and the arts and without und
taking to mention names, does not glance show that
the brains Of this nation, like those Of the natural
man, lie above the belt? Tremendous laughter and
cheers) Suffer then this enterprise this energy this
intellect to be brought to against the sin aud
misery of human slavery its false economy its |
political injustceits social radation-ts exclusion
prostration of the Anglo Saxon race Uufetter it
after thirty of silence and restraint suffer II
to speak the truths which fraternal love and
pcct to the compromises Of the constitution compelled
1t to suppress Applause) Let it chde Southern
brethren with their hardness in emancipating the
slave let 1t publicly agtate the horrors Of slavery
tain. Denmark Turkey and other despotc
that have abolished slavery cheers to the young
DECLARATION
ferson. that all born free and equal let this
work be entered upon-and 1t ia inevitable for the
who does not that the institution Of slavery
throughout the United States must fall before this
cusson Nine cheers here given for the speaker
In this respect Continued Mr.. " b. it becomes
important confederation to those misguided who
few in sternly opposed by the of
the Of freedom regardless of the bars Of the con-
stituon which lay in their path; who, shocked by
the enormities OF human slavery. have leopard.
ed fraternal love, and glorious Union who
Their it is now their duty to adhere to position
which they have faced defeat persecution and danger
with the unyieding tenacy which those
who act from conviction whether tn should Join
that great democratic army who, when they once
burden and who known to en-
list in behalf Of freedom without eventually
and dear friends who are SHAREHOLDERS; and
tremble when think of the dangers which may at
ers have thus forced upon the public The trainers Of
our government foresaw this difficulty; Shareholders
themselves they took the lead in denouncng slavery;
they careful make it purely dom site insti,
tution they promised and endeavored to ameliorate
its condition, and eventually to abolish it. They
founded government and policy which forbade its
extension they then relied, the result shows with
entire safety, upon their more fortunate and non
slaveholding brethren, to leave the institution
moested All these wise and patriotic consideration
have been thrown behisd them by the avarice the
Shareholder and the iDtrgues of the partzan the
sequences are fearful to contemplate But am told
that either Gen Taylor Gen Cass be ele ct~d
President that there Is not time any other
suit. There still FIVE months before election |
this country IS iptersscted with railroads. mag
netc teegraphs; Thousands Of newspapers
daily issued, and public speakers address, |
ing the people in all directions Louis Philippe |
CT the most able soveregns that sat upon
throne; he had strengthen ned his power by matrmo
nis alliances With the regnng families Of neghboring
Kingdoms he had euogst and biographer in this
pnbiic Ia loud laugh, he means CassO be had one
hundred thousand men under arms and legally sub |
jet to bis order in the city Of Paris he supposed
10 be the wealthiest man in the world and yet in
hours be driven from his throne and his country
by an unarmed people; and landed almost pennyless
upon foreign shore IT, then, such unequal contest
for human liberty can be waged by people who never
enjoyed Its blessings, am to believe that FIVE months
are not sufficient to enable 1000 900 Of laborug men,
enjoying free government. to vanquish 200 900 |
Shareholders. when the stake to be commended |
FOR the preservation Of freedom and the be