The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-05

ticket but AZ the State much degraded Is t
has been We thogn, We ooSa NOS 60 the osns, s'css
M .rtip Van Buren, We do not think with the Ss-
Queer that because man sleeps once that he Is
always to sleep; or because Mr.. Van Buren, was de-
sted in 1910 that he should never rice sgsin. He
has risen, aud Is again csndidats for the Pre-
dency Applau.e) The hunkers underworld to per-
suade from forming separate ticket, rs II We we're
hunkers like Them elves In principle and threate ned
If did that 1t would be remembered long We
should live But we dsreg arded their threats, and
they And that they have invoked q spirit which
they cannot quen After Offering fair compromise
TAR county officers concerned after We had
formed separation, they endeavor to perform Polk
operation on our candidate; but they can't do It,
Like the man who was prayed out OF Purgatory,
we DO not want to get into t. again Nov W
for great principle We be ieve the Congress which
pssssd the Declaration Of Indepe believed that
all mel created free and eq usl; and behold
the beauty of adhering to principle. When toe barn
burners CONNIE need operations, they expected
as much as they have already achieved; and now We
find ourselves compelled to Re free against the
bined forces Of whigism and hunkerism Now, how
many votes do you suppose the hunkers will get from
the custom. house. If they could only look into
the middle of next week, they would exclaim.
~ aDsdm for and IL
Laughter) IL IA not alone in the United States that
effort is being made to spread freedom. Europe is
full Of barnburners and kings flying before tnem.
So 1t is in the West where he the stout
habitants arm themselves with rifles to shoot down
the speeulators, in case they attempted to de.
fraud them Of their homes and can it bs
supposed that such men will hsrbor Louis Phi.
lippe, or such men IS Lewis Case, or his bunker
less chance than he would of his life Ia the middle Of
the ocean on . shaving sixteenth of an inch in
width. And now, having entered int the ooutes.
disclam all intention of interfering with slavery
in the States where its existence is by
constitutions; but we say at the same time, that
shall not permit them to drive freedom from the
Western continent He, the speaker, is not an q N.
thusiast but he cannot help thinking that while the
hand Of the Almighty is evident in the raising up Of
LII oft
Europe 1t is equally evident that has raised up Van
Buren, for q similar miss on in America. II you go to
the three cent grog shops and talk with the
they will tell you that they are as much in favor Of
freedom you but 1t later than last
evening that they declared in Taumany Hail. that tho
Wilmot proviso is an abstraction They cannot be-
trusted. Therefore, those who not with us are
against US. In conclusion he advised the bar burn
not to trust the kunkers We stand he said on
the Buffalo PLATFORM the the Jeffsrso plat
form Of 1885, which is broad enough for all the ma.
tons Of the earth to stand upon On that platform
there few hickory plants which will prevent il
from failing; and all who wish to join 1t must get IN
soon for the plank about to be drawn in after
next Tuesday none will be admitttd (Laught-r) Nov
trusted.
BENJAMIN F BvrLxn, Esq, was next called upon
and sad that last night he omitted speak but he
was sure they lost nothing by it, Thi, evening he
wished the younger speakers to address them first
He always ready to speak this great QUESTION of
Tree soil; but he would prefer be listener to young
men. He belonged as it past &c per atou al
though he is not superannu.red. MIR Butler then re-
ferred to his early life, and his first connection with
Mr. Van Buren,, and said that it is no SIN all merit
If Mr. Van Buren, that he enjoyed the friendship of
that soul Of honor, Emmett, the father our ca nd-
date for surrogate The origin Of the free soil party
next occupied his attention When the represe nta-
tives of New York were refused admission, Mr. Van
Buren, In his retirement and mself his Office re-
solved to bolt Mr.. Van Buren,, however, does not
sp ak until the proper time comes, and when it does
come he speaks with the most conclusive argumeuts
ton. (Applause) Mr.. Van Buren, has been accused
of non ccmmittaism but he nown to meet every
question that came before him at the proper time IL
In anff hAp nf thaI lit,
well a. on the sub treasury system. Did he then
proclaim entire separation Of bank and State? And
this gr question of freedom atho ugh he did not
de so till after the proceeding at Baltimore
till he was called upon to doso When he did speak
was In the form OF that celebrated letter. which, no
doubt all present have read He could not give to the
Baltimore to its nom his port not
believing that he himself would ever be- q canddate
prefsrripg that some other man should be- selected
But the convention at Buffalo considered they had
claim upon him, and had right to call him from re-.
coDse nted, ana his at caused q ~ nsation
throughout the Union, and exam alton of the
principles Of which he was the exponent When the
convention saw that man dared 10 identify himself
with the principles of free soil, they that he was
the msn for the honor and he before pc spe
rs candidate for the Presidency But It il said We
third party, and great leader is and great
a. our principles are cannot succeed What
does the success of a party depend upon, What
Is party? IL is q combination of men to Garry
out principle, and to make it honorable as party
must have principles, The success of party there
principle is such IS will promote the happiness
and welfare Of the people. then our party is q
good party, and if our principles be establish
ed ultimately, shall succeed as q party.
II get the Wilmot proviso Inserted in the ter
riterial bills Of New Mexico and California by Con-
gress then will be successful. II not before We
certainly shall in 1852 be successful There are cir
cumstsnces connected with the present election the
force Of which cannot be estimated TIL after the 7th
Of this month; and he knew that the right
and good he would not say that 1t will not prevail,
even in this election. He is not one of those who
one say that If each of do his duty we shall
fail to carry the State of New York, to certainty;
FOR 1t is apparent that nineteen TWEEN ieths of the
voters Of all parties in this State opposed to the
Their extensi Of slavery With this State in
favor, the election will infably 20 into the House
ut the friends of Csss say" Then much the bet.
ter for US; for the election will go by States and We
have majority These Gale ula tors, YER forget
thipg-that there are mill ms of free nd In te
gent people in the country who will watch the House Of
and they who will shrow election
into the House. wi throw their synpAthiss it too
thies he will be President withou particle OF mo-
raj power and will not possess the confidence the
American pc pie. You saw how powsrisss Mr.. Tyler
not cay anything lest might be imputed to personal
When however, Mr. Polk rcache. his re-.
tieme mt, he will regret what he has DONE lIs the
speaker not prepared to back what he said at
the Baltimore Convention He yet thinks too highly
Of him not to hope that he will look back with regret
In his hours OF retirement, to the course which he
adopted in this election. When he remembers he
Baid he would not be candidate again, and would
not interfere with tn succesSon aud after yards
lowed his cretares to secretaries ever ac
ed. and besides attempted to dragon the democracy
and break down the free spirit OF men in this
Stste-he will regret IL before ten years, and weep
for 1t in his retirement The speaker then told an
apecdote which happened during &c neral Jackson's
Ia the year 1885, there was great
excitement caused by appre nsion that the
tionsts exciting the slaves to Instruction
During the heat Of the excitement there were some
meetings held in Washington, Of which at
te Dded by negro boy the property Of Mrs. Thornton
From what he heard there he determined to have his
liberty and arming himself with axe, he proceed
cd to his mistress's room, saying he would hsvs his
liberty or die The boys mother however, overheard
him and seized the from him The noise AVA Sened
Mr.. L and the boy arrested By the old Law OF
Maryland, to which this part OF the District Of
Columbia formerly belonged the mpt wa dish
able with death, although Mr. Thornton was oct in
ured. He was tried and found guilty. After the
ceseion Of the District Of Coumbis, however Mary
and aeved her penal laws aud mitigated the nish
neDt In such The question arose whether the
,lave should have the benefit OF the alteration
but the Court decided against him. The case