The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-09
GREAT ME nTING
OF THE BAR n B UR NJ r. S /,
In Alba any.
Another Speech from John Van Buren,.
Letters from Senator Dix, Col. Young and others.
War to the Knife,
&c., &C., &c.

ALBANY, Juno S-11 P. NJ.
The Barnburners held tremendous meeting to-
night At least 900 assembled in the Capitol but that
edhce being insufficient to contain the whole mass,
the assemblage adjourned to the Park. large num-
Der of wings were among them present.
The meeting organised by the selection of Mr..
John B. James, (brother-in-law Of Smith Van BurenO
Chairman, and the appointment of the usual num-
Der of other officers.
After the settlement of the preliminary business,
JOHN VAN buren, came forward and addressed the
meeting. He was laboring under severe hoarseness
which he said he had contracted in New York in con-
sequence Of the Park gates being left open" The
speech of MIR. " was humorous vindictve sarcastic
passionate, and eloquent The only points in it, how
worthy of particular notice. his illusions to
General Taylor, who he sad could not have the votes
of the democracy of this State He remarked that The
duty Of the democratic party here plain. They
must preserve their organization, and nominate can
didate for the Presidency the 22d inst. They must
also nominate an electoral ticket in September Mir.
Van Buren, positively denied the existence of any
rangement to compromise the difficulty between the
sections of the party in this State. He declared
phatically that compromise of any kind utterly
impossible He concluded by asserting his belief
Cass would not get $4,000 votes in this State.
A series of resolutions then read and adopted
by the meeting, declaring -
Frst-That the rightfu delegates from New York
having been excluded from the Baltimore Convention,
they their constituents bound to acquesce in
result intended to degrade and disgrace the citizens
of New York.
Second-Rc- asserting their faith in the wimot pro-
viso.
ThrdAppealing to democrats of other States to OPP
pose Cass's election, and
Fourth-Sympathy to the republican revoutionists
in Europe.
Ex-Presdent Van Burn, General Dix, Col Samuel
Young, and others, had been invited to attend the
NO Tha Of hut Il.
understood that he will address letter defining his po
stion to the Convention which is to assemble at Utica
on the 22d inst.
The following is the reply of Gen Dix -
WAsHINGroN, June 5, 1SlS
GENTLEMEN-I have this moment received your favor
OF the I'D instant inviting me to attend meeting of
the democratic republicans of the city Of Albany
the Capitol on the Sth inst. and beg you to accept
my thanks for the invitation.
1t was my intention to make hasty visit to New
York this week, but have, reflection, decided it
my duty to remain here and avail myself the oppor-
tunity afforded by the adjournment of the Senate to
Thursday next for the purpose examining some of
the important subjects before Congress, on which /
shall soon be called on to act.
beg you to make my (for not accepting your
invitation known to my friends in Albany and
hope that need not say that there is no great
principle with which the democracy of New
York is identified on which my known opinions have
ever been more firmly and unchangeably maintained
than they are at the present moment
am very respectfully and truly,
JNO. A. DIX.
To P. CAGGER and others, Committee.
A letter from Col. Samuel Young was then read 1t
is ably and deliberately written He declares that he
bitterly opposed to the elevation of Gen Cass to the
Presidency; and remarks that it is quite appropriate
that he who had written book to forfy the iron scep
ire Of Louis Philippe should write letter rength-
en- the arm and engthen the lash of the slave owner
The letters from the other gentlemen then read
all breathing pretty much the strain of hostility
to the democratic nominee for the Chief agisracy of
this Union, and at IL o'clock the meeting adjourned
The letter from Gen. Dix very codly received
1t does not suit the Burnburners, being regarded as
committal to the last degree
The impression here is that the Barnburners will ef-
feet separate and persevere
in their efforts to defeat the election of Gen Cass
John Van Buren, will go to Undertook tomorrow
and will thence proceed west with view to stump the
State. He will not return to New York in several
weeks.