The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-11


be done Gen Cass Ia elected Preside Of the nted
States and as any uotsn that any body but Gen Tay
us suffers himsef to be dra away by chris
tan names or surnamea cognomens of any descrip
tion TO new party, is but ming to brass
and tinkling cymbals." (Appause) And then again,
the improvement Of lakes and hsrbors for protec
top OF the lives and properties Of that is another
point upon which the esdent that now Is like those
who have been President BEFORE has applied the veto
power, and defeated laws passed almost unanimously
by Congress: or rather, almost unanimously by the
public branch Of the national Legislature One other
topic ID what spirit the foreign relations CT this
country hereafter to be conducted? Are they to be
conducted In peaceful spirit spirit which seeks to
be at peace ust and honorable terms with all the
nations Of the earth and to maintain with those
lions useful commercial relstions! Or are they to be
conducted in spirit and readiness
qusrrelin spirit that occasion for aggra
ment and war--in spirit that yields itself up q
notion of thu msnfest destiny of the United States,
and Ia ready to carry the systems established among
US, over other nations, willing unwilling to receive
BY foreign acquisition and conquest to seek
nection with this part OF the case said
what gay now, that believe General Cass to be one
of the most the most dangerous man in the commu-
nifty TO be, trusted with these relations know no.
thing in his history that him be COVER by
prevalent desire of honorable peace. do not mean
to cay that he would rush into a in which he
might net expect the support of the people; but So
that the tendency Of his politics. and the nde ncy
Of those who support him. especially in parts Of
annexation of new territory. And the question now
is, whether we are to abandon all these Aud
things which deeply regret Is this that the atten-
ton OF the wings, and will say more emphaticaly,
the attention Of the whg press has been called too
much away from the discussion Of these things, to
discuss matters about men. While disputing
whether Gen .Tayloris whig, matter think about
ting whether MT Van Buren, is true liberty man "a
matter about which think there little question:
we leave this great vital interest the
attention of all whigs; wings Of the North, Of the
centre and ofthe South, to an attempt to rally the
~ ,bt this great And
light Of the free sell instruct not to look
backward hepe We may be permitted to look little
ourselvesto his condition. who is described
"Who neer looks back wards; onward still he goes
fetneer looks forward further than his nose"
template the condition Of things if General Cass Is
elected President. have given you summary of
cur whig doctrines and principles, which have sup
ported through good report and bad report for twenty
years principles with which all hope, are deeply
imbued-principes which all feel, which feel,
to De esse initial to the of the constitution
and the country. desire you now to look forward,
and see what will happen to the country and to those
important prip cipes and sentiments if General Csss
happen General Cass will say that every one of these
doctrines has been repudated, put dow n, and con-
demned, by that very majority Of the people which
makes him President Who can stand up in Congress,
after such result, and say that The public voice de-
sires modification Of the tariff of 1916? He will say
that the public voice has made him Mt to keep
the tariff where it is Who complain of the ope-
rations OF the Sub Treasury in which, if understand
Alright in hsay of scarcity of money, many millions
are locked up ifrom the commercial and business
world He winsay that this Sub Treasury in full
existence and operation in November is4s, when
ana knowing that our candidate was against it. sup
ported him, and chose him President OF the United
States And so of everything else. do not say that
this will be fair argument-I know 1t is, in
spects, altogether unfair argumeot-but 1t is q
plausible argument will his purpose and he
will stand upon it. You may depend upon it that will
be his course. So much, gentlemen for the general
question: respecting the election of President the
United States But recent events have raised another
question: which has come to affect very materially the
domestic government of the State of Massachusetts,
party has arisen and has been organized in this
there is good joke by Swift or some writer of his
time, who wished to ridicue one who was making
no very tasteful use of the 81 natalie solum':-
"Dulce c natalie soluu-
Coed words l wonder where he stole EN-"
Now, will not say these words, free soil party"
stolen from any whers but the sentiment possessed
free soil party in the State of Massachusetts, pretend
that they are better lovers Of liberty and
consistent opponents Of the slave power than those
they leave behind them. l do not admit this
do not think they prove it. | think we
are just as good anti slavery men and free soil
men las they are, althou h do not set ourselves
up, by way of eminence and pre-. emuence, above
neighbors Now, first what is the history of this
soil party Some years ago, indeed before Mr.. Van
Buren's election to the Presidency, about that
time, there was known to be a schism to extent
in the great democratic ocofoco party of New York
i
Mr.. Van Buren, was acknowledged to be the general
head of the party and supported by both
oithis schism In process of time, it grew wider and
wider, until Gov. Wright q candidate for second
reelection to the office of Governor when of the
party denominated the old hunkers either grew cold
in his support abstained from giving him any sup
pert and by this time the other branch of the party
had adopted the name of barn nerss This schism
vent on until 1t came to actual outbreak year nd
half or two years ago an actual outbreak state of
hostility betwe. the two branches of the party. But
this party now called the bar burnefs existed one
branch of the great democratic part New York long
before any question arose about the Wilmot provso
lany opposition in that party to the progress of
slavery or the extension Of slave territory And up
to the time of the annexation Of Texas, every
Der Of both branches of the party New York went
straight forward and right ahead in supporting the
annexation OF Texas, slavery and all. But, by this
sentiment In the North against further annexation
Of slave territory say the wings alone, for nobody
belonging to the pther party, North South East
West stirred fpger in that cause; Or If there
any, they SO few not to be discernble in the
other middle STAKES Rad accomplished great ex cite
ment, newfeeling in. the publiS mind aud then
this portion Of the democracy ofxew York, now de-
| state Of excitement, thus brought about by whg
effor andattacEed this principle to their creed to
the the Buo osu1 air n it.
1t had no more to d. with free principles than it had
|. to do with the Mssesie institution, or the anti
contest for power and predomfnapee in the party in
New York And now, having engrSftsd this very just
sentiment upon their old creed aud holding fast to al
the rest Of their Thirty nine articles, they expect
that the wings of Massachusetts, will take service un
der them that they will engage and enlist, had
almost said to be subsidized, to maintain the pre-
dominance Of one branch of the democratic party o.
New York over the other. For one, propose to d.
such thing. | do not like the service | hav,
said, gentlemen, that in this Buffalo platform
this collect of the school, there is nothing
nothing has been pointed out new. There is moth
ing in it that all the wings OF the middle and Northern
States may not adopt. Gentlemen the people Of Mas
sachusetts have lately had the pleasure of reading
from of their Oldest and most dis
tinguished, and best regarded fellow citizens IL meal
the Hon. Harrison Gray Otis; gentleman far in tn
decline OF life think he completed yesterday, hi
eighty third year. His casts the long shadows IA
and far into the but Is itself bright and placid
and grateful lie has written with the vigor Fl yout
and the wisdom OF age. see that some Of those VIII
undertake to instruct tho public mind the gres
questions Of public policy think courteous and dig
fled to coll this letter "humbugn IL 10 is So the
humbug signifies uncommon power of comp ositioI
great political wisdom, chastened by long experience