The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-01

LESLIE COMBS STUMP SPEECH.
HIS PINION
OF THE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES..

ing, at Vauxhall Garden, on Wednesday evening
last and deter finishing IL to another time. Having
fully recovered, 1t was announced that ne would
deliver the remaining lnstalment at the same
place. which he did, last night, TO an audience not
quite so large heard HIM on the former occasion.
but yet OF respectable Size
FELLow-CITIzEss, he said, instead of being disap-
pointed in not seeing so large crowd here rs
few evenings since am gratihed that only few have
met here this evening because shall hope to be heard
by all present, which could not hope for expect
the other occasion ! came here the other evening,
after laboring for two three weeks being treated
very much as in Kentucky treat borrowed horses,
" rode hard, and fed light Laughter When the
committee did me the honor to send for was in
bed, tired and exbausted but it represented that
my name was placed in the newspapers, of the
speakers that would address you and that was ex-
ptcted to speak dead or alive daughter And, fell
low citizens under that state OF the case came be-
fore you thought, when came aud large q
crowd that that alone would be sufficient nspration,
yet before had proceeded lar felt myself incapable
to do justice to myself or to the subjects which Lin
tended to present TO your consideration. Before
evening, let me make II few remarks in reference
to some things which / mentioned the other
evening. And hrst alluded to some wings by name.
don't know that it is customary to do so here Three
of them, Mr.. Bolts MIR. Camail and Mr.. Tomlinson.
and more gallant trio never expect to Sc, in the
cause ia which we are engas In mention ng these
names, therefore, In pubic, IL is but due 10 make
these remarks. And spoke of my old friend Hall,
too He my political father in 1914 he conducted
through several dIsricsUf th.s State OF yours
mentioned Greeley, and offered to bet thousand
dollars quarter thar he would come cut for Tsy-
ior, and knew he would do it, The god was in him,
and knew 1t would come out Qaughter;) and ne did,
Qsughter) He wieldsa potent quill and great infu-
the community think it will help US in
Ohio-this is confidential Qaughter) passed through
Ohio twice recently, and every day the skies there
plank ON which Ms. Van Buren, has planted himself,
intend to speak to- night. | intend to unload the
ve shall take up that question first, and then pro-
coed to other matters but you get tired and won't
listen to me- then the other matters must be dispensed
with In reference to the question of free SOIL differ
with John Calhoun, and coincide with Mr. Stevens,
and other distinguished gentlemen who think as do,
that liberty Is natural right and that slavery 10
of legal coercion (applause and that where slavery
exists 1t does not require law to keep it there but
quires law take where it does exist Mr. Cal
houn, think has been wrong on two three great
questions. He entertains an idea which out West
do not coincide with. His idea is, that the river
Missi. sippi is an inland sea Now we all know
that this is a mistake IL has been river since God
started it among the Rocky Mountains and has always
way, unless when its waters get into the side
liner, and then they sometimes up stream.
qaughter) Again, his idea that no man is created
for only children are born that there but
man that was born, and his name Adam. an
old fellow who died some time (Lausbter) Now,
these positions laid down by Mr. Calhoun cont con-
cur in. Another is, t. at man living in South Caro-
lima can do what turtle evidently has the right to do
with it on his back wherever he goesthat he has the
right to travel with the shell Of slavery his back
from his State Of South Carolina into terri
tory Now that idea is preposerous. II be can take
South Carolina law with him there you may take your
law there too, and Rhode Island ana Delaware can
carry their shells there then there would be lot
OF laws there and what pretty state OF things there
would S J, be there to be sure Appianse) now come
Is that liberty is natural right and that slavery is
legal coercion Now feow-citizens, this suhject,
the free soil question think there be no dculty
among wings (Applause) am gratifed to know
that the locofocos divided upon that is all right
Van Buren,, except that do not wish him to get more
than one-haf, and that would make it a fair fight
tell you that had the pleasure of being at the utiea
Convention of the barn line 20 to tn
whg convention there, and was my way. asked
whether was going to the junction convention of the
aboIitonists and bsrnburners- (laughter)-an ar
rived just in time to the closing scenes shall
never forget them. The first speaker heard was q .
good looking fat, rotund rosy looking from this
city, forget his name-who got up and ground out
what term in the regular built fourth. Of Julv
starspapg banner. d. me
ferson liberty sp, ech(great aughter) making
gestures to suit the h CD fittings. Laush.er) The
Nye, and the convention said to him Come Nye to
us" He was not a member of the convention, but
they took a vote and elected him When he finished.
an old liberty man in the crowd could not contain
himself any longer So he got up and announced
Of that kind You find it by referring to the pub
lished proceedin gs Of the convention And he said
and haze been all my life warning against slavery; and
do feel to- night by the joining Of these conventions
that union of the saints has taken place in Ohio.''
(Much laughter) Well, 1T struck very curious
convention He further stated that he hoped to see
the time when great fence would be built around
the slave States into which all those who sympathised
with slavery would be driven, and then that fire and
birthstone would be thrown in, and the whole batch
my friend Mr. Van Buren,, entertained the same prn-
cples that he did few years ago he would be Of
those who would be driven inside of the fence ana
then he would have q right to say truly our
suflerngs is intol. rable" Tremendous cheer
iipg) Fellow citizens, to be serious On
We like to know you in the North as brethren and
Maine God bless her. whom we we're ready to SIGHT for
when John Bull threatened to take away some Of her
for them Old Kentucky was ready to send lot Of
her sons to Maine on that occasion. While say this,
therefore shall to our friends the abolitionsts il
they come 70 US with and love, will receive
them in Kindness but If they there break
the constitution to shed the blood Of wives and
this way, and knock at DOORS they will nd us at
home We hope the glorious Union Of these glorious
States will continue; and it will be So if they treat us
kindly. May God dispose Of this question in the way
which seems to Him best In reference to Mr.. Van
member Mr. Ciay's letter from Raleigh You reeoIleet
MI. Van Buren's letter came about the time and
that they were both opposed to the annexation Of
came of, in Kentucky, South Carolina, Delaware,
Georgia, and other Southern States, we backed the
the annexation Of Texas in violation of the constltu-
ton. and when the time Of trial Mr. Van Buren,
with Mrs. oR sns s US IN t the ditch He n
the proper time came he fought against Mr. Clay and
with Mr. Polk. (Applause) thought this much dus
chattes Of Gen Cass, the other evening, and proved
believe that he was politically nsolvent. Some may
suppose that was too him, but have LII
feeling againet either him or Mr. Van Buren, As for
John Buren,, think him much of q game cock.
(Laughter.s don't to deal the private cha
racters of men, and won't but think that tho public
acts Of men who stand in the position which they
occupy. legitimately subjects Of ADMINISTRATION.
Having thus given why think tho wings
cant 90 for Mr. Van Buren,, allow me to do what Ia
much more pleasant to me- and that is to speak Of
old friend, Whose acquaintance formed som. thirty
years ago, | mean General Zachary Taylor. Three
cheers for Zachary Taylor -Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah>
This very night In another pat Of this city undcr-
stand tnst whs. is to due to the individual, and toa
sense Of justice and gratitude is about taking place
understand that the freedom of the city Is about
be bestowed on an humble sailor named Jerome
Such man Is Gods own man earth; l dont care
whether he can read write but show mo At man,
and will vote for him for President of the United