The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-03

to himself that they under the necessity Of holding
the day before or the day after the LIST Of May or
adopt the latter alternative. speedy action
saFy; and they thought the ii Of May better than
all well regulated married men stay at home with their
wives. to screw up the bedstcads trosrs OF laugh
ter, they cannot get substitutes 70 perform 50
indispensable operation (Rencwed laughter)-
IL owing this circumstance the meeting was 30
thin Yet il was great questior-one to which the
heart and mind of every democrat responded inasmuch
AS the constt tuition above ali law, and tied up the
hands II legislators. II WAS an instrument franea
by the people for the protection Of themselves and their
descendants for all time against the usurpaons of those
TO whom might be temporarily delegated the power OF
had ncibrg 10 do with + How different was the con-
sitution Of the State Of New York, 1t substance,
making laws for the State. This the great
safeguard Of republican government, and this the
wkiys had violated Talk Of constitution in Europe
Talk VI the Bristish constitution for instance 1t
was downright humbug. There such thing
eossame which could be blown any direction by breath
the Of the aristocracy and therdependens The people
net shadow; it shield and bucker to every insn-
TO the whole people and the moment it was trampled on
the people thank God with the charter Of liberty in
hand and the sword in the other would defend 1t with
their lives The wings, by their late in the Legs
ature had violated their oaths for they had sworn ID
upheld the constitution. 1t had been said by some whom
be greatly respected that though the majority OF the
Legislature did wrong and violated the constitution yet
1t equally wrong and revolutionary the part OF
the twelve democratic Senators to resign Now his reply
to that If revolution exists it must be countcracted
be something IKE revolution. lie commended mat
il the wings who guilty Of revolution and it
appealed TO. and pass upon it, Ii those twelve gentle
had remained in that Legislature. and thus given
their sanction they would have violated the OATH they
had taken to support the constitution. lie only wisht
the gentlemen before the people Of this city for
election. If they did. not much corporas guard
could be found To vote against them (Cheers) Ii the
people permitted clause Of the constitution to
be violated, where would the violation end! What
guarantee would there be that it would not be vio
lated again when stu greater interests might be at
stake or whenever a majority might find 1t to suit
heir pockets The democracy had been always charged
~ their opponents with desire to rob the wealthy but
II the democracy that protected the money of the
men in Wall street hen the moneyed officers Of the city
and State got into mess. there always universal
hope expressed that the democrats would ilto
power and set all right When the moneyed interest got
sick it to the democracy to cure it, daughter and
choers.) The wings general rule, voted for wings
because their viii neghbors did and their fathers
before them and they in for the whg ticket till the
constitution j. at last violated and then they cry out r
Hercules to and help them and the democracy
sponded This is the reason why they there to-
night. they always at the call of duty. They
would stand they always did. shoulder to shoulder
and back to back. He hoped il the twelve democrats
elected that they would resign again if the wings
urged this again The democracy would set the
laundering ship right they did when they framed the
very safeguard that violated. In conclusion he
advised them go home and talk to their neigh bors
rather talk to their wives the subject and their wives
would talk all the neighborhood Great laughter
Thus the meeting held in this hall viii be great
that the wigwam cannot contain them.
The meeting then adjourned.