New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-20


and the champion of the Wing party, | bid a cor
dial, grateful and sincere welcome, to the heart
and homes of the Empire City This was greet
ed with renewed noise.
An interval of ten minutes interviewed, during
which the ice creams were brought on, and cigars
literally furnished to the guests, at the rate Of
three for shilling Some who had come unpre
pared with change" for this emergency were
obliged to forego the indulgence during the long
speech which followed. At length Ex-Governor
YouEG arose, and after three cheers had subsidized
thus addressed the company:
beg you to be assured gentlemen, that fully
appreciate the position | occupy, and the honor
| you have attempted to confer, and if should be
wanting in set phrase, you must supply it. l
know as yet, from association, but little of New
| York, but know that there is intelligence enough
| here, to melt unfounded prejudice and objection.
/ came with the full consciousness that had pre-
| JUDGES 10 overcome | am here with the full
| conviction that the object has been attained. In
| your letter to me, you have given me license to
recur to events in the politics OF this State.
| 1t has already been said that with the beginning
of the Legislature Of ls45 we had come out of the
| struggle in which we were defeated. The leader
| in that struggle was fully estimated-if indeed
| Harry Clay could be fdlly estimated Cheers
| The cause which produced our defeat would not
be interesting now. 1t was said at the time
that traitors lurked in our camp. will not speak
| of that now. On other occasions, In view Of the
! character Of that great leader, | would refrain
| from entertaining such suspicious
The Wing party of our State came to the Legis-
lature in 1s45, with but "a members in the House
and / in the Senate. But they were men who
went there to fight a battle. Every circum-
stance of that time is familiar to me now. be-
| lieve then, as now, that Wing doctrine was true
| Republican doctrine Unless there could be some
change in the organization of the party, it was
| idle for US to struggle against the power which
| then existed. When | introduced a bill for the
revision of the Constitution, it was said az now,
that my object was to break up the Wing party.
| 1t was said the people have not petitioned for
! change. Bills were introduced for Convention,
on the assumption that the Judiciary absolutely
| demanded revision. Gov. Young then described
at full length the proceedings of the Legislature
on the I'd of AprS ls45, when his bill for the re-
vision Of the Constitution was passed. On that
day he was in the Supreme Court, when he
ceived note from distinguished member from
Ontario, saying that the time had come. At II
O'Clock the Speaker announced the special order
of the day. He mr.. Y had not yet spoken but
looked on with care and watchfuness. A motion
came I'D to postpone the order The City Native
American members came to the rescue and the
result was, 81 to AZ. He then described very
infinitely the anxiety which pervaded the House
when the final vote was taken, and the sensation on
the floor and in the galleries, when it was decided
by the casting vote of the speaker. From that
hour The continued,) the work went on When
the sun went down that day, we saw that prog
ress had been made. Let me advert to one fea.
ture in this case, as instructive to those who
would hereafter govern. The passage of this bill
defeated Cass, elected Taylor and placed in the
chair of the Chief Magistrate OF this country the
best and wisest man that has been there since
Washighton. Here there was conslderaoie
amount of cheering, but the company seemedpuz-
zled to tell for whom it was meant whereupon
some one missing his cue, proposed three cheers
for old Tack " which were given with enthuSl-
asm1 When Gov. Wrght,-one of the abest and
purest of men,-came to the administration otthe
State, he adopted the policy OF securing both
branches ofhs party by strengthening each. Pres
ident Polk adopted the same rule, keeping the
balance the same between the two parties With
courage and determination if Gov. Wright had
selected one or the other of the great divisions the
otherIwould have been swallowed up-they would
have defeated the passage OF that bill.
/ came to Albany with the determination not
to sustain any particular faction but to advance
the interests of the country. There was no cabal
in the city. The only editor Of note in Albany
had left the city tor the session. There was no
oneto give direction to his paper and publish
sentiments that did not occur IL aughter) To these
circumstances we are indebted for the result.
Mr. Young next referred to the period of his ad
ministration. With regard to the letter which he
was charged TO have written to Ira Harris. but
which the latter had positively denied Never, to
the time of my election The said and to the st OF
January following, did give any lntlmatlon to
any one that the persons imprisoned ought to be
pardoned AS to the pardon, believed and still
believe, that it was fully justified by the crcum-
stances. Those Is men who were sentenced In
Columbia County, were certainly punished Tor
political offenses. A morning paper OF yesterday
1.-THE Governor meant The TrlbuRel alluded TO my
association with what is called the Anti Rent ex-
citement. | attach sufficient importance to that
paper to allude to it in q single word. When l
came to the Legislature in lS45 the country was
disturbed by what was called immortal dlthcul-
ties. The subject was presented In the Leglsa-
ture every day NoOccasOn was everotfered, when
the question arose, that did not vote to sustain
the laws. There was not single affirmative vote
recorded during the session, IN which my name
appears. At the outset of that excitement took
O single position, that whatever are the laws they
must and shall be sustained. Whatever enact
ments were necessary to protect the rights OF
persons and property had my hearty assent. |
know very well you did not understand i'll
know the papers here denounced me. II they
were in fault at all, it was because they talked OF
subjects they did not understand. One word
more / believe those tenures, II they could be
fairly removed, would improve the counties
where they exist. | believe that proprietorship
is necessary to the prosperity of country. Ask
any man most jealous Of private rights, to show
one act Of my life where | have expressed the
slightest disregard Of the right Of acquisition and
property There were at that time 500, 600 acres
of land in New. ork held by durable leases. then
said what now repeat that where discomfort
exists Government should inquire into its causes
and attempt 10 remove them 20
At times have differed with the people OF the
Civ of New.York on questions of policy. There
was time when you thought differed with you
in regard to that man you most esteem. have
worshipped at the same shrine. If had at any
time an object of devotion, it was the great Com
moner of Kentucky. IApplause.l II there has
existed in any age man whom we could take as
model, that man is Henry Clay Great apt
plauseJ Yet, l have differed with him. lef-
nothing undone in 1874 to mis- election, but
we were unsuccessful. The time came around