The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-20

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With Its success In l8l4-the whig party d-msysd BY
its defeats In that contest Of i8ao on
ana although 3. man vas presented 80 candidate
rity to administer the government State res,
Of siss wrisht.s pams, which trust viii never
be mentioned without respect and vensrsiionthoagh
the party against which we oontsasa and
Mr. Young was almost unknown, personally to tho
great bedy OF the people OF this State, sron ely
rights OF the people and strongly had he endearpd
himself the whig party that BY . majority
that the adverse party could bring arainst him
surely, in this, fellow oitizens, ia TO be- fnund
some evidence OF the worth Of our distinguished
evidence Of the intelligence Of the people OF oar
State and surely In this is to be found some pro Of
Ing worthy homage to virtue both public aud private
In one whom we have reason TO deem beneiactor Of
our our state Great spplaussl Upon entering upon
fousd himself In new and untried porit The
organic law Of the State had great change
far as their political rights ad under-
gone great and serious change In this condition Of
tive government. Let us for = moment look az tn
course which he marked out, and the line OF conduc.
which char sotsrsed his administration our exrcu-
tive affairs You are undoubtedly familiar with his
ohcial to the Legislature Of our state
and you cannot be ignorant OF the fact that In every
enc Of them with maDliness belonging to his cha
rscter which he evinced while contenoing With the
conorts OF the adverse faction-wths msnliness and
honesty belonging to whis1hs asserted every prin-
compromise Of measures with him There was no in
t.nion on his part to yield jot ts OF policy
manlines highly honorable he presented to the Lsgs
iature Programme Of action perfectly in keeping
with the creed Of the vhg party oiNew York The great
question Of Internal Improvements q national uos.
tion and Is state question, the question Of ourren
cy, the csrtsment OF executive patronage and every
other question which had been advocated by wings
from time immemorial, we're presented by Governor
Young TO the Legislature for their adoption In their
doctrine empb bstosy ano Peculiarly doctrine Of 1ns
whig party, for which a whig from the bottom of
my heart think him, and for which know may
thank him In your name, that, GENE what may, the
supremacy OF the consii, ution and the laws Of the
land must be upheld. tremendous oheering) And
Youngs messages to show that be as beeu maligusd
by those who wish to msgn and betl ay you ana to
sbow that, on this doctrine, he was ever true on o
principle which Will be maintained BY rhe whig
party OF the country In speaking fellow citizens OF
the question which sgitsted the at tho time Of
bis Accession to power in reference to mauoria titles
land need Only mention this TO call to your mind
the slandeis which have been bes ped upon him not
only by his opponents, but by whigsl he says:-
sS an pnn s1 sHi11ss sss 9
pnshaicn irnnes shsSia found At any time. hat
people for the Of whom they made provie
remsn the country, they are to be sn1srcs
ws.teyer their ehsrate they may iadi-
Let me call Jour attention to another extract from
the ssne message, which related TO subject when
the tenrs Of the whg party was by no means uAani.
nous, but on which Governor Young in the fulnes Of
his pstrioism and In sttict with his oath
Of cce did not hesitate to declare the Legislature
In relation to which the humble individuaI Who nov
addresses you had occasion. 1t early period TO ex
essh ms opiIlons TO bus fellow citizens assembled In
New York. Governor Young says:-
The to declare vested in the Congress Of the
un,ss states and when onee engassa IN ethT
Voluntarily plunged BY tho asgsssons foreign govern
The sa the an sh s. as
teaches obedience TO laws whstver tAr ehaSas-
ss asssss 9. ss :;
help severn men against foreign enemy Sossysr We
may hay. been involved IN the war. and ia
And yet fellow citizens will IL be believed that there
are within the borders OF the State protesting
be wings, who have denounced Governor Young for
Ne these
yorens-"Do~n with them! down with them!u
IL was on these principles fellow citzsas tnAt dur.
ng the administration OF Governor Young exeeu-
tive department. Of our government wss condu cted;
and call on you to rsmenbsr-snd challenge any
opponent OF Governor Young whether within with
out the whg party of this ont to sngle act
oi his which was in betrayal In neglect prn
eiples thus ptomulgsttd. Great applause) The go
vepnsnt Of this state gentle under the new con
stitution 10 which have referred was moulded into
form uno.r his administration under Legi.iaturs
convsn. while he Vas Governor The acts which were
reLoered Iecesary by that constitution passed,
and the experiment which that constitution pointed
adninstrston. Is there q man within this state-I
will not say there whig drmocrat-buti Is there
man. Of any party within this state who will hesitate
10 Say that that nstrunent carried out under the
40 Illustration OF Governor Young and carried into
ctmplete effect At length gentlemen, his admins
tratton came TO an end At length, having entitled
hmt,lf to the need OF spprobation-~veil aone thou
good and faithful servsnt he retired from the cares
With which he VAS honorsd and sought enjoyment in
the bosom OF domestic associations Within short
time he was called on by the general government OF
the country to fl the duties Of important once,
responsibility involving on the part n thoss who
conferred IL en- him. the highest confidence his
tErty and honor As as his representative or le-
shlatvr or executive character IL concerned be may
be ctssd.ed a. having parsed into from the
eose Of bic term ns Governor this State At the end
OF that term be became resident Of this great metro
polisrplsuse) and II Is not the least Of the gra,in-
csthn winch We enjoy on this o.casion that while
pay proper homsge TO bis public virtues and
ledge TIE manner In which be performed bis duties,
with praise that we meet him as q brother a neigh
toT and niend. tGreat applau,e which lasted Tor
some monentl But, felow.citixeps retiring as he
has done from the agitstions OF public f he has yet
periomsd tie Highest and most responsible duties Of
eitEen he has not felt himftlf at liberty, when the
Interests o bis country called pom him reus. the
precision 81 bis opinion, the exeron Of his In
IN bel All Of has country And because he has done this
Ike an American freeman and like true whis, he
Las been met In certain quarters. which, regret to
say presume Themselves 10 be wbig quarters With De.
nuncation, unmerited as is upju,t upceserved II
y nehsiusble. Nfplsuse) Our d'stinguished guest
has slwaJs belisved In The principle that the whig
psrty of the country great broad com
SUI tiIi'uf nhhttAi party Wrvat spplautol thAt IL
party not limited to sections in its interest its ct
clntnts ts dutiss or lie principles, but that Its de
ssn ana object are TO promote the p.p,tustion Of
glorious constitution and 20 trantmit unim paired TO
remote generationr, the Institutions by which
selves have been bissted Great spplsuse There
fellow citiIens, among us- and among wings too
am torry 20 eonisrs Who do not believe In those
bread snd comprehensive prnstrles There are among
the his party men who would sngrsft great
snd glorious standard the aud contracted issues
OF sectional policy. But. f,llow.cItizens know aud
believe am sddresring whigs of the city of New York
win vhese ttntims nts profess t. b. familiar and
know snd believe there " not among us here
and that Without the limits Of this meeting there
but iev-who ere wiling 70 admit ibat such issues
tbould be brought within the great vhig party OF
country. GOOD. good) We stand gentlemen, "a the
great principles TO which have already retrred-the
trest snd broad principles ef the supremacy Of the
eorttitntion and the Laws a the land tremendous
sprleuse) aud come What may i or veal 70 the party
Of ~tch we are men bern am sure sm rot sssuming
too much when fay, that this Ia the only principle
which We will rcogpise or admit (MoIe cheering aud
spplswel On the principle stands the esntieman
vbt We have ase here 70 honor and because he
IL willing TO bov the knee 90 Baeto orego his
MT he tha,