The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-16

ere tney Al foon. hey nave nan Almost seven
feet high, one Of gigantic propensities, who, 1t ID
conceded, Is one Of tie greatest military captains Of
Ssign from Vera c c 70 Mexico IS one Of the
p.ssds On As Of history Lot them
peopie-get up soup parties in every cellar of your
country, and against every civilian he win be
triamPhant.and the very fact that the wings have
TO retain power, compel them to take an available
man. Had they carried the States, they would have
had the presumption to suppose they could elect
even Daniel Webster or Willard Fillmore. Now what
There are Q number Of distinguished names for
whom have none bat the kindest feelings; but
wish success, and We must speak Of men and things
as they are There one, still in the full vigor oflfe
and with whom the democracy have often done glo.
rous battle but such is his position at this time that
il is but due to truth to say that he could not at this
time carry the State by So 00 speak of Martin
Van Buren, Among all other men there is none
that would SO much like to in the Presidential
chair as that eminent statesman-the friend of
Jackson, and hard money-the " great expunger'
Col. Benton. But he has been injured in the pre-
gsIration and has been temporarily Withdrawn.
ing for the last heats, dead "cock in the pitt
would be beaten in this State 10000. We have
also q name in this State that is sometimes heard
in with this office, but believe has not
! allude to Gov. Marcy. In my humble judgment
it would be equally fatal to nominate him. There
are $4,000 voters in this State who would feel that
if they cast their ballots for him that the ghost Of
Silas Wright would haunt them to their graves.
But with General Wool there is no difficulty He
il in good ORDER perfectly sound, and will unite,
perfectly unite, the democratic party of the North
He is not obnoxious to either brsnch Of the late d.
was fighting the battles ofhis country. All dissen-
sions would be buried with him, all discord become
harmony The late bunker party forming the right
wing, and the radical, or bsInburner democracy,
tha leff cfl he All
Without this perfect union We sure to be beaten;
with this union and Gen. Wool as the standard bear.
er, we combine all the elements Of strength, and
would come out ofthe contest triu nphantly vctori
The above remarks are published as furnished
to US at our request. We, in common with others,
ference to Gov. Marcy, "that he was scarcely
known or heard out of the State."-EDs. b.
The meeting wa, then ably and humorously ad-
dressed by Prof. Baerman
Mr. CARROLL, having been long and loudly called
for from every part of the house, arose amid much
cheering and said He came here to- night neither
expected nor expecting to make speech. 1t was
known to his friends that he had not participated in
its wisdom and expedieEcy He was here, as the
majority doubtless were, mere spectator, yet net
unwilling to attest by his presence, his appreciation
Of the many excellent personal qualities and public
deserts of his fellow citizen, Gen. Wool whose ele
walton to any position in the gift Of the people
would meet with his sincere qualification. md With
saying this, he would have been content, had not
his friend, Gen. Veile seen fit to detra,t from the
merits and prospects of prominent democrats
named in connection with presidential no.
mination. Sir, (said Mr. CO. it was needless
to say that Martin Van Buren, would be
beaten in this State by fifty thousand, and Gen.
cy would not be heard of if nominated. So far from
that being the case, he believed that any man re-
guIaIly nominated by the next Democratic Ma
tional Convention would be triumphantly elected.
4 I nuAo Can ~
posed in the last election by himself, as well by
his friend who had ust taken his seat (Gen v. be-
cause New York was disiranchised in the conven-
ton that nominated him, be was not prepared to
say would be defeated now If nominated by united
party In o regular convention (cheers), as he should
in that case give him his support, although he
deemed 1t neither wise nor expedient to place him
again in nomination. (Cheers) Nor was it ne
cessary to indulge in such an alusion to Mr.. Van
Buren,. While be should not permit himself to
doubt that Gen. Wool would be elected, If the can
didate of the Democratic National Convention, he
Marcy BdRep or Loud
plsuse) But, Mr.. President, he was most sorry to
hear Gen. Viele say that Governor Marcy was not
known out of the State of New York.
(Gen. Viele rose amid cries Of " sit down." and
IN uch resistance on the part Of the audience, and
begged to explain ] MIR Z. desir, d that Gen. V
might be heard, when Gen V. said he had been
misunderstood in the last remark.
II he desired to do 80, but his recollection was quite
distinct as to the gsntiemans observation. Jap
plause So far from Gov. Marcy being unknown
beyond New York-in which, By the way, he had
abundantly distinguished himself as Q member of
the Cabinet Of PresidenuP olk-he had made himself
known alike to the country and to the world. Loud
cheers) And since military proves and glory are
the toast to night, It might well be remembered rec
that Gov. Marcy was also general, AMI had dis
tnguished himself a. hero as well ~ statesman
that in our second struggle for Independence, the
war Of 1872. it was the youthful Capt Marcy who
very spot, to our frontiers and captured the first
Gag taken from the enemy. Great applause.) Yes,
sir, his friend Gen. Viele should have bered,
for bis recollection dates back ofhis Mr. Cs) that
Marcy, the old veterans Of the war and OF the de-
mocratic party. Of whom are still living,
wont to bring out the old trophies -tattered flags
and rusty muskets-and from these membranes
On again under the same leader to battle and to
victory. Vociferous applause But, sir, (said
Mr.. q. he had not come here either to make or
unmske candidates for the presidency: (Cheers y
He preferred to leave that business 70 the democratic
party, through their regular organizations and con-
yentions. (Cheers) When the next Baltimore
Convention had decided IT, he should be prepared to
say who ought to be the next democratic candidate.
Ard them without saying who could not be elected,
ne should prepared say Who could not be beaten
loud applause) And II tina. great honor should
fall to the lot of bis distinguished fellow townsman,
be had no doubt be should feel as much gratfed as
they who are nov the most forward, he would not
say the most discreet In the movement Of to night
(Applause Sir, he should have greatly preferred
to remain silent on this OCCASION had he not been
constrained to utter what he had, which he was
forced TO say If he said anything and he equally
regretted that the same constraint had not permitted
him 20 pass, without remark, the allusion to Gen.
Wool. political eour,e and position, made BY his re.
spected friend, Judge Buel, at the opening of the
meeting. He (Mr {. had been made aware, that
down to the days Of Gen. Jackson, Gen. Wool had
acted uniformly and unequivocally with the demo.
period, like Judge Buel, he should have chosen to
maintain q reserved and unbroken silence. He wa,
(Sensation) etcandor compelled him to say, tina.
Gen. w q course had not been the same sin,e that
time. But he would let that pass. He had been er-
tirely willing to see this denomination made and he
would net in the least impair, much lees defeat its OBJ
ject Gov Marcy and his friends, and the other can
didates and their friends would be the last, he was
sure, tqfecry the popularity or interfere with the
aspirations Of Gen. Wool Equally wrong and un-
Just was my friend Gen Viele In proc inn that