The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-25

Their speeches we're quite excellent Of their kisd
what DO you think they had done! They had actually
could DO BY the breath Of their nostris They had
said virtually that they would longer have demo-
oSssrssion ofod party lines and ts. i. had become
expedient to organize new political lection, to be
composed Of all, whsthsr whfss or democrats, who
would agree to 90 operate In extreme OF
sistance. l found good many excellent and well
meaning democrats had been seriously deludsd, and
was called State party associations set on foot
alone for disunion purposes. What was necessary
slSs sasmp. S.or. me- sn TIA. aAa lead
ing wings had done - good service a. lead.
Ing democrats In the adjustment struggle. had
Clay and Cass olosettsd together and oonering
pat, in regard to the dangers Of the country
and agreeing to stand BY each other to the last
erges Of those old patriots almost exhausted Ia
their l.boIs TO rescue the republic from the danger
wit5 whisn i W.: tn.sstsnsa Having the s..@p:
was to DO! T assure ysu, that II Mississippi had
united with South Carol in the scheme Of secession
that such catastrophe may possibly yet occur II s-
sissippt and Alabama, and Florida, and one two
such will be the case but IL they refuse to do
SO, she 10 not quite mad enough yet to proceed to
extrsmitiss alone. and unoountenauced by any
other Southern State But, fellow citizens there 10
no danger now that Mississippi will join her in the
got home the prospect seemed to be not little
certain. Much depended upon the scton Of the whig
party for n. disu:i0n feeling W.: MoT: len,
tioans and corrupt editors than among the wings.
IL was most plain, that II nothing like close unen
vas established among the Union of both the old
parties, the greatest mischief might ensue
Under such circumstances, resolved to draw into
n, assoc .h patriotic men 81 Dosn parties sns
In opposition to the new disuuon party, which had
just sprung into being We mutually agreed to forego
regard the old party issues and to stand BY other
with united energies, until oil danger Of secession
was no sacrifice of principle in the compact thus
effected As to the old issues and to the pies
belonging to the old whig and democratic cresds
all remained precisely were before the impact
was formed-whigs remaining wings, and democrats
remaining democrats. But all Of considering
the Union more valuable than any party triumph,
resolved to enter into a close and int mate
alliance with each other. tor the purpose OF
saving the Union, with tue understanding that
dental circumstances SHOULD bring about revival OF
the old Issues each OF would be allowed to act in
regard to it according to his own conscience. We
based our new organic alton on the plan Of
OF the last session. and called the nion party OF Mis-
:issppi into existence with the view o. msntainng
may say that tae democrats OF Mlss,i ppi who patti
cipated In this new ganizaton, agreed simply in
solemn and formal manner to stand oy the the Batl-
more resolutions OF 1870, 1s4s and lS4s. We
assumed the non-intervention principle as our
guiding star We sustained the doctrine Of non
Intervention. as laid down ia General cass's
Nicholson letter In the same manner 10 the same ex-
tent and in the self spirit in which We had sus
to not to be ct all Inconsistent With principles for
merly avowed by or any acts which had been per-
formed by members of the Democratic party
He could perceive propriety in our becoming
disunonists, in order to carry out democratic prin.
ciplss. It Is but justice TO the whg, who united
with in the formation OF this new party, that
they came to rs from the ranks of the party
equally as free q. in former days from the faint Of
disunon the democratic party itself and in truth
tho presidential contest of ls4s conducted in the
State OF Mississippi strictly upon the iuterven
tion platform, by both the old parties Having given
you this explanatonI will add hstI rejoice greatly to
lind that you do not condemn me for what have
done in this matter and tina. you have not lass con-
fdencc In me o democrat because have not been
wiling 10 turn dsunionist.
Ny friends I have occupied your attention long
enough rejoice these indications Of patriot.
ism-these conclusive evidences OF your de.ermina-
ton TO stand by the coDsitution-to maintain the
compact of fathers and TO the fall extent oil your
power to rescue the country from the danger which
impenes over It, rejoice at what have Witnessed
here this evening and my recollection OF this hour
will be carried with me TO the grave.
Mr. 6traban and other speakers addressed the meet
ing Afterwards, but much pressed that We
cannot find room to day for their remarks.