The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-16


and believe but express the sentiments of the dem
recy OF the city and county Of New YORK and of the
whole country, when declare it will aford them the
President express sense Of tho brilliant military
achievements OF General Winfield Scott by recommend
Ing the passage OF law creating the Office OF lieu
general the highest title recognized ia military stiuc
ton that that honor aud that title may be coaerred
him who never failed at the head Of the armies OF the
chieftain of the age-Genera Winfield Scott (reat and
prolonged and cries Of that's right shat right ~
the history Of our republic calling for positive and deci
ded actionin our public The two contendng ee-
menis ofdespotism and of free institutions silently
warIing for the empire OF the world On this
continent there must be foreign European
interference (oheers cheers Let stand by all our
treaties in the perfect faith In which they we're made
but whenever any Of neghbors de,rs admission to
the potics blessings We enjoy let not hesitate to
ceiye them If It be done by no violence to our con
sttution and without weakening the bonds of po-
tcal fabric till we have added their stars to political
fi,mament (Cheers cheers) Gentlemen, in conclu
sion allow me 10 say that In our recent triumphs let
bury forever and deep all past ffaterna animosity
Let New York agnn take her proper place in the admin
israton Of the general government therefore submit
ment:-
in InS hsp rs in ar
peope-to be hereafter controlled in her State legislation
men her proper influence ia the executive admin
WsSSas amid the most
dous applause.
The UiAnMAr then proposed the ninth regular toast
ready lend their aid TO all views and rop sitions
& ieS ss o IN mankind @ The
able spirit aetuated them in the late contest Music
Mr John VAN BuREN responded He considered that
the young democracy Of the Union had ade themselves
campaign and had put forward unparalleled efforts with
out eny personal desire In his humble Judgment Gen
Pierce the most person ia the campaign
lie had withdrawn from public station had declined his
nomination TO the United States Senate had declined the
governorshp ofhis State and the Attorney
chi IF Haiti
Hampshire candidate for the Presidency. He
believed the people of the United States had determined
time had arrived when it was their duty to interfere
to prevent oppression throughout the world The
Of the government had dsgusted the people and they
longer intended to allow citizen like Mr. Thrasher to be
sent to the gaeys for eleven years without txpana
tion (CheeIs The citizens OF this country intended
tion Cheers He believed that the American people
did not intend that fifty citizens should be Hlassac red
witt out Judge or jury OF trial (cheers on an island al
most within reach OF this continent. The time had
rived to put the democratic party in power and put
at the head Of it the youngest that has been
had passed the old men, and taken the youngest
that had been candidate Mr. Van Buren, then declared
bmsef in favor Of the free farm bill and concluded by
the true opponents Of the young democracy and the most
triumphant opponents Of that party
MIR Wright HAWKES. followed Mr. Van Buren, he
said that he wished he could do justice to the toast He
sympahzed In all that related to the young democracy
lie did rise to make long OF labored effort but ,r
Van BuIen had alluded to subject which had ene ed
largely into the late He meant their ioIoi.a
lations In domestic policy their would be
simple The election had laid In the dust the most ag
tatpg question they had witnessed He appealed
to who heard him say whether it is
position they had never ct stood in They had nought
to fear from foreign countries but they had duties
perform for their own interests They went to sleep
crowded In revolutions they walked In the morning
TO snatch relics of and sceptres swept away
during tie night He was prophet but he predicted
that lheie questions would be treated with that
rewd sagacity With the indomitable courage and
oustce that chsracterizes every section of the country
He concluded by proposing the following sentiment:-
rony With the character and interests Of tho American
cur 0os n Is
one that mocratic administration alone pursue
The Chairman then proposed the tenth regular toast
sic."The Goddess Of Liberty
Mr. MICHAEL DoHENY responded and sai:-I thank
you for asfociatng my name with the sentiment in which
you have your eano.ion in burst spontane
Gus and unanimous approval thank you from my
heart for judging my aim and efforts kindly deem
them not unworthy an association 30 exalted kuow
Ia no mark Of public favor or public honor which
selected in an assembly Of triumphant freemen heln
teIpreter End as it the living voice Of that immor
tai truth This honor imposes upon me among others.
the obgaton Of being brief the absence Of egosm and
in fact the absence of personality of whatever kind IT,
Strictly, If my right to mingle in your counses had
rot come could have well afforded to abide its ad
vent. Ny life has been one Of intense excitement
and trying vcisstudes, and my repose from toll and
peril has been brief, indeed Discontinue. sorrow,
and exile, had been abundant to make me mute My
eons over in uncomplsinirg silence and prepare myself
for other events But attempt made to seduce
my country into betrayal Of their convictions by
IN appeal at once slander and IN insult and while
had voice or strength my heart impelled to resist
and to They were invoked to bring their altars
TO the ballot box and there to fcrwear their judgment
in the name Of God They invoked to raise
shrine and offer upon II false religions prejudces and
bafied political hate These are not the conditions of
their allegiance They false aud fatal inau-
ences, ana antagonistic with the sacred obiiga-
tiors they have contracted with the commonwealth
They involve assumption that they alone this
deemed soil are bgots, mepdicants, aud cowards-.ha.
they the dupes Of blind passion that they
altogether inferior utterly unfit for liberty dead to free
dom deaf to harmony, blind to the light Otherwise
why they alone selected for sectarian appeal Has
any one dared to address 1t to American II he aid
the charge always advanced against them by the opprcss
orsby their open enemies here and at home The iden
tical charge! And could |, without being untrue
to myseif-I. who have ventured to vindicate them
egsnst it when their tyrants held rods Of flame
above my head could l tamely brook 1t, wnen
urged under the attractive form of electioneer-
Ing csp trap No, sir let me perish first. l am Of
them and their religion, and i say that while we
cherish religion every dear memory Of Father
land sacred in hearts exercise the pIerogatve Of
citizenship with uncouded and unbiased judg-
mont and an undivided will In fulfilling Amsricen
publican franchises we recognise only the claims Of
liberty Give unto Caesar that which is C@sar's but
mans: Such are our sentiments They who charged us
with the revere belers They who have calcu
lated on the opposite may gathsr the fragments OF their
SANDERS scattered their broken rout trust they
will take the lesson well to heart and learn from IL TO be
wiser and better men, and when hereafter they undertake
TO judge others that they will apply some less erriug
standard than their own am done with this topic.
May now address myself to q subject of far
nigh er moment-the present and the future Of demo
Democracy here enjoys its triumph but Is not
the success Of party 1t is overwhelming extensive
with the vast Of this continent and If it may bs
raid without irreverence omnipresent and omnipoten
the triumph of the universal people over
distorted and petty policy The issue has not been
determined by the claims popularity Of the President
elect. The Iesals is universal dsenthralment The
eagle Of America true representative Of her fearless and
progressive genius chained By Titanic effort hs
~ fet free and with unfettered wing and un,louied eye
he scars through his native heavens. And gentlamen
while We rejoice obstacles overcome, let be
blind to these In our front to-day. Man Of whom de
mocracy rs but the aggregation with his accumulated
passions and vices we'll his virtues and his vaor Is
tar more formidable and irresistible n the day Of
trial than IN the day Of triumph lion In action he
may want the sagacty Of the world in his hour Of epose
great poet has said
"yis ruit molg suan
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