The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-31

committed hiIns.lf by any definite admission Mr. Nal
loIy then spoke OF Henry Cay warming the people OF
the United States against the election OF military can
ddates and concluded by xpressng his firm conycton
in the success c the dmocratc candidates at the
preaching Presidential election.
Hon Mr sNALLsY, OF VT next addrt ssed the meeting
He said 1t was With sincere pleasure he addresses them
portsnt election and that it principles and not men
that should guide them What the history Of the
two parties fo the last fifty years. One progressive
and that the federal and whg party II was under
the auspices Of the democratic party that Louisiana ws
acquired and Florida, and Texas and the golden
showers Of California whose acquisition gave them
also the Pacific. The wings resisted all this
What have ne before us now IL IL onlv within fsw
months that the Sandwich Islands have been offered to
Had there been an administration like that II X
Polk they would have been in posse sson The whig
administration repeled The Offers made this country
What the next instance The Queen of the Antilles
has been long under the most dcspotc government and
ground down by the most cruel tyranny Her people
made several attempts to free themselves but were uu
able He was not in favor Of awess expeditions but the
time must come when Cubs must be added to this coun
try 1t IL the key of the Gulf Of Mexico of vast
importance 10 the whole country, North south put
to part VI ncfeta to This great Empire City The
time will come when it will lawfully fall into our hands
If we have progressive admnistra ion in power II the
wings should happen to be in Office they will let it
slip out of their fingers II is the democratic party
that prepared to carry out the great Monroe doctrine
Here there two distinctive principles What has been
the foreign policy othe wings! In every with
foreign powersfrom the with Great Britain down 20
the Mexican war-tbey always took sides with the
enemies Of the country They said in 1912 1t shame
TO rejoice at those triumphs 1t the in the
with Mexico What is the conduct Of the administration
in reference to Cuba lie would not encourage any e
gal EfhbO proceeding but is flag to be insulted,
ana is the Captain General Cuba dictate to us VIII
captains tha command vessels and what passengers
they shall take en- hoard Let back the days Of
Olo Hickory Had he been at the White House he would
make the Cuban authorities atone for the foul
injury, or our fisg would float from Moro Castle Zap
plaufe) here the broad distinctions between the
two parties On side the democratic party
ptcted Throughout the world wherever our flag floats in
the breeze while the other suffers every insult to be Of
tered to the country and sympathises with the foo
He came now TO the candidates lie honored General
Scott for his military virtues and he would not take
feather out OF his cap But he military mau
and had not the first qualification for ruling civil
bans He had QuarIelled with every body-auarrelled
with Jackson, Porter Worth aud De Witt Clinton lie
bad been much suded for the battle Of LuEdys Llne
He was not the General that occasion. It Gs-
neral Brown who planned the battle and won the vic
tory. II 1t was due to any other in addition
1t was Colonel Miller, who led the twenty first regiment
Then why strip the aurels from the dead to heap them
upon General Scott! This the policy of the Seward
clique who wanted to stand behind the throne and be
greater than the throne itself in the of Scott
election He would now turn to the democratic can
didate. He had been called coward; but Major Kun
ball. who connected with the HERALD Office and had
been bteyetted for his bravery in that bore very
different testimony When the cannon balls OF the
enemy were flying around him Pierce said with the ut
most coolness They are playing game of balls but that
is GENE two can play at as the enemy will find before
the end offthis campaign" Is he to be called coward
He professional soldier and net compelled to
embark in that campaign. Contrast the two candidates
tops Of Macy lie said he bad been after taking hasy
plate of soup ard he dreaded the fire in the lie
thinking more Of him elf than his country. what
was the conduct OF Pierce He in favor of the
nexation Of Texas auo when the Mexican broke
he shouldered his fathers revolutionary musket and
was drilled in the s eets Of Concord Compare the self
sacrifice of the with the arrogance and ssshness Of
the other. In coneufion, he exhorted them TO do
their duty to democracy. The whole country looked
saIy for the victory. Of Pierce, but il
sary for Its moral power. The wings had no hope
ed towards getting this sate the old abolitionsss
Greeley and Seward wanted it nest egg for future
operations and if they get it there knowing the
amount OF mischief they might do. The time for writ
ing ana talking was past. Action was now the word.
Let them work as they ought, and the sun would go
COW Tuesday evening upon the victory
achieved (Great applause.)
The Cbairman proposed three cheers for Mr. Snalley
when rar " N IiIy respo.aea tn
by the chairman. and greeted with prolonged md
enthusiastic cheering When the applause subsided he
proceeded as follows -
We bave all listened with delight to the feryent ele
quence of those gentlemen from abroad to whom you
have given such a welcome must have warmed their
welcome from the this city within
these walls glad my fellow citizens that
cneeriuy with The interesting speaker from New lamp
shire. desire to commence my remarks by bearing that
ready tribute which be did to the exertions
OF certain portion OF what has been esteemed and
badly may still be called the neutral press in coming
forward TO sustain the democratic when assaed
by bad influences And, my fellow citizens although
agree generally with the remarks of distinguished
irieuo irtm Florida afraid that he viii have
yoked by some OF his observations, the o!
ton of the aboon press because he has dared TO speak
in harsh terms of two traitors dead, of
was Judas Iscafiot and the other Benedict Arnold
(CheeTs) IL seems from The experience that l
lave had ia this hall that l have been
Of The most fortunate men in the democratic ranks
When last spoke here not only derived the gratinca
ton Of seeming 70 please you but what afforded
great pleasure, Offended enemies; and when took
mp Of The comments IN the rabid wing press aad
rome in The sneakng and tracherous press that have
pretended to sustain The democratic party have cund
that transgressed certain rule invented 10 dcprve
men OF The tcneht Of truth; and That Is what usually
pressed IN Lntinprohibs speaking augbt Of the dead,
but good AND my fiend Mr.. Mallory forgot The dictae
Of that old precept when he dared 10 breathe auder
against III two illatrious traitors already lie
committed the offence which | perpetrated Ia de.
nouncng two other traitors not less Infamous in the
knowledge and appreciation OF mankind When spoke
OF two men-one az them unfortunately an American,
and lvirg-the other. unfortunately an hishmsu--but
fortunately doad-N iialn II Sevard aud Arthur. Duke
ct Wellington Il sn, sorry ! should be compehet
by the instinct of my nature in which the
the blood fows with some Of She warmth OF the ancestry
from which am descended, 10 cay in opposition to some
rensrk you have heard this evening thar do not
where the tlaitor is born and far from censuring Gen
scott for banging rshmen who have proved reaoheous
to the OF America if they million IN num-
Ter would hang them all at the end Of rope OF
the dead nothing but what is eood In the old italian
city u Nerona, there mouder. in magnificent
phpgi The remains Of family we'll known In history
the scsliger; ana one of them who a.sassipated
brother to obtain power end another his DEATH
bed to prevent the power passing from his issue
pressed At his dying hour wish that he should have
The most splendid monumental pile Italy could furnish
Ills darling wish piled with ana that which
wss erected TO perpetuate his name, appear sustaining
the dome over bis ashes, figures embsmatcal of the
dinil virtues "Of the dead naught but poou,h IN
this hsl irpn this spot ii this time, and s. briefly
rs possible, J mean TO show yoU that the duty
devolv,s the young Of this country TO eusain
the holy doctrine that when Ia detected 10
trgchey he ought to have his reputation placed upon
perpsUal gbDet, to remain there through Ill time
,oldLg relc u departed tsseuess Let turn from
tbo contemplation Of such unpleasant pcturs this
20 80 iucidtDt, Tie bsre mention of which should
manu- In ts sas.nhly a. throughout this country Il
lenCe, respect ana Ter who j. dead
whose merits judged they viii and should bs b. the
historian, no with undiscrimnating. but udicous eye
IL will present TO posterty full OF usefulness aud
honor. Let Us turn e. whore Intellectual has just
descended leaving brilliant esam behind 1t seemed
but yesterday twilight LaG fallen upon intellectual
npd political world We telt for time II IL
he followed by night which world shroud country
and its Institutions IN permanent gloom Let inger
for one instant by the narrow place Of rest where
yesterday was deposited ali that mortal OF the mesE
majestic intellect that appeared within the limit. Of
oiir country We should lnger tbere-we should stand
ny that honored grave ana IN the language of
dilate or The Iteedency who has exhibited eoqueDcs