The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-17
WING TvNUlT AT THE BROADWAY HOUSE
Gen. Scott Again Victorious.
CapituIa ton Of the Fillmore Forces.
speech Of Gov. Jones. OF Tenn,
sc. SC. SC.

tuay evening In the Broadway House TO hear addresses
from the Hon James G. Jones of Tennessee and the
Hon Presley Ewing, of Kentucky The politicians
tered in strong force and divided parties
very nearly Fillmore and Scott menbut there
apparently very few of the websorites present
The meeting was called order by Dir Mills who pro-
poeed the Hon James Philip Phenx chairman which
was carried
The following Vice Presidents and Secretaries of the
meeting. appointed
Tice Presidents jas IL White, James Kelly J. Edgar
Ralph Hall 5. $ Ward John Boardman. Zophar Mills
James Grdey. Jas. H. Ball n g. Bradford q. NJ Simon
son, X. Pennoyer James Dewey Benedict Lewis, Jr.,
Bradish johnson, Robert Smith. Girard siuyvesant.
Moses Maynard .r. ii. Hopper Mott and Henry Houston
Ser,rte,7es * 5. Townsend, j. V. Rich, David Webb,
and Horatio Reed
The CHAIRMAN then introduced Governor JONES to the
meeting and that honorable gentleman on coming for
ward. hailed with three cheers He then spoke as
follows
Mr.. President and Gentsmen-In consenting to APP
pear before you this occasion have been by
sincere desire to render service to that party to
which be,ong and to which suppose the most Of you
eong ] have no selfish purpose to subserve l have
wing from the earliest days of my political exist
ence to the present hour. (Cheers) l have been SO
from tho honest convictions of my Judgment well as
from the suggestions Of my heart am wing because
firmly believe that the principles OF the wing party
onduove 10 the public interest and that they tend to
remote the peace prosperity, and happiness Of
mon country. (Chcers) In claiming this much for the
rncipcs which profess am not unjust ungcne-
Ious as to attribute any less patriotic motives those
nohest as l am they are undoubtedly sim
l but neither their sincerity and
honesty or my sincerity and honesty affect the great
question as to whether they right right One
Of us NUT pe right and the other be inevitably
wrong. know ths-that impression prevails in some
parts Of country and extent in your city
that the time has passed by when these parties ought
a. exist have often the argument wings and
mocrats that the old issue was passed away and that
II ere division OF opinion, of principle that
ought to separate the two parties, and that therefore,
they ought very properly go into state of fusion
between the two parties is distinctly marked at
any past period of history There wide gulf that
separates us-an impossible gulf know and you know,
that Of the issues Of politics that separated years
ago have passed by Mr. Jones then stated the differ
ence Of opinion substing between the parties
question of the Bank Of the United States the pub
lie land question. which he considered must form an
inseparable barrier to fusion between them. And
continued Undertaking these convictions l should
be false to my feelings false my conscience false to
the Of human liberty here and throughout the
world II did not advocate them with all the energy
il not only conviction Of the head but the generous
sentiment Of the heart believe in them. and love
them and believing them and loving them will MAIN
tain them by all the power that Heaven conferred
mo IL those principles gentlemen essential the
puoc interest ask you with the solemn feeling the
sponsibities which rest each and all of the
perpctuty Of free institutions if their purity and
ceence dependent the maintenance and support
OF wing principles, where ia the who believes them
and who Is not ready to make any personal sacrifice to
maintain them Whore lie the patriot who thus believes
and who is not ready willing at the altar of his
country and at the altar Of these principles to make
generous sacrifice Of his personal feelings Of
any personal motives that he may have to subscrve!
We have had many fierce conflicts We have been
rayed in battle order for these many years dark and
fearful has been the contest; sometimes victory has
perched standard. and sometimes theirs. And
now sirs with these principles before shall baey
surrender to the enemy and abandon the ld (Cres Of
no, no) Never never cloud cheers) II, then,
prepared to maintain these principles the question
arises how they to be maintained! l speak
very plainly to you am a very plain man and it may
shall say things which may not be very acceptable to
you Ii do shall certainly regret ii but let
me ten you. that much as appreciate the smiles and
confidence OF you, my country men-and sirs no man
and the approval OF the people Of New York than the
humble individual who addresses you-you have
Of friendship and hospitality and ENTHUSIASTICALLY and
ardenty and sincerely DO recprocate these feelings
and deeply grateful as am for the past-yet tell you
frankly tonight that would not conceal any opinion
that have to gain the appreciation of any woman
or child in New York (Applause) l would rather
my self respect than the admiration of the
world and only do that by speaking plainly, honestly,
frankly and Independently How to sustain these
principles, How are we to promote them,-that is the
question We the verge Of another great conflict
Ina few short months the armies will be drawn up in
battle array and you and and all of US have probably
we are to go to this contest we require to go
there with leader-dcnt De alarmed, Gentlemen |
am going to talk very plainly with you this
question. We are compelled to have leader to
head that army because the other party have leaders
to head theirs Now, the question is who is to head
the whg party cloud cries Of Fillmore, Fillmore
Scott Scott" with feeble shouts Of Jones' min
gied with great clamor cheers Kisses and confision
just exactly what knew gentlemen. Now, my friends
just keep cool and hear Before you go to rally
under the standard Of the party stick you
Like TO your peral friends Raise for them the shout
q Doo as you like, and viii not complain (Ihree
here called for and given to Fillmore, three
Scott three to Gov Jones and three asked for
the Custom House, Now let ask you what sort Of fight
would you make if that army drawn up against
while you shouting for Scott another for Web
another for Fillmore and there the serred ranks Of
the locofocos cleaning in column That is the
,ery thing that TO talk about and but for that
should not have exhausted self III attempting to talk
And now, would succeed in this great contest, |
when these vital principles are ut stake, which
YOU by your silence and approval, have recognized to
be vital and important deeply deeply affecting the inter-
est honor and pcrpetity Of our free insttuons-for
these at staken the name Of liberty ask you ii
you will sacrifice them all by divisions and separations
about men, (Cries Of no no Now, If we succeed in
this great contest only do so by unanimy and
tell you frankly truth-that il will take united,
effort Of the wing party and Of the whole OF
the whig party-for let tell you thing, that while
we may atter that democratic friends
rent into factions they yet let lay
that aatterinc JUNCTION to his soul that these divisions
will continue; when the time and they make their
nomination you may expect to them standing shout
der to shoulder TO fight that great battle
the ascendancy Of ocofoco principles They never
mil TO quarrel great deal but they smart enough
TO do all that work before the nomination is made,
and then as one man they shoulder their musket
and march into line. II is probable that If every
whig in the Union vote for his favoiite candidate
not eject anybody but rs every wing in the
much knows make inroads enough their forces
to elect any whom unite. Now, let you have
your preferences have had my preferences strongly
rs any ought TO have them and sometimes think
have had them rather stronger than compatible with
the wise and just exercise Of the great privilege aud fran
chise Of frcoman-I have had my devotion TO one
which obscurcd all other lights and felt that unless
could follow his banner and noddng plume would find
q silent grave. CHEERS for Henry Clay i remember
how ii in 1870 when the intelgen reached my
State Of result which conceived to be disastrous to
party and which at least disastrous to all the occ
lions sympathics Of my heart remember the part
1 played In an hour Of deep. painful modification
when felt that the sltto had been cruelty placed to
the heart OF the proudes Roman that lived voice
in the crowdwho did IL 2 ~ folded my arms and de-
cared that could not and would not support any man
for the Presidency but Henry Clay But srs when the
the excitement passed away and when came calmly and
cooy TO sit down and count the thing in my mind
then in view Of my responsibilities asked myself this
question" Do you not something TO your country
above men, and seeing that the cruel decd has been
you repair the wrong by refusing to stand with
your frepdslr / resolved TO change my course. /
knowiedg,d my and went TO the support Of General