The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-19
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slsstisn. This was their third meeting, The ques-
tisn for discussion resolution proposed the
previous evening, by Mr. Magagnos, TO question the
candidates Of the two parties, the whig and the
asnosratic.
Mr.. Daniel Willis presided, and Mr.. David G.
Csoly was appointed Secretary.
The question being called up, Dr. Young opposed
Ne resolution, it useess to question the de-
xosratc candidates, who would stick to their pia-
Sbxn Pierce had already declared his determina-
Ton to answer no questions
Mr. NAaAaNos then addressed the meeting, and
MD, we are now on the eve OF a very great event,
which takes place every four years The question
pov before us is not one of selfish interest; it
prsAends that grand idea that the land was made
Er man TO live upon it. The question now arises
which party shall We support! Both parties are
evenly balanced, and which side OF the scales shall
ne throw our body into, seeing we are most in6u-
sstial party? Which Of the two parties, the wings
OF Me democrats, have done the most good for the
people? / say the wings have. The land reformers
have for some time past supported one or the other
81 these parties expecting IN return to DO rewarded;
bat it was all fallacy. lie then contrasted the
wings and democrats, praisipg the wings for the
reason that they always carried out their measures,
whereas the democrats had always failed to do so.
He said, that in South Carolina, which was demo-
ssatic State, and had been always considered as
sseh-in this State where the great John G. Cal
Asun lved-it was well known that the people had
lsss liberty than in any other State of the Union.
The people there could not vote for President
On President of the United States; the voting
AsAg all performed by delegates 1t was now
the time to choose which OF these parties land re-
Formers should support. He then urged the neces-
Ety Of doing something important nj once, and not
10 be putting it of from day to day. Something
nast be done Immediately. Now is the time.
l.. w. RYCKMAN then commental upon the two
parties, but decidedly in favof OF the wings.
Ne said that land reformers did not want any loaves
ss fishes, any Offices whatever; but it his
did opinion that they would have more to hope from
The wings than the democrats. The wings carried
Ato effect all their and the democrats did
not. Therefore, he expected more from the wings
than the democrats Indeed, there was not great
deal Of difference between the two parties only in
the name which was meant to catch voters. He
thought that they should not get any assistance
from Fray kiln Pierce. He was the enemy of land
rsform and one of his most important principles was
that no land should be given away He then refer
red to the vast tide of emigration that flo wing
INTO this country, and said journeymen asked for
apprentices work, and apprentices wages, because
foreigners worked so low that they obliged to
do so. And the children Of those journeymen
obliged to leave their fathers to beg aims in the
public streets. They sent over to Europe heavy and
substantial goods but Europe sent light
and cargoes of idle people in return crowdng this
country to an alarming extent. He then alluded
to the democrats and said that if they true to
their principles they would abolish the Custom
House department., and if they did this it would be
6Tuly uemOcrauc. tapp!duse)
Mr.. CRAwLEY said he was surprised at the tone
Of the last speech. The Germans and Irish were
land reformers, but they were not wings, and if
the land reiormers espousc the cause of the wings,
they will drive on the Germans and Irish from their
sause. 1t is well known that the Germans arc in
vor of Intervention and they also, for the most
part, democrats; but the platform Of the wings de-
nOunced Intervention. He thought the democrats
would be more injured in the great States by the
land reiormcrs gong for the third party the Pitts
bHg movement.
M. SPRAeUE said he thought it was too late to
form third party, and there was more to be
pected from the wings than the democrats. One of
the latter party told him that day that the land
formers were all pack Of thieves, and that they
might 60 to hell and so forth For his part he was
N favor Of Scott who had declared himself in favor
Of land reform, and he would vote against Pierce,
Whe was opposed to it.
Mr. GEoRGE II EVANS, of N. j., was here loudly
called for, ard responded to the call by saying be
agreed with the first part OF the resolution. He was
In favor OF progress, but he heard nothing as yet
70 convince him that the land reformers should
change their position. There were two classes of
party or with that psriy that they hoped would be
most favorable to the cause Another class would
only vote for the candidate pledged to land reform.
The resolution, therefore, takes the right ground
proposes that they should question the candidates,
this he did not think poltic for it would be better
that the Industrial Congress should do it. With
regard to the Homestead bill, though no concurTed
Senate who voted against that measure, he did not
regret its defeat, for it was not SO good as it
might have been, and he hoped that next
time better measure would be proposed, and
carried, too. He insisted upon pledges being given
In addition to platforms, or anything Candidates
had previously said. He would not support even
the candidate Of the Pit.sburg Convention unless
he pledged himself IL he do mot pledge himself and
If none Of the others DO, third candidate must
be found somewhere, and one class at least, Of the
national rtformsrs will vote for him. The other
class viii take their choice of the wing or demo-
cratic party, and in that case he would wish them
TO vote for Scott; but the wsest policy Of all will
be to vote for the candidate Of the third party
pledged TO land reform, and to set up that candi-
date themselves if necessary.
Mr. DEvYR. a northern Irishman, residing at Will
Harrisburg, said be thought that the man who could
hesitate to which Of the two parties he would vote
for, no land reformer at all. Both were equally
corrupt; but the wings were more favorable to land
reform at the present moment The delay Of the
committee of the Senate Ia bringing forward the
report, was to gain time to arrange compromise
between the wing and democratic Senators to defeat
the bill, in order that the odium OF rejecting the
measure might not attach exclusively to one party.
That vote was nota true test vote. II was like the
humbug printing contracts; and be hoped that
test vote would yet be taken that there might be
no excuse left to Senators who professed TO be in
favor of land reform. Did they expect anything
from the principles disposition Of the wing party,
who were undoubtedly the representatives Of the
srstociscy! No; be rather looked to the democrn-
cy-the true democracy, not the sham democracy
t aid their cause They were not to be baiied by
the lodgings Of the Senase. II foreign Intervention,
with the con of bis uncle" at its head, invaded
This country with drawn swords, the people would
walk through them like whirlwind. (Applause.)
And would they suffer the Felches to treat them in
this manner No; they would strike them with
death as bad as the death Of the inyadersa poiti-
cal death for ever. applause lie believed that
the Pittsburg Convention you'd not affect the wings
or democrats, as it would iske equal number Of
votes from both, ard they would 90 to the sham
battle on the I'd Of November comfortably as il
that third party did not exist, because if it take
10000 votes from party. il viii take 10 600 from
the other. They would, therefore, Gre their blank
cartridge at each other and laugh il their sleeves
But let the land reformers fro volley
Of lead into one Of these parties, and thus de-
care for land reform, but the land reformers ough
70 use the wings for their purposes. The way to