The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-05

lin Pierce did not act as this man did Fellow citizens
thing that would hurt the feelings of that man who stands
at the head Of the administration Feo citizens, there
has been strange attempt made to split the democratic
.Nuyvss Institute too Who brought up the bill for
te admission Of Texas into the Uaionl There was q
sion ofTexas into the Unior r Isaac Townsend
of Il e Aims house Governors, Of that party
an is c. sps Dd ne
not do them. IA voice in the crowd-'who defeated
CssspI will tell you who defeated him free soilsrs;
they the who defeated the democratic party
l34S Ia voice in the crowd-s'Three cheers for Cass
a. sDd Bussl cloud !, shssring there any man in
traion of their aiairs9 [Cries of sNo no The
Sta of New York sound, and always has been sound
but he hoped vhat every effort would be used to heal
the difficulties shat separated the democratic party. We
never bolted W. seat twenty nine to defeat
the for evernor hired assassns to throw
this .Scheers) No. we stepped up to che polls and
voted Ike men, tCheers) AID we are all OF obliged
to then: for their cTnduct Was theircond,t anything
like I'm on menS ! think not. They have played the
gameof "heads wiz, and tails you lose."
The uproar for Van Buren, again, and The Prssi-
dent announced that Lr Van Bu,sn had not returned
He would introduce Mr.. scrugham Of westchestcr But
Mr. Scrugham shook h.o head, and Mr. MAYNA,p was
finally introduced. He said =
Mr. Chairman my democratic friends and fellow. citi-
zens-i am not one Of the announced speakers for
this evening" nor am l going to indics speech upon
you. am only showed in to fill little vacuum,
have time to make speech and, therefore, l WIN
not begin one, but will say few present
within the hearing of my voice. viii do 30 by cali
ing your attention TO text taken BY u wagcisb
minister OF my scquaintance His text was" Adam.
where art thou" and hs text he sad naturally divided
itself into three parts First, all somswh ere;
second we are all travelling somewhere; third, fear
some OF US will and ourselves where shall wish
hadn't been. Now permit me to say in relation to this
secession that the leaders this secession phaanx are
old fashioned federasts hom used to Gxht-for my
rty wear Thavc a;rt,
our ranks they stayed with while had the loaves
and shes but tie moment began to feed the husks
10 them they took up thsr pack and wended their way
home and / wish them God speed upon their journey;
and hope the fatted calf will be killed. and the family
my text-f some of roy young friends who have looked
upon them as democrats should happeE stray of and
yourselves in the end where you wish YOU hadn't been
(Ctes OF ivan Buren, and 500 on.') am desired to
tSsuP' this place till he comes and merely desire to
other time ! may have opportunity Of telling ffty
better.
Mr. JOHN VAN BuREN came forward and addressed the
audience follows
CTUINs-lt gives me pleasure to meet you again,
80 socn after the glorious meeting had few evenings
since. This grand assembage satisfies me that the in
terest of the democracy of this State instead of tagging
sha aaa e increase @ as 'ne Gay OF
propose to submit to you tonight. thank you most
sincerely for being kind to call on me- and shall
make few suggestions In respect to some of the
tions which agating the public mind. In the
first place. The Young Mems Democratic Union
Club it becomes to drop tear the memory Two
of our Presidents Daniel B. Taylor the frst-we
have lost him. daughter James Brady was the second
We lament his loss (sight cheers, and voice, ..He
is a better man than your am glad to see that
though he does not meet with here he had a
meetipg last evening at Metropolitan Hall, which
called to discuss his claim to the Office of Attorney Gene
raj He was the chief speaker that OCCASION He has
forgotten an old adagc of our profession that he who
pleads his own cause has fool for client (Cheers
and 'aughter) He did, however, assemble meeting in
Metropolitan Hall, nth u vast handh announcing that
Gen. Csss, Mr.. Dickinst n, aid about five and twenty
other prominent men, to address the meeting. But
when the meeting held Il turned out that the hand
bill itself was large enough to cover all the speakers VIII,
presented themselves to advocate the hard ticket Ex
cuses were plebty-pobody was hand TIE terrified
W Ters st5ci % sn with additional
mans feast, which Mr.. Dickinson would tell us ABOUT
IT he were here, where ali, with consent. began
TO make excuses. Nobody was forthcoming one lad
married wife and he could not Laugh ter ana
applause And various other were made by the
individuals Lvited to speak en- that occasion Martin
Growers ell were on the ground in numbers his
friends here prepared 10 support him at the pol-at
the election to come of on Tuesday next (tpalauss,
and few voices, We are'D Now, great Importance
has been attached to the fact that when attended
Syracuse Conver tion did not assent 10 dissent from
the resolutions which there proposed Let say
word two to you in reference to u position which
have occupied in the contests which have gone BY For
fifty years prior to ls4S the democratic party of tho
United States refused TO discuss the slavery question
We had slavery in the District; had fugitive slave
law we had slavery in several of the States; yet the
democratic party absolutely refused TO discuss
that question. In 1s4S proposition was
ad'ancedthat slavery should be extended. resisted
that 1t has not been extended The question has
settled abide by the compromise, and shall be of
the last to resist it But it deemed expeent
by the Syracuse Convention to 60 further and
a resolution introduced which had not had any
opportunity to That resolution in these
Resolved That under the sacred pledges the eonttu
s1 entitled to % to Sr
NS s rsss 20 ~; Ts% o1i 9 &
and are ssat q to 2 and
reIutance encouraged by opinion as their propr
5 Iss S hs
belongs.
renewing Congress or out Of it, the agitation Of
the slavery question: under whatever Irstext the attempt
During the reading of these resolutions there
noise produced by scung at the far end of the room
Mr.. Van Buren, resumed-I had had no opportunity
to read that resolution, and it will undoubtedly
time to read it, assent, cordially aud cheer
fully to that additional resolution. believe that the
believe that it is the duty Of every citizen live up
the constitution; that there is law higher than the
constitution Of the United Sates and when have duty
to perform Ipsrft rm it cheerfuy, whether that dut, Il
to surrender fugitive slave to dust the jacket Of
boiling adamantns Martin Grover assents to that
luton. NowI hope Mr.. Brady will support him 10 pre-
recommended to his friends most worthy of support
This being the case, having adjusted all the difficulties
Of thers is nothing which should continue the
which has existed In the democratic ranks dur
Ss na last Ss,sS IN s
And, ellow.citizens, let me say to you ons
word further in explanation. We had difference itt
General Cass. We differed with him in reference to the
organization of tse party. The democrats Of Tammany
Hall who were sent to the Baltimore Convention were
excluded from that convention. We had difference
wth him respect to the question Of slavery it then
existed That Is over and past We have difference
with General Cass and no bad feeling towards him
Aoud exist in the ranks of the democracy. 1t
owing to the opposition Of people that General Cas
not nominated in 1882 He failed to receive that
minaticn, bat like true democrat he for
ward and supported Franklin Pierce He has done
Since that time he has faithfully supported the ad
instration Of Franklin Pierce. Since that time hi
organ, the Detroit Fs Press has sided with the regular
democracy Of the State of New York, repre-
sented in Tammany Hail. !, therefore, say to yor
that thsse differences have far gone by that in respec
to self, not trace of them remains. Personally
never had an uniind feeling towards him. have ON
oyed the intimacy of that great and good in foreign
countries ~ wall as at home and regard him now a
among the cherished leaders Of the democratic rarty
have means Of knowing what may be his peculia
views in regard te myself but, knowing and regard
Ing him Of the great haders Of the deraocrati
union here to unite with thre,