The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-29

vention than the Democratic Convention at Srentna US
hail. 1t may be desms' necessary by several csntem IN
to correct declarations made on my part that there
were no bullss at that convention. How am to kno
who was thersf ! saw fgsting thers Major Gene.
m Ward of Nestshester, there: Major General Or
vile Clarke there; Chayles Woodru was there with
twenty nine buliies hired at syracue-hs was
thae Minor Q. Story, who fought member Of Assam
bly, On The floor Of the House, when he wss membes of
Assembly ana when the House was in session-he VAS
in the streets OF Alba-and the A,gs is 10 be relied
hs!e aoorsd lie was th.re. And how was sI" to
uhdertaEe to ssy that there fighting that
CohventonS 1T charged that James Irwin was there
ant who Is James lrwnf butcher in the Washington
arket who pays his bills when he travels and sells
tl best beef in the city of New York. He was there
Ing his own BILL seeing to his rights devoted
iahiu and sinc' re democrat and would like to know
wip IS to stop him from going to the Convt nton
lVDice-Nobody) Tie election Of Mr.. Jefferson was ef
iecea By New York butcher Mr. Jefferson wrote to
York would determine the Presidential election. Great
pains were taken to make an Assembly ticket which could
DC elected so that the vote of the State would given
i Mr; Jensshon. George Clinton was on the Assembly
ticket; HoiEtio Gates IL too and so was Iiyiog
tton Great efforts wers made by Colonel Burr and Gene
raj Ha'nilten 70 cary the city Of New York. whils
t,ty spost Minship, the butcher, the who
elected the ticket Whethsr hs west 70 ooavaa
tion or rot am not able to say James Irwin is
man Of property, 'and II my friend Edwin
croswsIl vim Iay back the money lie took
tvi If distngui, he'd Westchester adanantine
will deduct from his estate the money he at
Jim lrwiu can buy them both 1t Is raid Isaac Austen
there He there with Capt ain Castles gun the old
democratic brass gun, which the democracy of the Union
saw when Polk was nominated in lSal, at Baltimore
which they saw in l84s when Cass nominatsd-which
they saw in Baltimore In 1862 when Franklin Pierce
noninated-~hch they saw at Syracuse, when Horatio
it is the gun which was at Syracuse when the ticket
headed Isaac Verplanck nominated ut is the gun which
and 'aughter 1t is bucktail gun 1t never fred when
a Clinton was nominated. Qaughter) 1t is a regular
gun. 1t never bolts. You cannot make 1t FIRE for
boiling ticket But need not speak for the gum the gun
has Just been speaking for itself outside But this is
new idea, that msn is not to ate end conyen-
shirts and silk stockings What would become of the
butt enders and the indoitabe and uutorrided demo
aS asys they could mot not get into w lea paror At the
Adams from the Seven ward measured the ladies' par
lo and he tells that it is exactly forty two feet three
with sofas and chairs and Tom Adams sad not half
the size Of his engine house How you get great
national democratic State Committee into ladies' par
o,S and what is to become OF those of friends who
do not visit those places who accustomed to
Grover here, who changes his shirt often Of
opponents and rather ofener than the other of his op
ponens changes his coat but whose ring ntegr
y natural ability and pure devotion to the democratic
party, far exceed both Of those pettifoggers zap,
plsuse.) Fellow citizens, this doctrine OF violence
the Convention other and for different reasons They
they left in consequence of the slavery question
Why they did not wait till got to the slavery ques-
ton We were unanimous about everything-we were
Rodfed, your candidate for Collector says and let me
lS4S-he was the Cass nominee for delegate to the Ba
more platform in 1862. lie Bucktail when Greene
G. Bronson was Cntonian. He says =
have attended several State conventions ard have
Of Ssc feeling LIZ than on this The
ss ne % ,s
the DECISION Of the macry The ac@atlon that the con- n
yention eyerswed BY vdies venture to not
Pss xas
nsaaS
said on the subject Of slavery
How, then, could have divided upon this question
have the least idea that there anything in the
futect OF slavery to divide the democrats Of this city
We divided in lSiS-we divided in 1Sto but 10
1sSo We carried the entire State with the excep
entire in triumph. What was said then upoa
the subject q slavery Nothing upon earth; II
should not be agated No good nhabitan of the State
Of New York has agate that question for the last
vew TO political Advancement have ALREADY taken
cason to say ethng about union in 1910. How
was that union brought aboutS Why the Cass section Of
the party invited us to go to Rome They appointed
committee aud sent it over to negotiate with us. And
who formed that committee? There was Ellsworth, and
Francis D. Cutting, and Charles Borlend, and Samuel
Beardsey, and William G. Smith OF that committee,
Samuel Beardsley candidate for Judge of the Superior
Court and Cutting member Of Congress. Aud what did
these gentlemen do2 They wrote there doubt
the North against the extension Of slavery in the terri
| tories now free. They sent this resolution =
Rssovaa Ihr We believe tae people Of the North object
| iieye IT TO be unwi;e and impracticablc.
Wel we desrous OF knowing what their real sen
| timents were. They said something like this
we can act with democrats whatever their ideas maj
be with regard to slavery If in other respects sound
l was not member of that committee which negoti
ated with these gentlemen, but was one Of the Rome
convention Finding their sentiments to be these, in
troduced this rcsolu ron:-
assembled in the Presbyterian church. to form
zation IN the state and recommends single State ticket
them. ' 's's''
With this proposition they did not 1T to cloc Mr..
Cutting introduced resolution sgnifying that they
could not succeed in forming union and called upon
the democrats or the State to send to the next
ton men who would unite upon the principles Of the
Rome convention. What were they? Why, resolutions
that they opposed to the extension of slavery being
recognised test They adjourned in the latter part
of August. On the 9Th of September, the regular
democratic convention assembled Mr.. Cutting was Pre-
sdent Of that convention, and lie introduced those
lutions calling upon to nominate half ticket The
Syracuse Convention minated half ticket, and Mr..
Cutting called upon TO nominate four State officers
These the Treasurer and State Engineer the Secre
ary Of state and Judge OF the supreme Court. These
noniI aons made Now does become these Aesrs
Cutting OConor to turn around and charge with
acting unfairly In the election Of 1si9 there those
who bolted from the ticket; but Nh 0Conor and Mr. Cut
ting were not of them. In 1850 We had meeting at
Castle Garden to the Union at which essrs 0Conor
and Cutting attended. An effort then made to break
down the ceocratic party; but it failed it did III
1s4o In 1851 there partial reunion of the party
ard in 1882 gradual reunion was commenced o. on
vernon in 1850, and also in 1852, and to make
anends he supported S'r. Seymour in 1852; and
there very strong suspicion that he voted for him
in 1862 But this deeroh Of the democratic party ON
the Part Of individuals is rather In 1887 the nde
pendent treasury proposed The merchants Of this
city took it into their heads TO oppose this and it /, n
fact tina. when they want any political business done
they call upon the lawyers to do it for them. Now II
you hare taken notice Of the fact don't know but
lawyers peralIy make very poor politicians They call
ed meeting at the PARK, when Charles OConor and Ia
ward Sanford appeared in opposition to the pendent
treasury They acted in cooperation with James Delema-
ter and others.
Nocl--Let ieni 60 TO III Uauehter)
Mr. VAS BuRry--In 1910 think Charles q Conor voted
for Harrison Edward Sanford undoubtedly did and
appointed Judge OF the Marine Court These gentlemen,
however got back TO the democratic party and at
Castle Garden in $780, The legal gentlemen followed the
merchants where they went When they vent to Castle
Garden 10 divide the party the lawyers went with them,
and when they went back the eher followed suit They
'turu about and wheel about, and do Just so'
Noi7--Turn about and wheel about and jump Jim
Grow. (Great laughter and applause.)
Mry3y BrRryNow Ihsve called Your attention to the
ia.e of the democratic party, and bave word to