The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-10-20
From the New York Tribune.
RATIFICATION MEETING OF THE FREE DEM0C-
RACY In NEW YORK
SPEECHES OF JOHN P. HALE AND OTHERS.

RACY In NEW YORK.
SPEECHES OF JOHN P. HALE AND OTHERS.
At the call of the Central Committee of the
Free Democratic party, a meeting was conven-
ed at the Broadway Tabernacle, last evening
to ratify the nominations for State officers
made by their recent State Convention at SYRIA
cuse.
Edward A. Stansbury Esq, Chairman of the
Central Committee, called the meeting to or
der, and nominated the following list of off.
GERS
President-MinthOrn Tompkins
Wee Presidents-William Jay, Dennis Har.
ris, Andrew Lester William f. Whiting, D. D.
T. Marshall William T. Dawley, Joshua Lea
WITT David Marsh, William s. Dorr, A. d
Gale, Henry Belden, John Brown, d. NJ Ora
ham, Horace Waters, Thomas Ritter, Charles
SchOley, H d. Sharp, William G. West, Alon
20 s. Ball, Thomas s. Berry, Daniel H. Sands
Charles R. Miller, L. d Mansfield Seth w
Benedict Alexander Mcdonald, Jesse G. Havi
land, j. + Snodgrass
Secntaries--Henry B. Dawson Lauristcn
Hall, VIM. 5. King, Jr, Norman S. Beatty
julius &. Overbauer
Ga taking the chair, the President was re.
ceived with hearty cheers, and spoke in sub.
stance as follows:
Although not knowing by what right am
here, cannot shrink from cause which my
heart approves, and which am prepared at
any sacrifice to maintain aud enjoy To sub
NIT to tyranny and oppression, is not only un.
inviting but degrading, and, in my opinion
criminal but believe we have not yet arrived
at that point. Applause When you behold
two or, may say, three great powers Of the
day willing in their trucking subserviency tc
The Slave Power, passing great resolutions, and
endorsing as fnality that unconstitutional
measure, the Infamous and degrading Slave
Law and attempting to force it on our nation
al statute book, then | say, is it not time for
action? Two great parties have told us we
snail not discuss the question of Slavery II
you believe it not, then surely it is the time
l@ Neater action. for myself, can only say,
VIM not DO resolved by any resolutions out of
my hght to discuss any question. Much ap-
pause | mean to agitate while life and
Oreath and being lasts, TO procure, among the
most important measures of the day, the abol
ton of Slavery. will not detan you, gentle
men but call upon the Committee for their re-
port
Mr. +. A. Stansbury, Of New York, then
read an address and resolutions amid frequent
Interruptions by applause
Mr.. n. Swift, of Massachusett was now in
tOduced. He said
claim for my native State that it is the
only section loyal to the mi,sjon of America
Applause. At the time the Constitution was
ADOPTED, Slavery was in bad repute. 1t was
"oked on with sorrow and regret, and the
whole country teemed with denunciatons of
" hltwere right, why attack it, The morn
ng star stood in its effulgence in the presence
" man and Slavery, if it were divinely cOnsti-
'S'eu' bound by no moral limit--it was the
qua ned Greek maiden, and not the lowly man,
'lPau'e when poetry, art nature, and the
history OF the world, all the attributes of God
OIL uenounee and oppose it, Can auy of Us
0Omprehend 1t with its actual horrors No.
We are not acquainted with it, Slavery, ostra.
E fr oy every other country, is fostered here
lOres Ol shame, shameful IL grasses every
moral ieeling from the mind and DESTROYS the
'Oul by Its damning influence.
"a glowing description of Slavery and the
influence 1t possessed over the commercial in.
, I,ess OF the country, was here introduced by
ae speaker and, after an sllusion to the SER
wees rendered by his friend John P. Hale, in
auceu In the case of the Jerry rescue SC.
Nc continued characterizing that gentleman as
t"y Oh The really unterrfed Democrats laugh
VINO crouched not before any Slave Pow
G.. hid 1t not been for Slavery, said Mr.
IN we should have had a National Rail
NO, oau connecting California with New York ::
,,I e"s now we have only National Turn
ae terminating at Washington. Laughter. !
as, Inherent this road from the famous sun.
Ter e,Oand railroad" The tickets of the lat
~'O all iren and ,ta v,o.ao,..-. III r.
orr i An who 20 into it at one end slaves, come
mar. inc other free. ICbeers The road
ho' 'dl issued bonds but it recoIlected those in
II with them. Laughter and annlanse
;"'er paid any dividends I'm, Il ,,fIl ,no.,
'narehoiders in HEAVIER! One nc or, ,,;,
q fI W newspapers has already lowered Il. aso
Whigism, and hoisted the stands.d 81 DE-
puoicanlsm. Cries Of name s;no ~ 80 I've,
, name and Tribune Yes, mean ia, Tr,b
.otne young men of New York would sov
A.. sOld or two IN conclusion. We need Won,
sns oce We want correct Organization
uD,;.. ,here is anything more than that, it il
e5 rd organization to put down this dread.
ean p'Ner OF Slavery for recollect no nation
With er achieve greatness whose path is strewn
and may not live to sec Slavery overthrown
'er'y triumph, but
another hand tho sword shall WELD,
TN mother hand the standard wave,
rom non the trutnpets mouth is peaId
~, NC oHast OF triumph o or our grave"
hoducodd non T. l.. Keys, of Mass, was then in.
cent "a p 70 The position Of distinguished an
ina new i1"oPl believe, on being introduced
voDda.N place tie was askod--smoog all the