Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-15
DAILY EVENING STAR.
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vr,ised TO come off last night, duly assembled a;
Copps Saloon this city. by half past seven, there
we're som. five hundred persons there, half Wings
and halt Democrats a considerable majority Of the
latter being opposed to the supposed purposes of the
call That Is, to passing resolutions designed to re-
feet on the Administration.
Mai. w. b. Chase, nominated C. ). Wallach
E,q for Chairman and there being no votes again :,
him, he was duly installed.
On taking the chair, Mr.. w. explained to the meet
ing that they had been called together TO express their
high qualification at the moral victory obtained by
the friends OF the Union; evidenced in the result
fthc late elections in the eastern States
He then continued: | need not, therefore 10 ex-
pazting upon this fact iilare on the questions in
v"ved in the controversy. / need Not say that tbs
principles of the National Democrats who have ever
sustained the rights of each and every section Of the
Union, have always met my hearty cooperation,
and rejoice to think that they will not meet with
Ingrat tude from their brethren OF the South. Let
Is IN tones of moderation, and resontfnl spirit
speak out IN those tones Of appreciation which we
% recently and uniiedIy feel.
The Chairman III, n read a hat of Vice Presidents
and Secretaries, moved by Mr.. WendaIl, as follows:
Vice observation-disclosures. II. NJ Morfiit, John
Pettibone, Joicc in the All disappointed Office
seekers John Foy, Samuel J. Seely, Andrew Han
cock, George Parker. Jno. Mills, K. W. Carter, Joe
shillingtnn, &. r. Sengstack. Jno. Y. Bryant, ThoS.
J. Fisher, Il. n. Offutt, F. A. Tucker, A. r. Kim
nell. Secretaries.-McSsrs. W. u. Chase, H. Raw
Bowie, d. Connolly.
Mr.. w. w. Curan, from the body of the Hall.
liant u hon. h.,l h1.IL oar
at George Parker had been put down unauthor-
izcd.
Mr.. Trenholm asked whether any one had been
authorized by Mr.. Parker to speak for him
Mr.. Wendell next offered series of resolutions
IN effect condemning the course of the Administra
tion with reference to their party affairs in New
York; pralSing the President and the New York
AdaDantines, and cOndemning any recognition OF
Free Sellers entitled tn full communion with the
Democratic party.
In offering these resolutions Mr.. Wendell said ::
A. one OF the COMMITTEE and a. sound National
DemOcr1t, L take the liberty of submitting sundry
resolutions. have but ono word to cav, and say
with truth and sincerity, If there is in them one
word that devates from The principles of Democ-
racy affirmed in '4s, and Ie-affirmed in 30.
trust III God that you Will vote them down. (cheers
trust that they will meet the appreciation of the
meeting and that they will be unanimously adopted
The resolutions were then read 10y Major Chase.
Daniel Radcliffe, Esq, then addressed the meet
ms very earnest manner against the adoption o
the resolutions laying that the National Democratic
party OF New York were acting from factious mo-
uyes The resolutions were, in fact, although not
openly levellcd at the President and he deprecated
any such attack upon the Chief Magistrate. He
pointed then to one OF the placards the platforms
abiding TO the late Collector of customs at New
York, Judge Bronson, having the inscription: "The
blood Of The martyrs Is the seed OF the Church,
which he termed dca h-bUw 10 the party. He de-
nounced the dI'contented Democrat, Of n York as A
'e OF disappointed Uffce-seekers, and replied to tie
enquiry, whether he was not Il disappointed one
also By entering infinitely into history of his 20
hnca career. Vote, said no, for these resolutions
and the ruin Of the Democratic party will be the re-
sut-they are, in reality, aimed against the Admin
lsiralon. The speaker then defended the President
against the charge of Free Sssm, SAYING care no;
Tor Franklin Pierce, but for the President OF
the United States. expect nothing AT the hands OF
the Administration, but warn you of the in,idious
designs concealed in this paper, (pontng the
luuons,) which will be the ruin of your party They
say that the! intend no harm to tire President but
you cannot strlke his Cabinet without injurng like
wise lis President. At the conclusion of The al
dress, three tremendous cheers were given tor the
Cabinet, three cheers for Franklin Pierce and thre.
cheers more and three cheers again for the Admins
ustion.
Mr.. Wendell replied in defence of the Nations
Democratic party, and denounced the Van Rnreuitc
faction Is worse than open foes to the Democracy 90
the Union. He decried the attempt that had been
Just made TO characterize disoyal any remarks in
the conduct OF the Administration. Who is Frank
Pierce or who Ia Guthrie; he would ask-they arr
but the enbodiments OF the principles Of the party
mat made them. L. il come 10 this that the free
American citizens should sing hOsannas 10 the King
tCheers.) God forbid, while there was one drop of
blood IN their veins that they should approve Of the
conduct Of General Pierce merely becsuse he va.
Preelcent He concluded by calling upon the meet
ing give three cheers for Dickinson and the course
that he had pursued on the compromise, which was
immediately responded to by the HaIds in the room
Mr.. Overon denounced the Van Buren, party. and
would s-k the meeting what was their history; when
had they stood by the Democratic party: The an
swer would be, ohl, when they could strike the
deeper blow. They ought 10 have been trampled 10
the dust IN 80, sipers a. they were and all their
sympathisers. He believed that the President wa.
an upright man. and did what he thought was best
The conduct of the Free Soil Democrats or Van
Buren, party At the syracuse Convention WAS exc
cradle, and he asked whether there could be any-
thing more than mcrctricious alliance with thai
party, which was more than open hostility Tire al
Nance OF io was impure, an offence To every homes,
man IN the country, they might as we'll make I'M a
hcket with VIM. seward, as Tor the national Demo-
cratic party TO unite with Van Buren, when he had
oppressed as his purpose abolitionize the marty
his supporters, or the democracy of the country
would be- entirely destroyed. The attack had been
hrst made uP'n Dickinson, and every honest man
"aS bound TO rally about him and stand by him 10
The lat. He objected Ia the course pursued nv
"uihnc with respect To- New York politics. He
would maintain the Baltimore Platform against the
Buffalo Platform, and support the men who stand ON
uie Baltimore Platform, against those who stand on
NE Buffalo Platform. The great question was not
opposition TO the Government; those who tried 10
make II 20 had done wrong. The question Wa.
whether Free SOIsm should be an element of the
pmocTatIc party not. and he for one wnuId die
'e'"re he would consent 10 impious an alliance
'IheerS from the Adamantines.)
Ia the course of the remarks OF Mr. Overon, ,h,r,
VIZ avery evident desire manifested by the hard