The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-09

New York and from Washington, had been invited
to address the meeting.
At six o'clock there were about one hundred
people gathered in groups the looking
platform. These people we're apparently loungers,
without much interest in the proceedings of the
meeting Our reporters could not discover in this
" macs any Of the distinguished individuals whose
name appear in the above call.
At little past six, the crowd " had increased
to as many as two hundred and fifty men and boys
the juvenile politicians mastering in strong force
and the little group OF managers arrived at the
clusion that there were enough masses to call
to order which was done by Mr.. E. B. Child, who,
without further parley, nominated the following
list Of officers, which were cared-if silence gives
consent nobody voting eitherway upon them
PRESIDENT
W. B. WEDGEWOOD, ESQ.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
&c. Bryant, 4. @, Kingsland,
A. Spencer Theodore Stuyyesant
Ir. N. A. Southworth.
M SECRETARIES.
Benz Benz. bask%sn, sai In, J.P. s bonnsii '''''
Mr.. Child said he would now introduce Mr..
Wedgewood-but that gentleman did not come for
ward when Mr.. JOSEPH BLUNT was introduced.
The "msss" at this time had increased to some Eve
hundred souls.
Mr.. BLUNT came forward and said-H consulted
my own inclinatons to-day should no. take part ia
these proceedings: but at this season Of the year.
when many Of those who feel as do upon the SUBJ
ject, absent from the city feel that sense Of
duty will not permit me to decline. Some months
since, when, unexpected to any person in the North
ern States and hardly any in the Southern States,
the proposition was made in Washing ton-that the
compromise made under the auspices Of the Ia
e~2 1..x A&fy
OF the representatives OF the South-a compromise
reluctantly assented to by the North-that slavery
sh0ud be toleratec south Of the southern boundary
Of Missouri, and not tolerated north of that boun-
daryl say whom proposition that that compro-
mise, SO reluctantly assented to; so faithfully OBJ
served by the North, was to be made for its repeal
it was deemed thing incredible. Hardly person
In the United States thought il could be done as il
posed could be witnessed in this age, aud
more especially when prompted by men who prided
themselves on their sense OF ,hiyalry. But, fellow
citizens, with view Of EXPIRE sslng our sentiments
on that subject, the citizens OF New York--a city
intimately connected by the ties Of commerce with
all parts of the country, and especially with the
South-a city whose Inhabitants have always
shown themselves willing, nav, earnestly willing, to
maintain all the just constitutional rights of the
people inbabiting that part 81 ths Union-the cit-
zens Of this city, indignant at such contemplated
breach of faith me- and warned the South that il
that breach of faith was censunmsted they might
expect TO find no fiieIds at TIE North hereafter,
except 10 maintain those com promises enjoined by
the constitution. But disregsrding that warning,
they have gone in their course, while it was
iterated by all classes-frst by the merchants Of
the city, then by men wao had no interest In any
think but the maintenance Of principle. Tne
mechanics met together, and they warned them
with slave labor BY the national government.
.<Applausc.) Next met your clergy, and
men of all classes and parties-democrats
and whiss and they joined in the warning too. The
in ftq rt .c fbo
the first time in violation only OF their pliIltad
faita. but in violation of their political, the South
ern whk Senators meeting in caucus to sustain
measure Of the administration without making taeir
intention known to the Noftoera wings OF the sane
puty. After that, what other conclusion could the
people con.e r., but that there Was no longer any
rational, bot sectional party, aiming to control
rIe government They sactccied Ia repeating tho
compromise; but from thnt time henceforth what
Northern man can 60 into the same convention with
men who will take part In sectional conventions to
bet1sy .heir TOW own M br.thren, tApplause.) You sag
this manner to make every man believe that p o.
rnises Of Office and patronage had been made by the
administration to men OF the Northern party We
lind, following directly upon that, measure
brought forward to force the speedy aunexa-
ton Of Cuba without reference to decency or pro-
priety, and notice given By Q senator from
Louisiana that the force which we had pla ed
the coast Of Africa for the suppression OF the iu
famous traffic in human beings should be with.
lrawn. This shows tnat sectional party intend to
pursue no measure Of policy, but to make slavery
aggrandizement the great object OF their Political
course. We warned them that they must not DO
guilty Of that violation Of great compromise; and
now We have to 60 on and carry ont what we said
we would do. do not mean 10 argue tho question
with you on that subject; tho public mind of ttis
country has been fully informed on IL already.
only mean to state these things 10 show that your
warnings have been disrcgsrtlcd, aud that Il he.
es Scn to ,cs = men, Let them understand
Northern faith shall Be carried out to the very let
ter; hsf - they, on their part, have violated tho
comprumise, We will regard no compromises but
th0ee epjoined BY the constitution; that We will
unite, diMegardtng ell political questions that have
hitherto divided %. (Applauss) Fellow.ctizeus
win dctain you no icnger from hearing the reso-
Iona which form the business Of t6e meettnr.
the nomlnaiipn OF tho delegxtes who are 20 a.
at The convention and thsrs give sxpresxion
our eentiments.
Rinnt herc gave way 70 BnyAArM 3. BuCx-
SQy Who rcd ths s6llowing Issslntism:---
~, That vhea u repeal a tho Msssonn con