The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-04
IMPORTANT POLITICAL DOCUMENT.
SPEECH OF HON. DANIEL S. DICKINSON
THE NEBRASKA BILL AND THE SLAVERY QUESTION.
HIS POSITION DEFINED.

Var 10 the Knife Against the Administra tion
and the Soft Shshs,
Corssspondence OF the New York Herald.
IxrM, N. Y, Sept. 80, 1854.
Circuit Court-Hard Oryanisotio~ AND Mam Aasting-D.
s. Dsc1i~soHs Speech Spon Nebraska dc DC.
The Circuit Court is In session here, Judge Grip
pen presiding with large calendar and many interest
ing causes. The hards who for years have had
separate organization, met few days since and organ
ixed and nominated full hard Ticket and D. Mckin
being here in attendanc upon court they assembled
in considerable numbers last evening" and he addressed
them uron invitation. send you sketch Of his
marks upon The leading topics. HARD SHELL.
MR.. DIcKINsoN's sPEgcH.
Mr. DICKINSON said his was entirely professional
business in the Circuit Court sitting here and he
hAd expectation that he should have the pleasure Of
meetr large olsge Of democratic friends,
the honor of addressing them upon invitation that al
though he entirely upon business which demanded
his attention, and although the political campaign had
not yet fairly opened he always happy, upon all
suitable sions to address his fellow citizens upon
public affairs
He rad he had not for time appeared before the
of exciting interest had arisen and been
vassed upon which he had rot spoken The most
active part of his life had been devoted to the
public service When he entered upon 1t his brow
rudty with the glow Of YOUTH and when he left It
his head was whitened with the weight of years.
When he returned to his home, at the expiration
Of about fifteen years. he had been bereaved Of half
tho little household with which it had pleased Heaven to
bless hm-his domestic altar lights nearly extin.
~. ~-s~ ~
glec bis profession, to which he had returned, and
his private business had demanded his best energies and
his mind had sought seclusion from exciting topics
which his tastes approved and his interests demanded to
which, after long period Of srduous labor he deemed
himself entitled He had lesrned to look upon political
struggles with more Of calm philosophy than par
tsan asrerty and 1t only during the Of
stirring campaign he engaged in public discussions He
said the only end apd aim In political affairs worthy o.
the pursuit Of honorable mind that Of establish
ing sound principes and that organisations for the
purpose Of obtaining Office and place. In the
highest degree and able that the OF
AL parties were honest ard ncsre-the leaders Of all
in q g1eaer less degree sslash and ambitious, and
lsboripg for the attainment Of personal ends That pro-
LESSONS Of patriotism cheap and plenty every
side aud that the only mode for the people to
judge party by the fruits of its policy He said
the oeuocrats hsd placed in nomination for Governor
bronson, 6rm0
the hopor of holding some correspondence with Mr..
Guth ie the distinguished Secretary Of the Federal
Treasury correspond which his hearers probably
remembered, and which he presumed the honorable
Secretary hGd not yet forgotten That Judge Bronson
wes ated it would be source Of Qualification to re-
memtr that the democrats had presented candidate
who was eminently worthy Of their support, and II
elected the rst state in the Union would DO honored
by Governor who for learning integrity and statesman
shp haa superior in the Unionthat he had been
sented personal purpose but the representative
Of great principles upon which the national democratic
Organization reposed pies foun led and established
by Jefferson and practsed and illustrated BY Jackson
Those principles constituted the platform Of the demo
craft. orgAnzaton all could read and understand It, and
would respect its manly frankness, they did not sp
prove its sentments Its stone was the consitu
tion and its superstructure justice, equality and truth
Thess principles may be eptombsd for season. but they
were sacred in the estimation of the people and would
again FORTH like Lazarus from the grave, and be
clothed with health and beauty The great natural ard
hereditary antagonism of the democratic principle
what known the whlg organization; it had,
from the foundation Of the government opposed
lsadir democratic sure and in the end been
pelet to ackno Wedge the justice and wisdom Of the
democratic policy; and among such measures hs msn
TONED the acquisition Of Louisiana the war 1872 the
-oveithrow CT the United sta'es Bank, . protective
tariff the independent treasury system, the
annexation OF Texas, and the acquisition Of
Cslforri. and yet he said the, entered upon every
public good with - much assu anee as though their
polio, had been approved that they got into power
out Of IN
we about to lose thrm, and that they would be
merged in the formation Of great, absorbing anti
sa, party, for thoul not again and party
cor bnDg uch personal cleyerness and much po.
ticsl error that Democracy must have an oppor ent
In bel e0u and lima
rspy blows had teen received and returned out Of
the seo, especially IS We were constantly getting their
the whg party had for considerable time professed
sDu slavery doctrines but that this year they had
vsry policy than usual and woala most inevitably bring
mp in the end in effect If not In name. party devoted
party Of most Convenient c.psclty-was usually
In favor Of everything which was popular or
p.u.i1s ~ tnd ,anr , III. the vhSs
or eoube akin, created for the purpose, the whig
party vas carving and conceallng some f dozen par
cALd date for Governor given to understand
sni.bIe and worthy citizen in AL his private relations
but to his public ability he believed he had been
ovenAted BY the wings themselves.
Az to the organization called sotsand he used terms
only ons-there had been eonsdsrabls ankle
V mspfsstsd 10 ino~ whether Governor seymour their
csn ioate for renewed honors would consent to He
thought the report O the procssdngs OF their
tfon correct, there di Guilty that subject
for according to the published accounts the Governor
the moment he heard Of the nom and at the
graph they bsd yet caught him and Il vss fair 70
that the sks OF bis we're yet standing out
n horzonta position In his flight rs could not bat
COR grs tulats bis soft fiieDds having csndidsts
who ,hus far has run well The eoft Organization
could long exit and he invoked the rapk and Ale
Who misd BY the p,etensons of interested lsad-
ers eturn to the demo cratic standard The organ.
ixation was baaed upon no loftier pretension than
the suop rt Of admpistration viii h had NO more
future than katy did, Its convention in Syracuse
though containing worthy men, Was under the control
Of hs governments apponteestensnts OF the New York
Custom Hcuss, who there crammsd like Christmas
tubsys with Mt bread and butter to sing ho
sanpss to the wisdom Of the administ alton who fed
thema memorable nlus alton of the interesting truth
that "hs knoweth It's and the his masters
crib be said their revolution the subject OF Ne
brAska condemned the measure and congratulated the
country it, passage; and portion Of the party
expressed high sense Of qualification that the
. !. infamous Nebraska fraud" was condemned BY
ingly rtaAed that in the ieaolufon thu NAhrAa