The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15
VAN buren, ANn-NEDRAsxA MEETING.
Speeches Of Hon. John A. King, Curtis
Noyes, and Mr.. Kaufman.
Letters from B. Z. Butler and Greene c. Bronson
RESOLUTIONS, PROCEEDINGS,
&c. &C., &c.

night 0t the broadway IaDefnecle were between
two and three thousand persons present among whom
observed about twenty thirty ladies' On the wan
Of the passage leading the building there was large
poster requesting all who attended the meeting to sign
petition against the Nebraska BILL and each person be-
fore entering presented with ticket which he had
to return to man which was stationed at the door
At the appointed hour, half past seven the meeting
called to order by Moses II. Grinnell, ESQ., who
nominated Abraham Van Ness a. President and the fol
lowing gentlemen as vico Presidents Secretaries
Wood Peter Luther
Robert 'Hs' sns. %s n Ss' Msn o.
s ssa mS'Rp sssRs sTP'o Ms.s'
Hts ssiS.is
3D. william waiting Genera. I Jos. s. Aver ~
william ss a1n Sisa! RsSss caeSSSs
ksy SSsn Kaos Esa'sr ps.my John
5os$is Dsyd oIypl.ns II clsain wi!is$ , s,ass t.
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S,is. wsi,ISsi J1' ! Sasss;ssSss 4 %s!sss
Ss:ssa IiasSsSss 1snPSIps z:assI Pratt A:a5sS &
Bryant joseph Mos william bsss
charles BaksS George LswTsass Charlie; Kin
isnf' narsas Gssa
Williams william 4 yermilye, Hiram Kstcham Psia-
Sssreigris. AsMullsn, Andrew = sshul., Charles
ham I,sae LIB. Bailey BRYANT! S.%pScrss
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After the foregoing list officers was accepted BY the
meeting, prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. ycrmiye The
following call Of the meeting then read and was re-
ceived with repeated cheers =
CALL FOR PUBLIC MEETING.
The Citizens q New native and aaopsS o an
parties and ereedof profession and hold
resehsrywho themselves to be- outraged and their
y as IL hs
disposed to DO Of territory which theirs By
.ssss III;
s s1sr s' ssa
s. s they
var. a. = that
the people and the
the labor any
Territory north q - Ss and that all who
outrage At their own risk
che free States in violation Of al pledges compromises
10 take .. shall seem meet to prevent the
q the bill By The HCg,: Of to
n yiestss cherished aa.en. usage which
shspng the policy and nsnons o. their chosen homes
sS an. sss The Of
naturally hostile to free institutions and free
70 Nth The sssnny
despite Corruption bribery and resch
continue free. ''AA'-'' '"~'' '''''''
At the conclusion of the foregoing CALL the following
letter from BENJAMIN F. Butler was read -
LETTER FROM BENJAMIN F. BUTLER.
NEW YORK. March Is, 1854.
GETniES-A severe attack of influenza, under which
am suffering win prevent speaking at the meet
to that part Of the bill for organizing the Territories of
and Kansas lately passed by the Senate of tho
United States which repeats the 9Th section Of the Mis-
enable you trust to make such other arrangements as
my absence may render needful. Allow to add that
and voice shall be sufficiently restored to Justify it,
unite with fellowcitzens in appropriate public
remonstrance against the meditated iniquity
1 am, very respectfully, your obt servant,
b. F. BUTLER
This the only letter read but the following docu
ments were sent to the Committee Of they
ought certainly to form part of the proceedings the
Tabernacle last evening We therefore insert them
To nm EDITOR or NEW York HERAID
have Just learned that the Evening Posts paper
which rarely ssehas resorted to the trick OF publish
inx what said in 1s4S against enactng the wilmot pro-
vso and against establishing slavery in free territory by
the legislation of Congress- though opinion
against the Nebraska bill Finding myself in this way
msrepresented before the public, win thank you to
make known my opinion Of the Nebraska bill by publish
March IA, 1854. GREENE G. BRONSON.
NEW York, March IA, 1854
UsSrrnn-I have received your invitation to attend
an can't Nebxaska Meeting to be held at the Broadway
closing the COPY Of letter which lately addressed to one
of the members Of Congress from this city You win
that my views Of the pending measure daer very widely
the temper Of your letter Is far from being favorable to
that calm and dspassonate consideration which matter
of much importance to the country ought to receive
Should the same spirit be generally manifested both
sides Of the question: the stability Of the Union win be
That feature Of the bill which has excited 50 much feel
ing is only important by way Of asserting principle
and removing dangerous element Of strife from the
halls of Congress- for there Ii not the slightest
believe that slavery will be established in the newly
organized Territories And should II 60 there II will
not add single to the number Of slaves in the United
states nor tend any degree to inure their condition
There therefore, little cause for so much heat on this
subject
slippery administration for those politicians at the
South who struck hands with the free sellers Of the
and the whatever influence rood
for evil it may have upon the men in power. am,
very respectfully yours, GREENE G. BRONSON r
NEW York, Feb. q, 1854.
DnAx SxR-The Nebraska bill has, as understand been
40 amended that II neither have the effect Of legal
izing nor prohibiting slavery In the Territory but will
Leave that question to stand the constitution and the
decision Of the who are to exercise the powers Of
government The bill is based o.. on the republican
great principle Of nonntervention by Congress- in the
local affairs Of the States and organized Territories.
The principle of the bill removes the slavery question
from Congress- and refers II TO the local authorities
where il properly belongs This II with the strongest
Of all the which have been assigned In favor OF
the measure. The moment Congress shall plainly de-
existence Of slavery In the States and Territories
nlavery win 70 be subject for political action in
the free States Men there may st talk and write and
preach about slavery in the South and they may
about slavery in Brazil Briti.h India Cuba and Russia
but that very dnerens thing from acting upon the
In the slave States the question Of getting rid Of the
institution win DO agtated sooner OF later and win
be done the more certainly and with better prospects
the slave the people Of those States viii be left
to deal with their own affairs as they please, without
the political action Of outsiders who have no business to
intermediate The people Of the Territories viii also dis
cuss tho slavery question In framing their institutions
but II s morally certain that there win be no slavery In
Nebraska where neither soil climate IL adapted 70
that kind Of labor And, besides most OF the emgrans
10 the Territory viii be from the free States r. how