The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-03
nj. ,.,... .,...-.-.a and bold defence Of private
80, ss'0n's eeAse'nAnsrX obed't servant,
1'enss. Ne1y tesPeettuIV,s ROBERT KELLY.

rights Very repeatedly. 0'' 0'eo RosERT KELLY.
[Hcre the Fourth Ward ssysa r Club entered the hal
also. the Seventeenth Ward Club WIN transpsrenc's
and appropriate notices. and tie VI INC SOFT Sne
candidates These additions to the s> ~ run mestir
caused an overflow, and the outsiders addfssse'
by Mr. II. p. Carr, Mr.. J. Mumford, and StA ers.]
Mr. inrrSzo D. SHEPARD, District Attorney, VA nsx
introduced to the meeting. He said
Fellowcisizenst Is perhaps of the most scfieus
features cf the democratic character that Is always
ready to respond to any violation Of the constitutions
Of individual rights Never in single instance has II
any assault on the constitution, yet thc
rights Of any citizen. Its doctrine has uniformly been
equal rights TO all. (Cheers) But, fellow citizens II
has been the peculiar OF other parties to
sssail the constitution and 10 trampe popular rights.
li@ constitution Of these United States was assaed
md an attempt made to strike from It that glorious
Teorle, but the attempt failed Recently, too an as
sault has been made against the constitution of this
State And we have met to consider this matter. see
faces Of old friends from whom l have been
aiicnatcd in political action. Nothing would
attempt to violate the constitutions and knew that
whenever such an attempt made they would rally TO
the support Of constitutional principles do not
ed last night He does not think that the constitution
was invaded, or if he does he thinks it too trivial
matter to refer to it. read the speech OF Mr. OConor
to II wss a very able speech; but which utterly
is.ored any attack being made the constitution.
An could not but regret that would talk oil
any ether than the raised here
Mr. dickinson in the midst Of this exciting contest asks
your attention to an issue Of his own He asks you to
JON him in crusade against Franklin Pierce. Now,
feow.citizens we are wise to fight in that contest
wherein our dearest rights involved and to
Germs u.s. If Judge Bronson were friend Of
The constitution he would say " 1t has been the good
eonsuonai rgbs aod 70 % Gr maae me M q
contest because desire the principles Of the consttu
tion to succeed against fanaticism" SHOULD like to
know what the platform Of these people is this
stutional question understood II when Judge Bron-
son wrote his first letter He said then that Governor
Seymour might have signed the bill and it would have
done him no injury But he subsequently modified hs
opinion and inmated that Governor Seymour was per-
hhars right in yssong the Maine liquor law His opinions
last letter. wherein he said he did not desire to be elect
ed ed People might well say aif he doss not why does
knows that he cannot possibly be elected and there
fore Is that he notifies the public that he does not
The selling q uor fellow citizens E proposed BY shs
law TO be put into the hands Of special class in the
community, not to be limited to men Of good character
merely No man shall be a liberty to sell liquor who
is interested in boarding house inn or who d the
keeper Of or interested in any theatre museum
that that great disciple Of temperance, Mr. Barnum
would be- If this bill became law, prohibited from
selling liquor on the ground that he exhibits wooly
horse and keeps museum. (Iaughter) 1t is recog
nzed principle that every mans house his castle The
constitution Of the Union and Of every State in the
to any unnecessary searches This bin abrogates that
provision. 1t authorizes the issue Of warrants not
s% sans of
not only the liquor searched for but all other liquor
found found in the search, shall be seized; so 4
search warrant were issued against the President
Of the Club hr Cochrane and IL the officer should 60
TO his Office in the Custom House to search for a Ave
gallon demijohn Of wine, the officer would have right
to seize every cask and barrel in the building and de-
prye and rob many citizens Of their property The law
executedS (Cries Of "No one') 1t might wel be- and
il necessarily must be in instances that persons
wit yi0Uu
on him. The officer Is not compelled to notice
the owner e the spirits Fellow citizens sseh sw ia
let refer it, hoveysr in reference 70 the sscos-
nsed rights Of citizens arrested for the commission
ter Of what magnitude can never be examined as Wit
ness against himself The law II his shield and protec
or not r~ he Closes his mouth snu and dscHss. y
the law in its mercy and spirit Of fairness directs
a S S
charged with having liquor in his possession is ad
judged to guilty unless he can prove that he
This law provides that for medicinal and
sscranental purposes, there may be sale liquor but
this very law which permits i pronounces generally
and that every sale shall be taken be unlawful Now
what becomes Of the provision Of your constitution aud
called upon to accuse ecu himself What becomes of the
provision Of your constitution that mans property
shall be taken from him except BY due process Of aws
They invaded broken down. trOdden under the foot
Of reckless fanatcsn, fanaticism which, having but
one idea would govern the whole Of the country upon
this view Of the NATTER II seems to me there il no a
lacy IN reference to this subject Now let 90 step
further My learned frend the President, has described
TO you the process Of examination who is selling
liquor subjected to- he has also described to you the
danger Of an nquisitoria proceeding to compel 20
accuse themselves Let me add remark to what he
said upon that subject When person is brought up
for examination, how long may that examination be
no limit to it, and under that law there can be no habeas
corpus. The man must lie In jail, rottng in the dun
geons Of the Tombs till the enemy who e prosecuting
his safeguard and his protection has ceased 70 be Of
vice to him. his feow-ctizens cannot aid him; IL he de-
who incarcerated him, because the issues Of liberty
and imprisonment are placed in the hands OF that
man Fellow citizens know that no person IN this
city who thinks moment upon these questions will
hesitate to the he should take In this contest
lAppiause.l know that attempts have boon made TO
maintenance Of other interests besides your Is
suggested that this is rum campaign but no. fellow
man WHO is afraid to stand BY the Constitution because
fanatics call out rum unworthy tho protection Of
the constitution % AppaSn.e The ,is issue t. upon this
manfully vetoed, not fnching aud trembling
suggested BY Mr. Dickinson, but with msnlIness
nit to cay, Judge Bronson did not show in his six
letters upon the question. (Cheers In this con-
test Horatio Seymour one OF the purest and best men
that ever iveda man against whose private life no
human being has yet ventured TO breathe breath
Of slander is standard bearer fCheersl What do
the democratic party to him aside from this ssuef
Has he in single instance borne arms agsns
sany member Of the democratic partyi know ne ha
been assaled and cruelty aspersed but let any pu
his finger upon single member OF that party whom h
has traduced or prescribed. There Is not one In th
contest he stands position higher than that which
any can occupy in mere party contest. His life
Is ntertwned with the destines OF his State his action
IN dictated by the purest patriotism and devotion 70
the constitution, and know that AL who love II,
and who have heretofore met in Tammany Hall, viii
rally to his support and that we shall accomplish
for him, and for ourselves, victory which will protect
the constitution sgans the assaults OF demagoges Il
our constitution mado the sport Of party action
If demagogues to impair the sacred obligations Of IT,
provisions government ceases to be epublcanall
those elements which have made s glory heretofore,
by will disappear; noble War spangied banner,
which IL recognized the whole GLOBE and in its
most hidden recesscs, would cease to command that
respect which 1t now does and eve and twenty millions
Of free would become, II 10 true, numerous,
hut losing in freedom what they had gained in popua
ton would be no longer objects Of respect to =. men
who love freedom and republican institutions but OBJ
jccts Of pity and contempt; they would be known in
history rs men who had rights but could keep them,
who enjoyed constitutional freedom but could not
tain it, who failed shrunk like edwards before the
onslaught Of demagogues, instead Of rsllyng around