The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-05
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With he nominee whs Convention and mem his snds
The Ssshvs Ci.ioa 0, the I'd August reports NJ.
Nicholson to have saia, In . public speech made at
GAlstin, on the 2s h Of July, ~ follows
Scott s.sss shss he vii not in .Ss appointment Of
his Gaiesrs REQUIRE - test s1ao. conformity % his own
rasys sisse n %Ss
h.ir opinions we're not ia exact oonioruiy
MI they xess nS
b prescribed xam office because o. their opinions u
s; hoe rssss Fillmore At tho North and
These he leading democratic papers Of
Tennessee and read thsm 70, the purpose Of shG
BY Benjamin But Of your distinguished citizens
was referred to At the time by whg orators and quoted by
whig papers in which he his for supporting
General Pierce in preference to Scott Nr Butler himself
there said that he and his party expected nothing,
demanded nothing entitled to nothirg from the
banes OF Genera Pasce GovA..6r EnnA stAtsd h.fass
| you, also, that ut = certain time whom the sky
looked dark, and when tho whole future LOOKED
quarter light would dspsl the darkness Others
wings and democrats together to reject every
man who was tainted with free soils and they did re-
ject every ut that time had occasion, gentlemen
throughout the OF 1852 when called upon to
fer TO thi, subject to speak OF Mr.. Flmores course;
but gentlemen, what must be nortaoa tion-Wlth
what shame must ye hide faoss-when 9 I'D .
democratic administration counenRnoine such prnopIe
Now gentlemen do intend to abuse the President.
| do OF know that go ~ far a. you 90 10
your resolutions which have adopted other
siops for If faith to be put in the earnest observations
OF any man. President Pierce would be Able-has
WINGED that he at least has endeavored to do what he
thought the bsst. am willing TO concede that his
taken in the mode OF accomplishing what he desired
aeeon plish, by the policy adopted (Appl,uss Tao
this:-ae ought to have made the coaproni..
men-the true men Of the Nor.h-.he msn who
id not fsiter from ls4s doTa-,hs men VINO
stood by the constitution throughout ths whole
of the .iercs confict-he ough. to have made
them the basis OF his administration. (sud appause)
Those the who ought 10 have received his con
patronage OF his Office In question coNot even
to the extent that he ought not TO have included all
members Of the party who profess and TO be sin
cere In the pro'ession-A who profess to b. with
him In the principles asserted in lis inaugural Address
before the people OF my district, dsfen led President
Pierce for the composition Of his Cabinet defended
recognise the fres sosrs those who had such.
BY the appointment Of sn occasional man who
had given upqoestionaols signs Of repentance and
people OF my district that would not defend
him en- the floor Of Congress, or anywhere else, if
he pursued different from this II he decArdei
the friends whose opinons whose sentiments had elected
him. and he gave his patronage chiefly to those OF the
opposite party should not defend him there any
where else Applause In September last happened
to be In Washington City private business on
that occasion having Just gone through very severe
as to have whis majority OF six hundred agan,t
and having been elected by sorty OF two votsa-oud
tsmsn (more applsuse)-and certainly sufficient for all
practical purposes daughter Some Of my friends In
ih.. city thought that entitled to some little con.
alteration or compliment, and accordingly
General Pillow, also . Tepnesseean, happened TO
be there q the same time, they divided the
dinner or supper There was a member Of the
cabinet At the table, and, gentem.n, he made speech
that occasion. When was calss upon to reply to
sentiment say something political affairs said
the presence OF that entsmsn and reported In tho
Union OF that date though, indeed, very imperfecy-
thst had had no icuy in my CANVASS except In de-
ding the appoin uts Of the President that unless
TIE President adhered to the great del great sent
ment OF the people, which mia election conducted
his admnisral ion could be successful and would
never be supported by the people. (Applause) Well
fhott after that the rst article sppsared in tho
Union denouncing tnat dstipg he'd pAtr
otto man, Daniel Dickinson (Euthusiastic chesrng)
was amazed began to open my eyes I began
then, for the fret time, to see the drift
OF the sdmnistrAtonto understand exactly where It
was gepg and quick the heels of that
article came that celebrated mil sve from Mr. Secretary
Guthrie directed to ore OF your most distinguished fellow
citizeps-GIeensC Bronson. cloud appiau. Gentle.
men, Go not pretend to be very well lainted with tbs
ocsl politics of the State OF New York; no. kaow
Mat care being very infinitely acquainted with them.
determination OF these positions, thai that any
body should be very mnutsy acquainted with all
from tine to time But there arc great general ivirg
fsc,s, that 10 fail to DO rot sars TO in
qule whether the ceA ton OF s49 entered into 81 Rome
CT Utica in this State Was adopted and sanctioned by
the great body OF the democratic party OF the
State I believe, howsver that . considerable
portion OF those Who have been throughout the
whole contest objected to thai coalition and refused
enter int IL and ions denounced 1t.
(Applause But ray It is utterly portant to in
quire into this fact IL ought to be enough for South
mar at least 1t seems to my poor Judgment to
krow that recently within short time past, In the
judgment OF those men who have been 1T all times true
became necessary aud proper for them to separate from
the opposite wing u the party. cloud applause do
do not care to to Syracuse and to determine whether
the opposite psrtyhe "softsn they are termed Ia
your any UNIV orthy unpsriotc MEANS OF
carrying their ends In that convention 1t WAS matter
OF lie importance ard should DO matter OF potanoe
TO Southern men The bare fact tina. those who
had stood by re believed Is to be just and right that they
thould separate from The free soilers 70 me Qht
TO be for M sufficient We ought to be satisfied with the
n.s that you panty is wholly uneontamin.sed BY any
other party although they may contain large portion
OF those men who acad With you 10 lS4s yet, unques
whole force OF the free sellers OF the democratic party
(Applsufe This fsct wish 70 be fully Known II Ia
osvery Soahern and every southern man.
from end Of the Union to the other that the sot
party contains the whole free soil democratic party Of
The State OF New York. (Caeers) Martin Van Barren,
John Van Blu and all the rest and Is to this party
If Am not mistaken, that President Pierce aud his
Administration have the ii uence, the favor AID
the support Of their patronage
SIvBRAI Volus-" That is it,
Is this true or false
Loud cries OF TUE true-but too truen
Well gentle men, this be true, do you suppose that
have done any thing that enc ansers position, IL de-
sre TO retain H. BY assuming me ground that have
suned NJ Washington city? II s rue that every base
and servile org,n from the Richmond Enqairr down to
TIE o. Nkoio gang, nAve opened tnsr bAt
tories upon It true that democratic papers in my
own stste have denounced me- but have met thoss de-
nuncia ions before and know perfectly well that when
go before people and tell them that big Van Buren, and
little Van Bnrep, and all the rest Of them comprised
within the party who the favoes OF the admnistra
uop the people will sustain have not offered to
reply in any shape for to any OF the attacks which
hsve been made upon me- IhAve believed myself to be
right, and care nothing bu. to pursue that which s
night. (Applsuse) We OF the South, who dstermnsd
but ak years than six years asotbAt the
passage 81 the Wimot proviso We would break up the
oonfedei Lcy-thAt would resist it to the breath
VIII never consort with those men who still retain the
opinions and iefufe to give tn mp though
they may make whole profession OF adherence TO the
Baltimore platform. ask, can the Southern people
be eectived BY such hollow preiencsS | tell
you i is impossible. l tell You tbs hear, CT
the southern people is right. (ApplAuse) Why,
gsntsrep you could have been present on those
bousAncs Of occasions hr the Who'll. Southern
country, when the sdvocates u democratic principle,
and policy had occasion 70 address the people curing this
long contest THAT would you have heard
from every stump in the land You wouli have head
the canes OF DsDiel S. D.ekinson OF lie via Case aud
Douglas, and OF tnote 10 whom pointed proudly