The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-05
YOUNG M-a'S DIMcCaaElC NATIONAL CLUB
SPEECH OF HON. F. P. STANTON.
RESOLUTIONS on THE NEBRASKA QUESTION,
&C., &C., DO.

The Young Mems Democratic National .iub met last
evening ct their headquarters o. Stuyvesans Institute,
to public notice for the purpose OF listening 70
aedrsEs from Hon. F. p Stanton OF Tennessee There
Was very large Hence in attendance aud the non
gsntsnans speech received with enthusiastic Ap.
phuAs
AT the hour appointed, LOUIS NJ GIoyrR Esq took the
chair On motion the reading OF the minutes Oh the last
meeting was dispensed with.
twss moved and seconded that commit Of three
b snDor ted to draft resolutions Mssss rhom % IN
Field and Hart were appointed members Of such commit
tee
The COMMITTEES then retired and shortly Afterwards
turned with the following resolutions:-
Whereas The tina has arrived whom has become OF the
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which have ass,d Vie people times shoais Be set
q good citizen aud proper for ,h. polite. orsanI.
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Resolves lh the sersssIy Of mo United states bel9ngs
are enNed TO full AID equal enjoyment thai
served to The iecpis shehcT in state, Territories
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Congress power eher establish prohibit. sy.tem
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own happne, DO secured and any pit 10 force or
q: TsI.sry .,S :psvsrs.s :. tie RfaS
say usurpa,ion Of power by tho nsn offensive alike
10 democratic spirit the and 70 the several Stats
tuto ssis confsdorsoy
son Of states, gross has right upon eihr
abe conditions .hs. slavery or domestic sesvtate saa not
Sb slavery but right Congress 10
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citizen Of st.,e loses his ssig vsrnmon BY
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Ino for the government, OF Nebraska ana Kanz.s terri
these pTnces q denoorsoy and ADOPT.
ssita.ion BY ssdsh pcuoans or mswLsh phianthropss
Of he age.tOn that the occupation Of free sOisr
we S NIL S.s us in GInss to
The resolutions were unapimously adopted.
Hon r. p. STANTON then introduced and addressed
the audience follsws:-
GsAtlemsn-whsn l accepted the invitation of your
committee TO meet you and address you this ocsason
hardly expected 30 cordial meeting cHnuo. refuse
to say that suoh greeting from such audience Pc
ouarly gratifying to my feelings not acquainted,
gentlemer-hardly At al acquainted the citizens
OF this great metropolis know but little Of your habits
Of thought, and still less OF the mode OF speaking to
which you accustomed. Upon this OCCASION tn
.ns candid EXPOSITION Of nv osr yU opaOns IN I e.n
ence to those great AMI absorbing questions upon which
you have acted here to night, and so promptly aud
periodically the resolutions just adopted la Short
gentlemen, being Western man, or rather Southwest
man. propose to give you according to the
(ersst applause } II is true that there is one
thing wanting to give zsst to the interest
opponent daughter and appsuss.) For you know,
according to Western custom especially,
before the people for an election We travel tn. district
such occasions as these you may we'll imagine Is
what ard rather depressing depriving the
on ls the present without that stimulus to arouss si
inss int, action. Noverthslsss gentlemen, am glad
and proud OF this opportunity OF addressing night
and hero in this grsa. city Ike spitsms
the great country Of which constitute the great
msTc.l insurgents P hnd rts s"n from every
West End . sort OF cosmoI oitAn feeling among the
liberal democrats OF this city. In order to under
stand the contest OF opinions At the present mo.
ment let 60 back 70 short time to the origin the
difficulties and TO the commencement OF these recent
divisions which have convulsed the country to is
very foundation. II was my fortune, gsatie nsn to
have been member Of the House OF Represen
tatives when Mr.. wilmot Of Pennsylvania ross
ON tn. floor of ths Hous. and that celebrated
resolution called the Wilmot proviso believe it
well understood TO have excited not originated by
very distinguished citizen OF your own STA "a man
Who had ed the highest honors which tbs democa
tic party have found themselves abs TO ossto upon
expectations OF that smnen and distinguished citizen
Of your State. But here presented the measure
nap sps ans the Of BIZ and tS.
pros perty Of the party which hal done him honor.
(Ap2Auss) Such was the feeling OF thsssouth at that
Time, you well remember, when prinsiplss were
establhhed for the purpose OF degrading Southern
rights We called conventions OF the Southern pso
pla, and the Southern people very unanimously de
termined that this proposition was gross violation
OF their hbsr les, to which they would submit
This senemen was the universal feeling and sho vec in
what utter detesatonin what thorougs contempt were
the men held who supported this Ubiquitous measure ~
lAt tme-men who prop sed TO lay teer pro'.ue HANDS
temple Of liberty about our ears (AppAuse What did
the Southern people do at that time among them
cipated In all the feelings OF the southern people when
they determined kat they would not submit to that
i wo and nla1op. measure, ,T % Tas
uhsrn States to prescribe and govern their domestic
insttutops-to deprive then OF equal participation
In the benefits and Advantages OF the nation
her property purchased BY the common blood and the
common treasure The psopls OF the South melted BY
these feelings and with their firm under
thsscss Of degradation, determined TO resist ali these
encroAohments ct all hazards, and to the last extremity
ana many Of you K W .sp nS w vs
me, that many good men-many patriotic men tn rough
out the Southern States led astay At that time A.
the rst moment Of the contest they uncertain OF
their footing, but the smoke cleared AwAy
the ned Of battle they rushed forward III, contest and
asserted their rights II 10 true, gentlemen that these
things TO be in forgotten By OF ths
Sjuthsrn OF those who cons der themselves
leaders 81 me southern people have forg1t,sS seem.
Btatss In which all true and patriotic
stood side BY side with them In the pro ecou Of their
dearest rights but tell you here to night hat the pso
pie OF the Southern States have forgotten they
viii forget It, the who have been true
their just interests them in preserving the
constitution and the union OF these States (Applsuse
Gentlemen the great battle fought during the Thirty
hrst Congress- and the celebrated compromise
passed In 1850, which restored comparative peace
and quiet throughout tha whole country II happened
that my humble self having been OF the
defenders Of the constitutional rights OF the south and
OF the earnest opposers Of the wmot Provso
in All s shapes and forms-it hap opened to that OPP
posed several Of the compromise measures, With the
hope and expectation that something satisfactory
the South would nave been secured BY position
But found that II possible 10 anything
more and found that In voting against the compro
mise measures We were in minority and IN danger OF
gJng with the majority OF the free sellers and ab on
lists OF the North aked myself what could the Sou'h
gain by defeating thoe measurs,f asked myself would
IL avotory gained by the South, victory gained
by the free sellers and aooltionists thse
should be cefeAoY eecided that the latter voald
toe case ana found IL TO be my iuty vote for them
and did So (Appl.use) The seals turned AID the
measures finally pa sed after having been twice lie.
featsd. (Applsuss) Well then, gentleman, l went
home to my constituents in the sum er Of 1850
and I found many in my district srrsy'd
against me. ! found tine leading OF that district
hsro.x denonncng for supporting those compre isa