The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-08
THE RATIFICATION MEETING AT TAMMAYY.


asm. The of Seymour and Ludlow were received
with immense cheering.
The meeting was called to order by Thomas Dunlap,
esq and presided over by Robert Kelly esq The speakers
were John Cochran, Alexander Ming, David A. Wright
Isaiah Rynders, A. l.. Pinny, and A. X Maynard.
Upon the platform in addition these gentlemen we
noticed Judge Dean, of the supreme court j. Romayn
Brodhead, and other personages of distinction.
David OKeeie jr of the First Ward then read the
lutions; which adopted They are as follows:
Resolued That the issue presented distinctly the
electors of the State whether the arbitrary aud OPP
presve bill in relation the of certain liquors passed
by the legislature Of this State its last session. but
oed by Governor Seymour, shall finally become law
be forever defeated should be firmly and energetcay
met that in the contest which it involves range
selves with zeal and enthusiasm, upon the side which
erts the rights of the citizen the security OF his property
and the invioaby of his home that the assaults made
by anatcm upon the great principles of right and law
established by oreahers in this country and in the
Old World through the arduous and uneeasing
OF centuries formidable that assault is rendered by the
combination of diverse and hostile parties factions sects
and interests under the leader in the hope of secu
ing by joint effort victory which will insure the
of the ayoe ism of EACH and especially of the one SO
nobly resisted by Governor Seymour, demands that all
opposed their desperate dangerous schemes of what
political association wherever born however di
in sentiment other subjects, should rally
to vindcate the honored legaces of fathers and
resist the attempt making lay the foundation for
their overthrow and that with this conviction strong in
minds and impeled by the importance of the struggle
to corresponding earnestness we have met TO draw
contest is finally decided under the bannerthe good old
bsnner-of freedom
Resolvd That in the nomination of Myron II. Clark and
Henry j. Raymond for governor and lieutenant governor
for the State of New York the wing party has identified
itself with prohbitory liquor law, and indicated its set
tied determination invoke the authority of law utterly
to suppress the traffic by confscating the property, and
making the sale Of intoxicating beverages penal ofenc
punishable by fine and Imprisonment.
Resolved That the deliberate selection by the whig State
convention of the foremost advocate in the State legislature
Of the vetoed liquor bill be regarded in other aspect
than intention the part of that body to present in
the cearest the approval of that bill for the action
of the people; that this attempt the first made in
this State connect question solely of morals with the
organization of political party cuts asunder all the obi-
cations which may have heretofore bound to assoca-
ton with pssy OF in opposition to another and that
we therefore do declare FROM heuceiorh that
ognse party obligations until this question decided
other than OF fraternity with all opposed to the BILL and
resistance those who banded together to its
passage into law and that call upon those of our
eow-ctzens who agree with us in sentiments upon
this subject unite with in vigorous effort to defeat
Myron II. Clark, the champion of the b and elect orato
Seymour who promptly earessIy and firmly placed him
self in the breach, and by his single epeed the
would-be tyrants from the statute book of the State
Resoced, That the judgment rendered by learned ju
rst that the veto Of Governor Seymour upon the liquor
bill of the last Legislature unnecessary and nudicous
accompanied that Judgment by the declaration that
the person utterng it had read the bill commends
him neither the confidence respeC. of intelligent
and that confidently take appeal from the interested
opAion Of rival candidate TO the court of the people and
submit TO their calm aad unbiased decision, if the over
the threshold of quiet home and drags forth the prop
erty its 10 destruction and which binds around
the action of the citizen the CALLING chains of slavery to
other mems opinions be truly pronounced either
necessary injudicious.
Resolccd That while regarding temperance essential
to the social and political prosperity OF people do not
believe that it exclusively depends the pains and penal
tics of law, conflicting with the pursuits of business and
violating the sanctity OF our houses
RsSoipd That deeply impressed with the necessity of
resisting these encgoachmens ofnasm the rights and
property o. the citizen and recognising the services rem
dered and position nccuped by iaraiio Seymour as ynd
eating the great principle involved we pledge ourselves to
gave him and VIM H. Ludlow, the candidate for euen
ant governor our undivided and earnest support
TENDENCY TO sxcTloSALBMIt cannot but be clear to
every candid that the tendency Of the present slavery
agitation is to the growth of sectonasm 1t Is as clear
that the tendency of seconalism is to dsunion Suppose
for example that Territory should ask for admission to
the Union as state and that Congress should refuse such
admission because of the existence of slavery in the new
organization what would be the inevitable consequence
Why the people of the proposed State having an un-
doubted right form and regulate their institutions in
their way, would say to Congress- IF you viii not
admit us the Union will set up our own account
What could Congress do in such event? As well might
it undertake prohibit the existence of slavery in Vr
cinia or Michigan if the people desired it, rs in State
asking for admission con footing with Tie original
States"
Now one of the plankS in the platform of the "re
publican party that no slave States shall be adj
mied into the Union Let lhal party nave a majority
in Congress- and let this principle of its creed be enforced
and it not plain the noon-day sun that disunion
would ensue
We are not slavery propagandiss but we would
inquire whether State asking for admission recognised
the institution Of slavery not Congress has no power
ask the question and is insult to State sovereignty
ask it, We have fear of the dissolution of the Union
because conceive it possible that majority OF
the people of the North vote for abolition members OF
Compress but il is well for every citizen to know what
may be the effect OF his before he casts it. The great
difference between Mr. Howard ana slr Stuart in this dis
rict is that in favor of unauthorized federal dicta
ton and the other is in favor Of State sovereignty and pop
ular rights.
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