The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-05


daughter J understand IL took 10000 foreigners
TO achieve II and understand also, that they were
ment (perisivs shouts tf those the principles
they bad to encounter then said he, ready to
meet them bard to bapc, and & ! was going to say
Of the foresn vote? Why body -sots to get oee
and he goes and buys the foreign vote ana this is tue
only antsgonistc principle which their antagonists
dare TO svow He had no objection TO foreigners
coming to these shores but he did understand why
they should wsse them voters and elect them TO office
whenever they came. (App ause.) The Freoch peopls
failed to uphold Iepublcanism; IL because they
were not the ces .endants OF Pilgrim Fathers, and did
not understand the American sentiment But when TO-
reigners come 10 our shores make them officials
governors and policem n; and every one knows whst
The declaration read night excludes sectonaiism OF
all KINDS from ths platform IL has left slavery where
constitution lett IL We have no to any mans
religion. (spplause.) let relgiousts have their own
way: leave them where the constitution left them.
These tbe sent tmsnts Of Jefferson. They the
sentiments We psoess to night Leave every man
20 his religion, but keep reision out OF in
to laws, and be thought that the great American
institutions dssrsr TO them than anything else.
let American institutions be destroyed and where will
liberty find place for the sole of its foot2 There is too
much at stake in American Institutions to allow
$500 600 Of tie best Of the whtest to cast away
We must not imper Institutions for the one also
mean that should not imperl them for the other.
sAid jefferson, lis the price Of liberty. cloud ap-
plauee.
At the request OF one OF the audience the
Agntlemsn to Il right of the chair asked whether It
were in order to move an amendment to the address
resolutions?
The CHAIR replied that it in order to move to
amend the resolutions,
The questioner desired simply to remark that the
lutions did not to any defniteness He wish
ed to notice portion Of the address in regard to eav
ing slavery (hsses) where the consduto, had lsfsis
He would move that that side issue be stricken out
(Atthe mention of the word slavery there ustan
taneous manifestation Of disgust 1t was received with
q storm OF bistes and than voice suggested
thst the offs nder be ipmedistely put out) After
time order restored and he continued to support
his motion. One of his reasons was that the constu
tion left slavery nowhere and has not sactoned 1t at
all he therefore moved that tina. portion of the ad-
dress Re stricken out fStorm Of hisses.)
Another gentleman to the left Of the Chair spoke to
the motion. He did not wish freedom OF spseca to be
suppressed and he did not know Of any question which
aeitated the public mind more than the question Of
slavery. The call of the meeting to debate mat
te1s of public concern and according TO the calf of the
meeting that question was as much matter for discus
sirn other He therefore hoped that the gentle
man would withdraw his motion, else that 1t be voted
down.
to amend and it was rejected amid great uproar by
almost unanimous vote. cloud applause, clappng of
hands, whstling snd cheering for SAM
Another amendment was offered, In the shape OF an
additional resolution, by Mr. s. ToUsEY, to wit-That
each native born American is entitled all the rights
Of any one native American.
The reading Of this enigmatcsl proposition was re-
cries Of Lay i on the table" "Qusstion-queston,"
Mr. MATHEWS asked for explanation Of its meaning.
(Reitera,ed shouts Of clay it on the taole.")
VoIcE-.'No gag laws"
Another voIcE-Tbe motion Is to lay it on the table,
and that motion is not debateable
This exhibition Of the knowledge Of parliamentary
laws was received with laughter and applause.
MIR. TousEY the mover, thought IL plain as it
could be. The idea is that any rights belonging to one
individual citizen belong to another citizen.
A voIcE-"Black or whisea" daughter. and general
Mr. ToushY ventured to intimate further that the re-
ufi0 was nuita hrn0 thars od0 0iu
He wanted that citizen should be--Onterrup pton,
and repetition Of the question 'sBlack white ?''
list, clay It on the table, :" &C., &C.
In the midst Of the upIoar and fun gentleman in
on % the opposite side Of the house vsnsured
The CHAmMAN-The question il not debateable
The question was taken and the amendment was laid
the table, with but few feebly expressed negatives
The question then taken on the adoption OF the
original resolutions and they were adopted almost una
The CHAIRMAN said there was some misunderstanding
continued had arisen-various organizations Orders
chapters and FORTH had been formed but they dis
agreed on few matters Our object is rather to har
monize than to carry this warfare-to make prn
cpes known to those who do and to those who d, not
belorg to any American organization. We have here
marked out straight course for ourselves am sorry
ray that have had side issues by which have
been going AID coming here and tbere and we wish
marx out tns pa american
here as imagine, believe that when Americans in
Office and when Americans in city and State To-
eisatures, and in our National Congress-when Amer
cans are there-not such who have led political
parties not Americans merely by BIRTH but Americans
b. able % to as sss ,S
portion of the country dispose Of and act upon these
Questions as they see best We, as Americans
the broad platform, that Americans rule America
and we want no other. loud applAuse.)
with nine cheers for the first fulength they had
Of "sam." cloud cries OF No! mol Aye, aye Ques.
ton, question-and terrible co nmoton.j
An excited gentleman on the platform hoped there
would be no gaggng practised here night One per-
had had 1t all to HIMSELF and others who wished ia
express their sentiments should not be thus shut off
he hoped the motion would be Withdrawn. Applause
and continued disturbance, one bearded gentleman
making pantomimic efforts to procure a hesring)
discuss sde issues, he hoped he would hire at
moderate cost, and invite them to attend Daughter
somssns sa5 not SsDs aS. to sag W
The question was put, and the motion I, adjourn was
not adopted lApplsuss clspping Of hands, whatlng,
The bearded gentleman at length got momsntary op.
poItunty to make himself heard. He came here to-
night an American citiEen and thought that freedom
Of speech and liberty of the press, were among the
dearest and most chershed rights they had Cries Of
to ssn s afraid
"You're free soiler ''put him out-thers no gag.
sng, &c &C., He felt perfectly SAFE he was in meet
here and express his sentiments He came as he thought
TO deliberate ON great American prncples not give
MS assent 10 any that were cut and dried be-
fore hand, (Iaugbter) They might think that by the
resolution about slavery (Anotber tempest OF hisses
drowned the voice OF the bearded gentleman nv
dual behind him, OF the genus ''rowdy forciby
suated with him upon folly by attempting to push
down to his seat The uproar confusion now reached
its grand climax end the offending individual was in
danger OF being summariy and uuple lsany dealt WITH
when Mr.. Mathews, with the air Of one throwing oil
upon the troubled waters, asked the very pertinent
question: "Are We Ameeicans2" and appropriately
answered, BY half dozen voices, ''No.')
In the midst Of this Of disorder, the CHAIR again
put the question on the motion to adjourn and declared
carried though on some principle which could hardly
be recognized In parliamentary usage.
The assemblage then amused itself for some ten mi
nutes more in cheering for sSam," and groanng for
AIchoishop Hughes, Seward, Wilson, Sumner, and abo
ltionism generally
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