The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-10-27
SAINT PAUL MINNESOTA, SATURDAY OCTOBER ~ 855
The Republicans Of New York.

The Republicans of New York City have
opened the campaign in spirited style. A
meeting was held at the Tabernacle, which
was crowded with enthusiastic freemen.
Admirable speeches were made by Senator
Wilson, of Massachusetts, Gen. Nye, of New
York, Judge Culver, of Brooklyn, and other
gentlemen. Among letters received from
prominent men, sympathizing in this great
movement for Freedom, was the following
from the Hon. Benjamin F. Butler:
a., "a New YoRK, Ocr. 8, 1855.
GENrLEMEN:-I have had the honor to
receive your note inviting me to address a
Mass Convention, to be held in this City on
the 9th inst, to ratify the platform and pro-
ceedings of the Republican Convention lately
held at Syracuse.
You are right in supposing that my senti-
ments accord with those expressed by that
body. against the extension of Slavery to the
Territories of the Union, and especially to
those dedicated to Freedom by the compact
of 1920, so wantonly and wickedly repealed
by the last Congress, with the assent of the
present Executive. l have, therefore, al
ways sympathized with the leading motives
in which the lately organized Republican
party had it's origin but it is known to |
some of your associates, that for reasons
satisfactory to my own judgment, l have
uniformly declined to take part in any meet
ings or other measures connected with the
formation, at this time, in this State, of
new political party. To this position still
adhere, and therefore shall not attend the
proposed Ratification meeting.
But the failure of the Convention repre-
senting the Democratic constituency to which
| have heretofore belonged, to denounce in
terms of deserved condemnation and rebukc,
the Kansas-Nebraska iniquity and its au-
thors, and to insist on just and full measures,
OF constitutional redress, makes my support
OF the candidates nominated by that Con-
vention, utterly incompatible with my con-
victons and sense of duty. And as find
in the platform adopted by the two Conven-
tions of the Goth and 9th of September,
along with the principles of Democratic
Liberty and individual freedom of tolera-
ton, justice and economy, in which was
bred, and which l have always endeavored
to maintain, frank, full and decided utter
ances on the great public question of the
day-a question which deem paramount to
all others-I gladly accept, for the coming
election, this truly JeffersOnian platform, and
shall give to the candidates nominated in con-
nection with it my hearty support.
| am happy to recognize among those can
didates several with whom have been long
connected by political ties. Most of all do
| rejoice to see among them two, who may
be fifty regarded as of living men, the truest
in the present crisis of the
incompatible Silas Wright, and the pure
minded Michael Hoffman,. The whole ticket
will, trust, be elected and elected by
vote which shall be to the country, the pro-
phecy and the pledge of more perfect tri-
nmph in 1856.
am gentlemen, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
B. F. BUTLER.
To E. D. Morgan, L. Sherwood and Charles
w. Elliot, Esqrs., Committee, &c.