The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-10


and borne on wave Of popular favor to Washington to
be mere tool Of section. He has opened vast ex.
tan. q ssoy to the nrosds Of purely sec
party IL also paaded before Why that party has its
entire head in the SOUTH and only its tail in the North
wing party has passed from earth Whether It has been
translated or not cannos tell but 1t is There
eSa Of
into existence, and, aided by the antNebraska cent?
gress sixty seventy members opposed the extension
Of slavery But the South demanded that the American
winter in asanston that an eort was to be made to
force the American party to bow down 10 absolute
submission to the slave power and ] then made
that II 1t undertook to be pro-slavery organization
would ii had the power, shiver it into thousand
solved to do what could to savet the American party
from becoming pro-slavery organization Early in May
last warned the people that such an effort was to be
made and said then in all candor that the antsavery
men Of the country ought to resolve and to proclaim
that resolve OF the rising and at the setting OF the
American party laid its hand upon the antlsvey
ment OF the country in that day II should begin to de
there, and demanded that the American party
should sanction all the slavery legislation OF the
country from the organization q the up TO
gates from New York stood by and sustained them The
State Of New York attempted to be sold to slavery by
who loves liberty that he owes it himself to his coun
try and to his God to repudate that baed aud defeated
dsgraced prosavey faction here the State Of New
York. Great applause) Your first duty is to leave tae
American organization, and join the gathering hosts Of
the freemen Of New York. (senewed applause.)
The fundamental ideas Of that party that ia perfect
harmony with the Declaration of Independence believe
man of whatever party ought to sustain; but say
that the American organization here in New York is
thing more less than pro-siayery organization.
Now have referred to the principles upon when the
free states unite to resist the extension and domination
OF the slave power in this country. (Appause Let
prepare for the Of 1885, and then nominate for
the Presidency man with backbone, who will carry
versng thirteen Of the States Of this Union that il We
,ns party %
the free States of this Union in 1856 cloud chesrs In
1854 for the first time in the history cf the country,
carried the House of Representatives by three hundred
shake the Union tell You that the election of an
applause We may succeed in 1855 1t may be that
the people of the free States not yet wise enough to
forget their little differences and unite together but
shall unite in the future and come together and feel
hearts beat responsive TO the glowing words of liberty
We may fail in 1885, but il do shall only fall to
tanits and humanity viii bear Va forward. The hand
OF Almighty God will sustain All the hopes and in
stincts Of h the human race are with u.s. and in the
enthrone freedom (Applause.) We shall abolish
slavery in the Territories Of the United States,
words of Mr. Van Buren, openly actively and effective
ly the side Of freedom shall find glorious friends
IL.
(appiause) generous and highsouied men, who will in
their time and in their way, lay the foundation
of policy of emancipation that will give freedom to three
and half millions OF human beings. (Appause) These
are our objects We intend to carry them out under the
constitution and within the Union. We shall free the
Presidency Of the Union and the Supreme Court OF the
United States from their present subsevency the
power. We shall free the Courts Of the United States
from your Judge Kanes. And here let me say, that
there is public sentiment growing up in this
country that regards Passmore Williamson, in his
prison in Philadelphia as martyr to the holy cause
nnrsn Hhaptu md onvtan And hat i
brand the brow of Judge Kane mark that will make
him exclaim with the elder Cain, My punishment is
pause and aughtcr) Our duty is to Danish from public
life the men who have been false to liberty and to
that republicans have this idea OF the best mode OF
saving the union to Danish for from public life every
Northern who has been false to liberty, and every
Southern man who threatens to destroy the Union
cloud and continued applause trust that the repub
can ticket in this State will be triumphant. trust
that Preston King tina. noble and true democrat who
heads the column be sustained by the true democrats
Of New York loud cheers.) hope that the mer
chants Of New fork-his great commercial emporiuu-
selves five ago, when he announced that his goods
for sale, not his principles. Applausel hope
shall all of respond to the words Of the American poet
Let us then unite and bury
All our idle feuds in dust
And to future conflicts carry
Mutual faith and common trust
Always he who forgyeth most,
10 his brother is most just.
cloud and long continued applause during which the
speaker resumed his seat
General JAMES W. NYE was then introduced by the
Chairman, and ,eived with tremendous applause
lie sad:-Mr President, feel unwilling to the
beauty of the subject as it now stands and wouli be
greatly obliged 10 You and to this audience if you would
excuse me- confident am that the question on
which this issue is based win stand well when have
position occupy should be mute before the grandeur
Of tho which surrounds me. am always glad to
the great and leading principles the and
in securing its freedom hut feel embarrassed at being
called just at this time ssngn know os
large timber and i'll ill the place Of the rafters and
supports in this great republican building, shall be
content. Qaaghter9 Ny political associations from
early life to past its meridian have been with
other than those with whom am acting.
the retrospect of the past look back many
we'll oughtfeld, when victory perched opon banner,
and when opposed 20 those with whom I
sociste Away back in the pathway of time the poll,
laughter) 1t was literally sundered and torn part on
the very issue on which we now stand buckled on
ganzaon Of this State. (Applause) And If ever felt
any doubt of the justice OF the cause, had plenty Of
70 we're 70 for
fight. ] remember too that / was urged, on to the
conflict, when the last star Of hope grew pale
by the clarion voice of a Van Buren,, and the rich
sonorous tones Of Cochrane (Roars Of aughter.)
went into battle and confess that in that contest
felt armed with little of the power of the STRIPPING oI
real when he went out 10 with the giant OF Gath
Gaughter Heme the enemy and as General Taylor said
after the famous battle of Buena Vista, I'VE enabled
cheering.) We were commanded then TO sleep by
arms to encamp upon the battle ground, no matter
how wild the elements that surrounded u.s. ready for
ther conflict should the enemy return Qaughte-.) l
lay down with the rest in the quiet repoe which the
soldier feels after the hour OF battle. Well we slept
long, but officers sleep profound than that
Of the soldiers, and, when We awoke from some
planned cause 10, the limbs Of our officers
bound with withes. Qaughter.) They had laid their
heads in the laps OF Deahs, and they awoke power
less Samson when shorn of his locks. (2oars Of
laughter.) When looked upon them, | asked myself
these dry bones liver Laughter) AMI while was
yet speaking To- they began to move and the question
Is fully solved those dry bones could live and have
lived acted with that organization from the most hon
eat convictions Of my heart. believed the truths
then asserted. have done ever since (Applause)
and went TO the late democratic convention At SYRIA
with desire but honest to bring about the
resurrection of the democratic party but they would not
The effort most gnay failed. endeavored TO get them
speak in the languge which the recent outages de-
manded Said why should you acquieice in these out
RACES upon rights why, next year the National
Convention at Cincinnati the reply" Said what do
care for thatS What Is that to me, unless ] can
go into II a. o mann (Cheers.) l told OF
my astute friend Il easy thing TO have great