The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-19
PROCEEDINGS ELSEWHERE.

PROCEEDINGS ELSEWHERE.
In addition to the proceedings at the grand stand
there speeches from three other points the Park
Nearer to broadway . stand erected upon wagon
which surmounted with the American Gag. Some
thouaand people or copyrighted here, api ad
dressed by Mr. Wmot, OF Maryland; Mr. John Bullock,
of New York; Mr. Squres of ChsDaug,; and Mr.. Lyon,
of Port Jervis. Mr. Squres touched upon the slavery
question, and faid that it institution which could
not be sustained by American freemen but IL was
cogriaed BY the constitution, We members Of the
Union must take It, in consideration Of the benefits we
enjoy in common with the South. Mr.. squ!rcs when.
ever be went TO Philadelphia, determined Che said
70 have the question settled 6oaty, and it
settled by the platform in the promugsticn CT the doc
trre that Congress ought not to sgsats upon the sub
jsct He would object to slavery In New York. but he
was willing to give the people Of each Territory
the right to say whether they would woui not have
Congress hsd NO right to legslste the subjest OF
s)avery-that question was left to Congress itself
tie all such matters for themselves, in precisely
the Same way that the father OF family has right to
settle his affairs Mr.. squires thought that this was
founded upon good lo2ic and that the State OF New
YORK. would ratfy It. His remarks received without
any signs Of dissent or Of spprobAtion.
On the east scs of the Park there another wagon
and moro speaking yhr. s. ". r. Mallory ofNsx York;
Mr.. HcushtOn Of North Carolina, and others. Mr. NAL
"sus Ncky spsccn, uosonuhnB principles
laid down in the Phadslphis platform, seriatim He
occasionally very upon the prsatss Of the
Roman Catholic Church, and his structures seemed very
amusing to several stout Irish laborsrs IN h audience
In fact everybody seemed to Be in the best Of huos
the negroes Ut the South 7" when he replied that he
would DO thing that he could for thsu but he would
not forge manssIes fer thar obs BY akatng the
question. He thoua ht that New York being free from
slavery, had responsibility s account In other Statss
The interests Of New York city ne said, hurt BY
the agitation Of tho slavery question: and he thought L
ought to be dropped altogether. rtt E1 = l1 &.
Here there was diversion from Mr.. NAlsry, to see
The arrest Of an intoxicated individual BY the police
the speaker after dropped the subject tor ethef
snos dropped Of gradually, until very few lsft.
There another impropptu gathering which was ad-
dressed from the City Hall steps, Arst By he Hon. r. p
STANTON, Of Tennessee. kr. Stanton sid
That although he arrived very late (ssvsa o'clock he
could not refrain from saying few words TO show that
IN bis native STATE the people had woke mp TO proper
appreciation Of the maxim "a mericans shall rule Arne-
rica.o (Applauss he should be delighted to 70 back
to TsDnssss and ten the people that good stout Anne
ter) No pins plank affair." that one would step on .
gnserly girl Of sixteen threads thin Zoe, afrsid
every moment 10 hear something "drap,v bat platform
that was big enough, and strong enough, TO hold
all the Americans TN the Union And Il would Be found
tsneous eosuson Of political elements, but that its
principles were not for day but for AL time. That
like the was rising IN the morning Of It's
er, 10 roll on ~, " should reach Its meridian glory
and in 1855 mount the pinnacle o. power in this coun
had thought (sad Mr.. Stsnton) that the North would
net come mp and shake hands With the flavery
question. But yen have Gore nobly. We DO net ssh
Jeu to defend slavery, bat only to let alone. ys1