New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-16
THE KNOW-NoTHWG CONTENTION.
Correspondence ofThe Springfield Republican.

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sPIEcH OF Mr.. FOSTER or MASSACHUSETTS.
Mr.. Foster said that be tina; Msssachu-
sets appeared here under uniavorabe Circumstances
Systematic attempts had been made, and particularly
by the delegates from N.wYork, to exclude the utter
anoe of her voice in this National Council. mem
Der of that delegation had attempted to ticr the FREE
conscience OF the North by saying that It must be
bound by the iron rue OF the majority For his par
he repudiated all such attempts by any system of
oaths or any dogrnas Of this Convention. He wonhi
vhdraw, but he would violate of their secrets;
he would betray Of their proceedings. lie then
went on TO say that the platfon under consideration
had been forced upon this Convention by New-fork
men who did not represent the wishes Of their con
s,iuents. II this Convention imagined that New-fork
was so intensely national that the proposition to re-
store the Missouri Compromise would produce dis
traction in their ranks had been represented, they
were mistaken. Pass that platform, and William H.
Seward and Preston King were triumphant there.
Their ewes ranged the whole political chess-board
You make move 10y which you are at once check
mated The ewes of the whole North are fixed on Their
representatives here and whoever fae7s IN the cause
of Freedom viii be held to strict account. The hand
of the people their thFoas aud will strange them
a. the Spartan mother destroyed her deiormed
offspring Such platitudes as mo North, 10 South,
0no East and 10 West" might satisfy some
secfions but they would not ne. Oar COM
pIunt was that there had been no North, OF
rather that il was SO far removed that II coald
be- seen only through The most powerful telescope
He then proceeded to say that all OF the troubles be-
tween the two sections bad proceeded from men who
weIc unwilling to speak out boldly aud maafuly the
sentiments of their constituents Massachusetts, had
been affected with race OF doughfaces, but they had
been nearly extCTminated. We have had men on the
floor of the House of Representative who told you OF
The south that the word Serr0V should I've translated
Stare; but YOU viii hear such sentiments from our
representative Mr.. Builinon of Fall River who oc-
cupies q seat on this floor We have had n governor
OF Massachusetts,. who deprecated the discussion of
slavery and minated that thereby the people render
ed themselves liable TO indictment at common law.
We have a Massachusetts governor here present, who
-vlf hand tn
he would attach il to such document Nehave had
Massachusetts, senator, who proposed to trust to the
ordinances of COD instead of the ordinances OF men
to keep out slavery from the territories, and who base
Nv apologized WHEN sailed for having presented pc
futon embodying the manly and ibertyoylng scnti-
nents of the clergymen Of New England against the
Missouri outrage, but from the senator from Massa
chusetts now this floor, you VIII hear 40 such doc
trnes nor see no such weakness He then proceeded
TO discussion on the minority report All the North
asks il the restoration of the Missouri compromise.
That report is signed by fourteen States, representing
1875 electoral votes. which have been carried by this
organization and be carried again. This is,
also, the real sentiment of New \ ork msrepre-
sented as she is here this day. On the other hand,
we have here platform imposed on us by the Dele
gates from States where not sure of an electo-
raj vote and by Delegates from the Territories and
District of Columbia, whose votes have been as po-
tentia as those OF Ohio and Pennsylvania The basis
of representation all wrong-this Convention was
deliberately packed to stte the voices OF the Free
States He next proceeded to argue that the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise was iniquitous IN It's
inception, it disturbed time honored compact
unjust in its passage wrested as 1t was from reiuc
tant Congress by President with all the Spots ana
npplauces Of the nation at his command, and disss
fous in IFS results it renewed all the agtatlng
questions and led to scenes Of lawless violence lie
then went on to say, give this sentiment to inscrDe
ON our banner 1.-THE Restoration of the Missouri
COMPROMISE and we could carry every Free State
from TIE Atlantic TO the Mississippi We can elect
President by Northern votes. and to show the South
IA, .x~p aHfIn "a
feelings stand ready to make Southern man
our siandaTdbc If, on the Other hand, you
denv us this the strength and energy OF this organi-
eaton is gone at once and forever we cannot
maiptain ourselves at home for an hour. If MIR.
Webster failed to bring Massachusetts, to whom
he was linked by hooks of steel, cordially TO sup
port the Fugitive Act much less can we reconcile her
TO this platform. You call upon US to sacrhce our
selves when it can do you 10 good Tor one. sur am
not ambitious of such crown OF maItyrdom lie
proceeded to say that Massachusetts had been tauned
with dsunior she was misunderstood She was Loyal
TO the Constitution and the laws. Within her borders,
fast by the Atlantic and within the sound OF It's mghN
dashiDgs slept one who preeminenily ana Dy umFer-
sal consent was denOmineted The Defender OF the
Constitution" We had not forgotten his great
teachings-he matured results of that magnificent in-
tellect. We still cherished bis memory Ills grave
was watered not simply by the tears Of Massachusets
but by those from every quarter oil the tnlon; Inc
passing cloud which obscured his setting sun did not
make us unmindful of the many years during which
he shone with undimmed lusier. But how men OF the
South did you treat that great man after he had made
so many sacrifices in your behalf! You denied MN
the poor barren honor of nomination. Then 1t was
the iron entered his soul He went home 10 de In
his early career he had been animated by high hopes
at Its close by bitter dlsapponnens: bui ne dld nor
reune What glorious deatll-be was ms! WIN
the camness of philosopher and the hope and rell-
ance of "a Christian he awaited the approach OF the
great event. He wrapped the drapery OF ms couch
around him and lay down, we trust, to pleasant
dreams
SPEECH or SENATOR WILSON.
Mr.. SoUIREs of New-York made a coarse and vio-
lent assault upon Massachusetts,, and especially upon
Gen. Wilson, charging HIM with determination 10
break up the organization ,
Gen. WILSON rose to repel the unprovoked Assault
made upon his State and 10 rebuke the lnsoence OF
the member from New-York. All would Dear witness
that he Gen. W. had uttered no words OF unknd-
ness TO any one during the stngs OF the Convention
From gentlemen from the South he had received acls
of kindress he should remember, and all would
notice that the wauton assault OF the member rom
New-York was wholly unproyoked. That member
had declared that the Ant-Slayery movement had
thrown M small men. The exhibition the member
had made of himself proves that he the last creature
on earth to sheer at any one for want oil aliy' TEN
rer ar manners. Gen. Wilson SAID he ana ms asso-
d;a,cs stood mon that floor with 10000 Massachusetts,
freemen at their backs-he delegates from New-lorA
stood there with only a bafied and defeated facton
behind them-men OF buekIam. Reward trod ms heei
uuon the necks of the rampant gentlemen from New
York md If this New-York platform was agreed to,
he would lock down into their political graves New
York mus be and shall be held responsible ior
the platform: il their work. We eold no'
stand upon il in a single Free State OF the Norm. Inc
member says be VIII 20 to the Democrats Ine Iess
alton platform is adopted. Let him go-lei ms associ-
afes 90 BAG and bag ago-we shall lose liile OF ener
talent character or power. He viii no longer De a
hyrocriic lac tells US; we are glad 10 hear Il AuoP
Ills platform and the North viii repGdiate 1t ana you
IL las sont 100 pledged men 10 Congress 10 restore
l. will members