The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-09

drsss you bat could not do 1t vitAsut wrong to these
gsnaemsn, brothers (Chsers)
Mr.. T. J. NIGHrksGALx then scsnowlsdged the CON
plmsrt paid TO- hooe Island. He s.id:--
Tho state he represented smsi sae but she dill
net !sid 70 Any state the eoasdsracy n bar s..asa
the Declaration Of ladep -ndence soc her eHor.s
tend and perpetnats American principles and American
Mr.. NArnAsIxi GRE.NK would add, In behalf Of Rhode
Island, tsat shen the tug o, came and Am srcsas
met Greska" RhOce Island would be fou Ad upoa the
South Carolina was then called upon, whersupon Mr.
A j. RUSSELL rose and said
Mr. Chairman and Bretsrea Of the Ord.r-I feel and
hesitate not for m,msnt 10 cay that perhaps there
has not BEEN representative sho has stood upoa this
floor 70 nght who has pied embarrassing posi-
tcn DC af this moment q delegate from Souta
Carolina. We're to make su empty boast about the
Union it might psrchancs call sons secret invec
tiyss In your hearts in reference TO nul.idcat,oo
and the wlohre OF secession. Not vftstsadiog
ali this; have appeared mong 10 tn Convention
TO thing would be done that would srt
opinions rnis much let me say, that able 10
feel At least that the great Amsrcaa party at presea
in convention thus cly, sbie and have II their
power 10 make the Of tho glorious Palmetto StSts
what they wsrs Tor tn Union When the dei6 Of Eats.
that whsn render such services must have some
guarantee might state tins politics OF the state
i.ution-s,ats Rghts-Tsis Unioa perpetua
loud chesrs) with these rsms ris Ian prepared to
herstiops and n at we are ready to vote for platform
based the constitution and this doctrine Of State
rights (Cheers.)
The next State In order was Texas.
Mr.. J. L. L. MCCALL spoke very briefly for Texas. he
said
the Lone Star State Of Texas Unaer that star the
Texans had gone forth to battle and the Alamo ana san
Jscnto bad proved the devotion OF Texans TO Hsery.
(Checrs Texas engaged in her tair great srug
gle for liberty In 1924, she engage In struggle with
test under her ustrous Houston, and no. she vas IN
gagged the third great battle for American liberty
lcheers Texas he said values tbs Union aad !: Ink
dent Of 1t than any other State Of this sonfederacy
Think you that the few who, under that lone star, met
the armies OF Mexico and conquered the cannot main
tain their Independence solely aud alone II necessary
tell you they She has sithn her borders stretch
ing thousand miles from north to south aud eight
hundred miles from west, every variety Of c
mate and every kind Of soil AMI prodastionformiag
altogether the most magnificent couory On the face Of
the earth. But abe IS native American and values
tive American principles, aod her arms will alsays bs
used for the perpsuston of this Union and never
it. (Chetrs)
Gov. BROWN responded for Tsnne,ses:--
VIII you tell, he asked, that foreigner love my
country well as / do? NO man loves the place Of
hts birth above all other places bs noble or gaools
Who is most to be relied in tae hour OF trial. etner
the battle fed in the legislative halls the native
American the foregners claim to b. native Ame
rcan man must no5 a-days either Join tbs nsti,s
the question, Choose ye then which ys viii serve
UAughter) As TOR the State of Tesnsssee, am proud
OF her. not 70 much account Of her military fame, ~
for her patriotism and her devotion to toe Union When
has Tennessee ever falered or facs Her geographical
position forbds that she should leavs tbs Union;
and then she has had the presepts and example
Of Andrew Jackson, whose maxim IVES "fhe FEDERAL
Unon-it must oe cheering and then
spaseth te,every quatersot this glorious Unioa; and
(Renewed and enthusiastic chseriug Under these cir
cumstsnces, Tennessee viii stand firmly BY the Union
storm and tempest should overtate the nobls vessel
be wrecked will be the very ast to lesve the
whs It that there Ss, has Sssn 'pon
cause We have here q Union in miniature. We have
every State represented here, aud thank God that
bly, Of this kind from every state in the Union from
Atlantic to the Pacific and assembled wneref Within
sht of the Hall Of Independence upon the ronsecrseei
and where the first Gre kindled upon the great
altar Of liberty aud the blessing Of heaven invoked
upon the destines Of the Republic. cloud cheers
Talk OF dis olution Of the Union, indeeol Who IL to
dissolve this Unions Can Massachusetts, dissolve it
long she contains within her limits the ded OF 6uuker
Hill and the bones Of Daniel Webster? (Great and con-
tinued applause) How New York dissolve the
Uron with all her vast commercial interests and al he
pre- :ious Tecoliecfons? How Pennsylvania do 1t
with all Der heos of glory and her Indepesdence Hall
Never, never Seasons Of depression may US,
but the skes win brig hten sooner or later.
Tho audience had by this time considerably dmi-
nhed and several of the few who fingered amongst the
debris Of the festival stretched upon benches calm
ly slumberng snoring ouoly to be heard above
the speakers voices.
At twelve O'Clock the President called to ORDER and
announced that there only three States bs
heard from, and that then Mr. Brewster would close the
proceedings By responding to the sentiments that had
been uttered in reference to the ci.y of Philadelphia
Our reporters however, did not deem it necessary to
wait for the proce ediI gs to terminate.