The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-07

/ MISREPRESENTATION EXPOSED.
At an immense mass meeting held in New York Fri
day evening John Cochrane, esq, made most powerful
speech in which he made the following triumphant reply
10 the msrepresen aions and iasehoods Of John Van
Buren:
Allow me further gentlemen 10 direct your attention to
the patform upon which State candidates placed
If have sufficient confidence in the intelligence of the de-
mocracy land think that have repose sufficiently
upon the understanding OF this audience 70 believe that
unless the principles OF the upon our State ticket
your principles unless they command your confidence you
cannot-no matter whence emanates their nomination
give your entire and cordial support TO those gentlemen
And now fellowcitizens allow me 70 direct your atten
ton subject somewhat more foreign to your local In
teresis You must however, bear with me paeay for
the effort is needfu at this stage OF the campaign
and what shall be said here this evening In your presence
with the and the impress OF this monster
ing will upon the wings OF the press go abroad over the
State the voice of the democracy Of the city OF New
York In respect therefore, to this branch of the subject
the question is What principles they which your State
convention put forth Syracuse for whatever those prn
cipes may be- the gentlemen who claim your sufrages
upon the State ticket are identified with them, and you
should know what they are and understand them in their
length and BREADTH before you give your cordial and
unanimous support to the ticket which these gentlemen
compose. 1 make alluson to this part OF the sub
jec gentlemen, for the that think, and know
that all of yon persuaded that the resolutions OF
that convention, and consequently the principles Of the
candidates upon its ticket have been misrcpFesentd
the breadth OF the land. Why, what is il that We
have heard We have heard il announced and with an
air Of authority, and by gentlemen, too, who took part
in the proceedings Of that convention that IL was paNd
both in principle and in action upon the platform o. te
barnburners of s48. Gentlemen is that so Il eaono
be If there be any truth in history, any faith ia poll
tcans In reference to the first part OF this assertion
will recoect that they who at time barnbuners
hunkers when dividing in twain this great democratic
party proiessed opposite principles upon the subject Of
averyor rather upon the OF Congress over slave
nv in the Territories Those OF you who travel back with
me in your recollection of public events will well remem-
Der that the Rome convention in l349 aud subsequent
y at the Syracuse convention OF the same year. resolutions
adopted by which these different sections of the party
a..
platform that whatever opinions individuals might enter
tain that yexed question: they should longer be
sdered and were no longer considered test o. their de-
mocracy IT. therefore, that was the agreement at the time
land gentlemen who personally parties to the agree
had in the convention at Syracuse in Angus.
s is possible that the contract which united thepary
in ls49 and preserved its union down to 1885, should be
destroyed by the simple announcement Of single gene
that the principles advocated by the resolutions Of the
convention the 10th of August last carry the democratic
party of New York back upon thepatform Of 1882 sn
it's length and in its BREADTH monstrous mistake lisa
statement which cannot be relied upon in the face ot
the facts and of the record itself What thai record
And in pursuing the inquiry allow me- gencmen to direct
your attention TO few simple facts, which ! trust win
explain to you how cordially united this whole democratic
party in the State OF New York is upon the national prin
cpe of popular sovereignty II was in 1854 that at Syria
resolution adopted by State convention not
only countenancng and admitting, but also highly laud
ing, the popularsoyeagnty principles resolution which
proclaimed the entire confidence OF the convention in the
right and in the capacity Of the people to govern them
selves their enrecondence in the efficiency OF that prn
cpe when put into practice to take Of Terrific
ries and to suppress the agitation of the vexed question OF
slavery, which has done so much to impair and distract
the democratic force Then in 1855, having previously
thus taken their position the principle Of the Nebraska
BILL what further did your State convention of this year
do? Why having accepted the principle Of the Nebraska
bill in 1854 in 1855 they condemned any aggression upon
it. Can you have clearer expressiona more distinct
decided uterance by parythan that at one year they
should assert the excellence principle and that in the
year they should condemn all attacks upon t7 No.
Then what is there which be argued with any
show of truth pausiby even against the fact that
the last two State conventions OF New York have
pronounced clearly and emphacally in behalf Of the
Nebraska bill and its principle? Why, 1T has been
asserted that because resolution or rather an amend
ment offered to resolution, declared that "we, the
democracy OF New York. opposed to the extension OF
slavery therefore the party has gone backrereaed up
the position of l84S when divided and unor-
tunately all defeated. Let examine this position for
minute, and will then pass to more interesting
theme Let how we all stand at this Weae
all opposed to slavery We opposed to slavery in this
sense OF practical opposition-that institutions,
social intercourse, our commercial prospery, maa
eleva,ion-all indicate to the world that have sa
very here and, therefore, that prefer community Of
paid lab0rer mechanics and arsans to community Of
slaves In this sense of opposition by example weop
posed to slavery We oppose slavery by political inter
ference only within our own limits within own State
bounds We leave the people of other States and OF the
Territories to control and direct their domestic matters
il may best suit them. We have controlled it best
suits and We VIII more interfere with them suf
fer others to interfere with thdm than would suffer
them or others to interfere with This is the princpeo
the whole northern democracy-a principle common TO
every in its application, and to the confederation Of
which am happy invoke the opinion of distinguished
genemanon the opposite side Of divided house to
be sure-as Daniel s. Dickinson who when at Rome in
ls49 asserted that "s legislator and man. he OPP
posed 70 the extension OF slavery Up and down. Ia ana
out live or die Tam opposed TO the extension ofsayery SAID
Daniel s Dickinson And that is opposition shared il
by ALA constitutional opposition, because matter
confined TO ourselves and regulated by ourselves, and
when present example to other States to other
territorial communities and ask them Judge by which
they will be guidedwhether by the prosperity and tho
influence Of the free States by the decay and the decline
Of the slave States Pit is action which be
stuonal and it is all the political action which we, as
democrats will countenanee the part Of foreigners
respect 10 the people in the Territories and their affairs
So you perceive gentlemen, that the resolutions OF the
State convention in August, when opposing nfracon
were not favor ind gaze thast
reason for the support Of the principle Of that bill viz ha
1t wa5 principle p freedomQf entire popular freedom
freedom at the people to act for thclse adopt their
own NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which, In the language Of
Scripture pertinent here than the preacher Is apt
admit is freedom TO each to sit down under his
c., vine and fig tree These the principles Of your
Slate convention These the principles OF the resou-
ton put forward by il, end on which that convention
placed Its candaaas. But, geneien, you mag nass
with this representation from authoritative sburces
representation which, il true true in the sense in which
it made, would In fact be good cause for you TO
doubt the good faith of your delegates to that
convention and good cause for you to doubt the good
faith OF the different candidates for your sufrages
upon your State ticket Ii has been said in SUBSTANCE
that put two OF the gentlemen the State ticket-rK
the candidate for canal commissioner Curs Hawey) aud
the candidate for OF the dgesLps Of the APP
pesis samuel Seden are in fact L non democrats, a
ne rest having been ardent supporters OF Martin Van Bu
IA Tn r.,t1 xI.t. AZ.