New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-22

s w t,re with being AMI Americans. think that
ihai is an unjust charge. luz rev me" ply am "p-
Rn,ior AMERICAN Party "Anericaus ruling
!R, R~Sr,,cn., as il Anericars did not always rule
America
Kx6w.N0TPNc-No.
Sons,or ban new parties, ray friends call them
selves ~ popular nance. party started up scme
,cars aco ard called themselves " Liberty parry
;sn 81 parties in this coubtry were not Tor Freedom.
1be rsue therefore goes for nOthios. We must cx-
smiio their principles. Gm opposed to ths parry for
vbs' II has already done, AID am Op Osod 70 1hem
sr wi AZ they tropOse 10 do But am rClt In saying
tss Ibis is 8 party Why that perty met recent
N at Philadelphia. They were nine days in secret
session, and they came out AMI said that they
could rot agree. Thirteen Nortle ern Salcs marched
right out, Hd Sam took bis platform aud went
South and has got bea'en Don II IN every State ex
cept one, and th-t is Kentucky where hc obtained
t,uly blood stained victory lCbeersI. Now how
can this be celled party They say that the two
old parties ere coruptbst they are Sc king m wilo
hunt efer Office. Gov. Johnson, who represented
PenDs, vania in The Convention, informs us that the
Nbcs anc Dcrnoci ais are in a wild hunt after Office"
| served with hin in the Legislature some fifteen
or sixteen years ago, and then he was bunting after
offce the Democratic sde. After that he sloughed
ilg over toe money question and sought Office
on the Wing side. Now he has siIak over
20 the party, and gays the other parties are ia O
Wild hunt after Office LLaugherl. | allude TO
him because you know him. Gentiemen VINO hold
conventions and put down their language 10 tho shape
OF resolutions ought 10 have them discussed. IL does
lot become Gov. johnson, Gtd il GOes not become
tbofe who associated with him either, 70 say that
they disl usicd with this Wild huut Giier Office
pnlses they were disgusted with themselves. But they
were divided North aid South. The NOrihern Amer
leans in this National COnve ton at philtdelph4 had
been ENG god in appealing 10 the popular preudices
Of the Norhern people, not only against foreigner but
sgoiDst the South aud thcif Institutions. The south
en- people had been domago-ing in favor of the mig
ger and the Northern people against the ngger; and
when they got to. elhor they would have fixed up
platform. Some went South with platform,
and Others went North with another. How
are hcy going to nominate Piesdent
1 have informed you that the Democratic paTty !
il a thorough American party. Is not this all |
Anne cal Are lot the States of this Union not only
e aual but cOnedeIetedl TIE Methodist Church IS |
divided North aud South. TIE Wing party IS divided |
North aud SOufh upon the Kansas aud Nebraska bill
The Baptist Church, believe, ID divided North and
South; and the American party met receLty at Phla
delpbin, and ibey divided North and South and the
od-lIo Democracy ls the only ligament which binds
this great coniedeIncy together Cheers As true
"a Lat / stand befoe You this day, believe that
the success end perpetuity Of the institutions of this
country mainly pend upon the success Of that party
which alone bss proved itself lle to properly ad-
minister the affairs Of this Government 1t mas a1-
instfreO it, with few brief EXCEPTIONS for the last
hafcentury. When our oppoueats came iD there was
singular fatlt, folliug upou them. They were obliged
10 rely upon the Democratic party to help them out
When Harrison came in in 1S4l there was
In lbs of this, end so it was in
iegree with Fillmore. You will recOllect in
$40 what hue-and-cry was raised about the
Act. They succeeded with that aud re-
pealed it, but the Democratic party, rue TO their con-
tuti0ne principles, put up their old banner again as
bey DO now, upon the ramparts of the Constitution,
TO defend IL to the last-ether victory or
Ieiea,l They did defend the Constitution end the
measures based upon IT, and there II now stands upon
he s,arute-book Of the country. SO it IL " n many
mother great measure Now, Mr. President and fel
ow citizens let me if csn trace the footprints of
sam through the Northern States and through the
South. Let see how much We ere indebted to this
- a rIruLt Ia xuhnr
N one .ideaisms come from. My friends, | perhaps
hould refer to Massachusets, where this party has
ield its IND sputod sway There was bat one solid
quarc-ioec old fashion Democrat IN one branch OF
be Massachusetts Legislature. They had 1t entirely
heir own way. What did they do in this place,
where I undertake 10 say, One-ideaism overooks
Is headquarters, and Known oihingism fourishes
Nhy, they nuhhed portion OF the Constitution OF
he United States They say that il shall not be exc
uted. portion Of The Constitution of the United
aics made by the good old fathers of the Republic
rom labor shall be returGe2. IT. therefore, You
MAINTAIN that sacseo instrument YOU must maintain 1t
nnrIe | Gesre to direct your attention to great his
o,i nj fact-a tremendous hisorcai inoN "a that TO
l;al III to direct your particular attention. Great
reiudices are now attempted TO oe eNcueu aso;i7. A.,
,reat portion of our fellOw-ctlzeLs Ieeolns -. tr0
~ S,etos uuder the same Constitution. III pnh-
'outu sw ,es from Massachusetts,. L undertake 10
az t,e New. .Epgand States were ue Pi,uoiPn' ~ e @
oTcinc aud encouraging slavery lu ~ tu' O., oo"poa
,tatcs In l7s7-s our fathers unaSI.VVh ~ nn I,';
ffYf
80 &c .be world Otter nations hau btioIe "on
ho; eorerd dence; but in America, for the hrs tIe'
~ ora had the wisd IN TO per petuatc tuVii i'uo
80 ~ n,nrme them within the limits OF written
70, e,uii0n The great question IN lhal Noii' s,g,
ras. When shall ne stop the siaVe-uaue 80
,bsl we cease to 20 10 Africa and either slea ol oueI
,"' , r.orocs aud bring them into the Southern |
S,,os Tbe southern States held up Their hahus anu
.a;d Gov Gods SAKE send us no more negroes lucy
oid A.. 10 the Yanh ees, and the reply OF te iannoeo
WAS; No 1t is profitable oommeice; we mus e0o
,;a II motion was made to Oiscon niue Ii IN leVV'
a 80 S,nont was proposcd TO insert 1s0s aud every
n, Tnol,,d State voted for the amendment, ana
every Southern State with but few excepuohs NoleI
aoainst IT, Pennsy lvana voted egans' II huu 80 uu
So that these men VINO are eng 49,, ~ W
commerce Of the New-Englahd States au ae - &c
socnrod nv constitutional enactment-the prNltseo vi
,,oing TO Africa aud getting negroes tue pvoV Ney
49, corld until 1908. During 1877 10 ieoo' 'Ioy
-, ~ mora negroes into this couury tbhh ever vc
Co. and now they are engaged IN pllierng tneua oach
CONTRARY TO the Constitution OF the Ohiyl o''sOo ~
IThs great hit, spoken win uhuSuM NJ mesting
rraceiycd in profound silence by he nWeunS'
~ no a1tempt even was made at lappau7eI.
W., re v-e tending TO- my fclOw-clizens DI hoi
~ sbirc,on in his day us against geogIaPSSe
lnea Has not every other great statesman sinVo % o
day TO the present tine told us tna' "noi,s "no o. 80
Scythetn Senators and Representatives. are eVcou vo
- nd .u tho Northein Senators and Representa-,
tives another, that this Republic could nO' s.enu;
am bcre to-day principally Tor the purpose Vl ~ HuNO
cat;n rrinciis which believe will tend 10 'ne Pos
eTvatIop of this grea, Government OF ours ueaTg
10 be harmonious, progressive aad ,s.rPe'uel; ~ 80
great object cannot be secured oAoots -, ,;vndor
sno;png Tho great sacred instrument ana enaict nu
.l;os a., IyeI mean tle Constitution OF the Dhl'eo
20 ace yhat II secures 10 the oiiefeW Ssa1Vs
F,au,i.,e esvcnify the amount OF power VvnV;S V';s;
-, Conorcss and the amOuot retained py tuo n'
,trnl States Now You viii all agree 70 ouo Pt.olv
Ill