The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-09

The state Legislatures, the church and the press
were all arrayed then against the anti nlaery doc
trine. There was one honorable exception In the
journals of the country That journal the Eo7,ing
forever be that nams in every asssmSlsse Of American
abolitionists {Applause) But snd AL these scenes
the heroic spirits yhch inauguraed the movement did
not quail They looked danger in the eye and hurled
defiance at They knew that the contest between
slavery and freedom IN Anrerica was not war Of men,
They saw the rays of Isvishng glory shine in They be-
Aeved IN the promise OF the poet
Keep heart who bear the cross to day,
shall wear the crown To. morrow.
They declared, eve are in earnest: we will not eauvo-
cate, we wM not retreat single inch, and will be
nearo; lhsy began that conflict which for twenty
the attention Of the civilized world That conict Wa
familiar to them all The abotonists opposed the Flo
years contest, they the right of petition:
when the next war came they denounced it, and when
peace brought with i 600 SSo acres Of frss soil, they
aggressive measures. When those days came at the
mention Of which Americans should blush, when old
politicians went about the country begging OF the
people to repress their sentiments, when merchants
met in Castle Garden-when true men were hunted
down, and could receive an Office in the country
unless his hand was bathed In negro bIood-in those
days mexchant OF New York echoed the sentiment OF
the anti slavery party when he declared that his goods
were for sAe-not his principles Continued applause
They knew that the old Spanish proverb truethat
the mills Of God srno slowly, but they grind to pow
pure and holy were with them in % the e CONTEST.
(APplause) And when the slave power had the
audaeity to open the green fields Of Kansas and
Nebraska to the flesh jobbers Of Virginia, they know
that tho hour come They had their champions in
the Senate In Senator Chase, of Ohio and Sumner Of
Massachusetts The slave triumphed in that con-
test but the chiefs of that power ana the admin
top under which it contaminated have bo we'd their
Nophern 'ns memSa. an rSn psop
only fifteen will darken the doors OF the House Of
Representatives again (Applsuse) Lamartne to!d
be the revolution Of public conscience and the revolu
ton of public contempt. Both revolutions came,
OF public contempt have in America and
before them the administration OF Franklin Pierce
on the in wbicn it is destined to go down deep
that Dot bubble will ever up'to mark where Il
went down. Continued applause.) New Hampshire,
in which the outrage Canaan had been committed in
1885, had ever given large majority in support of anti
slavery members Congress to vote to return John p
Hale to the Senate-(applause) land they viii do it,
too and he he lecturer) venured the prediction that
ing eye OF the administration. (Applause.) S0 too,
with Connecticut. In Massachusetts, in 1885, remon-
straDces were made respecting the proposed action Of
This remonstrance received with scorn and
contempt. Now we have the most Thoroughly
Western continent-(applause)- Legislature which
has just with only two dissenting votes passed
solve declaring the Fugitive Slave law of 1850 uucons
tutona and demanding its immediate repsa-a LsgislA
ture which, BY large majority, has sanctioned the
moval from the bench Of a who had given negro
New York Where are the New York men who voted tor
the passage Of the Kansas and Nebr sska bily They
little ones U Taughter1 And John Wheeler, Who had
faithfully and bravely voted against the Nebraska
psIhoy, was sen sent back to Congress to support
he would be true to it. He had the slave pen
in Washington, some nineteen years ago. full blast.
negro men and children not there for sale,
and instead Of them were flowers and bouquets Zap
pause He had spoken OF some OF the changes between
1855 and 1855. Strong the anti slavery movement
In the country he owed to truth to say that
there was sti peril lthad met opposed and defeated
power The present administration had been defeated
here in the North, and he would predict that 1t
would be defeated st the South The south, ns
said, never tupports man defeated by the North On
account Of his services TO her. and predict therefore,
hat through the Southern country there will be series
OF victories the present Administrations and
to have demand made upon in the North TO IGNORE
the slavery question TO keep quiet and into power in
gaughterJ and especially over the present dynasty;
but be would not consent TO 60 into power by ignoring
sacrificing the slavery question: Hs would say %
il at the rising of the and at the going tho
same and In the broad light Of noon that the day when
American lifts its anger 10 ar.. tx anti slavery
movement, Iepress the anti-ssvery sentimens Or
It would he said deserve to die; il win die and by the
blessing OF God he would do what little he could -
n, make i die; App,auss II was time for them to $50
South can never again the North and he hoped
that no Northern shall again be permitted to
anti slavery sentiment of the North. (Applause.) IL
there were any who wished to form another national
party to power by ignoring the slavery sentiment
he would ask them to look at the history of the last
teen He would ask them to look at the progress
and the de,ease of the whg party verifying in its fan
the prediction of the great Wei ster that after Novem
Der 1882 the whig party should live only in history.
So, too with the democratic party which is now much
in the condition OF the po,r drunkard-t Giles all round
loose" (Iaugbter.) II any one in the country, he
continued believes that out Of the dregs Of these two
parties out Of such materials they organize great
advise them to commence the experiment right speedi
ly for they viii have but little time to It. Laugh.
that we are in favor Of the Immediate abolition Of
slavery wherever We have the constitutional to
abolish it, Let be understood that object Is tho
emancipation of the bondmen of America. (Applause
We do not propose to interfere with slavery in the
slave States. In those States they have the power and
responibe for the existence Of slavery but in the
Districof Columbapd in the Territories slavery exists
by our authority, and we have the power to abosh is
and We intend to abolish 1t. tApplause) We intend
save traffic is carried under protection Of the
national flag We intesd to reps Internationally the
that Kansas shall never come into this Union a.
slave State-never Sensation, applause and cries Of
brayo) Let these twin NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Atchison-carry their hordes into Kansas and conquer
it as Governor Reeder says they have conquered IL;
but let them understand this-lst the South
understand it-tbat Kansas must into this
Union as q. free State come into the
Union And let them understand we shall make
to say there are few dsret. in the North
which send man in favor of admitting Kansas .
slave State (Appause) Let them understand shall
contest II in every legislature in the free States and let
them understand that in 1855, We tisavery Of
all parties, make II condition that will not qualify
for any party any set Of the country who
not in favor Of sentiments and that the man whom
vote for for President shall be pledged In Of the
policy Of freedom in Kansas and Nebraska. (Applauss
Let It be understood by the countryby the whg party
by the democratic party-by the American party
that the candidate Of 1885, he gets the votes OF these
free States mutt be pledged by his past life, BY
pledges which shall bind him AZ strongly al pledses
can bind men, that he 10 In favor Of restoring
freedom to Kansas. Continued applause) Let theoa
further, that We anti slavery Of the
country shall carry out these measures. We have the
power to do so and int to It, We do mot
upon the South. We do not denounce the South. We
support this policy because love the master and the
slave and We intend to perform toward the master nd
the siave-to the werds Of william Ieegett--oths
Offices OF kind humanity" We intend TO wipe ou; ..
the constitutions and statute books every law VII ch
makes any distinction account Of color (Applau1s
You Of New York owe it TO the OF liberty blot