New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01
FREMONT AND DAYTON MASS NEE TING
AT ELIZABETH, n. J.

SPEECHES OF THE HON. WI 4. HOWARD AND
OTHERS.
large and very enthusiastic meeting OF the citizens
Of this time bonoTed borough WAS held on Wednesday
evel ing, in front of the Court House. stage was
erected which tastefully decorated with flags,
and with large transparency with the inscription,
FREMONT AND DAYTON
We 60 for Free Speech and Personal Liberty"
The Ninth Ward Fremont and Dayton Club Of
Newmk marched in just previous to the time ap-
pointed for the meeting, and were received with
cheers which heartily returned. AT about eight
o'clock the meeting wa. called to order by JAS s.
BALDWIN esq, who announced as the first speaker,
GKo. W. Curtis, esq. iowadji), of New York Mr.
Curtis in a speech of over two hour5 duration,
gave an able and eff ctive review OF the history
of the Slave Power in this country, showing that
il IS power which must Of Necessity, from
its veIy nature, seek extension for sef-preserva-
ton for Slavery naturally of itsclt mpOvershes aud
wears ont the soil. The speaker took rapid but
brilliant survey of the question SLOWING thar toe
esry fatb OF the RI public stool precisely where the
Rr1,nbicsn party 90 rOwtha. the Constitution when
framed was intended Slavery nor al Anti
Slavery Constitution, but rather es compromise.
Since then the tlmss have changed lhe slave 10 ger,
nv the preat dispoporon in representation, have had
the power il COngItsn and have acted to suit them
selvst: and should tue Northern men RESIST the cry OF
fla, even at our Nor hem watering places now IT IL
NOT considered root manners TO introduce the subject
b,fue Southern men. The speaker Denied thi Tue
Repu bcan party was sectional, and IN conclusion he
pared the three csndda''s now before the people,
erpnno yerv concu avely that I'm {. Fremont Is the
man for the emergency and that this is no tine ior
tide Issues
The speaker was frequently applauied, and at the
close of HE ech the cheers th4 went W ior Fremont
and DAYTON shoH we'd that the old spirit Of 20 Is sIl
alive in Elizabeth and that, notwithstanding toe as
sct'ons of d certain co.emPoray OF ours tnat hepno-
hcanism was failure III Nsw'Iersey they are
bound, in Elizabeth, at east. to rOI up majority iot
the Pt Ople's candidates.
Amer the applause had subsided, a ralyinE song
Was sung and bsnd on the platform piayel " Han,
ColpuhiaW after which the Chairman introduced the
Hon. WN A. HO'yARD, Chairman Of the Kansas In
W tstioatng Committee who was received with l0ud
cheers. Ju n. Mr. Howard advanced on the plat
form, q gang Of Fillmore rowdies, headed by a ltte
eSitnr Of pauer In the town, made an attempt 70
brrsk 10 the meeting by howling, grooming. and in
other wavs insulting the speaker. lhey met DOW
ever with a well merited rebuke from him ior hxiaS
his eve in the direction from whence the nose cane
he said. How long have you lived IN western nH
| " sonIi When did YOU get back from Kansas lou
| are in Government employ, are you not " you
are not Border Rufans, you are Their eauivaients'
| " You have got bad cause, ana are, as ,uey say'
" Only whi-ilng to keep your courage up Lolu ap
plsuscl And then, turning the audience, he spoke
| substantially a. ollOws
| GHsTIFNHS OF NEw JERSEY: l am PLAIN " est
| EN- nan, or rather WesteniZed Yankee, dhd no
! orator; and after he splendid repast you have Ju1i
bad from our lIiend Cuis. am afraid what should
soy Voud seem but q cold dish OF meat ana Dcans
My fIiencs have eeen something Of The Western
country, and something Of the blgLtmg curse OF
slavery and have heart that beats responsive To
Tie great Issue low before the Americ IN peop'" ap
| plauel Now, they talk 20 us about secionasIn ana
see is'u"s, as orsooh II posshr for any party
70 present. any o'her seue than the Slavery question
| was Henry Clay Whig-and even now tue re o
te ion oil that old banner thrills my very sou ap'
pausel stood by that banner until not W hig was
elected TO office, an such in any Southern Stste-eo
pcr terminated The honorable men Of oil psIues
! mut 90 on TIE Slavery issue. ], for one, would not