Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-06
SPEECH OF GOV. FLOYD IN NEW YORK

The meeting in front Of the Merchants Exchange in
New York. on Thursday afternoon To hear the reply Of
6overnor Floyd a Virginia 10 Speaker Banks was an
immense Affair." the whole OF Wall street from Hanover Ia
William streets u i RAID, dense mass of buu,n
beings The steps Of the Merchants Exchange aud all
tle doors aud windows which commanded view of the
platform al,O crowded At least ten thousand per
sons were present, including the greet body Of the mer.
chants and business OF the city THE orator spoke
Tor two hour aud the journal 0f Commence states when
ever he touched upon the topics Of the Constitution and
the Union the applause immense Cheer. arose "A n
from one man. hats Werr waved aud il some moments
before the speaker could resume his remarks one M
one, lie blew up the facts and figures of Mr. Bank oe
the delight Of the audience manifested itsef in laughter
aud cries OF good that's true and other expressions Of
approval
A. the conclusion Of bis speech will attract copdef,bl.
attention. give il a. follows
hnd from soourn Of one week IN New York that the
enemy OF democracyi s not tho American party. There
are bo Of iOH bsioecH he deaocrdcy and Tie dsseyj.
porV tell you what these bonds arr They a,e the
bonds OF justice Of truth Of patriotism and Of right IRA
VOL They are the bonds Of the constitution aud Of the
voiee-How about the foreign voter
Mr.. Floyd will tell you my friend
81 thank thee. Jew. Tor giving that word"
(laugiter) When IL opposed on one occasion IN
the assembled chiefs Of Greece that they should invite
their great adversary Hector Who had dealt death aud
destruction 10 all their ranks 10 Entertainment and
least some Of the sturdy and rcsolute objected because
he Wis their enemy. Nespr the wise and confederate
ehiei Of the Grccian host proposed unon and 4, vas
agreed TO- aud the sialgmth though the rugged aud the
/
lions With THIS declaration Let him come Lei. right
and it's proper We will feed him here to-day the dsy
Of jubilee, aud will cot II 81 norrov the dsy
| Of war"
Now, that u the answer, my friend about the foreign
vote We will settle that question after have saved
the Union Your city Il on Ore. There " a couasgra
ton raging In Code will you inquire who .h.ll 20
~ put u ontf Cries Of No. no. Lrt ~ put il out III
loEctizens aud the FIRE companies will 6ght IN psace A.
tcfwards Laughter. Now what have got 10 a,y Z
this-and you will excuse me trust fcllow.ctizens
there he htto egotsrn IN H. because II there be any sl
ei that hate mo-t To talk about IL l. the subject Of nv
sell have never expressed opinion that Intend I,
retnct-never Bot say this 20 You nou-such i. th,
change IN the aspect of political affairs hst has fastened
itself my conscience since came here 10 the North
that THE head aud front Of offence against al who Of
Tend against Drmooracy-I Who stand by IL against At
comers and al goers in my small and Insignificant way
], as n whom there y not IN the State Of Virgins
or IN the south who would sy that there any ground
suspicion against his faith the Democratic pary teI
you here, now that an elcctor Of the State of Viz
gna, sud going 70 be ehosento world Of oppression
and o6oquy could not prevent mel tell you feow.c
zens, Fillmore men aud Republicans, " you show M
tbst the candidate OF the Black Republican party on
be beaten by my vote being cast for NJ. Fillmore thu
IwH gree mn vote 70 NJ. Fillmore, u tie ground open
and srafioss me- Great appIau-e.l AID wi eli 70,
something more Virginia, Democratic virginia, thu
never ialrd aud never altcrcdtA voicc"Ncbcr tiscr
aye std never tired, either my fcnd since the Bit
ish flag took lie recedng the waters ~ t
Atlantic Virginia. too, seH Ep and stand at wi
back IN that movement and ~ Hlat cote.