New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-23
REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION IN PHn.A-
DELpHIA


A large meeting held this evening at the Re
publican Headquarters, Henry Simpson presiding.
letter was read from Samuel ID. Inghars membeS Of
Jacksoa's Cabinet, repudistiDg false Democratic
principles and claiming to rank himself among the true
Republicans of the country He refers to the various
candidates for the Presidency, giving his prefenet
to Fremont as best fitted to carry into effect Repubi
can rsnciplss and secure Kansas q Free State.
MIR. ID u. Field of New York was received with
great enthusiasm and addressed the meeting a. fol-
lows:
FELLOW CITIZENS OF PHlLADELPHIAa A citisa@
Pennsylvania has been nominated by political parry
or the Office of President % the United States, and
vet come here to ask you NOT to vote for him. DO
20 because believe that your State pride Is subord'
nate to your pride of country that you prefer the In
terests Of the Union to the empty honor Of having
Pennsyyanian President, ard that you would rather
wait for more favorable opportunity of presenting
candidate with better cause. | shall. Therefore.
speak 70 Won of the candidates and the parties they
represent as if you had other feeling in respect TO
them than such is to the citizens Of all the
States But shal not cease to remembec that ~,
speaking in this ancient rich and populouscity ands
people whose interests ami instincts prompt thenS
favor a.stable Government permanent policy and I.
well-considered and regular administration Of Attain
The tendencies of Philadelphia conservative and
shall therefore, ask poar consideration Of the
question: Which is the conservative side nths contest
1t will be my endeavor to show that Mr. Buchsasn
and his party represent the most violent and reyoa-
tonary doctrines and tendencies which hsye ever BE-
Opged to any party in political contest and that the
Mr. Fremont and his supporters. How. are you TO-
Judge? BY consequences. What will be the coose-
quences OF Mr.. Buchanan's election what Of Mr.
Fremsnts2 BY comparison of these you will decide
l.
speak Of Mr.. Fillmore, because his friends do not e.
pec ~ procure his election by the people, and truat
their better will yet perceive the danger o.
throwing election into the House Of Representatives.
in the present conditions and temper Of that body esd
the-exireme agitation Of the public mind. The first
consequence of the election of Mr. Buchanan WI 10
the introduction Of Slavery into the Territory OF hsr
sss. Introduction did say? IL is already introduces
The effect of his election will be the confirmation Ot tas
introduction and the firm establish nent of the law and
condition of human bondage. Cez there be any dou
of this? Look at the facts Ga the oath OF May,
1854, Slavery wac by law ehciaded nom the zee
wears II is now allowed. Who Ii responsible for tM
Who let Slavery i'm The party which supports, |.
Buchanan. Theypepeaed the excluding Law. If it I'd
not been for this repeal Slavery could ne.have enter ID.
Whether they did it with the intention of aduits M
Slavery or not Is Of little practical importance. aey
had no such intention, and weak enough 70 ~ fer
its admission they will still be weak enough to ct II
remain where it IS. To believe that the weaknes and
folly which Ut III the evil viii be TRANSFORMED into
strength and wisdom to drive it out now il In re- il
to- be crcdulous to the extent Of folly. H. howera they
had the intention Of admits it las think theJ hadl
is there yxeeson supp0ss the intention acaisned
see no reason. and haysneyer heard any y9et0pded
The public acts Of the representatives of the party gys
reason 10 expect it. The Cine Ansti Convsnticn
approved Mr.. Pcrce's administration Of the gvyera.
ment il commended TIE Kansas act, ths CAUSE Of al
our troubles il carefully avoided any admission tia
the people OF Territory can oiUe Slavery ssser ing
instead, that when formed into State. they nss.y come
into the Union with without Slavery theV cbHse
These revolutions Mr.. Buchanan accepts and ado IL
his Own; declares thst they speak for him. that be
no longer simple rdvidual but the rcpssse native
of party, aud mrst sQuarl his conduct according to
the platform of that party, inserting nothing and
taxing nothing away. Fhe speech Of M Black
speech OF Mr. WISE of Virginia, spp1oyiDg ID; the let:
ter vi Mr. Brown OF Mississippi written to recommend
IT, all go 30 shox the sense il which tho Ssah under
stand the pledges Of their candidate. Ahaf agg'a-
vstes this evlt and moseases possible b DANCE,
tie wckednsss by which il has been accomplished
Sa, cry has entered Kansas through political SOON
duct Of which the history II the wOrt furnishes ~
examples, perfdy deceit and contl.np. OF punsr
opinion misconduct in repeating the Missouri kestnc
ton; Misconduct in repeating It by b.en an AL 10
parsed and misconduct IN tue execstion o. the Ss
| No nsw law was necessary. The law OF ls-v hal se-
| tied the condition Of the Territory; the szNauoIi
which attended the passage OF chat Law bad pass.s
away; all parties acquiesced and the pu bic mind ".
| trauou 10 repeal il was wsntoniy To disturb tns
| public tranquility 10 put the freedom Of Kansas
I peril and to invite civil war To any man ct orb
| naIy foresight II would have seemed madness 70
leave question exciting TO the votes Of tho ~,
tiers scattered along the frontiers Of border ana
| q Slave State. II the President haS had as maca