The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-20

About two thousand persons present, inclsding
eight aaes. W. B. THOMAS, o. Philadelphia, Ckaissnan
Of Committee Of Arrangements for the Convention pro-
sided.
Mr. CHANDLER, of Michigan was the first speaker. He
said that the great republican party formed il Mci
gan the 9th OF July 1854 rce cheers for McAisan
The election OF Franklin Pierce was, he said, national
judgmans for national sim Postilence and aEinewe
nothing compared with Fierce md his myrmdcns. The
Egyptians suffered from frogs, Ice ocuss &c, but they
nSa half so bad Hcrses border rufnans- Fre-
mont anu Dayton would sweep this OF corruption
from the land. They would Bring back tho government
ta the principles upon whicis founded [Applause
Ho in favor of sending about five Thousand free State
men into Kansas and decnlsA to the death. (Checrs)
Every who sympath1ad with the msere ae, whiskey
xrssches OF Missouri, who killed frccmen Kapsas
Jas bad as they. (Appausal The name Of Fremont
connected with brilan.s deeds His M ma was dear
the to lead us onto victory. WoWent for him
rs unit and thank God We did. The speaker then
praised Judge Mclean and urged the pie of Pcnnsy
vania to forget their disappointment at not getting him.
and carry their State sor tho nominees The West would
roll in majores ~ tens OF thousar R for FrernSnt
and he hoped to hear tho same fir MRennsylvana
Mr. NICHOLSON Of Vermsnt said thGs, his State asgar
niZed the republican movement one repth earer- than
the gentleman frora oAichigan has cl-saed. Qaaghter
and applause)
platform, and was greeted with three jhqers.
Mr.. NICHOLSON vent on to mako \ strong abolition
speech No enthusiasm, for Buchane sEould be sot up in
Vermont, cxcepi lsNong the few office holders
MIR. BIAKEIY ssaKeniMcky, said Y resolucn,of 179S
drawn up by 3lNes Madison, Of Vrgina, tho first
republican plargn, and occurS the same ground to-
day. The same thing adopted nKontucky one month
earlier than irErgHia and came f>n the hhpof Thomas
jefferson. Mn Yhkey then pces I'D into the snrce demo
cracy and tina Baltimore patfoea OF 1852. He left the
democracy N lS4S, and wal. one of three in his
, county wha, voted for Hale and Wilson,. If they had
been elccael. there would have been no assault
sumner ha the Chamber of, the Senate, and there
would hase been no bordcs rnfians IN Kansas. The
seventy and the opposition the same the tories;
and he hoped all the young men woild remember that
the head Of FRANKLIN Pcase the Missing Of postcrty
would descend, and he would go to aeprooundest depths
Of bell.
Senator WILSON, of Massachusetts,, received with
cheers and waving os bats for which reception he return
ed thanks Mr.. Wilson urged the young Of rhlade
phia look the precise isspc before the American pco
pie There were hitcea free States with six hundred
thousand square miles offs territory and fifteen millions
Of free men, FREQ institutions and free schools
1hc aborer there respected and independent under
the protection OF just and equal laws. Here was more
freedom than on any spot on the earth In tho South
fifteen slave States which growing poorer
der the bighting of slavery. There freedom Of
speech was unknown There there was no free press
There labor was not respected There the aborcr was
degraded Now there between these two sections a
conflict of systems and the issue Is, shall those free in
sa,ions be extended those slave institutions be
| petuaedY The Cincinnati Convention had made this
issue, and glad to accept. he asked the
men OF Philadelphia to organise for free territory
| free speech and freedom in Kansas, for a pacilc
| railway and for the Improvement Of rivers
| and harbors They could get all these things by
voting for John G. Fremont. (Checrs) They tell Us,
said he Philadelphia Is cold while the rest of the
i try is burning with indignation at the outrage in the
| senate chamber. Philadelphia Is not cold When the
people of Philadelphia study our platform they will find
l right; and believe shall have the support,
not only OF Pennsylvania but of this beautiful city,
i where this movement has commenced, Mr. Wilson
closed by urging the Phiadelphians TO write their
door posts, Free speech free labor, free mon, free
i Kansas and Fremont
Addresses in similar strain were made by several
other gentlemen. but the meeting particularly
enthusiastic. The Pcnnsyvanians worry much dis
gustcd because they did not get Judge Mclean
Outside a crowd Of three four hundred people were
addressed by Meesrs Pomeroy and Wood, OF Kansas"