The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-05
SENATOR WILSON IN THE TABERNACLE.

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| speech TO the New York Mechanics and
Workingmen's Central Republican Union
Summary of Recent Political History
Compliments 10 Wise. Floyd, Ksitt, Her
bert csc.-No more Slave Territory-And no
| Disunion.
Senator Wilson, or Massachusetts,, appeared at the
Broadway Tabernacle last evening. In compliance with .
request made 10 him on behalf n the Mechanics and
Workinsmens Central Republican Union Of this city, to
notwithstanding to the calthe important question OF
Tree labor There being no charge for admission the
attendance was very aIge-arge enough 10 crowd the
building The organ lott decorated with aags and
banners-a likeness OF Colonel Fremont forming the cen
tire piece fine band OF music in attendance, aud
pleasantly occupied the time intervening between the
opening OF the doors and the OF the
cises. There were few ladies present.
The platform OF the Mechanics and Workngmen's Cen
tra Republican Union is announced, in pamphlet dis
tributed among the audience, to be as follows
l. Opposition further extension of slavery and TO the
admission Of any more slave States into the Union
Free IN ayor making me public & lands IN limited
devoted to that purpose.
John %m 0' IT, f IT, cands for
President and Vice President of the United States.
The meeting was organized by the appointment Of Mr
Daniel Coger as President and Of the usual number of
vice presidents and secretaries
cheers. He acknowledged the honor conferred him.
The Union was bsdy Of men organized to support free
principles. Free labor, he sad, uppermost in the
hearts OF all laboring republican and they placed
themselves the broad platform, of which Fremont
and Dayton were the standard bearers They wanted
free labor and free soil to do their labor on.
Mr. WILSON here presenting himself on the platform
was received with loud cheers The Rocky Mountain
Club treated the meeting song, the burden Of which
was
"Cheer boys, cheer for Kansas and for freedom y
The Club was encored, and gave another song the
burden Of which was
" "Buchanan's a used-up man."
After the reading Of the platform, above
Senator WILSON came forward and delivered his ad-
dress He greeted with great enthusiasm. he COM
menced by thanking the mechanics and lAborng or
New York for the cordial welcome he had received. He
had stood before mighty assemblages of the semen OF
the country in the halls Of legislation and in tho councils
OF the nation, and to utter his opinion concerning The
great question Of freedom America, but he had never
et deeper efponsibty than on the present occasion
boDdmen OF the South to night but for the freedom Of the
free sbornf men OF the North (Applause) He should
not speak against slavery where existed but he would
speak against the extension OF slavery another inch
OF American territory APPLAUSE They were now
gagged In mighty conflict and that conflict was Shall
human slavery be extended another inch the con
nentp That was the grand and overshadowng Issue Of
of New York Where should they stand? Those who
not with them in this contest were against them The
descendants OF the who rallied under seers in New
York. and under Revere in Boston, in the contest for
toDal Independence, were in this great contest and
should be for Fremont and liberty for (Appause)
ct them cast their eyes the land They would find
sixteen free States with free population free speech free
press, and equality They would find the mechanic arts
literature, and all the elements OF progressive Christian
civilization. In the other section they found fifteen slave
States There they did not end the mechanic arts,
ss sy aS h.1 not nd
OF slaves and six millions OF degraded white free
The question before the American people this shall
the free Institutions that adorn aud bless the sxtee
States OF the Union be extended the territory Of tn
United states, should the dark institutions OF the fce
,'',s sssi's s' sa sT' sss's ssess "a. ,s Y.
territory and esablsh free institutions, or SHOULD the
OF degraded Virginia and barbarous Arkansas 20
there and establish slave Institutions These Territories
h,ud be preserved for ever for free institutions by
lid they propose 10 do ~ The democratic party wa,
10 day divided into two parties, the seccssonsts OF
South and the doug Of the North That party had for
gotten Thos Jefferson and hts doctrines and had accepted
John c. Calhoun and his slavery extensonsm and ultimate
dTunonsm. Every man should at the rising OF
the sum- and In tho broad light OF day that the pro-
slavery democracy should cease to exist In America
That great party had passed beyond all hops or change
and reform. -Four years ago y came into power on a
ground swei Unpopular favor The great whg party IL
rival bad ceased almost TO exit The people welcomed
the election Of Franklin Pierce and n the administration
continued receive the united support OF the people
nut the slave propagandists had liked their eye
Territory lying In the heart of the American continent
Mr.. Wilson here interrupted by the arrival OF the
Pioneer Club with music banners and new axes.
Resuming me oonnued-The interruption, he said, was
agreeable 10 him, and he sure must be 10 them.
he liked that motto
Let the mechanics and workingmen live up 10 II.
They bad bad many opportunities In this country to
strike for freedom, but grand the pre-
county the crime OF taking 900 square miles Of
tic puoc domain consccraed 20 freedom and consign.
ing TO slavery, Tho democratic party In obedience 10
tho command Of tho slave propsgandlgts, seized
that Territory and laid Il an voiive power
% the feet o. the slave power. Mr. Pierce
mapent power but he thanked God that the free Of
The North rose against the administration, and that
administration was loathed and abhorred and scorned
thing In this republic. (Applause.) President Pierce
toped to have been rtnominaied but he hurled
OF the Cncnr ali Convention and his hopes blasted
and blghied. The slave power however wanted tool
and found II In James Buchanan. He (Mr. thirty
years ago declared 10 Congress that slavery was poi,
cal and moral curse and be then thanked tod that did
not exist In bis state. Twenty years ago he (Mr de.
cared in the Senate Of the United States that the demo
cracy Of the North was the natural ay Of the south.
Mr.. BIS interest given In favor OF California coming
IN as slave State. He was wholly committed TO the
man, therefore was vote 10 carry slavery ali over the
county, wherever It's supporters desred 10 carry H.
to Mr. Fillmore hso he gwen sny pledges against the
extension Of slavery In the contest whether slavery
should be carried over 100000 square miles d the
pited states himself and bis party were dumb In fact,
had they not heard, within few hours the proclamation
of OF the lords Of the lash (cheers and appause
Wall sueet-of a man who endorsed the reasonable
speech of Ket OF south Caroina-that there .bond
Il Millard Fillmore What was tha, "boud Of unionSr
II ebond oi unionv for the purpose of pat.
ting bonds the free aborers Of the North (Appause
This Ex-Governor Of the Ancient Dominion this endorser
of treason, this man that endorsed the sentiments of
keitts speeoh-tba the glorious old VINO threw the
tea overheard Boston harbor ars Oiled their pockets
with II. and that the Massachusetts regiment Mexico
had TO have two nents 10 Keep II from pla1ng the
baegegethat went TO Wall street 20 reply ~ Mr.
Banks speech. ard alter weeks reflection proclaimed
tos bond OF union between tie supporters OF Buchanan
end Fillmore. This a confession of weakness
their part an indication Of defeat. But let u be under
stood that they, the republicans could deat these two
rariies divided or united. (Appause Tell this Co
veiror of Virginia, ara the who invited him 10 Wall
street, that they make bargains, that they sen
and seal, but that hey cannot deliver (Applause) let
them understand that they dealing with the inel
gent men OF the Emrre Siaic-nen whe read the great
press OF this ctyand that bargain oi the kind
carried out. tGood As these parties had confessed
that they would be defeated wthoat combination, let all
who love liberty, who have eternal hostility 10
every KIND or oppression resolve II. proclam H. ana
10 ", that John g. Fremont and William i. Dayton
elected (Appause Liberty r. in danger the Union is In
danger and to night he spoke for liberty and Union
ard forever (Appause) He Did not mean that there
danger OF slavery extension he than that