The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-23

~ evntendsd and he pennsd In language that burned
into the human heart u declaration Of Independence
was 8 dsmagogss, say "Ood hess iemsrogussh Tas
democratic party took possssion Of this country when
store the right those who cas upon our shores to
share the privileges OF cisisenshp after five years-a
Term which John Quincy ADAMS had ended to fourteen
years Tho speaker went to SPEAK OF the history Of
the democratic party The mission OF that party WAS TO
the blessings OF civil and religious liberty over
the whole this continent wher the qvestion came up
whether would take Texas allow England % mainain
a separate government here to annoy "a There shons
the beauty democratic faction" as sore ca led t.
On tina. OCCASION convention the democratic party
torfook the man. Van Buren, and stood to country
while the vhg party held to the man sy) and fors,Sk
to discuss Know NothiDgm. 1t xas because the Ger
man .nd Irish people, sick Of tAxs ion without
whis party here hut andise ,espsstsSs men belonging
to true deDociatic prncdles, they said, "Ch ist
Jssns, thst's the party for ne ne" Gs.ushtse
The foreigners Of their votes, that thy
tu.red Iornd with The chs story of "Ama,icans must
could demon strate by figures that it necessary
The prfsP ry Of this country that foreigners should be
enc uraged to come among 1t necessary to the
soufbit was necessary to the sg icultu,ist Of the
West 1t was becesay to the OF the North
Whenever they undertook ignore the principles which
nation Tu ming to the question of slavery he asked
what hs6 the south ever done to cause the North t.
every ciaicul,y. The smsh asked he democratic
party to give them equal righs. Where there
mon territory they asked for the right there
equally vt b the North When they fought in common
for new territory, had they not right to equally en
itY Finally, he advised them t, unite, party to
heal all d,e ences; to remember that the
OF the democratic party "to do others they
would te cone ty'' to love each other The Souh did
not wsnt TO tgslate slavery into any place. For his
part he cid not care Zig whether slavery tx ended
Lot. But one thiI certen Wherever slayety was
profitable there 1T would be msinta led, and su the
abolition fats this sde Of hell" would prevent it.
(CteeJs)
Elk Governor HoRAT1o SEYMOUR loudly called r
and coming forward Justify cheered. 1t was, he
said just caue Of price 70 evey to revert to
particular events tbs history Of thsir country-to
commemorate the biz hdays Of those who 1eyed
their bs rites. TIE spirit of him whose they I'D
net TO ht could be such occasion end
no mention was made OF Lafaye the other brave
men Of f'eign birth who fought with him. wout he not
be grev, and Indignantly But it, coming. he found
them in biotberly love with those who came to live
among thtm, his countenance would brighten aud
passage in the history Ct their State which
for accepting The contribution she had ID by weaker
States aud held that they should have equal representa-
tn with the stronger There should be doubt to
what position New York would take; that she would
star IN the front ranks Of true democracy He of
the New Eng States of importance chiefly being
the stroI ghod the true principles of de pocracy
New England had given an Arnold while Virgin4 had
given Washington. He concluded by expressing his
firm assurance thai Neg Ysrk would be found foremost
and finn in tie coming campaign.
The meeting adjourn ed with three cheers for Sey.
W." three cheers for the other speakers and an
abundance Of cheering themselves every body else