The daily union., 1856-02-01

town. defining his political position This reported In
the Mercantile Journal Of June TO- We cite few
from this report 1t should be borne Ia mind that this
speech made at u time when this community was in
state great excitement account Of the iratorou free
soil opposition to the laws OF the land In the Of the
rendition of Burns: ##r
! "He commenced by remarkng that he appeared before
the audience under peculiar circumstances. lie had sepa-
rated himself by irretraceabe step from the friends
with whom he had heretofore acted crisis pub
lie affairs had arrived The country he said
der the dominion Of power which had never shown itself
before II had become the Of human slavery
! On the Nebraska bill he said H
@For one" said Mr. Banks venture to say the North
will submit TO this outrage, and he added the
South yet have pressed against the united sentiment
of the North"
"e then dvered to the policy and probable course OF
the people of this country in the present crisis He
marked that the chances strong that the Territories
would be free Territories The passage Of the Nebraska
bill had aroused spirit at the North akin TO that which
urged the of the fugitive slave in Boston last
week. Three thousand persons ready to go to Nv
bska and Kansas from Ohio and he had no doubt that
within year $4,000 people would be prepared to emiate
and by the mere force Of popular number control the
Territories y h%
"The day is not far distant said Mr. nks, when we
shall acquire broadsde of Mexican territory whether
pay for il $ioO000G0 S2000o000, fight They look
the time distant when Cuba shall be acquired either
by purchase theft aud this principle to be ap
piled these territories have advocated the acquisition
Of Cuba said Mr. Banks and then in favor of that
measure but will assent to its acquisition if the
act by which obtain the island does not limit the
existence OF slavery Some gentlemen say they will have
this island with slavery but not without that they will
resent every which checks prohibits slavery that
they will consider the Authorization OF Cuba it is CALI
ed a cause of against Spain But think said Mr.
Banks il Spain the Cuba she will do Just
what ought do lie believed she would do it,
he did think the Aricanzation Of Cuba would be
great a calamity as ii was deemed at the South. He
against all which lead The establishment of
principles enuncated the South, and agains. the men
who supported them and said he by the eternal God
yptd IN pripr
moments support
This speech in which he separated himself by ire
raceable STEP from his democratic associates
ed by adhesion the knownothing order and the
9Th of December he delivered the floor of Congress- the
bodest speech yet made in favor of this order He de-
scribed the influence Of foreign he portrayed the
danger from the Pope he told how old organizations
had been disrupured and defended the ea
ture
The democratic convention of district No. was held
October IT, 1854 at South Reading. We have space
to detail the in which, in cases, delegates
chosen the character of majority Of the
ton Know-nothings and free-soers there; double
delegations there; and there great confusion.
Before nomination was made the democrats Withdrew
and issued the following call
"Whereas the convention holden at South Reading on
the Tth inst large portion Of the democratic delegates
feeling dissatisfied with the unfarness In the organization
said convention and the admission AS members thereof
persons chosen delegates withdrew thererom before
nomination made, and passed the following vote:
"lst That convention OF delegates be held TO nominate
a congressional candidate. .s.s3f@a1 @
"2d That committee of ve be chosen to appoint time
and place to hold said convention ao
In accordance with the above votes the undersigned
were appointed the committee Said committee, having
attended the duty assigned them recommended that the
democrats in the towns and cities comprising congesson
al district No meet by their delegates ia convention
in Washington Hall, Charestown, on Thursday, the 26th
instant at II o'clock, for the purpose Of nominating
candidate represent said district the Thirty
al he nj rucl
business may come before them.
Each and city in the district entitled to send
delegate and additional delegate for every twenty-five
for the democratic candidate for governor the
last guberna,oral election
"J. Martin Of Merose A. d. Worcester Of Charlestown
Chss A. Wech of Waltham, s. O. Hunt, jr of Charles
town, Il. II. Stafford Of Hayerh, committee. as. .@
CHARLEsrowN, Oct 20, 1884, -
OF course the body left rather knownothng free
soil meeting than representation of the democratic
party and IT, Of course, endorsed Mr.. Banks. He
present and accepted nomination for Congress. .sa
In pursuance of the above call the democrats de-
egaes to convention held in Charlssowna very large
ouewhen a candidste put in nomination, and the
following resolutions passed e.r. s.s . .s...
Resolrsd That the democracy OF district No s ad-
here and cordially support the principles of The demo-
cratic party Of the onion set forth by its conventions
and exempli6ed in Its hstory-prncpes which have not
only led party 20 victory in its past contess but pre-
served and fostered the free republican institutions Of this
country, aud extended those institutions and the happ-
which they necessarily confer TO territories
this continent and TO millions of emigrants from the Old
World.
Resoirea That the Nebraska and Kansas bill so called
is in harmony with the letter and spirit Of the consu
ton is true the principles laid down in the Baltimore
platform, Is based the right OF the people govern
themselves and exhibits that full aud sincere confidence Ia
their ability aud intelligence wisely and Justly govern
themselves which the democratic party distinguished
from the various other political parties has ways t and
every proper occasion boldly expressed aud acted upon
The regular democratic candidate was Bowen Buckmau,
esq r
Mr. Banks failed to get the FIRST nomination Of the know
nohngs though his friends labored hard for IT, In the
Post of November Is the following statement Of affairs in
this district: TIKI. #
The know-nothiugs nominated Rev. Luther Whiting;
and the wbRs In convention assembled passing
tomary anNebraska resolves adopted the nothing
nomination. This gentleman, up this writing has al
lowed others TO speak for him and the hiq position
exactly known. Wing Journals urging their party
support Banks Thus the Lowell Journal (whig) after
stating that Mr. hitting has declined urges that the entire
anNebraska vote OF the district should b given to Banks
the slavery policy Of the democratic administration that
the wings claim this 10 be the paramount consideration
and that Banks and Dewitt (eesoers in the ninth dis
te will represent the sentiment Of the whig party on the
vsrous questions connected with Freedom and on all occa-
sions will rank anti-admnisration mem. Mr. Banks
has been nominated by the free-soilors ssrr.@a
"The Rev. Luther Whiting was finally through much
persuasion induced 70 withdraw bs claims take n seat
in Congress- which left opening for Mr. Banks Another
fierce struggle took place in the knownothng lodges Mr.
Bauks present when he successful accepted
nomination. Hewas thus the candidate Of free-soeTs
aud OF the know-nothugs Whoever was a candidate Of
the latter in the Massachusetts, election Of 1854 n