The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-12

FREMONT AND DANTON
Among he audience, which flied the Lycecu-to it
utmost capacity, large number Of ladies' wso ap-
peared to take less interest the proceedings
the sterner The meeting was called to order by
Capt j. G. Luce Of Yonkers, who nominated AZ Presidso
Mr. Lemucl wcis The following are the names of the
other officers Vice Presidcnts-Josiah Rich, H. Ei
Cowles, T. +. Shonnard, w. ID. Gourwell, James c. Sid
ncy Robert Grant. Sccretaries-M. +. Rowe and J. B.
Cowdrey
Mr. srxADwElL read the following resolutions which
were received with repeated applause =
Ressyed @ That regard the resoleious forming the plat
declaration Of the original principles AMI early policy
Frsa"n and william e. s me ne h%ss m %oss S
The laws VII be restored s% 10 ""is tSss
!, Tsss,yss s T While heartfelt devotion
pepsae while We believe that the pease AND Wsare oe
he country ut dssnd that hs rights Of the States
lions Of the .hond be fve from uncouatonai inter-
derived from eonsi from osisna policy %
territory we viii naesby OPPOSE all pes s1res 1yes ,ee es
efforts aiding ending to its ntroducton
Resolved That The Administration to whose last days we
piunea sss seSs ea s
sna at sa sis S o rsd Re Up
ws s1 sr ns, % ss
policy Ia weIeacoss rshsr Lead y one
integrity purpose been manifested t6roaghout hs
that ier his election we invite N Of sery caaa ea
mho eon,sdng with tn Us in prnsple desires THAI , policy of
coming national administration.
dangerous institutions the recrra outrages
which have been eommea on Western border whereby
emned freedom Of speech aud Of suffrage refused dwellings,
e I'd their 's sSs
member that eompese ssocy Of the same srea. crime
ree speech mas been stricken down n oSr Senate chamber
deared to his country Of her foremost statesmen and
Resolved That repudiae and deny, Islander upon
our republic The nespes svcwed By .e osend
70 be made nation u buccaneers Ignoring all right
moi shadow ssn and we believe our national ener.
gies and resources far probably and Justly be
fseic coast binding together The distant portions cf our con-.
sion OF the property Of our peaceful neighbors.
Mr., Ricn, after few brief explanatory remarks in
gard TO the object of the meeting introduced
Mr.. CrRIr, who spoke substantially as follows The
issues involved in tins contest said he stated in the
resolutions just read. They confined 10 the simple
question whether the extension Of slavery will be tho
peicy of this goyernments whether the purposes for
which the Union established shall be prosttutcd
the interests OF section o the country There are
many in the South well as the North who would
svod this issue possible but Is absolutely impossible
to evade while the slave Interest seeks 10 extend Itself
The speaker here gave brief history OF slavery as
il existed amer the revolution, and the compromises
which had been ecsefSd into between the North
aud the Souh lie glanced rapidly al the acquisition OF
Florida and Texas and tho effect which had upon the
question Of slavery, and then passed to review Of the
policy pursued by Mr. Calhoun and his supporters The
threat Of dsuniop, he asserted had always from
South and for the of slavery there the
free labor Of the Nerth taxed and degraded In
later days we hare had the Fugitive Slave act which
vas in favor of the south and slavery extension d not
for freedom and the great objects for which the Union
formed This act was intended by the South
feeer TO test the sentiment cf the North and the North
fet soft and rather 'doughy" under the application.
The South rot content however with eating its half OF
the cake, was covetou- of the hall which belonged TO
the North-in word, they desired the repeal Of
the Missouri compromise and they obtained II;
In regard 20 the Kansas bill, Mr. Douglas said to the
North and tho South, this Territory Of Kansas shall be
given up the free legislation Of irecmen Let 90 In
said he, and you OF the North get In free
than We can get in slave men, why, well and good.
the south old ali il could 10 send slave men But the
South finding that was 10 b. sesed In favor Of freedom
what did they dor Why, gentlemen, when thief has
taken n watch from your pocket, will not be long be-
fore he takes the handkerchief from your neck When
the Southern men broke their faih uron the Missouri
faith with the free OF Kansas and pass laws dcs,ruc
tive Of the rights Of free men, and everything that was
then Secamn neI9abe ~ ,h~ free men az tb,s e@nsrv
that slavery would break Us pledges and that would
iss,en US system npon she herrtns ana % bones
tered Kansas and cast hts st VOTE that vote gave thou
sands to .. 9. Fremont. (Appause All tho other po
ical questions have gone and the issue before
simply the extension of slavery We war this battle,
not for three millions Of slaves, bat for twenty three mil
lions of white mon II hal been said that the buchanan
meeting held recently In New York a national meet
ing, that II might be held IN any state In the uniou
while entirely sectional anLr, and that
got up by sectional party but the OF this Is said
the speaker hatthc republicans could hold their
ing any Of the Southern scs for fear o being mobhcd
And now, he continued let ms speak particularly Of the
democratic candidate II may said of Mr. Buchanan
that have heard too much q hiul tie has record
the slavery question which viii destroy him In the
election. In 1885, he presented petition from the
Quakcrs Of Philadelphia asking Congress ~ abolish slave
W In tho District OF Columbia and lac made most yio
lent spoeah a the time against the pvsplc OF the pc,
ton In the year 1si5. tho debate 10 admit Texas
state, he sad that qacsion-'neannr ,hc slavery ex.
interests of country had been well discussed and
well decidcd-meanng the Missouri eompromisc--and
from that moment Mr. Buchanan declared he had set his
foot down upon the solid groaBd then establish
ed Of the Missouri compromise, and there he
would let that question stand Drsver. (Apriausc.)
Mr. Fillmore, who Is called tnea candidate aud who
will preserve pcacc breaches classification doctrine At
which Calhoun would turn pale with drcnd. He
says ihas = certain candidate sscied OF the
south viii not acquesce n his escu,n, because that
candidas " sectional candidate. But Mr.. Fillmore,
bang in favor Of slavery essensoc, s sectional candi
date himself and should be rejected the ground
by ,hs North. (Applanse.) N nemcnt he related an
anecaoie illustrative Of his remarkable Benton,
whhe nj dinner with friend ~ko was spcakng OF the
wonderful success OF hs n- aw spoke IN the most
eloquent language Of his aehlsrements. Why" said
the m,end, III wsndsrful than Aads's lamp
yea speak OF Aladins lamp; why, SIR" replied Mr..
Benson, at puts out AAsiins lamp laugh.
TER and spplansel The speaker here eoopared the
early career Washington wsh that OF Fremont and said
that there romarksele similarity between them.
But this not akremeas related ~ him, though
- somewhat distant WAY frtmont1 grandmother
which also the Vikings who arc of Washington
blood. The speaker In csneusion referns TO the letter
Of Fremont, whch he characterized as sold, manly ex
preston Of his views and predicted success greater
than before achieved by any PRESIDENTIAL candidate
Alter campaign ssss, and speeches nom Mr. Bryant,
aud other gsoaemsA =. tbe meeting aeIsnrned