The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-19

they were ncarcera.ed IN ls47 whore they
mssned until lso2-sometning about five years. Mary
land After the district had been ceded least that
offence fsIony, punishable by confinement for ave
same offence . felony, punishable by imprisonment
in the pententiary for years. Thus botn sides
the District the punishment was confinement in the psni
Tertiary FOR nve years. These persons having suffered
continents mt Of five years IL considered by the cti
OF the District OF Columbia end by many OF the
" atoned for this offence and they accordingly united
petition to the President for their pardon, on the
ground that they had already suffered the
had been committed in Maryland vrginis This be-
ing 50, they held that it would De strange
term Of imprisonment should be greater than
that imposed by the two &C joining States. They
iaa ssi
they never would have gone to jail all because they
happen to be poor. they should be confined until $
for lie And cay here that advised the President Of
the tnited States to pardon these men they had al
you in respect to this matter u.s. that when the canvass
opens you will hear all these things brought fossard
and wish to be informed in reference the facts Of
derous charges that have been brought against
him. Fellow citizens, l have given you this re-
administration, connected with the sectional questions
for the purpose OF sho.iDg to you that there is aoy
man upon the scs o. TINS earth Worthy to be called to
firm hand, and to do equal justice TO all sections OF the
country who ready msintan the supremacy
lock at this country If there section in i-and
here let me tell anecdote of Mr. Webster which the
use Of the word Section reminds Of On occasion
gentleman, In making remark at the Cabinet
table, USED the word ''section in reference to
country Mr.. Webster In his peculiar, solemn and i'm
me to Correct your language; trust You never never
will again use that word in connection with
try; section" is something cut Of; thank God there
ia a ant a frn 01orfnU u0fr
Mr.. GHMER-That'sa fact. There never will be. Give
upon Mr. Fillmore to msintan the rights Of tho South
upon John c. Calhoun, if he now living / speak
Virginia gentlsmso. say hat under Al the obis.-
tons which oath could impose, Mr. Fillmore
m%ch to % relied upon Is John Calhoun and BE-
North fsr she had rights thai guaranteed
her by the constitution He is emphsticaly a
and the law his only motive, of true national pa
triotism. Just as ! had foreseen, when the wing
Convention made Seward and his msrosnaIiss tas
more was thrown overheard, and General S:ott was
nominated for the succession. Far be it from me to
General Scott would bs true to the constitution Mr.
Fillmore himself. ] believe he would have maintained
the % h faithfully :. any that walks
with those measures that obnoxious to that
Glass; and, therefore, Mr. Fillmore thro overheard
have doubt, OF cheating the people o: the Uni
s States ss s h's sa am out sas s9s
not obnoxious to The charge Of being in feeling North
erner. Then came the National Convention of the de-
mocratic party and what did they dor The whg party
the principles which they declared to be the true and
correct principles, and by the nomination Of Cen. Scos
the democratic party followed suit for the purpose Of
contendipg with the wing party for the abolition VOTE 1t
threw aside Cass Buchanan and Douglas, and brought
forward Pierce. And whyS Was there anything in his
antecedent history the National Council or the tented
fields which would entitle him to this great Distinction
Nothing whatever. 1t was his very obscurtyhe very
fact that ne was represented to hold this opinion in 80
cured for him The democrats thus outbd
the wings for the abolition vote They got It, and the
with other scattering votes they the election Of
Mr.. Pierce by unprecedented majority Aud what Is
their condition now You ssw that after Gen. Pierce
elected the country became perieatly demorahzsd. He
represented national man. and held to be such
at the South At the North he repressntsd-and
doubt correcy-as having certain afinities with anti
favery men and you that that view is sustained
by his course in the Presidency for find that he has
been the lend Of both parties that he has "ou
Heroding Herod'' in determination to cary out the
policy OF the South and yet If you look the other way
you find that while he sets forth in his message
Mr.. Calhoun would have hardly advanced, he
IS removing every national man. ike Bronson, in New
York, and puts Dickinson completely under ths ban
he is telling the Northern that 1t is great
Or the North and find that his platform Is to be this
Kansa Nebraska bill and slavery extension for the
south and Kansas Nebraska and slavery States
for the North And while he made this the test
OF political orthodoxy what was his when the bill
passed Why, he sends to Kansas Q we'll known abo
and when an cutlery was raised in reference 10
sais act, he was understood to plead ignorance Of
he substitutes another for him. Mr. Stuart, after
!. few other remarks of this character relative
70 President h.rse went on to state, as certainty,
for Observation-Disclosures Rhode Island, New York.
Nsw Jersey, Pennsylvania Maryland Kentucky, Tennes
see, North Carolina, Louisiana, Missouri, California;
Delaware Texas and Florida These fifteen States cas
Is; Rhode Island, New Jersey, ]; Psnnsylvsnis 81
Maryland, 81 Kentucky, H. Tennessee, IL; North Caro-
Inns, TO- Louisiana, O. Missouri o; CALIFORNIA; A. Della
ware s. Texas, 4; Florida, 8. This would give Fillmore
q majority Of eleven electoral votes.
At the close Of Mr. stuarts speech the Convention al
journed to meet again at half past eight O'Clock p NJ
70 receive the report Of the COMMITTEES Of thirteen
pointed under COL Andersons resolution report
iutiops FOL the consideration Of the Convention.
NIGHT SESSION.
The Convention re.assembled at halpsst eigh. P. NJ
Mr.. ALEX II. H. STUART from the committee appointed
TO dratresolu,ions, reported the folowipg:-
l. Resolved That this Convention do cordially rafy the
mir alton Of Willard FILLMORE The Presidency Of the United
toioe in the same hsh and Responsible POSITION fued every
s @ % 81 SS % he 1f az
VII Pc true to the consitu and The ON, wing no
patriot ans statesman 10 the interests the who country
That ss @ viii I, v. And 9n
epdo the UDion and true paiot and feeling assured that
and neaSy opposed to w ecu
impair the rights endanger the safety Of any portion
of the county
g. That Convention do enphatcaly condemn those
features the Kansas Nebraska bill which recognise t1e
principle OF squser sovereignty and the rights foreigners
TO vote mme diasly their making declaration OF their
purpose become future day citizens OF the Territories;
believing, that those features only In viola
ton q The principles q our naturalization laws but eminen
the ascendancy OF the ansavery sentiment in every Terri
which may hereafter be formed out OF the pub domain
of the Unieo States
That opinion OF this Convention the ruhles.
scrip and the harsh nvecves which have been employed
the democratic party towards the members Of the American
parry only upjustable and patriotic but merit the
severe condemnation Of all good citizens OF Virginia.
That the democratic party are Justly responsible for the
embarrased condition Of the finances of Virginia and the
onerous burden OF taxation under which her citizens
The question the adoption of these resou oas
taken seridm. When the third read,
Mr.. MCCUE, of Stanton, arose and opposed it, He
argued the necessity Of Withholding any opinion upon
the subect Of that resolution He said they not in
a condition to argue the slavery question, and
the bearing Of the resolution was strongly
in that way. The adoption of that resolution
he held to be liable to q construction of . purpose
revive the agitation of the slavery question He admit
ted having objections to this Kansas Nebraska BILL but
said they not insupsraoie In the present issue
all that was involved fidelity to the constitution