The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-16

sc'ionI DE- not consent to yield principle for sbe
regnty in the Territories, !" and .'ncnntervsntion.''
The only instance whore these catch have been
end Of blooS-of Violations Of soemn national com
pronf O. actual inte vsntion TO abolish boundary
line tina: the hi titution Of slavery march
p,ossyery Judges slavery Governors, pro-savery
Marshs, and other efcers, 70 take thse own slaves
the action and sentiments advance Of tue rst settlers
therein. This in the new platforms 10 called pepular
sovereignty" With such surroundings and attackments
cannot sustain popular sovereignty" In It's true
sense sn not opposed to 1t.
whether tie trucking TO power: SO manifest in the
action Of both these organizations viii the adms-
sion Of their respective delegates into the Cincinnati
Convention, is matter Of 70 mporsance the one win
comparatively all except themselves, governaen-
tai piaoemen, dependents and hopeful sxpectants This
1t ID that far the greatest number Of the sound demo-
saey-the great party OF FRI edom ia this Satewn b
my: WITH them. DUay
ut sound democratic principles to be made man fest in
b :, @
oils at the next Presidential contest.
! regret the length to which this communication has
xtended For the reasons have given Ihaye been
elled to decline an appointment made without my
newledse or appreciation by political organization
which had not attached myself In looking it,
list of delegates, however, see, do also IN each or
The democratic sections of which l have spoken the
he names Of distinguish cd democrats who have once
cted IN concsrt-men Of exalted worth and personal
character, with whom have been proud to battle in
many hard csmpaign--and whom it painful to me to
separated and to ne separated FROM have gtvenmy
reasons; and having become necessary, have defined
my position In doing tais shall not be charged with
and boldly orgaI lied political bodies u officers in
hp position invese with patronage and It is
Of the sggressions OF TIE power Nor be pro-
scribe have not, have not had, any ambition but
to all with credit the place Of private citizen love
and, not least Of all, ! love freedom.
SCHENECTADY Feb. T. 1866. PLAT POTTER
[From the Hartford Conn Times, Feb. H. Democratic
THE "REPUBLICAN' MEETING.
public meeting held At Onion Hal. last evening
to organize 'he Republican free soil party in Hart
ford and to bring about similar party organization in
the ststeor rather to put Ii into the old free soil
party which ha. been organized here and in the ate for
many years, with Francis Gilcts John Hooker 3ueigh
ally from loo to 5000 votes.
There about 200 $50 persons in the ha-near-
y all OF them past wbigs The editor ct the Corar is
right wner no says, 1.-The great masses, the working
gen the day aboIers, we're rot there They not.
The Bepk men, the whole brood old Cmted States Bank
menthe protection for the sake OF protection'
The old bitter opponents of Jackson OF Van Barren before
he deserted OF Polk Q. Toe onied and mono-
roly influence was ihere-tae who have ali their
lives believed In strong cen raj government sneered at
were there the select ew" no she
the voters-not the bone and sirew-5ut those who
would and control by false preteuons Of love for
labor when their buness, their interests and their SYM
psthes would give capital the ad vantage Of Dor,
there The heart OF The Old federal party-asrwards
can with the 'natopal' omitted we're on hand. There
did not appear be six to aid the meeting
sve onopolzing, cent alizrg banking asd brokerage
set Of men, with their we'll known runners could not
have been selected in Hartford had great pains been
taken to get just such congregation together. The
Getting was in Panic Hall, (" which christsned by
the wings in 1884, when of their number stood upon
the ridge pole ard broke bottle ira name
nounced. 1t ia the hall winch In 1894 the wings
assembled with barrel of ale upon table and the
floor with liquor mixed like swi WITH crackers and
cheese and raised the windows and hlsse1 Gideon
We,les as he was passing pesceaoy by the opposite
WALK ta q. nm ne was cemocrat ana mad
some wholesome iessons-and some OF who
were there in 1884 among the hlssers there again
last nghtthe hlssers ard the hissed IL spectacle
which could not but train OF thought something
ike that Of the Widow Bedotts amiabis better halt
course OF conversation We are ali poor crea suYso
The meeting was organized by the appointment of the
Amos N. Collins Gavin Day and John H. Niles. a. Vice
Presidens; and Thomas I. Fisher and Dr. Riggs, Sc
cretaries.
Mr.. Niles moved that a committee he be appoint
ed to bring forward business Carried. Mr.. Day
moved that the chair appoint the committee the
mttee into the cbsrmans hauds also carried and the
chairman read from Nj Day paper, promoted BY Mr..
for The Chairman Mr. Niles vas chairman. and Edsd
Taylor was at the ether end The committee retired to
he ante room They were absent just three minutes
written resolutions which they had COURSE
in the ante Mr. Hammond read them not in their
md was bothered to separate them but he read tho
ourth second, and the second sixth. and The
me occupied In reading these resolutions which
natured in less than four minutes, just twenty mi
nutes and forty seconds
Kansas" was the main theme of the resolutions null
hcaton ctorahs. and the Ostead Conference being
used to fill the crevicss, forced resprsons
that the manstay shouldn't collapse. President Pierse
of course was raked down He didn't offer M Niles the
Office Of Postmaster General not or the ho-
noTabe gentleman wouldn't have been in Panic Hall last
evening.
The new party" ehristeped ssrepubicau," and a
committee appointed to the attendance st
Hartford OF State delegated Convention next March
this being the first step towards the of
the party throughout the State They are not going
SAM " but intend to swallow s'Sam " and make fun
blown "Gillette and Niet'' man Of him. He shall b
''Sann Gillette Sam" Niles. That's the order.
Not word said in the resolutions or speeches
in favor of restoring the Missouri compromise They
jump that Issue.
Aessrs Williams, Niles, Hammond, Fisher aud Haw-
ley addressed the meeting Their topics WERE course
Kansas Pierce border ruians and slavery. Mr. Haw-
ley the abiest speech Of the evening approved
Of the resolutions, but had the holiness the reso
luons did not to stand square out against slavery in
the abstract everywhere. He claimed il Southerner
has right to hold at home (the resolutions ad
united that Their he has right to bring him here hold
him, and TO hunt him here. But he argued th,t there
such right property in anywhere Whether
be would go with Garrison and Abbey Kelley in abolish
ing slavery In other States he did say Bat he took
very radical position, and exhibited abb
lty in his argument.