New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-25

cels of the meeting:
| vcEfsEHDLsIs.
| John s Be,ber Stsrkey Lve.ey,
Thom.s {. Acton, John H. Pupke,
r. r Hsnefre, John H. Townsend,
Cyru. Gurus. Martin Thatcher.
H,rmsn Raster, Nose A. Hoppock
William Taylo Charle. T.. Birdsall
| DR.. Jas Kennedy, Charles Cheney
Richard Warm, Nathan Nisbit
John H. Power s A. Dcdse.
William R Stafford ,.;,. John seds"ict
DWIGHT II. O.msiead Richard Scott,
Richard Mccormick, E., Henry Cleveland.
William Harsen David r Jaqnc.
Mr.. DANA then introduced the Hon. Anson Berlin
game, amid the widest manifestations of applause
from the entire audience For few minutes indeed
it seemed ns though there would be chance to hear
the speaker that night. At last he commenced. He
said that he stood there for libery-berty to speak,
to think liberty to write, liberty 10 live Liberty TO
fgh. This American liberty, first attained in this
country ana fret fully declared by fathers Ii we
did not enjoy the blessings Of liberty 1t was not the
fault Of atheyr, our institution or our theory OF
Government. We are much in the habit of enjoy
ing our rights that imagined they would, like
the water Of God, flow Ia us forever. We forgot that
eternal vigilance was the price of liberty. While
we had been achieving telegraphs sad railroads
and Enc Canals little band OF men, scarcely lOOr rW
in number h1d takea possession of the machinery OF
Freedom. Tic athsrs were ashamed ths. the word
il was only by the accident of cotton that it had be-
come political power. From this standpoint 900
had obtained the control of the Governns ut. Mr.
Burlingnme gave fine description of tho westward
march Of Freedom and Slavery, and strongly con-
trasted their results-how the South would have been
covered all with vihages and manufacturers had
While furnished the fresh bodtor the shrvclIn9 VEINS
of the South; il had furnished the South with Is man
hood and its meGnness Loud Appausel. 1t supplied
the worst slave drivers in the world, t5e most
al nrA than all
faces Iii. own State furnished that Satan of industry
Caleb Gushing. But il also furnished Charlie Sumner.
The cheers which followed the mention of Snnlers
would have been good lesson for the hltenng.l
Mr. Burngamc said that lie had lntely seen DIR. SAn-
ner in the Alcghanes aud, FROM his oiterlIS step, he
feared that ourholes ofhs recovery were ut destined
speedily 10 be realized In spite of all 1eonribu.
tons to the South, the North was growing -iter and
richer all tic while and the South weaker asl weaker.
Slavery made nation poor. The plantera-sere com
PEELED 10 anticipate thar eicps; was impossible for
Them TO make buckle aud strap meet. 'w,Enslsnd
with population Of 3,e00,0o0, had only $500 white
males over2 who cOud not read or write While Virgin
ia with halftLe population, had I5,0o0 Snvery,mHde
and tie nation physically weak, AZ all our wars
lad shown South Carolina in the ReUluton could
lot defend herself against her own Tories. In the las,
war the enemy did not choose to land ON
Free Soil They selected capita n the South
for atsck, and how II WAS deiendcd At the ChiFM,y
answer u.nughterl. Mr.. Burlngamf spoke of the
threats Of disunOn. Mr. Breckenridge, he sad talked
about hurting million of armed men npon Us laugh
terl, that the slaces which one knew US nigh. .
know US no more Forever ILaughte5l They did right
to laugh at such gBsconade such was never
heard in Guscosy. But where could these million of
men get hcir equipments Where could they get
cir meaps1 They had nothing. Theirs Wa that
wandering Kind of property which woud take legs to
itself and rua off occasionally. Where wopJd they
get their armyl lie knew that they had generals
enough and eoonels and majors enougt-eN-fy slave
holder wss ut least a major; but where could they
find the rank and file Among the sand-hillers ot
South Carolina This day We were fighting the bat
tie for the clay eater and the sand-hlller u the South
more than for ourselves Cheers Suppose that they
could get these men into some sort OF
line under the command Of South Carolnas
most gallant man. They could not make
sv ord to lab us or musket TO shoot us. They could
do nothing pec' s-ary to cary on var ehies' 'ie!
could get Northern men go down and do 1t for them
There W, re the Dien who talked about going down
with their cofiius their backs to hght Their CONN
exercise must be interesting Shoulder CONN "iua
coffin; ground coffin; that would probably be then
las, maneuver llaugbteIl. These were the men who
were Going TO march upon Washington and take The
archive. al the Government II they dii not b.h,
better take II than they did TO defend H. there "on
net be much danger Laughter and appisusri we
could tel Mr.. Toomb5 IN hue teeth that we shod eect
Fremont Immense cheeringl. We could tell theia
all North and South that if they rebeei against the VI"
cf the majority the people. We would sublueate me
10 Liberty and the Constitution. They might ~ well
| try TO .nash the Alleghanies with hamms, or
| dam TIE Father Of Waters with bale of Cotton
~ 10 weak.n the hold of the Union on tho hearts o the
| ltOpc. by Tue tltrtrA hE1Nb .ONcNSi
had been able TO present united South asain',
divided North nut il the North could be united tbs
SoutL w";ld be divided. II had always held posses
-loy of the Democratic party, Old whenever the wing
party came into power il took possession of It's leader.
uico Mr.. Burlin.auc spoke Of the power which ii had
! cXeIttd in Kanras 10 crush Freedom. This power
arcfe frcm the dIe,cHce between the education Of
| Northern ard Southern men, The Northern boy car
rcd genius CROUCH into Wall street for hall u dozen
| politicians AID nobody thought Of serding him to
Ccnrre.s until be was about a hundred years
| old Lsuglterl. In tie South, politics was
profession. AZ this point some Filmor" rowdNs
c,ulLepced yelling i'll FouItee street, loud enough
10 make i, difficult for Mr. Burngame entire AUDITORY
10 bear Mr.. Burlingamc, in reference 20 his said
that The Constitution secured 10 Us The right oi rec
Speech. Weknew thst III one hall OF the country the'e
| WIS 10 Free Speech, but ho did suppose tia; men
might be heard in New-Yo.h; but lc found ii.tIe
body Of men here tying 10 make diversion II G'ot
of tie Slave Power. They were trying 10 dro~n zee
Srcech here "a they did in Virginia ard South CARO-
| liza. Let them coine AMI sni;e him dowl-coine
| aid take his life. iley tried TO taLe the Aie oi
| Chsrles Sumner in the Senste lEnthusiaruc ap-
| plarsc. Put him cut. pu, hin out ~ .t .te
sou DO it, That was the miserable tau oi Jio
Iro-Slavtiy SerTeni. They were tie creatures WHO
went about TO lick the shoc strings Of their masters
| the little dogs Tray, Blanche ard Sweethea.'' "no
verc al barking al the squirrel on the fence Che''sl
| Let them alone. They were obeying the hsh d ahd
| uolle instincts of their naiues Laughter ahd
,rIleusel Proud TO he called the dogs OF the eaNe
Tcvor they had tie collars on their ne,Ss' Win ,be
| owner. namo on them. They we're Mr.. I3omo-
Gocs and would tell you so il You asked them.
At tie pclls rext November it would be az q. !. u
was ,herc On the one hand tene would De. Ue d
| Tt,,e pcisv squad. more noise than substance
rid on tie Other. tie great body..f TIE Pe@Pe.
lie would te Glad if he could follow the couTsG o l.i
i,maAs IAN immense burst of cheers over" L ,"1
| su fiiinc,e loise for while We haI .eI.iA:iN,
| ~ n,r Sor,I ern masters Why were moi pa"e,
Wi I.,r and Sila- Wight called 70 te ~, ni
chair by the two cr.at parties Of TIE past rnry
| were not scuEd Gu The Slayu! 9uo''.VH' I'--''