The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-20
Pennsylvania Politics.
FREMONT MASS MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA, Er(


PmIADnPHIA, Aug. IL, 1856.
Fremont meeting held at National Hall night.
The Hall crowded TO its utmost capacity 1000
persons present. The original place Of meeting In
dependence square abandoned consequence Of the
rain.
wx D. LEWIS called 10 the chair. He returned his.
thanks for the honor conferred upon him. and said he
wished every voter 70 understand that the coming
test was 10 decide In favor Of freedom slavery.
Numerous Vice Presidents and Secretaries were elected
series OF resolutions endorsing the Philadelphia plat
form, urging that the election OF Fremont and Dayton
would secure the maintenance OF the constitution and
promote the peace and prosperity Of the Union. viewing
with horror the attempt Of demagogucs TO dscord
nd sectional STRIFE commencing the action Of the major-
y Of the House Of Representatives for resisting the pas
sage of the Army bill without the insertion Of the provis
preventing the use OF the public money TO enforce tho
bogus laws Of etended legislature, and condemning
the action OF the Senate the BILL passed
with immense enthusiasm.
AMER had been announced that Senator's Coamer, OF
Vermont and rrumbul Of Illinois, and the Hon. Mr. Bur-
nngsme Of Massachusetts,, would speak, the Gee Club
sang the "star spanslcd Banner"
Mr.. CoI AMER said the issue presented was, whether
slavery should be extended free Territories Thok
democrats had repealed the Missouri compromise and tho
Cincinnati Convention endorsed that proceeding and Mr..
Buchanan will sustain 1t, elected nc republicans on
the other hand opposed the repeal OF the Missouri
promise; and If Mr.. Fremont WAS elected, he would
out the Of the republican PLATFORM ana
prevent the spread Of slavery In Territories free:
The success this measure depends upon the epnshen
ment Of the free people Of this unonhe working people:
Where the laborng people OF the community are
vile they have voting 10 do, and kept 10 q state OF
degradation II that section Is allowed 10 shape the whole
destnies Of the nation the laborng people oil tho
North hope the aid Of government In enlghtening tho
peopef The present issue was made by the democrats
repeating the Missouri compromise. At the last Presi.
dental election all quiet The cries Of diseoluon o
the Union always from the South, and especially
from South Carolina That State TO think that tho
only business Of the North 10 the South not 70 da:
solve the Union. folly 10 LET such cry haze any
effect.
song sung and three cheers given for Jessie
Fremont
Mr.. TRrmru said that dcmagogues were raising faiso
issues to misead the people. He gave history OF the
slavery question, and commended that tho policy Of tho
ters Of country not 10 spread slavery tho
territory coded to the Onion by Virginia. where slavery
excluded by the ordinance reported by Jeerson-yes
the present day the who dared TO set In Pbadc-
pha Republican Convention had been driven out OF thas
same Virginia. He examined at great length the Kansas
act tearing TO pieces the arguments In favor H. He
demned the measures OF the border ruans In driving
ou, Of Kansas the free State cmlgrants He read the
names Of the speakers announced for the democratic
meeting, saying every one OF them from abroad and
were old line wings and southerncrs. The republicans
are called sectional because they have no Southern
speakers. Hethought the democracy were equally sec.
tona because they had Northern speakers In cons
cuson he asked whether the house should be sustained
In It's resistance TO the appropriation Of money for en-.
forcing bogus laws nj the point OF the bayonc, lie SAID
the election Of Fremont would secure free constitutions
TO Kansas the construction Of railroad to the Pacific
Trough free States and free Territory Immense
!, nthusiasm.)
Mr.. BraIscAxx was introduced amidst the wildess
enthusiasm. Cheer followed cheer, inicrminxled with
Uoans for Bully Brooks When quiet restored, Mr..
urlngame alluded 70 the progress Of slavery and tho
effects upon the section Of country cursed by H. Hecom-
pared the South with the prosperity Of the NORTH bcssea
with freedom he excited much merrment by rdiculug
the threats OF Mr. Toombs and others Of secession and
dsunion. He wanted to know where the munitions Of
war or money were from, the South should 70
TO war. South Carolina publication buttons came
from Connecticut Cannons, rifles and muskets can only
be made at the North. The South could only
furnish generals or colones but nothing else. Money
could not be raised slaves that might smc their own
era or OIL. He alluded TO the election Of Speaker
Banks the appointment OF the Kansas Commission and
the admission Of Kansas free state, the part Of the
south, with the Topeka constitution, the three arcas
numphs Of the session just closed The same noble RS
sistance to the unjust demands OF the South would bd
and crowned with success 10 the special ses,ou
about 70 commence. He specified numerous objections
10 Mr. Buchanan, one OF which was his bacbeorlsm Tho
proof Of his BuchaHans) sectonssm was that he never
vas 10 favor Of the Union He concluded by calling
upon the men OF all parties 10 join in one enectual blow
or the Union and the true interests Of the whole cow.