New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-31

49, just by appeal TO the dignity OF .he Sonsies.
Of United States ~ Stae ~ 70 vpScate their
o. toe ss"n;fv, and that propose To do to-ngot,
SSnnlss.ei But II they do not vnficate the'r own
tGpnyty what them Voice-Put down the say.
Tsyorsappause Then force mast be met oy iO ,tb
W osa nprfausc And does little south Csrons, w
- 6oyt }eth only Of the white inca OF this Onol Co.
h can overcome usi jVoices,Nc, mo before they
Scott dowu--aughteI adVise ,he ~ tLer alith-
90 fytl,r into this business % look il 70, bte men
20 iu"Iti r ,sr Tbere are more iree "I IN 60
within one mile Of this plaf nm nun ~ en- here in this
OF South Carolina. There are M nenrsent atives in
Tooro ,o srstan our Seniors anu ~ ve will CO.
ioom 70 1,,olause) ard If necessary W. WI WI a.
.ca.t .nnl.nse There Is one very II, b,s erbanst-
tipguished person that my ss left out and that was
ing eGSnro@e daughter a NOBLE, hgh'mLoe1 gsn.c NV.
Don 10 scotned 20 touch bis adversary "naI"e ou.
met him always with open lance S Smr@y saw f. to
,i, ,be uncle OF this nephew to that diSt'nguhn'9
nan he has been knocked on the neau anu sl
down 10 the gates Of death lihmk senator sum-
nsde very inaccurate comparison on mat occaNonI
,bst th. u,ce IL not Don Qaxote at All ana IN the
NJ that honor able Spanish gentleman protest
aoaipst the companion. loud spPause).
Mr. Wa. NJ EvARTs then pres ented ChARits hiS"'
LID, and said; ,-.-.,... ,.o,,.,o-
man 10 some Of YOU though he is much better known
10 most of you than am to coy OF you, &nu that iS'
CuapI.rs KIyG. President of Columbia College.
Mr.. King was received with a storm OF cheers.
When they had measuraOly suDSueu hc s"iu'
SPEECH OF CHARLES KING.
Nm President AND GENTLEMEN MIR. King was
again interrupted by three cheers: 1t IS not without
great hesitation that in the position winch now oc
cupy, and which has necessarily separated me very
much from All poltical meetings that have consented
10 come here tonight, and at the request OF some OF
our friends TO utter the very lew sentences with wnGh
/ shall trouble you. But this is Is not an ordi-
nary political assembly; this rs not IN occasion
on which any man IN VINCE he ie ues1'
The blood Of the country dare absent himself cheers
/ belong TO race that had some hand in forming tnat
Constitution the gross outrage upon whlch mas
Won here tonight If have fidelity to anything, II
10 that Constitution, and my life has been devoted
10 any one principle more than another II 70 tnat OF
Fee Thought Free Speech aud Free Press loud
annlausel And when 1 see all these struck down
.frncb down by brutal cOwardy 8ssassins tremendous
eteenl-Imay not take counsel either OF my position or
Of my years, of my gray bead ana my long service 10
hold back and refrain from saying what is on my lips
10 say and what my heart would be dasardy II u dd
not say scorn the act. scorn all excavations, and
I scorn especially the igIOble cause OF oil slavery
Itremep dous cheer, long continues with waving VI
any exciting word dwelling upon any exciting topic
i had some misgivings when l got up go on, go
on;" "Give it to them -. l feel too deeply to be
quite sure that when commit myself to utterance |
shall be as discreet as ought to be IT, NO danger;
"Go On, go on u. But, gentlemen l am here 70
speak the voice OF New-York-the voice OF men VINO
arc born free and mean to die free loud applause J.
of men who claim for themselves the largest Liberty oil
speech and who insist upon allowing and defending
it for others [" Good, good" Loud cheers IL has
been well said by the gentleman who preceded me
that the reign of force has begun, the reign OF the
bully, the bludgeon ["Thc BLACKBOARD j whereas II
had only been the reign of Freedom, the reign OF
thought and the reign of patriotism. AL that Is over
ruled. This il not the fst instance. This very ses-
sion we have stricken down in the streets OF Wash
ington q man who, of all men that L know, most
challenges, as | apprehend, the respect OF rms
community for bis services for the Free Press In
mense cheering and waving OF hats. Mr.. king az
tempted TO proceed, but was prevented by Ihree
"cheeIs for Horace Greeley" which were given WITH
will We talk very often of high courage in mill
tary and naval acts. know no instance OF higher
MOI courage than that in which, taking his life in his
hand, and knowing that every hour of his stay IN
washington his life was in jeopardy, was evnced by
Horace Greeley. Renewed cheering lie went
there to tell the truth he did tell the TRUTH and ne was
feled there the avenue for telling the truth. Now
Gentlemen there many OF you VINO 40 hoI as.eo
with Horace Greeley but do admire aud respect the
courage which seeks to fud the truth and cares 10
inter II let who may oppose Continued appause.l
And now let me say another woid l have tender
ness 1 may almost say, for the Public irSss. me
b,s, years Of my life have been passed wi'n the
nress | CONSIDER the vocation OF an Editoi-i ASK ~
pardop of all otbes-the highest vocation wblch can
be given to mortal man in Republic lCheersI' !
consider the man that in charge of paper honestly
boldly and console nOusly expresses his OPINION seek
mo IN he right consider that the beE' factor OF
bi country IApplausel. We'll, then, have spoken Oh
Horace Greeley. There is now in jeopardy az Wash-
;ng,on an editor whom know well, man VINO Is not
afraid of anything in the shape OF man or oea''
JCheeIsI. and that man. too, James Watson WeDo,
iR,peweG cheerel-tha there 10 the MIDST ol the
eu,my Three cheers were given for james atson
Webbl-in the midst of those who are Wiling az an
times 10 atack the weak and the undetended VIII Do
let alone Loud appause But his merit VIII De M. no
lets He is there in the midst OF the camp oil the
enemy. who would willingly put him out,
who would willingly assail him, but that he Is ht;le
piece of a porcupne Applaasel Gentemeh' the
Free Press cannot be trammelled. Free speech may
he silenced as Sumner was silenced-by bludgeonS:
hut n that speech of Mr. sumner does not elect TAI
hovoud what the blows of that have effect I'd
IA noise was raised by some person IN TIE galleries
which were crowded to an alarming degree, Pu
hm out put him ont. o, let him stay III here
do not propose TO detain you longer Go on, GO on
have snid all that meant to say, aud more than
meant TO say. l merely presented myself here IL
order that so far my and my voice could give
any influence to this meeting, might give 1t. l au
here with all my heart and soul and blood Load
cheers. am here pledged to whatever may be the
necessary consequences Of this meeting, come they
when they may or how they may lht
time, has come when must talk Just so
and when must act up to our taik l"Iea
applausel. Now all thus msy seem rash l. tant ma
enoughhl, but my daily communion IS with raSh
young fellows, and my Juty is to restrain their rash
ness. And yet, should feel myself utterly uatt FOL
daily communion with their noble spirits, with heart
that beat TO free generous and patriotic emotion II
do l could fail TO speak whenever there proper
opport unity Enthusiastic cheerngl.
Ioud cries for " Beecher, Beecher, followed
WIN. NJ EvARTs, esq said
Allow me- gentlemen, to introduce TO your attention
an honorable gentleman, citizen OF eur SAFE, pun
he man of our State who not afraid to interfere
raise Mr. Sumner, though Senators all left him Enthu
ssstic and prolonged applause VINO hsa no Icar tns
IL he gave help 10 senseess bleeding man, WAC ha'
the misfortune 10 come from Northern state INST ~
motives would be misCOnstTued-the Hen. Edwin II
Morgan who frst rendered aid 10 his mortal stress Il