The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-22

ourselves, and crouch before the wHip Ct sIsvshoal
fugees Dissatisfaction 18th the poiyesi or social rei
Mons OF Europe led US hithe.r Some Of Us emgrayed
"hgh authority" But aIth. ugh conqustsd we csn,
here with firm deter minaiion to hold Cn 10 prr
cipes and to ou' convictions OF right nos' 70 becos,
untrue 10 ourselves, nor 70 mako any comn3tiise wit
hote principles against which had fought n the rs
| OF our worldly existence Blind indeed we wust be
this side and that the other side OF the atlantic
| Ihere no other difference but that OF spac
s.s shs dc Gs.ss 5s.s s'oeA II party
party OF freedom IL essentially the same here as u
some minor differences in respect to details Sh
stading Sell preservation requires side with M
party OF freedom This axiom Is 80 clear and self VI
dent mat nsid mot say anything in favor OF y
Even sapposDg that the party OF freedom in this coun
try does NOT in single question come up TO what We
may consider as rAe feas extent Of liberty aud right
we are sth bound 20 make cause with this party
against common e,ery. What would you thir K Of a
trenchman who, in his opposition to Louis Ma ooeon,
snona ,,o ;s sde Win the oreansts or the egmss But
proposition that should for Buchanan or Fillmore
IN order to conquer the savcocracy Against all this
argument. Not Being able to conceal. It's own cor
ruption, it worid fa.n make us believe that the
this true a. you ali are aware %acn Of ba, al
those Know Eohngs who hold that the slavery question
the main ssuc have subjected themselves 10 both of
the great political parties Thus tho democratic party
well as the republican have been sprinked with Know
claim preference The only question s whether not
these elements are strong enough to infect the general
p Se panty 70 THIS an
citizens And this venture to deny. do not wish to
be misunderstood. though. To deny that in tire social
and business relations between Americans and foreigners
the former have been and all less apt show
some narrow native sentiments would be utterly useless.
but these sentiments In themselves have no political
power TO do harm. Besides, they natural, that
really would De surprised If they did rot exist All
civilized nations bsgnning from the ancient Creeks and
hova hppr fuIl
Of national prejrdces; and if we turn to Ger
many, the very home Of cosmopoiitanism We
meet there perhaps not much with q national,
but with still narrower provincial native sentrrent.
Now this narrow prejudice, although bot at intervals up
the main characteristic features Of the American people,
bat it is only under particular circumstances that rises
to say that according the teachings Of experience the
upfspgs OF the native sentiment had always conceded
beng over natvism had subsded lust as rapidly as Il
rose. Thus 1t had been teu years ago-thus aSam in
1854 The fear Of foreign competition had led thousands
OF American working men into the ranks OF the Know
NothDg party, and intriguing politicians had used this
movcntnt asa means to secure political power Ent
the eliminating point Of that movement had long since
been reached, and all real danger to rights
terests Of the adopted ctize,s and the immigration hsd
passed But said he perhaps all these consid sratons
might not yet satisfy me, If did not know that the
publican party wishing TO make free States OF the Terri
tories the West must necessity encourage instead
Of discouraeipg the immigration which brings to their
country the elements Of free labor In word, then
theoretically as well as practically from moral pc4nt
of view well from that OF national interests
there cannot be any question. We must and ~ili
unanimously vote for Fremon, and Dayton. (rremec
'dous appAuse congratulate you upon this occasiop
which ntarping point In the political position Of the
German citizens Of America new era Is now dawning
and VI the present movement should lead to other re-
suits but emancipation Of the Germans from the false
conquered or the cause OF freeccm. (Cheers.)
pr. FoERsea followed in speech OF SURPRISING elc
this vast as. mDlase and witness the spirit by which (
was animated without feelings Of deep emotion. II was
now endsngsred and las trap,ed down 10 the ground
the III resolve 10 support the rights OF man and
the liberty q the human racs.t was the sentiment
which had brought them together this evening. aud
which lighted up the enthusiasm which animated them
IT. said Dr. T., look TO old re<ten Tammany Hall ard
the meeting SOW being held t3ere. We shall sec them
animated bya very different spirit from has which IN
vigorates t.fs assembly. Tnose TOO they are mot to-
gether ther~ too they shout "Hurrahn but is not
entbus asr or liberty which aAs Srough, them ogether
10 support the liberty oi expressing and holdlg
Ia iron fet,ess three millions OF human beingstae
liberty OF afew hundred thsusand sla ayeholdcrs doi
nce,ing six millions o. men who hold no slaves.
This is not all; II is not encsgh for them that slavey
Union bu .sey TO spread and extend slavery ilto
ksnsas AID other Terri ores For this sort OF liberty
II is they are met tess,her this Is the h,esty
can Iorss them up 10 fictitious enthusiasm
in such a cAusef whrA gives them vitality IN such
swercd II there was 10 Custom House here 4 there
places 10 oe Cstcn In the Post 0nce, a. there
u ~.
Hall would soon be erapsy and deserted Is t,e many
dollars in prospect or distribution which Is the cause aud
moss gos1a ,Cr e,r ,1sS ho, nenoe ~ = , .as'
Ing and that. But ls us ask, said Dr. f. for what
tive did we emigro.1 TO this country Twas not merely
tha. We might little better than before Gar
uokler motive-n tho longing OF our hearts and
soais alter liberty. such was the object winch led US 10
iha United State And shall We taen when liberty IN
danger, ST stir with our hands In our bocsms, and not
labor for It's susportS In such time a. his, when Ae
liberty Of lreoaicn Is trampled under SCOT, in order TO
crFe n dlun c1A-in 4 NO
II Is that evtry German ought 10 Join lsart and hand IA
asserting ne cause Of liberty rns We are doing when
We are all German citizens who have given up and abnn
doned our ghts Of citizenship In Gesnany, osdcr 10
those rights because when kings AID emperors, down
10 the fay little prince Of ssse deprived ~ Of our
liberty, thought the shts OF egenshp under such
despotis we're not worth having. But the principle
acted upon By the so called democratic party 10
prevail IN ih coutty nyransy and oppression under
spread the free terres OF this Union thoa under
such extension Of the mos, outrageous despoilsm We
should say our rights OF citizenship were no< worth hsv-
ing Fer these reasons, you desire that your rights
here should be worth all the pains you have taken 70 OBJ
,hsn h orm for rriwcu, and Dayton. cloud cheering
nr r. then proceeded IN an eloquent strain, and with
cutting irony 20 draw parallel between the founders Of
he American republic and the present leaders OF the
democratic party The former said Dr. r., did not pro-
tibe for their sentms nts concerning saverynor
sx Of nismy and reproach upon them for being
tostile to slavery lie particularly instncsd the case
~ the celebrated Mr. JAY OF New York, who made no
serret q hr arftgonism 70 slavery washington msae
him the frs, Judge the United states SO 10 Pcnnsy
vsna IN similar case. Franklin made Postmaster
| General See, said Dr. ", how times are altered
Now not only are they prescribed who are opposed 70
slavery but those who hayc supported the horrible
Institution, who have advocated s sus'euson and ts not
being intddcd whf they do not also 20 for M spread
and extension they prescribed attacked vi,upcra
ted and driven out Of to,cty. few years back man
from virginia ~ho advocated the abolition OF slavery
aud carried petition to Congress for tina. purposche
meant James Nsdson-nstead OF being branded as q
criminal and made outcast because of his free
Il uanlo
/ the United states. 80 II with others.
Now We observed nr y, only maintain the same scnti
erts and views human liberty, and OF right and
vrorg Which those pioneers Of liberty maintained. Al
4 they stood stand we. a. they thought respcctus
4 slavery 80 think we. Tie spirit OF liberty wart
srm,ted th, m also nIls We 10 with Wsshir cen
i with Thomas Jcrti son, with Franklin, With NJ. r.d@cn
With Monroe, and 30 for freedon-u is IN sagn'
fpirit Not long ngo, said Dr. ". Frarkn Ph rec him
tc (ere the vasi raised univer sai rroan
and issued loud hiss)-Frankln Fierce lmselC pro
essed to be Of our spirit ard Of our rrincr les (icr