The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-27

m191tfoIo O James BuCnaunu,
eng tried In The service Of bis country, whose
ns ,s q g.s:. rejoicing tns. ws hay have oven h%.
Tim in taking care Of the oountry-(Applause )-yes,
ieatlenen, democratic Congress -men tried and tree
fail nor refuse TO pass the ordinary appropriations for the
support Of the government in time oi danger aAd peril
en that will stand BY the country And reJsce that
in the body Of that sustain our gallant Presi
dent hereafter are your own representative 1he gal
iaSs S Capt RysD.ss-Thsy ms can't be bought Or BRUSH
rnsd They are men OF integrity and Of character ss
well ss Of tried democracy, aud they win stand By the
for the democratic Congress) No. gentlemen, while
rejoice over this great victory that has secured trust
same time look 10 the future s true We have passed
great the aest IN our counhys history No doub
and whilst We YER th VICTORY Iet ~
not fh to prepare for the future that this sectional
Ism shall not again raise its head In terrific form It
has occupied for the past year, but put down. trust
We shall DO No doubt gentlemen the de mocracy here
smbed represent your great city, aud dosbt they
are ready hereafter to struggle again for the country
they have done in the past viii occupy your time
further thank you FOR having listened TO upon the
present occasion, and for having called upon me meet
with you In celebrating glorious an event. Mr.. Par
ker retired amid loud applause
The Hon. DAVID L. SEYMOUR, Of Troy. was next intro.
duced to and addressed the meeting. He by
expressing thanks Tor the reception extended him. II
be ever felt inspired TO discuss the great principles Of the
coni tituton 1t was when he stood before sush demo-
cratic meeting, fresh from feld where they had won
immortal honors But there time now for such
miitee Invitation TO here night He accepted
that invitation, and came TO conRrAtulste them the
from the rural di.tcss~where the democracy had been
overborne by fanacs-to thank the democracy Of the
Empire c ,ha. they had noey yindics.ed the principles
passed YVES an unuiual The democratic party had
been always national and constitutional party, and
WIS TO be expected that all elements opposed TO the spirit
OF the constitution the States rights sentiment and TO
the spIt Of Union should be arrayed against them.
They had always been arrayed aganst them but at the
last conflict all these discordant elements were combined
IN one solid phaanx aganst the democracy Therefore
than any which they bad achieved before There was
great conflict at the beginning of the prexent cenIury
when Thomas Jefferson was elected to the Presidency
Again In 1928 there was another great conflict when the
democracy Of the country rallied round the hero New
Orleans, and carried him to the Presidency. (Cheers)
cracy Of the country elevated James X Polk the Pres
dency (Cheers The country had reaped the fruits Of
struggle was Of more Importance 70 the interests Of the
country tban any which had precsded 1t. Il was,
therefore, matter OF congrataiaon to the demo.
cracs and TO the country at large. cloud cheers)
There were some great questions settled by that last
tory One was The tion Of popular
settlement OF the future States OF the Union They
yet but younf country although they numbered
III dependent States in the glorious galaxy OF the Unop
(Cbeers) This progress was go forward under tho
tykiem e popular sovereignty and tho Independence OF
States combined with tnat c4 federal union II would
60 onwerd, ho hopsd tl the lat sun would rise and
set (Cneers The victory just achieved had settled
The principle on which iuture States wero to
10 admitted into the Union. rha. principle was
ted States, which formerly exercised the power
Of admitting refusng 10 admit states the Uaion
ned turned II over 10 the people. The people had ac.
oep,ed power ratified the principle In the last
election ana hereafter those disturbing questions which
had heretofore excited 70 much esi influence would be
forever put 10 rest and a.e would aud
be In the Union under the Constitution. (choers
AloIher great question mad been settled last olec
Am.rlcans shoud ruin America and tho peo DO had
sesd that question, not perhaps 20 the satisfaction Of
ne ~ho supported IT, but according that
zcnship which is adopted by the democratic party.
Hurrsh Our cousins the other side water have
rot exactly wiling Americans should rule Ame-
ica tlurrIb) Their papers and speakers had sought
America and rhoud enable John Bull (hsscs)-to help
70 rule America They wsrc pleased TO csmmcnd Mr..
Fremont but they deprecated the election Of Mr. Buchan
petuste the union OF the States (Thait soy chad
read from Of their papers distinguished
member Of Parliament had lately made speech, In which
he laid down settled prncple thai John Bull was to
see toll rights ofhumaniy all world SHOULD
Bu the championl (fisses) just think OF n Let
England hide her head when she socks proclaim 10 the
American people that she h 10 exercise her championship
over them. Hsses and cries OF .Never'') He trusted
Rat when they heard In Eogand result OF the elec
ton, John Bull himself, with his accustomed
ganec, would haul In bis horn. (isses for John Bull
THIS election had established another principle and thai
thai the great body OF the American peopleno matter
o1s - s % 81 S may
In eli their past history, never had there been such
effort made. a. uriDg the last to excite amino
sectional candidate was nominated, q sec
iional platform adopted, and q sectional fiag
with but sixteen sta's rased instead OF honored
Tag OF the nation. (Hisses) Every where were their
emtsares eroeavoring 10 sectional STRIFE and 70 OBJ
tain they could dissolution Of the Union. That party
had met the democracy in the GELD OF the 4,h
Nevemoer last and had been routed by the stcrng
sutcn loving democracy Of the country (Checrs The
hshcd tho proposition that tho American people were
competent fcr self governn obt and that their con,
ton, based upon the popular will and the measures
| 10. iuxt iOnat In ha
remotest poseriiy Those were tho ideas that
before them on the present occasion. (chcers What
glorious position did tho democracy occupy They
were The only NATIONAL constitutional party In
try, and stood before the world having achieved the
(Cheers) An democrat no felt proud OF the glorious
honor which attached to the party. dc wished he could
ported the democratic paey. But when he knew tina.
the Umpire City bad given twenty five thousand majority
70 he ie satisfied and hoped that In the next con.est
they IN the country would be able 70 play their part with
honor in y. (cheers) He thanked them once more,
There loud cries here for "Kcliy Kelly" and In
response 10 them the Hon JOHN KELLY NJ c. came for
ward and spoke a follows
FuIowCnHrs-Aner the able eloquent aud patriotic
addresses that have been delivered 20 you py the gentle
men who have preceded me, l, who come from the
masses and but few years ago in the mechanics
shop will not bc expected 10 dilae with the ability OF
those who have already addressed you Nevertheless
We obey the dictates OF duty by assembling in this old
ball. whether before or after On election whether defeat
shed dismal aspect upon banner, or whether vic
tory w Inscribed IN glorious characters upon IL folds
ACCORDING 70 eur invhrhDe custom, meet here 10
change opinions with each other the great questons
Of the country. We, the citizens OF New York, this great
empire city consratusie each other upon The victory
that has been achieved, and console ourselves with the
fhct that from the organization Of government, 10 the
present dayexcept in few instanccs-the vote CT the
State has been given 10 the democratic nominees Wen,
II we are beaten In the Empire State, with
the great Webster, after Henry Clay beaten by Jas
X Polk, while we are beaten by votes, the viii remains
az Il was before" (Applsuse.) Fellow democrats al.
though the state Of New York in this fight has been
by the republicans, the great conservative city Of
New York, noted for s intelligence and yet having tho
press arrayed against the democracy has given plural
ty OF "a, COO against the democrats party The
publican party have been beaten The question 70
whether they bad the power under the constitution 70
prohibit the southern people from occupying any portion
Of American trritory. The liberal democrauo party OF
this nation wiling 70 accede 10 them their constitutional
rights The American or Know Nothing party IA also
conservative upon the territorial question: and tho ev
dtpce h before you that n that party had combined
against the sectional party during the late election, the
republicans would have been defeated in the Northern
States But the democrats made concessions 70 the
Ame' cans for they stood upon the platform which
constructed ~ Cincinnati; and the PLATFORM