The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-27

NEW YORK CITY.


meeting of the democracy Of the Empire City, held
on the 18th Instant approving and endorsing the senti
ments and recommendations embraced in the first mes
sage of Mr.. Buchanan That was spontaneous move
ment of the On Thursday evening last, IN pur
suance Of call from Iammany Hail. another imposing
demonstration took place for the purpose of declaring
the sentiments Of the democracy of this city in reference
TO national politics and reerating the expression OF
their confidence in and support of the policy and admin
istration OF James Buchanan" The meeting was very
large one Isaac Bell b presided assisted by numerous
vice presidents and secretaries Letters read from
Senators Jones' of Iowa Polk and Green, of Missouri
Hon. G. J, Tucker, Sanford E. Church. Lyman Tremain,
ID. L. Seymour, c. @. Bronson, j, Vanderbilt, VIM
Smith, of Virginia John Cochrane, John b. Haskins
Daniel f. Sckles and Others The following resolutions
relating to national matters were unanimously adopt
ed 0n
Resolved That our confidence in the inness integrity
and craftsmanship of James Buchanan has steadily in
creased with the progress of his administration that
looking his recent message TO Congress as the expos
ton of the principles upon which he proposes to admin
lister the government desire to express cordial and
unqualified approval of the principles therein enuncated
and tender to him tho of continued
and increasing confidence and in view Of the important
issue presented to the country by his Kansas policy we
gratied to find in his message the evidence OF his
wise purpose to recognise the action of the constitutional
convention of Kansas recently assembled at Lecompton
and 10 sustain the application TO be made for her adj
mission into the Union State with without slavery,
her bona de inhabitants shall decide for themselves at
the election held the 2st inst provided for by said
convention thus recognising and enforcing the great doc
trne upon which the democracy of the whole union has
stood throughout this long and angry controversy
the people of each State and Territory shall decide the
question of slavery for themselves and in their way
Resolved That, being. paramount to all other ques-
tons of domestic concern earnestly invoke the atten-
ton of Congress to the consideration of the causes which
have produced the recent disastrous revuson in trade
and commerce. and to such of legislation may
be devised to relieve the people, far is possible,
from the consequences of past errors and to guard the
country from similar calanities in the future and in this
relation especially approve the passage OF compul-
sorry bankrupt law applicable to corporations as well as
individuals recommended in the recent report of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury
Reolgea, That the views and recommendations of the
President in his message with reference to the relations of
this country with foreign States command the hearty en-
dosement of the democrats Of the city of New York that
while would desire country to stand upon the most
friendly footing with all nations condcmnng, do,
all awless combinations which peril the peace of the
country to subserve the cupdity the ambition of mere
Adventures heartily applaud the gallant and patriotic
stand taken by the President toward the arrogant de-
mands of England and the long continued and nsuferable
insults of Spain and congratulate the country upon
the afforded by the past career of James Blu
canan while Secretary of State and the representative
of the United States at foreign courts in his memorable
0tend letter and in his celebrated correspondence with
the English government upon the Central American ques
tion that the honor and integrity of republic will be
fearley and faithfully maintained by measures calcutta
ted to increase security from foreign interference up
hold dignity and promote progress in all the ele-
ments of national prowcss.
Resolved That we congratulate the democracy of the
State and the Union upon the victory achieved by the
democracy in the last State election that this triumph
unequalled in political history is due mainly to the
approval which the people have always accorded to the
policy of the democratic party in matters appertanng to
the government of the State and to the confidence in
spired by the efforts of the administration of James Blu
chanan to administer the federal government upon prn
cplcs alike just and fairly to all sections of the ooneder
acy-thereby aiding to restore among the States and
Territories OF the Union those fratea relations which
recent events had done so much to ALLEVIATE.
Resoaa That we recommend democratic friends to
be liberal and conciato to each other to be resolute in
their determination to preserve their union of purpose
sentiment and organization to look to the future and
not to the past and to bend all their energies to main
tain the democratic standard and to secure the continued
triumph of the democratic cause.
Addresses were made by John Van Buren,, Richard
Busted, Hon. Hiram Wabridge, G. Swackhamer, and
VIM Browne From Mr.. Van Buren's remarks we make
short extract, find them reported in the Journal
of Commerce
.sThe only question about Kansas which exces dis
cusson throughout tine country that OF slavery and
the settlement of this had been exclusively left to the
people of the Territory The President had emphatcally
carried out this principle by recommending that the
sution of Kansas should be submitted to the people by
direct VOTE and not through the medium OF conven-
ton. The people had chosen form IN
their own way, and that popular sovereignty. IL
might not be Senator Douglass way, nor Gov Walkers
way but it the way of the people OF Kansas, and
that was enough Mr. Van Buren, defended the right of
the people of Kansas change their constitution often
they please and it did not become the father of the
principle of popular sovereignty to oppose the applica
ton of that principle in this respect He then alluded to
the peils which resulted from this Kansas excite
ment The first motive in the agitation was to break
up the democratic party, and, second, to make
the South The South only asked not to be pressed too
hard Mr.. Van Buren, referred to the chivalrc manner
in which the South had met and vanquished the know
nothings who would have the country but for
the determined action of southern democrats For this
the democracy of the North should be grateful to
their brethren of the South In all great measures cal
culaed to advance the interests of the country we have
the active cooperation of the South He paid high
compliment to Speaker Orr the southern member elected
to preside the House Of Representatives who had
evnced determination to purge the House of corrnp
ton. Mr. Van Buren, went on to argue that the demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency In the next campaign
will be who will follow out the policy of Pres
ident Buchanan In conclusion the speaker advered to
the magnificent results which had been brought about
by the democratic party and urged the necessity of q
continued union of the party Unjust form no alliances
with republicans and know-nothings 1t can beat both
them united II the members of the party work ogeth
en- as one Mr.. Van Buren, closed with eloquent
prediction as TO the future of the coniederacy.
ado DETROIT
Pursuant to a call of democrats in favor of sustaining
the administration of James Buchanan which was
signed by over eight hundred democrats of Detroit
very large meeting held in that city the evening
of the 2lst instant, Hon. Sheldon Mcknight presiding