The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-24

traitors" cat calls and gels, made perfect pandemo-
MUM.
Capt RYSpERs-Now, gentlemen, would advise you to
behave yourselves. you will not behave yourselves
it is a d-n shame. tremendous cheers for "wood,'
cat calls, yells and cries OF 600 with the meetineD
MR.. VAN BUREN, TRIES rs sPEAK-AN OLD FASHIONED
FREE FIGHT.
Hon. John Van Buren, was here introduced by the
Chairman amid storm Of groans and hsses cheers for
Van Buren, Wood and James Buchanan. knot OF mus
cular gentlemen immediately In front OF the stand under
the eye Of Capt Rynders here commenced handing him
their overcoas and rolling up their sleeves whsthe Cap
tain engaged in an alteration with an individual on
the stand #NI MF#
Capt RYsDERs-You ought 10 be put out you are max
ing more noise than any
The gentleman addressed made reply TO the effect
that Rynders was a liar; when the Captain respond
ed that if he didn't keep quiet he would have
him put out. A sovereign in shirt sleeves
offered 70 put him out If the Captain desired,
but by this time the centre Of the room had become tho
Of regular old fashioned Tammany scrimmagc re
mindng us of the good old days Of Jackson whena eg
mate meeting in old Tammany was always characterised
by several free fights Tho shoulder htters IN front
the stand which located in the centre OF the west
side OF the ROOM commenced hitting out right left ana
front the Srcfeet possible peroda clearance Of the
Of the made with the exception oil series
Of gcnss pitching into another in tine style IN
various parts Of the circle. Conspicuous among the
brusers active individual In white coat striking
with overwhelming power walking right through the
dense mass making way with his fists, and doing excel
lent execution Tho bloody noses, black eyes, bruised
shirs dapdated hats and cmasculatcd coats, abonded
in profusion few poor devils got knocked down and
kicked and bruised without mercy The sport lasted
until the boys got tired which by short
time The doors were crowded with the more tmid en-
deavorng 10 escape and when quiet restored the
was but half full Mr.. Van Buren, had, in the mean
while, vocferously and repeatedly commenced, "Feow
citizens" and sFeow democrats" and after Captain
Rynders had denounced the id scoundrels who came
to break up the meeting, spoke as follows
SPEECH OF JOHN VAN BuREs.
Fellow citizens and fellow dcmoc, ats have been called
upon to respond here TO night TO the resolutions endorsing
the administration OF James Buchanan Three cheers
here gwen for James Buchanan.) | must express my
great surprise the extraordinary assaults made upon
him the OF his administration, and that
when meeting called by his friends under the regu
lar organization OF the democratic party in this time
honored sanctuary emssares Of his opponents endeavor
to break up and cause TO end in confusion Now they
wholly misapprehend the position of the democratic
party in regard to that distinguished man and dis
iinguished patriot. The democracy Of rammany Hall
will with one hand and voice sustain James
Buchanan. tApplause) They will allow no
section and clique ard fraction Of the party
gate itself exclusive charge Of the President OF the
United States have right TO speak upon this point
and in this place for was invited TO the meeting held in
the Park and stood out there in the rain the did
there and am standing inside here with those here
tonight Fellow citizens allow me TO 90 back little to
certain what have been doing in regard to the res
dency of the United States. We supposed that had
elected patriot and statesman to that Office; sup
posed that we had elected him upon principles that We all
filled the Presidential chair he had proved true to these
principles. But We are told by his opponents,
and this morning by the Morning Courier, that
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him into power. We are told that fe has
been basely dishonest towards the people who elected
him. We told that he has proved recrean TO the high
trust devoved upon him. And we have met here to night
TO defend him against these assaults whether they appear
deavor to break up this meeting Continued appauss)
An assault upon James Buchanan Is assault upon the
democratic party. (Rynders-Bravo Cheers) Hc sits
chosen head and II IA impossible 10 assault him without
striking down the party Of which be s In command and
Is the trusted and respected leader and therefore, when
the assault Is made upon him, it becomes every tried
democrat in the country 10 rally TO his rescse
and support. fAppause) Let US look back for a few
moments and in what this assault has originated
what foundation there IS for IL, and whether there
anything TO justify any democrat who voted for James
Buchanan in Withdrawing his confidence from him now,
You are all aware that discussions have arisen in the
United States upon the subject Of slavery You all
that difference OF opinion has existed and still
substs, between the North and the South that sub
ject At the South they suppose IL to be excellent
relation at the North they may entertain different i'm.
preston and that has led to unknd feeling between the
Two sections Of the country In 1850 compromise was
agreed upon by which the people OF each section al
lowed to retain their views, and they to have
the people OF the new Territories 10 deter mine
for themselves whether they would have slave
~ not This was assented TO by all the
democracy Of the United States. II assen,ed To
by all the supporters Of General Scott and assentcd
to by the whole country, and was supposed to have
quoted this disturbance upon tho subject OF slavery
which did good 70 the slave and threatened great evil
TO the who'e country In 1854 question arose IN re-
gard 10 the organization OF the Territories OF Nsbras
ka and Kansas II found, upon applying the ronn'
tcrvenion principle to these Territories that there was
afx he
whether that prohibition should be repealed IN order to
give full and fair eec, 70 the nonnterventon principle,
whether should be allowed to remain. The friends
OF the Nebraska bill thought the prohibition
ought TO be repealed II repealed, and by that
peal the people IN Kansas were left entirely free TO de-
eide for themselves whether they would have slavery in
their constitution not. That bill the object OF
wide discussion Most Of you sustained it, did not But
II passed into law and when Il had become Law was
opposed 10 it, repeal and IN favor OF its full asd fair
operation, some time after the passage OF the bill com
plants were made that persons from abroad wet into
Kansas and ncrcrcd with the administration OF affairs In
Kansas These complaints were frequent and general
under the administration or General Pierce. The demo.
cratic party assembled at Cincinnati having before them
the Nebraska BILL having before them the difficulty that
had grown out Of the interference from abroad they
resoved-whsr Why that the principle Of non nleryen-
sion should be applied to all future Territories tast IL
had been rightly applied Nebraska and Kansas that
hereafter when state ready 10 form consttaion,
should determine for Itself by the votes Of is Iona fe
inhabitants whether would have slavery Whether II
should not That was the Cincinnati platform; that was
the 10 which that platform constructed these
were The circumstances out when II grew. we went
into the election upon that PLATFORM and James Buchanan
stood upon H. lie elected upon H. and in his inaugural
address in the judgment Of the whole country he faith
fully redeemed all the pledges Of his election, which
nrst that the principle az nonn,erventon in the
affairs Of the Territories should be carried out and
that the duty Of the general government 10 pro
iect the voter in Kansas In the exercise Of his right Of
or elective franchise al every legal aud popular election
that shall be held in the Territory Appause Robert
j. Walker sent Governor 70 Kansas, and renamed
liz Governor until he chose TO resign his position. would
ask Northern men whether IN tho whole course of GOV
Walkers administration there anything q which
they have the right to complaint Did he not fairly dis
charge his duty thercY ina he not fairly determine the
that submitted 10 him In regard IN the returns
Of elections claimed o have been spurious and frauduen
Did he not farther than strict respect for the principle
OF non Intervention might perhaps have justified him IN
doing when he advocsted the doctrine that Kansas ought
form free constitution, and should be admitted into
the Union with constitution Of such character south
gentlemen think he did they claimed tina, he went
beyond the pr ncpe Of non Intervention and they insist
ed that President Buchanan should remove him
from office. President Buchanan declined TO remove
him: the contrary, IN his annual message, which
the subject ~ consideration III IL fairly ~ he In.
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