The Washington union., 1857-09-17
SPEECH OF HON. d. S. DICKINSON.

Prior to the organization of the late democratic
State convention of New York, Hon. d. S. Dickinson
entered the hall and was received with hearty ap-
plarlse. In response to an enthusiastic call, Mr..
Dickinson spoke as follows:
Dr. Dickinson said there was statute in the State
against disturbing religious meeting, and he would not
perhaps have disturbed this had he not in to
how the delegates looked when assembled together and
to friend 1t would not be right for him to inter
fere with matters here but the chairman had not yet
taken his he might be excused for saying few words
in return for the kindness of his friends He congatula
ted the convention the harmony preserved thus far
and trusted it would be continued and would lead to the
nomination of the ticket that would be triumphant in the
State They were all interested i'm thrusting from power
the party msced republican, with its sectonaism and
fanaticism. He alluded to the Presidents reply to Pro-
fessor Slliman and the forytwo other gentlemen Of
Connecticut and declared it the greatest paper sub
mtted the people of State since the days of Jefferson
1t rebuke to doctrine that had done more mis-
chief than any other doctrine earth. They who had
addressed the President through the Sllman letter had
received reply calm and dignfed but penetrating to
the very bones and of anaticsm The President
would be sustained by the voice of the country He had
given which rebuked with whitening force not
only those who initiated the act but all who sought by
the false cry of philanthropy to undermine the rights Of
the people of all the States in the regulation of their
affairs He called upon the democratic party TO emulate
the exampleo the President and pluck down that power
which observed rights and sought by false petensons
of philanthropy to up the acts of their opposition
1t was well known that New York slave
State and that they had abolished the institution here
without interference from abroad He denied the right
Of the party in this State which he designated the party
of Stafford House morality, to interfere with the nsttu-
ons of other States All that the democrats asked for
the people of every other State that to them shall be
left the government of their affairs The democratic
principle is that man Is capable of selfgovernment
That principle not theoretical but practical 1t yields to
all other States the right to do they think proper in
gard to slavery in regard to all other subjects This
the socalled proslavey party demand but our oppo
ncnts say will throw stones into our own neghbor
States We will throw missiles of dcath and destruc
ton among them But they do not go there would
be the manly course, but stand aoo from dangers
and make the attack from affair." 1t is enough now how
ever look to the affairs of the State Here we find
abuses enough to remedy. The business of the
tion to nominate ticket that would remedy the
abuses at door. Let it be ticket democratic all
the top and bottom, inside and out horizontal
y and diagonally Let it be ticket that best shows its
determination to ignore all factions by recognising oil
factions. Unless it such ticket it would not be
worth electing The prospect before the democracy
is victory for it is evident that the republicans
the point of evacuatng power. 1t the custom of
armies when evacuatng to steal everything they could
lay their hands This the republican party had done
Mr. Dickinson concluded by apologzng for his intr-
sion upon the convention whose president had taken
the chair.