New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-28
Anti-LeComptOn Union Meeting.
RrFrAIo. Tkr-sday- NAV Y. 1873.

BUFFALO, Ttursday. May y. 1853.
sr sf Ant. LeoomPt CCion u.e-tirg wa he'd 10
t5ie city -sgot s. james Hall The spacious hail.
whicr j. brt tut ot tire Eaele-,reet Toester sud
holds 000 people, was crowded TO its utmost capscty
while huodr,ds oi peopl, Iemsnei outside A. s'er
bou. over thousand perSots sa,l. sei oa the walk
| out. C ihe ti.ea,tT unable 70 obtain aim s.ou.
TIE meet = MS called 10 o,ler st o cc,k by
Albert S,wa, lsie Wig Distinct A,;o:n.y who 'ead
the cal fer tha mee.og, ard announced tbs: the
lad got together 20 give expression - the seu' {
Ess County. in opposition TO the policy Of the present
Federal Administration. lie rsmed FOR Presii Of
| the meeting Joeepn StFpsham Democrats X publ
| cen.
Mr.. S'Ti, CLAM, on skiLg tie chair, spok ia
else sni eloquent usntec Of the Necessity focsi upon
Al gooi ct z.u, By h: F.degii Administration to CON-
bns ayan- sectional ahi nppre. sive policy. I'll.
NOV emert desieued 10 10 ate such combna' 90.
and liz succe's dpendsd greatly upon the degree Of
| respect ard to,era ion which in-n vii SHOW toward
each ether u matters Of minor importance up W Oh
| they erter,ein q iic.e,c.s OF option.
Mr.. Pt.ip Doysa, inner, iste Democratic Po,.-Mis-
tsr tLcu ok the stand and nominated locg list OF
| Vic. p, .ieni. f,cm each wa.d il tic c,y ~
| or f ON esoh town IN the county.
| Among the Vice Presidents were George r. b Al
cock sI-Whig Senator; +. L. stevens, s1-Demo.
crStic Mayor; Orlando Alice, ex-Whig Asssnblymsui
and EIam r. Jewett, publisher OF The Commercial
| Aj,tyhsu.
number OF Secretaries were then nominated
srorg vhsm were "A. NJ Clapp editor ot Tile Express,
Rspubicsn; ). Z. Hunt, editor VI The CommcrciH,
American; T.. d. Webster, editor Of TIE SPra, siNe
| Hc,od and Rcpsjlicop.
Benjamin WEIGH, IT,, ex Democratic State Treasurer,
moved That Committee on RI sOlutions bs spp0ined
Motion carried
| Among those appointed on the Committee are Gen.
| Sosoegs, ci the American. Wn. AAison, Of the
| Republican, ard Bcucn Thompson, .4-Csral Col
| lector.
Gau.hs Parscu s, Republican,, said some fler.
encs of opinion existed e. To- wha; the resolutions shoul
| he lie would move that the Committee be instruc Ell
| to report before further proceed pg'.
| Ths motion VISA Immediately tabled BY uaaninous
| vote.
TIE President then said he would introduce to tho
ting speaker whom they had often honored. out
With whom he lid never before st1oi ca common
| ratoim--hr. So,ou on G. Ii iven.
Mr.. Haven, e1.Wtg Congressman, was received
| With inIrebse sppauso. The Latl az tEIs time Was
| tersely pack "a 70 the yely doors.
| Nj. Havens ably review ed the history Of the ksn.
| Sss n b aka bill which, he ssid, he had when n
Cor giess opposed btt the principles ii which and the
course OF the Administration had really been the occa-
| of this NE citing. He was happy to say that the
meeting had attrac I'd attention not only IN tie Couaty
for which il specially called not o. ~ in the State
of NewYoik, but IA all the ttirytgo States OF the
| t'niop. The movement had been a spontaneou, one.
No enc was respons be for i. II was the action
| of the whole people OF Etie County, who had
| cone together becauee they see the neces.
| sl'y to redeem the country from misnsnage.
mert. He corplmented SsnstOr Douglas and
other Democ' ATTIC Congr. ssh en-, who had stood by
the principles OF the Kansas Nebraska bill against the
lowere and iLhucnce Of the Administration. Alter
GENERAL ,eview Of TIE policy Of The Government, lie
| declared that no mans views upon minor poibts
should Prevent them relying upon this common 10
| himself had views which recent events might
mtdiy. lie thought Americans should rule
America" but II the prs'ent Federal Govern
| ueut was composed OF AinaricOn meo he WAS
wiling to swop them for fores ners to. morrow. lie
alluded to the fact that Democratic Governors and
cf,ice-hoders, after goirg to Kansas had come back
with the belief that thc people had Ugh to govern
| Themselves. Among these were GOyerpors Walker,
| Reeder, stanton and Geary, and he much n'istook
Denver, whom he had known in Congress, if he did
Lot at lat come back in disgrace with the present
Administration ard high hoIor with the reat of the
world. After speaking over an hour ne pledged bis
cordial cooperation with the movement TO overthrow
| the Federal Administration.
Tie Hon. Benjamin Welch, jr., from the { mHittee
ON Resolutions then reported series con ed strict
To the call for the meeting. They review tue cou SO
Of the Administration ana declare IN favor OF burys
past differences and Of uniting to wres the G)vein.
meLt from the powers oi the present representatives
| Of the Democratic party.
| A. M. Clapp, editor Of The Buffalo Express, adj
dressed the meeting. He spoke a, length on the lm
portance of the meeting, and on the events which
gave ise to II, pledgipg hiIneelt TO work with MS
| whole heart 10 harmony with those whom ne had
| formerly opposed but Who nov net him on q common
| platform as the champions Of Freedom against the
| asgressicns Of the Slave Power
| Mr.. Jsues o. Putnam, ef American State san
ator was Loudly called ior and greeted with remen-
d Us cheers on taking the stand He said the Demo
cre,ic party had once been bold and honorable par
ty, but ufhei with org euccess had made arrogant
and overbearipg. by It's Almost uneroken line OF we,
tories il has come to think itself nvincibls LIS will
hss become ito governing law aud that viii has one,
ard that an allabsoIbDg puGp);e; thss purpose, 20
10 far as the institution II slavery II c0nceIned 70
overture the VIII Die policy the Fathers OF the Rspuo
lie and to roll ard the tide Of progress for neaya
c.ptuy, which for nearly century has ngahering
force and volume--nore thsl this, claiming 10 times
last 10 BE the Iecula- champion OF State Rights as
sgapst Federal eucroachm emf, toe Democratic Polcy
has become the MaelsIrlm " a state Kgn'. au1 Vi
State Sovereignty when exercised in behsf OF Tree az
against seryile labor He then reviewed the policy Of
the party since the psssage OF the Kansas Nebraska
bill, declaring that the party had become the slave
Of power tina. sits beSide s throne ana dlc us
| seticD, ard that this was oa1d 81 southern poIi
| Glars tue living exponenfs Ct the latter.dsy pol
| ioy ard views Of John c. Calhoun, who have
| 10 love fer this CLCn ard whose purpose
is TO prevent free labor utder 90 eternal ban ana
by fraud or force 10 es ablsh slavery on every 10Y
| II cur pIcseut au1 future Territories He then ssd
| Republicans Wigs and Americans, we are met To-
| pigbt with some difference 81 opinions on some suo,
ordinate question: but gr.n III this tina, toe conrol
Of the Fe0era! Cove Ut u 10 the names Oh tne '
ution politicians CT the Demccia.e rarE, aut no mo
| tte dearest rights of State sovereignty and oil Tree
labor are being proetiaied s. tho FEET Oi ta' power
| We are witnout Constitution; we nave
| parchment snd q parade OF wotds, oui ]" "'s ~
more utllity-it affords more ssf1zuaf ''- sie'o'
no more certain guidance Known ard read anu co n,
| prehenc, d Of al me n than does pap,Tus exlCinsd