New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-29
KINGS COUNTY REPUBLICAN, DINNER.

The Young Men's Ashlsri Republic an Cub Of hogs
County gave q dinner last evening in honor of tue
election o. the Hon. james Humphrey, Ccrso ssTnsn
elect and the Hon. II. b. Duyes, Lucius c. Andrus,
Frank Tuthil Abrsm Mes erole ami Marquis d.
Moore, A~emb' yuen elect, at Musical Hall Brook
lyn. About two hundred guests were present.
Among the lesiirg Republicans pnescu' were Msssrs
j. G. and Peter G. Bergen, John A. Cfoss, Gca. Nye.
tie Hor Lu,her c. Csrter. - NJ Van Cot, Jas. s. 7.
Strsrabau sx-Maycr Lambert, Rollin Sanford Dem,s
S,rorg Daniel Ne.throp Controller Le~Is, ) Criwe.
f.. Fiske, joseph HoXie and Tocmas >s1"eu.
Mr.. RoLLIS SANFORD occoped the chalr.
What little " dinner there vas WAS soon dispo'.d
Of srd about 10 D. m. the speakng began. The
President briefly introduced the object OF the SNher-
Ig, and eLunclated the principles oi the h-puoacaA
PATTY. Letters from Robert T. HaSes the Hon ohn
A. kng ard the Hon. f.. ID. Morgan were resi, and
Il teir suttors enthusiastically cheered.
To the fret toast "Oor Country" J. NJ. NAs Corr,
esq, happily and briefly rsponted. The toast needed
no eulogy from him. II spoke for Itself. our country
Was the best in this world ani judg'rg from the un-
willingness of the great msjorisy to leave H. ne
thought 1t might perhaps be AS good IS aly ri the
other.
Gen NYE responded 10 the toast Of "Olr State
her con mercial power ard agricultural resources,
in speech ,f over an hours duration. We re'rain,
for reasous which will commeud themselves 70 thi'
gentleman sober Judgment from attempting sketch
Of this effort.
elect the Hoo. James Humphrey-lred N various
positions i'll the public service and the psopls hav,
ing ever foutd bim faithful, tney have sgNin saii
"to him 60 up higher. This was most hono'ao'y
received.
Mr. HrxrHREv said that the only public position hs
had ever filed before that of Alderman, from the
First Ward. He Therefore averse TO receiving
thee horors before he had buckled on his srnor.
When he laid it aside, if he had done wei, then It
| would be time enough to applaud. Cheers. Mr.
| Humphrey gave clear aud succnct state
| ment Of the position OF the Republican party
! snd the causes which led u its org .h'A,e'oa'
He fl, that in the reSt ten years the great AMI mo-
| mentions battle of freedom to be fought IN TN,
country, and be hoped 70 oe true to the pocps an
cor icions oi his nature. lle ~as heartily kspuo-
| Ncan, ard he believed that Il was upon the kepu"'
ican party and its prircipl.s that the Union mus,
rely tor it, salvation. The South hac forced Saye!y
into the Territories, were eudeavorng to force A'o
Free Safe', and he doubted not tom me rec'si"n o'
tie Urited States Supreme Court IN the Dred Scott
case that when onr " Lemon case came before the
tribunal it Sould declare that the slave
holder had the rigEt to bnug his slaves
| and hold tuem la tie S'aie oi Ne" lofs.
| Already had the South reopened the Savetrads. a.
| shown 10 the case Of the Wanderer. Alresdy had
Southern Grard Jures peIjured themselves IN benslf
| OF that crownng inismy IN the case OF tue Ecno
| -layerl IL not ~ he supposed that whle tt''
South Waired upon the free Institutions Of the Republic,
snd sought to snhugae ireemen aud set up universal
bondage in its stead that the great struggle between
| right and wTorg, Freedom ana Slavery would ever
| cease till Slavery overcome. lie priLed
| bis brtb-right. and honored hs constituency
! too highly to yield one iots in this contest.
The tine fact coming II 1t had not already come,
when beloved the freeueno OF every section to stand
irm shoulder to shoulder, to meet tue shock of the
Slave Power. Before the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise they in measure bound to vote Tor th-
admission Of Slave States South OF the MissolT
Ire but ss Sp%,a s.na haypk " smSysS as
fully batting Tor the right, with Gods help, they
would MAINTAIN ard enforce the prin pe of no more
Slave States and Slave Territory. tGreat sp-
| plause.
| Ire Hon. Mr.. STRAsAHAS responded to the toast:
"The AnuLeoomrt1u Senators and Representative elect