The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-18

the instance OF the petition presented oy M. eonss
motion was made 10 lay II on the table, winch vas oA
RED Mr. Fillmore voting nay upon the motion. He Won
say however, that Mr. Fillmore, as President OF tne UNI
tea States gave evidence of disposition TO enforce the
mira ant national views which he evidently entertained
al these periods further than was implied In MS DIS
tary You all recolIect when Mr. Adams presented the
obnoxious petition purportng to have been sent from
Fredericksburg, but which vas ascerAnea 20 % aua,
growing OF that affair, that the party with winch my
friend is connected invited that gentleman 70 the CITY
Minor Bolts, when IL known 70 every man
who signed the invitation, that Mr. Adams ~ that
any man to be upon the slavery question Another ques.
ton. Who invited Henry Winter Davis IN 1856 70 ad-
dress the people Of Rchmoudf And who invited MIN 70
Stanton the occssons Is there any man who
did know what his position on the slavery ques
tion at that timer No one was ignorant OF It, No one
ignorant of the fact that he free sOer out and
out and yet he invited TO both these places by the
party 10 which the gentleman belongs He did address
the people OF Richmond while ne did no: declare ms sen
OF running Fremont for the Presidency; and he mr. L.
took granted that had been elected he never
whenever candidate is elected upon purely sectional
grounds the South will not prove 50 recrean TO its nte
rests as to allow that President 70 have control OF the ar
that Fremont elected 10 the Presidency IL was time
for the South 10 make the ISSUE and take the control or
the army and navy from him. and that could NOV %
done, to dissolve the government. cloud appause)
In falling in with Mr. Bolts, the other day, in Washing
ton be (r Bots) told him that il be the candidate
for Governor, be would put him (Mr. L ina very awk
ward ax He (Nr B would require him 70 repu
diate or endorse everything that this adminstIa
administration you would be advocating the very doc
trines which have always been contendng for; and
rights position He (Mr. L. differed with the President
upon the subject Of specific Duties and so does the Secre
t Ss 90 as whe" IN phadsphs dinner vas
given President Pierce TO write article to the Rich
mond Enquirer denouncng the policy OF the exercise or
the power by the general government OF making appro
pratons construct Pacific railroad and specific duties.
So Mr. Buchanans Cuba policy concerned while he
(Mr cher) would like to that island connected with
this government he not for placing $50 900
the hands Of the President for purchasing IT, his policy
let it alone, for later II will come to
II any other Power going to take it, w0nd be time
enough for us to raise an issue and adjust the conove
sy. ANY appropriation of that kind looked to him like
coercive power the Senate to bring them to terms
upon any treaty that might be negotiated with reference
to its acquisition II any other Power attemots to take
possession Of IT, he as Southern man then would be in
favor of protecting the interests the South aud taxing
steps to resist the acquisition Of the island by any other
government. (Appause These steps he Would agree to
take under the force OF absolute necessity He will
not be driven in any way whatsoever TO assail Mr. Bu
chanaD. He (Mr. b. stands here as the breakwater
between the North and the South upon these sectional
controversies He has shown, through the adniustra
tion that he has been the South and he (Mr D
would now when the North has the po yer the
nate and House of Representatives seek TO break down
that which stands between and harm in the South ia
the person of the President o the United States He be-
lieved him to be honest, and while he (Mr entertain
ed his own opinions upon these subjects he should be
pared at all times TO sustain whatever was right IN mis-
wrong. (Applause) If we are wait until get an
administration with which ques-
ton Of policy, shall wait long time Men have their
views, which very oeu the result OF the local
influences and considerations which operate them
He r L. would never agree that the democratic party
should be united by coalition comb naton, or flu
sion with the republican party upon question which al
fecs its interests its rights and its honor in the South
He should like know how his friend stood upon this
Cuba question. He saw stated the other day that he
for the acquisition of Cuba when 1t could be properly
acquired. He rejoced at that for it shows an improve
in ,Uha
10 the Mexican BE stated that he in IA.
vor Of holding the cities and towns which the ar
my then held until such time a peace could
be made upon terms honorable to ourselves
and just to them that he was not for having any Of the
religion Of the people of that country; thai
whenever had done that and made this peace he
for the army coming home. He Mr. L. was not for that
IT, IN our int with nation, get into dicul
ties he for holding to what got until we
ndemnfed; and the result has indicated the wisdom OF
We fooshly gave up the Mesla Valley, which had
afterwards TO purchase at the high rate of tan millions Of
| dollars.
Mr. GoGcx proceeded to the front Of the platform, aud
went say that he assured Of being safe among
the democracy OF Rockingham 50 long as we know no
east and west in the State he expected TO find friends
in the valley as IN his own region OF the country He
would for the democracy here as he had said every
take him by the hand and call him friend. He did not
come there to make war upon democracy We came here
not to discuss about John Quincy Adams or John Minor
Bolts but to talk about matters which the people OF this
Old Dominion concerned Toe reporter Of the press
bis respectable friend who sat by him, could testify
that such not his motives in appear
ing before the people Of Rockingham The
editor Of the Valley Democrat. published in thus
town, who delegate to the Petersburg Convention
has given his testimony regarding the character of the
Petersburg Conventiop which nominated his friend Mr.
Letcher From his account of the proceedings there
were anything but pleasant, reminding rather OF Tam
many Hall meeting or any other rowdy assembly than
OF a convention composed OF citizens Of Virginia.
He read extract from this describing the dis
orderly which witnessed that Conv enon.
He then proceeded to that he hoped tina. hundreds
and thousands of wings and democrats would vote for hi
because OF the admitted fact that there democratic
party. He would ask his competitor whether he repu
dated the States newspaper at Washington the Richmond
Enquirer and Examiner, and whether ne repudiaed the
NEW YORK HERALD He would show that there is such
party the democratic party, ava every who
has vote now in Rockingham is bound 10 vote
for the democratic party than he for VIM L. Goggn
Mr. Goggin here read an article from the Wash ngto1
| States, which conceded that there was no democratic
pary Then, said he, II that be So, and Mr.. Letcher
does not endorse the President in regard to the Pacific
Railroad and Cuba policy is not evident thai what the
States is true-that there democratic party. You
therefore resolved into your original elements aud
you have the power to cast your votes irrespective OF
party. He would ask II he had not good right to
claim their votes as his competitor! Did lie tell them
how he intended to get taxes enough TO complete the
works now IN progress and construct those aud
urnpkes that necessary 10 deveope
| Virginia. His (Mr G - was not born zeal In the
cause Of Internal improvement He always supported the
Internal improvements of the State and was one of those
who voted for the appropriation towards the Central Rail
road known in its early the Louisa Railroads.
road which he waited yesterday with
the speed OF lightning and In which be felt proper pride.
He had the honor too, OF offering resolution 10 the
House of Representatives, ia the United States Congress,
asking Appropriation for deepening the James river
but that instance ne met with the argument that
unconstitutional. But find these constitutional
scrupes laid aside when gentlemen come to vote for in
| crease in their own pay Uaughter) In referring to
this matter, he reminded OF circumstance that
Gently occurred in the Missouri Legislature. member
Of that body offered resolution the It'll Of January
proposing that the House should not sit the Sth 10
afford the members an opportunity OF celebrating the
day Another member arose and moved that the CLERK
truck ou