New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-27
FIFTH AVENUE ADDRESS.

The Democratic House of Lords, organized at
the Everett House and removed thence to the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, has put forth very long Address,
intended to frighten timorous and mercenary peo-
pie into voting the ticket of the Shsms at the ap
preaching Election, and they advertise their per-
formsnce this morning in THE TRIBUNE. We beg
our readers to disregard its stupidity and tedious
ness ard give it careful perusa. Ii is not so dull
as its frat half column would indicate, being great
" relieved by extracts which, though often mists
ken in their views, are characterized by On ear.
nestness and honesty which the Address stands
sadly in need Of Having consented to print this
document, though as an advertisement, we feel
impeled to expose some of its grosser calumuies.
l. The Address asserts that
Letter. written % Mr FORBES Of th, CITY prove tbs. Re;
be rvssCL INTENDED b, Brosn but concealed me sssfet With
In their own breasts" &c, &c,
Then why didn't the Committee print these
letters, if they "prove" any thirg lie what is here
asserted Who does not see that they would have
been worth TO its purpose ten times more than its
whole labored rigmsroe a.! Where are these let
ters7 Whose letters are they The Fifth Avenue
Democrats have here put forth gross libel, which
they know they cannot sustain. If they had had
any letters" that "prove" what they here as
cert, they would have paraded them at full length
They probably have Forbes's assertion that he has
such letters. If he has any letters at all they will
"prove" nothing like what is asserted.
2. The Address says that
18th. following litter from son Of Os.wa.mie Brown makes
Gppeay that ne Hoa Jo'hua GifdtHgi among zee
ee,'orie btt0ye he taei Of ias 'asa'ioH."
Does it? The letter (see it) is signed John
Smith" and says:
Yesterday returned from TIP to yefersn and Ahtsbol,
Iohol -bee met with .ucc,.. Our old iri,nd g.
iook stock 70 the Of Bo, he starting for
hs'ennA, said be would form an association there"
Mr.. Giddings has positively denied that be
had any knowledge whatever Of Old Browns raid,
or ever did anything to promote it This denial now
freshly before the public, the Address dishonesty
wchedy suppresses, while protesting to give fairly
the documents bearing on the matter. 10 the face
of Mr. GiddiDgs's solemn denial, this Address as
sumes that j. Il. G. must mean Joshua K. Gid
dipgs, that John Smith is q son Of Old Brown, 10
whom Mr.. Giddings gave $500, knowing it was TO
be used to excite slave insurrection in Virginia
We feel certain that if Mr.. Giddings gave any con-
federste Of Old Brown any money, the SUN was
thought Of exciting or aiding an instruction in
any State.
3. The Address asserts of Browns armament
| that
The naes f1rnshed BY the Aasssk1s.s Ala Soe.y
Nine tenths OF its readers will undoubtinsy
presume tbst the Emigrant Aid Society 50 efficient
in forwarding free settlers to Kansas, il here
meant. That Society never owned nor sent 70
Kansas rife nor any weapon whatever.
4. Having made all possible party capital out of
Old Brown and out Of Gerrt Smith-who never
WAS nor professed to be Repubicsn-the Addres.
tries TO use it to the prejudice of Gov. Seward Ii
quotes fragment Of his Rochester Speech, and
asks the reader to compare thoughtfally" that
passage with John Browns msnifes!oes aud
acts, and then goes on to quote John
Cochrane's perverson Of that passage, having
suppressed Gov Stewards explanations imme-
diately following what is quoted, that he antici-
psted the extinction Of Slavery only through the