New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-15

II s certsnly not to be regretted that in obed-
ence TO cal issued BY somebody portion of the
Democracy of New-iork, not numerically large,
except in proportion to the present decimsted con-
dtion of the old party, should meet as it did last
night in Tsmmauy Hail. to let the people of this
country know that those who now lead, or profess
to lead, the shattered legiOns, are confirmed in
their folly are IesO,ute in their rsscalty and still
love sin, although their iniquities have brought
them TO shame and poverty and human contempt.
To one who, without losing all taste for decay,
abandoned of mankind, and prefers open ayowals
of shamelessness to the smugest and most reticent
bypocrisy, the meeting last night must have been
exqu,itely refreshing Just as in the Five Points,
where thieves ard prostitutes are merry over
their beer nobody pretends either to be hon
eat or continent, so Mr.. Brown and Mr.. John
CochFane and Mr.. Isaiah Rynders last even
ing ayowed themselves in favor of land lar
ceny on the largest scale. They did not
pretend to reason; they hardly condescended to
extenuste; in ali their fluent emissions, If anybody
can find trace of honor, of msnliness, of chvalry,
of anything better than a coarse statement Of the
right CT might, he will be more fortunate than we
hare been. Mr.. Brown was as anxious as the
finest and most fastdious orator could be, tina: the
reporters should do him justice; and, within the
limits of liberal decency, we hope that they have.
Because Mr. Brown, if we understood him, actu-
ally, strange and incredible as il may appear,
defled platform already Augesn, not merely by
plain and unmistskabe and broad filthiness, but by
svowals and innuendoes only morally base. He laid
down his formula 1--WE must have Cuba--we will
"buy it if we can-we will steal it if We must
He thought We should steal ii to keep others from
stealing it ard thi, is the acme OF the morality OF
Mt. Senator Brown But let US do him justice
BE told the assembled patriots of Tsmmauy that he
had no DISCUSSES, no conceaments, no reservations.
He was willing to put the issue plainly. lie
did not want to extend the area of freedom.
His object was utterly and radically di1erent-to
extend the area Of slavery. He believed IN human
seryitude, and he wanted Cuba, because It's acqusi-
ton would strengthen slavery He hated Boston;
he hated New III gland; he hated Garrison; he
hated free institutions; he hated the Republican
party: he loved fine crops of sugar; be loved fat
"niggers;" he loved political power-snd to Sc
cure all these be wanted Cuba. lie strutted like
the heavy actor in the tragedy, exclaimirg :" am
villain" and to do the audience justice, II seemed
to admire both bis candor and bis principles. His
friend, the free.spcken and indoInitsble Rynders
had evidently been giving him few hasty lessons
in the tastes and prcclivihes Of Tsmmsny Hall,
and what with his native sPtness and his previous
experience he came out very sIong, very strorg
indeed.
We suppose that the Senate from Mississippi
really knows no better than TO tax nonsense, and
calculate dull ribadry; but NJ. Cochrsne, We Think,
cannot plead TO the same charge Of folly, and to
another Of sopbistIy the same extenuation. We
do not believe that Mr.. Cochrsne, in any private
transaction with neighbor, would cheat that
peishbor or st least that he would Justify his de-
linouency by asserting that chesting had go. to be
so common that he WAS obliged to set up as 4 feon
| in seMdefense. Mr.. Cochrane, We hope, does not
conscentiously think that forty Illegal and violen.
| conquests by other powers would Justify single
similar act upon the part of the United States; but
that is what be said and what the Tammanles as We
hxye said, reshed. Mr. Cochrsne W. immensely
] ebosAsNiNoi, hulth pttnClSN anu SNaNA 49,
not much giyento political economy aid arithmetic
But MIR. Cechrane certainly doe, not think that
there exists in the public stomach Of this country
that guawing, asoDizins and msddening appetite
for cheap sugAT-that the mouth Of this country
does so pine FOX cheap cigars--thst nothing can
save our lives, or restore the equsnimity OF our
existence, except the annexation OF the sugar srd
tobacco plantations OF Cabs. Yet that IS VIA. Nr.
CochIaas .aiA, asa ;Ae sGSAess Al 2ye! - -.