The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-25
NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY

should you not all To night be engaged In arming ihem
selves Tor an assault upon their brothers OF tho SOUTH
and your purpose would BIO TO lbcrae tho sla es and
drench with bloodshed and distress with rapine
Southern borders Can you deprive them Of The property
which theirs by the sanction Of the constitution and Of
common rightS You must say that such doctrine
b. Shy q ana Su - n9 on s Ss
Isubm that your duty would be 70 march southwark TO
plant bayones In tho bosoms OF tho occupants OF
Southern soil Such would be the effect OF monstrous
doctrine In this theory OF name, or Is II supported
by facts Let direct your attention to what has been
transprng during the last Few days at Harpers Ferry
Virginia There indeed you have the fen working Of
what has been denoninated the rreprcssble cDlct "
Is true, do you think that that instruction as ooca
stoned by tho principles enunciacd by VIM. ii. Stewards
Snn an 1 adequate s an A that s''' dfsaa
that, after having left this stand, would march
10 the other side OF the river this evening, and
would enter my 1s, friend and nsg e. house
apply TO IL the torch and if in the morning papers
You should learn that such events have occurred,
would you say that those events the natural
sequence Of my announcement here that they would
cur2 No You would hold me accountable for the acts and
properly too and would any court OF law any jury
Of twelve men in all the land And WHOM you heard
the proclamation at Rochester Of the great captain Of this
irrepressble confst (aready developed in ns4rreoon)
that i must 20 on that must go on until the whole
and when you that upon the heel of hlt announce
ment-insurrecton, bloodshed-a whole village placed
under martial law, ana men murdered in the streets,
twelve honest jurors taken from the body OF the country
would pronounce all these cvents-the Instruction the
blooCshed and martial laW-tbe natural sequence
effect OF the principle announced by the very vo-
truvios Of this unparalleled atrocity. Now, fellow
citizens, although cur republican friends discaim the
they approve the treason although they dcnounce lie
traitor, they approve the The proclaim that
0ssawatomie Brow is no friend Of hers-hc belongs
not to their communion--but yet one OF Their
principal organs in the city OF New York. upon the ar
rival OF the news that Ossawrtome Brown had perpe-
trated the ouage virtually proposed us Justification
when seeking ts excuse m the charge that the democratic
party had perperated similar 0utrages in Kansas and
that this but their natural requital (roans for
Greeley) But the plea Of insanity is nterposed.
Brown was in Kansas - shrickng sane
How i tina. Virginia made him mad
Oh, no, fellow democrats; what speech ut Ro-
chester was nsarrecon at Harpers Ferry. What was
Seward in New York, cuninated in Virginia into Oss
watoms Brown Mr. eCochrane dwell at length upon this
subject and showing how important the rebuke Of
rampant spirit OF treason it was that the democracy
New York should at the coming election, denoance iis
acts. He portrayed the effect that the OF
party would exert upon the fortunes Of Seward and how
in either event New York State would be the Geld
where be fought the Presidential contest Of 1850
After having exhorted the to harmonious action
he took his seat having occupied tho attention Of the vast
throng during the space Of hour Mr.. Cochrane
frequently cheered by the attentive and enthusiastic
crowd.
The Hon. F. b. SFrSoA was next Introduced to tho au.
dence and delivered address Of some length, but
which, point Of illustration and substance, did not
tally differ from the eloquent alocuton Of the Hon
Mr. CocArane Mr.. Spoa reviewed the progress OF the
democratic party and the difficulties with which they
have had 10 contend showing how the black republicans
had banded themselves together to prevent the progress
Of the enlightened principles Of the democratic platform
a gener oucc saio II lne neat Oh oaltie,
advice on this occasion amounted in substance the
.ns' !, ne y moI ~. ans ntle more
lighting and always would be victorious one They
had turned their backs upon their duty, and no
S & ever a "a uohs CO. mr.
TO republican principles. Taxation OF ire most
serious eorilIins at Iouiu POSSIBLY oe presented 70
public view, and was the constant effort of the demo-
cratic party to render this branch Of the public ser vice as
light as it could possibly be- The republican creed was
~ ne Ia sc, , ,b ~ n . was . ~
" pe plIeu uo ny iempers u .s party
nc ~, 'em spoS. ~, Wy Aeon auu 'nv nhan
ga. my VI ue ssro"' u wy repupnc: ine re-
pupmcah party ha refused \, make any provision or me
puunU ue. vi a me eesa a auorung. Mo naw s
I mIr e "a , 90 10 . e o s; justly
h, p COOS fp harr ~ ha, t s s aa
hila b,s hnsness IL ro,rg 70 aos,rmc NJ 1
,rns, snc NAV Evory ono haring acconnts o"a;ns.
h rond seeL 10 nress b;s Mn, Ana 90 q ns 1sh ~,
RTE because thew mad none to rest upon Cheers Mr.
continued nj length 10 nress hs objections IN Tho
absnrities Of rcnuhean nr;ncines us;n consiSerahe
ecnmenre and Ian in his remarHs While S cnmn,entnd
IN strain If severe IN he recant in
The sou,h The renubcan Marty he said have 90. tbar
aros roaav ~ ho Nahtad in tpL,,, sf ,-;ctn,v o. ~
VnIrT-We viii nnencb ti'sm for Won n oud lorot
ter 49, N-
AZ srNorA-gut have no fear Of Them. for 7 have
awa We manfnIv done NV duty anJ am still MONARCH 70
do so - 80 - =
A VocE-We all know that s t.
Mr. SpNoA Continued TO maintain the principe~ which
be has always snnnored showing how the den,ora,ic
party VAS always NJ the foremost rank whenever the in
terest OF the people was under consideration He con.
cudcd an excellent speech by apoogzng for his Inability
to 90 justice to the subject because Of indspos!tion
The next speaker an adopted ctiz of BROOKLYN sup.
por,ed the views laid down by the previous speakers and
manuly defended the principles Of the democratic party
The recent events at Harpers Ferry came under his re-
view AMI the principal facts of the late tumult stated
and commented upon by the speaker He rererre to the
operations of Ossawatome Brown and the miserable at
tempt recently made at instruction in very severe terms
They say said he tina, old Brown crazy and there could
be doubt of T. for everybody had long agreed
that the whole republican party is mad TlughterJ All
the republicans ar crazy perhaps with the exception
of Henry Ward Beecher. But what this reverend
gentleman have thought, after the rebellion on going to
rest night after kissing his children hen he reflects that
he had contributed twenty five mrskets towards killing in
nocent people Harpers Ferry There was correspon-
dent of the Tribune named Kag lie thought il was
mistake, and that the word meant crazy Taughtero
This despatched 10 the Of the ea for
the purpose ding to the Tribune SO that they
might have different statemen. of alas from everybody
this partv Was never triumphang UPON a. Tyyinciole
in anv case, and all these tricks would re-
a .,h one %n ;o ~ c anu o liiuie'