New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-02
TAMMANY RATIFIC ALTON.
SPEECHES By JAS. r. BRADY, DANIEL :. DiehIN
son AND JOHN COCHRANE.

SPEECHES By JAS. r. BRADY, DANIEL :. DiehIN-
son AND JOHN CoCHRANE.
The inhabitants Of the Wigwam filed the venerable
old place last evoningto ratfy the State and county
nominations, and had a jolly good time.
Alter tie usual guns in the Park and music from the
balcony the Hon /. V. FOWLER called the meeting TO
order and nominated JAS. L. BRADY for President.
long lis, OF ce-Presidents and Secretaries was
read by ISAIAH RrsDERs, esq, and longer llst of
resolutions BY WINTHROP CHAsDLER. Both were
adoped, the iayorite names electng loud applause.
The resolutions ratfy the State and county nomna-
tons and pitch into the Republican party, which they
make the scapegoat of the llarpers Ferry affair.
Mr. BRADY then made a speech. He referred to the
Harpers Ferry affair, a. the most important event
which had happened in our day in America.
Some super-ioly compa,rot Of the speaker vocalized
his exubeIance, whereupon
RrsprEs-if you'll stop squeaing now, you'll do
vourself n service.
Mr.. BR.pr referred to Beecher's sermon on the
IIarrers Ferry affair." He astonished that Beecher
had uttered no word in repehensOn of this riot, trea-
son and murder and that he even seemed to exult IN
the fact that terror was spread throughout Virginia
M. BRADY next paid his respects TO some comments OF
The Ep,ning Post, in which Brown was kened To Plu
tucbs heroes and lastly to the frank, the fanatic,
1.-THE furious Forbes portion Of whose last letter he
read. Forbes war Of account because he had shaken
hands with Brother Greeley before he started
for Kansas Mr. Brady sorry for Old Brown.
lie did not think that there any necessity for the
haste which had marked the trial. Not that there was
tie slightest chance for his acqulttal but he believed
that il oud best please the honest Democracy were
the old man to be pardoned and sent back to shame
the men wh no used HIN, lacking courage themselves:
lApplause. The first note Of sympathy which had
gone UP for the old mans life had gone up from
Democratic meeting. [Applausel The really guilty
was VIM. ii. Seward, who had given to political
language the two terrible phrases the 9 higher law,
and the irrepressible conflict and his treasonhoe
follower most of whom in that hotbed of fanati-
cism-Roston Applause. The super-lolly man was
put out with great connection. MIR. Brady in regard
TO them could say:
Ithans my God the and moon
Are both stuck up so high
That no presumptuou- hand can stretch.
And pluck them from the sky.
II they not, | do believe
That some reforming ass
Would recommend to take them down,
And light the world with gas.
Mr.. Brady said that Old John Brown had done no
more than to attempt to do in Virginia what Ma-sa-
chusets Rhode Island, and Vermont had already
dorc-Tepeal and practically nuliliy the Slave Law
In conclusion he referred TO the consequences OF
continuance of this agitation OF slavery. Ihe IRE
pressibe conflict which we heard of if ever came,
would result in the determination OF the black race
The black race must 20 down. He cautioned men not
begin this controversy not TO make the negroes the
bni OF ths white race OF ours The last intelligent
loci which the last black man would give, would be OF
r,Ircach to the men who were exciting this conflict
II aar had come 10 the aid OF the Democratic party
a. ty special Providence. He was told that there
IA
they might but they would hold on TO the city which
had never hung all old woman in the Park, and had
never required cannon before her City Hall TO secure
the execution OF the Federal laws Appadse.l
The Hon. DAsiEL =. DIcXssos, who was next
introduced was requested by elevated sovereign TO
"sreak up Tba, sovereign was hust led. MIR. Dick
inson sd that he had not come to speak about munc-
ipa affairs. He had spoken IN various portions oil thc
State and had never found better feeling IN the
Democratic party than now. The Democratic party
of today wiis the Democratic party of the days OF
Thomas Jefferson. II had never changed lts name or
position OF the other party, hen II was the Federal
party, they might eXcaim,
with all thy faults love thee ,,ill"
for il was a national party. The next best thing to
that was the Wing party Ths Republican party was
81 regular spawn oi the old Federal party IL was
the sane purid stream from the same purid lake. ana
flowed toward dissolution and destruction III was
buit I'D on the single idea of Slavery, taking all the
bad and none Of the good elements vi the ola wing
par;y. II sent TO Kansas-where there was never any
more danger Of Slavery gong-than OF the country
becoming unbroken rce-ield II sent 10 Kansas
sauctifed rifles 10 shoot the gospel INTO people;
lLauehter.l In process Of time Kansas was played
ont lcheers hut left "A successor. Some OF those
who had been chartered for the irrepressible con-
fict," thought the leaders in earnest, and d-
recied the sanCtihed rifles elsewhere. lie would not
call them Black Republicans, but Brown Republicans.
This Brown was recently hero His name was min
ged with the oudes shrieks that came from Kansas.
The voice of groggy sovereign stopped the speaker
MT. Observation-Disclosures, just make order there
take him out and make him sober.
Mr. DCKISsCN went on TO that the enterprise OF
Brown the natural eiiim2te. If not the necessary
resul If the teachings OF these men. No Tar from
Slavery gaining on the Free States il had ost grounds
of The land we had gained from Mexico was pos
able to Slavery. At fret there all slave States
in the Union while the Free States had major
y OF GO III the House and Elk in the Senate The Dem
orr.liic party for leaving the States now, they
had been left, To abolish slavery IA their way.
The Republican party would not leave the Slave States
alone but would wage War upon them. They could
| not get of by SAVING It's mad Brown Who fur
| n.hed the suewsl No crazy ever laid that in
,ernal plo II done with eon-ummste cunning and
ruurderous deheron. no furnished those pixies 10 be
rased in the bands OF Infatuated negroes al midnight
10 murder their masters No grass grew under the
horse Of Attila HyGer AL left green thing behind
| him but they would be regarded a. hone-ter men IN
,be SIGHT Of God and man than the men who planned
this foray Ii could be shufied of light thing
| thai an " irrepre>sihle conflict quietly and
s,e.hly planned and plotted in State TO be car
RED into another. He did think that strange
that rpini IN hurry TO get rid of the invaders
| This thing had gone tar enough. Were the Amer
| icsn recrle 10 sever the Constitution, or 70
| r,rmii' tbs demon of destruction to stalk
| IN and down the earth. seeking whom II
! might dtvour. OPPOSITION Was the best name Tor
them; opposition 70 the Constitution; opposition TO
sound curenc! OPPOSITION % the best interests 81 me
country. Tte? had oFPo ed everything, AMI yielded