New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-11


was becoming derect TO lie great principles, ana the
cir unsisr es the facts which he cited 20 up orr ~
position did not initiate against the equal fact that we
but tended 70 igPp Ss h ns seb
things as human rights and that the Government was
founded In the interest Of the people was weakening
This was the point of Lord Greys argument, aud tine
was the point that Mr. Everett missed. Ana tnsre
was 20 much truth in it that upon our trial
before the world; we called upon 10 decide in
this canvass whether he was correct not, whether
we were true 10 the faith of the Fathers, whether we,
living to-day with the whole burden of humanity rest
ing on our shoulders would betray it, whether the
land we bad received should be transmitted in the spirit
and accordipg 10 the of the Fathers expressed
in the Declaration of Independence and the Preamble
TO the Constitution This was the Issue presented 10 us
IAt this point, delegation Of Glen Cove Republi-
cans with band of music arrived and paraded about
the hall 1t was already denssly thronged tina. they
could not get in. Hte
Mr.. Curtis after momentary- interruption, pro-
eeeded to say that the question propounded was SIM
ply: Areyou each of you, in favor of pronouncnR
for the great principle that an honest day worA ~
worth an honest days wages Are you IN favor u
the truths expressed in the Declaration OF independ
ence; in favor of believing that the trainers OF tie
Constitution meant they sad they DID IN mthiIe ~
to secure TO the nseves and their postery .he
ngs of Liberty; or in favor OF perpetna'he ae U:.5
OF the United through the Constitution Oh Tue ono a
States the vast inquity of Slavery lie be eVeu ,s'
tic resnonse yyouId show that the American exper
ment had not failed. =. ~.
THE crowd out of doors now became 80 great that
Mr.. Curts consented to speak from the verandan Oh
the hotel. The very large number OF LADIES' IN at'ehd
ance were accommodated upon the verandah.
THO resnonse which would 60 over the Atantlc De-
fore next New would announce whether or not
The American experiment had failed, aud 1t was
noticeable that the first vol in that great chorus came
acress the praries from Slave State announcing tha'
Frank Blair had been re turned TO the House Oh
opd
that this was fundamental issue What was tne rea-
son that this question: this remorseless Spmnx sun con
timed TO PROFOUND it's terrible riddle, winch whowever
foiIed 10 answer his political doom was sealed. lie
pas sure that all would agree that the principles Oh the
Great Democratic party of old were indeed glorious
and true in this that they asserted the natural eqaa
ity of man. and while one church after aho.heT nau
bssu numbered by this question, while the old wing
party had vanished in attempting TO ignore H. the Dem
orratc pary remained. One by one 1t had renowned
ts glorious principles one by one all It's great men
had parsed away, and now 1t had fallen prone oeloie
| this monster, and burst asunder. The Democratic
Marty Law dead because its principles were dead De-
cause its orators had claimed what was he; because
il had gained votes upon fase pretenses and when tne
what the people were in fayer Of, and consequently
what he was in favor Of said 1t makes no difference
how we vote about Slavery, he by that saying sealed
his fate for we all knew that made all the difference
in the world to u.s. and I'd children aud our emil.
drens children. man might be honestly In favor OF
Slavery he could not be honestly Indifferent TO IT. we
could respect Charles Conor, who maintained that IL
was benefcent, but he was no American; he was not
of this country The Fathers were III favor OF Free
! dom: the opponents of Liberty confessed that. Mr.
Curtis quoted from the declarations of the early Pres
dents Republican sentiments. The very WORDS Oh
the Declaration and the Preamble OF me C0nsutqllon
party IT was the essential and true American party
at this time. The claim of the Southern faction to
carry their slaves with them into the Territories was
put at rest in 1890 by the Missouri Compromise called
tv Mr COmprOmlS6.
Aboltionist andful them now, in 1879 said that
Slavery wrong that they did not care for the
Constitution or the Union. And though our Govern
ment should secure free speech, yet the citizens OF
Boston with their Mayor at their head, would have
hung Vim. Lloyd Garrison for that If they c. uid have
caught him. In 1885, Mr.. Calhoun changed the CRY
of the Slave Power from OF depreciation 10 one OF
arrogant defiance. Then came Texas, annexed to In
crease the pow. Of Slavery and secured to Slavery
by the Missouri Compromise When the question was
of making Slave territory out of the Free territory OF
Mexico, Mr. Douglas could not have too much of the
Compromise; he moved to run it through to the Pa,
cifc and Mr. Senator Buchanan said 1t was as sacred
as the Compromises of the Constitution. But when
territory was in question forth Of the Compromse
line Mr. Douglas made his gront bid TO the South by
recommending the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise.
He charged this trfer with the tremendous crime OF
having said to the people of the Territories, Settle
your affairs for yourselves and then opening the way
for the invasion of Kansas to the Border Rua of
Missouri He charged him with abetting In the
murders committed BY these men,. FOR every
III
hold Stephen Arnold Douglas responsible: lCheers.l
Mr. Curtis gave humorous description Of MIR. Doug
Las journey TO the tomb of his ancestors by the way
of ali the principal cities of New-Englsnd ~ said
that he was really going TO his political funeral
Then there remained Mr.. Breckenridge, with his spe-
eal plea that the citizens Of every State should be al
lowed TO carry their property into the Territories
This was most transparent hTmbng Inc saveholdef
had the right go into the Territories with just what
property the man of the North could take. Aud he
should have no ri ht TO take anything more than we
could take He should have no right TO take any OF
these persons az property which would raise him go far
above an equality with that 81 600 slaveholdsrs,
with their black property should have one Representa-
tive while it required $4,000 of us TO have one That
would be the Ossest injustice to freemen MIR. Curtis
concluded with vigorous presentation OF the necessity
of work in the canvass Let MS show that we were at
least as much in for Liberty as any men In any
section of the country were for Slavery.
Mr. Lendal +. Pratt then sang song adapted to
borse-trotting region, which excited much laughter
The chorus was as follows:
"We're bound TO work all night
We're bound to work all day,
IN bet my money the Lincoln horse,
Who bets on Stephen A
The Hon. LUTHER G. CARTER Representative Of
the District in Congress, said that we had come to
gether 10 night TO counsel whether we would be Free
men OF Slaves. The eloquent gentleman who had spo-
ken had sad all that need be sad. He had been
trained to speak, while he Mr. Carter had been trained
70 the plow. But he would say few words. When
he bad appeared before them in the campaign in which
he wa, elected be had declared that he would subject
himself to no trammes of party. lie had claimed that
freedom in the halls Of Congress for himself and his
constituents. lie claimed that the Fathers OF the Re
pubIc were in favor Of Freedom that they announced
that in the Declaration Of Independence, and the
Preamble the Constitution of the United States lie
was not a party man. he was now Win
=, ,o,t,- haoausa he fouud IL the only way