New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-17
uswyORK @AIIY IRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER IL 1851

Mr. Grow rave q mss.erly exposition of ths Free
Homestead 2o5ey Of The Repne,oan party and ex.
posd BY rofs-sn5e 20 the record, snt IN words Of
bu' Mig sloQuencs Tho brszsn nnptdsnee Of Doug'as
aud HE followers in setting mp tho esin that they
the Dem0c a.ic par y-are The ffisnds ant al
yocates of Homestead bill which shsu Sc
cure 10 each !andi'ss 9 tter ON the public do
msin a FREQ homestesd. He eonte lded with
eIr 50 force tha' the policy OF a party mus, be
Judged by its ofcial u;tsrances snd is otcit acts
and not by tho opinion Of isolated individuals Of
party which arc 10 opposition 20 the patty record
The records Of Congress show that the Democratic
perty az Marty hsa steadily, persltenty opposed all
lie iee hoIoesesi blk hch have ever been intro,
nced while The Republican party has ~ steadily and
constantly advocsted and voted for sneb billie Less
tbpn thirty Democrats 10 the Honse voted for the
Homestead bin AZ the last sessO,, while the southern
members, with oDg three exceptions, voted son1
aeaipst H. Only two Southern Senaiors voted Tor IT,
The Democratic party 10 under tbe conTo OF ,he sac
masters, Who rsgsrd sDa farms, worked by their
hardy pdu.tIOn OxDeIs, SO pesti hence the DEMO
cratic party oppO 90 free grants of land 70 the pioneer
settlers. Mr Grow reviewed the Ksnlas question. re-
ceiling to the minds OF his audience the ICY tnsI
the Den ocra,c rarty very anxious ID admit that
State IL she would come in under Constitution t0lsr-
aiipp Slavery: bn when she asked admission ~ Free
STATE, the ssme party msde the pr0iound discovery
that ka Pa Rad not the requisite population ior otae.
The ec4 ct between the twO parties which dly1e the
County was conflict between two i'sny oifsrent
fysttps Of lsboT-ope "a syslem OF Co9rceh aud 'ne
oiher Of Free Labor. Mr. Grow drew q ylVid con,
tast between the ;uO eyetems winch ne lnusfatsu
by tie raj id growth and development OF fr'e oses,
and The comparatiyely rerograde movements OF slave
States. Mr.. Crows speech was lntefsperssh WIN
Isey srecdcies snd was frequently interrupted WIN
bos;trous applause lie closed OK vel Se .La
RepJess nta.ive The Hon. Charles III Nap Wyos, aud
n qed his corstuens 20 send him back TO Washington
Mr.. Van Wyck was ihereupon called ONT, and made
a brief but Brilliant acd effective speech when the
m,etjpg adjourn till evening TO listen to more
speecbes aud wiipess the Wide.Aweke parade
TX Senator Madden presided at the evening meeting,
which W, held 10 the village, and at which brief aud
SsDuel DiuUi.k Of HoDeedale, Pa, a1d 8r Grow;
but the feature OF tie evening the splendid display
Of torch-gtis and pyrotechnies by The Nde-Awake':
Probably very few ii any more brilliant exhibitions OF
tue Kind have been seen during the campaign outside OF
the large cities. Auong the Wide-Awake COMPANIES
present were the Waikiki Company Capt c. /. klogi
Otisville Cart. Howard Shaw; Wawsy Ida, Capt.
j. Gun mingp; Wslden, Capt. La'ourette; Goshen,
Capt. VIM NJ. SsJerj Mnislnk, Capt. Lew Adams
II fsnd NJ liz, Capt Cromwell; Port Jeryis, Capt b.
c. Fernur; also the Montgomery Fishkill and New
bnrgh.
Ire Newburgh end Fisbkill Compane1, under Capt.
Issac " cod IT,, came IN sn late train from New
burgh, but cane in fine style and about 800 strong,
entering town 70 the music of booming cannon they
brought thir artillery, and in the light OF oazog
ek,ts. They presented splendid Appearance as
ttey marched from the cars 10 Join the army OF nre
The Wide.Awskes marched and counterrafched, and
part ded the grsets ,l nea'y O'Clock in the morning
visiting, among oher places, the mansion OF Mr.:
MaGd-p, where they called out Mr. Grow after no had
refined for tbe night and where theywere s1nptuouIy
enter tsined by the lord Of The manor.
Altogether THE Demonstration was one OF winch the
Republicans Of Orange Sullivan may be proud,
ard which indicates that they will be ente 10 iher
full share Of glory 10 tbs certain triumph winch Is TO
be achieved on The 9th Of November neXt
Among the prominent Republicans present who have
rot slresdy been noiced were: II. Is. Ball, the Hon.
Geo. NJ GTier Elscfor for Xth District; the Hoo. A.
S Muysy, of Goshen; DE-. Conkling, of Port leryis
G.. V. r LudGipgton, A. j. Bush, Judge WilAil,
81. phen RAJ e'yes, the Hon. Joseph Davi', X. IL.
Ton psop, Gu Wilson the Hoo. VIM. Beyea. the
Bor 3 W Ful'e ton ex Sheriff Houston, Mr.. Waller
(of The SpilirqR G unity Repabhcan) and Geo. W.
Seward q brother Of the Senator
MIR Van WICK viii b. renominated by accamatlon,
ard the Republicans Of the District feel confident Of
their ability b elect him, not wihsandng the fact that
the district ususy gives Democratic majority. Mr.
Won Wyek il personally very popular, as is clearly
shown by he fact that he chOen ID Congress by
over 100 ms iOrv v hile the district gave Parker
Democrstic car did4te for Governor over 900 ma
iCrity at the same election. At the election Of last No
ven Der THE district gave Jones Democrat who was
snpr orted ~ the Amercans for Secrtary OF state
9 3G4 ajoriiy over LyayspwOrth, and gave Church
Democrat for Controller - majority over DeDnis-
ton Republican who wss supported by the Ameri- |