The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-17
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10 speak In all Kindness ana In all frantnesa hut Il ths
time distinctly and feaIlsssy Hs had been severe
spec and he hoped they were within reach Of his voice
tonight For many years the American people had been
concurred depositins their votes against James Bcha
votes been united the American people would have been
spared the profound mortlncaton and deep disgrace
sne ~ me a. h 81 %
MANN nad ong desired 70 bring about union between
he repub can and American parties In this State SO a.
These Efforts, however, had been unavang The 9ues-
ZION came up now why it was that the American party
in the Union. "a voice" How about Brookss'9 Tbs
rrepessble conflict which bad rent aunder the denocra
TIC party at Baltimore was the cause that bad also broken
up Inc American party In 1850 the American party held
NATIONAL council In Philadelphia, and there the guess
top OF slavery ragged for two weeks as arousy as did
in Baltimore and Charleston last month The Amerc
Council then had adopted the celebrated twelfth section
part OF which he wonld now read
And regarding the highest duty to avow their opinions on
hereby declared as the sense Of this National Council ai Com
be sSSee S p"we aa me ns S ~ % .egsas on
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no sook Ias .ney were an agreed upon tnat point.
nros snas ne M 81 Se Snea Ses
am r WIN .SS institutions OF ano'ner STATE But he
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sy - p.4' u "s SOCIAL system
ne iook .nat nearly every statesman OF the land was
cneers ior D. seward)-had declared
- nc woau vote Tor tne somesion OF CALIFORNIA even
srshsr rAn' WIN s'e oons'u'on' nu' nc ~ouiu 'e''d
and expressly preerming any expression Of opinion on the
power OF Congress to establish prohibit slavery any Terri
wry-
"Pretermtting." That was going about great DIS
lance to get hold Of word. They meant passing By;
but they meant something else. They meant eyadln.
he tai
which there was dscussion-.he question which hsd
to be then discussed, and which must now, in this
year, 1880, be decided by the american people
Those few expressions the twelfth section had driven
away from the American party OF that day nearly the
Whole Whole Oh New England, New York Pennsylvania, New
Jersey ana the western states II was stated at the time
that u would be So Finally the Americana OF New York
actually repudated the platform OF this National Council
II had done no good 70 the South and il broke up the
party in the North But il was said that II they did
adopt this principle in their PLATFORM they would have
been denounced as abotonsts II the American party
OF that day had taken high ground and decarcd that
authority over the Territories was deposited in Congress,
that party would have been living organization this
day Mr. Lincoln occupied day the precise ground
which Mr. Clay had occupied all his life They ali re-
membcrcd that 1858 Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Douglas made
in Illinois He held in his hand a speech made
by Senator BENJAMIN. of Louisiana in the Senate
in May last in which he referred to that Illinois contest
points Mr. lincoln was far more man han
he had supposed him to be- that there was no orne on
his part He read questions put by Mr. Dour,s and the
answers 10 them of Mr. Lincoln 10 the effect that he was
nos nc~ca IN Tho nnondit,on,, ,ho,,,;o, cs si.sv ~
the district Of Columbia that he was not pledged to vote
spapst The admsion Of anv more slave Stats that hs
was implicitly but not expressly pledged TO the belief OF
the right and duty Of Congress 70 prohibit slavery in all
rrncrsv onnoeca ~ h".,t sro,;si,,ors oS ,ors,n v
Mr.. Benjamin said in regard to these answers that il
VAS mpossoc not 70 admire ther rankness and candor
thisibs, ba~f.. ,,,Sc hsr,,.;rs Nh s mn s ~
which were a .sslc thai Il should be considered ju
uSa POLL tna Do mosii Sode tc cccsioi and consider
contest IN yb,c, no saras ,r1 - sc:.ss i, sh, 90
vass has cost aim the Presidency o the United states
LOUISIANA was pot pEnetet Some pecpe undertook to
Press me sr.A' lame :" heDry 10y mo tls soas OF
nemsn ponosge Aay g na. ne YOU'D nasI tae
doc no % tho extreme South now advoat,a by John C.
bSecsinfege and his party That WAS loci sa SIAN
ger upon tne nsmory OF henry cay Who BAD declared
word or Thought aid 10 one rod Of es
Tory 70 tnc everlasting curse OF human bondage ood)
N ace o. these immortal words what man could dare 70
rich legacics which M Clay bad eit 70 the Amcrican
people was tne expression wnch occred 10 ,no debate
could auc" re 10 vote "r sn~css sasuI rr ~
ne on slavery wnerc !. naa no. pseviousy
@ Inner oo s, =, Norsn 81 W. ~, .ay
shvtfy either Nor,h or sou,l oil the hssonn c3mpro
h.ns -, "a, 80 :, , a' ~. e' ~ W" n as
cn,'fen l pm Win changing n's Po.s' whether ne nsa
NJ. una, Sh.rs on. nc ua no. s'ana alone
- =. I-'.e ~, on ~ -. ySs ,s s.'s pa az
sr ~ s a 10 a on & ~ ,ne
no nsu .enoe1 out DC woua reaa one eAtrac. from Mr.
ns'es e.'er. ne 90 ream ~ out ne c,owu "As hurry
t sWay snu 20 M. Inmsnn cioseu ms rcm~fAs, shu
AN NfRoxfTu MEETING.
While the orators on the main platform we're holding
forth, another meeting was exemporzed on wagon on
which were the Calcium ghts-suggesve Of the device
Of the gentlemen who were 10 be the speakers TO throw
greater Light on the subject than those assembled on tho
principal stand And, sooth TO say. the idea was not
bad one for great numbers Of The listeners a. headquar
tors len for the other stand forsakns the greater Tor the
lesser Lights IL was indeed curious study 70 observe
the alacrity with which the crowd went rom the one
platform 10 the othcr under the impulse OF nearing
more brilliant speaker .
The PRINCIPAL speakers were Mr: Joseph Tucker, MI
ledenstran, Mr. Jacobs, and MI hDermott Tho burden
Of their song was the superior claims OF Lincoln over
Douglas, Breckinrdge, and the other nominees whose
In the neld They made pretty general attack
on the remains Of the democratic party denounced Old
Tammany as q miserable Babylon, In the last stage
Of a wasting eonsumption; assaulted the politicians
Of all crecds ss pack Of vampires, seeking only
for the fat Of the kitchen. and leaving the empty