The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

fweeef Of your poets had sAis "rtere rolled the Ore
son. ana heard no sound save lis dsshiogs foero
me Wilderness has become vocal with civilization
ana VIII nfe, and there the American flag waves
ano another star Ia addsd TO escucheou (Appisuse
might speak OF our tfumphs all over the globe might
point you to your own winged SHIPS those white bros
the that Fly TO The OF The earth bear
ing with hen At their peak. spspsled banner
ored wherever the eye Of turns upon IT, (Cheersl
BIZ, while have thus advanced in all that CONSTITUTES
ate al grea'nets in all that denotes high type OF
hZaoD there OF disa&ter Ia the sky are
notes Of waning that 1t Is the duty OF the slstes
man who looks ~ the things before and after,
70 call 10 your attention aud to make the
subec, Of his aomcnition recoect well when twenty
years ago. coming among sou then, citzens, nov DO
from the distant State Of repnersee although found your
an appeal to you In my own behalf. am now address
ing oIe Of the largest audories Of men that ad
dressed in my life have, as you already perceive the
which ought to have excused me- II these gentlemen
would have done IT, from addressing you At all thus
casion. only consented TO speak had pledged
my word and told them would do IT,
The PFEIlEsr sad-l hope the audience viii be very
quiet out Of respect for Mr. Maynard who, against his
Silence was restored. 7daN
M MAYNARD (oontinuing)--i say when was with you
twenty years ago, although found your city DIVIDED io
two great political parties, the country from which
Came also divided into two great political parties They
were not SO divided because lived in region under
one constellation and another under another they
the Old whig and democratic psrtes--the wing Of New
York and the wing Of Tennessee met on common
ground shock hands and hailed each other brethren
(Applause) So was 1t with the democracy Of New YORK
and the democracy OF Tennessee. How IL 1t noSs How
Is III ask you. appeal TO you sober, intelligent ana
faterna feeling that old good Fellowship whether
exists now or does noY Allow Mr.. President, 70 call
to your attention and that Of hs vast and respected
auditory INCIDENTS through which have passed which
have given rec to this unhappy state Of affairs Here
Mr.. Maynard turned TO the President and stated
ssss be world be obliged 70 Stop bu, At The
NY friend and colleague (Mr. Nelson) has already
told you that at the Presidential election OF
as 80 to be absolutely tho subject Of
contempt That old feeling Of notification and dsunion,
% which be has also audec that had entirely Died
croak After the election Of 1870 then the question
Of the annexation Of Texas this republic You older
gentlemen recoect well what Tremendous outcry was
all through the North because Texas was 70 be an.
nexed and the Of freedom, yps said
Of slavery was 10 be enlarged Texas was annexed in
You are We any the worae " cay for R There followed
upon the heels u the OF Texas with the
people Of Me,ico By what iogcal sequence thas war
for me here 70 inquire to state You recolect that
while that war was pending, when the question pre-
sented 70 Congress whether money should be granted
carry that war; gentleman who Represented one Of
the districts Of Pennsy yanA introduced proposition
known IN The political psflalcc Of the time the VII
mot prsvlso, providing That ali the country go from
Mexico ahould be devoted TO freedom for everyb
knew when We went 70 tbss country welt to steal
every OOuf cOnCeoc0 tn4I Inc question
vas before got the land settle, how we would d.
VIDE II M Wlmoss proposition was that there should
be no slavery ever carried into the Territory tina,
controversy that quarrel and what said ABOUT that
how carried nto Congress and into your local elections
Compromise ut asures OF 1880
Mr. Maynard turned second time to the President and
SAID soto poce must be excused resHy cannot speak,
platform proposed that honorable gentleman should
DO excused from Speaking and that he should receive
vote Of thanks for bis presence therc for his effort
Tho PRxrupksT-Our friend from Tennessee would
gladly 60 on With his speech, but be Ia physically
this meeting are due to the Hon. NJ Maynard
Tor his attempt to address us TO night Those Of you
who are in favor Of that resolution win please
say "aye." The resolution WAS adopted nsR con, and
three cheers were given for Mr. Maynard who replied
BY rendering his thanks 10 the is the first
to be ex 'used from addressing public auditory, and
hope II may be the last
When the honorable gentleman resumed his seat lond
the platform, and in obedience to the universal demand
Mr. James W. Gerard came forward and addressed the
audience in these words:- =
srEsm OF JAMES ". GERARD.
Fellow citizens-I that you sympashise with ne
IN the great pleasure hsve enjoyed IN receiving our
have broken hose from thsr duty they have como here
cate ground to fight upon The have met the battle
boldly you have received them noby, and they have
fairly won the applause Of the Union sentiment Of the
hey 80 homo they may send many more friends
o us. ana We VIII receive them equally as kind.
y Now b sssssTsn came am mot N l pro-
splendid listener much better than speaker / have
been improved tonight Many years have parsed BY
belonged % csss Of men--snd am mol ashamed to own
1.-THE OLD line wings: (Appanse.) imboed my prn.
cples a The feet Of two webster and
Henry CAy-(great cheering)-and may my right hand
forget is cunning when forget the great prncples Of
nationality learned from them Now, gentlemen have
heard my Southern friends here to night speak with srea,
moderation and great forbearance. can sympathize
and 20 can deeply with the Southern people They
bave spoken here boldly they have had democrats from
Others cloud laughter and applause.) Now, i ike
bold men; am rather bold myself iaughter)
when hear n.y. Southern friends upon our donsh come
may cut you and little, we hear them with respect,
and we will learn something from them, you may DE.
pend upon IT, (Appause) Now, do not mean TO intc,
speechit is the last thing intend do TO ngh-but
viii you allow me to give one or two sentiments in
addition 10 what gave few nights ego heres Q VIII
be remembered that Mr. Gerard the President the
Union meeting held few weeks ago) there are any
aboonkts here, and hope there nre-o wsh TO Hes.
one question to them which forgot put the other
night is thie-end hope the reporters will pa, tnst
question down-whenever the abo,tionists viii tell
what they viii do with the four millions of slaves oar
Southern States after they would make them free
Will listen with some respect to their arguments or
wsne ss NOV n1, the
got it, and after had gene home felt like coming back
and giving that sentiment could nnd any body here to
listen to it, daughter and applause) want to repeat
II there abolitonst within the sound Of nv voice
aud there not let the reporters the thought 70
all parts Of country and especially to Boston Re-
newed lauehtcr want to ask the Boe,on aboioriss,
want to ask the great apostle Of the Boston aboli.
tiopsts, whom have heard upon this platforn
denouncc the Southern people and denouncc the Union
sentiment, and elevate the Aboltonsts 10 a point
higher than any other Of the countryI would like
Isay to AK that apostle what he proposes 70 do with the
MILL ri affa in Iou
them free. Where will they gcs a voce-"G.ve them
work") Who wid receive them (Anosher voice
The people Of Bcston.') No, no. (Eaugher and ap-
plalse. There not five black men in Boston the
Yankees arc too sharp men 10 have them Boston hes
got enough TO do to take Of their own aborers ard
whep the New England peope-I mean the New lnrla, I'D
abolopiets for that IL not the sentiment OF New Eogsp
when the New F. gland abo,.ionits settle the question
With their own mechanics, who call themselves white
ard cheers)ihen they can settle this
luee.u Yes aer the New England abolitionists bsye
lue,ed their own aborers, who say they are ground
Town more than scs'heIp slaves then II is time for
were expressions Of dissatisfaction at these seuti-